Shougakusei no Himitsu - Recommendations

• OVA (3 eps)
• 2008

Puberty is an embarrassing, trying time for a child. Your body changes, you start to have feelings for the opposite sex, and more than anything, you are confused and bewildered about what’s happening to you. Tsubomi, Rea, Saya and a group of other fifth-grade students are being faced with this difficult event, and will experience the joys and horrors of it together. From learning about the difference between the male and female bodies, to experiencing a first kiss, to discovering the cause of pregnancy and even getting a first period, Tsubomi and her friends will finally learn what it means to be a grown up.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2016

Inama Mikami, a tall and handsome boy popular among girls, has shown his interest in Yui Aoi. He actively pursues Yui, troubling her and annoying her boyfriend Kazuma Hiyama.

• OVA (8 eps)
• 2014 - 2015

The story begins with Hanahi, a sixth-grade girl who is neither an adult nor a child. She deals with issues such as accidentally witnessing her homeroom teacher kissing, and worrying about experiencing physiological changes before her friends.

• OVA (4 eps)
• 2015 - 2016

Second season of 12-Sai.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2016

Hanabi is a sixth-grade girl who is neither an adult nor a child. She deals with issues such as accidentally witnessing her homeroom teacher kissing, and worrying about experiencing physiological changes before her friends.

• TV (25 eps)
• 2009 - 2010

Sawako Kuronuma is just like any other high school girl who wants to make friends and be useful. The only problem is she bears a worrying resemblance to Sadako from 'The Ring!' Because of her reputation, people are not only terrified of her, but small dogs even bark in fear at her presence; in fact, the only person in school who will talk to her is the lively class hottie, Kazehaya. As the pair spends more time together, Kazehaya slowly begins to bring Sawako out of her shell and soon their feelings for each other develop further. Though with her crippling insecurities, lack of social skills, and a series of cruel rumors and misunderstandings, it seems that Sawako's dream of a normal life won’t be quite so easy to obtain.

• Other (1 ep)
• 2015

Mikiko Amane is an elementary-school girl who has transferred schools many times. Because of this, she stopped making friends or getting deeply involved with people, since she knew she would move again soon. She had lived her life with a cool and uninterested personality, but at her new school, she meets a boy with a cat face. She's so interested in him, she just can't help herself.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2011

Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the Olympics. The mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi  and Shun – but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart.

• TV (54 eps)
• 1982 - 1983

When energetic fourth grader Asari and her sister – a sixth grader at the top of her class argue over the smallest things, only their mother can stop them.

• TV (34 eps)
• 1982 - 1983

The main character, Ranze, is a junior high girl with troubles: her father is a vampire and her mother is a werewolf. Ranze has yet to manifest her supernatural powers, and her parents are beginning to get worried she might be normal.