Top 10 Anime Like Someone's Gaze (Dareka no Manazashi) [2024 List]

Dareka no Manazashi

The stage is set at near future. Okamura Aya, also known as "Aachan", started to live by herself as she started a new job after graduation. Her mother needed to go overseas to work as a doctor, so now only her father and a cat, Mii-san, live in a Proud apartment. Since Aachan moved out, her father has been trying to reach out to her but somehow there is an awkward gap between the two. And the cat Mii-san, which Aachan has kept since she was a child, is getting old... One night, Aachan came back from a tiring day and threw herself on the bed. She closed her eyes and remembered the happy days she spent with her parents and when Mii-san came to comfort her when she got lonely after her mother left.... And then the phone rang...

Someone's Gaze has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: だれかのまなざし, Dareka no Manazashi

Genres: Japan , Slice of Life

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10. Ryoutei no Aji

Ryoutei no Aji

"Ryotei No Aji" series is comprised of anime inspired commercials that convey heart warming feelings by the food brand Marukome Co., Ltd.

Full Ads available in their page: https://www.marukome.co.jp/cm/ryotei/

List of commercials (from most recent to oldest):

"Be careful!"
“Together Forever”
“Home Sick Together”
"Miso Soup"
“Being a mother”
“Coming to Tokyo”
"A Midnight Snack"
"Working away from Home"
"Mother and Son"

Ryoutei no Aji is currently airing and will have 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: 料亭の味, Tappuri o Toku, Sokuseki Nama Miso Soup, Cup Miso Soup, First-Class Flavor, "Ryotei no Aji" Anime CM Series, 料亭の味 アニメCM, Tappuri o Toku, Sokuseki Nama Miso Soup, Cup Miso Soup, First-Class Flavor, "Be careful!", “Together Forever”, “Home Sick Together”, "Miso Soup", “Being a mother”, “Coming to Tokyo”, "A Midnight Snack", "Working away from Home", "Mother and Son"

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9. 5 Centimeters Per Second

5 Centimeters Per Second

Takaki Toono and Akari Shinohara, two very close friends and classmates, are torn apart when Akari's family is transferred to another region of Japan due to her family's job. Despite separation, they continue to keep in touch through mail. When Takaki finds out that his family is also moving, he decides to meet with Akari one last time.
As years pass by, they continue down their own paths, their distance slowly growing wider and their contact with one another fades. Yet, they keep remembering one another and the times they have shared together, wondering if they will have the chance to meet once again.

5 Centimeters Per Second has finished airing and it has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: Byousoku 5 Centimeter, 秒速5センチメートル, Five Centimeters Per Second, Byousoku 5 Centimeter - a chain of short stories about their distance, 5 Centimetres Per Second, 5 cm per second

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8. Yoru no Kuni

Yoru no Kuni

Welcome to the Night World. Anxiety, scary and sad things that make you think in the dark. Then more you can't sleep, the more you feel suffering. All right. You can't sleep because you're trying to find something. The night is the perfect place to find it. Let's take a break tonight. It's a dark place, but please explore it freely. You see, the night goes on.

Night World has finished airing and it has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: 夜の国, Night Country

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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. Egao

Egao

A young woman brought a hamster back to her apartment. While watching the cuteness of the hamster was enjoyable, she suddenly recalled her boyfriend she used to have....

Egao has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 笑顔, Smile, Minna no Uta: Egao, Minna no Uta

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5. Otona Joshi no Anime Time

Otona Joshi no Anime Time

A series of animations based on prize-winning short stories for women.Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze (January 7, 2011)
In the story, 33-year-old Kanazawa native Noriko had decided long ago not to accept an ordinary, provincial life for herself. So, she had gone to college in Tokyo, worked on her own, married a man at an elite trading firm, and had a child. She has just returned home from five years abroad with her husband and four-year-old son. However, she senses a large emptiness in her heart since coming back. Moreover, there is a man who shares a big secret with Noriko.Yuuge (March 10, 2013)
Mimi, a wife in her late 20s, leaves her family and begins living with a young man.Jinsei Best 10 (March 17, 2013)
Hatoko, a business woman, faces her upcoming 40th birthday and reunites with the person with whom she shared her first kiss in middle school, over two decades ago.Dokoka Dewanai Koko (March 24, 2013)
A 43-year-old housewife gets a glimpse of a complicated relationship between a mother and a daughter.

Otona Joshi no Anime Time has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: 大人女子のアニメタイム, Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze, A Wind Skimming the River's Surface, Dokoka Dewanai Koko, Yuuge, Jinsei Best 10

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4. Cross Road

Cross Road

High school students Miho and Shouta are preparing for college entrance examinations. Miho comes from an island without even one cram school, while Shouta lives in Tokyo and works a part-time job. Both are striving to pass exams so they can enter college. The pair enroll in Z-Kai's correspondence education courses, and their lives cross before they realize it.

Cross Road has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: クロスロード, Crossroad

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3. Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko

Do you believe in love at first sight?
This short but sweet film revolves around She, a woman whose name is never uttered, and her pet cat, Chobi. Their first meeting was beautiful. One rainy day, She found Chobi abandoned outside and decided to bring him home with her. Chobi instantaneously fell for his kind and gentle owner. He had not only found a home, but also the love of his life. But can their relationship ever become anything more than just pet and owner?Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko is a short animated film that explores love in an extremely innovative way. The subtle romance is both heartwarming and thought-provoking and is sure to bring a gentle smile to your face.

She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 彼女と彼女の猫, Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko

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2. Shelter

Shelter

Rin, a 17-year-old girl, lives inside a futuristic simulator in infinite, beautiful loneliness. Each day, she awakens in virtual reality to create a world for herself, yet in real life, Rin's comatose body floats through the universe, forever trapped inside a virtual simulation she will never wake up from...

Shelter has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: シェルター, Shelter

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1. 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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