Kobato.
Original title: こばと。
Manga 🇯🇵 #1758 · 65/100 · 7 Reddit mentions
Adventure · Fantasy · Romance
Meet Kobato Hanato, a sweet and rather simple young girl on a quest to have her single, dearest wish granted. But first, she must learn the ways of the world from Ioryogi-san, a gruff blue dog whose bark is just as bad as his bite! Under his “tutelage” (read: constant verbal abuse), Kobato puts her efforts into passing various trials of common sense so that she may obtain the key to getting her wish—a magic bottle which must be filled with the suffering of wounded hearts that Kobato herself has healed. But with Kobato’s common sense sorely lacking, she keeps flunking Ioryogi-san’s trials left and right! It looks like the road that lies ahead of Kobato will be a long one indeed! (Source: Yen Press)
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r/shoujo · Recommend a tear breaking anime like thissince no one mentioned it yet: Kobato
r/shoujo · 2000s romance niche anime recommendations pls!!!Ashita no Nadja Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma Nodame Cantabile Fairy Mirumo de Pon! Kobato
r/shoujo · any recs for heartwarming, soul soothing, romance with emotional depth + folktale / fantasy elements?kochou no yumeji is such a special series omg you’ve reminded me to go and reread it!! it’s hard to think of similar titles because it’s got such a unique vibe, but what’s springing to mind first is mb some clamp works, xxxholic or kobato. might be the closest? Also maybe an odd rec, but there’s this manhwa called shades and shadows, no supernatural elements whatsoever, but it has this beautiful introspective tone that resonated with me in a similar way to kochou no yumeji, so you might enjoy!
r/shoujo · Please give me recs for straightforward fl × people pleaser mlOf course you aren't annoying, I understand completely, I think it can be complex and convoluted to find out a series genere sometimes, I've made a lot of mistakes... (Monthly Girl's Nozaki-Kun, Takahashi From The Bike Shop, Kobato,Yakuza Fiance - the list goes on 🙃)
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