Best autobiographical anime
13 anime about autobiographical, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.2Grave of the Fireflies
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
Grave of the FirefliesHotaru no HakaMovie · 1988 · 1 ep4.2In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the…
4.3LOOK BACK
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
LOOK BACKLook BackMovie · 2024 · 1 ep4.3Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for…
3.9The Boy and the Heron
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
The Boy and the HeronKimitachi wa Dou Ikiru kaMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.9While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy’s mother. As he…
3.6Space Patrol Luluco
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Space Patrol LulucoUchuu Patrol LulucoTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.6The show takes place in Ogikubo, which is the name of the specially designated area in space in the Milky Way where Earthlings and aliens can live together. Luluco is a female middle school student who lives with her father, and no matter…
3.6Blue Literature Series
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Blue Literature SeriesAoi Bungaku SeriesTV · 2009 · 12 ep3.6Anthology series adapting six modern classics of Japanese literature: No Longer Human ( Ningen Shikkaku ) by Dazai Osamu — A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse…
3.5Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-sanGaikotsu Shotenin Honda-sanTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.5Honda-san is at war - with business, with out-of-print books, and with people who love manga! Who knew there were so many laughs to be found at the manga counter of a bookstore?! These are the day-to-day happenings that take place at a…
3.7Barefoot Gen
Movie · 1983 · 1 ep
Barefoot GenHadashi no GenMovie · 1983 · 1 ep3.7It's the summer of 1945. 3 years have elapsed since the war between Japan and USA began. Gen is a young boy living a struggling yet satisfying life in the city of Hiroshima, that has been strangely spared by the bombing taken in almost…
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3.5Mai-Mai Miracle
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Mai-Mai MiracleMai Mai Shinko to Sennen no MahouMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.5The story is set in 1955 in Kokuga, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. One thousand years ago it was the site of the ancient capital, Suo no Kuni, and traces of the Heian Period (year 794-1185) are passed down to us in the form of ruins and…
3.5Barefoot Gen 2
Movie · 1986 · 1 ep
Barefoot Gen 2Hadashi no Gen 2Movie · 1986 · 1 ep3.5Three years have passed since the bombing of Hiroshima and Gen is now a fourth-grader. Hiroshima is still a ruin, and Gen must scrounge for scrap metal to help keep himself and his remaining family fed, but at least commerce has returned…
3.4Who's Left Behind?
Movie · 1991 · 1 ep
Who's Left Behind?Ushiro no Shoumen DaareMovie · 1991 · 1 ep3.4Kayoko is a young girl in 1940, just starting first grade. She's a bit of a crybaby, which is no secret to those around her. She loves playing with friends and singing cute schoolyard chants, and occasionally having fun with her three…
3.6Chibi Maruko-chan
TV · 1990 · 142 ep
Chibi Maruko-chanTV · 1990 · 142 ep3.6Momoko Sakura is an elementary school student who likes popular idol Momoe Yamaguchi and mangas. She is often called "Chibi Maruko-chan" due to her young age and small size. She lives together with her parents, her grandparents and her…
Mature
3.8Madogiwa no Totto-chan
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Madogiwa no Totto-chanMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.8This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an…Highest rated
4.3LOOK BACK
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
LOOK BACKLook BackMovie · 2024 · 1 ep4.3Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for… 4.2Grave of the Fireflies
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
Grave of the FirefliesHotaru no HakaMovie · 1988 · 1 ep4.2In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the… 3.9The Boy and the Heron
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
The Boy and the HeronKimitachi wa Dou Ikiru kaMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.9While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy’s mother. As he…Mature
3.8Madogiwa no Totto-chan
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Madogiwa no Totto-chanMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.8This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an… 3.7Barefoot Gen
Movie · 1983 · 1 ep
Barefoot GenHadashi no GenMovie · 1983 · 1 ep3.7It's the summer of 1945. 3 years have elapsed since the war between Japan and USA began. Gen is a young boy living a struggling yet satisfying life in the city of Hiroshima, that has been strangely spared by the bombing taken in almost… 3.6Space Patrol Luluco
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Space Patrol LulucoUchuu Patrol LulucoTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.6The show takes place in Ogikubo, which is the name of the specially designated area in space in the Milky Way where Earthlings and aliens can live together. Luluco is a female middle school student who lives with her father, and no matter… 3.6Blue Literature Series
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Blue Literature SeriesAoi Bungaku SeriesTV · 2009 · 12 ep3.6Anthology series adapting six modern classics of Japanese literature: No Longer Human ( Ningen Shikkaku ) by Dazai Osamu — A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse… 3.6Chibi Maruko-chan
TV · 1990 · 142 ep
Chibi Maruko-chanTV · 1990 · 142 ep3.6Momoko Sakura is an elementary school student who likes popular idol Momoe Yamaguchi and mangas. She is often called "Chibi Maruko-chan" due to her young age and small size. She lives together with her parents, her grandparents and her… 3.5Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-sanGaikotsu Shotenin Honda-sanTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.5Honda-san is at war - with business, with out-of-print books, and with people who love manga! Who knew there were so many laughs to be found at the manga counter of a bookstore?! These are the day-to-day happenings that take place at a… 3.5Barefoot Gen 2
Movie · 1986 · 1 ep
Barefoot Gen 2Hadashi no Gen 2Movie · 1986 · 1 ep3.5Three years have passed since the bombing of Hiroshima and Gen is now a fourth-grader. Hiroshima is still a ruin, and Gen must scrounge for scrap metal to help keep himself and his remaining family fed, but at least commerce has returned…Mature
3.5Mai-Mai Miracle
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Mai-Mai MiracleMai Mai Shinko to Sennen no MahouMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.5The story is set in 1955 in Kokuga, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. One thousand years ago it was the site of the ancient capital, Suo no Kuni, and traces of the Heian Period (year 794-1185) are passed down to us in the form of ruins and… 3.4Who's Left Behind?
Movie · 1991 · 1 ep
Who's Left Behind?Ushiro no Shoumen DaareMovie · 1991 · 1 ep3.4Kayoko is a young girl in 1940, just starting first grade. She's a bit of a crybaby, which is no secret to those around her. She loves playing with friends and singing cute schoolyard chants, and occasionally having fun with her three…
3.2Hyakusho Kizoku-the farmer's days
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Hyakusho Kizoku-the farmer's daysHyakushou KizokuTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.2"If they have no water, then let them drink milk." Before becoming a manga author, Hiromu Arakawa was a farmer for seven years in Hokkaido. She raised cows, grew vegetables, feared bears and got jerked around by squirrels! She worked all…