Ikoku Nikki

(Journal with Witch)

Type

TV

Episodes

13

Status

current

Ep.Length

23 Min

Aired

2026-01-04

Season

Winter 2026

Description:

Reclusive novelist Makio Koudai has always preferred the company of books—but when her sister and brother-in-law pass away, Makio unexpectedly becomes the guardian of her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi. As they navigate grief, clashing personalities, and the challenges of living together, the two slowly open their hearts to each other, discovering warmth, understanding, and the meaning of family. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Alternative Titles:

違国日記, Different Country Diary, Foreign Country Diary

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Look Back

8.52

Description:

Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing. (Source: GKIDS)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

62 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-06-28

Just Because!

(Just Because!)

7.12

Description:

It is winter of their third year of high school, near the end of second semester, when students have very little time in high school left. Everyone is just waiting for graduation. Until he suddenly came home. He was their classmate in middle school who had moved far away. He transferred in at a peculiar time, which reunited them. It was as if a go signal rang out to the feelings of the students who had just thought their high school life would end without fanfare. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2017-10-05

Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai.

(The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons)

7.75

Description:

The Yuzuki family consists of four brothers: Hayato, Mikoto, Minato, and Gakuto. The eldest son, Hayato, happily lives every day to the fullest. There are tears, laughter and excitement at home, at school, and in the neighborhood!
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-10-05

Usagi Drop

(Bunny Drop)

8.17

Description:

Daikichi Kawachi is a 30-year-old bachelor working a respectable job but otherwise wandering aimlessly through life. When his grandfather suddenly passes away, he returns to the family home to pay his respects. Upon arriving at the house, he meets a mysterious young girl named Rin who, to Daikichi’s astonishment, is his grandfather's illegitimate daughter! The shy and unapproachable girl is deemed an embarrassment to the family, and finds herself ostracized by her father's relatives, all of them refusing to take care of her in the wake of his death. Daikichi, angered by their coldness towards Rin, announces that he will take her in—despite the fact that he is a young, single man with no prior childcare experience.Usagi Drop is the story of Daikichi's journey through fatherhood as he raises Rin with his gentle and affectionate nature, as well as an exploration of the warmth and interdependence that are at the heart of a happy, close-knit family. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Type

TV

Episodes

11

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2011-07-08

Fune wo Amu

(The Great Passage)

7.56

Description:

The publication of a new dictionary titled The Great Passage progresses. Mitsuya Majime, originally from publisher Genbu Shobo's sales department, has been recruited by Kouhei Araki, a veteran editor of the dictionary department who is looking to retire soon. The dictionary department is known internally as the "money-eating insect," but Mitsuya uses his perseverance and attachment to the words in order to become a great editor. Mitsuya, who has poor social skills, finds himself working with another man named Masashi Nishioka, who is able to express himself better. (Source: MAL News)
Type

TV

Episodes

11

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2016-10-14

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