Anime like Kiniro no Corda: primo passo

Nodame Cantabile

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Dentsu , Genco , Kodansha , Fuji TV , Magic Capsule , Sony Music Entertainment , Fujipacific Music , Trilogy Future Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Shinichi Chiaki is a first class musician whose dream is to play among the elites in Europe. Coming from a distinguished family, he is an infamous perfectionist; not only is he highly critical of himself, but of others as well. The only thing stopping Chiaki from leaving for Europe is his fear of flying. As a result, he's grounded in Japan.

During his 4th year at Japan's top music university, Chiaki happens to meet Noda Megumi; or as she refers to herself, Nodame. On the surface, she seems to be an unkempt girl with no direction in life. However, when Chiaki hears Nodame play the piano for the first time, he is in awe at the kind of music she plays. To Chiaki's dismay, Nodame moves into the apartment next to his and finds out that she is head over heels in love with him.

Nodame Cantabile tells the story of Chiaki and Nodame, as they not only learn to deal with each other, but learn lessons from one another as they strive for the top of the musical world.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Heterosexual , Classical Music , College , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Band , Slapstick , Tsundere , CGI

Kiniro no Corda: Blue♪Sky

Also known as La corda d’oro -Blue Sky-.

Studio: Koei , TYO Animations
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance

While being called a "genius violinist," high school sophomore Kanade Kohinata feels herself entering a plateau period and difficult to improve her musical achievements. She reunited with his childhood friend Ritsu Kisaragi at his concert and met his younger brother Kyoya. Ritsu, in a forceful manner, asked both Kanade and Kyoya to transfer to his school, Seiso Academy, to prepare for the upcoming national musical competition. Kanade's relationships with Kisaragi brothers and other handsome young men shall create more than just a few ripples in her heart.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , School , Male Harem , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Classical Music

Yumeiro Pâtissière

Also known as Yumeiro Patissiere.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , DAX Production , Studio Hibari
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Middle schooler Ichigo Amano has never excelled at anything (other than eating cakes, of course), but a chance encounter with famed pâtissier Henri Lucas changes everything! Henri immediately recognizes Ichigo’s extraordinary palate, offering her a spot at the prestigious pastry school known as St. Marie Academy. There Ichigo meets the Sweet Princes and their fairy guardians, the Sweets Spirits — and together they are determined to become the most acclaimed pastry chefs around!



Tags: Food , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Primarily Child Cast , Fairy , Kids , Fairy Tale

Hiiro no Kakera

Also known as Hiiro no Kakera: The Tamayori Princess Saga.

Studio: Bandai Visual , Studio DEEN , Lantis , YTV , DAX Production , Sentai Filmworks , Enterbrain
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Every girl dreams of being an enchanted princess, but how many stop to think about all the grim and horrible things that happen in fairy tales? That's a lesson Tamaki learns all too graphically when she's attacked by creatures she thought only existed in myths! Fortunately, she's rescued by an extraordinary young man: one who's not only part demon; but her future classmate as well, and one of the group of protectors that Tamaki will need if she's going to fulfill her destiny as a Tamayori princess. A destiny that no one's bothered to tell her she's inherited until just now! And if it wasn't bad enough to learn that every plan she'd had for the future has to change, to top it all off, Tamaki still has to start attending a new high school as well!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Magic , School , Male Harem , Josei , Heterosexual , Amnesia

Ao no Orchestra

Studio: Nippon Animation , NHK , NHK Enterprises
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

Hajime Aono was a prodigy violinist until he grew jaded with playing the violin due to personal reasons. Now in his third year of middle school, he struggles to decide his academic path. One day in school, he meets Ritsuko Akine, a hotheaded novice violinist who wants to enroll in a high school with a distinguished orchestra club. When he finds himself getting closer to Ritsuko and being brought back to the world of violinists, time starts moving again for him.

This is the beginning of a youthful drama where sounds and hearts alike resound in harmony.

Tags: Band , Male Protagonist , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Seinen , Bullying , Classical Music , CGI , Estranged Family

Special A

Also known as S.A: Special A.

Studio: GONZO , AIC , Sentai Filmworks , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Hikari Hanazono has always been second to Kei Takishima. When they were six years old, their pro-wrestling loving fathers introduced them to each other. Assuming that she was the best in wrestling, young Hikari challenged Kei to a wrestling match only to be thoroughly defeated by him.

Ever since that fateful incident, Hikari swore to beat Kei in school grades, sporting events - anything. To do this, she has enrolled in the same school as Kei since elementary. Now she attends Hakusenkan, an ultra elite school, that costs her carpenter father a lot of money.

Hikari and Kei are the top two students in the school, with Kei holding firmly to that number one position. While Hikari considers Kei to be a rival and important friend, she is completely unaware that Kei loves her. The story primarily focuses on Hikari and her constant attempts to defeat her one and only rival, Kei, and how she finds love in their rivalry.

Tags: Shoujo , Animals , School , Tsundere , Twins , Wrestling , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Bullying , School Club , Martial Arts , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Dissociative Identities , Coming of Age , Musical Theater , Foreign , Incest , Maids

Hanasakeru Seishounen

Also known as Hanasakeru Seishounen .

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A very powerful industrialist directs his daughter to pick a husband from three candidates he has chosen for her. They are to come into her life, and their uniqueness would cause her to recognize them immediately. All three of the candidates are outstanding. Well, it’s actually four...

The story evolves along the lines of a power political mystery involving a small middle eastern country.

Tags: Shoujo , Male Harem , Politics , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Bisexual

Hakushaku to Yousei

Also known as Earl and Fairy.

Studio: Artland , Discotek , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

In the nineteenth century, we find Lydia Carlton living in Scotland, making a living as a fairy doctor. She is one of those rare humans who can see and communicate with fairies. But no one believes her. However, Edgar is in need of someone with a vast knowledge of fairy lore, and Lydia is just that person. After rescuing her, he becomes her employer, but there are many secrets and emotions that seem to follow Edgar, who claims to be the Blue Knight's Earl.

Tags: Fairy , Historical , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Mythology , Female Protagonist , Magic , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Medicine , Butler