Neighborhood Story (1995)

Animation · Romance

Mikako Kōda is an aspiring fashion designer who attends Yazawa Art Academy in Tokyo and is slowly building up her clothing brand, Happy Berry. Having been childhood friends with her neighbor, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, since infancy, Mikako reassesses her once-platonic feelings for him when he suddenly becomes popular at school due to his resemblance to the singer Ken Nakagawa and begins dating Mariko, a popular and attractive girl.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (138 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

8.13 avg 6 episodes 8.7 → 8.4 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I Can't Stop Thinking Of Him!	8.7	7
16	A Love Prayer! Happy New Year	6.8	6
24	All Grown Up	8.7	7
33	The Guy Who Fell For The Vapid Girl	7.8	5
41	A Message For Papa	8.4	5
42	Papa's Blue Skies	8.4	5