Anime like Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru.

Plastic Memories

Also known as Plastic Memories.

Studio: Doga Kobo , MAGES. , Hanabee Entertainment , Aniplex of America , Aniplex , Asahi Broadcasting Corporation , ASCII Media Works , AT-X , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

This story takes place in a future not too far away when androids that look exactly like humans begin to spread across the world. The android production company SA Corp. produced Giftia, a new kind of android that has the most amount of emotion and human-like qualities out of any other model ever seen. However, due to problems in technology, the androids have a service life, and once they pass that, they... Well, it gets pretty bad. For this reason, SA Corp. creates a terminal service in order to retrieve Giftia that have gone past their service life. A new employee at the terminal service named Tsukasa Mizugaki forms a team with the Giftia Isla to retrieve the other androids, but...



Tags: Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Kuudere , Urban , Work , Amnesia , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Female Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.

Also known as Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day.

Studio: Aniplex , Dentsu , A-1 Pictures , Fuji TV , Fujipacific Music , Aniplex of America , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.



Tags: Coming of Age , Tragedy , Ghost , Rehabilitation , Hikikomori , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Found Family , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Bullying

CLANNAD: After Story

Also known as Clannad: After Story.

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

A few months have passed since Tomoya declared his love to Nagisa, and his life keeps moving forward as he continues to meet a variety of new people, expanding his world in the process. While Tomoya's world continues to expand, his and Nagisa's relationship is entering a new phase, and neither of them is quite sure where it will take them. Through his relationship with Nagisa, Tomoya begins to understand the meaning and importance of family.

But as Tomoya and Nagisa begin a family of their own, they are faced with many hardships along the way in Clannad: After Story



Note: Includes 2 un-numbered 'extra' and 'summary' episodes that aired at the end of the series.

Tags: Family Life , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Parenthood , Urban Fantasy , Marriage , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Gangs , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Afterlife , Rehabilitation , Time Manipulation , Work , Pregnancy , Slapstick , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Trains , Fairy Tale , Baseball , Crossdressing

Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san

Also known as The Helpful Fox Senko-san.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Madman Entertainment , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Sometimes the cure to a hard day’s work is the tender love and care of…a fox girl?! Salaryman Nakano’s stressful life is suddenly intruded upon by the fox, Senko-san, who is eager to help him heal his exhaustion. Whether she’s cooking, cleaning, or finding other ways to care for Nakano, she’s there to take away his stress!



Tags: Kemonomimi , Youkai , Iyashikei , Maids , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gods , Seinen , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Ensemble Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Software Development , Monster Girl , Video Games

Amaama to Inazuma

Also known as Sweetness & Lightning.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and one of his students, Kotori Iida, together for homemade adventures. With those three cooks in the kitchen, it's no wonder this dinner table drama is so delicious.



Tags: Family Life , Food , Iyashikei , Restaurant , Found Family , Educational , Teacher , Seinen , Parenthood , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Coming of Age , School , Chibi

Xiehou Ta De Shaonu Shidai

Also known as Mom, I'm Sorry.

Studio: Studio Goindol , Red Dog Culture House , bilibili
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

To save his terminally ill mother, Dong Cui Can makes a deal with a mysterious stranger, exchanging his remaining years for hers. Miraculously, the stranger not only revives Cui Can’s mother but also restores her to her 20-year-old self. With a second chance at life, Yan Jin Yu is determined to seize every moment, while Cui Can vows to spend the rest of his days repaying his mother for the sacrifices she made to raise him.



Tags: Age Regression , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist