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Alen · 2010-01-03, 23:53

Looking for a similar anime to School Days but I found that a bit ridiculous with

Spoiler for School Days:

I would still like it to be on the sad side like this but maybe a bit more believable. Thanks.

Edit: Kind of sounded like I didn't like School Days...let me clear up... as long as its similar to School Days it'll be fine.

Dorfl · 2010-01-04, 07:23

Ef ~ A Tale of Memories ~
It's ridiculous in its own way, and I enjoyed it far less than School Days, but it's "sad", I guess. Pathetic, more like it.

MeoTwister5 · 2010-01-04, 09:44

Well... uh... Clannad?

Riza-chan · 2010-01-04, 09:46

White Album?

HayashiTakara · 2010-01-05, 11:22

That's a very hard shoe to fill, simply because male leads usually have no balls when it comes to the opposite sex.

0utf0xZer0 · 2010-01-06, 23:51

It really depends on what part of School Days you liked. I've watched a lot of sad, moody, drama heavy romance animes, but I tend to avoid shows with dickish male leads (unless played for laughs) and "nice boat" endings.

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Originally Posted by Dorfl

Ef ~ A Tale of Memories ~
It's ridiculous in its own way, and I enjoyed it far less than School Days, but it's "sad", I guess. Pathetic, more like it.

I pretty much have the opposite opinion on this. For me, School Days was just melodrama, while EF had actual romantic development, characters I liked, creative visuals, and a far more hopeful ending. The EF series (and A Tale of Memories in particular) is one of my favourite shows.

Zwei · 2010-01-07, 00:14

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Originally Posted by Riza-chan

White Album?

As this person said; if you're looking for something similar to School Days, then White Album is obligatory.

I also recommend Rumbling Hearts.

Alen · 2010-01-07, 08:21

Well, I loved most of the episodes, really. Same with the characters. It just kind of caught me by surprise towards the end. As for the ending, I guess it wasn't too bad.

Spoiler for School Days:

DragoZERO · 2010-01-07, 08:51

So you're just looking for some romance series then? School Days really does stand alone, you will never find another series like it.

I love True Tears, it is my favorite of all time. You should also check out Toradora if you want something that starts out slow and light-hearted.

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Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

Well... uh... Clannad?

Yeah, Clannad] was great. Like Toradora, it starts light-hearted and slowly gets into things.

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Originally Posted by HayashiTakara

That's a very hard shoe to fill, simply because male leads usually have no balls when it comes to the opposite sex.

I wouldn't say Makoto had balls. He was just a [insert series of curse words portraying a sorry excuse of a human and man here].

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Originally Posted by 0utf0xZer0

I pretty much have the opposite opinion on this. For me, School Days was just melodrama, while EF had actual romantic development, characters I liked, creative visuals, and a far more hopeful ending. The EF series (and A Tale of Memories in particular) is one of my favourite shows.

Agreed. I haven't watched ef - a tale of melodies but am planning to. ef - a tale of memories was awesome, I loved it. I watched it twice so far and am reading the manga that's adapted from the same source material.

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Originally Posted by Zwei

As this person said; if you're looking for something similar to School Days, then White Album is obligatory.

Yes! I love White Album so much. It has a couple of things in common with School Days but it is a lot different too. Either way, it's a must.

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I also recommend Rumbling Hearts.

Why am I not surprised that you mentioned that? lol. That is a great series too. I watched it all inside 12 hours it was so good, I couldn't stop, lol. It's also called Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. "Rumbing Hearts" is the name the Japanese producers wanted used outside of Japan.

MeoTwister5 · 2010-01-07, 10:47

Pretty much every Romance series is less ridiculous than School Days, as if you can even call School Days romance.

velvet nightmare · 2010-01-07, 12:12

school days is one of the most epic win harems ever created. yes, a deadly harem. lol

most of the suggestions here are pretty much the same ones i'd give, but it'd help to narrow down what specifically of school days appealed to you, the harem? or the 'tragedy'?

Alen · 2010-01-07, 16:27

Not necessarily the tragedy, but the whole 'internal conflict' that some of the characters faced (namely Sekai, having to choose between whats right and her heart). Also, just the sad undertones to it, while also being lighthearted during some parts. Its hard to explain, heh. I just love it.

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Alen Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Des Moines Age: 21	Similar to School Days - less ridiculous.. Looking for a similar anime to School Days but I found that a bit ridiculous with Spoiler for School Days: Makoto managing to get involved with almost every single girl and for one episode he says he loves a girl but all of a sudden he has a change of heart, etc. I would still like it to be on the sad side like this but maybe a bit more believable. Thanks. Edit: Kind of sounded like I didn't like School Days...let me clear up... as long as its similar to School Days it'll be fine.

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Dorfl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The dog gossips too much.	Ef ~ A Tale of Memories ~ It's ridiculous in its own way, and I enjoyed it far less than School Days, but it's "sad", I guess. Pathetic, more like it. __________________

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MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Where I can learn to be lonely. Age: 28	Well... uh... Clannad? __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

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Riza-chan Only Happy When it Rains~ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Behind you. Age: 20	White Album? __________________

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HayashiTakara Chicken or Beef? Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle Age: 30	That's a very hard shoe to fill, simply because male leads usually have no balls when it comes to the opposite sex. __________________

2010-01-07, 08:21	Link #8
Alen Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Des Moines Age: 21	Well, I loved most of the episodes, really. Same with the characters. It just kind of caught me by surprise towards the end. As for the ending, I guess it wasn't too bad. Spoiler for School Days: Its sad that in the end, nobody ended up 'happy' (Except maybe Kotohoha, that is). I was hoping it would end happy for Sekai. Oh well, I usually like sad endings.

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MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Where I can learn to be lonely. Age: 28	Pretty much every Romance series is less ridiculous than School Days, as if you can even call School Days romance. __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

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velvet nightmare Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007	school days is one of the most epic win harems ever created. yes, a deadly harem. lol most of the suggestions here are pretty much the same ones i'd give, but it'd help to narrow down what specifically of school days appealed to you, the harem? or the 'tragedy'? __________________

2010-01-07, 16:27	Link #12
Alen Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Des Moines Age: 21	Not necessarily the tragedy, but the whole 'internal conflict' that some of the characters faced (namely Sekai, having to choose between whats right and her heart). Also, just the sad undertones to it, while also being lighthearted during some parts. Its hard to explain, heh. I just love it.