Mahoraba - Recommendations

• TV (13 eps)
• 2008

It is still Yuno's first year at Yamabuki High school, and for the girls of the Hidamari apartment complex, life continues as normal. Whether it is visiting a shrine to do some sketching on their day off, or sitting under a kotatsu enjoying nabe on a cold winter's day, Yuno, Miyuko, Sae and Hiro make the most of each other’s company and cherish the time they have together. From the entrance exams and meeting each other, through the seasons, follow the day-to-day lives of these girls as they make each moment count and bring their own brand of fun to the most everyday activities.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2010

A new academic year at Yamabuki High has arrived with changes: Yuno and Miyako are now Juniors, Sae and Hiro have become seniors, and two new freshmen are moving into the Hidamari Apartments! Excited at the prospect of fresh faces in the residences, Yuno and the gang decide to give the two girls, Nori and Nazuna, the warmest welcome that they can. Now as Miyako and Yuno try to decide what electives they wish to take and everyone trying to get to know the new neighbors, the Hidamari Apartments have never been so busy.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2012

At Hidamari Apartments, which is famous for being a gathering place for weirdos, art student Yuno is surrounded by heartwarming friends of Yamabuki High School. While still getting used to bumping into bizarre and chaotic situations every day, Yuno starts chasing her dreams step by step.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2007

Yuno is a high school student who dreams of becoming a famous artist; and after being admitted at Yamabuki High School of Arts, she is one step closer to her dream. Yuno must move to an apartment complex near the school, and there, in Hidamari-so, she meets three new friends: Miyako, a very active person who will do anything to get her hands on something to eat; Hiro, an upperclassman who is obsessed with weight gain; and Sae, the oldest of the bunch and also a tomboy. From wild cosplaying teachers to bizarre school myths, Yuno and friends enjoy fun times and crazy days at Yamabuki High!

• OVA (2 eps)
• 2013

Sae and Hiro graduate from Yamabuki Art High School and say goodbye to the Hidamari apartments.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2007

Kajiwara Sora is a shy girl who loves to draw. She's a member of the art club at school, even though one of the other members scares her sometimes. She finds drawing things like flowers or fruit easy enough, but she puzzles over how to capture more fleeting moments, like the flapping of a bird's wings or a cat that won't sit still. There are things she can draw, and things she can't draw, and with the help of her friends in the art club, she's going to experience them all to the fullest.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2009

The students of the Geijutsuka Art Design Class study all the various fields of art, from sketching and painting to graphic design and photography. While the mischievous Noda is always thinking up new ways to have fun with her partner in crime - tomboy Tomokane - the ditzy Kisaragi is content with doodling cats in her sketchbook. With Namiko attempting (and failing) to keep the energetic duo in line, the quiet and mysterious Kyoujyu seems happy to observe the odd behavior of her classmates. Whether they are transforming a congealed lump of paint into a sculpture of a pudding, playing ‘color tag’, or making thought collages, the gang live their life to the max through both their friendships and their art.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2010

It’s time the Geijutsuka gang to take textile class, and Kisaragi is praying for a natural disaster to disrupt the lesson for good reason. They have to hand in their assessment of an innovative clothing design to the strictest teacher in school and while Miyabi, Noda and Namiko have managed to complete their creations, Kisaragi and Tomokane continue to struggle. Will either of them find a way to gain their teacher’s approval and manage to submit their work on time? Then, after cleaning yarn balls off of the school curtains, Kisaragi ends up on a series of errands that have her traversing the entire school.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2009

Sae has recently invested in a second-hand Polaroid camera and one ordinary Sunday morning she surprises the girls by unexpectedly taking their photo. Miyako decides to name the camera Polaroidon, and after snapping a shot of Hiro asleep, the girls decide to give each other a makeover. Meanwhile, the Yamabuki teachers have decided to have a karaoke competition...

• TV Special (2 eps)
• 2010

When a new family restaurant opens in the area, the girls at the Hidamari Apartments decide to try it out during a half day off from class. While the group looks forward to eating the food, Miyako is determined to try every beverage available at the bar. Then, one weekend, Yuno decides to take advantage of having two free days and travels back home for a visit. Finally, one morning Miyako wakes up with a craving for meat, so the gang prepares to have a barbeque in the courtyard complete with meat, marshmallows and… dried fish?!