Shows Like Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
If you liked Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life (2019), a animation and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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HANEBADO! (2018)
★ 7/10Also animation and dramaAyano Hanesaki, a first-year student at Kanagawa Prefectural Kitakomachi High School, has a badminton ability able to surpass others effortlessly yet avoids playing the sport. She meets Nagisa Aragaki, a third-year…
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White Album 2 (2013)
★ 7/10Also animation and dramaOne evening in fall, with one month left before the school festival, the last member of the ruined light music club, Haruki Kitahara, looks out the window and plays his guitar in the direction of the festival stage set…
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The Piano Forest (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and dramaA tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And…
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Sound! Euphonium (2015)
★ 8/10Also animation and dramaSpring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire. There, she comes across Reina, her former…
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Those Snow White Notes (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and dramaMatsugorou Sawamura is a shamisen player of legendary talent. Upon his death, his grandson, Setsu Sawamura, lost his ability to play. Having lost his beloved sound, Setsu finds himself in Tokyo in search of a new sound…
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Chihayafuru (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and dramaChihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming…
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Ahiru no Sora (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and dramaSora joins the high school basketball club, but his unmotivated teammates don't care about the game. To get anywhere, he has to change their minds.
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BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! (2023)
★ 8/10Also animation and dramaThe best way to fit in at a new school? Start a band! Anon has just transferred to Haneoka Girls’ Academy where girl bands are all the rage. But she started school late, so there aren’t many girls left to recruit. Then…
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Tsukigakirei (2017)
★ 8/10Also animation and dramaKotarou Azumi and Akane Mizuno became third year students at junior high school and are classmates for the first time. These two, along with fellow classmates, Chinatsu Nishio and Takumi Hira, relate to their peers…
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Run with the Wind (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and dramaKakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old apartment "Chikuseisou" where…
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Yu Yu Hakusho (1992)
★ 8.5/10Also animationAfter dying to save a boy, delinquent tough guy Yusuke Urameshi is granted another chance at life by redeeming himself as a "Spirit Detective."
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School Days (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and dramaA rumor states that if you take a photo of someone you like with your cellphone and keep it hidden, they'll fall for you. Will Makoto win his love by taking a picture of Kotonoha without anyone knowing?
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Fuuka (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and dramaYuu Haruna, a loner and an avid Twitter user, has just transferred to a new school in Tokyo. He ends up befriending a unique high school girl named Fuuka Akitsuki, despite some initial conflict, and the two wind up…
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SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also animationKobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading…
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Stars Align (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and dramaToma Shinjo has one mission: save his school’s tennis team. And his only hope rests on the talent of Maki Katsuragi, who’s reluctant to part from his studies. This will be the team’s last summer together unless they…
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Wonder Egg Priority (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and dramaAi, a young girl with shut-in tendencies, who tries not to interact with others. She keeps one of her eyes hidden behind her hair. One day, she happens to stop by a deserted arcade, where she meets "Aka." Spinning the…
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Tsurune (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and dramaAfter target panic drives him from archery in middle school, Minato decides to return to the sport when his friends join the high school kyudo club.
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SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and dramaAfter college, Rikuo Uozumi, a boy without much ambition in life, takes on a job at a convenience store. The days pass by uneventfully for Rikuo until he meets his former girlfriend and classmate, but especially thanks…
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Ace of the Diamond (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also animationScouted for his potential, brash left-handed pitcher Eijun Sawamura joins baseball powerhouse Seido High to become the undisputed ace of the team.
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Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also animationHope's Peak Academy is a special school, recognized by the government, that was established in order to gather and nurture top-class students who excel in various fields. This school has two courses: The main course…