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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God 2016
Series
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
The sides of Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
- A 939-year-old immortal looking for his bride
- A grim reaper for a housemate
- A high school student who can see ghosts
Good for you if
- you like a love story that spans centuries and lifetimes.
- you like a K-drama that makes you cry over fate and goodbyes.
- you like the goblin and the grim reaper bickering under the same roof.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean series.
- you can't watch child abuse or suicide on screen.
About: fate · immortality · grief · love
Hotel Del Luna 2019
Series
When he's invited to manage a hotel for dead souls, an elite hotelier gets to know the establishment's ancient owner and her strange world.
The sides of Hotel Del Luna
- A hotel for the dead in Seoul
- Its owner, cursed for centuries
- A hotelier who starts seeing ghosts
Good for you if
- you like a love story between a living man and an ancient, cursed woman.
- you like a hotel where ghosts check in before moving on.
- you like ghost stories that end in goodbyes.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles.
- you can't commit to sixteen episodes of over an hour each.
About: grief · letting go · love
The Day I Became a God 2020
Anime
At the end of the last summer vacation of high school, Youta Narukami spends his days preparing for the university entrance exams, when a young girl named Hina suddenly appears, proclaiming herself as the "god of omniscience." Youta is confused and does not believe Hina when she tells him "The world will end in 30 days." After witnessing Hina’s God-like predictive ability, Youta begins to believe her powers are real. Hina, who is innocent and childlike despite her supernatural powers, decides for some reason to stay at Youta’s home. Thus begins the start of their lively summer before the end of the world.
The sides of The Day I Became a God
- A girl who says the world ends in 30 days
- A student's last summer before exams
- A comedy that turns into a tearjerker
Good for you if
- you like a light story that ends up making you cry.
- you like Hina's silly predictions and summer misadventures.
- you like a shy love story counting down to an end.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you'd rather a light comedy not take a heavy, painful turn.
About: time running out · care · first love
Clannad 2007
Anime
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.
The sides of Clannad
- A delinquent who resents his father
- A frail girl repeating her final year
- A school drama club to bring back
Good for you if
- you want a story that leaves you crying in the second season.
- you like a son slowly making peace with his father.
- you like Tomoya and Nagisa growing up together.
Bad for you if
- you can't take illness and grief on screen.
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a story that moves faster than school days.
About: family · grief · growing up
Hi Bye, Mama! 2020
Series
Cha Yu-ri died in an accident five years ago, leaving her husband Cho Gang-hwa to raise their daughter by himself. She becomes a ghost and watches over them until one fateful day she is brought back to life by the deities and told she can become human again if she returns to her place in 49 days. Though her husband has remarried, so she must decide between her or his happiness as she slowly re-integrates back into her old lifestyle.
The sides of Hi Bye, Mama!
- A mother who died five years ago
- A ghost given 49 days to live again
- A husband who has remarried
Good for you if
- you like crying over a mother who watched her daughter grow without her.
- you like a mother and a little girl meeting again.
- you like ghosts and shamans played for laughs between the tears.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a series in Korean.
- you can't watch grief and loss this close up.
About: grief · motherhood · letting go
Ride Your Wave 2019
Anime
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
The sides of Ride Your Wave
- A surfer and a firefighter in love
- A sudden loss at sea
- A song that makes him appear in water
Good for you if
- you like a sweet seaside love story.
- you like crying over a love that outlives death.
- you like a song that brings someone back.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't take a sudden death and a long mourning.
About: grief · love · moving on
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl 2019
Anime
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
The sides of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
- A high school boy torn between two futures
- His girlfriend Mai and his first crush Shoko
- A sick girl and a choice about time
Good for you if
- you've followed Sakuta and Mai and want to see them tested.
- you want a film that leaves you in tears over Shoko.
- you like strange things happening to ordinary teenagers.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- a child's illness and a life-or-death choice are too much for you.
About: sacrifice · fate · love · grief
Tale of the Nine Tailed 2020
Series
A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.
