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Shirobako
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Look Back
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The question of what drives people to create manga/ anime is central in both works. In addition to this, both explore the multifaceted relationship between art and human interactions; how art can be, result from, cause and require communication between people. "Look Back" approaches this theme from a more individual and internal perspective, while "Shirobako" also looks at how it appears in the context of a wider net of interpersonal relationships.
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Asagao to Kase-san.
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Geu Yeoreum Movie
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Both movies depict sapphic coming of age stories where the characters, their growth and the issues they face are quite realistic. Both movies also contain a mainly soft and calm tone with Kase-san's being slightly sweeter and fluffier than The Summer's.
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Tsukiatte Agetemo Ii kana
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Honnou Switch
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Both series follow young adults navigating romantic relationships and the hardships that come with them. The romance and the issues faced by the characters are (for the most part) grounded in reality, which makes them believable and relatable. The importance of communication in making a relationship work is a major theme in both manga but they approach the theme from slightly different perspectives.
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Hataraki Man
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Aggressive Retsuko (ONA)
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While the protagonists of the two series have very different relationships with their work, both series focus on young women navigating the Japanese work environment. Both series provide down to earth, realistic portrayals of adulthood lightened by bits of comedy.
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Shoujo Kakumei Utena
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Sonny Boy
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Similar themes of finding your own place in the world, simultaneously both accepting it as it is and rebelling against set patterns of life. Both shows take place in somewhat absurd worlds and use allegories and symbolism in their storytelling, just in slightly different ways.