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Whisper of the Heart 1995
Anime
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
The sides of Whisper of the Heart
- A girl who reads every library book
- A boy learning to make violins
- A cat riding a train
Good for you if
- you want a quiet summer in the Tokyo suburbs.
- you like a first love that starts with a name on library cards.
- you like a girl figuring out if she can really write.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need action to stay hooked. Here a girl writes a story and a boy builds violins.
About: first love · ambition · growing up

Great Teacher Onizuka 1999
Anime
A former gang member wants to be Japan's best teacher. When he's hired to supervise a class of hopeless cases, it's his chance to prove himself.
The sides of Great Teacher Onizuka
- A former biker gang member turned teacher
- A class of students who want him gone
- Wild stunts to reach one kid at a time
Good for you if
- you like an ex-biker solving school problems with his fists and wild stunts.
- you like a teacher who would risk his neck for his students.
- you like watching troubled students open up one by one.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face bullying and suicide attempts, even in a comedy.
About: teaching · second chances · adolescence
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun 2014
Anime
High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarō Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shōjo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga Let's Fall in Love (恋しよっ), they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories.
The sides of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
- A love confession mistaken for a fan request
- A tall schoolboy who secretly draws shojo manga
- Classmates who become his models without knowing
Good for you if
- you like gags about a manga artist who misreads every romantic moment.
- you want a light, warm comedy with nothing at stake.
- you like oddball classmates, from a girl everyone calls the school prince to a shy boy who acts cool.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: creativity · friendship · first love
Blue Period 2021
Anime
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
The sides of Blue Period
- A popular student who discovers painting
- Preparing for a fiercely selective art school
- Rivals and friends in the studio
Good for you if
- you like a teenager finally finding something he cares about.
- you like watching Yatora doubt, fail and keep painting.
- you like seeing how a painting is actually built.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you want more at stake than an entrance exam.
About: passion · self-doubt · identity
BOCCHI THE ROCK! 2022
Anime
Hitori Gotoh, a shy, awkward, and lonely high school student dreams of being in a band despite her doubts and worries, but when she is recruited to be the guitarist of a group looking to make it big, she realises her dream may be able to be fulfilled and come true.
The sides of BOCCHI THE ROCK!
- A shy girl who plays guitar alone online
- A small band called Kessoku Band
- Live shows in tiny Tokyo clubs
Good for you if
- you like social anxiety played as wild visual gags.
- you want real rock songs played by a teenage band.
- you like a lonely girl slowly finding her people.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: social anxiety · friendship · music
Handa-kun 2016
Anime
Set six years prior to the events of Barakamon, detailing the life of Seishuu Handa as a high school student—and a very interesting life it is. In Handa-kun, Seishuu Handa is admired by his peers as a calligraphy genius and given the utmost respect, but Handa-kun himself is under the mistaken impression that the deference and attention he receives from the other students is actually bullying. Handa just wants to live a quiet life, but hilarity ensues as one character after another challenges his position as the school idol, and somehow comes away as a fan all while Handa is horrified and clueless.
The sides of Handa-kun
- A calligraphy genius sure he is being bullied
- Classmates who all end up as his fans
- The school years of the hero of Barakamon
Good for you if
- you like a boy who reads every compliment as an insult.
- you liked Handa in Barakamon and want to see him as a teenager.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a comedy to stay believable. Every rival here turns into a devoted fan.
About: paranoia · popularity · school
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! 2020
Anime
First-year high schooler Midori Asakusa loves anime so much, she insists that "concept is everything" in animation. While she spends her time doodling endless ideas and settings in her sketchbook, she hasn't taken the first step to creating anime, insisting that she can't do it alone. After Asakusa's money-loving best friend Sayaka Kanamori notices her genius and drive – and when it becomes clear that their classmate and charismatic fashion model Tsubame Mizusaki wants to be an animator – the energetic trio start an animation club. Together, the three aim to realize the "ultimate world" that exists in their minds, as they come to see the power that fiction and imagination have on their lives and the world around them.
