Romeo x Juliet
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On a tragic night in Neo Verona, the Capulet family is murdered by Montague and the country is seized. The only Capulet survivor is the child Juliet, who is rescued by loyal knights. Fourteen years later, people in Neo Verona live in poverty and fear. Juliet has spent her life in hiding, and in disguise as the male Red Whirlwind, secretly fighting Neo Verona’s oppression. On one of her secret adventures, she is helped by Romeo and falls in love. Finally, on one fateful day, Juliet’s family reveals her heritage and their desire for her to reclaim her title and rescue Neo Verona from tyranny. Meanwhile, Juliet also discovers that Romeo is the son of her worst enemy. Can Juliet rescue Neo Verona and kill the father of the man she loves?
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Chobits
- TV (26 eps)
- 2002
Having failed to earn admission to a university, Hideki Motosuwa has moved to the big city, determined to study his hardest for next year's exams. However, an unusual distraction presents itself one unsuspecting day in the form of Chii, a robotic young girl that has been discarded in the trash. In a world where an increasing number of people turn to these 'persocons' for company, the bonds and limits of human relationships are tested as flesh manages to fall in love with the machine itself...
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add recThere is a forbidden love radiating through both of these anime series. Romeo X Juliet is along the line of a more historical sense between two warring families while Chobits presents a more technological dilemma between a robot with feelings and a human.
Both Chobits and Romeo x Juliet have the theme of forbidden romance (though both are of two very different veins of this), lead characters with their own secrets, and conflicts all pushing the heroine and her love toward tragedy, as the characters fight for a happy ending. If you enjoyed one, you should definitely check out the other.
Ayashi no Ceres
Alt titles: Ceres: Celestial Legend
- TV (24 eps)
- 2000
There is a legend of an angel who fell to Earth many years ago, and was forced to marry a man because he held the key to her only way home. Hundreds of years later, sixteen year old Mikage Aya is the reincarnation of Ceres, the vengeful angel, who must now fight for her life against her family and her own twin brother Aki, the reincarnation of her past evil husband...
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add recBoth Ayashi no Ceres and Romeo X Juliet deal with the main character having a hard time coping with what she has to deal with. Even though Ayashi no Ceres is more fantasy-based while Romeo X Juliet is based off of Shakespeare, the two stories both have the same kind of star-crossed love in them.
if you love a good tragic romance story then you're going to love both Romeo X Juliet and Ayashi no Ceres. both stories revolve around a girl who due to reasons beyond her knowledge is thrown into a world of chaos by people out to see her dead. It follows her as she overcomes obstacles one after the other and meets with a man who changes her life. The story also follows the romance between the two main characters very closely as well as the problems that arise to tear them apart. They are both what i believe to be wonderful stories of star crossed lovers that really tugs at the heart strings.
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Alt titles: Rumbling Hearts
Narumi Takayuki is a normal high school student with a crush on Mitsuki, the school's swim star -- that is, until he receives a profession of love from his friend Haruka. But amidst the beautiful budding relationship, tragedy strikes when an accident occurs, turning Narumi’s life upside-down. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is a compelling drama about one man, and the choices he must make for love.
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add recIf you enjoy Romeo x Juliet, it is almost certainly for the romantic drama elements; the drama is the defining quality of Kimi ga Nozomu Eien as well. In both series, the characters are forced into difficult situations in which they must choose between love and some other important parts of their lives. Both shows also have much more to them than mere sappy romance, setting themselves apart from others in their genre.
The main characters in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien and Romeo X Juliet are forced to choose between the love they share for each other and another defining factor in their lives. The elements of drama and tragedy are present throughout both series. While Romeo X Juliet could be seen as the classic tale of Shakespeare’s play, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien also goes deep into the emotions of the viewers and asks: what would you do in that situation?
Good Witch of the West - Astraea Testament
Alt titles: Nishi no Yoki Majo
- TV (13 eps x 24 min)
- 2006
- Spring 2006
In a fairytale and storybook country, Firiel Dee has lived all her life in the peaceful Cerafield countryside. Her mother died when she was young, and her father – known by everybody as "The Scholar" – is alive but has a tendency to lock himself in his observatory and not give Firiel the time of day. On her 15th birthday, Firiel's life changes forever when she goes to a ball in Cape Amber wearing her mother's necklace that her friend and father’s pupil, Roux, delivered to her. Lord Roland and Lady Adale, members of the royal family, recognize her necklace as belonging to the runaway Blue Princess – leading Firiel to the discovery that she is the long lost princess' daughter! Now, she must compete with all of the other candidates to become Queen of the land.
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add recBoth anime have a fantasy setting. Good Witch is set in a fairytale-like country with some weird looking animals while Romeo x Juliet is set on a floating continent where the nobles use flying horses to fly around town. The main heroines are a lot alike. They will do anything to be with the one they love and they are both determined to protect their world.
Both Romeo x Juliet and Good Witch of the West have similar types of main characters. They are each strong willed in their own ways, especially the heroines. They are determines to overcome everything for the bond of love they share.
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.
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add recRomance is everywhere, not only in fiction; it doesn't exist only in another, imaginary world. The grey everyday life is always waiting for love to paint it colorful.
As we have all heard of the tragic love of Shakespear's Romeo and Juliet, we maybe have wished to find that special someone who is destined to bring us happiness. The anime adaptation Romeo x Juliet is as exciting as the original play, but there is much more magic and mystery in its own cute way. The stories of gentleness, love and passion are not always supposed to be seen on stage. They are everywhere around us; proof for that is one of the most romantic animes ever - ef - a tale of memories. The most valuable thing shown in it is that love is not just a distant feeling but is much closer to our hearts than we think it is.
Both series share the drama romance story and all though a lot of other series cover this genre, with these two series the story also drags you in unlike most average romance series. Both series are of inmense good quality in both story, character development and animation that I'm sure if you have seen one, you will enjoy the other.
