Anime like Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun 2nd STAGE

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.

Also known as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.

Studio: Brain's Base , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: "They're a bunch of liars." When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds: "Not working." A teacher gets Hachiman to join the 'Volunteer Service' club, which happens to have the school's prettiest girl: Yukinoshita Yukino.



Tags: School , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Kuudere , Hikikomori , Satire , Femboy , Meta , Tsundere , Bullying , Female Harem , Episodic , Chuunibyou , Bisexual , Tennis , Rehabilitation

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku

Also known as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!.

Studio: feel. , Sentai Filmworks , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

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

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku picks up immediately after the events of the first season, continuing the adventures of the Volunteer Service Club—the dispassionate Hachiman Hikigaya, the cheerful Yui Yuigahama, and the competitive Yukino Yukinoshita—as it dedicates itself to helping any student with issues that they may face.

With the rift among his own group widening, Hachiman begins to realize that his knack for quickly getting to the root of other people's troubles is a double-edged sword: sometimes the best solution is not necessarily the most appropriate one.



Tags: School , School Club , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Hikikomori , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero , Bisexual , Politics , Female Harem , Urban , Femboy

Hyouka

Also known as Hyouka.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , KLOCKWORX , chara-ani.com , Animation Do
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Slice of Life

Energy-conservative high school student Houtarou Oreki ends up with more than he bargained for when he signs up for the Classic Literature Club at his sister's behest—especially when he realizes how deep-rooted the club's history really is. Begrudgingly, Oreki is dragged into an investigation concerning the 45-year-old mystery that surrounds the club room.

Accompanied by his fellow club members, the knowledgeable Satoshi Fukube, the stern but benign Mayaka Ibara, and the ever-curious Eru Chitanda, Oreki must combat deadlines and lack of information with resourcefulness and hidden talent, in order to not only find the truth buried beneath the dust of works created years before them, but of other side cases as well.

Based on the award-winning Koten-bu light novel series, and directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto of Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu, Hyouka shows that normal life can be full of small mysteries, be it family history, a student film, or even the withered flowers that make up a ghost story.



Tags: School Club , Detective , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Classic Literature , Episodic , Heterosexual , Rural , Filmmaking , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Politics , Cosplay , Shrine Maiden , Bullying

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata

Also known as Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Kansai TV , KYORAKU
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The life of Tomoyo Aki, a highschool otaku working part time to support his BD hoarding. With remarkable luck, he bumps head-first into Megumi Kato, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Naturally, the meeting twists his life into a complicated torrent of relationships. Eriri Spencer Sawamura, his half-foreigner childhood friend who’s always valued her relationship with MC. Kasumigaoka Utaha, a cold, composed renowned literary genius who shoves everyone aside from our protagonist. What is this? An eroge introduction?

The tale of a small not quite doujin circle, but not quite indie studio’s journey through the tough territory of comiket and beyond.

Note: Includes episode 0.

Tags: Otaku Culture , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Software Development , Male Protagonist , Meta , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Writing , Video Games , Kuudere , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , School , Nudity , Drawing

Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo

Also known as ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me?.

Studio: CONNECT , Aniplex of America , Barnum Studio , Aniplex , KADOKAWA , Docomo Anime Store , Straight Edge , Q-Tec , BS11 , Movic , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Amatsuyu "Joro" Kisaragi finds himself in a rather delightful situation, two lovely girls asked him out on a date in the same week. Little does he know he's not the actual target of their love, instead, he ends up as a love consultant forced to juggle a web of relationships more complex than initially thought.

Tags: Parody , Love Triangle , School , Female Harem , Anti-Hero , Meta , Revenge , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Primarily Female Cast , Male Harem , Detective , Tsundere , Baseball

Hi Score Girl

Also known as Hi Score Girl.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment , G-mode , Warner Bros. Japan , Real-T , Tengu Kobou , Capcom , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Picona Creative Studio , BIGLOBE , Magic Capsule , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem to shake Akira off as she follows him from arcade to arcade everyday after school and beats him every time. As weird as it sounds, the odd couple begins a strange bond and friendship.

Tags: Video Games , Full CGI , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Urban , Ojou-sama , Time Skip , Heterosexual , Seinen , School , Tsundere , Slapstick , Primarily Child Cast , CGI

Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Also known as Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Fuji TV , Kanetsuu Investment , Christmas Holly , Dentsu , Ichijinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Having slept through all four of her alarms, the energetic Narumi Momose finds herself running late for her first day of work at a new office. As she races to catch her train, she makes a promise to herself that none of her coworkers will find out about her dark secret: that she is an otaku and a fujoshi. Her plan goes instantly awry, though, when she runs into Hirotaka Nifuji, an old friend from middle school. Although she tries to keep her secret by inviting him out for drinks after work, her cover is blown when he casually asks her whether or not she will be attending the upcoming Summer Comiket. Luckily for her, the only witnesses—Hanako Koyanagi and Tarou Kabakura—are otaku as well.

Later that night, the pair go out for drinks so that they can catch up after all the years apart. After Narumi complains about her previous boyfriend breaking up with her because he refused to date a fujoshi, Hirotaka suggests that she try dating a fellow otaku, specifically himself. He makes a solemn promise to always be there for her, to support her, and to help her farm for rare drops in Monster Hunter. Blown away by the proposal, Narumi agrees immediately. Thus the two otaku start dating, and their adorably awkward romance begins.



Tags: Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Office Lady , Female Protagonist , Video Games , Work , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Urban , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Cosplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Office , Bisexual , Athletics , Tomboy , Classic Literature

Hi Score Girl II

Also known as Hi Score Girl II.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The second season of High Score Girl.

Tags: Video Games , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Full CGI , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Seinen , Urban , Slapstick , Mopeds , Primarily Child Cast , Achronological Order

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu

Also known as Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts.

Studio: Funimation , SILVER LINK. , Cospa , Lantis , Media Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The story centers around Akihisa Yoshii, the "baka" of the title. His academy rigidly divides up the student body into classes based on the results of tests. The prodigies are in the A class with reclining seats complete with air conditioning, but Akihisa is in F class, the lowest rung of the school ladder which is furnished only with low, decrepit tables and worn-out straw tatami mats. A girl named Mizuki Himeji is actually one of the smartest girls in Akihisa's sophomore year, but she had a fever on test day and was pigeonholed into the F class. Besides Mizuki (who Akihisa secretly adores), the F class also has Yuuji Sakamoto, the class president who has been Akihisa's friend and partner-in-crime since the freshman year.

The school happens to have developed experiments to summon fantasy creatures, and Akihisa decides to rally F class to take on the higher-tiered classes and seize their perks. The F class uses the summoned creatures in an all-out battle for school supremacy.

Tags: School , Surreal Comedy , Meta , Parody , Super Power , Chibi , Love Triangle , Gender Bending , Tsundere , Femboy , Female Harem , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Crossdressing , Yandere , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , Boys' Love

NHK ni Youkoso!

Also known as Welcome to the N-H-K.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Satou’s life – or what’s left of it – is a paranoid mess of conspiracy theories and social anxieties. He’s terrified of the outside world; his apartment is overflowing with the remnants of cheap take-out food; and his retinas have been permanently scarred by a steady diet of internet porn. But maybe it’s not all his fault. After all, the nefarious N-H-K is out there, and they’re determined to turn society’s fringe-dwellers into a brainwashed lot of jobless, hopeless, futureless recluses.

Enter Misaki – a mysterious girl-next-door type who is Satou’s last chance to beat down his inner demons and venture out into the light of day. She’s ready to help him overcome his crippling phobias, but Satou would rather cower in his existential foxhole and pretend to work on the demo for his virtual sex game.

He’s afraid to face the world. She’s strangely desperate to fix a total stranger. Maybe together they can be normal.



Tags: Hikikomori , Rehabilitation , Otaku Culture , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Denpa , Philosophy , Suicide , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Psychosexual , Tragedy , Disability , Video Games , Heterosexual , Software Development , Politics , Nudity , Drugs , Trains , Youkai