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Azumanga Daiou The Animation
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Yuru Yuri
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Stand-out casts in a school setting with no shortage of gags and slapstick comedy. CGDTC without the boredom sometimes associated with it.
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Homunculus
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Oyasumi Punpun
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The characters in Punpun and Homunculus witness and experience a great deal of trauma and mental illness which have profound impacts on their world, the way they see it, how they interact with people. These are dark, provocative, and at times downright depressive stories which force you to see the humanity in -and sympathize with- flawed characters.
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Solanin
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Look Back
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Relatively short, yet emotionally gripping stories (Look Back a one-shot, and Solanin with two volumes) that focus on relationships and the longitudinal impact they have on our lives. Both focus on characters involved in the arts in adolescence through young adulthood.
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Solanin
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Hirayasumi
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Keigo Shinzo (Hirayasumi) and Inio Asano (Solanin) excel at portraying realistic and lovable characters in real-world, relatable experiences. You genuinely root for them in these stories. These slice-of-life works have characters involved in the arts, with elements of drama and romance that will surely tug at your heartstrings.
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Oyasumi Punpun
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Nora to Zassou
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These stories surround the lives of children who have experienced a great deal of trauma, which impacts how they view and interact with the world around them. They are provocative works, with unforgiving realism. They challenge the black and white nature of "right and wrong" and will command your attention and demand your empathy from cover to cover.
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Yotsuba to!
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Korogaru Kyoudai
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These slice-of-life works are centered around a child and their family relations, with no shortage of wholesome observations and humor. They capture the wonder and silliness of youth, with main characters that are incredibly lovable, with stand-out character design.