Top 10 Anime Like Aki no Kanade [2024 List]

Aki no Kanade

Aki Miyagawa moved to Tokyo to pursue her dream to be a taiko drummer, but had a hard time balancing her strict training regimen with her part-time job. Now, after 15 years, she's returning to coach others for a taiko festival.

Project by J.C.Staff announced to be part of Anime Mirai 2015.

Aki no Kanade has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: アキの奏で, Wakate Animator Ikusei Project, 2015 Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2015

Genres: Music , Slice of Life , School Life

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10. Mitsuwano

Mitsuwano

Based on Matsumoto Itsuki's "Mitsuwano" light novel series.
The story follows a group of young girls in Kyoto who dream of becoming maiko.

Mitsuwano has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: みツわの, Mitsuwano

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9. Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru

Chihaya Ayase, a strong-willed and tomboyish girl, grows up under the shadow of her older sister. With no dreams of her own, she is contented with her share in life till she meets Arata Wataya. The quiet transfer student in her elementary class introduces her to competitive karuta, a physically and mentally demanding card game inspired by the classic Japanese anthology of Hundred Poets. Captivated by Arata's passion for the game and inspired by the possibility of becoming the best in Japan, Chihaya quickly falls in love with the world of karuta. Along with the prodigy Arata and her haughty but hard-working friend Taichi Mashima, she joins the local Shiranami Society. The trio spends their idyllic childhood days playing together, until circumstances split them up.
Now in high school, Chihaya has grown into a karuta freak. She aims to establish the Municipal Mizusawa High Competitive Karuta Club, setting her sights on the national championship at Omi Jingu. Reunited with the now indifferent Taichi, Chihaya's dream of establishing a karuta team is only one step away from becoming true: she must bring together members with a passion for the game that matches her own.

Chihayafuru has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ちはやふる, Chihayafull

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8. Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

Taeko Okajima is a typical "office lady" in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalls her memory of her 5th-grade year. During her stay in Yamagata, she works hard and happily as a farmer and is surrounded by friendly relatives and villagers, bringing up more memories. Their hospitality makes her reconsider her choice of life.

Only Yesterday has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Omoide Poroporo, おもひでぽろぽろ, Omohide Poro Poro, Omoide Poro-poro, Memories Like Falling Rain Drops, Memories Like Falling Teardrops, Memories of Teardrops, Memories of Yesterday

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7. Shikioriori

Shikioriori

The three shorts in the anthology are titled "Hidamari no Chōshoku" (Sunny Breakfast), "Chiisana Fashion Show" (A Small Fashion Show), and "Shanghai Koi" (Shanghai Love), and all three will be set in three different Chinese cities.The theme of the three stories are food, clothing, and shelter. "Hidamari no Chōshoku," which is about a youth working in Beijing and a grandmother in his hometown. "Chiisana Fashion Show," which is about sisters living in Guangzhou. "Shanghai Koi," which is set in 1990s Shanghai.

Flavors of Youth has finished airing and it has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: 詩季織々[しきおりおり], 肆式青春 , Si Shi Qing Chun , Poem of Seasons Woven Together , Shikioriori , Flavors of Youth

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6. Shirobako

Shirobako

After making an animated film together in high school, Aoi and her friends Shizuka, Ema, Misa, and Midori made a promise to each other: to all get jobs in the anime industry and someday work together again. Two years later, Aoi is learning that working as a production assistant at a small animation studio is far more demanding than she ever imagined, and Shizuka's aspiring career as a voice actor involves more time waiting tables than recording. Meanwhile, Ema's slowly making a name for herself as a key animator, Misa's moved from 2D to 3D and now works in computer graphics, and screenwriting hopeful Midori is lagging furthest behind, still looking for her first big break. But are they ready to give up on their dreams just yet? No way! Because while anime may come from inspiration, in the end it's the ones who're willing to put in the perspiration that make their dreams real in SHIROBAKO!

Shirobako has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: SHIROBAKO, White Box

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5. Omoi no Kakera

Omoi no Kakera

Hina Satou is a 13-year-old who loves figure skating and lives in a port town in Miyagi Prefecture. After losing her mother in the 2011 earthquake, she and her father are currently living in temporary housing. With sad memories of the earthquake and memories of a gentle mother, the cheerful Hina continues to move toward her dreams.

Omoi no Kakera has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 想いのかけら, Omoi no Kakera

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4. Hanayamata

Hanayamata

Naru Sekiya is an average 14-year-old girl with average intelligence, average athleticism, and average talents. She once had hopes that starting high school would change all that. Unfortunately, the reality could not be further from the truth and she remains a wallflower. Why can't real life be like fairy tales where a handsome prince lifts a poor girl from obscurity and transforms her into a dazzling princess?
Her average student life changes when she meets a blonde girl dancing on top of a gate to a shrine. Naru assumes the girl is a fairy, but it turns out she's just a regular girl, too. But it also just so happens that she's a transfer student named Hana from America who fell in love with yosakoi, a type of dance, and came to Japan with the intention to start her own club! Excited that she's classmates with the girl she met the night before, Hana tries to recruit Naru to become the first member of the brand new yosakoi club. Too bad the thought of dancing in front of everyone terrifies her! Can Hana convince Naru to join the club? Will Naru fall in love with yosakoi? Find out in Hanayamata!

Hanayamata has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハナヤマタ, Hana Yamata

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3. Sakura Quest

Sakura Quest

Five young women have one thing in common—the careers they planned for themselves weren’t working out. Job dissatisfaction, trying to make ends meet, and personal insecurities lead each of them to start working at a local tourism bureau where their lives become intertwined. As the girls experience their first year on the job, they learn a lot about their town, their industry, and themselves.

Sakura Quest has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: サクラクエスト, Sakura Quest

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2. Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows

For the longest time, it's just been the two of them. "Kanojo" and her cat Daru are inseparable, having grown up together. Now a junior in college, Tomoka—her roommate of a year and a half—moves out of their shared apartment, and in order to keep her living space, Kanojo must find a job. Day by day, Daru watches her continued efforts from a cat's-eye view, eagerly awaiting his owner's return. When she gets back, once again, it's just she and her cat.Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows is a charming short series about the bond between a pet and his owner.

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: 彼女と彼女の猫 -Everything Flows-, She and Her Cat: Everything Flows

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1. K-On!!

K-On!!

For two full years, Yui, Mio, Ritsu and Tsumugi have worked together to keep the struggling Light Music Club alive. With a new school year there are new and scary challenges ahead!

K-ON! Season 2 has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: けいおん!!, Keion 2, K-On!! 2nd Season

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