Quiet drama and historical scale
Hirayasumi is built around ordinary life, relationships, and small emotional shifts. Historie works on a much larger historical canvas. Together they show how varied the winter slate could become.
Romance in two very different keys
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All centers music, identity, and an unexpected connection. Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love takes a more direct romantic-comedy route.
Action beyond the obvious sequel
Shangri-La Frontier returns as the best-known sequel so far, while Inherit the Winds and the zombie-survival adaptation add more genre range to January.