Anime like Sora wo Miageru Shoujo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai

Shironeko Project: ZERO CHRONICLE

Also known as Shironeko Project ZERO CHRONICLE.

Studio: project No.9 , Dream Shift
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The war between the Kingdoms of Light and Dark has raged on since time began. But the new Prince of Darkness is destined to change that.

In the wake of a monster attack, an elderly noble confronts the lone surviving boy. Impressed, he chooses the boy to become his heir to the Throne of Darkness. Meanwhile, in the iridescent clouds above, the Queen of Light and her army are at war with the monsters. But the new Prince of Darkness realizes that Light and Dark must unite and destroy the evil if the world is to survive.



Tags: Tragedy , War , Heterosexual , Politics , Swordplay , Magic , Reincarnation , Demons , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist

Aoki Ryuusei SPT Layzner

Also known as Blue Comet SPT Layzner.

Studio: Sunrise , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The SPT Lazner is a super-powered, computerized Tracer robot. It is the strongest robot in the universe. The story's hero, Eiji, is the child of an earthman and an alien from another planet. He happens to find out about a conspiracy to destroy the earth. Using Lazner and with his friends’ help, Eiji decides to save his father's planet earth and fight against his mother's planet to achieve peace in space.

The Story takes place in an alternate reality based in the year 1996, where humanity is advanced enough to develop long-range space travel.

(SOURCE: AnimeNewsNetwork)

Tags: Military , Space , War , Male Protagonist , Dystopian , Real Robot , Time Skip , Fugitive , Aliens , Heterosexual , Espionage , Motorcycles , Primarily Male Cast , Love Triangle , Lost Civilization , Cyborg , Aviation , Conspiracy

AIR

Also known as Air.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Pony Canyon , TBS , Key
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey in search of the Winged Maiden who was bound to the sky centuries ago, after hearing an old childhood tale from his mother. As Yukito shows his puppet show to people in an attempt to make some money, he finds himself in a small town in which he did not expect to stay very long. However, when he meets an unusual girl named Misuzu, things take a drastic turn as he is invited to stay with her.

By staying in the quaint town, Yukito soon becomes friends with the locals. As he gets to know them better, he learns of their problems and decides to help, putting his search for the Winged Maiden on hold. With his search on hold, and his growing attachment to Misuzu and the small town, will Yukito ever find the Winged Maiden, or is she closer than he thought?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Note: Includes episode 13, Soushuuhen (Summary).

Tags: Tragedy , Reincarnation , Historical , Magic , Homeless , Family Life , Rural , Cohabitation , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Achronological Order , Kuudere , Samurai , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Wilderness , Dinosaurs , Female Harem , Time Skip , Slapstick , Work , Female Protagonist , Age Regression

CLANNAD

Also known as Clannad.

Studio: Sentai Filmworks , Animation Do , Kyoto Animation , Pony Canyon , TBS , Movic , Key
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Tomoya is a bitter, third year high school student. His mother passed away, causing his father to resort to alcohol and gambling. Tomoya is distant with his father and has become a delinquent in the years since his mother's death. Walking to school, he meets Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older but is repeating the grade due to illness. She is alone, as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out, and as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.



Tags: Coming of Age , School , Ensemble Cast , Family Life , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Ghost , Primarily Female Cast , Amnesia , Fairy Tale , Female Harem , Slapstick , Kuudere , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Horticulture , Gangs , Twins , Tsundere , Baseball , Basketball , Acting

Angel Beats!

Also known as Angel Beats!.

Studio: Aniplex , ASCII Media Works , P.A.WORKS , Visual Arts , Movic , Dentsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , CBC TV , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

Otonashi wakes up in the afterlife to find out he has no memories of his life before death. Desperate to survive in a war that could yield another unfortunate fate, he joins the SSS in the battle against Angel, whose very mission is to destroy all inhabitants of this afterlife. As Otonashi struggles to recover his memory and learn more about this world, he finds that not all is as it had seemed.



Tags: Afterlife , Tragedy , School , Amnesia , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Coming of Age , Memory Manipulation , Boarding School , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Angels , Survival , Found Family , Guns , School Club , Isekai , Politics , Band , Rock Music , Suicide , Baseball , Heterosexual , Chuunibyou , Drugs

Little Busters!

