Chihayafuru 2

anime that have solid female friendship, some aren't part of main theme of the show, but wholesome nonetheless

A comprehensive watch order of the Chihayafuru series, which includes every entry of the Chihayafuru franchise.
Original Guide: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1865201

AEGC Interest Stack index: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2017008

Super thicc, gluttonous, fat, chubby, and plump girls

Passion-filled shows that burn into your soul! Do you like perfoming arts? Visual arts? Music? Drama? Romance?

Try out the series in this stack. You might find yourself empowered!

Will add more based on new releases.

Anime that centers trough the adolescents of life centered around a female lead.

Derived from AniFem's Bonus Picks of the Decade

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminists-bonus-picks-of-the-decade/

See also:
Parts 1, 3-7
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17514
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18757
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18755
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18995
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18999
Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28358
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28535
Chatty AF
Anime
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22027
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949

My humble takes on the best Shoujo/Josei drama,comedy and romance anime :)

from the animelon 'about' page:

"Learning a language can be difficult; often times it is boring and tedious, so we want to help the language learning community by providing a more entertaining and engaging way to learn. The idea of Animelon is to provide interactive tools that assist users in learning Japanese as they watch anime. If you love watching anime, why not make more out of the time spent?"

this is part of a series of stacks on the japanese-language-learning-focused anime streaming site animelon. the anime are listed first in order of difficulty ranking according to JPDB, from the easiest (level 1) to the most difficult (level 10), and then by MAL members of the earliest season listed. I will include include all seasons, entries etc. that are available on animelon, with notes that include information on other series entries.

JPDB:
https://jpdb.io/prebuilt_decks


( AJATT / all japanese all the time / language learning / japanese language / matt vs japan / polyglot / self-study / JLPT / steven krashen / anki / jpdb / immersion / self-selected reading / second-language acquisition / free voluntary reading / comprehensible input / nihongo / 日本語 / 勉強 / 自習 )

Adolescence is the most significant period of change in our lives, it is a stage of maturation where we learn and discover about our own identity and where we develop our personality that will accompany us for the rest of our lives.

Collection of animes with real life, everyday and very identifiable stories, where the main focus is on personal, social, emotional and psychological development in adolescence or young adulthood, addressing recurring themes in this stage of life such as self-esteem, anxiety and insecurity, loneliness and depression, traumas, self-improvement, first love, passion and personal tastes, etc. With powerful messages, life lessons, and introspection of the individual.

Anime with live-action adaptation (stage musical, film, TV series, ONA) and stand-alone anime wherein Mackenyu is one of the lead actors or voice actors (VA). Supporting roles and cameos also included...

Title (Year) - Role:
• Hana yori Dango | Boys Over Flowers The Musical (2016) - Sōjirō Nishikado
• Chihayafuru Part 1 | Chihayafuru Kami no Ku (2016) - Arata Wataya
• Chihayafuru Part 2 | Chihayafuru Shimo no Ku (2016) - Arata Wataya
• Peach Girl (2017) - Kazuya Toujigamori
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (2017) - Okuyasu Nijimura
• Chihayafuru: Connect | Chihayafuru: Tsunagu (2018) - Arata Wataya
• Chihayafuru Part 3 | Chihayafuru Musubi (2018) - Arata Wataya
• Ni no Kuni (2019) - Haru
• Tokyo Ghoul: 'S' (2019) - Souta
• Kaiji: Final Game (2020) - Minato Hirose
• Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro (2020) - Guest of VIP room
• Rurouni Kenshin: The Final | Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final (2021) - Enishi Yukishiro
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter - The Last Transmutation | Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsuhen Saigo no Rensei (2022) - Scar
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter - The Avenger Scar | Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsuhen Fukushusha Scar (2022) - Scar
• Knights of the Zodiac (2023) - Seiya
• One Piece (2023) - Roronoa Zoro

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• Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future - Eiji Tomari (Support Role)
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4731580/?ref_=nm_flmg_c_39_act
MDL: https://mydramalist.com/15063-kamen-rider-drive-surprise-future

• Kamen Rider Drive: Movie Roadshow Commemoration! 1 Minute Stories
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4909140/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_38_act

Note: There's no anime for Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future but there are a few Kamen Rider-related anime in the DB.

Based on Kamen Rider by Ishinomori, Shoutarou.
https://myanimelist.net/manga/4751/Kamen_Rider

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His other dorama and films are also based on manga and novels (not in the DB); AsianWiki has more info on those. I've included some titles with manga available in the DB but has no anime adaptation.