The sides of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
- Three high school girls starting an animation club
- Sketchbook ideas that come to life
- A money-minded friend who handles the business
Good for you if
- you like sketches that turn into flying machines and whole worlds.
- you like three girls building something together.
- you love Masaaki Yuasa's loose, playful animation.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: creativity · ambition · friendship
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity 2025
Anime
When the intimidating Rintaro meets the open-minded Kaoruko, the unlikely duo grows closer. The issue? Their neighboring high schools hate each other.
The sides of The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
- A tall boy everyone finds scary
- A girl from the rich school next door
- Two high schools that hate each other
Good for you if
- you like a slow, gentle romance between Rintaro and Kaoruko.
- you want a kind, warm show where people are good to each other.
- you like sincere moments about looking past appearances, as Kaoruko sees beyond Rintaro's scary face.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need suspense and high stakes to keep watching.
About: prejudice · kindness · first love
Barakamon 2014
Anime
After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, though, Handa must adapt to country life while meeting an assortment of quirky people during his tenure.
The sides of Barakamon
- A calligrapher sent away to a small island
- A village girl who never leaves him alone
- Finding his own style far from Tokyo
Good for you if
- you like slow island days of fishing, kids and neighbours dropping by.
- you like a proud city artist outsmarted by a little girl.
- you want a series where nobody gets hurt.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need something bigger to happen than village life.
About: finding your voice · community · growing up
Komi Can't Communicate 2021
Anime
At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
The sides of Komi Can't Communicate
- A silent, admired girl with severe social anxiety
- A classmate who talks with her on a blackboard
- A goal of a hundred friends
Good for you if
- you want a gentle school story where nothing really bad happens.
- you laugh at a class of odd students all trying to befriend Komi.
- you like watching someone learn, one person at a time, to make friends.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need fights or high stakes to stay hooked.
About: shyness · friendship · communication
Haikyu!! 2014
Anime
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama After entering high school, Hinata joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined.
The sides of Haikyu!!
- A short boy who wants to jump higher than everyone
- A genius setter who was too cold for his old team
- A high school volleyball club trying to fly again
Good for you if
- you like volleyball matches where every rally and every serve counts.
- you like two rivals who become the quickest attack on the court.
- you like a single set stretched over a whole episode.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- four seasons of volleyball tournaments is too much for you.
About: teamwork · rivalry · ambition

Recovery of an MMO Junkie 2017
Anime
Moriko Morioka is a 30-year-old single NEET woman. After dropping out from reality, she has taken off in search for a fulfilling life and ended up in a net game or "netoge." In the netoge world, she began her new life as a refreshing and handsome character named Hayashi. While starting out as a beginner, a pretty character named Lily reached out to help her. Meanwhile, in the real world, awaits a shocking encounter with a good-looking elite company employee, a mysterious blue-eyed blonde.
The sides of Recovery of an MMO Junkie
- A 30-year-old woman who quits her job
- A handsome male avatar in an online game
- A healer who helps her in the game
Good for you if
- you like a shy romance between two adults who already know each other online.
- you want a soft, low-stakes story about starting over.
- you like awkward coincidences between the game and real life.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you want game battles, and this game is mostly a backdrop for feelings.
About: starting over · loneliness · love
You and I Are Polar Opposites 2026
Anime
Suzuki's a high school girl in love, but the guy she's fallen for is nothing like her! While she's cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic, quiet, and doesn't seem to care what people think of him. Will Suzuki be able to overcome her anxieties and ask him out, or will she discover that opposites really don't attract?
The sides of You and I Are Polar Opposites
- A cheerful girl with a crush
- A quiet, stoic classmate
- High school friends around them
Good for you if
- you like a sweet high school crush between two opposites.
- you enjoy Suzuki overthinking every move around Tani.
- you want a light, kind romance with low stakes.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you want a love story that leaves you in tears.
About: first love · fitting in · being yourself
Kotaro Lives Alone 2022
Anime
A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with the broke manga artist who lives next door.
