H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~
Synopsis:
After a series of unfortunate events, the young Hirose Takuma was rendered blind. In an attempt to reverse his condition Hirose moves in with his uncle in a rural village, and upon his arrival he quickly begins to make new friends. However, Hirose soon discovers that one of his classmates, Hayami Kohinata, is being harshly bullied by her peers for reasons that neither she nor anyone else wants to explain. Even the seemingly honest and gentle Hinata Kagura, who had been doing her best to be friendly and helpful to Hirose since his arrival, acts harshly towards Hayami. Once a mysterious girl bequeaths Hirose with a life-changing gift, he takes it upon himself to help save Kohinata from her loneliness while working to uncover the truth of the situation.
applying filters, loading recommendationsrecommendations
Myself; Yourself
After having lived elsewhere for several years, Sana returns to the town in which he grew up in, and quickly begins to reacquaint himself to his surroundings and new high school. While there, Sana runs into his four childhood friends: Shuu, Shuri, Aoi, and Nanaka; but for some strange reason Nanaka gives him the cold shoulder. As he goes about his new daily life, can Sana rebuild his friendship with Nanaka while trying to deal with a troubling secret from his past?
my anime:
10 people think you'd like this because...
add recThere are harrowing occurrences in each Myself; Yourself and H2O with the same type of set up of a light comedy in the beginning followed by a sudden twist of fate revealing the tragic past of a main character.
Both guys get in a new place. They get to know everyone yet they get interested in just one girl because that girl is always "angry" (both blue-haired XD). I liked both, yet Myself; Yourself, a lot more.
Myself; Yourself is exactly like H2O with one exception: it doesn't suck complete ass. Unlike H2O its characters are not inexplicably stupid, its plot superficially original, or its graphics more inanimate than my grandmother on her death bed (trust me, she didn't move at all.) While not exceptional, it's strong, and my God if you made it through H2O with your intellect in one piece you're bound to love Myself; Yourself.
Both are about the male lead entering a 'new' place that he has some tie to and how he establishes himself in town.
Each character have their own internal problems, and each series become decidely darker towards the end, with a bizare emotional roller coaster where you want to laugh, strangle some characters, feel for others, puzzle over plot changes, but find both a decent watch.
The female leads also are similar; they have a cold demenour yet are apparently very cabable. It comes down to the male lead to help wean the female out of her shell.
With the arrival of a new person into the village and the subsequent ripples they send out, affecting not only their friends but everyone else, is just one of the many, many similiarities that these series share. The rescuing of an individual from their somewhat bleak situation is another theme common to both. It would seem that thse two anime are so similiar that actually you might as well watch both at once since you'd enjoy them equally the same!
We met here with copule of friends - each of them having dark past and difficult problems that they cannot solve ont heir own. Those two anime are both about changing one's lifes with friends' help and dealing with unwanted feelings or psychological issues.
Both Animes have a guy coming to another place and is well liked by the school (mainly girls). H20 and Myself; Yourself both have the guys ending up with the cold, distant, and seemingly uncaring character who had a troubling event happen to them. As usual, it happens when the characters are in high school in which there are other girls interested in them.
Overall, these two animes have the same 'feel' and a somewhat parallel storyline. (Well, that's my opinion)
There is really stron conjunction between those two animes. You can find drama thread in Myself and Footprints. Main characters - male and female have been sorely reached by tragedy. There is also romance between male and female main characters in both.
I think that you'll like Myself if you enioyed h2o, and you'll also like h2o, if you liked myself.
Between these two animes, the most obvious one that we can see is a guy struggling to get used to his new society. Moreover, both presents light comedy and a touch of angst, as well as heavy drama as the series progresses on.
The ending of both animes are also just perfect.
I am recommending this anime because it also has alot of drama in it but not quite to the degree of chaos head or h20 Watch this anime if you need something a little bit easier on the brain but still want a story similar to that of H20.
Clannad
Tomoya Okazaki is a third-year high school student who is generally bored with life and doesn't take his studies, future, or anything else seriously. One day, however, he meets a lonely-looking girl in the school courtyard, Nagisa Furukawa. She explains to him the source of her loneliness: she had missed a lot of the previous school year and thus is repeating her third year; everybody that she knew has already graduated, and she is lonely. Tomoya is rather indifferent at first, but decides that he has nothing better to do and spends increasingly more time helping Nagisa restore the school drama club. As his relationship with Nagisa grows, Tomoya begins to open up to various other people around the school as well...
tags:
my anime:
3 people think you'd like this because...
add recClannad and H2O both are cute school romances or so they appear to be. In each there is a darker side to them with a twist of the characters different experiences. Both are clearly harem anime with the girls vying for the main guy’s attention.
