Golden Time

These are both adult romance. Or seinen/josei romance if you prefer. Unlike most other romance anime, which deal with the awkward idealized realization of love, and usually end with the confession, both of these anime skip that part and examine the actually interesting part, the relationship itself.

As any grownup knows, problems, insecurities, and whatever else kind of baggage you have doesn't get checked at the door when you start a relationship with someone. Another person won't fix your problems. All of that stuff is still there. The only real difference is that now you also have their baggage to deal with. And that's what these two anime are all about. They're about people in relationships, and people starting relationships, and the struggles they go through to be with each other. read more 

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Hachimitsu to Clover (Honey and Clover) and Golden Time both revolves around a group of characters in their more adolescence age with circle of drama, comedy, and romance going between them.

Among in the middle of includes a main character who one day meets a girl that stands out as someone they are attracted to. 

There's humorous dialogues and lighthearted comedy but also some dramatic moments that become memorable. Additionally, both series are handled by JC Staff which sets their tone somewhat in a similar way. 

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Both are true to reality, slice-of-life without any (or maybe very little) exaggerations and fantasies.
Both series are focused on college students and their challenges.
GT is more romance-oriented and a bit more comedic, H&C has toned down romance part (in terms of craziness and energy) and anime-cliches.
I think they are similar not because of characters/style/theme but because of overall feel and flavor: both have melancholic, sometimes a bit poetic and depressing vibe. 

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Clannad: After Story addpermalink

These two animes are "slice of life" types, but they differ in many ways. However, if you seek for a realistic story with subtle and minimal presence of supernatural elements, then both anime's can be a good choice. While "Clannad: After Story" shows a realistic picture of a man who enters adulthood with all its cons and pros, "Golden Time" presents a realistic image of a man who starts his college life, meets new friends, finds love and deals with trauma from the past. 

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actually both of this anime have a different plot. but both of them have a similar quality. guess what ? both of them have a quality to move your heart, also to warm your cold heart.

both are romance anime, with the same main idea that will show you how cruel is the world. but don't worry it won't deliver you to the path of destruction. both of them are certainly have prepare good ending for theses stuff.

just one thing, make sure you see all the series and be ready to brace your self. it might surprise you in some way. 

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Do you care about the past? Should you hide it? What does the future bring? What to do in the present time?

As time goes on, we are prone to experience more and more daunting issues of a haunting past resurface to intercept any current peacetime. Such matters, of course, require those close to us so that we are able to overcome that which brings us down. Stories Golden Time and Clannad AS utilise such techniques in a way that makes both of them stand tall in their present-day spotlight.

Time is a major theme in both, especially in regards to relationships of the past and how we have to let go. Both stories featuring our protagonists Tomoya and Tada find themselves in quite the eventful time of their lives when it comes to love in that respect. 

Would recommend both if you are a fan of drama, looking for something maybe to bring a tear to your eye.

(mixed with 2 different versions of the same rec) read more

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If you liked a Couple anime here is another one, enjoy. 

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3D Kanojo: Real Girl addpermalink

Both 3D Kanojo as well as Golden Time are unique to the romance genre.

Neither beats around the bush when it comes to developing the relationship between the MCs. 

Most importantly, both series boast of audacious DEREDEREs as their heroines (Igarashi Iroha and Kaga Kouko) who are completely dedicated towards the person whom they are in love with.  

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Anime: Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai addpermalink

These anime's both have a similar story.
The two characters that connect with one another is Tada Banri and Sakurajima Mai. 
If you are looking for an anime that has a similar story I would go with Golden Time 

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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien addpermalink

In essence, there is the romance love triangle present in both series. 

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien has a more feeling of maturity dealing with loss but both series conveys a message that life itself can be difficult. The main characters all have a past that are reflected throughout both series. There is tense drama present as the main male protagonist often revisits those memories.

Comedy is also present in a humorous way while both series also takes place in a school life setting. 

