Hitohira
Synopsis:
Asai Mugi's everyday life is very much impacted by a singular problem: she suffers from extreme shyness. Her sole friend Touyama Kayo would like to help her out as they've just entered high school, but Mugi's shyness is the sort that steals her voice entirely. It is too bad for Mugi that a freak shout on her part attracted the attention of Nono Ichinose. Nono is on a mission to save her Drama Research Society, and she isn't prepared to accept shyness as excuse from on-stage performances! With a small group of close friends to encourage and educate her, Mugi will be given a chance to be more than she is now. But, can someone so terribly shy really become a stage actress in just a few short months?
applying filters, loading recommendationsrecommendations
Welcome to the NHK!
Alt titles: NHK ni Youkoso!
- TV (24 eps)
- 2006
- Summer 2006
Tatsuhiro Sato is a university dropout and a "hikikomori" – a person suffering from social withdrawal. To Sato’s dismay, his self-imposed exile from the world is rudely interrupted when a mysterious girl knocks on his door. She has charged herself with the task of curing Sato of his hikikimori ways! Now, as new problems ranging from hentai games to internet suicide spring up, can Sato manage to overcome his hermit-like ways, or will the imaginary N.H.K conspiracy force him to remain a hikikomori forever?
tags:
my anime:
2 people think you'd like this because...
add recIt's normal to identify yourself with a main character when you watch an anime or read a book, but authors of both Hitohira and Welcome to The NHK! used that fact in a very specific way. Satou and Mugi have to accomplish something they state impossible. Eventually the key to do so is to change one's self. It isn't a very original thing for an anime series, yet the way it is shown in these makes them unique. I would call them motivating anime since, after watching, you do feel like you need to change something about yourself or your life.
I have a word of warning for you though: Hitohira and Welcome to The NHK! have a very different style and are aimed at different ages, an example being Satou's "dirty" thoughts and a few other adult themes.
In both Hitohira and Welcome to the NHK, the plain character is half forced to do something that is in contradiction with his/her normal personality, but will eventually become a passion after working on it sometimes. Both are also the stories of friendships that revolve around those passions and involve more than mere common projects, but also influence on each other's personalities and dreams. If you liked one, you'll also like the other.
La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~
Alt titles: Kin'iro no Chord: Primo Passo
Hino Kahoko is a sophomore at a high school which caters to both general students, and the musically elite. On the first day of class, Hino meets a fairy named Lili and is entrusted with a magical violin; this violin has the ability to express the music in someone’s heart, even if they do not possess the talent for playing the instrument. With the violin in her care, Hino must now compete in a musical competition, but the guilt of not having true musical talent consumes her. Lili’s dream is to bring happiness to people with music, but Hino isn’t sure she has what it takes to be the one to do it. Can Hino perservere, or will she abandon Lili’s dream?
tags:
my anime:
2 people think you'd like this because...
add recHitohira and La Corda have a similar story, because the main characters accomplish something they would call impossible. Enjoy! :)
Both series revolve around high school students with special abilities. Mugi Asai (Hitohira) has an amazing voice but a fear of speaking in public, while Hino Kahoko (La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~) has not yet realized her hidden talent for playing the violin. Both series are serious in nature but have a sense of lightness about them too.
Fruits Basket
- TV (26 eps)
- 2001
Tohru Honda is a compassionate girl who is down on her luck. Her mother having recently died, she has been forced to camp out in the woods for shelter. However, things start to turn around once she is invited to live with class hunk Yuki Sohma and his family... but all is not as it seems! Yuki's family is burdened with a dark curse which causes them to turn into the animals of the Chinese zodiac once hugged by a member of the opposite sex... and Honda may be the only one who can help them.
tags:
my anime:
1 person thinks you'd like this because...
add recAt first glance it seems that Fruits Basket and Hitohira are nothing alike, however, they both deal with the issue of the main characters learning very important lessons. In Hitohira the main character learns about herself and how she can help others, while in Fruits Basket, the whole series is dedicated to one moral issue and good deeds for a person to learn.
Piano
Miu is a young, talented pianist with a passion for playing music. Under the guidance of Shirakawa, her teacher, she decides to enter a recital, where she will play an emotional, self-written piece.Piano is a quiet story about first loves, friendship, and the challenges one must overcome to succeed.
tags:
my anime:
1 person thinks you'd like this because...
add recHitohira and Piano both relate the dedication of an average girl to an activity that she put all she has into, in one case the piano, in the other theatre. The animes deal with their daily life, but also show the harships they face in their art, the motivation fluctuation and the importance of support from their friends. both anime have a very similar feel to them, calm and yet passionate.
Madlax
- TV (26 eps)
- 2004
The country of Gazth-Sonika has been engaged in a civil war for more than a decade, struggling to stay afloat amidst attacks from the anti-government faction known as Garza. With lies and corruption seeping into the political food chain, a mysterious book in one young girl’s possession may be the only key to uncovering the truth and bringing an end to the war. This book, however, is sought by many. And when the invincible agent Madlax is hired to protect those in search of its truth, Gazth-Sonika dispatches a ruthless soldier to make sure that truth stays in the darkness...
my anime:
1 person thinks you'd like this because...
add recThe thing that connects Madlax and Hitohira are the main characters. Margaret and Mugi have a lot in common (up to the level of looking quite alike). Both have their minds far from reality, but eventually they have to face it no matter how harsh it is. Although Hitohira is a school drama and Madlax is an action series, there is a big chance that you might like it.
