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Anime like The Garden of Words

Not everyone loves The Garden of Words for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Garden of Words

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want rain on leaves drawn drop by drop.

  2. You like a story told in quiet mornings under a shelter.

  3. You like a bond between two lonely people that has no name.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • 5 Centimeters per Second2007

    • rain on leaves drawn drop by drop
    • a story told in quiet mornings under a shelter

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

  • Weathering with You2019

    • rain on leaves drawn drop by drop
    • a bond between two lonely people that has no name

    Good for you if you like a first love between two kids on their own in Tokyo.

  • Whisper of the Heart1995

    • a bond between two lonely people that has no name

    Good for you if you like a first love that starts with a name on library cards.

  • Your Name.2016

    • rain on leaves drawn drop by drop
    • a bond between two lonely people that has no name

    Good for you if you like two people searching for someone they've never met.

  • The Wind Rises2013

    • a story told in quiet mornings under a shelter
    • a bond between two lonely people that has no name

    Good for you if you like a quiet film about a life of work and dreams.

  • Lost in Translation2003

    • a story told in quiet mornings under a shelter
    • a bond between two lonely people that has no name

    Good for you if you like a quiet film that drifts like a night without sleep.

  • When Marnie Was There2014

    • a story told in quiet mornings under a shelter

    Good for you if you like long summer days of sketching, tides and rowing across the marsh.

  • I Want to Eat Your Pancreas2018

    • a bond between two lonely people that has no name

    Good for you if you like a love that is never quite named between two opposite teenagers.

  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya2013

    • rain on leaves drawn drop by drop
    • a story told in quiet mornings under a shelter

    Good for you if you like images that look sketched by hand, lines left visible.

Reasons taken from The Garden of Words's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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