Coming of Age/Romance/Slice of Life Titles

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Coming of Age: (Story/Location) A story in which the main character is confronted with issues related to their transition from adolescence (innocence) to adulthood (responsibility). Most typically found in a modern romance story in which the main character has to confront his/her feelings over their (first) love and/or deciding about the path in life (setting goals, attending college, getting a job etc.).

Romance: (Genre) Self-explanatory. If the title has a romance story to it, it would qualify.

Title Rating Synopsis
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Aishiteru Ze Baby
Buy A crisis in the Katakura family changes the life style of a carefree high school playboy, when Kippei is asked to look after his five-year old cousin, Yuzuyu. Kippei tries to complain and avoid the responsibility but Yuzuyu's quiet charm soon wins him over. In trying to be a mom to his little cousin, Kippei learns some hard lessons on how to be responsible, as well as helping Yuzuyu deal with issues at her pre-school and her longing for her absent mother. And what about Kokoro, the cute classmate, who seems to show some measure of interest in Kippei?
Aishiteruze Baby Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
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Babe My Love (French) Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
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Double Wish Watch See W - Wish
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First Kiss Monogatari
Watch High school senior Kana is depressed because her older boyfriend is away at university and her grades are falling. When Shogo, a new teacher, arrives at her school she becomes interested in him because he looks like her late father. It turns out that he is a cousin of her father's and will be staying at her house.
First Kiss Story (OAV) Watch See First Kiss Monogatari
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H2O: Footprints in the Sand
Rent A boy, Hirose Takuma, was traumatized by the death of his mother during his childhood. To rehabilitate, he transfers to the school in his mother's hometown, where he meets three girls:
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I's Pure
Buy Seto Ichitaka-kun has always admired Yoshizuki Iori-chan from a distance. She is in the drama club and he's just a watcher that is almost a stalker. One day his best friend hands him a magazine that features up and coming stars and this month features Iori in many provocative poses! Ichitaka is stunned. Here the girl he likes is more worldly than he thought. In class that day they decide that two people are going to put on a play to welcome the freshmen class. The 2 people? Seto and Iori, of course. Too bad that during their project planning phase Ichitaka drops a photo composition of a nude body with Iori's head, right in front of this girl... and things don't exactly get easier when Akiba Itsuki, Seto's childhood friend and his self-acclaimed fiancé, returns from America to move in at the house of Ichitaka's family...
If You Listen Closely Buy See Whisper of the Heart

Itazura na Kiss
Buy It was love at first sight for Aihara Kotoko as top student Irie Naoki delivers a speech on the first day of high school. After 2 years of secret admiration, "I don't want it" is the rejection she gets when she plucks up enough courage to hand him a love letter. Dejected, Kotoko vows to give him up. By a twist of fate, Kotoko's house collapses; her dad and her put up at a friend's place, who happens to be Naoki's father. And thus, life with Naoki begins and Kotoko's love for Naoki rekindles again. Much laughter ensues when scatterbrain Kotoko makes her countless advances (supported by Naoki's wacky mum) on ice-cold Naoki who hates girls and is a genius at practically everything from studies to sports.
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Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
Watch Hazumu was a shy boy who enjoyed gardening, collecting herbs, and long walks in the mountains. One day he finally worked up the courage to confess his love to Yasuna, but she rejected him. Feeling dejected, he wandered up Mt. Kashimayama to the place where they first met to reconsider his feelings. After getting lost, he wished upon a shooting star which turned out to actually be a crashing alien spaceship. Although he was hit by the falling ship, Hazumu survived the crash thanks to some body reconstruction by the aliens, only they got it a little wrong. Now that he is a she, Hazumu stumbles head-first back into his social life and relationships only to find that the entire landscape has changed. (Summary courtesy of ANN
Kasimasi Watch See Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~

Koi Kaze
Buy

Koushiro has lost his way in life. His steady girlfriend broke up with him because their relationship was not going anywhere and she tell him that she has fallen out of love with him, and his job at a dating service was not bringing him any measure of happiness. During his commute home, he sees a high school student on the train, and feels a strange spark of connection. The next day they happen to meet again, he approaches her and asks to spend some time together. In an amusement park, they spend some time and talk, where Koushiro finds himself opening up to her, shedding tears at the memories of his broken heart, and where he finds himself being comforted by her.

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Love Wind Buy See Koi Kaze
Love You Baby Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
Genre
Action(1) Drama(13) Romantic Comedy(1) Suspense(1)
Tragedy(3)
Setting
Modern(12)
Demographic
All Ages(1) Seinen(1) Shoujo(2)
Style
Acquired Taste(1) Artistic(1) Creepy(1) Kawaii(1)
Surreal(1) Weird(1)
Keywords
Bishounen(1) College(1) Dark(1) Dating Sim Spinoff(2)
Depression(6) Fan Service(1) Friendship(3) Gender-Bender(1)
Harem(3) High School(8) Incest(1) Lolicon(1)
Magic(1) Middle School(3) Music(1) Music Oriented(1)
Soul Mates(2) Stalking(1) Supernatural(2) Video-game inspired(3)
Yuri(1)
Type
Movie(1) ONA(1) OVA(2) Short(1)
TV(9)
Release Year
2008(3) 2007(1) 2006(2) 2005(2) 2004(3) 2003(1) 2002(1) 2000(1)
1995(1)
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