CATDOLL: Japanese media recommends "animation with college students as the protagonists"

Every year, a large number of Japanese animations appear in front of the audience. Although many works have minors as the protagonists, there are still many animations with university backgrounds that have won unanimous praise. Recently, a media commented on the top five "animations with college students as the protagonists".

NO.1 "The Story of Moe Fungus"

In this work, the protagonist Sawaki Soemon Naoyasu has the magical ability to see bacteria with the naked eye and talk to them. He and his childhood sweetheart Yuuki Hotaru were admitted to an agricultural university. During his college life, he was also involved in the commotion caused by various bacteria, viruses and people around him. The bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc. that appear in the work all appear in very cute images. The previous live-action TV series was also very popular.

NO.2 "Nodame Cantabile"

The protagonist, Noda Megumi, is a genius who can play a song on the piano even without sheet music after hearing it once. Since meeting Shinichi Chiaki, a student at the music university, she has set her goal to become a professional pianist. This is a romantic comedy with classical music as its theme. The popularity of the work has been further enhanced through live-action TV series and live-action movies. The original work is a comic, but you can enjoy the fun of BGM through the animation!

NO.3 "The Four and a Half Matsuda Mythology Series"

The work tells the story of a third-year boy at Kyoto University, who meets his bad friend Ozu and lives a meaningless college life. This also proves that when college students choose a club in their freshman year, it will bring about changes in their future college life. Even if this novel adaptation is placed in all the novels written by Morimi Tomihiko, it is considered an excellent work with a very high evaluation. Maybe many people also read the novel after watching the animation, right?

NO.4 "Honey and Clover"

The work features Yuta Takemoto, a student at an art university, as the protagonist, and tells the love story between him and his seniors, such as Takumi Mayama, Shinobu Morishita, Hakumiya Hanamoto, Shinobu Morita, and Ayumi Yamada. Every young person has had troubles with their talents and ways of life, and this is the theme of youth. The work has been adapted into a TV animation and a live-action movie, winning wide acclaim. The original work also won the "This comic is amazing!" Women's Edition champion in 2006 and 2007.

NO.5 "A Moment of Reunion"

This is a love story about the protagonist Yusaku Godai, who doesn't know how to handle interpersonal relationships and has a very hard life, and the beautiful manager of Ikkokukan Apartment, Kyoko Otonashi, who lost her husband at a young age. The other people living in Ikkokukan are also full of personality. The original work is a manga created by Rumiko Takahashi, and the animation was broadcast from 1986 to 1988, which has a history. However, when it comes to comedy works, many fans believe that this topic cannot be discussed without "Ikkoku"!

The above is an introduction to animations with college students as the protagonists. Compared to watching them before college, it will be more interesting if you stand in the same position as the protagonist after entering college. Why not borrow an animation disc during your break and enjoy it all at once? Maybe these works will be of great help to your college life!