The sides of Tale of the Nine Tailed
- A nine-tailed fox living in modern Seoul
- A TV producer chasing urban legends
- A lover lost for centuries
Good for you if
- you like a love story that spans reincarnations.
- you like Korean folklore creatures hiding in a modern city.
- you like banter between Lee Yeon and his jealous brother Lee Rang.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for long Korean episodes.
- you can't stand bloody fights with monsters.
About: fate · reincarnation · love
Midnight Sun 2018
Film
Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.
The sides of Midnight Sun
- A girl who can't go out in the sun
- A summer romance with the boy she watched from her window
- A protective father
Good for you if
- you like a sweet teenage love story that happens only at night.
- you like a romance that is meant to make you cry.
- you like a sheltered girl finally living her first summer.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at big romantic gestures and heartfelt speeches.
- a teenager with a terminal illness is too much for you.
About: first love · illness · living fully
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas 2018
Anime
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
The sides of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
- A diary found in a hospital waiting room
- A loner and the dying girl who picks him
- A trip together off her bucket list
Good for you if
- you want to cry over a shy boy and a girl living her last months to the full.
- you like a love that is never quite named between two opposite teenagers.
- you like a closed-off boy slowly opened up by a girl who laughs at her illness.
Bad for you if
- a teenager's terminal illness is too much for you.
- you don't watch anime.
About: death · living fully · connection
Bajo la misma estrella 2014
Película
A pesar de que un milagro médico ha conseguido reducir su tumor y darle unos años más de vida, la adolescente Hazel siempre se ha considerado una enferma terminal. Sin embargo, cuando el joven Gus entra a formar parte del grupo de ayuda para enfermos de cáncer juvenil, la vida de Hazel se transforma por completo.
Las caras de Bajo la misma estrella
- Dos adolescentes que se conocen en un grupo de apoyo
- Un viaje a Ámsterdam
- Okay. Okay.
Buena para ti si
- estás preparado para llorar mucho.
- te gusta un primer amor con diálogos ingeniosos y divertidos.
- te gusta el humor en las situaciones más duras.
Mala para ti si
- la enfermedad y los adolescentes que mueren son demasiado pesados para ti esta noche.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante los grandes discursos románticos. Augustus habla con metáforas.
Temas: el primer amor · la mortalidad · vivir
A dos metros de ti 2019
Película
Will y Stella son dos adolescentes que padecen fibrosis quística y están ingresados en el hospital para tratarse. Aunque ambos tratan de refugiarse en su propio mundo, de forma inevitable acaban enamorándose. La pareja deberá luchar para mantener viva su relación, con una única regla: separarse con una distancia de alrededor de dos metros para evitar que ambos se puedan contagiar. Sin embargo, la vida de ambos estará en peligro.
Las caras de A dos metros de ti
- Dos adolescentes con fibrosis quística en el mismo hospital
- Una regla para mantener siempre la distancia
- Un taco de billar que mide el espacio entre ellos
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una historia de amor adolescente a la sombra de una enfermedad grave, con pañuelos a mano.
- te gusta una historia de amor en la que nunca pueden tocarse.
- te gustan los adolescentes que ponen a prueba las reglas de su propia vida.
Mala para ti si
- no puedes ver a jóvenes frente a una enfermedad terminal.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante los discursos adolescentes sobre vivir a fondo.
Temas: la enfermedad · el primer amor · la muerte
Big Fish 2003
Película
"Big Fish" cuenta la historia entre un padre moribundo, Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), y su hijo Will (Ewan McGregor), quien trata de aprender más acerca de su progenitor, reuniendo las distintas historias que este le ha contado. Así, Will recrea su vida en una serie de leyendas y mitos inspirados por los pocos hechos que conoce. Pero a partir del deseo de su madre Sandy, por reunir al padre con su hijo, este comienza a comprender la debacle de su padre. En sus relatos hay viajes alrededor del mundo, y delirios que incluyen gigantes, tornados y brujas.
Las caras de Big Fish
- Un padre moribundo que solo cuenta historias exageradas
- Un hijo que quiere la verdad
- Un gigante, una bruja y un circo
Buena para ti si
- te gusta un hijo que intenta conocer a su padre a través de sus historias exageradas.
