High School: (Story/Location) Self-explanatory. High School (grades 10-12) should play a major role in the title. A typical High School series will include a Sports Festival, a Cultural Festival, and a School Trip. Related categories: "Elementary School", "Middle School", "College".
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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | ||
 ef - a tale of memories |
Rent | The story revolves around 2 sisters, Kei and Chihiro Shinou. Kei spends her mornings helping her 'Oni-chan' Hiro Hirono get up in the morning. But Hiro has started to see another girl named Miyako Miyamura who is a bit of a troubled student and Kei feels that she is a bad influence on him. But lately Kei has noticed someone following her around. Chihiro just stays at the train station and reads. One day a boy Renji stops by and starts talking to her. Chihiro likes this boy but she has a problem: About ten years ago she got into an accident and now cannot remember the previous day. Her only link to the past is a hand written diary that one of her previous selves has written. |
| F | ||
 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 |
| S | ||
 School Days (ONA) |
Rent |
Itou Makoto, a shy and unconfident teenager, has become very accepting at only stealing glances at a cute girl as they ride the same trolley each morning on their way to their high school - at least until Saionji Sekai, sitting next to him in the classroom, surprises him and chances to get a peek at a photo-snap of the beautiful Katsura Kotonoha on his cell-phone. To Makoto's surprise, Sekai offers to support him in his romance - and due to her commitment the three soon become close friends. Close enough that Makoto braves asking Katsura out on date. And she agrees. Later that day, Makoto finds a quiet moment to express his thanks for all support that Sekai has offered him, and makes clear his intent on finding away to reply her kindness. But he is totally unprepared and very surprised at the reward that Sekai has chosen: Sekai steals a long kiss from his lips, ended only by her breaking away to run for a commuter-tolley. Before Sekai boards the train, she turns and wishes Makoto well on his date. |
| T | ||
 To Heart ~Remember My Memories~ |
Buy | 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 | Buy | See To Heart ~Remember My Memories~ |
| ファーストKiss☆物語 | Watch | See First Kiss Monogatari |
| 開発日誌 | Rent | See School Days (ONA) |
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