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Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare

2020, Movie, 1 ep, 71%, A-1 Pictures

The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

Yuna Ichihara's spring break is far from pleasant, especially after she sends off her best friend Sacchan, who is moving away. But while heading home, the timid girl brightens up when she encounters a boy who looks exactly like her first love—a prince from a shoujo manga.…

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  1. Cover of Tsukigakirei
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    2017, TV, 12 eps, 78%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  2. Cover of Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
    Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You

    2009, TV, 25 eps, 79%

    Recommended by 28 We Were There fans on AniList. Both have Love Triangle, Coming of Age.

  3. Cover of His and Her Circumstances
    His and Her Circumstances

    1998, TV, 26 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 14 We Were There fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age.

  4. Cover of Chihayafuru
    Chihayafuru

    2011, TV, 25 eps, 80%

    Both have Love Triangle, Coming of Age.

  5. Cover of Whisper of the Heart
    Whisper of the Heart

    1995, Movie, 1 ep, 81%

    The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

  6. Cover of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    2006, Movie, 1 ep, 78%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  7. Cover of Peach Girl: Super Pop Love Hurricane
    Peach Girl: Super Pop Love Hurricane

    2005, TV, 25 eps, 65%

    Recommended by 5 We Were There fans on AniList. Both have Love Triangle.

  8. Cover of Honey Lemon Soda
    Honey Lemon Soda

    2025, TV, 12 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 6 We Were There fans on AniList. The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

  9. Cover of Say "I love you".
    Say "I love you".

    2012, TV, 13 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 10 We Were There fans on AniList.

  10. Cover of My Little Monster
    My Little Monster

    2012, TV, 13 eps, 72%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  11. Cover of Scum's Wish
    Scum's Wish

    2017, TV, 12 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 4 We Were There fans on AniList. Both have Love Triangle, Coming of Age.

  12. Cover of Lovely Complex
    Lovely Complex

    2007, TV, 24 eps, 78%

    Recommended by 12 We Were There fans on AniList.

  13. Cover of Skip and Loafer
    Skip and Loafer

    2023, TV, 12 eps, 81%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  14. Cover of Horimiya
    Horimiya

    2021, TV, 13 eps, 81%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  15. Cover of The Ramparts of Ice
    The Ramparts of Ice

    2026, TV, 14 eps, 83%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  16. Cover of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
    Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

    2011, TV, 11 eps, 80%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  17. Cover of Kodocha
    Kodocha

    1996, TV, 102 eps, 79%

    The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

  18. Cover of Maid-Sama!
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    2010, TV, 26 eps, 78%

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  19. Cover of Orange
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    2016, TV, 13 eps, 75%

    Recommended by 22 We Were There fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age.

  20. Cover of A Condition Called Love
    A Condition Called Love

    2024, TV, 12 eps, 66%

    Recommended by 4 We Were There fans on AniList.

  21. Cover of Paradise Kiss
    Paradise Kiss

    2005, TV, 12 eps, 78%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  22. Cover of A Silent Voice
    A Silent Voice

    2016, Movie, 1 ep, 88%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  23. Cover of Skip Beat!
    Skip Beat!

    2008, TV, 25 eps, 78%

    The same kind of story: earnest first-love coming-of-age.

Manga for fans of We Were There

Sand Chronicles2003, Manga, 22 ch, 79% Ao Haru Ride2011, Manga, 53 ch, 79% Nana2000, Manga, ongoing, 88% orange2012, Manga, 39 ch, 79% Drowning Love2004, Manga, 64 ch, 80% Strobe Edge2007, Manga, 42 ch, 75% Love★Com2001, Manga, 72 ch, 81% Given2013, Manga, 51 ch, 84%

About We Were There

2006, TV, 26 eps, 68%, Artland

Nanami Takahashi welcomes the start of her high school life with great expectations of making as many friends as possible. There is much talk among the girls about a popular boy, Motoharu Yano, who has 2/3 of the girls in his middle school liking him. When Nanami asks Yuri Yamamoto, the girl sitting next to her, about Yano, the latter curtly replies that she dislikes him. Nanami is clueless of who Yano is until the day of the class nomination when she made a fool of herself by calling the name of her new friend wrongly. It turns out that she has actually met Yano along the corridors (unaware of his true identity) and he tricked her by providing a random name, resulting in the embarrassing incident in class. Nanami was initially mad at Yano but after a few encounters with him, she begins to find herself liking him.

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