Coming of Age/Tragedy 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.).

Tragedy: (Genre) Animes of this type have tragic events as an important part of the story, and usually will show how the characters are dealing with the consequences of that tragedy (more or less successfully). This doesn't necessarily mean the story cannot have a happy ending as the tragedy might occur during the first episodes of even before story begins; as such this category information need not be a spoiler (unless the tragedy were to be a surprise for the audience in a mystery-style show).

Title Rating Synopsis
A

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

Alien Nine
Rent For the new year in elementary school #9 the responsibilities are assigned, like class representatives, homeroom duties, feeding the class animals - and membership in the anti alien squad who put an alien symbiont on their head like a hat and then catch those aliens that are occasionally landing on earth before they can do any damage. Energetic Toomine Kasumi and serious Kawamura Kumi volunteered for this task while timid Ootani Yuri was elected for this squad by her class, much against her will. And facing these monsters, defending her classmates and even feeding the symbiont with her body (who gives her protection in return) takes a heavy toll on this girl.
B
Babe My Love (French) Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
boku no katsu seni kanojo no... A tradgic Love Story w/ a VERY odd twist!
H

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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Love You Baby Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
M

Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
Buy In a society very much like the one we have today, there are certain people born with the ability to apply magic, and a world-wide administration limiting and organizing the use of magic. During her summer holidays 17 years old Kikuchi Yume travels to Tokyo as to complete her apprenticeship to become an official mage, for which she'll live as a guest in the house of her instructor, a very handsome but lonely man. Together with her fellow apprentice Angela she'll find out what it means to be a mage, and what magic can and can't do to the life of those who apply it or ask for its application.
My life without her... See boku no katsu seni kanojo no...

Myself; Yourself
Watch Hikada Sana returns to his hometown after 5 years away living in Tokyo. Although there are some changes to the town, most has remained the same. On a detour to his apartments, he notices a girl in a shrine maiden outfit watching him when he visits the shrine. The next day at school he finds out that this girl is actually Yatsushiro Nanaka, his old childhood friend whom he gave a bracelet to before he left; a bracelet which she still wears, even to this day.
S
Someday's Dreamer Buy See Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
T
Things Precious to A Mage Buy See Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
エイリアン9 Rent See Alien Nine
型仔湊女記 (Japanese) Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
魔法遣いに大切なこと Buy See Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
Genre
Action(2) Drama(6) Parody(1) Romance(3)
Suspense(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Modern(5) Sci-Fi(1)
Demographic
Kid at heart(1) Shoujo(1)
Style
Kawaii(1) Surreal(1) Weird(1)
Keywords
Bishounen(1) Dark(2) Depression(6) Elementary School(1)
Fighting(1) Fragmentary(1) Friendship(2) High School(3)
Live Action(1) Magic(2) Slice of Life(4) Soul Mates(1)
Supernatural(2) Video-game inspired(2) Violent(2)
Type
ONA(1) OVA(1) TV(4)
Release Year
2008(2) 2007(1) 2004(1) 2003(1) 2002(1) 2001(1)

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