Anime like Mushikaburi-hime

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In the kingdom of Tanbarun lives Shirayuki, an independent and strong-willed young woman. Her resourceful intelligence has led her become a skilled pharmacist, but her most defining trait is her shock of beautiful apple-red hair. Her dazzling mane gets her noticed by the prince of the kingdom, but instead of romancing her, he demands she be his concubine. Shirayuki refuses, chops off her lovely locks, and runs away to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines. There, she befriends a young man named Zen, who, SURPRISE, is also a prince, although with a much better temperament than the previous one. Watch as Shirayuki finds her place in the new kingdom, and in Zen’s heart.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Heterosexual , Medieval , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Historical , Politics , Agriculture , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast , Conspiracy

Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu

Also known as The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent.

Studio: diomedéa , Bit grooove promotion , Lantis , KADOKAWA , Imagica Lab.
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Why would an overworked woman want to be summoned to a magical new world? To live her ideal life of leisure, of course! For Sei, it’s truly a dream: studying spells and perfecting potions at the institute while helping people with their problems. But keeping a low profile is proving to be difficult as her magical power becomes omnipotent. Can Sei hide away in this fantasy forever? She hopes so!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Isekai , Magic , Shoujo , Royal Affairs , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Alchemy , Medicine , Heterosexual , Horticulture , Male Harem , Politics

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

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen

Also known as Ascendance of a Bookworm.

Studio: Ajiado , Crunchyroll , flying DOG , Genco , BS Fuji , ABC Animation , Happinet , KLOCKWORX , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , WOWOW , TO Books , JTB Next Creation , Tokyo Animator Gakuin
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Anime adaptation of Part 1 of Honzuki no Gekokujou.

When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.



Note: The first episode was included in a bonus DVD that came with the limited edition of the 8th volume of Part 4 of the light novel that was released on September 10th, 2019 prior to its TV premiere.

Tags: Class Struggle , Medieval , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Work , Age Regression , Economics , Family Life , Josei , Primarily Child Cast , Educational , Magic , Orphan , Adoption , Historical , Writing , Time Skip , Makeup , Chibi , Archery

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Also known as My Happy Marriage.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , KADOKAWA , Square Enix , Bandai Namco Music Live , Toy's Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Despite being born into a noble family, Miyo lost her birth mother at a young age and grew up being abused by her stepmother, stepsister, and father.

When she finally receives news that she's to be married off, she finds out that her husband-to-be is Kiyoka, a soldier with a reputation for being cruel and heartless. In fact, he's had numerous previous fiancées who have all fled his household; none lasting even a mere three days.

Resigned to the fact that her family had abandoned her, Miyo knocks on the gate of the Kudou household to find herself greeted by a beautiful man with pale skin. Despite the poor treatment she receives from her husband-to-be during their first meeting, Miyo is unable to return to her old home and spends her time cooking and doing chores. However, as the days pass, Miyo and Kiyoka being to slowly open their hearts to each other...



Tags: Marriage , Female Protagonist , Historical , Bullying , Arranged Marriage , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Shoujo , Super Power , Politics , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Royal Affairs , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Military , Fairy Tale , Guns , Clone , Makeup

Akuyaku Reijou nano de Last Boss wo Kattemimashita

Also known as I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss.

Studio: Maho Film , Mainichi Broadcasting System , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NetEase Games , KADOKAWA , ADK Marketing Solutions , WOWOW , TOKYO MX , Bit grooove promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Aileen Lauren d’Autriche’s wedding plans have been suddenly canceled— by her own fiancé! The shock of this jolted her into remembering she’s been reincarnated in an otome game as the villainess. As she recalls, her fate is one of doom, but maybe she can avoid it by marrying the final boss, the Demon King Claude. Her new game plan— seduce the Demon King and live happily ever after.



