Hajimari no Natsu

Ao Haru Ride

Futaba Yoshioka enters high school determined to reinvent herself. In middle school, her popularity with boys made her female classmates jealous and left her isolated, so now she acts deliberately unfeminine and distant to avoid standing out. Her plan seems to work until she runs into Kou Mabuchi, the boy she secretly loved back then. Kou disappeared suddenly during middle school, and his return stirs up feelings Futaba thought she had buried. But the gentle, kind boy she remembers is gone. In his place is a cold and pessimistic young man who admits he once felt the same way about her, yet insists they can never go back to how things were. As they navigate an awkward new dynamic, Futaba tr

ReLIFE

Arata Kaizaki is 27 years old and stuck. After leaving his first company, he has failed every job interview and survives on a part-time job. One night, Ryou Yoake from the ReLife Research Institute makes him an unusual offer: a pill that will make him look 17 again and a place in a one-year experiment. As part of the experiment, Arata must return to high school as a third-year student. If he completes the year, the institute will help him re-enter the workforce. With few options left, he accepts. Now he has to navigate classes, friendships, and teenage social life while keeping his real age a secret. His adult perspective helps him understand others, but it also makes fitting in more compl

Bakuman。

Moritaka Mashiro is a middle school student with a talent for drawing, but he has no clear ambition beyond leading an ordinary life. His classmate Akito Takagi, an aspiring writer, notices Mashiro's artistic skill and insists they team up to create manga together. Mashiro is reluctant at first, haunted by the memory of his uncle, a mangaka who died from overwork. Everything changes when Mashiro learns that his crush, Miho Azuki, dreams of becoming a voice actress. Determined to have her star in an anime adaptation of their work, he agrees to pursue manga with Takagi. Miho, who shares his feelings, promises to marry him once both of them achieve their dreams. Together, Mashiro and Takagi en

Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You

Sawako Kuronuma is a shy, soft-spoken high school student whose long black hair and quiet demeanor make her classmates uneasy. They call her Sadako, after the ghost from a famous horror movie, and keep their distance, assuming she is gloomy or frightening. In reality, Sawako is kind, diligent, and longs to connect with others. Her life begins to change when Shouta Kazehaya, the most popular boy in class, starts talking to her. His friendly and open personality draws her out of her shell, and she slowly starts to experience the friendships she always wanted. As Sawako grows closer to Kazehaya, she discovers that navigating new relationships is not simple. Her growing bond with him attracts

BECK

Yukio Tanaka is a fourteen-year-old boy with no hobbies, an unremarkable taste in music, and a quiet, neurotic personality that keeps him from chasing the exciting life he dreams of. His days pass in monotony until a chance encounter with Ryusuke Minami, an unpredictable sixteen-year-old who has just returned from America, turns everything upside down. Ryusuke plays guitar in a rock band named Beck, after his patchwork dog, and introduces Yukio to the raw energy of western rock music. Inspired for the first time, Yukio picks up a guitar and discovers a passion that gives his life new meaning. As he joins Ryusuke in pursuit of the ultimate band, Yukio must balance school, work, and friendsh

Ouran High School Host Club

Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at Ouran High School, an academy for the children of the rich and powerful. Looking for a quiet place to study, she stumbles into the music room of the Host Club, a group of six handsome, wealthy boys who entertain the school's female students. Startled by their presence, she accidentally breaks an extremely expensive vase. Mistaken for a boy due to her short hair and androgynous appearance, Haruhi is forced to join the Host Club to pay off her debt. Under the guidance of the club's princely leader, Tamaki Suou, she must learn to entertain clients while navigating the extravagant and often absurd world of the super-rich. As Haruhi struggles to keep h