Anime like Hakubo

Tsuki ga Kirei

Also known as Tsukigakirei.

Studio: feel. , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Funimation , Sotsu , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

It’s the third year of middle school. Kotaro, a bookish boy aspiring to become a novelist, and Akane, a track girl who loves to run, meet in the same class together for the first time. They’re put in charge of the equipment for the sports festival, and slowly grow closer via LINE. How does Kotaro deal with his growing feelings for her? Meanwhile, Takumi has been in love with Akane since first year, and Akane’s friend, Chinatsu, becomes interested in Kotaro. A refreshing story of young love set in Kawagoe.



Tags: Coming of Age , Heterosexual , School , Writing , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Athletics , Primarily Child Cast , Love Triangle , School Club , Time Skip , CGI , American Football

Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta.

Also known as Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart..

Studio: Lay-duce
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The moment Miou Aida first met Haruki Serizawa at the Sakuragaoka High School Entrance Ceremony they both felt an unexplainable connection. Despite their completely different personalities, they found themselves walking home together after school every day. As they spend more time together, their feelings for each other grow stronger. Just 10 centimeters apart, but the distance remains...



Tags: Heterosexual , School , Drawing , Time Skip , Female Protagonist , School Club , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Photography , Filmmaking

Birthday Wonderland

Also known as The Wonderland.

Studio: Signal.MD
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and their student Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for "Wonderland," and Akane finds herself labelled Wonderland's savior.

Tags: Isekai , Magic , Environmental , Female Protagonist , Animals , Cars , CGI

Hal

Also known as Hal.

Studio: Funimation , WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

Kurumi's heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident.​ Forced to carry on without her beloved Hal,​ she fell into a reclusive and joyless existence.​ Kurumi had given up on the world,​ but a brilliant scientist devised a plan to win her back.​ By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion,​ they created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal's place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude.​

Resistant at first,​ this shattered beauty slowly yielded to her feelings of longing – and took comfort in the company of a robot.​ Though their unique bond grew stronger with each passing day,​ Kurumi and Hal would soon discover that nothing about their artificial love story was quite as it seemed.​



Tags: Rehabilitation , Robots , Amnesia , Tragedy , Artificial Intelligence , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , CGI

Josee to Tora to Sakanatachi

Also known as Josee, the Tiger and the Fish.

Studio: bones , KADOKAWA , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , KDDI , Toy's Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The story centers on the relationship between Tsuneo and Josee. Tsuneo is a university student, and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds Josee's grandmother taking her out for a morning walk.



Tags: Disability , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Primarily Adult Cast , Drawing , Tragedy , Scuba Diving , College , Coastal , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Mermaid , CGI , Time Skip

Shikioriori

Also known as Flavors of Youth.

Studio: Haoliners Animation , CoMix Wave , bilibili
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Anthology film for three short stories.
The three shorts in the anthology are titled "Hidamari no Choushoku" (Sunny Breakfast), "Chiisana Fashion Show" (A Small Fashion Show), and "Shanghai Koi" (Shanghai Love), and all three will be set in three different Chinese cities.

The theme of the three stories are food, clothing, and shelter. "Hidamari no Choushoku" is about a youth working in Beijing and a grandmother in his hometown. "Chiisana Fashion Show" is about sisters living in Guangzhou. "Shanghai Koi" is set in 1990s Shanghai and is a homage to Byousoku 5 Centimeter (5 Centimeters Per Second).

Tags: Coming of Age , Anthology , Episodic , Work , Family Life , Foreign , Fashion , Food , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Heterosexual , CGI , Restaurant