Makura Izumi: Tsuugakuro - Recommendations

• TV (47 eps)
• 1996 - 1997

Yuuko is a shy middle school girl who has feelings for her childhood friend, the boy next door. When she finds out that her best friend also likes him, she is unsure what to do. The story explores the relationships between these three characters as they confront everyday junior high problems.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2017

First year high school students Haruki Mishima and Toure Honda are looking forward to their new school life. Meanwhile Nasa Sanagi, sole member of the cooking research club, continues with his club activities from middle school, striving to work on the theme that his adviser laid out for him. Second year student Natsu Asumi, although he matured a little since the height of his impudence during his first year, has nevertheless chosen to remain alone this year. Third year students Mikado Nakajima and Masamuna Sakurakoji watch over him with a smile. All of them will pay the nearby convenience store a visit after school.

• TV (16 eps)
• 2015

In an alternate universe, shy, awkward Yuki Nagato attempts to court her crush, Kyon, with the help of her best friend, the perky and indomitable Ryoko Asakura. Together, the trio defend their high school literature club from extermination and from the pestering of Haruhi Suzumiya and her lovable friend Koizumi! Watch as Yuki navigates normal high school life, like Christmas parties, festivals, and feelings. And when another side of Yuki comes out will full-force, will her chances with Kyon be obliterated?

• TV (117 eps)
• 1995 - 1998

Asuza Noyama is just another 12-year-old girl in 5th grade, right? Wrong! She is known as “Azuki” to her classmates -- a nickname she was given in 1st grade, and which she absolutely hates. One day, a new student called Yuunosuke Ogasawara is transferred to her class, and when a classmate starts to tease her about her name, the new student defends her. Since the name was so unusual, it was the first that he had memorized! From that moment on, Azuki suddenly was proud of her nickname, and fell in love with Yuunosuke. The problem is… he’s a really popular guy! How can she beat the competition and gain his love?

• Web (26 eps)
• 2015 - 2016

Yuki Kurihara has finally been granted her wish of dating her crush Momo. At first glance, she just looks like a normal but very cute girl. However, she is in fact a maniac over Momo, taking notes of his activities and never missing the chance to see him in a cute moment. Momo, on the other hand, is inexperienced in love, and just wants to make Yuki happy.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2007

When his dream career as a basketball player is shattered due to a severed tendon, Okazaki Tomoya believes that his already depressing life has lost all purpose. To make matters worse, he is plagued by dreams in which he wanders through a land of nothingness. Attending school only through force of habit, Tomoya one day meets a girl called Furukawa Nagisa; and over time, while helping her to reform the school's drama club, Tomoya learns to smile and have fun once more. His dreams have become less dark, as though a ray of hope has appeared; but could there be more to these dreams than there appears to be?

• TV (12 eps)
• 2020

Known for skipping class on the regular, two girls lives become intertwined when they find each other on the second floor of the gym. From there, Adachi and Shimamura’s friendship slowly grows as they play ping-pong and hang out. But when something happens that changes their relationship, how will they react?

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1993

Ocean Waves is a coming of age tale centered around Taku, an ordinary high school student, his best friend Matsuno, and Rukiko, a reserved outcast who has caught Matsuno's eye. While bounds of friendship are tested, unlikely relationships grow and flourish in this made for television movie.

• DVD Special (4 eps)
• 2005 - 2006

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2014

During Usa and Ritsu’s school culture festival. With their schedules being busy the two haven’t been able to spend a lot of time together. Ritsu begins to experience a sense of jealousy seeing Usa around other girls.