- te gustan las historias más grandes que la vida.
- te gustan las imágenes de cuento de Tim Burton, con un circo, una bruja y un pueblito perfecto.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas ver a un padre o una madre gravemente enfermo. Edward está en cama con cáncer en todas las escenas del presente.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante los grandes gestos. Edward llena un campo de narcisos para conquistar a Sandra.
Temas: los padres · contar historias · la muerte
Angel Beats! 2010
Anime
Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers.
The sides of Angel Beats!
- A boy who wakes up dead without his memories
- A school in the afterlife
- A rebel group fighting God
Good for you if
- you like learning each student's tragic past.
- you like silly gags between gunfights.
- you like a student army battling a girl called Angel.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: death · regret · letting go
Plastic Memories 2015
Anime
After failing his college entrance exams, 18 year-old Tsukasa Mizugaki is offered a position at the renowned SAI Corporation, known for its production and management of Giftia, androids that possess human emotions. Tsukasa’s position is in the terminal service department where the main job is to recover Giftias that are close to their expiration, a graveyard department in every sense. To make matters worse, Tsukasa is ordered to work with Isla, a female Giftia who is never given any responsibility other than serving tea to co-workers.
The sides of Plastic Memories
- A job retrieving androids before they expire
- Isla, an android who only serves tea
- A love story with a deadline
Good for you if
- you want a series that leaves you crying at the end.
- you like a slow love between a young man and his android partner.
- you want a sci-fi story with almost no fighting.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't take a story built around a goodbye you see coming.
About: mortality · memory · love
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 2016
Anime
When Haruhiro awakens, he’s in the dark surrounded by people who have no memory of where they came from or how they got there. As the darkness fades, a fantastic new world called “Grimgar” appears before them and their adventure begins—but first, they’ll have to choose their guild, class, and special abilities.
The sides of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
- Strangers waking up with no memory
- A party of weak beginners hunting goblins
- Grief after losing a friend
Good for you if
- you like beginners who struggle to kill even one goblin to pay for dinner.
- you like a fantasy that takes its time on daily life and quiet talks.
- you like a party of misfits slowly learning to trust each other.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face grief and the death of a friend on screen.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: grief · friendship · survival · responsibility
A Walk to Remember 2002
Film
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.
The sides of A Walk to Remember
- A popular boy forced into the school play
- The minister's daughter with a to-do list
- A small North Carolina town
Good for you if
- you like a love story that ends in tears.
- you like a rebel softened by a girl nobody noticed.
- you want a romance you can watch with anyone in the room.
Bad for you if
- you can't take a teen romance that turns to real drama in its last act.
- you roll your eyes at sincere, faith-filled speeches.
About: first love · faith · illness
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo 2016
Series
A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
The sides of Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
- A modern woman waking up in the Goryeo dynasty
- Royal princes fighting for the throne
- A scarred prince who loves her
Good for you if
- you like a love triangle among the princes of Goryeo.
- you like a love story that leaves you crying at the end.
- you like court intrigue in medieval Korea.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean drama.
- you need a love story to end with some hope.
About: forbidden love · fate · ambition · loss
Remember Me 2010
Film
Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.
The sides of Remember Me
- A young man grieving his brother
- A girl who saw her mother killed
- New York in 2001
Good for you if
- you like a love story that leaves you in tears.
- you like Robert Pattinson falling for a girl he met on a dare.
- you like a son trying to reach his cold, distant father.
Bad for you if
- you can't take grief and loss on every side.
- you want a light, easy romance for date night.
About: grief · love · fathers and sons
A Monster Calls 2016
Film
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
The sides of A Monster Calls
- A boy whose mother is dying of cancer
- An ancient yew tree that walks at night
- Three stories told in watercolors
Good for you if
- you want a film that lets a child's grief out.
- you like a boy, his sick mother and a stern grandmother.
- you like painted tales and a giant monster made of wood and fire.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a parent's terminal illness through a child's eyes.
- you want a monster film full of battles. This monster mostly tells stories.
About: grief · truth · anger · letting go