Anime like Koi wa Ameagari no You ni

Kotonoha no Niwa

Also known as The Garden of Words.

Studio: CoMix Wave , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao finds an even greater muse in Yukino, an older woman who seems adrift in the world. Despite the difference in their ages and lives, they strike up a comfortable relationship that slowly evolves as they randomly meet in the same garden whenever it rains. But with the rainy season coming to a close, Takao wonders if there's enough time left to put his feelings into actions and words.



Tags: Coming of Age , Age Gap , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Feet , Urban , Bullying , Drawing , School , CGI , Psychosexual

Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui

Also known as Koikimo.

Studio: Nomad , Sonilude , BloomZ , Kanetsuu Investment , Ichijinsha , Amusement Media Academy , BS Fuji , Touyou Recording , C-one , AMG Entertainment , MediaNet Pictures , Hokkaidou Bunka Housou , Miyazaki Broadcasting , Christmas Holly
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

One rainy day, salaryman Amakusa Ryou is saved by a high school girl he doesn't know at the station. He later finds out that the girl is Arima Ichika. Ryou is somewhat of a womanizer and to repay her for saving him, he suggests giving her a kiss or going out on a date with her, in which Ichika tells him he's creepy. This, however, opens a new door for Ryou and he falls madly in love with her. Ever since then, Ryou tries to overly express his feelings to Ichika. Ichika just keeps insulting him and says he's being creepy, but he just seems to take it as her way of showing affection towards him...



Note: The show streamed in advance on Amazon Prime Video on March 29, 2021. Regular broadcast started on April 5, 2021.

Tags: Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Josei , Urban , School , Yandere , Otaku Culture , Ensemble Cast

Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.

Also known as Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway.

Studio: project No.9 , Dream Shift , Pony Canyon , Magic Capsule
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

On his way home from drinking his sorrows away after being rejected by his crush, the 26 year old salaryman, Yoshida, finds a high school girl named Sayu sitting on the side of the road. Yoshida is completely drunk out of his mind and ends up letting Sayu stay at his place overnight. Not having the heart to put Sayu out on the streets since she ran away from home, Yoshida allows her to stay at his place... And so began the awkward, irritable, and slightly heartwarming relationship between a runaway high school girl and a salaryman living together.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Bullying , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Konbini , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Female Harem , Suicide , Estranged Family , Office , Female Protagonist , Cohabitation , Office Lady , Ensemble Cast , Adoption , Tsundere , Gyaru , Nudity , Time Skip

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

Kowloon Generic Romance

Also known as KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE.

Studio: Arvo Animation , Bandai Namco Filmworks , TV Tokyo , Shueisha , Bandai Namco Music Live , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai—one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…



Tags: Female Protagonist , Dystopian , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Heterosexual , Amnesia , Clone , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Body Image , Denpa , Seinen , Office Lady , Office , Work , Time Loop , Fashion , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Food , Foreign , Mahjong , Software Development , Drugs , Historical , Femboy

Koi Kaze

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , TV Asahi , Rondo Robe , A.C.G.T.
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Saeki Koushirou works as a wedding planner, but his own love life is a shambles. His background makes it difficult for him to commit himself wholeheartedly to love. The child of a divorced couple, he lives with his father. He has a mother and a sister, but he has not seen them in years. After being dumped by his girlfriend, a chance encounter with a female high school student shakes Koushirou's calm and awakens new feelings in him - but he learns that the girl is in fact his sister, who will now be staying with his father and him. Yet, the feelings in Koushirou's heart...



Tags: Incest , Age Gap , Seinen , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Cohabitation , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Work , Office Lady , Masturbation , Office , School , Nudity

Natsuyuki Rendezvous

Also known as Natsuyuki Rendezvous.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Fuji TV , Toho , Sentai Filmworks , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Hazuki may be near-sighted, but he knows true beauty when he sees it and the delicate form of flower shop owner Rokka draws him in like a bee to honey. So, hoping to cultivate a relationship between them, Hazuki takes a part time job at her shop, only to discover two huge thorns preventing the nurturing of any romance. The first, the fact that Rokka is still grieving for her late husband Shimao, would be enough to snip most men's ardor short, but it's the second that really threatens to make Hazuki's forlorn hopes wilt. Because while Shimao is most definitely deceased, he hasn't yet departed and his spirit is still living in Rokka's apartment! Except only Hazuki can see him, which leads to a very strange romantic triangle indeed. Are Hazuki's chances with Rokka as dead as the man who still lives in her house? Or can he somehow make love blossom even though there's an interloper pushing up the daisies between them?



Tags: Ghost , Josei , Body Swapping , Primarily Adult Cast , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Family Life , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love

Violet Evergarden

Also known as Violet Evergarden.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , Rakuonsha , Madman Entertainment , ABC Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of “Auto Memories Dolls”, who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words. Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love. There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning but she searches to find it.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Writing , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Work , War , Disability , Episodic , Military , Orphan , Travel , Philosophy , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Steampunk , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Foreign , Trains , Guns , Assassins

Koe no Katachi

Also known as A Silent Voice.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , ABC Animation , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shouya Ishida. As Shouya continues to bully Shouko, the class turns its back on him. Shouko transfers and Shouya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shouya finds Shouko to make amends.



Tags: Disability , Bullying , Rehabilitation , Language Barrier , Coming of Age , Suicide , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Time Skip , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , POV , Urban , Shounen , Unrequited Love

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