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Japan’s Saga Prefecture has many things to recommend it, from traditional arts and crafts to stunning vistas. Join us as we explore the area’s sights and take a look into the lives of a few people who call the city of Saga home.
A collection of short stories highlighting different parts of Saga’s cultural history and a few of its attractions. The first two are romance themed, while the third is comedic and fourth is more slice of life.
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Spring has come once more, a time for new beginnings and new relationships. These are the stories of several students attending Otowanomori Nishi High each encountering their first taste of romance… and heartbreak.
A school life romance series with a small amount of comic relief and mid-episode eye catch segments featuring live action ecchi.
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Awakening from a dream of his first love, Sanpeita Kobayashi finds his room a warzone as spider-tanks and a strange girl wearing a wedding dress bust through the wall to do battle. Deciding the best course of action is to pretend that never happened he flees to school… only to have the girl follow him there and declare him her husband in front of the entire class.
An ecchi romantic comedy featuring slapstick and random-style humor along with frequent action scenes. It also has a few minor dramatic elements.
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In a future where magic use is commonplace Hitomi Tsukishiro grew up in a family of mages to become withdrawn and uncomfortable with magic, eventually even losing her ability to perceive colors. Believing the source of her problems is related to a lack of personal relationships, her grandmother sends her 60 years back in time with the hope that she’ll regain her sense of color by finding someone there to connect with.
An often comedic coming of age story with a secondary focus on romance and a few dramatic elements.
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Yuu Koito has never really understood the concept of romantic feelings well enough to experience them herself. So after becoming friends with the student council member Touko Nanami, who has been the recipient of more than a few love confessions, she decides to ask her about them. To Yuu’s surprise, Touko responds by confessing to her.
A highschool yuri romance with moderate comedic aspects and a small amount of drama.
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Tokyo’s “Himote House” is inhabited by the three Himote sisters along with two of the youngest’s former classmates, Minamo Arai and Tae Hongou. All five young women have relationship troubles… and all five also have supernatural abilities.
An absurdist, often dialog-driven, romance-themed daily life comedy. Note that each episode concludes with an ad libbed slumber party segment.
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Students from each of two feuding countries both attended the Dahlia Academy Boarding School. Yet despite their homelands’ hostilities, Romio Inuzuka of the Black Doggy dorm and Juliet Percia of the White Cats’ have fallen in love and must now do their best to hide their relationship from the other students at the school.
A reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet as a school-life romantic comedy with periodic bursts of drama. It features a large amount of slapstick humor alongside secondary action and ecchi elements.
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Romance. ‘Romance’ means different things to different people. Follow the thoughts of Aiko, Moe, Yukari, and Miwako, each at different point in life, as they experience pivotal moments in their relationships.
A picture drama collection of romance-focused slice of life vignettes.
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Serious, quiet, and detached, Haruki Shiga couldn’t be more different from the outgoing and energetic Sakura Yamauchi, and in fact they’ve never even talked to one another before. Yet a chance meeting at the hospital results in him learning about her terminal illness… a revelation he shows no reaction to whatsoever. Intrigued by this unexpected response, she decides to spend however long she has left hanging out with him.
An odd-couple romance with both comedic and dramatic elements. While primarily focused on mortality and personal growth, it also touches on a variety of other philosophical themes.
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Three cities, three people: Ming Xiao walking the streets of Beijing, homesick for the countryside. A model on the verge of retirement living in Guangzhou, Lin Yi. And finally Mo Li, an architect working in Shanghai consumed by memories of a childhood friend.
A set of short stories with themes of current day dissatisfaction. The first focuses on food, the second on workplace drama, and the third on past childhood romance.
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