Anime like 1-gatsu ni wa Christmas

Kanon (2006)

Also known as Kanon (2006).

Studio: Kyoto Animation , TBS , Pony Canyon , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

As a young child, Aizawa Yuuichi had often visited his cousin in the city. However, something drastic happened to keep him away for seven long years. Now, Yuuichi returns, his memories of those days are simply gone.

Settling into the wintry town, Yuuichi comes across several young girls, all of whom are connected to his past. As he befriends them and continues to interact with them, the long forgotten memories from his childhood begin to resurface...



Tags: Amnesia , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Snowscape , Tragedy , Female Harem , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Ghost , Family Life , Kuudere , Cohabitation , Tsundere , Demons , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Unrequited Love , Incest , Suicide

CLANNAD

Also known as Clannad.

Studio: Sentai Filmworks , Animation Do , Kyoto Animation , Pony Canyon , TBS , Movic , Key
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Tomoya is a bitter, third year high school student. His mother passed away, causing his father to resort to alcohol and gambling. Tomoya is distant with his father and has become a delinquent in the years since his mother's death. Walking to school, he meets Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older but is repeating the grade due to illness. She is alone, as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out, and as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.



Tags: School , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , School Club , Tragedy , Ghost , Primarily Female Cast , Amnesia , Slapstick , Female Harem , Gangs , Kuudere , Baseball , Tsundere , Basketball , Twins , Female Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

POPS

Studio: MADHOUSE , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Kusuko has a secret crush on the resident class playboy, Mishima. However, with the constant rotation of ever-changing girls on his arm, she keeps a safe distance. Mishima takes her standoffish attitude for coldness and confronts her about it. However, they manage to overcome the misunderstandings and even begin dating. The more she gets to know him, the harder she finds herself falling, but one day, she overhears him talking to another girl on the phone...

Tags: Love Triangle , Shoujo , School , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist

Machi Ichiban no Kechinbou

Also known as The Stingiest Man in Town.

Studio: Topcraft , Rankin/Bass
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Supernatural

Based on a novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.



Note: A Rankin/Bass holiday special, remake of the 1956 musical TV special "The Stingiest Man in Town"

Tags: Musical Theater , Foreign , Classic Literature , Ghost , Male Protagonist