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3-gatsu no Lion 2nd Season
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Super Cub
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Both of these series focus on an orphaned or abandoned high school student living alone. These are heavy Iyashikei dramas focused on the main character coming of age. Each has excellent music and sound and use of color in the animation. The main characters struggle to overcome painful trauma from childhood, and eventually develop friendships and community with the help of the adults in their lives.
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Toradora!
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Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
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As in Toradora, the story in Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman revolves around a couple of high school students who are thrown together through unusual circumstances. In each case, the main characters are in love with others and agree to serve as wingman or assistant to their partners in the hope of hooking up with their one true love. But life happens, and proximity, familiarity, and hormones all intervene. And in each case, it is proven once again that opposites attract, and that magnetism can overcome all obstacles to unite our protagonists. Of course, there will be a lot of physical humor, comedy from misunderstandings, and eventually passionate romance!
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Kakkou no Iinazuke
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Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.
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Each of these high school rom-coms feature teenagers forced to cohabitate with one another. The male character in each is the class nerd, in love with the pure and well-behaved angel, but forced to live with the gyaru school idol. Viewers will be required to suspend disbelief regarding the improbable events leading to teenagers living together with minimal supervision. But you will be rewarded with the kind of gag humor, fan service, and high school romance that you are expecting.
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Amaama to Inazuma
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Slow Loop
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Both shows are Iyashikei slice of life anime with high school girls as main characters. Each series is about recovery and healing from the death of a parent, blended or nontraditional families, and rebuilding family after a death. Each series has a mother who is absent from her family for long periods due to work, but is able to reconnect with their daughter and have healthy relationships. And of course, each series is about food and cooking and includes recipes in the original manga!
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Suki tte Ii na yo.
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Yagate Kimi ni Naru
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Bloom Into You, like its predecessor Say I Love You, is a high school romance for lovers of psychological dramas. Each features a dominant or even pushy protagonist and a reluctant or skeptical object of their affection. These are relationships where one person has a higher status, and it will take time before they see one another as equals. The major theme underlying the romance is recovery and healing from past trauma and grief. If you enjoy your romance with an undercurrent of psychological struggle, you might also enjoy these emotionally-charged love stories.