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Romance/Drama/2008/Modern Titles

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

Drama: (Genre) Titles that show a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces. See also: "Action Drama".

Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.

Title Rating Synopsis
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.

Clannad: After Story
Watch Events in After Story take place starting at the beginning of the final semester of Tomoya's senior year. After declaring his love to Nagisa, they begin to have their relationship. BUT, Nagisa still has a secret from Tomoya and the truth of it will change their lives forever.
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:
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

Kimikiss Pure Rouge (DVD) - Special
Rent The love crisis of Kuryuu Megumi! As a member of the school morals commitee, Megumi greets all of the students gate each morning to make certain their appearance complies with the school rules. When she complains to Hiragi about the other students not following the school rules, he laughs and tries to explain that 'its all about love'. The students are all dressing up for a chance at a high school romance. The romantically clueless Megumi just can't understand how Hiragi could give such an answer, but it does start her wondering about what kind of boy she might be interested in.....
Kimikiss Pure Rouge - Special (love fighter) Rent See Kimikiss Pure Rouge (DVD) - Special

Kure-nai
Rent 16-year-old Shinkuro Kurenai is a Mediator - a specialist in settling squabbles between people. Despite his youth and easygoing nature, he is a man of some skills when it comes to protecting both his clients and their interests. And then one day, he is approached by some friends of the daughter of a rich and powerful family who ask him to be her bodyguard. Shinkuro ends up living with, looking after and troubled by a seven-year-old client, fan and self-proclaimed fiancé.
Kurenai Rent See Kure-nai
N
Nodame Cantabile - special (Live Action) See Nodame Cantabile in Europe (Live Action)

Nodame Cantabile in Europe (Live Action)
The story of Chiaki and his (un)girlfriend, Nodame continues as they travel to Europe (Paris & Prague) as told in this live-action story.
T

True Tears
Watch Shini'Chiro has just entered high school. Even though he is not dating anyone he appears to be following 3 different girls. Hirmoi, the daughter of his dad's best friend who passed away. Noe Isrugi a very strange girl who keeps giving him chicken feed. And finally there is Aiko, the girl who works in a local ramen shop and appears to like him, but her problem is she is the unannounced girl friend of his best friend. At least 2 of them appear to have the issue of not being able to cry (hence the True Tears name).
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
紅 (Japanese) Rent See Kure-nai
Genre
Action(1) Comedy(2) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1)
Demographic
Style
Keywords
Coming of Age(2) Dark(1) Dating Sim Spinoff(1) Depression(2)
Friendship(1) Harem(3) High School(3) Live Action(1)
Lolicon(1) Magic(1) Martial Arts(1) Music(1)
Sequel(1) Slice of Life(2) Supernatural(1) Video-game inspired(1)
Type
OVA(2) TV(6)
Release Year
2007(1)

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