Depression/TV/Coming of Age Titles

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Depression: (Story/Location) Titles that contain characters who suffer from depression would fall into this category if this is of significant importance for the storyline.

TV: (Type) All anime series done for TV should go into this slot.

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
A

Aishiteru Ze Baby
Buy A crisis in the Katakura family changes the life style of a carefree high school playboy, when Kippei is asked to look after his five-year old cousin, Yuzuyu. Kippei tries to complain and avoid the responsibility but Yuzuyu's quiet charm soon wins him over. In trying to be a mom to his little cousin, Kippei learns some hard lessons on how to be responsible, as well as helping Yuzuyu deal with issues at her pre-school and her longing for her absent mother. And what about Kokoro, the cute classmate, who seems to show some measure of interest in Kippei?
Aishiteruze Baby Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
B
Babe My Love (French) Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
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:
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Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
Watch Hazumu was a shy boy who enjoyed gardening, collecting herbs, and long walks in the mountains. One day he finally worked up the courage to confess his love to Yasuna, but she rejected him. Feeling dejected, he wandered up Mt. Kashimayama to the place where they first met to reconsider his feelings. After getting lost, he wished upon a shooting star which turned out to actually be a crashing alien spaceship. Although he was hit by the falling ship, Hazumu survived the crash thanks to some body reconstruction by the aliens, only they got it a little wrong. Now that he is a she, Hazumu stumbles head-first back into his social life and relationships only to find that the entire landscape has changed. (Summary courtesy of ANN
Kasimasi Watch See Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
L
Love You Baby Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
M

Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
Buy In a society very much like the one we have today, there are certain people born with the ability to apply magic, and a world-wide administration limiting and organizing the use of magic. During her summer holidays 17 years old Kikuchi Yume travels to Tokyo as to complete her apprenticeship to become an official mage, for which she'll live as a guest in the house of her instructor, a very handsome but lonely man. Together with her fellow apprentice Angela she'll find out what it means to be a mage, and what magic can and can't do to the life of those who apply it or ask for its application.

Myself; Yourself
Watch Hikada Sana returns to his hometown after 5 years away living in Tokyo. Although there are some changes to the town, most has remained the same. On a detour to his apartments, he notices a girl in a shrine maiden outfit watching him when he visits the shrine. The next day at school he finds out that this girl is actually Yatsushiro Nanaka, his old childhood friend whom he gave a bracelet to before he left; a bracelet which she still wears, even to this day.
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Someday's Dreamer Buy See Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
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Things Precious to A Mage Buy See Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto

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).
かしまし ~ガール・ミーツ・ガール~ (Japanese) Watch See Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
型仔湊女記 (Japanese) Buy See Aishiteru Ze Baby
魔法遣いに大切なこと Buy See Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
Genre
Drama(6) Romance(5) Tragedy(4)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Modern(6)
Demographic
Shoujo(1)
Style
Kawaii(1)
Keywords
Bishounen(1) Dark(1) Friendship(2) Gender-Bender(1)
Harem(2) High School(3) Magic(2) Middle School(1)
Slice of Life(5) Supernatural(2) Video-game inspired(2) Yuri(1)
Type
Release Year
2008(2) 2007(1) 2006(1) 2004(1) 2003(1) 2002(1)
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