Dating Sim Spinoff/Romance/2008 Titles

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Dating Sim Spinoff: (Type subgenre) Usually an anime starts out its life as a manga but a Dating Sim can also become an anime. Dating sims follow a set choice or path and feature Bad, Good, and True Endings. Most of the Dating Sims though are ↗ero-based an usually involve the main character trying to 'date' each of the girls in the game; the anime usually picks one of the harem of girls available and plays her 'true ending' out. Other dating sims are not usually Ero in nature but still follow the other rules. Note that even an anime based on an Ero game may not contain any erotic scenes in many cases. See also: "Video-game inspired".

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

Title Rating Synopsis
A

Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka (TV)
Buy One day, Junichi Nagase the 'Geno Killer' saves a girl from getting accosted by 2 thugs. Walking away from her, he curses himself for acting 'too cool'. The next day his classroom gets a new transfer student, Yuuhi Katagiri. She turns out to be the girl that he saved. She walks up to him and asks him out. After having many fantasies about her, the next day when she talks to him he bends over and gives her a kiss on the mouth. She screams about stealing her first kiss and proceeds to beat him black and blue. Later that evening he gets a visit from Yuuhi and it turns out that she is to live in his house as his fiancee.
Akasaka (nickname) Buy See Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka (TV)
C

Clannad (TV)
Buy Clannad is set in a high-school located in some Japanese town. Okazaki Tomoya is a third-year student who doesn't take his studies seriously. Always late for class, he's seen as a delinquent by the rest of his classmates who are busy preparing for their entrance examinations. Needless to say, he hasn't too many close friends either.
D

D.C.I.F. Da Capo I.F. OVA
Buy Taking place at the start of Da Capo Second Season's time frame, this alternate story OVA was released as part of the boxed DVD set. It's been a year since Nemu's sudden trip and Asakura is only getting by with the help of the beautiful, "ever-passionate" Kotori by his side. She tries more and more to comfort him and help in anyway she can while trying to fill a certain gap in his life. Little does she know that a dark memory is about to resurface and will test her love for him...
D.C.I.F.~ダ・カーポ イフ Buy See D.C.I.F. Da Capo I.F. OVA
Da Capo If OVA Buy See D.C.I.F. Da Capo I.F. OVA
DCIF OVA Buy See D.C.I.F. Da Capo I.F. OVA
E

ef - a tale of melodies
Rent Sequel to ef - a tale of memories. This season features a pair of stories focused on violinist Shuichi Kuze and Chihiro's guardian from the last season, Yu Himura. Kuze finds himself slowly being torn apart as he is suffering from a terminal illness and becomes attracted to Renji's cousin, Mizuki Hayama. For Yu, he reflects back on his days in high school when he reunites with childhood friend Yuko Amamiya.
K

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien - Haruka Route
Buy Let's assume the last two episodes of Rumbling Hearts never happened...
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien: Next Season OVA Buy See Kimi ga Nozomu Eien - Haruka Route
あかね色に染まる坂 (TV) Buy See Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka (TV)
クラナド Buy See Clannad (TV)
君が望む永遠 "遙ルート" Buy See Kimi ga Nozomu Eien - Haruka Route
Genre
Comedy(1) Drama(5) Romantic Comedy(2) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Modern(4)
Demographic
Style
Artistic(1)
Keywords
Anime-Manga Bundle(1) Coming of Age(2) Depression(1) Fan Service(1)
Friendship(1) Harem(2) High School(4) Sequel(1)
Slice of Life(2) Spinoff(1)
Type
OVA(2) TV(3)
Release Year
2009(1) 2007(2)

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