Changing the lives of others has always been a source of good material for animes, with Clannad and H20 striking a somewhat same message, but from completely different perspectives. However, don't let this put you off as both series incorperate a great range of characters who you just can't help but associate with and with a storyline that weaves elegantely through the series, they are simply un-missable.
In both series we have one boy and couple of girls following him and having feelings for him (shortly: harem ;p) as he tries to help them deal with theirs problems, and at last - helping him with his own issues.
ef - a tale of memories
In a high school setting, there are many people whose stories must be told: Hiro, an aspiring manga artist whose view of the world is "missing a certain color," according to himself; his childhood friend Kei, who is vying for his attention; Kyosuke, a photographer and cameraman who seeks to capture true emotion in his work; the ever-cheerful Miyako, who meets Hiro by chance and immediately becomes attached to him; the gentle Renji, unsure of his aspirations to become a novelist; and Kei's mysterious and quiet sister Chihiro, who seems to be a different person every day. As time passes and they interact with one another more, their paths increasingly intertwine as shades of regrettable pasts emerge.
my anime:
3 people think you'd like this because...
add recBoth H2O and Ef are based on H-Games but neither anime reflect this element.
Each anime follows the main male chacters as they develop and expand their relationships with the various female charaters.
One noticable difference is that in H2O, there is a sole male charcter having to choose between two of the girls whilst Ef shows the story of three boys and how they come to understand and, in two cases, love the female character they choose to stay with.
Both have an ending that you will not forget anytime soon.
Very few anime series cover the aspect of a relationship between one who has a medical problem and the person who saves them. These two anime however, cover this concept in a brilliant and different manner, yet somehow keeping the same ideas and raw emotions that make these series great. Extremely well made and both Ef and H20 are worthy to watch.
I could go on forever about how this is such a great psychological anime...but I will just say that both animes to me seem to have the same mysterious feel to them and I think that if you enjoyed H20 I think You will enjoy ef alot.
Air
- TV (12 eps)
- 2005
The 'girl in the sky' is a legend passed down through the ranks of one special family. Armed with the magical puppet skills he learned from his mother, Kunisaki Yukito follows in her footsteps, traveling from place to place, ever searching for that girl in the sky, ever chasing after that legend. His journeys have led him to a small costal town where he meets a girl that has a peculiar interest in him -- could she be the one? As events slowly start to unfold in front of his very eyes, Kunisaki Yukito finds himself amidst a story that spans a thousand summers...
tags:
my anime:
2 people think you'd like this because...
add recIf you liked footprints in the sand you would like air because, of the sense of secrecy surrounding the plot! Both animes have hidden reasons and have peoples pasts hidden! Also in each episodes they both have it revolve around a center charcter.
Dark past and not coping with one's personal problems can be good material to make an anime - and so we have Air and H2O, shows of the same type. What's more, you will find not one, but actually many characters, each of them having their time to solve their issues throughout the series, so if you liked one, you should probably check out another.
True Tears
- TV (13 eps)
- 2008
- Winter 2008
Shinichiro Nakagami is an everyday high school student, with the exception of having his beautiful and athletic childhood friend Hiromi Yuasa living in his household after the death of her parents. Unfortunately, their relationship is cold at best - Shinichiro can tell that she is suffering, but she acts coldly and distant from her foster family and so he is unable to help ease her sadness. His family is also forcing him to practice a traditional Japanese dance that does not interest him, adding to his frustration. On top of that, he is cursed to misfortune by another girl in school, the eccentric Noe Isurugi. Shinichiro juggles all of these problems on a day-to-day basis as he learns about love and the sadness of those around him.
tags:
my anime:
2 people think you'd like this because...
add recIn H2O and True Tears there are the same types of school and characters experiences. However, H20 has a more fantasy-based aspect to it while True Tears is more on the realistic side of life in a situation that could actually happen.
Love, haterd, misunderstandings, tough past, high school life - this is what those two have in common. Though please note that while TT is typical slice of life story, H2O has some fanstaly plots involved.
