Anime like Bihada Ichizoku

Skip Beat!

Also known as Skip Beat!.

Studio: Hal Film Maker , TV Tokyo Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Kyouko followed her true love and childhood friend Shou to Tokyo so she could help him reach his dream of becoming an idol. She cleans, cooks, works three jobs and does nothing for herself because she loves him so much, but gets nothing in return. Still, she remains by his side. But then one day she goes unannounced to his agency with a delivery, and overhears him talking about her; he reveals to his manager that he only took her with him as a maid, and that he doesn't care for her at all. Upon hearing this, Kyouko doesn't just sit around and cry. She cuts and dyes her hair, changes her clothes and attitude and thus begins her journey to join showbiz and have her revenge against Shou.



Tags: Revenge , Acting , Female Protagonist , Work , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Fashion

Roppou Yabure-kun

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Short stories featuring the legal profession. The first anime to be broadcast on the new Nagoya Television Network (NTV).

Based on a story by Saga Sen.



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Kuragehime

Also known as Princess Jellyfish.

Studio: Funimation , Brain's Base , Asmik Ace , Sony Music Entertainment , Sakura Create , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Plain, timid and obsessed with jellyfish, Tsukimi is a far cry from her idea of a princess. Her tepid life as a jobless illustrator comes complete with roommates who harbor diehard hobbies that solidify their status as hopeless social rejects. These wallflowers run a tight, nun-like ship, but their no-men-allowed-not-no-one-not-no-how bubble is unwittingly burst after Tsukimi brings home a rescued sea jelly and a beauty queen... who's actually a guy.

When the threat of losing their cozy convent inspires this glamour boy to turn the neurotic entourage into a portrait of success, will Tsukimi take her chance to bloom, or will she end up a hot mess?



Tags: Josei , Crossdressing , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Makeup , Slapstick , Primarily Female Cast , Found Family , Femboy , Gender Bending , Fashion , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Politics , Drawing

Peach Girl

Also known as Peach Girl: Super Pop Love Hurricane.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Nomad , Marvelous Entertainment , Funimation , Studio Comet , Studio Jack
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Peach Girl is about an average high school girl, Momo Adachi, who everyone thinks is a beach bunny / slut because of her tanned skin. The actual reason she is so tanned is because she was on the swim team and tans very easily. She likes a boy, Toji, who she heard only likes non-tanned girls. This causes her to question who she is and have low self esteem. She spends a lot of time trying to remake herself into the girl she believes he wants. However, she has a friend, Sae, who likes to go behind Momo's back and make her life terrible, mostly by trying to take Toji away from her. All the while there's another boy, Kairi, who is in love with Momo.



Tags: Love Triangle , Shoujo , Tanned Skin , Gyaru , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Bullying , School , Swimming , Fashion , Heterosexual

Gokinjo Monogatari the Movie

Also known as Neighborhood Story The Movie.

Studio: Sunlight Entertainment , Toei Animation , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

An alternate retelling of the beginning of the original series.

Mikako and Tsutomu lived next door to each other since they were little. They both attend an art school, where Mikako is pursuing her dream of being a fashion designer.

They formed a club called Akindo with several of their friends. Akindo participates in flea markets, where they sell their creations--clothes, dolls, and artwork.

Tags: Fashion

Kigyou Senshi Arslan

Also known as Corporate Warrior Arslan.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Short anime of Arslan Senki (TV) characters working in an office environment.

The first 3 episodes were released via NBCUniversal Anime/Music, and the remaining 3 episodes were released on October 5, 2016 when all 6 episodes were bundled in Volume 2 BD & DVD of Arslan Senki (TV): Fuujin Ranbu.

Tags: Parody , Chibi

Glass no Kamen Desu ga

Studio: DLE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

The anime re-imagines the story with the characters Maya Kitajima and her rival Ayumi Himekawa being delinquent girls who both aspire to be the leader of the "Crimson Goddess" gang.



Tags: Parody , Delinquents

Harbor Light Monogatari: Fashion Lala yori

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Mahou Shoujo

A Cinderella story of sorts, Fashion Lala stars a little girl named Miho who doesn't get along with her family. Miho loves to design clothing, but her aunt and three cousins don't believe that such a young girl is capable and mock her designs. Meanwhile, a contest for the new "Disco Queen" is coming up, and Miho wants nothing more than to be able to design a dress for someone to wear to the competition, since she's too young to enter herself. With determination and a little bit of magic, Miho's dreams just might come true!

Tags: Dancing , Gangs , Fashion , Bullying , Henshin , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Male Protagonist

Yomigaeru Sora: RESCUE WINGS - Saigo no Shigoto

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Episode 13 of Yomigaeru Sora -Rescue Wings, released as a DVD special. Takes place before the events in the series.

Tags: Military , Aviation , Primarily Adult Cast , Work

Sheng Shi Zhuang Niang

Studio: Imagineer , Tencent Penguin Pictures , Jiang Toon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A beauty blogger has been sent to a VR reality game, where she has to stand firm in a catfight in boudoir. But how so? She is given numerous cosmetic products that she can arm herself up with. Based on the popular online novel published on the famous female-oriented online novel website "Jinjiang", this animation is strongly recommended to those who love all kinds of cosmetics.

Tags: Isekai