TV series

Time of Eve

2008–2009 · 1 season

A quiet, thoughtful slice-of-life that unfolds in a single café, inviting you to ponder what it means to be human.

Created by: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Genres: Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring: Jun Fukuyama, Kenji Nojima, Yuko Sanpei

Tagline: Are you enjoying the time of EVE?
Overview: The future, probably Japan. Robots have long been put into practical use, and androids have just come into use. Influenced by the Robot Ethics Committee, it's become common sense for people to treat androids like household appliances. Their appearance – indistinguishable from humans except for the ring over each android's head – has led some people to empathize unnecessarily with androids. Known as "android-holics", such people have become a social problem. Rikuo, a high school student, has been taught from childhood that androids are not to be viewed as humans, and has always used them as convenient tools. One day, Rikuo discovers some strange data in the behavior records of his family's household android, Sammy. Rikuo and his friend Masaki trace Sammy's movements, only to discover a mysterious café that features a house rule that "humans and robots are to be treated the same".

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Time of Eve

Stream in the UK

Crunchyroll

More options Data from JustWatch

Created by: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Genres: Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring: Jun Fukuyama, Kenji Nojima, Yuko Sanpei

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
technology
morality
found family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

Titles like Time of Eve

Movie

Time of EVE: The Movie

2010

A quiet, thoughtful anime that unfolds like a gentle mystery, inviting you to ponder what makes us human over a cup of coffee.

Same director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura · Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about identity and isolation

Also: Same director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Via: melancholic
warm
identity
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 106 min

Details

Time of EVE: The MovieHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Chobits

2002

A gentle, often silly slice-of-life romance that slowly reveals a quiet, bittersweet mystery about what it means to be human.

Melancholic, warm · about identity and isolation

Via: melancholic
warm
identity
isolation
Pacing: measured
Attention: easy-watch
Seasons: 1

Details

ChobitsHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Humans

2015–2018

A quietly unsettling near-future story that makes you question what makes us human, with real emotional stakes and constant low-level dread.

Melancholic · about identity and isolation

Via: melancholic
identity
isolation
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 3

Details

HumansHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Her

2013

A tender, melancholic meditation on loneliness and love that feels like a warm, bittersweet conversation with a close friend.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about identity and isolation

Via: melancholic
warm
identity
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 126 min

Details

HerHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

2018–2025

A gentle, talky high-school romance where supernatural puzzles become metaphors for adolescent loneliness, leaving a warm ache.

Melancholic, warm · about identity and isolation

Via: melancholic
warm
identity
isolation
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 2

Details

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl SenpaiHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Mushi-Shi

2005–2014

Quiet, unhurried episodes drift like folklore, each a gentle, slightly eerie meditation on nature and loss that soothes more than it unsettles.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation

Via: melancholic
warm
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 2

Details

Mushi-ShiHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Natsume's Book of Friends

2008–2024

A gentle, quietly emotional watch that blends small supernatural encounters with a slow healing of loneliness.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about identity and found family

Via: melancholic
warm
identity
found family
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 7

Details

Natsume's Book of FriendsHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Plastic Memories

2015

A gentle, bittersweet romance that quietly builds toward an inevitable goodbye, leaving a lingering ache long after each episode ends.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about identity

Via: melancholic
warm
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 1

Details

Plastic MemoriesHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Sing a Bit of Harmony

2021

A gentle, song-filled anime that blends slice-of-life warmth with soft sci-fi, slowly drawing you into its earnest emotional rescue.

Same writer: Yasuhiro Yoshiura · Warm, earnest · about identity and isolation

Also: Same writer: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Via: warm
earnest
identity
isolation
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 109 min

Details

Sing a Bit of HarmonyHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Moon

2009

A quiet, lonely and haunting experience that slowly pulls you into one man's unraveling reality, with moments of dry humor and deep sadness.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about identity and isolation

Via: melancholic
earnest
identity
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 97 min

Details

MoonHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

The Gene of AI

2023

A thoughtful, quietly unsettling anthology of medical mysteries that probes what it means to be human when machines can suffer.

Melancholic, earnest · about identity and isolation

Via: melancholic
earnest
identity
isolation
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 1

Details

The Gene of AIHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke

2009–2024

A gentle, warm-hearted watch that slowly unfolds like a shy smile, leaving you with a soft, hopeful glow.

Warm, earnest, slow-burn · about identity and isolation

Via: warm
earnest
identity
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: easy-watch
Seasons: 3

Details

From Me to You: Kimi ni TodokeHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Stream

Crunchyroll

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres: animation, sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Created by: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Written by: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Starring: Jun Fukuyama, Kenji Nojima, Yuko Sanpei, Rie Tanaka, Rina Sato, Yukana, Michio Nakao, Miki Ito
Cinematography: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 15 min each
Network: Niconico, Yahoo! Dōga
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

TMDB IMDb Letterboxd Wikipedia Wikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Time of Eve

How it feels

More like this

Titles like Time of Eve

Where to watch in the UK

Details