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Anime like Someone's Gaze

Not everyone loves Someone's Gaze for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Someone's Gaze

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  1. You like a few minutes that quietly break your heart.

  2. You like a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together.

  3. You like Makoto Shinkai's glowing city lights.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Wolf Children2012

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart
    • a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together

    Good for you if you like a mother doing everything for her kids.

  • 5 Centimeters per Second2007

    • Makoto Shinkai's glowing city lights

    Good for you if you want falling cherry blossoms and snow drawn in detail.

  • Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms2018

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart
    • a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together

    Good for you if you like being moved to tears by a mother saying goodbye.

  • Clannad2007

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart
    • a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together

    Good for you if you want a story that leaves you crying in the second season.

  • A Letter to Momo2012

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart
    • a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together

    Good for you if you like a mother and daughter learning to grieve together.

  • The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes2022

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart

    Good for you if you like a story about loss that leaves you in tears.

  • Usagi Drop2011

    • a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together

    Good for you if you like Daikichi learning to be a father to Rin.

  • The Boy and the Heron2023

    • a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together

    Good for you if you like a boy learning to accept a new mother.

  • Night on the Galactic Railroad1985

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart

    Good for you if you like a gentle story that leaves you crying over a friendship.

  • Nobody's Boy: Remi1977

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart
    • a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together

    Good for you if you like a story that makes you cry on purpose.

  • Colorful2010

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart
    • a story about a daughter, her father and the cat that held them together

    Good for you if you like a family that slowly turns out to be more than it seemed.

  • Takopi's Original Sin2025

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart

    Good for you if you want a short series that leaves you shaken and moved.

  • Suzume2022

    • a few minutes that quietly break your heart
    • Makoto Shinkai's glowing city lights

    Good for you if you like Makoto Shinkai's skies, light and ordinary towns drawn in detail.

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