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Haikara-san ga Tooru: Benio, Hana no 17-sai

Also known as Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern – Part 1.

Studio: Nippon Animation , Warner Bros. Japan , TOKYO MX , KLOCKWORX , Kodansha , Asahi Shimbun , PEERLESS GERBERA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The first film in a duology adaptation of Haikara-san ga Tooru.

During the Taisho era of 1918, 17-year-old Benio Hanamura thrives on bucking tradition. As a boisterous and quarrelsome tomboy, Miss Hanamura leads a life of kendo and tree-climbing adventure with her best friends Tamaki and Ranmaru. Benio determines to find love on her own, though her family has other plans. Benio will encounter tests of love, independence, and friendship during wartime.



Tags: Historical , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Military , Heterosexual , War , Time Skip , Swordplay , Tragedy , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , College , Arranged Marriage

Haikara-san ga Tooru

Also known as Smart-san.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Set in the 1920s, Haikara-san ga Tooru is the story of the high-spirited tomboy Benio and her relationship with a handsome half-German soldier named Shinobu. Benio is a very outgoing and athletic girl with firm ideas about being able to live her life as she wants to. When she first meets Shinobu, she dislikes him intensely, even though he manages to help her out of a series of embarrassing mishaps. She is therefore surprised when she finds out that she has been forced into an arranged marriage and that her husband-to-be is none other than Shinobu! The story then has many twists and turns, as Shinobu has to fight in the war, Benio has to wrangle with the idea of getting married, and getting along with her future in-laws and employer. Meanwhile, the great Kanto earthquake looms in the future...

Tags: Historical , Military , Marriage , School , Tomboy , War , Shoujo , Arranged Marriage , Femboy , Coming of Age , Crossdressing

Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku: Kinetograph

Studio: Anpro , teamKG , Otomate
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Set during Japan's Taishou era (1912-1926), a girl named Haru Asagi works as a maid of the Miyanomori family, which is headed by one of Japan's most powerful magnates. However, the family head suddenly announces that he is retiring, so one of his six sons must assume control of the family.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Josei , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Historical , Maids , Male Harem