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Ore Monogatari!! addpermalink

Golden Time and Ore Monogatari both focus on aspects of being in a relationship rather than just the build up to one. The main couples of both series end up together within the first handful of episodes. While the tone can be different between them, each has their own moments of comedy, drama, and of course sheer adorable romance~ <3 

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Kimi ni Todoke addpermalink

There's something that stands out with both Golden Time and Kimi ni Todoke. It's not just the romantic comedy aspect or the characters but the way they present themselves with its themes and settings.

The main characters' roles are reversed in some ways but they both form a relationship with feelings. Throughout both series, they run into obstacles involving love rivals and personal struggles. Comedy is presented well in both series with character expressions, dialogues, and its relationships. There's a tone of innocence that also feels natural and realistic on various levels. 

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Horimiya addpermalink

I have no idea how people did not recommend this.

The genre is basically identical and focuses almost right away on the relationship. Has a minor "supernatural"-ish twist in it. I immensely enjoyed it. Don't sleep on this one. 

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Kanojo, Okarishimasu addpermalink

Both are romances involving college students. Kanojo, Okarishimasu is more of a harem, slowly introducing multiple love interests, whereas in Golden Time, who the protagonist will end up with is clear from the start. 

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Grand Blue addpermalink

College life is indeed different from High School Days because this age is the epitome and the last light of youth. In college, it's really important to enjoy life to the fullest because there can never be a time like this afterwards. 

Golden Time may be a close description of college life since it contains the slice of life in dormitories, extra curricular activities romance, etc. 

If you found that series too serious and dramatic, then you might be able to enjoy Grand Blue. It feels that Grand Blue is the remedy needed if you are still hungover after finishing Golden Time. Well that's just what I think but give it a try.  read more 

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Kimi no Na wa. addpermalink

-While Golden time has a lot more comedy you can't notice how similar the drama aspects are on both. Golden time has a lot more romance than Kimi no Na wa and i'll recommend it if you're looking for something more romantic.
-Without spoiling too much, the last couple of episodes of Golden Time have a lot in common with Kimi no Na wa's ending.
-If you liked one i'm sure you'll like the other.
 

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White Album 2 addpermalink

The plot are amazing, intense drama and appealing and they will make your heart shambles.

If you are a fan of Romantic Drama scenes with a bit of Comedy these two anime should be worth watching to you.

These two are masterpiece in their own story.

I might says. "DO NOT JUDGE THE BOOK BY ITS COVER"

If you want to feel what I've felt then watch this.

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Both shows focus on melodrama and romance. There are love triangles in both shows. 

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This one's kind of hard to put into words, but I think it holds up in the end. If you liked Golden Time, there is a good chance you might enjoy WA2 as well, and vica-versa.

I watched White Album 2 a long time ago, and recently finished Golden Time. White Album 2 is one of my favorite anime of all time, and it left an emotional crater in my chest for weeks after finishing it, which is a very big difference from GT, but while I was watching through WA2, I had a constant feeling of restless unease, as if I internally wished protection on its characters from getting hurt. My thoughts were screaming at them while I was watching their stories unfold.

I had that same sort of feeling while watching Golden Time, and it reflected in my experience of it.

Both have a prominent love triangle that drives their plot through insecurity. Both are highly dramatic, with fitting comedy bits in fitting quantities. In both, the (male) MC is struggling with his feelings for two girls. Both have very pivotal and blatant climaxes that are reached through sudden escalation and urgency, resulting in an emotional rush that you can't look away from, very much like a car headed straight at a brick wall.

There are some differences between them, of course, so I'll mention them in case any might be a dealbreaker for you.

- WA2 is set in high school, and focuses heavily on musical and wintery themes, especially as the essence of the bonds between the characters.
- In GT, the MC is afflicted by amnesia which accounts for a lot of his indecisiveness toward his relationships. In WA2, the MC is just plain indecisive which may be much less satisfying in terms of realism for some. He's also passive, and people get hurt by this nature of his.
- Lastly and perhaps most significantly, WA2 has a very melancholic and poetically depressing ending. This is probably the biggest difference between the two, impacting so many things about its tone, narrative, characters, relationships, and more.

