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The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she's sold as a lowly servant to the emperor's palace. But she wasn't meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she's making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

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    My Happy Marriage

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    2023 · 24 min · Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Miyo's abusive family deems her worthless – but together with her powerful husband-to-be, her true self and hidden powers slowly begin to shine.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: anime and based on light novel
    • substantial genre overlap
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  2. 02

    Happy Sugar Life

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    2018 · 24 min · Animation · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Satou Matsuzaka, a girl who has never loved anyone before, falls in love with a girl named Shio Koube. The two girls are drawn to each other, and begin a happy life together. Satou won't let anyone endanger their new life, and would do anything for love, even if it means threatening, confining, or killing someone.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared network: Square Enix
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  3. 03

    Senpai Is an Otokonoko

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    2024 · 23 min · Animation · Drama

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    For Makoto Hanaoka, life’s about to get more complicated. Saki Aoi, a lively girl with loads of confidence, confesses her love for Makoto one day. When he fails to reciprocate, Saki declares she will be his first love! She shares her goal with a mutual friend, Ryuji Taiga, who also confesses his crush on Makoto. Stuck in a love triangle, Makoto must find a way to make it work and have fun.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-

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    2021 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Makoto Misumi is just an ordinary high school student living a regular life, but all of a sudden gets summoned to the other world to become a "hero." The goddess of the other world, however, insults him for being different and strips his "hero" title, before casting him off to the wilderness at the edge of the world. As he wanders the wilderness, Makoto encounters dragons, spiders, orcs, dwarves, and all sorts of non-human tribes. Because Makoto comes from a different world, he is able to unleash unimaginable magical powers and combat skills. But just how will he handle his encounters with various species and survive in his new environment. In this fantasy, Makoto tries to transform the other world into a better place despite the humans and gods having turned their backs on him.

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    • shared themes: anime and based on light novel
    • a closely matched era
    • similar audience response
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  5. 05

    I Parry Everything

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    2024 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation

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    Noor's dead set on becoming an adventurer, even if the only skills he possesses are useless ones. Sure, he can [Parry] thousands of swords in the span of a single breath, but you need more than that if you want to be an adventurer! Right?

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    • shared themes: anime and based on light novel
    • a principal cast member
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    Magical Girl Site

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    2018 · 23 min · Animation · Drama · Mystery

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    Aya Asagiri is a middle school girl who has problems both at school with bullying and at home from physical abuse by her brother. While browsing online, a website pops up on her computer featuring a creepy looking person. This person appears to take pity on her, and announces that she has granted Asagiri magical powers.

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  7. 07

    Snow White with the Red Hair

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    2015 · 24 min · Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Shirayuki was a young girl born with unique apple-red hair. She meets a famous but foolish Prince Raji, who falls in love with her at first sight and orders her to become his concubine. With nowhere else to go, Shirayuki cuts her hair and escapes to a neighboring country. While traversing through the forests, she meets a young boy, Zen, who helps her after she boldly cures his wounds but then gets poisoned by an apple given to Shirayuki. Meanwhile, Prince Raji sends out henchmen to search for her. What will happen to Shirayuki? What is Zen's true character? A refreshing fantasy story between an optimistic heroine and a prince who constantly stays on her watch.

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    • strong shared themes: anime and female protagonist
    • substantial genre overlap
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    The Dangers in My Heart

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    2023 · 23 min · Animation · Comedy

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    Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates' peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro's not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna's a bit odd herself!

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    • a principal cast member
    • a closely matched era
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  9. 09

    The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

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    2023 · 24 min · Animation · Comedy

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    Amane lives alone in an apartment, and the most beautiful girl in school, Mahiru, lives just next door. They've almost never spoken—until the day he sees her in distress on a rainy day and lends her his umbrella. To return the favour, she offers him help around the house, and a relationship slowly begins to blossom as the distance between them closes…

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    • shared themes: anime and based on light novel
    • a closely matched era
    • shared network: TOHO
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    Akame ga Kill!

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    2014 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Drama

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    Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor. Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating corruption by mercilessly killing officials and privileged nobles.

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    • shared themes: anime and politics
    • substantial genre overlap
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