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Graduation

1995–1996 · 3 seasons

A gentle, low-key look at school days and the quiet ache of leaving friends behind.

Overview
Regardless of how students handle the many academic challenges facing them, they all know that there will come a day when they will leave all the hurdles of scholastic achievement behind and tackle the triumphs and sorrows of true adulthood. One thing that many young people don`t realize is that this often means leaving behind the friends that have been with them through their youth.
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • friendship
    • identity
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, drama
    Created by
    Katsuhiko Nishijima, Naoto Kanda, Seiji Mizushima
    Starring
    Aya Hisakawa, Hinako Yoshino, Hiromi Tsuru, Junko Shimakata, Yumi Touma
    Music
    Kaoru Wada
    Length
    3 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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