Bottom line: The way I felt while watching GT reminded me greatly of how I felt while watching WA2, which ultimately was a very powerful enjoyment even if it wasn't a happy one. It takes very good writing and storytelling to have that kind of effect on someone. They aren't "congruent" shows by any stretch, but I believe both are masterpieces in similar but not equal ways. If the differences between them that I mentioned aren't dealbreakers for something you'd watch, it may be highly probable that being a fan of one, you'll enjoy the other. read more 

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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai addpermalink

Similarities:

linda-yozora
tada banri- kodaka

The story of these anime are the same, its all about a childhood friend and friendship.

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Nana addpermalink

Nana and Golden Time are both anime series with themes of relationships and complexity in terms of characters' dynamics. The main characters both have a past that are explored throughout both series. 

Both series involves romance with a sense of maturity (more so in NANA). They have a more sense in adolescence as opposed to being in a high school setting. Additionally, the characters have dreams they hope to make come true. 

Nana has an additional theme of music while Golden Time deals with more of an identity crisis. There's comedic dialogue but also emotions that are touched upon in both series.

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KimiKiss Pure Rouge addpermalink

In both animes you have two girls in love with the same boy, and both of them are really splendid! Perhaps one of them a more normal and sweeter girl, and the other one much more energetic and crazy, but both splendid!

You would wish that both of them could get the boy they love, and in the end it is a bit difficult to choose which of them is your personal favorite. 

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Anime: Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. addpermalink

Both main characters were involved in an accident and lost their memory, though Golden Time uses that more than SNAFU. Both also have love triangles. 

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School Days addpermalink

unlike school days that bring you to the path of destruction, golden time tend to give the audience the path of salvation that there is a second time. despite those difference I believe that you can tell that both of these series are good. 

there are some similarities to both of these series. they are romance anime, and at some point you'll get annoyed to the main male character just like "how could you do that ?" or something like that. you might also feel same atmosphere in both of them.

*don't hope any sexual sceen on golden time :p 

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Suki tte Ii na yo. addpermalink

Golden Time and Sukitte Ii na yo are the two anime that have rare plots that I have ever watched. They showed the progression of couples in these two anime, in which other romance anime, they end with the two main people falling in love with each other and having a relationship without any further progression in their relationship as a couple. 

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Ao Haru Ride addpermalink

This is another anime with the same feel of romance, and a little comedy, but with a bit of edge to keep you watching as the plot develops. The animation style is less real, more animated, but still enjoyable to watch, a little more fun than AHR, but both worth watching in their own right, really recommend. 

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Clannad addpermalink

Since the very beginning both of characters like each others and their friendship is getting stronger day by day
 

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Kuzu no Honkai addpermalink

While different in many aspects, these animes both tackle the difficult and sometimes uncomfortable subject of adolescent and young adult romance.

Kuzu no Honkai veering more towards the difference between love and lust, sexual awakening, and the pressures put onto young people (by peers and society in general) to be sexually active. it shows the misery and desperation felt by young people when their love life is not going the way they want. This anime has a much more sombre feel to it, and can be very uncomfortable in some scenes. 

Golden Time tackles the more emotional aspects of young love, which mainly focuses around intense love and mental health (I consider Koko to have Borderline Personality Disorder), as well as insecurity, and pressures from society to have sex. It also tackles amnesia and the difference between childhood love and real love. It has a lighter tone, but still covers some difficult topics, and has sometimes uncomfortable scenes.

These are both very hard hitting, intense anime, which require a lot of focus and patience to watch. Some scenes can be hard to watch, and I find both very relateable. read more

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Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai addpermalink

Both are romantic comedies
Both MC have kind of a dark past
They both have a large group of friends 

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Wonder Egg Priority addpermalink

Before this recommendation gets yeeted out for being absurd. The psychological takes on both these anime are actually quite similar to the point in which they can be somewhat controversial.

