Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Wakana Gojou passes his days as a loner, finding solace in a room at his high school. With nobody to share his obsession, he has trouble finding friends or even holding conversation. But after the school's most popular girl, Marin Kitagawa, reveals a secret of her own, he discovers a new purpose for his sewing skills. Together, they'll make her cosplay dreams come true.
“I want to be an ordinary person! Someone who's normal! I've already told you I don't have my power anymore!” Blade is a carefree transfer student whose only goal is to make friends with his classmates at Rosewood Academy, a school for heroes-in-training. On the surface, Blade seems like an ordinary boy, but he is hiding a miserable secret with seeds that start long ago, with the defeat of the Demon King at the hands of the Great Hero. Join this new class of friends as they unravel the mystery surrounding Blade, and journey toward becoming full-fledged Heroes!
Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends follows the story of Kodaka Hasegawa, a high school boy who transfers to a new school and struggles to make friends due to his intimidating appearance. One day, he encounters Yozora Mikazuki, a fellow loner, and the two decide to start a club for people who have trouble socializing. Together, they recruit other misfits including Sena Kashiwazaki, a beautiful but arrogant girl, and Yuki Nagato, a shy and timid girl. As the club members bond and navigate the challenges of high school life, they discover the true meaning of friendship.
Addi, a gifted boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, adopts a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. The boys discover aggression, violence, loyalty, and love.
Neku awakens in the middle of Shibuya's bustling Scramble Crossing with no memory of how he got there. Little does he know, he's been transported to an alternate plane of existence known as the Underground. Now an unwilling participant in the mysterious "Reapers' Game," Neku must partner up with a girl named Shiki in order to survive...
This rom-com set in London during the Christmas season follows Adam and Emma on their daily commute from the village of Langton to London, where they meet the same passengers every day. When their train breaks down in the countryside, Adam decides to break the taboo of talking to strangers on a train and invites the whole carriage to their own Christmas party.
In this comedy, a new kid in school named Rafe starts off on the wrong foot with the bullies, but quickly finds his place among a group of misfits. They band together to take on the school's ruthless principal and his strict rules, while Rafe also learns important lessons about friendship, competition, and self-confidence. As he faces various challenges and tests his limits, Rafe discovers his true potential and becomes a hero in his own right.
Making friends after moving to a new town can be a challenge. That's the case for Ava, a 13-year-old who's just moved to a new town and finds herself missing her old life as she begins attending an unfamiliar school.
War is scary. Even when you're a foot tall toy soldier on a playground.
After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to know the people of the town, including Takashi, a shy relative of her childhood friend.
A young girl in the hills of Indiana, who had been abandoned by her family and raised by a bootlegging old woman, is taken by the authorities and made the ward of a childless couple.
In Alien Nation, a humanoid race arrives on Earth as refugees and must learn to live among humans. When a police officer and his alien partner uncover a conspiracy, they must navigate the tensions and prejudices of their society to solve the case.
Bachelorette Michelle Ravitch gets set up on dates with the help of the numerology and astrology experts Mike Anthony and Rachel Black who use the stars to predict each date's chemistry. In the end, Michelle finds her Zodiac Crush after eliminating all her matches down to the final one.
Second year high school student Kodaka Hasegawa has transferred to his new school about a month ago, but he still hasn't made any friends. Kodaka Hasegawa was born from a Japanese father and a British mother. Because of his appearance, people think Kodaka Hasegawa is a troubled kid. One day, Kodaka Hasegawa sees classmate Yozora Mikazuki pleasantly talking to herself. Kodaka Hasegawa talks with her about how to make friends. To make friends, Yozora Mikazuki decides to form the Neighbor's Club and forces Kodaka to enroll in the club.
Pudgy the pup takes Betty Boop's advice ('Go Out and Make Friends With the World') to heart and befriends various wild animals.
Set in Liverpool, Perfect follows three young disabled people who become friends when they meet on a work preparation scheme. Together they navigate life, dating, and a system that seems designed to only benefit the people who run it.
The Demi-Paradise is a comedy-drama movie that takes place in Britain during World War II. The story revolves around a Russian engineer who comes to England to build a new ship for the British Navy. Along the way, he encounters romance, political activism, and the challenges of war.
The story of four young people, ShinAe Ahn who is transgender, and three others, pan-sexual, gay, and lesbian respectively, who are fed up with the oppressive and authoritarian conservative government and its influence on the country. ShinAe Ahn decides to run for the office of prime minister, with the help of her friends and supporters. She meets a lot of caring people, and also a lot of haters. The current Prime Minister is not at all tolerant of the LGBTQIA+ community and is trying his hardest to stop any party that does not follow the orders of the conservative government from running without any logical reason to do so. That creates a political divide within the country, as politicians will attack anyone who is and/or who acts differently, or who stands up for people/themselves who they personally don't like. This story however is being told after the fact, a few years after the election, when ShinAe won as prime minister.
Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record players. His dad notices that he has no friends, and tells him that, like the electronic parts he assembles, "you have to fit in with all hte other parts." Realizing that the reason he has no friends is because he's not one of the "crowd," Phil studies the most popular kids at school, in order to see what traits they admire most, so he can be like them and fit in.
A friendless youngster (Michael Caloz) asks a cat goddess to help his feline friend.