Anime like Kimi no Iru Machi

Suzuka

Also known as Suzuka.

Studio: Marvelous Entertainment , Funimation , Studio Jack , Studio Comet
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Yamato transfers to Aoba High and is quickly smitten with Suzuka, the school’s rising star of track and field. Unfortunately, she’s totally uninspired by Yamato’s irresponsible nature. When the young man decides to step it up and join the track team, even his best efforts might not measure up to Suzuka’s standards. Will he go the distance for love or will Suzuka have him running in circles?



Tags: Tsundere , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , School , Athletics , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Harem , Idol , Tragedy , Shrine Maiden , Tanned Skin , Nudity

Yesterday wo Utatte

Also known as SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME.

Studio: Doga Kobo , DMM.futureworks , Sotsu , Happinet , TV Asahi , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A story of love and humanity, following four boys and girls trying to live their best lives through hardship and turmoil, in a small town on a private rail line just outside of Shinjuku. Minor misunderstandings lead to big complications, and their various feelings become entangled.

A story of daily life lived 49% looking back, 51% looking forward.



Tags: Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Konbini , Seinen , Unrequited Love , Male Protagonist , Urban , Age Gap , Work , Rehabilitation , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Photography , Office , Tsundere , College , School , Drawing

Domestic na Kanojo

Also known as Domestic Girlfriend.

Studio: diomedéa , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Romance

Natsuo Fuji has a serious crush on one of his teachers, Hina Tachibana, but since he knows he has zero chance of ever being in a relationship with her, he lets his friends talk him into going to a party where he meets Rui. One thing leads to another and then, well, neither of them is a virgin anymore. Unfortunately, it wasn't what they expected, but that's fine. They're just ships passing in the night and they'll never have to see each other again, right? Except when Natsuo's father announces that he's getting married again, Natsuo discovers that he's getting two new step-sisters as well. Now there's a problem, because one is his teacher, Hina, and the other is Rui.



Tags: Inseki , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Teacher , Heterosexual , Cohabitation , Age Gap , Tsundere , Tragedy , Female Harem , School , Nudity , Netorare , School Club , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shounen

Golden Time

Also known as Golden Time.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Genco , Starchild Records , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Due to a tragic accident, Banri Tada is struck with amnesia, dissolving the memories of his hometown and past. However, after befriending Mitsuo Yanagisawa, he decides to move on and begin a new life at law school in Tokyo. But just as he is beginning to adjust to his college life, the beautiful Kouko Kaga dramatically barges into Banri's life, and their chance meeting marks the beginning of an unforgettable year.

After having a glimpse of college life, Banri learns that he is in a new place and a new world—a place where he can be reborn, to have new friends, fall in love, makes mistakes and grow. And as he begins to discover who he was, the path he has chosen leads him towards a blindingly bright life that he will never want to forget.

Tags: Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , College , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Ghost , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Yandere , Dissociative Identities , School Club , Cult

true tears

Also known as True Tears.

Studio: Bandai Visual , Lantis , P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Shinichiro is a student living in what would be a dream come true for most high school boys, but for him is mostly a frustration. A well liked girl in school named Hiromi has lived in his house for a year along with his family. Her father was a close friend of the family, and when he died they immediately took her in. She is popular and well liked, always smiles, is talented in sports- but Shinichiro knows there must be tears inside her. Having an artistic tendency, he makes watercolours of her and thinks about wishing to ease her tears. Yet he cannot bring up the nerve to talk to her even in his own home. She, too, is quiet and withdrawn in their house, quite unlike at school. Shinichiro is also distracted by teasing from his friend Nobuse for watching Hiromi from afar, a curse of bad luck from a strange girl named Noe, and being forced to perform Muhiga dancing. By helping Noe he hopes to ease his own problems, yet he seems to have difficulty helping himself.



