Suzuka
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Yamato Akitsuki has recently moved to Tokyo, and in order to maintain his less than wealthy lifestyle, he currently works at his aunt's bathhouse. While walking by the school one evening he sees a girl by the name of Suzuka practicing the high jump, and is instantly in love. Even better is the realization that Suzuka lives next door! Determined to prove himself worthy of her affections, Yamato decides to join the school's track team and show her what he’s got, but things won’t be so easy; for Suzuka has a love interest of her own, and it isn’t Yamato...
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Gunparade March
- TV (12 eps)
- 2003
In the year 1945, the most terrible creatures in existence visited the earth: bug-like entities soon to be known as Phantom Beasts. In that time of peril, mankind joined together to expel the threat, only to find that conventional weapons were useless and further damaged the earth. It is now 1999, and the student-wide draft has changed the lives of thousands of teenagers across Japan. While unwillingly fighting in an endless war that started before their births, one group of friends will experience the tragedy of death and the bittersweet joy of love as they struggle to survive.
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add recAlthough Gunparade has mecha fights, it is much more focused on the relationship between the 2 main characters and is more romance-based than mecha-based.
The girl in Suzuka is very similar to the girl in Gunparade March; her behaviour and even her past is almost the same.
Gunparade March and Suzuka have a nice love story. Although some comedy can be found in Suzuka, both series have their times when a serious note is thrown in to ensure the atmosphere becomes more gloomy.
Kare Kano
Alt titles: His and Her Circumstances
Yukino had it all. Brilliant, athletic, popular and pretty, she was the perfect school girl with many friends and admirers. But then one fateful day she met her match: a handsome young man named Arima. Now, not only is he beating her at her own game, she's becoming more and more dismayed to learn that she's developing her first real feelings of romance. Can Yukino maintain her model student appearance, or will love ruin all her plans?
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add recThere are plenty of romantic comedies out there, and even with these two there are differences: Kare Kano is more wacky and random than Suzuka, and in Suzuka there is more comedy provided by the romance. The reason why I linked these is because despite their romance and comedy, both add a few (not all the time) rather realistic and serious events into the storyline.
Both of the series focus around the aspects of romance between the main character and his love interest. In both series you will be attached to the main character and start routing for them to succeed. If you like one of the series you will like the other
I''s Pure
Alt titles: Aizu Pure
It's Christmas Eve and Ichitaka, with his friend Yasuo, await a double date. While waiting for Iori and Nami, Ichitaka reminisces about his experience with his life-long crush Iori. There were many opportunities to finally confess his love to Iori, especially the time when the two were selected to arrange the freshman entrance ceremony; but Ichitaka was either to shy or often misunderstood. The biggest misunderstanding of all was when Ichitaka's childhood friend, Itsuki came to live in Ichitaka's home all the way from the United States...
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add recBoth I''s Pure and Suzuka generally involve the pursuit of one woman, with some other love triangles invading as well. The main characters are both a bit dumb when it comes to women (go figure), which leads to some pretty awkward and often comical situations. Both have humour, romance, and the pursuit of someone so amazing that they seem out of your reach.
Both have romance stories starting in high school and transitioning into college while dealing with various struggles having to do with growing up and being responsible
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.
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add recBoth series have a similar drama feel...
and have the "crazy" misleading female character and the loyal good guy male lead.
each has good plot twists too
Handsome but ordinary boy stuck between two girls. While one of them gives him inspiration and desire to be better, the other gives him gentle and secure love. That's what is similar about these two series but the choice the boy finally makes is different. I'm sure that if you liked one, you would like the other.
Love Hina
- TV (25 eps)
- 2000
Keitaro Urashima is somewhat of a failure. In order to fulfill a promise he made to a girl fifteen years ago, he has tried time and again to get into Tokyo U but has never managed to pass the exam. However, fate smiles upon him and he ends up working for his aunt, managing an all-girls dorm! Living with the feral Kaolla, the timid Shinobu, the sake-loving Mitsune, the blade mistress Motoko and the punch-happy Naru, can Keitaro keep his focus and keep his promise? And will he ever end up meeting that girl from his past?
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add recBoth series consist of the main character chasing after the girl that he falls in love with at first sight. In both series the main character tries with all his will to win the girls heart but somehow falls short with every action. Also what makes these two series great are the awkward moments that arise from the main characters actions that makes the series so funny.
