School days, first love and devoted friendship.
School is not just about lessons and homework. They are also about new friends, funny pranks, first disappointments, falling in love, and the selfless search for oneself.
We introduce you to five anime that will allow you to immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of school before the new school year begins.
1. Kids on the Slope, 2012
Modest Kaoru moves to a small town and enrolls in a local school. Since this is not his first move, the high school student is used to being a newcomer and does not try to make close friends.
Unexpectedly, his main passion, jazz, attracts the impulsive drummer Sentaro and the charming girl Ritsuko. The boys decide to form their own jazz band. At the same time, they get to know each other and become close friends.
2. Classroom of the Elite, 2017-...
Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing School is very different from other high schools. Its education is focused on students' future success in college and the workplace, and students are free to do whatever they want with their appearance.
However, as is usually the case, these privileges are only available to excellent students who get into the best class. Kiyotaka is unlucky: due to an unfortunate mistake during the entrance exams, he is assigned to Class D, which is considered a loser's class.
This leads Kiyotaka to meet two classmates who will change his life beyond recognition.
3. Assassination Classroom, 2013-2016
A new teacher resembling an octopus appears at an unusual school that trains future killers. This strange creature has already destroyed more than half of the moon and plans to leave no stone unturned on Earth.
The destroyer, who has come to be known as Koro-sensei, insists that Class 3E, which has gathered all of the school's outcasts, be placed under his leadership. The future of the planet will depend on them: Koro-sensei gives them time to destroy themselves before the end of the school year.
4. Daily Lives of High School Boys, 2012
High school students Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake have been friends since childhood. Their unconditional support helps them figure out how best to communicate with their parents, how to prepare for boring exams, and how best to skip class.
The boys attend an all-boys school, so meeting a girl there is unrealistic. However, the desire for romance takes its toll, so the guys, having prepared and thought through various scenarios, go to town to chat with girls. Of course, their encounters do not go according to plan.
5. Say I Love You, 2012-2013
In elementary school, Mei faced bullying and cruelty that destroyed her belief in the possibility of true friendship. The girl became a self-imposed hermit, withdrawing completely into herself.
In high school, it was her silence and inaccessibility that attracted the attention of Yamato, the most popular boy. His constant attempts to get closer to Mei gradually make her believe in herself and in the possibility of being open to those who sincerely want to go through life with her.