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Hidamari Sketch

Also known as Hidamari Sketch.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Lantis , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

For years, Yuno has dreamed of attending Yamabuki Arts High School, but now that she's been accepted, it means the scary prospect of moving away from her home and family for the first time! Fortunately, Yuno quickly learns that if her new neighbors at the eclectic Hidamari (Sunshine) Apartments aren't technically family, at least the majority share the bond of being fellow art students. From second year students like Hiro and Sae, who try to behave like helpful older sisters (mostly successfully) to her hyperactive new neighbor, classmate and best friend Miyako (who has the scariest apartment ever) Yuno begins to build the support network she'll need for dealing with strange characters like her oddly masculine landlady, her cosplay obsessed home room teacher, her tooth-chattering principal and all of the other odd denizens who inhabit her chosen world of art.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Achronological Order , School , Primarily Female Cast , Chibi , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Episodic

Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase Special

Also known as MoonPhase Special.

Studio: Shaft , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

Omake Special from the final DVD volume. The Special storyline has very little to do with the original series outside of having some of the same characters, and has a completely different storyline which does not fit into anything which came before it.

Tags: Vampire , Surreal Comedy , Nekomimi

Azumanga Daiou: Gekijou Tanpen

Also known as Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie.

Studio: J.C. Staff , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

In this short movie featuring familiar characters from Azumanga Daiou, Osaka is yet again having a strange dream of Chiyo-Chan's pigtails being posessed. As Chiyo-Chan's pigtails bounce out of the window, who knows if young Chiyo will ever be happy again.



Tags: School , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Kuudere

Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆ Specials

Also known as Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu Specials.

Studio: Shaft , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Special episodes announced at Comic Market 78.

Tags: Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Drawing , School , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Female Protagonist

Lucky☆Star OVA

Also known as Lucky☆Star OVA.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Kadokawa Shoten , Movic , Bandai Entertainment , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The OVA features six separate stories revolving around the cast, some of which border on the bizarre; one of which is an MMORPG environment being played by Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa, and Nanako Kuroi, and another in which Kagami has a "suggestive" dream about Konata.


Tags: Female Protagonist , Parody , Ensemble Cast , Surreal Comedy , Meta , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Vocal synth , Primarily Female Cast , Otaku Culture , School , Virtual World , Video Games , Volleyball , Magic , Twins , Kuudere , Shounen , LGBTQ+ Themes

Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆

Also known as Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Lantis , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The third season of Hidamari Sketch.

Some say that life is like an unfolding tapestry, but living at the Hidamari Apartments is more like being part of a patchwork quilt, one that constantly changes as bits and pieces of the lives and dreams of the young artists who make this extraordinary residence their home are added to the ever-expanding pattern. When we first met Yuno, she'd just been accepted to the prestigious Yamabuki Art School and it was up to her new neighbors at Hidamari to help her find her way in the big scary world. Now a seasoned vet of the Hidamari Apartments herself, Yuno's newest challenge is to help the latest arrivals, Nazuna and Nori, acclimate to life on their own. Of course, since it IS Hidamari, there are still lots of trials and tribulations ahead, and nothing will ever go quite as expected. But with friends like Miyako, Hiro and Sae ready to lend a hand, there will always be a ray of sunshine at the end of every storm.



Tags: Iyashikei , Drawing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , School , Achronological Order , Seinen , Female Protagonist

Hidamari Sketch x 365 Specials

Studio: Shaft , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

February 24: Polaroidron / February 25: Won't Forget

February 10: Anywhere Bicycle / February 11: The Tortoise and the Hare

June 6: Red Thread / June 7: Deeper Meaning

Tags: Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Drawing , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Achronological Order

Hidamari Sketch x 365

Also known as Hidamari Sketch x 365.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Lantis , TBS , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The second season of Hidamari Sketch.

Yuno, Miyako, Hiro, Sae and the rest of the denizens of the most fascinating piece of surreal estate in Japan are back. And they're still spurning the "A happens after B, happens after C" pattern so prevalent in the rest of the world. In fact, instead of just taking place after Yuno's first year at Yamabuki High, this season of Hidamari Sketch continues on both sides, around the edges and in-between. Filling in the details in an ever-expanding collage that's both avant-garde and slice of life!



Tags: Seinen , School , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Achronological Order , Drawing , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Food , Educational

Hidamari Sketch Specials

Also known as Hidamari Sketch Specials.

Studio: Shaft , Lantis , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Sequel of the Hidamari Sketch TV series.

Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Drawing , Seinen

Yuyushiki

Also known as Yuyushiki.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Everyone knows you can learn a lot on the internet, and some of it is even true. But if you want to know what's REALLY going on and important, then there's just one place to go: the computer club!

Okay, so maybe it's not the club itself, but the three girls you're most likely to find there. And maybe they do spend more time chatting about their social lives and debating things like the virtues of ketchup versus mayonnaise than they do learning about the ins and outs of a keyboard, but whatever they're up to, it's sure to put a smile on your face.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Iyashikei , School Club , Episodic , Seinen , Educational