Tags: Love Triangle , School , Heterosexual , Drawing , Basketball , Suicide , Dancing

Koi to Uso

Also known as LOVE and LIES.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Sentai Filmworks , Frontier Works , Pony Canyon , Kodansha , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Memory-Tech , Amuse , Ultra Super Pictures , DeNA , A-Sketch , Animatic
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

In a world where the government assigns you a marriage partner once you turn sixteen, Yukari Nejima, a below average teen, confesses to his childhood crush Misaki Takasaki on the eve of his sixteenth birthday… only to find out that he has been assigned to Ririna Sanada instead.

Would you rather choose the girl you have always loved, or the girl you met because you were told she was your partner? Which one is love? Which one is a lie? There is only one way to find out!

Tags: Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tsundere , School , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Arranged Marriage , Dystopian , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yandere , Mixed Gender Harem , Otaku Culture , Crossdressing

Megami no Café Terrace

Also known as The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Marvelous , Kodansha , Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

After inheriting his late grandmother’s failing café, Hayato sees it as a bother and plans to sell it for a quick buck. Until he discovers five beautiful girls staying there! When they beg him to keep the café open, Hayato reluctantly gives in. Can he manage the seaside shop while learning to live with these unruly women?



Tags: Work , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Maids , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Nudity , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Coastal , Food , Orphan , Twins , Band , Restaurant , Cohabitation

Byousoku 5 Centimeter

Also known as 5 Centimeters per Second.

Studio: CoMix Wave , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari, two very close friends and classmates, are torn apart when Akari's family is transferred to another region of Japan due to her family's job. Despite separation, they continue to keep in touch through mail. When Takaki finds out that his family is also moving, he decides to meet with Akari one last time.

As years pass by, they continue down their own paths, their distance slowly growing wider and their contact with one another fades. Yet, they keep remembering one another and the times they have shared together, wondering if they will have the chance to meet once again.

Tags: Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Time Skip , Tragedy , Denpa , Travel , Trains , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , School , Surfing , Archery , Mopeds

Myself ; Yourself

Also known as Myself; Yourself.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Pony Canyon Enterprise , Happinet Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

For the sake of parents' business plans, Hidaka Sana moved to Tokyo. Five years later, he has become a high school student, and returned to his hometown, Sakuranomori. He feels uneasy because the streets of his hometown and his old friend he meets again have changed a lot since five years ago. The most changed thing is his childhood friend, Yatsushiro Nanaka. She used to smile sweetly with innocent eyes, but now she has withdrawn herself and is gloomy.



Tags: School , Tragedy , Twins , Amnesia , Suicide , Love Triangle , Shrine Maiden , Heterosexual

School Days (TV)

Also known as School Days (TV).

Studio: Avex Entertainment , Marvelous Entertainment , Lantis , TNK , Pony Canyon Enterprise
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Makoto Ito is a young Japanese high school student beginning his second term at the fictional Sakakino Academy. During his daily train rides to and from school, he becomes infatuated with fellow student Kotonoha Katsura; a girl that also commutes. When a new classmate acquaintance of his, Sekai Saionji, discovers his secret crush on Kotonoha, she helps introduce both of them to each other and over time they grow closer and agree to date. However in spite of her proud and triumphant matchmaking efforts, Sekai inadvertently becomes jealous of the new couple, having also developed feelings toward Makoto.

The following afternoon on her way home at the nearby train station in front of the school, Sekai finds Makoto waiting for Kotonoha to rendezvous for a date. He sits with her and reiterates his appreciation for her help, and feeling heavily indebted, offers repayment anyway he can. Though she believes he is overreacting, Sekai decides to redeem her obligation by placing a kiss on his lips as her train pulls in; quickly rushing into an open passenger car and happily bidding a dumbstruck Makoto luck on his date.



Tags: Netorare , Love Triangle , Hypersexuality , Female Harem , School , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Yandere , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Bullying , Cheating , Nudity , Gore , Trains , Urban