Also known as Little Busters!.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Key , Sentai Filmworks , Warner Bros. Japan , Visual Arts
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life , Supernatural

When tragedy struck Riki Naoe as a child, he was rescued from grief over his parent's deaths when four other kids "recruited" him for their group—the "Little Busters." Now in high school, Riki and the other Busters are still fast friends, and though their vision of being heroes for justice may have faded, they'd still do anything for each other. Which is why Riki is now on TWO special missions. The not so secret one: recruiting new members so the Busters can form a baseball team. Preferably FEMALE recruits, as the current dude/babe ratio is an inconvenient 4 to 1. The OTHER mission, though... That's the strange one. Because Riki and Rin, the group's singular girl, are receiving odd messages, delivered by cats, concerning the existence of a "secret world" and assigning them tasks they have to complete. Were their youthful dreams of being crusaders not so fanciful after all? Or is there something even more vital at stake? Between steeling his courage to talk to girls, dealing with his own narcolepsy and facing his feelings concerning Rin, Riki may just need the strength of a superhero to solve the ultimate mystery of the Little Busters!



Tags: School , Found Family , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Slapstick , Urban Fantasy , Orphan , Baseball , School Club , Memory Manipulation , Twins , Kuudere , Crossdressing , Foreign , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , War

Kanon (2006)

Also known as Kanon (2006).

Studio: Kyoto Animation , TBS , Pony Canyon , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

As a young child, Aizawa Yuuichi had often visited his cousin in the city. However, something drastic happened to keep him away for seven long years. Now, Yuuichi returns, his memories of those days are simply gone.

Settling into the wintry town, Yuuichi comes across several young girls, all of whom are connected to his past. As he befriends them and continues to interact with them, the long forgotten memories from his childhood begin to resurface...



Tags: Amnesia , Primarily Female Cast , School , Snowscape , Tragedy , Female Harem , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Incest , Family Life , Kuudere , Tsundere , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , Demons , Cohabitation , Unrequited Love , Suicide

ef: a tale of memories.

Also known as ef ~ A Tale of Memories.

Studio: Shaft , Rondo Robe , Sentai Filmworks , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

On Christmas Eve, Hiro Hirono's bike is stolen by a girl chasing a thief who stole her purse. He gives chase and finds her unconscious and his bike ruined. The girl, Miyako Miyamura, soon awakes and the two begin to talk. After making sure she is okay, they end up spending Christmas Eve together. Later, Hiro finds out Miyako attends the same school as him and they begin to spend more and more time together, Miyako developing affections for Hiro. Kei Shindou -- Hiro's childhood friend who has long held a crush on him -- begins to become jealous and a love triangle follows.

The series also tells the story of Renji Asou. One day, he meets Chihiro Shindou, the twin sister of Kei Shindou, at an abandoned train station. Even though she's very shy, they get along pretty well and begin meeting at the same spot everyday. However, Renji finds out that Chihiro was in a car accident years ago and as a consequence she suffers from a disability: her memory lasts only 13 hours. Nevertheless, after learning that Chihiro's dream is to write a novel, Renji finally decides to help her fulfill her dream while also trying to make her overcome the difficulties imposed by her condition.

Tags: Amnesia , Twins , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Rehabilitation , Denpa , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Writing , Ghost , Philosophy , Drawing , Primarily Female Cast , Photography , Ensemble Cast , Filmmaking , Tragedy , Basketball , School , Nudity , Snowscape

sola

Studio: diomedéa , Nomad , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Sola's story revolves around Yorito Morimiya, the main protagonist, who is a young boy attending high school. He loves taking pictures of the sky at any time of day and any time of the year. One day, Yorito decides to take a picture of the sunrise overlooking the bay, but is deterred when he meets a strange girl trying to force a vending machine that stole her money to give her what she tried to buy—a can of tomato juice. Yorito helps her with forcing the machine while attempting to strike up conversation with her, despite it being four in the morning. Yorito tells her why he is here, but by the time he has forced the can out of the machine, the girl has mysteriously vanished.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Love Triangle , Super Power , Tragedy , Amnesia , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Coastal , Seinen , Youkai

H2O: FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

Also known as H2O: Footprints in the Sand.

Studio: ZEXCS , Kadokawa Pictures USA , NTT Docomo
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Takuma Hirose is a blind young male high school student, though the cause for his blindness is undetermined. In order to heal his medical condition, he is sent to live in a village with his uncle. There, he meets several girls, three of which stand out more than any of the others. They are Hayami Kohinata, Hinata Kangura, and Otoha. Otoha temporarily heals his blindness and Hirose uses his sight to help others. He finds out that, for some reason, Hayami Kohinata is hated in the village, and he tries his best to help her out. Meanwhile, many sad secrets unfold in the village...

Tags: School , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Rural , Love Triangle , Disability , Tsundere , Tragedy , Bullying , Revenge , Magic , Ojou-sama , Orphan , Suicide , Female Harem , Crossdressing , Henshin , Gender Bending , Heterosexual