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Loved Japan? Here are similar anime to watch next, ranked by shared genres and rating. Japan is often tagged with Historical, Slice of Life, School, Music. Can’t choose? Use the random anime generator for one pick.
It was the spring of 1956, roughly 10 years after the end of the Pacific War. A new teacher named Rieko Sakamoto is assigned to an elementary school in Kiba, downtown Tokyo. At the same time, Shizu Miyanaga, a transfer student from Kobe, joins the class #4 of the 6th grade. Shizu is a bright, pretty…
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Popular picks similar to Japan include Love Live! School Idol Project 2, Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai OVA and Love Live! School Idol Project. They share genres and themes and rate well — see the full ranked list above.
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