Anime like Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , DMM.com , Kodansha , Crunchyroll , NetEase Games , Kansai TV , BS Asahi , A-Sketch
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

This country girl is ready for the big city! Well, at least she thought she was. Mitsumi’s dream is to attend a prestigious school and make the world a better place. But when she finally gets to Tokyo, it turns out she isn’t exactly prepared for city life. Luckily, she runs into Shima, a sweet and handsome classmate who becomes her first friend! Can she make it in Tokyo with Shima by her side?



Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Urban , Seinen , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Acting , Transgender , Rural , Coastal

Lovely★Complex

Also known as Lovely Complex.

Studio: Toei Animation , TBS , TAP , Discotek , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm. To add to their plights, their crushes fall in love with each other, leaving Koizumi and Ootani comically flustered and heartbroken. To make matters worse, they're even labeled as a comedy duo by their homeroom teacher due to their personalities and the stark difference in their heights, and their classmates even think of their arguments as sketches.

Lovely★Complex follows Koizumi and Ootani as they encourage each other in finding love and become close friends. Apart from their ridiculous antics, they soon find out an unexpected similarity in their music and fashion tastes. Maybe they possess a chemistry yet unknown, but could love ever bloom between the mismatched pair?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Tomboy , Basketball , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Gender Bending , Netorare , Femboy

Ore Monogatari!!

Also known as My Love Story!!.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Shueisha , VAP , Nippon Television Network , Sentai Filmworks , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Takeo Gouda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Yamato again, and he finds himself falling in love with her… But with handsome Sunakawa around, does Takeo even stand a chance?



Tags: Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Unrequited Love , Food , Asexual , Aromantic , Love Triangle , Bullying , Judo

Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

Also known as The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity.

Studio: Aniplex , CloverWorks , Kodansha , TOKYO MX , CloverWorks , BS11 , Movic , Marui Group
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls’ High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintarou, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family’s patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintarou discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Urban , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Food , Philosophy , Delinquents , Class Struggle

Kimi ni Todoke

Also known as Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You.

Studio: Production I.G , NIS America Inc. , Nippon Television Network , VAP , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from "The Ring", which has led her peers to give her the nickname Sadako. Longing to make friends and live a normal life, she is naturally drawn to Kazehaya Shouta, the most popular guy in class, whose "100% refreshing" personality earns him great admiration from Sawako. So when Kazehaya starts talking to her, maybe there is hope for the friendships Sawako has always longed for. Maybe...there is even a little hope for some romance in her future.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Love Triangle , Bullying , Unrequited Love , Tsundere , Chibi , Tomboy , Gyaru , Teacher , Baseball , Football

Tsuki ga Kirei

Also known as Tsukigakirei.

Studio: feel. , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Funimation , Sotsu , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

It’s the third year of middle school. Kotaro, a bookish boy aspiring to become a novelist, and Akane, a track girl who loves to run, meet in the same class together for the first time. They’re put in charge of the equipment for the sports festival, and slowly grow closer via LINE. How does Kotaro deal with his growing feelings for her? Meanwhile, Takumi has been in love with Akane since first year, and Akane’s friend, Chinatsu, becomes interested in Kotaro. A refreshing story of young love set in Kawagoe.



Tags: Coming of Age , Heterosexual , School , Writing , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Athletics , Primarily Child Cast , Love Triangle , School Club , Time Skip , CGI , American Football

Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.

Studio: Aniplex , MADHOUSE , Comic Smart , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic , KADOKAWA , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Akane Kinoshita, a female college student, faces the absolute worst situation when she ends up breaking up with her boyfriend after he has an affair with a woman he met playing an online game. While relieving her stress by rampaging through the open hunting grounds of an online game, Akane spills everything about her heartbreak to “Yamada”, a player she met by chance who happens to be in the same guild. “I don't care,” is his curt reply. But when Akane gets a makeover and joins an offline event to get back at her ex-boyfriend, she hears those dreadful words again. And that was Akane's fateful encounter with “Yamada”─！



Tags: Kuudere , Video Games , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Love Triangle , E-Sports , Unrequited Love , Konbini , CGI

Yubisaki to Renren

Also known as A Sign of Affection.

Studio: Ajiado , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , NetEase Games , Crunchyroll , Ajiado , TOKYO MX , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yuki Itose is just a typical student dealing with the pressures of college. She is struggling one day on the train when an upperclassman named Itsuomi Nagi helps her out. As he gradually opens a new world to her, Yuki develops feelings for Itsuomi. A pure love story begins to grow.



Tags: Disability , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Language Barrier , Heterosexual , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Iyashikei , Chibi , Bar , Restaurant

Toradora!

Also known as Toradora!.

Studio: Genco , Starchild Records , Magic Capsule , NIS America Inc. , Yomiuri Advertising , TV Tokyo Music , J.C.STAFF , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, who is anything but a cute and fragile girl. Equipped with a wooden katana and feisty personality, Taiga is known throughout the school as the "Palmtop Tiger."

One day, an embarrassing mistake causes the two students to cross paths. Ryuuji discovers that Taiga actually has a sweet side: she has a crush on the popular vice president, Yuusaku Kitamura, who happens to be his best friend. But things only get crazier when Ryuuji reveals that he has a crush on Minori Kushieda—Taiga's best friend!

Toradora! is a romantic comedy that follows this odd duo as they embark on a quest to help each other with their respective crushes, forming an unlikely alliance in the process.

Tags: Tsundere , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Family Life , Tragedy , Food , Female Harem , Teacher , Body Horror , Fake Relationship

Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu.

Also known as Komi Can’t Communicate.

Studio: OLM , Half H.P Studio , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!



Tags: School , Kuudere , Disability , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Shounen , Agender , Meta , Yandere , Gender Bending , Transgender , Femboy , Crossdressing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Chuunibyou , Maids , Unrequited Love , Gangs , Bullying , Nekomimi