These characters draw manga, fall in love with the right and wrong people, and study the movements of the stars.
2024 saw the release of many excellent anime that became instant hits – Dandadan, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and The Apothecary Diaries. It is not surprising that among such releases, true gems could get lost – we will tell you about them today.
1. A Sign of Affection, 2024
Deaf-mute Yuki meets a nice young man on the train who helps her out of a difficult situation. By a lucky coincidence, Yuki's friend knows the man's name and where he works, so in the evening they go to cement their acquaintance and exchange phone numbers.
The modest Yuki is very nervous, but still can't resist going. Itsuomi turns out to be not only nice and polite, but also a real polyglot who undertakes to learn sign language in order to communicate with the girl.
2. Look Back, 2024
Elementary school student Ayumi is a talented artist. She creates small mangas for the school newspaper, which are well received by her classmates.
But when the sketches of the mysterious Kyomoto are published next to her drawings, the girl feels that her throne has been shaken. After this shock, Ayumi devotes all her time to improving her artistic skills in order to win the competition she has created.
With her nerves frayed and her friends gone, the artist gives up drawing for a while, but a few years later, after meeting her rival, she feels a new surge of inspiration.
3. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, 2024
In the 15th century, 12-year-old child prodigy Rafal is the best student and has already been accepted to university. Wisely, he plans to devote himself to theology, which offers good career prospects in medieval society.
Unfortunately, the boy meets an elderly scientist, Hubert, who amazes his mind with the beauty of the heliocentric theory. At the time, it was believed that the Earth was the center of the universe, but young Rafal feels that the theory is flawed.
Despite safety concerns, he decides to prove that the Earth revolves around the Sun and not vice versa. The Church considers such behavior reprehensible and worthy of being burned at the stake.
4. Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, 2024
A quiet guy, Kazuhiko feels like a background character in a romantic light novel. Everyone around him is experiencing intense emotions, except him.
One day in a cafe, he witnesses a sad scene: popular schoolgirl Anna is heartbroken – the guy she likes prefers another. The suffering girl suddenly chooses Kazuhiko as a free ear for her complaints.
And it's not just Anna, the number of rejected girls around the unsuspecting schoolboy is growing. Suddenly, the former loner makes several friends and joins a literature circle.