Anime like Ao no Hako

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 , Iyashikei , School , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Shounen , Food , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Class Struggle , Delinquents , Philosophy

Horimiya

Also known as Horimiya.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Square Enix , Movic , My Theater D.D. , Global Solutions , Mirai Koujou , Kanetsuu Investment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?



Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Slapstick , Episodic , Shounen , Love Triangle , Bullying , Sadism , Masochism , Chibi

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 , Heterosexual , Seinen , Iyashikei , Acting , Transgender , Rural , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coastal

Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia

Also known as Insomniacs After School.

Studio: Pony Canyon , LIDENFILMS , TV Tokyo , Shogakukan , Ultra Super Pictures , MAGNET , CHOCOLATE
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Ganta Nakami is a high school student who suffers from insomnia. One day, he meets Isaki Magari, a girl with the same condition. A strange, but special relationship forms as they share a secret and catch up on their sleep in their school’s abandoned observatory…



Tags: Coming of Age , Iyashikei , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Photography , Seinen , Astronomy , School Club , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , School , Rural , Camping , Disability , Outdoor Activities , Animals , Tanned Skin , Swimming

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Kan

Also known as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!.

Studio: feel. , Sentai Filmworks , Movic , Delfi Sound , TBS , Marvelous Entertainment , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The third season of Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.

As the members of the Service Club band together to host a school prom, Hachiman, Yukino and Yui will have to put their feelings into words and truly learn to understand each other at long last… if the Service Club can even stay afloat, that is!



Tags: Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Philosophy , School Club , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Hikikomori , Meta , Femboy , Female Harem , Idol , Mixed Gender Harem

Chihayafuru

Also known as Chihayafuru.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Nippon Television Network , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.



Tags: Karuta , Female Protagonist , School Club , Josei , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , School , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Athletics , Tomboy , Bullying , CGI , Slapstick

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 , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Writing , Athletics , Love Triangle , School Club , Primarily Child Cast , Time Skip , Dancing , CGI , Boxing , Age Gap

Aoashi

Also known as Aoashi.

Studio: Production I.G , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , NHK Enterprises , BANDAI SPIRITS , Marvelous , Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Ashito Aoi is a young, aspiring soccer player from a backwater town in Japan. His hopes of getting into a high school with a good soccer club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match for his team, which results in their loss and elimination from the tournament. Nevertheless, he catches the eye of someone important who happened to be visiting from Tokyo. How will things turn out for Ashito?



Tags: Football , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , School , Bullying , Time Skip , Love Triangle

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu

Also known as The Dangers in My Heart.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , TV Asahi , Avex Pictures , Akita Shoten , TV Asahi Music , Movic , Dentsu , BS Asahi , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Fascinated by murder and all things macabre, Kyoutarou daydreams of acting out his twisted fantasies on his unsuspecting classmates — but an encounter with Anna Yamada, the gorgeous class idol, lights a spark in the darkness of his heart. It’s a classic tale of an antisocial boy falling for a popular girl, but neither are who they appear to be at first glance. Will Kyoutarou and Anna defy their expectations of each other — and of themselves?



Tags: Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Urban , Chuunibyou , Tsundere , Food , Slapstick , Otaku Culture

Koori no Jouheki

Also known as The Ramparts of Ice.

Studio: Studio KAI , TBS , Universal Music , ADK Emotions
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Socially inept, Higawa Koyuki maintains a wall between herself and other people. She spends her time in high school alone, until she meets Amamiya Minato, a boy who keeps trying to close the distance between them for some reason?! The loner Koyuki, the popular Miki, the boundary-less Minato, and the kind basketball player Youta. This is the story about four complicated and confused young people and their mixed up lives!

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , School , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Bullying , Urban , Love Triangle , Chibi , Orphan , School Club