If you loved Kick-Heart, try Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 has roughly 4.5× fewer votes than Kick-Heart — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Animation / Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Kick-Heart, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 is
Here's a film about a young woman who is very headstrong. Set in 1918, it follows the adventures of Benio Hanamura, who would rather practice kendo than learn how to be a proper wife. Love and war will both test her resolve. It's a fairly standard coming-of-age story, just with swords.
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