Middle-aged novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who had always chided her for going her own way. Due to the strained relationship, Makio wasn’t particularly stricken when she received the news that Minori and her husband died in a car crash. Identifying the bodies, Makio crosses paths with […]
When novelist Fuji is walking home during a rainstorm, an animal that looks like a dog gets her attention and asks her to take them home. Hesitant at first, she is impressed by his intelligence and ends up taking him home to her apartment. Now, she enjoys her whimsical days with a new pet that
Being sent from her orphanage, Anne Shirley arrives on Prince Edward Island to live with the aging, childless Cuthbert siblings, Matthew and Marilla, on a quiet farm. However, everyone gets a shock when they learn that Anne was supposed to be a boy child meant to help Matthew around the farm. Despite their original hesitation
After falling into a depression, Tsunehiro Sasaki stops going to college and wracks up a huge gambling debt. To make matters worse, a doctor discovered a brain tumor and tells him he only has about two years to live. While fleeing from debt collectors, Sasaki falls into the ocean where he is rescued by a
After the death of his beloved dog Hanako, the last piece of family he had left, Hotaru Yuyami is left adrift and alone. Working as an author, but now paralyzed by his grief, his editor continues to grow concerned until one day she discovers that he has a new pet – a mushroom dog. Sprouting
In a rural town, yokai, humans, and gods all live their normal, everyday lives together. One summer, an aging cat named Buchio evolves into a nekomata. Wondering why this evolution happens, he meets with other yokai that live in the area to learn about his evolution and what he is to do now. Elsewhere in
I enjoy engaging plots and tautly paced storytelling as much as the next person, but sometimes you just have a day, you know? You have a day, and you no longer wish to think about anything, even whatever entertainment you choose to unwind with. You just want to sit down and enjoy something that is
The Yuzuki family is a family of four brothers. After their parents died, the oldest brother, Hayato, put himself through college and became a teacher, all while raising his brothers. Mikoto, the second son, is calm and collected, assisting his older brother. The third son, Minato, is energetic and troublesome, often clashing with Mikoto who
Falling in love and exploring romantic relationships is a big part of the human experience, and as such, romance has long been a beloved plot or at least part of a character’s story in anime. However, romance anime isn’t for everyone. Admittedly, some romance anime have the most obnoxious plots fueled by unrealistic desires and
Well, if you worked hard enough, technically you can watch most anime series in a day. However, just because you can wedge 48 episodes into a day doesn’t mean you should. Besides, that leaves profoundly little time for crucial snack and bathroom breaks. No, when most people crave short anime, they crave a nice 12-episode
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