Tags: Villainess , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Demons , Shoujo , Reincarnation , Isekai , Magic , Ojou-sama , Crossdressing , Royal Affairs , Marriage , Arranged Marriage , Medieval , Conspiracy , Primarily Teen Cast , Fairy Tale , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Amnesia , Male Harem , School , Swordplay , Kuudere , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Dragons , Medicine , Monster Boy ,

Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san

Also known as Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Mainichi Broadcasting System , DMM.com , NetEase Games , KADOKAWA , Pia , Movic , FuRyu , Bit grooove promotion , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

One day, crown prince Sieg suddenly begins to hear the voices of two gods... whispering to him in a startling revelation, that his betrothed, Liselotte, is not only an extreme tsundere, but also about to fall into devastating ruin! Her erratic everyday behavior only serves to hide her embarrassment?! Sieg, thanks to the "gods'" explanation, agonizes alone over Liselotte's astonishing cuteness!

In truth, the "gods" are two high schoolers giving live commentary of a video game they are playing. Will Sieg be able to save his betrothed Liselotte with the aid of commentary and explanation by the "gods"? Avoid the bad ending for Liselotte, whose actions, now that her motives are revealed, become transcendingly cute!



Tags: Tsundere , Villainess , Video Games , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Gods , Ojou-sama , Alternate Universe , Adoption , Medieval , Magic , Josei , School , Female Protagonist , Meta , Yandere , Otaku Culture , Love Triangle , Isekai , Royal Affairs , Arranged Marriage , Marriage , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Reincarnation

Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu

Also known as Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion.

Studio: Frontier Works , TYPHOON GRAPHICS , Crunchyroll , D&C WEBTOON Biz , Happinet Phantom Studios , AT-X , Bandai Namco Music Live , arma bianca , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

Living inside a fairy tale may sound like a dream, but for this heroine, it’s more of a nightmare. After her mysterious death, Rinko is reborn as Raeliana—a loved and wealthy character in a novel. But she knows the ending: her murder at the hands of her fiancé. So, she hatches a plan to stay alive, one that involves a devilish duke and a phony engagement. Can she rewrite her story?



Tags: Isekai , Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Alternate Universe , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Ojou-sama , Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Marriage , Fake Relationship , Body Swapping , Primarily Male Cast , Historical , Foreign , Medieval , Maids , CGI , Conspiracy , Butler , Villainess , Guns , Mixed Gender Harem , Swordplay , Suicide

Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu Suru

Also known as 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!.

Studio: OVERLAP , HORNETS , Studio KAI , Crunchyroll , MUSE , Docomo Anime Store , MAGNET , AT-X , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Rishe Irmgard Weitzner, a duke's daughter, has a secret: she died at the age of 20 and returned to the moment five years prior when her engagement was called off. She has already experienced this time loop six times and lived out those five years a different way each time, as a merchant, a doctor, a maid, a knight, and more. Now, on her seventh go-around, she's determined to live to a ripe old age and spend it relaxing. But the moment she flees the castle with that decision in her heart, she runs into the infamously cruel crown prince of a rival kingdom, Arnold Hein. He happens to be the one who killed her during her life as a knight, but now, he seems to have taken a bizarre liking to her... and begs her to become his wife. Thus, in order to stay alive and prevent a war, Rishe utilizes her previous experiences to kick off her seventh life as the bride of an enemy nation's crown prince.



Tags: Heterosexual , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Time Loop , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Time Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Estranged Family , Ojou-sama , Marriage , Politics , Kuudere , Economics , Tomboy , Swordplay , Medicine , Alchemy , Urban , Horticulture , Villainess , Maids , War , Agriculture , Crossdressing

Zutaboro Reijou wa Ane no Moto Konyakusha ni Dekiai Sareru

Also known as Betrothed to My Sister's Ex.

Studio: LandQ studios , Mainichi Broadcasting System , TBS , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Marie, the second daughter of a poor baron’s household, is treated like a servant by her parents. Even at Marie’s birthday party, her beautiful elder sister, Anastasia, is the star. Outside, Marie bumps into Count Kyuros Granado, who falls for her at first sight. Yet, due to a misunderstanding, the Count proposes to Anastasia. After a tragic accident, Marie must marry the count instead!



Tags: Marriage , Royal Affairs , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Maids , Ojou-sama , Josei , Body Image , Iyashikei