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Kushi · 2013-08-29, 22:43

Animes these days go through the story without the characters becoming any different at all. Then at the end they’ll usually have a short epilogue of them grown up and different. What I’m looking for is anime that spends time exploring that growth and for them to be in a different stage of life. I want these stages of life to be in a completely different perspective for us and the main character.

What I’m not looking for –

Shounen time skips – Most shounen animes with time skips is a just convenient way for the director to not have to show the main character training. They come back a little bigger and stronger, but there’s no actual change that occurred.

Spoiler for Examples of animes with what I’m looking for:

jedinat · 2013-08-29, 23:51

Itazura na Kiss - follows the characters from high school into college/professional training... high school "romance" into marriage... It's not exactly realistic about it all (very shoujo) but it's not bad and keeps going past where these stories usually end.

Have you watched Clannad and Clannad After Story?

MisaoFan · 2013-08-30, 01:25

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Originally Posted by jedinat

Itazura na Kiss - follows the characters from high school into college/professional training... high school "romance" into marriage... It's not exactly realistic about it all (very shoujo) but it's not bad and keeps going past where these stories usually end.

Have you watched Clannad and Clannad After Story?

He actually watched both Clannad series, even his avatar comes from.

Tenzen12 · 2013-08-30, 06:26

Bunny and Drop

I guess Space opere towards the Terra might also works as it's not realy classic shonen

SeijiSensei · 2013-08-30, 08:02

It depends a bit on how many "stages" you want, but both Planetes and Nodame Cantabile, if you include the sequels, follow characters from late teens into early adulthood.

Cross Game tells the story of a pair of baseball-loving childhood friends from around age ten through the end of high school.

Hyouge Mono follows a vassal of of Oba Nobunaga as he navigates his way through the conflicts of the Sengoku Period and advances to positions of greater power and influence.

Nijuu Mensou no Musume covers a few years in the life of a young heiress. When the show opens she is kidnapped from her uncle and aunt's home by a mysterious master thief, Nijuu Mensou or "Twenty Faces." She joins his band but events intervene to make the next couple years of her life rather complicated ones.

Sackett · 2013-08-30, 08:07

Maison Ikkoku could serve.

Godai starts as ronin trying to get into college. The series the follows him through college and eventually finding a job and getting married.

kitten320 · 2013-08-31, 12:32

If you don't mind sport anime, how about Major?
He starts as a 5 five year old and gradually grows into professional baseball player with wife and kids.

I'm not fully done with all seasons yet but he 100% has kids in last OVA.

Bakuman - characters start as school students end up as professional manga artists years later as adults.

Seirei no Moribito - a bit different. even though not a massive time passes like years, main character the prince goes through big development and learns to live as a commoner.

king12354 · 2013-09-01, 21:40

Gungrave is a nice gripping story about a couple of main characters and their life from being teenage delinquents to legitimate mobsters. There's a little bit of fantasy involved but the character development really made the show great.

Haak · 2013-09-02, 17:40

I heavily recommend the following films:
Millennium Actress
The Wolf Children
5 Centimetres Per Second.

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Kushi Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008	Different stages of life Animes these days go through the story without the characters becoming any different at all. Then at the end they’ll usually have a short epilogue of them grown up and different. What I’m looking for is anime that spends time exploring that growth and for them to be in a different stage of life. I want these stages of life to be in a completely different perspective for us and the main character. What I’m not* looking for –* Shounen time skips – Most shounen animes with time skips is a just convenient way for the director to not have to show the main character training. They come back a little bigger and stronger, but there’s no actual change that occurred. Spoiler for Examples of animes with what I’m looking for: Nanoha Series – She goes from being a normal magic girl to a magic girl instructor for a whole season. Exactly what I’m looking for. Hikaru no Go – Usually most stories will end the moment he became a pro, but they actually explore him in a different stage of life. TTGL – He goes from a side kick, to a leader, to somebody who saves the world, then to an old man that nobody knows. Space Brothers - It contains what I’m looking for, but it’s not what I want. They continue even after he becomes an astronaut, but his actual goal was to get to the moon. -Beast Player Erin -The twelve kingdoms -Love Hina -Ippo -Shin Sekai Yori -Zetsuen no Tempest -YKK

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SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	It depends a bit on how many "stages" you want, but both Planetes and Nodame Cantabile, if you include the sequels, follow characters from late teens into early adulthood. Cross Game tells the story of a pair of baseball-loving childhood friends from around age ten through the end of high school. Hyouge Mono follows a vassal of of Oba Nobunaga as he navigates his way through the conflicts of the Sengoku Period and advances to positions of greater power and influence. Nijuu Mensou no Musume covers a few years in the life of a young heiress. When the show opens she is kidnapped from her uncle and aunt's home by a mysterious master thief, Nijuu Mensou or "Twenty Faces." She joins his band but events intervene to make the next couple years of her life rather complicated ones. __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

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Sackett Cross Game - I need more Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma Age: 44	*Maison Ikkoku* could serve. Godai starts as ronin trying to get into college. The series the follows him through college and eventually finding a job and getting married. __________________ Cross Game - A Story of Love, Life, Death - and Baseball. What more could you want?

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kitten320 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007	If you don't mind sport anime, how about Major? He starts as a 5 five year old and gradually grows into professional baseball player with wife and kids. I'm not fully done with all seasons yet but he 100% has kids in last OVA. Bakuman - characters start as school students end up as professional manga artists years later as adults. Seirei no Moribito - a bit different. even though not a massive time passes like years, main character the prince goes through big development and learns to live as a commoner. __________________ My anime list

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Haak Me, An Intellectual Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Age: 33	I heavily recommend the following films: Millennium Actress The Wolf Children 5 Centimetres Per Second. __________________ MAL \| AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2020 Winners Last edited by Haak; 2013-09-02 at 17:53.

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jedinat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 38	Itazura na Kiss - follows the characters from high school into college/professional training... high school "romance" into marriage... It's not exactly realistic about it all (very shoujo) but it's not bad and keeps going past where these stories usually end. Have you watched Clannad and Clannad After Story?

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Tenzen12 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012	Bunny and Drop I guess Space opere towards the Terra might also works as it's not realy classic shonen

2013-09-01, 21:40	Link #8
king12354 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Gungrave is a nice gripping story about a couple of main characters and their life from being teenage delinquents to legitimate mobsters. There's a little bit of fantasy involved but the character development really made the show great.