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Oyasumi Punpun
rating: 11/10
A coming-of-age drama story, it follows the life of a child named Onodera Punpun, from his elementary school years to his early 20s, as he copes with his dysfunctional family, love life, friends, life goals and hyperactive mind, while occasionally focusing on the lives and struggles of his schoolmates and family. Punpun grows into adulthood facing a series of events which change him, for better or worse.
Emanon
rating: 10/10
The series follows the travels of Emanon (エマノン) ("No Name" backwards), a mysterious young woman who possesses a three-billion-year-old memory, dating back to the creation of life. Emanon has been reborn countless times, retaining all the memories and experiences from all her past lives. She wanders around the world with no clear destination in mind, and will continue to do so again and again many times in the future.
Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet
rating: 10/10
Ohno Fumi is a female highschooler who finds out that she’s in a huge debt due to troubles concerning her father. In order to begin paying it off, she finds a job as a housekeeper for a novel author. Unexpectedly, the author, Akatsuki Kibikino, is a young and handsome man. He puts Fumi off initially with his rude demeanor, but Fumi soon finds herself falling in love with him despite her role as a housekeeper.
Devil's Line
rating: 10/10
Vampires walk among society, existing as part of its underbelly. They do not require blood to survive, but extreme emotions can immensely increase their bloodlust, turning them into uncontrollable monsters. Tsukasa Taira, a 22-year-old university student, learns of the existence of vampires when her longtime friend reveals himself to be one of them after a tense confrontation with Yuuki Anzai—a human and vampire hybrid.
Kowloon Generic Romance
rating: 10/10
Welcome to Kowloon Walled City— the most densely populated place on Earth, with about 33,000 people living in 6.5 acres in interconnected high-rise towers. Within these walls is Wong Lo Realty Company, and within this small firm a love story between two office workers is blooming. The two bond over their feelings for Kowloon, and they become closer... but there's something strange between the two of them. Something nostalgic.
Insomniacs After School
rating: 10/10
In the small city of Nanao, insomniac Ganta Nakami tries to catch a nap in his school's abandoned astronomical observatory. There he stumbles upon a sociable and carefree girl named Isaki Magari who has the same problem. The two form an awkward friendship and reestablish their school's defunct astronomy club.
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rating: 9/10
Aoki Kaoru is a 26-year-old woman who has never had a boyfriend. Normally unattached and unmotivated in her own life, Kaoru decides to start up a nail salon as a side business in addition to her regular job as a medical dispatcher. Although having a severe aversion to physical touch, she is forced to confront that fear when she meets Yagai Kouga, a 45 year old doctor that works at Kaoru’s hospital, who can't help but touch others.
Shiota-sensei to Amai-chan
rating: 9/10
A sweet and silly teacher and student romance with a weird girl and a stubborn man. Amai Yayoi is 16 years old. She is high school girl who puts her heart into expressing her love for Shiota-sensei and causing him trouble. Shiota Tsuguharu is 29 years old. He is a high school teacher who is steadily beginning to accept Amai-chan into his heart.
Kimi ni Koisuru Satsujinki
rating: 9/10
Suzuki Ryuto is an introverted, timid college student. Every day he puts on a fake smile, trying his best to blend into a group of outgoing students even despite cruel teasing over his virginity. One day he comes to a drinking party where he meets a beautiful girl, Kokoa. Per her request, he pretends to be her boyfriend to ward off the stalker who has been harassing the girl. But as they continue to grow closer, he is unsure of who he should be protecting: himself, or Kokoa.
Sennetsu
rating: 8/10
Ruri, a college student working part time at a convenience story, finds herself drawn to Nosegawa, a suspicious middle-aged customer who comes in every day to buy two packs of cigarettes. When she works up the nerve to ask him for a ride home one rainy day, their interaction in the car kindles something in Ruri's heart - a strange and unknown pull to be near Nosegawa as much as possible. She knows that this won't lead to the romance she wants, but she cannot deny herself from him.
Kannou Sensei
rating: 8/10
Narumi Rokurou is still adrift in life in his forties, unmarried, and working as an editor at a publishing company while writing hardly lucrative literary fiction. His days enjoying life at his own pace are brought to an end one summer night, when a strange twist of fate brings Rokurou together with a mysterious beauty, beginning the story of their crazed love. As once was spoken by Zarathustra: "Everything in a woman is a riddle."
Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You
rating: 8/10
An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with an amazing customer service voice form an unexpected bond as they smoke behind the supermarket. Sasaki has a small crush on the cashier, but is unaware the person he has been smoking with is that same cashier. After the stress of a medical misdiagnosis, Sasaki resumes his strange yet calming nighttime smokes with Tayama as she continues to teas him into realizing who she really is: his 'theraputic idol'.
Kimi ni Aisarete Itakatta
rating: 8/10
Kanae is a girl who is struggling to fit in with the popular clique at her high school. Because she had been bullied in middle school, she has developed an acute inferiority complex that had led her to engage in compensated dating in order to feel wanted. In comes Hiroshi, a high-school baseball star who became drawn to her after finding her crying during a group date at a karaoke bar. Thus begins an unhealthy relationship.
Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
rating: 8/10
A vivid youthful school story woven by two people who are "close yet far"!! Despite being adjacent to one another, Chidori Public High School and the all-girls Kikyo Private Academy seem to exist in two different worlds. While the latter boasts an immaculate reputation and favors students from wealthy backgrounds, the former is a nest for dim-witted delinquents. Everyone at Kikyo harbors a deep hatred for their Chidori neighbors.
Sachi-iro no One Room
rating: 8/10
An unnamed 14-year-old girl who is physically abused by her parents, sexually abused by her teacher, and bullied by her classmates decides to commit suicide. One day, she is kidnapped by a man in a mask. The kidnapper gives her the name Sachi and wishes her happiness. The two of them travel around avoiding police in order to continue the happy life they are pretending to live.