 If you liked
Cross Game
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Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
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At one point the cast of Cross Game ask themeselves "do ghosts grow older too?" the cast of Ano Hana would tell them "yes,they do".
It's fascinating how both of these can be so similar and yet in a way so different
Similar because the premise is very similar,making a friend's wish/last dream come true.
Also the 3 main roles of Ano Hana are played by voice actors that were in cross game
Both have very gripping first episodes that make great use of their ED songs at the end of the episode
Different because while in Ano Hana ghosts are very much real in Cross Game it's left to
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Both stories are about one special girl and how an event on one summer day leaves a lasting effect on her family and friends, for years to come. There's the main character who holds the girl's affections, the boy who can only watch in envy, and the girl who always feels like she's in the shadow of that special girl.
Add to it feelings of regret and guilt, wishes, and dreams, you get two great slice of life, coming of age stories.
one has baseball
one has ghosts
other than that, they're kind of the same.
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Recommended by weeabooweeaboo
They both have stories that kind of center on the male protagonist's deceased childhood friend/girlfriend, and both give off the same kind of feeling.
Even though Cross Game is about baseball the underlying themes are similar to Ano Hana. Also some plot elements are very similar between the 2 series.
Both anime are very similar. strong bond between childhood friends, having one special girl in their childhood, and making her last dream come true. the difference is that Anohana with ghost but no baseball while Cross Game with baseball but no ghost (or at least it's left to the viewer's interpretation)
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Recommended by Blackbuster
I only recommend these two for each other based on a single similarity ...but it is a very striking similarity both shows carry. Both deal with childhood friends and death, and both also show the gradual reconciliation of feelings toward the dead and coming to terms with it. Both are also very sweet and extremely sad. So I only recommend one for the other if you saw one and enjoyed the parts dealing with the dead and the romance with the shows.
Otherwise, the shows are pretty different. CG is slower paced and about baseball while Anohana is about a group of friends who have broken
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3 of the 6 main characters are the same seiyuu in Cross Game.
The interactions of characters and underlying story are similar except Cross game has an added sport and competitive element.
Both series adapts a similar tone of story telling involving a young girl who was once a special person (childhood friend) in the main protagonist's life.
They have a lighthearted atmosphere that follows a sort of slice of life adaptation.
Both series has theme of friendship involving the main protagonist and the other characters he has interactions with. There is also hints of romance, drama, comedy, and emotional moments.
you get the same feling for both of the romance and the characters that tomatsu haruka voices for. They both hate the person they love. very teary ad motional. i cried every episode. one answrs the other's question.
"Do ghosts grow?"
You would want to answer,"Yes, they do!"
anyway the're both a very good an emotional anime.
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Recommended by KWMS_Anime
Both of these anime are very similar both are about childhood friends that are very close to each other and then suddenly an unexpected scenario will happen can they overcome it or not?
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Recommended by bloody_Venus55