Coming of Age/2004 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.).

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
B
Babe My Love (French) Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
D
Double Wish Watch See W - Wish
F

Futakoi
Watch With his father taking an overseas position as an astronomer in Hawaii, the thirteen year-old Futami Nozomi chooses to stay with relatives in the city where he first grew up. While looking forward to meeting a pair of twin sisters with whom he played with during kindergarten, he is surprised to encounter another set of twin sisters in a convenience store, and then his aunt also has a pair of ten year old twin sisters. Well, Nozomi is both very cute and very kind hearted, how many twin sisters could he become close friends with? Six perhaps? What a troublesome life!!
K

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
N

Naruto
Buy

Despite his ambition to become the greatest ninja ever known in a village full of shinobi warrior-magicians, young Naruto starts the series as the town pariah, and must fight to gain the respect of his peers and teachers -- each a study in comic emotional imbalance -- all in a world full of treachery, nine-tailed fox demons, and free-flying shuriken the size of manhole covers.

S
Soukoi Watch See Futakoi
T

To Heart ~Remember My Memories~
Rent Akari, Hiroyuki, and the others return for another year of school. Hiroyuki is a bit depressed as this is their 3rd (and final) school year. Multi-chan is gone, but when she returns, she's not the same as she used to be. Her memories of a year ago have been locked and no one can access them. Can her old friends cause her to remember again? How will Akari-san deal with Hiroyuki spending so much time with and devotion to Multi-chan? Will one of the other girls in the class confess to Hiroyuki? Will someone else confess to Akari-san?
ToHeart:Remember My Memories Rent See To Heart ~Remember My Memories~
Twin Love Watch See Futakoi
U

Uta Kata
Buy A very quiet Ichika is attending Kamakura Girl High School with her three friends, Satsuki who had a sturdy mind, Keiko who was a gentle girl, and Michiru who has something mysterious about her. On the last day of the first term, on her way home with her friends, Ichika realizes that she has lost her cellphone with its special treasured charm, so she hurries back to school. She finds her cellphone but it appears to be on the other side of a large, ancient mirror. A cute, friendly young girl appears in the mirror, offering to return the item in exchange for a simple promise: Ichika has to do the summer homework for this girl who came into this world for "sightseeing". And so begins the summer friendship between Ichika and Manatsu and the story of their magical adventures, for the 12 stones in Ichika's charm have turned into magical stones to summon elemental djinns.
W

W - Wish
Watch Junna is very close to and supportive of his twin sister Senna. The tragedy that took away their parents, also took away Junna's memory of the past, but they both make the best while still living together in their family's house and attending the same elite high school. But time moves on, no matter how hard one tries to forget. At school, Junna meets and becomes friends with the quiet and reserved Kishida Toma, and urges her to participate in the high school's cherry blossom festival. And then Junna meets a childhood friend whom he knew from before the accident, and he remembers something from his forgotten past -- her name, Haruhi. And with Haruhi clinging to Junna's arm, calling him her onii-chan, will he remember his promise to Senna to spend the festival day together? And slowly the memories of the past return, but what other hidden truths might be reveled?
Genre
Action(4) Action Comedy(1) Drama(7) Horror(1)
Romance(6) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(3) Modern(3)
Demographic
All Ages(2) Seinen(1)
Style
Acquired Taste(1) Creepy(1) Kawaii(1) Surreal(1)
Weird(1)
Keywords
Adventure(4) Artificial Girls(1) Dark(1) Dating Sim Spinoff(1)
Depression(1) Fighting(1) Friendship(3) Harem(1)
High School(5) Incest(1) Lolicon(1) Magic(1)
Mahou Shoujo(1) Martial Arts(1) Middle School(2) Ninja(1)
Occult(1) Psychics(1) Sequel(1) Slice of Life(4)
Supernatural(1) Video-game inspired(1)
Type
TV(7)
Release Year
2007(1) 2006(1) 2005(3) 2003(2) 2002(1)
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