• Bittersweet | Nigakute Amai (2016) - Atsushi Babazono (Support Role)
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5099660/
MDL: https://mydramalist.com/15774-bittersweet
AsianWiki: https://asianwiki.com/Bittersweet_(live-action)

Adapted from the manga Nigakute Amai.
https://myanimelist.net/manga/41795/Nigakute_Amai

• We Did It | Fugitive Boys | Boku-tachi ga Yarimashita (Fuji TV-KTV / 2017) - Tetsuto Ichihashi (Main Role)
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6946370/
MDL: https://mydramalist.com/23917-bokutachi-ga-yarimashita
AsianWiki: https://asianwiki.com/Fugitive_Boys

Adapted from the manga Bokutachi ga Yarimashita by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki (Story) and Araki, Hikaru (Art).
https://myanimelist.net/manga/94919/Bokutachi_ga_Yarimashita

• Impossibility Defense | Funohan (2018) - Asao Momose (Support Role)
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6207118/
MDL: https://mydramalist.com/21388-funouhan
AsianWiki: https://asianwiki.com/Impossibility_Defense

Adapted from the manga Funouhan by Kanzaki, Yuuya (Art) and Miyatsuki, Arata (Story).
https://myanimelist.net/manga/75171/Funouhan

• 12 Suicidal Teens | Jyuni Nin no Shinitai Kodomotachi (2019) - Shinjiro / No. 5 (Main Role)
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9214844/
MDL: https://mydramalist.com/31308-12-suicidal-children
AsianWiki: https://asianwiki.com/12_Suicidal_Teens

Adapted from the novel Juuni-nin no Shinitai Kodomo-tachi by Ubukata, Tow (manga 12-nin no Shinitai Kodomotachi by Ubukata, Tow (Story), Kumakura, Takatoshi (Art).)
https://myanimelist.net/manga/106934/12-nin_no_Shinitai_Kodomotachi

• Brave: Gunjyo Senki (2021) - Aoi Nishino (Main Role)
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11354144/
MDL: https://mydramalist.com/52665-brave-gunjou-senki
AsianWiki: https://asianwiki.com/Brave:_Gunjyo_Senki

Adapted from the manga Gunjou Senki by Kasahara, Masaki.
https://myanimelist.net/manga/75903/Gunjou_Senki

• Ichikei's Crow: The Criminal Court Judges | Ichikei no Karasu (Fuji TV / 2021) - Bunta Ishikura (Support Role)
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14405344/
MDL: https://mydramalist.com/682099-ichikei-no-karasu
AsianWiki: https://asianwiki.com/Ichikei%27s_Crow:_The_Criminal_Court_Judges

Adapted from the manga Ichikei no Karasu by Asami, Rito.
https://myanimelist.net/manga/119124/Ichikei_no_Karasu

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Hybrid Live-action/Anime:

• Dragons of Wonder Hatch | Wonder Hatch: Soratobu Ryu no Shima (Disney+ ONA) [2003 8 episodes x 45m] - Akuta (Main Role)
IMDb; https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23874192/
ANN: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=26667
MDL: https://mydramalist.com/744355-wonderhatch-soratobu-ryu-no-shima
AsianWiki: https://asianwiki.com/Dragons_of_Wonder_Hatch

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Here's the manga counterpart of this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51753

Tags: Mackenyu Maeda, Mackenyu Arata, J-drama, Dorama

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Wiki/Databases - Mackenyu's Filmography:
MAL: https://myanimelist.net/people/56267/Mackenyu_Arata
ANN: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=189473
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5018289/ | https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?role=nm5018289&sort=moviemeter,asc&mode=detail&page=1
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenyu
AsianWiki: https://asianwiki.com/Mackenyu_Arata
MyDramaList: https://mydramalist.com/people/10816-mackenyu

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If you're wondering about the stack title "Mackenyu, Teppenyu, Taitenyu" then I got it here 😅:
Mackenyu doing an English skit
https://youtu.be/jmIOU-CFGWg?si=-0t-gQAkIb9kYF9S

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Note: Use JustWatch to check availability in your region.
https://www.justwatch.com/ph/search?q=Mackenyu&person_id=265095

Morio Asaka is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.

He made his debut as an episode director in episode 40 of Yawara!. He made his chief directorial debut with the 1993 OVA POPS. His noted works include, among others, Cardcaptor Sakura (his directorial anime television series debut), Chobits, Gunslinger Girl, Nana, Chihayafuru, and My Love Story!!. In 1999, he won the Theatrical Film Award in the Animation Kobe awards.