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Anime like Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories

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NINETEEN 19

1990, OVA, 1 ep, 61%, MADHOUSE

Recommended by 7 Ai Monogatari fans on AniList.

19-year-old Kubota is ready to find a girlfriend. The perfect chance arises when he meets Masana Fujisaka, his first love, in a club. She's just broken up with her longtime boyfriend and is surprised to run into Kubota, who sees that the perfect opportunity has just arisen.

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About Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories

1993, OVA, 1 ep, 63%, Animate Film

An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere.

(Source: AniDB)

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