Anime Like Hanasaku Iroha the Movie ~ HOME SWEET HOME ~

20 anime similar to Hanasaku Iroha the Movie ~ HOME SWEET HOME ~ based on genre, format, studio, and popularity

Anime Like Hanasaku Iroha the Movie ~ HOME SWEET HOME ~

Looking for anime similar to Hanasaku Iroha the Movie ~ HOME SWEET HOME ~? Here are 10 anime recommendations that share similar themes, genres, or storytelling styles.

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We selected these anime based on shared genres (Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life), similar narrative structures, comparable art styles, and positive fan overlap. If you enjoyed Hanasaku Iroha the Movie ~ HOME SWEET HOME ~, these series should appeal to your taste.

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A Silent Voice

1 eps⭐ 8.82016Score: 38.8

2 shared genres: Drama, Slice of LifeSame format (MOVIE)Similar era (2016)

DramaRomanceSlice of Life

After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shouya Ishida. As Shouya continues to bully Shouko, the class turns its back on him. Shouko transfers and Shouya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shouya finds Shouko to make amends. (Source: Eleven Arts)

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Angel Beats!

13 eps⭐ 7.72010Score: 38.3

2 shared genres: Comedy, DramaSame studio: P.A.WORKSSimilar era (2010)

ActionComedyDramaSupernatural

Otonashi wakes up in the afterlife to find out he has no memories of his life before death. Desperate to survive in a war that could yield another unfortunate fate, he joins the SSS in the battle against Angel, whose very mission is to destroy all inhabitants of this afterlife. As Otonashi struggles to recover his memory and learn more about this world, he finds that not all is as it had seemed. (Source: Funimation)

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Charlotte

13 eps⭐ 7.52015Score: 37.1

2 shared genres: Comedy, DramaSame studio: P.A.WORKSSimilar era (2015)

ComedyDramaRomanceSci-Fi

The story centers around the special abilities that occur among a small percentage of boys and girls in puberty. Yuu Otosaka uses his power without others knowing, and lives a fairly normal, average school life. Before him suddenly appears a girl, Nao Tomori. Due to his meeting with her, the fate of special power-users will be exposed. (Source: Anime News Network)

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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

13 eps⭐ 7.82013Score: 36.1

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of LifeSimilar era (2013)

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: "They're a bunch of liars." When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds: "Not working." A teacher gets Hachiman to join the 'Volunteer Service' club, which happens to have the school's prettiest girl: Yukinoshita Yukino. (Source: Anime News Network)

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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions

12 eps⭐ 7.62012Score: 34.9

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of LifeSimilar era (2012)

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

Everybody has had that stage in their life where they have thought themselves to be special, different from the masses of ordinary humans. They might go as far as seeing themselves capable of wielding mystical powers, or maybe even believe themselves to have descended from a fantasy realm. This "disease" is known as "chuunibyou" and is often the source of some of the most embarrassing moments of a person's life. For Yuuta Togashi, the scars that his chuunibyou has left behind are still fresh. Having posed as the "Dark Flame Master" during his middle school years, he looks back at those times with extreme embarrassment, so much so that he decides to attend a high school far away where nobody will recognize him. Putting his dark history behind him, he longs to live a normal high school life. Unfortunately, he hasn't escaped his past yet: enter Rikka Takanashi, Yuuta's new classmate and self-declared vessel of the "Wicked Eye." As this eccentric young girl crashes into Yuuta's life, his dream of an ordinary, chuunibyou-free life quickly crumbles away. In this hilarious and heartwarming story of a boy who just wants to leave his embarrassing memories behind, the delusions of old are far from a thing of the past. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

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The Garden of Words

1 eps⭐ 7.52013Score: 34.4

2 shared genres: Drama, Slice of LifeSame format (MOVIE)Similar era (2013)

DramaPsychologicalRomanceSlice of Life

Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao finds an even greater muse in Yukino, an older woman who seems adrift in the world. Despite the difference in their ages and lives, they strike up a comfortable relationship that slowly evolves as they randomly meet in the same garden whenever it rains. But with the rainy season coming to a close, Takao wonders if there's enough time left to put his feelings into actions and words. (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

