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Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo

Also known as My Sister Momoko.

Studio: Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Momoko, who attends a special school, is both mentally and physically disabled. Every morning she becomes peevish because she can't go to the ordinary school with her twin brother Riki. Her family soothes Momoko by singing her favourite song "The Song of Frogs".



Tags: Disability , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Twins , School , Kuudere , Kids , Bullying , Athletics , Family Life , Tragedy , Educational

5-tou ni Naritai.

Studio: Tama Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Story of a girl born with a bad leg. Ritsuko longs to go to school and make lots of friends but it is not so easy. Her mother is very protective of her and at school she is teased by her classmates for her strange way of walking. Will she manage to keep her smile?

Tags: Disability , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Kids , School , Bullying , Educational , Rehabilitation

Wonder Egg Priority

Also known as WONDER EGG PRIORITY.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , D.N. Dream Partners , NTV Music , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

This is the story of Ai, an introverted girl whose fate is forever changed when she acquires a mysterious “Wonder Egg” from a deserted arcade. That night, her dreams blend into reality, and as other girls obtain their own Wonder Eggs, Ai discovers new friends—and the magic within herself.



Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Suicide , Bullying , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Denpa , CGI , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Afterlife , Hikikomori , Artificial Intelligence , Body Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Transgender , Episodic , Tomboy , Age Gap , Gore , Kuudere , Isekai , Idol , Guns

Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun da.

Also known as The Anthem of the Heart.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Jun is a girl whose words have been sealed away. She was once a very happy girl, but because of a certain thing she said when she was very young, her family was torn apart. One day, the egg fairy appeared in front of her and sealed away her ability to talk in order to stop her from hurting anybody else. Since this traumatic experience, Jun lives in the shadows away from the limelight. But, one day, she is nominated to become an executive member of the "community outreach council." On top of that, Jun is also appointed to play the main lead in their musical...



Tags: Rehabilitation , School , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Musical Theater , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Family Life , Hikikomori , Chuunibyou , Baseball , Time Skip

Glass no Usagi

Also known as Glass Rabbit.

Studio: Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Toshiko Ei and her family are residents of Tokyo. Her father is a respected and skilled glass craftsmen so the family makes a good living. However, the Ei family soon finds itself having to suffer through many tragic hardships as a result of World War II.



Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Tragedy

Dai-chan, Daisuki.

Studio: Tama Production , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Main character in this film, Mai, has a handicapped brother, who is totally deaf, called Dai-Chan. He is like a younger brother for Mai yet he is actually her older brother because Dai-Chan always asks Mai to hold him up with smiling all over.

One day, an elementary school Mai goes to and a handicapped school Dai-Chan goes to start to communicate each other. And then, Mai's class mates started to make fun of Mai and draw a funny portrait of Dai-Chan on black board in the class. Mai gets shocked and hurt at that mischief. And moreover, their mother gets sickness at the same time. That's why Dai-Chan should enter in an orphanage for handicapped children; however, Mai really wants to take care of him by herself, so she tries to stop it.

This story is written about a love of family, close bond, and relationship between human and human. We definitely have a common warm heart and a moment we have to use it with honest feeling. This film could remind us some important things we should never forget about our life.



Tags: School , Disability , Language Barrier

Omoide Poro Poro

Also known as Only Yesterday.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Tokuma Shoten , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Taeko Okajima is a typical "office lady" in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalled her memory of her 5th grade year. During her stay in Yamagata, she works hard and happily as a farmer and is surrounded by friendly relatives and villagers, bringing up more memories. Their hospitality makes her to reconsider her choice of life.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Rural , Coming of Age , Biographical , Philosophy , Family Life , Agriculture , Josei , Historical , Travel , School , Heterosexual , Acting , Baseball , Cohabitation