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Nov 14, 2008 10:12 PM

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wtfyourface said:
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FunkyMonkey said:

By adult relationships, I mostly meant getting to '3rd base' and beyond. The first 3 I listed under Win had that stage, though it might not have happened in Twins, it certainly got to that point by the end. I'm really looking for more with that element in it, not necessarily shown (aka no hentai) but at least an element in the story.

First episode of REC


NO, why would you recommend such. Holy shit.

I'm pretty sure I didn't recommend anything. I was just saying they get it on in the first episode.

But never again.
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Nov 14, 2008 10:57 PM
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I doubt REC is what you're after. The way I see it, a lot of animes and mangas don't really have adult relationships in them. Any relationship in high school isn't adult, that's adolescence. See adult to me is 18+yrs old (a bit older than that actually, but generally someone who has reached maturity) and the closest you'll get to an adult relationship are animes or mangas that are set in college/university ages, which is more or less 18 & over anyway. Any other animes or mangas where adults are the central characters, often enough its not about relationships at all. There aren't that many of them as the focus is junior or high school.
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If its confirmed to be what I'm looking for I might give it a try, but it sounds like an early high school setting without adult relationships at all.
School Days, Bokura ga Ita, yeah the relationships went somewhere and something happened, but in my eyes its still adolescent, not adult.
Sorry I can't give recommendations, but wanted to point out some things regardless.
Nov 15, 2008 6:25 PM
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its already on your plan to watch list: Itazura na Kiss the main characters actually progress.
Nov 17, 2008 2:52 AM

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HMm

Bokura Ga ita (Its goto but more to deal with high school)
MYself ; Yourself (A couple of suicides? cause of love...though more to deal with high school life)
Ah ! My Goddess (Slowest anime seriously buts adults and stuff)

Meh..cbf atm to help
Nov 25, 2008 9:26 AM
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Some good suggestions in this thread. REC is a really good one if you liked Onegai Teacher
Nov 26, 2008 6:31 PM

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Itazura na Kiss


Okusama wa Joshikousei


Midori no Hibi


Kashimashi


Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu


ef - a tale of memories


There are plenty more that I seem to forget, and a few are already said in the topic. I checked your plan to watch list and most of the forgotten ones seems to be there so...
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Suzuka, REC, Nana, Itazura Na Kiss, maybe even True Tears. Those are my favourite that fit closest to your descriptions.
Nov 27, 2008 12:51 AM

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Midori no Hibi - Looks like a good one to add to the comedy pile.
Kashimashi - Not keen on gender benders, but I've been looking to give yuri a try. The only one I could find was Strawberry Panic, which I've heard is terribly boring. So this might work insead.
Thanks for the suggestions! Keep em coming if theres any left :)
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FunkyMonkey said:
Midori no Hibi - Looks like a good one to add to the comedy pile.
Kashimashi - Not keen on gender benders, but I've been looking to give yuri a try. The only one I could find was Strawberry Panic, which I've heard is terribly boring. So this might work insead.
Thanks for the suggestions! Keep em coming if theres any left :)


Kashimashi is mostly gender-bender at first (01-03 episodes) then it starts getting interesting with some yuri. It's a comedy I must precise. The "aliens" are somewhat ruining the show in my opinion, but it was enjoyable.
Nov 29, 2008 4:30 PM
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So I just watched Onegai Teacher and I REALLY liked it.

Are there any more featuring like a newlywed couple that have to deal with relationship issues?
Nov 29, 2008 11:50 PM

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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is like that, except more drama, and they're not married, but still living together.
Nov 30, 2008 4:36 AM

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Watched Itazura na Kiss recently, even though it's a shoujo, I definitely think this is what you are looking for if you want relationship progression. Definitely agree with StackOverflow, I don't really think I have ever seen an anime that romantically progressed as far as this lol.
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NaNa is the only one i can think of
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FunkyMonkey said:
I just finished watching Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Rumbling Hearts) and I loved it. I'm looking for more anime like this one, with adult relationships. Breaking it down by similarities to what I've seen:

No:
Love Hina, Girls Bravo. Basically any of the harem/slapstick ecchi/kiddy variety.

Close, but no cigar:
Shuffle, Honey and Clover. Not really looking for fantasy or "relationship that seems to develop but nothing really happens" types.

Win:
Rumbling Hearts, School Days, Onegai Teacher/Twins, Planetes. Adult relationships where things actually progress and hardships are faced.


I often look at the ratings on anime to make an initial judgement, and rated R are usually my best bet. Definitely nothing below PG-13 though. High school romance ones are only ok if they go beyond (ex. Rumbling Hearts), or if the relationships progress alot (ex. School Days).



Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is the worst anime I have ever seen.
May 15, 2012 1:36 PM

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Definitely nana and paradise kiss. May be itazura no kiss and clannad. Anyway the genre you are looking for is called josei/slice of life. its a more mature version of school life/shoujo and unfortunatly its a very rare genre in anime but if you like reading manga i could recommend you ton of series until you get tired of it.
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I agree with Paradise kiss, and I will add Nana to the mix as well. Nana, I think, is even moreso what you want than Paradise Kiss.
May 15, 2012 5:04 PM

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Stop recommending to a 2 year topic imo.
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Blackstealth said:
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is the worst anime I have ever seen.


SO WHY COMENT ON A 4 YEAR OLD TOPIC THAT WAS BUMPED LAST WEEK!!!
May 16, 2012 9:01 AM

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Have you tried Winter Sonata?
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May 16, 2012 10:37 AM
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This is a 4 year old topic and the OP will most probably not read any of your recommendations so... thead locked.
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