 If you liked
Kotoura-san
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 ...then you might like
Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda.
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Both stories feature a cute girl who bears the trauma of indirectly causing her family to break apart when she was a child, and a group of friends that helps her finally overcome her anxiety and open up to others.
- Both have similar relationships between mother and daughter.
- Both have traumatic events occurring towards the main characters which causes their families to separate.
- Both eventually make new friends forming into a group.
- Both main characters start out shy and hopeless and gradually become friendlier.