The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Makoto MIZUNO) - Recommendations

• Other (1 ep)
• 2011

Ryuuji has always taken the art of the bento box for granted - that is, until Kitamura's grandmother makes her grandson a boxed lunch of epic proportions! Now Ryuuji is in for the toughest battle of his life as he strives to overcome the elderly bento goddess, thwarted at every turn by her love for her grandson. He must push himself to the limit of his lunch-making prowess, or use whatever trick he can to achieve total victory against a woman he's never met!

• TV (13 eps)
• 2024

The second season of Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki.

• TV

In a rural junior high school, a boy and a girl pledge eternal friendship, and two years pass without any progress in their relationship as they become destined for one dream...! Inuzuka Himari, a cheerful girl who has yet to find her first love, and Natsume Yu, a passive boy who loves flowers, are still best friends in their own gardening club in their second year of high school. "If Yu can't get married, I'll have to take responsibility for you." "After Himari said that, I'm having a hard time because your brother started calling me, 'My brother-in-law!'" However, when Yu reunites with his first love from the past, the wheels of their relationship suddenly go haywire! Will Himari, who has discovered love, be able to break free from her "ideal friend"?

• TV (12 eps)
• 2021

Expert gamer Tomozaki Fumiya doesn’t exactly fit in, but he wishes he did. With no written rules for success and gameplay that doesn’t work in his favor, the real world seems impossible for someone like him. But, like any noob, all he really needs are some strategies and a seasoned player like Aoi Hinami to help him. Hopefully with her guidance, Tomozaki will gain the experience he needs.

• OVA (2 eps)
• 2011

It’s school festival time at Fumizaki Academy and as everyone is frantically preparing for the occasion, the idiots of Class F are more interested in slacking off. However, with the prospect of upgrading their classroom to accommodate actual desks and the threat of Mizuki being transferred if they fail, the whole group gets the motivation they need. Having decided upon a Chinese café, the day of the festival arrives and business seems to be booming. Although with troublesome customers, Mizuki’s toxic cooking and rumors circulating about their café’s cleanliness, will Class F be able to raise enough to stop Mizuki’s parents from forcing her to leave?

• DVD Special (7 eps)
• 2014

• DVD Special (3 eps)
• 2009

• OVA (3 eps)
• 1997

Yohko, Momiji, Ayano and Madoka are back, and ready for more fun times in space. While the team has established itself as a force to be reckoned with, a new challenger has appeared: Sylvie Dread, an ambitious and borderline reckless ex-Terra pilot who has it out for Yohko! Meanwhile, the girls find themselves in the middle of an ancient prophecy that they seem to be a part of, and a special galactic event has Yohko dolled up and causing jealousy amongst her teammates.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2016

This is a world where humanity is always at war with the Unknown. The kids who were evacuated to a cold sleep facility during the initial invasion decades ago wake up from their slumber to find that they'd manifested superpowers called the "World." To protect Japan from the Unknowns appearing from the Tokyo Bay, these kids would start their own battles at the defensive strongholds of Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Chiba.

• Other

I, Maehara Maki, someone who couldn’t make any acquaintances or friends in high school, finally had someone I can hang out with outside of school. A girl. Her name was Asanagi-san. The boys in my class called her ‘The class’ second cutest girl’ behind her back. On Fridays, she would refuse her best friend, Amami, ‘the cutest girl in class’ invitation just to hang out in my house with me. Together, we played games, watched some movies, read some manga while eating junk foods like pizza and hamburgers, and chugging cola without a care in the world. To others, we may seem sloppy, but it was a precious, secret time together for Asanagi-san and myself.