24 eps⭐ 7.82012Score: 34.2

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of LifeSimilar era (2012)

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

The first time he saw her, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately for Sorata Kanda, "she" was a cat named Hikari and his school's rules forbid keeping pets in the regular dorms. As a result, Sorata is banished to the infamous Sakura Hall alongside other troublesome and unusual students like Jin, overzealous playboy, Ryuunosuke, the reclusive hermit, and Mashiro, a brilliant artist who's so unfocused and clueless about the real world that dorm supervisor Ms. Sengoku assigns Sorata the task of taking care of her along with his ever-growing collection of stray cats! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

1 eps⭐ 8.42018Score: 33.5

2 shared genres: Drama, Slice of LifeSame format (MOVIE)

DramaRomanceSlice of Life

Spring time in April and the last of the cherry blossoms are still in bloom. The usually aloof bookworm with no interest in others comes across a book in a hospital waiting room. Handwritten on the cover are the words: "Living with Dying." He soon discovers that it is a diary kept by his very popular and genuinely cheerful classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, who reveals to him that she is secretly suffering from a pancreatic illness and only has a limited time left. It is at this moment that she gains just one more person to share her secret. Trying to maintain a normal life as much as possible, Sakura is determined to live her life to the fullest until the very last day. As her free spirit and unpredictable actions throw him for a loop, his heart begins to gradually change. (Source: Aniplex USA)

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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!

13 eps⭐ 8.12015Score: 33.1

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of LifeSimilar era (2015)

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

The second season of Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku picks up immediately after the events of the first season, continuing the adventures of the Volunteer Service Club—the dispassionate Hachiman Hikigaya, the cheerful Yui Yuigahama, and the competitive Yukino Yukinoshita—as it dedicates itself to helping any student with issues that they may face. With the rift among his own group widening, Hachiman begins to realize that his knack for quickly getting to the root of other people's troubles is a double-edged sword: sometimes the best solution is not necessarily the most appropriate one. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

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Toradora!

25 eps⭐ 7.82008Score: 32.7

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, who is anything but a cute and fragile girl. Equipped with a wooden katana and feisty personality, Taiga is known throughout the school as the "Palmtop Tiger." One day, an embarrassing mistake causes the two students to cross paths. Ryuuji discovers that Taiga actually has a sweet side: she has a crush on the popular vice president, Yuusaku Kitamura, who happens to be his best friend. But things only get crazier when Ryuuji reveals that he has a crush on Minori Kushieda—Taiga's best friend! Toradora! is a romantic comedy that follows this odd duo as they embark on a quest to help each other with their respective crushes, forming an unlikely alliance in the process.

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ReLIFE

13 eps⭐ 7.82016Score: 32.0

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of LifeSimilar era (2016)

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

The story follows Kaizaki Arata, a 27-year-old jobless man, who fails at every job interview he had after quitting his last company. His life changes after he met Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offered him a drug that can change his appearance to 17-years-old and to become a subject in an experiment for one year. Thus, he begins his life as a high school student once more.

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5 Centimeters per Second

3 eps⭐ 7.22007Score: 31.4

2 shared genres: Drama, Slice of LifeSame format (MOVIE)

DramaRomanceSlice of Life

Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari, 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.

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Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You

25 eps⭐ 7.92009Score: 30.9

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of LifeSimilar era (2009)

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from "The Ring", which has led her peers to give her the nickname Sadako. Longing to make friends and live a normal life, she is naturally drawn to Kazehaya Shouta, the most popular guy in class, whose "100% refreshing" personality earns him great admiration from Sawako. So when Kazehaya starts talking to her, maybe there is hope for the friendships Sawako has always longed for. Maybe...there is even a little hope for some romance in her future.

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Nichijou - My Ordinary Life

26 eps⭐ 8.32011Score: 30.3

2 shared genres: Comedy, Slice of LifeSimilar era (2011)

ComedySlice of Life

Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friends—high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakami—whose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and their talking cat Sakamoto. With every passing day, the lives of these six, as well as of the many people around them, experience both the calms of normal life and the insanity of the absurd. Walking to school, being bitten by a talking crow, spending time with friends, and watching the principal suplex a deer: they are all in a day's work in the extraordinary everyday lives of those in Nichijou. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

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Your Name.