I personally wasn't a fan of Golden Time's particular antics that made it impossible to enjoy, but the same is true for some with WEP. It's not as if this is something out of a random idea, since both anime do touch on the effects that people will gain from past relationships and how that will impact people around them as well as the current present they live in.

Look for WEP if you want some action with vibrant colours, in comparison to a long romance that sits inside Golden Time.
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Gamers! addpermalink

The main cast in each of these shows share a certain degree of similarity between them (including visually where they seem a little bit like Expys of the other - Keita/Banri, Karen/Kouko, Chiaki/Nana, Tasuku/Mitsuo, Aguri/Chinami). The interactions & relationships between these characters get a lot of focus as well and should make for an interesting watch for viewers who already like one of these two shows. 

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Bokutachi no Remake addpermalink

i just think its a same college romance, where the mc find or found a love, help friends, have many friends, be together and many more of that. 

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Anime: Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.

Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. addpermalink

Honestly, these two anime know how to go up and down with quality. I would necessarily say they are for everyone, but I've had my experience with both and found reasons to really and truly call both these anime "true average". They just have some really stupid people who it is not even funny at some point.

But enough with such cynical behaviours. If anything, whilst Golden Time is more "unique" than Higehiro in this instant, the actual means to jump onto land that isn't exactly touched upon frequently in the medium is something which should allow these two to be recommended.

Even if not handled well, I have to give it to these two dramas. They do both have good ideas to play with from the get-go.
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Orange addpermalink

Both are Romance Animes
Both have character development alongside the timeline
Both have happy endings 

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Kanon (2006) addpermalink

In both animes main character is a young man suffering from amnesia who tries to live a normal life on the one hand, and to remember once forgotten memories on the other. What is more, the plot of both shows is based on drama and romance elements and belongs to "slice of life" genre, presenting rather realistic life of most of characters present in them, mixing it with some supernatural elements. The length of these animes is also identical (24 episodes). 

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Fuuka addpermalink

These two is far than better in romance and story ..... You shouldn't miss these this. 

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ef: A Tale of Memories. addpermalink

Both of them are related to amnesia, with the main character losing all his/her remembrances.

Ef is more dramatic, whereas Golden Time mixes comedy and drama in a very good way. Both of them are great in my view. Golden time is much more focused in romance as well. 

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Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun addpermalink

if you love lighthearted romance with some drama and comedy here and there you will definitely love both of these animes.  

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Amnesia addpermalink

Did you forget something important that you can't remember? Well pretty much I do, just kidding! Golden Time and Amnesia share the concept of the main protagonist forgetting everything about their past and have lovers that they don't know about anymore. If you want to find out more check them out. Note that, Amnesia is more a harem and Golden time has more love polygons. 

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Ano Natsu de Matteru addpermalink

They both have a focus on memories/making memories.
In both series they're making films that showcase these memories, however it is only a small part of Golden Time and the main focus in Ano Natsu de Matteru 

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Tsuki ga Kirei addpermalink

Both anime have the themes of relationships, friendship, and the importance of self discovery. 

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B-gata H-kei addpermalink

As the female in the series are more straight forward than that of the male characters it creates a surrounding with female dominance and leaving male characters to run from scenes maximum time 

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Bokura ga Ita addpermalink

Bokura ga Ita and Golden Time explore relationships between characters with drama and romance themes being part of the package.

The main female characters from both series seem to understand the full concept of love; however, they are able to make friends through interactions. Sometimes though, they become boiled with jealousy and get into trouble with others.

There is some maturity to both series despite the comedy. The main male protagonists also have a past (although with different circumstances). 

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Lovely★Complex addpermalink

Lovely Complex and Golden Time are considered romantic comedy series based off of characters who falls in love through development. There's plenty of doses of comedy, drama, but also emotions as well. The main female protagonist has a crush/admiration towards another character from the very beginning of both series. However, they also spent time with the main male protagonist to discover more about the concept of love.

There's humorous dialogues throughout both series that has a variety of themes to them.  

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Natsuyuki Rendezvous addpermalink

These animes are similar because they both have a ghost who tries to interfere with the male protagonist relationship and cause them unhappiness.  

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