Coming of Age 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
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Rock is a Lady's Modesty Rent See Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite

Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite
Rent Blond Lilisa Suzunomiya seems the paragon of the traditional cultured woman at Oushin Girls' Academy. But secretly she is a commoner rather than a aristocrat (her mother married a very wealthy man) and feels bored and even suffocated by the genteel-to-a-fault climate at Oushin. She puts on this act in hopes of being elected the 'Noble Maiden', 'the title with the highest degree of honor and pride that a student can recieve'. Her chief competitor is black-haired Otoha Kurogane, a beautiful girl with 'stunning radiance and moral integrity'. But it turns out that both of them have something in common: a love of forbidden Rock music.
Ronja the Robber's Daughter Buy See Sanzoku no Musume Ronja
S

Sakamichi no Apollon
Buy Summer, 1966. Kaoru Nishimi has moved to live with relatives in Kyushu. He's been an aloof honor student his whole life, but that starts changing when he meets Sentarou Kawabuchi, the school's notorious bad boy. Through him, he learns the appeal of jazz and forms his first real friendships.
Samurai Harem (English Title) Watch See Asu no Yoichi!

Sangatsu no Lion 2
Buy Second season of Sangatsu no Lion.

Sanzoku no Musume Ronja
Buy Ronja is the only daughter of Mattis, a bandit leader who lives in a castle in the middle of a large forest. When Ronja grows old enough, she ventures into the forest to interact the strange and magical creatures that live there. She learns to live in the forest through her own strength, with the occasional rescue from her parents. Ronja's life begins to change, however, when she happens upon a boy her own age named Birk.

Sasameki Koto
Watch Sasameki Koto is the story of Murasame Sumika, an intelligent and athletically gifted girl who just happens to be in love with her best friend, Kazama Ushio. Unable to confess her feelings, Sumika can only stay by her side and watch over her. After all, the biggest obstacle to her love is something that she can't change. It has nothing to do with the fact they're both girls; Sumika just isn't Ushio's type!

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.

Shikioriori
Watch "Clothing, food, housing, and transport" - this theme ties the three stories in this anthology film together. "A Breakfast of Sunflowers" tells the story about a youth working in Beijing, who misses the food he used to eat in his hometown. "A Little Fashion Show" is about sisters living in Guangzhou, struggling to connect after the elder sister pushes herself too hard in her modeling career. "Shanghai Love" is an homage to 5 Centimeters Per Second set in 1990s Shanghai. Two childhood friends parted ways years ago, and now they remember their past together through the old cassette tapes they left behind.
Sky of Connection (Wikipedia's translation) Watch See Yosuga no Sora
Someday's Dreamer Buy See Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto

Sora no Aosa o Shiru Hito yo
Rent Second-year high school student Aoi is an aspiring musician. Her older sister Akane's ex-boyfriend Shinnosuke Kanomura is a struggling guitarist. Aoi and Akane's parents passed away in an accident 13 years ago, and Akane gave up her ambition of going to Tokyo with Shinnosuke to take care of Aoi. Since then, Aoi has felt indebted to her older sister. One day, she is invited to perform at a music festival as a session musician by a famous enka singer named Dankichi. At the same time, Shinnosuke returns to Aoi and Akane's town after a long time away. Then, Shinno mysteriously appears— who is actually Shinnosuke from 13 years ago who has transcended time—and Aoi falls in love for the first time.

Sora no Woto
Watch Set in the future in a land marred by a long-lasting past-war, that now has settled into a quiet cycle of decline. SORAMI Kanata is a 15-year-old girl who fulfills her dream of enlisting in the army and joins a unit of five girls who protect an old castle that looms over a rustic village.
Soranowoto Watch See Sora no Woto
Genre
Action(28) Action Comedy(3) Adventure(27) Comedy(47)
Comedy Fantasy(2) Drama(88) Horror(3) Mystery(2)
Parody(3) Romance(65) Romantic Comedy(22) Suspense(3)
Tragedy(11)
Setting
Fantasy(26) Historical(8) Modern(81) Sci-Fi(21)
Steampunk(1)
Demographic
All Ages(11) Children(4) Josei(2) Kid at heart(2)
Seinen(36) Shoujo(11) Shounen(8)
Style
Acquired Taste(6) Artistic(2) Classic(2) Dark(7)
Fragmentary(2) Kawaii(3) Korean Wave(1) Moe(3)
Silly-funny(1) Surreal(5) Weird(2)
Characters and Their Abilities
Angels(1) Animals(2) Artificial Girls(3) Bishounen(3)
Deities(3) Gender-Bender(3) Kemonomimi(2) Mahou Shoujo(4)
Ninja(1) Samurai(1) Zombies(2)
Story Elements and Location
Boys Love(1) College(3) Competition(4) Depression(17)
Elementary School(5) Epic(1) Family Affairs(10) Fighting(13)
Friendship(21) Harem(10) High School(55) Isekai (Other World)(1)
Magic(10) Martial Arts(2) Mecha(4) Middle School(13)
Music(4) Music Oriented(1) Occult(1) Otaku Theme(1)
Police(1) Psychics(3) School Comedy(3) Shoujo Ai(3)
Shounen Ai(2) Slice of Life(53) Soul Mates(5) Spiritual(2)
Sports(3) Supernatural(19) Swordplay(9) Time Travel(2)
Underworld(1) War(3) Yuri(3)
Keywords
Anime-Manga Bundle(3) Anthology(1) Computers(1) Dating Sim Spinoff(12)
Gun-action(1) Idol theme(2) Live Action(1) Maid Theme(2)
noitaminA(3) Reboot(6) Sequel(11) Spinoff(1)
Video-game inspired(7) Witchcraft(1)
Potentially Objectionable
Bondage(1) Ecchi(21) Erotic Comedy(3) Fan Service(32)
Hentai(1) Incest(5) Lolicon(2) Pantsu(15)
Pervert(8) Softcore(4) Stalking(2) Violent(7)
Type
Movie(20) Omake(1) ONA(2) OVA(18)
Short(3) TV(81)
Release Year
2025(2) 2024(1) 2022(1) 2021(1) 2020(2) 2019(3) 2018(2) 2017(2)
2016(1) 2015(1) 2014(5) 2013(2) 2012(3) 2011(6) 2010(15) 2009(17)
2008(14) 2007(9) 2006(12) 2005(13) 2004(8) 2003(5) 2002(5) 2001(1)
2000(2) 1999(1) 1997(1) 1995(2) 1994(2) 1991(2) 1990(1) 1987(1)
1986(1) 1985(2) 1984(1) 1981(1) 1979(2) 1978(2) 1977(1)
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