Anime like Busu ni Hanataba wo.

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 , Seinen , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Acting , Transgender , Rural , Coastal

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

Honey Lemon Soda

Also known as Honey Lemon Soda.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , TMS Entertainment , Crunchyroll , Fuji TV , J.C.STAFF , Studio Pierrot , BS Fuji
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

In middle school, Uka Ishimori was nicknamed “Stone.”

In order to change herself, she enrolled in Hachimitsu High School, known for its culture of student liberty. Seated in at the desk next to her in the same class is Kai Miura, a coolly freewheeling boy with lemon-colored hair. In truth, Uka met Kai once in middle school, and decided to attend Hachimitsu based on a single word he said to her.To Uka, the popular Kai is a distant presence.

Yet somehow, Kai starts to look after Uka. With Kai encouraging her, Uka gradually begins to fit in with her classmates…

But...Uka’s world is gradually changing with Kai’s presence. —

Now, I am in the center of the endlessly spreading light.



Tags: Shoujo , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Bullying , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Kuudere , Delinquents , Gyaru , Love Triangle

Ore Monogatari!!

Also known as My Love Story!!.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Shueisha , VAP , Nippon Television Network , Sentai Filmworks , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Takeo Gouda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Yamato again, and he finds himself falling in love with her… But with handsome Sunakawa around, does Takeo even stand a chance?



Tags: Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Unrequited Love , Food , Asexual , Aromantic , Love Triangle , Bullying , Judo

Romantic Killer

Also known as Romantic Killer.

Studio: domerica , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Anzu Hoshino is a "non-heroine type" high school girl who pays no attention to fashion or romance and spends every day playing video games. When the wizard Riri suddenly appears, Anzu is forced to participate in the Magical World's project to stop population decline. This romantic comedy depicts what happens when Anzu goes from living a life immersed in her three favorite things — video games, chocolate, and cats — to being surrounded by handsome guys. Anzu is steadfast in her claim that she never wanted to live in a dating simulation game. She meets a handsome guy who is so popular it hurts, a clean-cut and athletic childhood friend, and a beautiful rich young guy who is naive about the outside world. By meeting Anzu, they all begin to change gradually.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Parody , Male Harem , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Aromantic , Meta , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Video Games , Yandere , School , Shounen , Disability , CGI , Work , Shapeshifting , Baseball , Memory Manipulation

Sukitte Ii na yo.

Also known as Say "I love you"..

Studio: Starchild Records , Kodansha , ZEXCS , Magic Capsule , Sentai Filmworks , Yomiuri Advertising , GANSIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

To trust is to set yourself up for failure. That’s the lesson Mei Tachibana learned when her heart was broken. She found a solution: never make any more friends. It’s not as easy as it sounds, but it works for Mei. At least it did until handsome and charming Yamato Kurosawa showed up to complicate everything. Mei’s not looking for a white knight. So why did he have to kiss her and ruin everything? Between heartbeats and behind trembling lips the specter of betrayals past, future, and present haunt them both in Say "I Love You"!



Tags: Bullying , School , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Rehabilitation

Keikenzumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai suru Hanashi.

Also known as Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and The Inexperienced Me.

Studio: ENGI , KADOKAWA , Sammy , Docomo Anime Store , AT-X , Pony Canyon , Sun Television
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Ryuuto Kashima is the school’s gloomy introvert, and he’s got a crush on Runa Shirakawa, the popular girl. After losing a bet to classmates, he confesses his feelings to Runa one day. Shocked and secretly just as inexperienced as Ryuuto, Runa agrees to date him. The relationship grows between two people who are as similar as they are different. Will their young love blossom? Time will tell!



Tags: Heterosexual , Gyaru , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , Male Protagonist , School , Coming of Age , Airsoft , Video Games , Gambling

Oemojisangjuui

Also known as Lookism.

Studio: Netflix , Studio Mir
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

In a society that favors good looks, a high school outcast leads a double life switching between his two bodies that are polar opposites in appearance.



Tags: Delinquents , Male Protagonist , Body Swapping , Bullying , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Martial Arts , Gangs , Work , Coming of Age , Parody , CGI , Fashion , Boxing , Musical Theater

Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!

Also known as WataMote: No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!.

Studio: Square Enix , SILVER LINK. , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

At the tender age of 15, Tomoko Kuroki has already dated hundreds of boys — or at least in dating games she has. The sad truth is that she gets tongue-tied just talking to people, which makes her entrance into the social pressure cooker of high school especially odious and riddled with anxiety. Can Tomoko overcome her crippling social anxiety and finally have the popular high school life she’s always dreamed of? Or will she merely get caught in the downward spiral that is her awkward life?



Tags: Hikikomori , Bisexual , Female Protagonist , School , Satire , Otaku Culture , Parody , Slapstick , Disability , Meta , Psychosexual , Achronological Order , Chuunibyou , Shounen , Video Games , Rehabilitation , Episodic

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Studio: Toho , OLM , TOHO animation STUDIO , Nippon Television Network , Imagica Infos , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Ancient China , Drugs , Historical , Detective , Conspiracy , Politics , Foreign , Work , Royal Affairs , Primarily Adult Cast , Adoption , Heterosexual , Seinen , Maids , Episodic , Pregnancy , Alchemy , Asexual , Aromantic , Unrequited Love , Slavery , Food , Go , Makeup , Chibi , Educational