Anime like Tounen-bun no Watashi e

Tsuki ga Kirei

Also known as Tsukigakirei.

Studio: feel. , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Funimation , Sotsu , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The series focuses on characters Akane Mizuno and Kotarou Azumi, two third-year middle school students who become classmates for the first time. The series will depict each characters' growth and connection to the people around them, such as classmates, club-mates, teachers, and parents. The anime will also center on the youthful adolescent romance of the characters, who are hounded by change and uncertainty as the seasons inevitably pass.



Tags: Coming of Age , Heterosexual , School , Writing , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Athletics , Love Triangle , School Club , Primarily Child Cast , Time Skip , CGI , American Football

Kimi no Na wa.

Also known as Your Name..

Studio: CoMix Wave , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , Funimation , NYAV Post , Toho , Madman Entertainment , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl, yearns to live the life of a boy in the bustling city of Tokyo—a dream that stands in stark contrast to her present life in the countryside. Meanwhile in the city, Taki Tachibana lives a busy life as a high school student while juggling his part-time job and hopes for a future in architecture.

One day, Mitsuha awakens in a room that is not her own and suddenly finds herself living the dream life in Tokyo—but in Taki's body! Elsewhere, Taki finds himself living Mitsuha's life in the humble countryside. In pursuit of an answer to this strange phenomenon, they begin to search for one another.

Kimi no Na wa. revolves around Mitsuha and Taki's actions, which begin to have a dramatic impact on each other's lives, weaving them into a fabric held together by fate and circumstance.



Tags: Body Swapping , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Urban , Gender Bending , Time Skip , Rural , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Environmental , Mythology , Alternate Universe , Trains , Shrine Maiden , School

BLUE: line・step・brush

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Promotional video for Amgakuin (AMG), a school for artists who want to become active in the entertainment industry. This PV is directed by Kengo Saitou and produced for the institute's 25th anniversary. All key figures to this animation are alumni from AMG and are now successfully working in the anime industry. The theme song is "Ikiru" by the band UNDER GRAPH.

Tags: School , Baseball

Futari-bun no Shoumei

Studio: FLAT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A short directed by loundraw. Made as a collaboration between Z-Kai Group, loundraw, and FLAT STUDIO.

Ever felt nervous about an impending exam or test? We've all been there. The story will follow three friends grappling with school, studies, and relationships.



Tags: School , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Urban

COLORs

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Romance

A short anime directed by Tetsurou Araki in collaboration with music by Hiroyuki Sawano and Motohiro Hata.

Note: A part of the "TOHO animation: Music Films" project, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of TOHO Animation.

Tags: No Dialogue , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Military , School , Transgender , War , Idol

Monogatari wo kimi e. - Fukakai 2 Q1 Ending Animation

Studio: FLAT STUDIO , KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

An anime short that was shown at the end of virtual singer KAF’s 2nd ONE-MAN LIVE Fukakai 2 Q1 live concert.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , VTuber

Yume ga Sameru made

Also known as Before you wake up.

Studio: FLAT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

One night, university student Souta meets a girl he has never met before. Yuki, who claims to have been saved by Souta in the past, seems to know nothing about outside world, from shopping to holding a fork. There is also something curious about her. She is extremely afraid of getting her skin touched. The curious life of the strange girl changes little by little.
There are men who seek to capture Yuki. It is said that Yuki has a power which holds the fate of the world, and they want her to sacrifice herself for the world. What is the power within Yuki? Why does she refuse to be touched? At last, Yuki reveals to Souta her hidden truth.
Yume ga Sameru made is the university graduation project of illustrator loundraw. It is presented as a trailer of a hypothetical anime movie.

Tags: Urban

Candy☆Boy

Studio: AIC , Half H.P Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Twin sisters, Yukino and Kanade Sakurai, room together in the dorms at their high school, enjoying school life with their friends and one another. One day, Sakuya Kamiyama, an underclassman, seeks out Yukino, while Kanade learns from a friend that Sakuya has admired Yukino for a very long time. This innocent revelation sets into motion a chain of events that eventually lead to Yukino expressing her feelings for her sister.


Tags: Incest , Yuri , Twins , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Boarding School , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Urban , Family Life , Swimming , Rural

Asagao to Kase-san.

Also known as Kase-san and Morning Glories.

Studio: ZEXCS
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A relationship is like a garden. It's hard, really hard, to plant the initial seeds. Once you've gone through the agonizing process of wondering if the other person even likes you, fought the fear that telling her could destroy everything, and made your confession, the most difficult part begins. Because you have to keep nurturing this wonderful new feeling to keep it growing. Not just in your own heart, but in hers. And since even the most beautiful rose can cut you to the bone with its thorns, who can you talk to for advice? Especially when you're both girls in high school? For shy Yamada and boyish Kase, time is running out.



Tags: Yuri , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Coming of Age , School , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Horticulture , Agriculture , Rural

Tenki no Ko

Also known as Weathering With You.

Studio: CoMix Wave , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Toho , Lawson Entertainment , Kadokawa Shoten , STORY Inc. , GKids , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

High school student Hodaka leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he immediately becomes broke. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. After he starts his job, the weather has been rainy day after day. In a corner of the crowded and busy city, Hodaka meets a young woman named Hina. Due to certain circumstances, Hina and her younger brother live together, but have a cheerful and sturdy life. Hina also has a certain power: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Urban , Environmental , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Orphan , Family Life , Heterosexual , Magic , Work , Gods , Super Power , Guns , Found Family , Crossdressing , Time Skip , Estranged Family , Restaurant