1 eps⭐ 8.62016Score: 29.8

1 shared genre: DramaSame format (MOVIE)Similar era (2016)

DramaRomanceSupernatural

Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl, yearns to live the life of a boy in the bustling city of Tokyo—a dream that stands in stark contrast to her present life in the countryside. Meanwhile in the city, Taki Tachibana lives a busy life as a high school student while juggling his part-time job and hopes for a future in architecture. One day, Mitsuha awakens in a room that is not her own and suddenly finds herself living the dream life in Tokyo—but in Taki's body! Elsewhere, Taki finds himself living Mitsuha's life in the humble countryside. In pursuit of an answer to this strange phenomenon, they begin to search for one another. Kimi no Na wa. revolves around Mitsuha and Taki's actions, which begin to have a dramatic impact on each other's lives, weaving them into a fabric held together by fate and circumstance. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

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HAIKYU!!

25 eps⭐ 8.42014Score: 29.6

2 shared genres: Comedy, DramaSimilar era (2014)

ComedyDramaSports

Inspired after watching a volleyball ace nicknamed "Little Giant" in action, small-statured Shouyou Hinata revives the volleyball club at his middle school. The newly-formed team even makes it to a tournament; however, their first match turns out to be their last when they are brutally squashed by the "King of the Court," Tobio Kageyama. Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama, and so after graduating from middle school, he joins Karasuno High School's volleyball team—only to find that his sworn rival, Kageyama, is now his teammate. Thanks to his short height, Hinata struggles to find his role on the team, even with his superior jumping power. Surprisingly, Kageyama has his own problems that only Hinata can help with, and learning to work together appears to be the only way for the team to be successful. Based on Haruichi Furudate's popular shounen manga of the same name, Haikyuu!! is an exhilarating and emotional sports comedy following two determined athletes as they attempt to patch a heated rivalry in order to make their high school volleyball team the best in Japan. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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The Quintessential Quintuplets

12 eps⭐ 7.62019Score: 29.5

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

Uesugi Fuutarou, a high school second-year from a poor family, receives a highly appealing offer to work part-time as a tutor... but his students turn out to be girls from his own class! What's more, they're quintuplets... and all five are beautiful, but happen to be problem students who have borderline grades and hate studying! Looks like his first assignment will be to win all the sisters' trust?! Every day is a wild party in this rom-com centering around the quintuplet sisters of the Nakano household! (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Weathering With You

1 eps⭐ 8.12019Score: 29.4

2 shared genres: Drama, Slice of LifeSame format (MOVIE)

DramaRomanceSlice of LifeSupernatural

High school student Hodaka leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he immediately becomes broke. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. After he starts his job, the weather has been rainy day after day. In a corner of the crowded and busy city, Hodaka meets a young woman named Hina. Due to certain circumstances, Hina and her younger brother live together, but have a cheerful and sturdy life. Hina also has a certain power: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky. (Source: Anime News Network)

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Ouran High School Host Club

26 eps⭐ 8.12006Score: 28.0

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

Fujioka Haruhi wins a scholarship to attend Ouran Academy, a school reserved for only the most rich and prestigious. Despite what other students may think of her, she cares little for physical appearances or the fact that she is a commoner. Unfortunately for Haruhi, her high school days take a sudden turn when she stumbles upon the Host Club, an elite club filled with super rich and beautiful boys who use their specific traits and charms to entertain young ladies. Even worse, Haruhi accidentally breaks an 8-million yen vase in the club. Since she is unable to repay her debt with money, Haruhi finds herself with no choice but to work for the Host Club, becoming a male host herself.

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Mob Psycho 100

12 eps⭐ 8.42016Score: 28.0

3 shared genres: Comedy, Drama, Slice of LifeSimilar era (2016)

ActionComedyDramaPsychological

The story revolves around "Mob," a boy who will explode if his emotional capacity reaches 100%. This boy with psychic powers earned his nickname "Mob" because he does not stand out among other people. He keeps his psychic powers bottled up so he can live normally, but if his emotional level reaches 100, something will overwhelm his entire body. (Source: Anime News Network)

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