Genres: comedy, drama, fantasy, psychological, romance
Themes: school
Plot Summary: Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and gambling. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.
An anime developed by Key and Visual arts. Probably their most popular one so far, though im not sure. I was surprised to find that there isn't a topic on this yet. This is so far one of my favorite animes. It has a great storyline and shifts you from laughing to crying, from happy to sad, from calm to excited, all in a few minutes. If you haven't seen this yet, you really should.
Here's a picture of the main character:
And here's a picture of the "heroine".