Comedy & Slice of Life
Food Wars!
A young chef attends an elite culinary school where cooking battles are intense competitions.
K-On!
High school girls form a light music club and bond over music and cake.
Lucky Star
Four high school girls navigate everyday life with humor and otaku culture references.
Nichijou
The absurd everyday lives of three high school girls and a robot girl.
Barakamon
A calligrapher moves to a remote island and interacts with quirky villagers.
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
An exceptionally lethargic high school student navigates daily life with his energetic friend.
Non Non Biyori
Students in a tiny rural school enjoy peaceful countryside life.
Yuru Yuri
Middle school girls form an amusement club with comedic results.
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Two student council members try to make the other confess their love first.
Toradora!
A fierce girl and a gentle guy team up to help each other confess to their crushes.
Horimiya
Two high school students discover each other's secret personalities and form a bond.
Romance & Drama
A Silent Voice
A former bully seeks redemption by reconnecting with a deaf girl he tormented.
Clannad
A delinquent helps a girl achieve her dreams and discovers family and love.
Golden Time
A college freshman with amnesia falls in love while trying to recover his memories.
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