Re:ZERO: Starting Life in Another World - The Frozen Bond - Recommendations

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2011

While visiting her uncle for the summer, six year old Hotaru gets lost in the woods outside the village. Scared, the crying girl is eventually rescued by a gentle youkai named Gin, who is burdened with a curse that will cause him to disappear if ever touched by a human. Though they are barred from physical contact, the two become close friends. But after a few short years it becomes apparent that Gin ages more slowly than humans, so while Hotaru is growing up and changing, Gin remains in stasis. How will Hotaru adapt to the complicated emotions she develops as her and Gin's ages gradually converge?

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2020

As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2002

In the midst of a forest-covered desert, the Pichu brothers are traveling by train to their hometown, when suddenly they are catapulted into the distance. Stranded in the forest, it’s up to Pikachu, Tododile, Meowth, Bobafett, Togepi and a varied cast of characters to help them find their way back to the train and on their way! With freak storms, scary forests and obstacles in the way, can the Pichu brothers finally return home?

• TV (12 eps)
• 2020

In a world where the ruined human species has been driven almost to extinction by the monsters that now dominate the land, a forest golem is surprised to find a human child sitting alone in the woods - dirty, barefoot, and in chains. The golem takes little Somali under his protection and the two begin a journey together, traveling through beautiful and dangerous lands where the small girl's humanity must be kept hidden for her own safety. The golem hopes to find Somali's parents alive somewhere, but the chances of this are slim; and besides, as far as Somali is concerned, she has already found herself a beloved father.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2022

While Rudeus reunites with his father in Millishion, Eris sets out to fulfill her dream of slaying goblins. While at the Adventurers' Guild, however, she encounters Cliff, a conceited young mage who threatens to spoil her adventure.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2005

A child going by the name of Kino has lived through a traumatic past experience and now lives with an old woman called Shishou. With the help of Shishou, Kino hones the skills needed to survive, learning to handle a gun and ride the talking motorrad, Hermes. However, young Kino is haunted by what happened to the original Kino, and is also suffering from an identity crisis. Even with these issues, the fledgling traveler must prepare for a journey; but will Kino's very first journey prove to be pleasant or harrowing?

• TV (13 eps)
• 2018

As a child, Violet was used by the military as a weapon because of her combat prowess. Her one friend and protector was Major Gilbert, who named the girl, taught her how to speak and write, and cared for her. But after being seriously injured in the war, losing both arms in the process, Violet is brought to the Evergarden household to recuperate. There, she trains to become an Auto Memories Doll: a person who writes letters for others, deciphering their true feelings and expressing it on paper. As Violet travels the world, she helps her clients find love and comfort through the letters she writes; but more importantly, she slowly begins to understand emotions, so that she can finally cope with what she’s done, and what she’s lost. 

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2008

An old man resides in a city mostly submerged by water, living in a home he had to build on top of his old one. His daily routine now consists of smoking his pipe, drinking wine, watching television and eating the fish he catches. Living alone in the silent desolation of the elderly he is surrounded by photographs but no people. One day he drops his pipe into the water and it disappears into his old, submerged home. To retrieve it he rents a scuba suit, but once he descends into the place he used to live he is overwhelmed by the memories of the life he used to have - the family he used to know.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1961

An officer is falsely accused of setting on fire a forest he was supposed to protect. While he is under trial in Kyoto, his family receives an order to leave their mansion and to surrender to the new owner of the land. The family flees, but they end up being tricked and separated by bandits. Sold as slaves, the two children start living a bitter new reality where they must struggle to survive doing harsh physical labor. Anju and her younger brother Zushio try to protect each other as they wonder if they will ever see their parents again.

• TV (11 eps)
• 2021

The stage this time is the “holy city” of Kimluck, whose doctrine is the eradication of magicians. They are the historical enemies of Orphen and graduates of the Tower of Fang. Orphen understands now that Azalie wants to inherit the will of her teacher, Childman. Orphen and his traveling companions head for Kimluck in search of the secrets of the world. However, a fierce battle with the “Death Teacher” awaited them. What is the hidden secret of the world revealed in Kimluck? Who is the successor!?