The sides of Kotaro Lives Alone
- A small boy living alone in a rundown apartment
- A broke manga artist next door
- A boy who talks like the samurai from his favorite show
Good for you if
- you like being moved by a small boy who hides how lonely he is.
- you like Karino, a broke manga artist, looking out for the kid next door.
- you like neighbors who slowly become a family.
Bad for you if
- you find hints of child neglect too sad to watch.
- you don't watch anime.
About: loneliness · found family · childhood
My Love Story!! 2015
Anime
Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Makoto Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Rinko Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Rinko again, and he finds himself falling in love with her... But with handsome Suna around, does Takeo even stand a chance?
The sides of My Love Story!!
- A giant, kind-hearted high school boy
- A shy girl he saves on a train
- A handsome childhood friend the girls always choose
Good for you if
- you like a sweet first love between Takeo and Rinko.
- you're won over by a hero with a huge, sincere heart.
- you want a warm, low-stakes show that leaves you smiling.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need conflict and suspense, not a couple who simply adore each other.
About: first love · friendship · kindness
K-ON! 2009
Anime
Yui Hirasawa has no clue which club to join, but she’s determined to do something this year. As luck would have it, she discovers a flyer for the Light Music Club and decides this is the club for her. But there's one problem: She first must learn guitar!
The sides of K-ON!
- Four schoolgirls in a light music club
- A guitarist who starts from zero
- Tea and cake before practice
Good for you if
- you want a gentle show where the biggest worry is the school festival.
- you like friends who spend more time together than rehearsing.
- you like the band's songs and watching Yui learn her guitar.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a plot that goes somewhere.
About: friendship · high school · the passing of time
After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their true selves have they really shown to one another?
The sides of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
- Two student council rivals after their first kiss
- Christmas at a Japanese high school
- A couple unsure what they are to each other
Good for you if
- you want to see Kaguya and Shirogane finally work out what they are to each other.
- you like a romcom where pride gets in the way of every confession.
- you'd rather spend an evening with no fights and nothing grim.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.
About: pride · first love · honesty
Ping Pong the Animation 2014
Anime
Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino have been playing table tennis together since they were kids, but as they enter high school, they find that the game, and how they see it, has changed. Peco, brimming with confidence and energy, wants to be the best in the world, but the reserved Smile has little fighting spirit and doesn't want to sacrifice others' happiness just to win, despite his innate talent. As the two grow, and experience the ups and downs of the sport – and life – they try to figure out exactly who they really are and what drives them to play.
The sides of Ping Pong the Animation
- Two childhood friends who play table tennis
- A gifted player who doesn't care about winning
- High school tournaments drawn in a rough, sketchy style
Good for you if
- you like matches where every point feels like a fight.
- you care more about why Smile and Peco play than who wins.
- you like Masaaki Yuasa's wild, sketchy animation.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a love story to care about the characters.
About: talent · friendship · self-worth
Toradora! 2008
Anime
Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
The sides of Toradora!
- A gentle boy who looks like a thug
- A tiny girl with a fierce temper
- A deal to help each other's crushes
Good for you if
- you like a love story that grows slowly out of a friendship.
- you like high schoolers learning what they really want.
- you like a comedy that becomes moving in its second half.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at big heartfelt confessions between teenagers.
- you don't watch anime.
About: first love · loneliness · growing up
Attack on Titan: Junior High 2015
Anime
Your favorite characters from Attack on Titan are back in…junior high school? Adapted from the hit spinoff manga series—Attack on Titan: Junior High (written by Saki Nakagawa), this parody reimagines Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and other characters from the original manga as students and teachers at Titan Junior High School.
The sides of Attack on Titan: Junior High
- Eren and Mikasa as schoolkids
- Titans as rival students
- Short school sketches
Good for you if
- you know Attack on Titan and want to see its cast in school jokes.
- you want short, silly episodes after the original's darkness.
- you want the Titan world without the gore.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you want the dread of the original series.
About: school · parody · friendship