Anime like Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)

Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!

Also known as Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , BS11 , TOKYO MX , Yomiuri TV , Good Smile Company , Contents Seed , JR Toukai Agency
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Kazuhiko Nukumizu is a high school boy content to blend in with the background mob, until he witnessed his more popular classmate Anna Yanami get dumped by her childhood friend. He felt like he had to try to comfort Yanami, but this led him to become entangled with other girls who have met defeat at love?

Tags: Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , School Club , Female Protagonist , Satire , Tomboy , Meta , Urban , Food , Writing , Tanned Skin , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Mixed Media , Shounen

Tokidoki Bosotto Russiago de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san

Also known as Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Doga Kobo , SEGA , Doga Kobo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Alya is a transfer student enjoying popularity at her new high school, often sporting a cold shoulder while earning high marks in class. She ignores her nerdy classmate, Kuze Masachika, except for when she blurts out a flirtatious line to him in Russian. Little does she know, Kuze understands Russian, though he pretends not to. Let’s see where this wacky love story takes them!



Tags: School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Estranged Family , Male Protagonist , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Politics , Kuudere , Urban , Otaku Culture , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Incest , Parody , Feet , Maids , Meta , Gyaru

Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha

Also known as The Dreaming Boy is a Realist.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , AXsiZ , Pony Canyon , Hobby Japan , MAGNET , BS Nittele
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Sajou Wataru, who is deeply in love with his beautiful classmate Natsukawa Aika, is continuing to approach her without getting discouraged while having dreams about their mutual love. However one day he woke up thinking "I am not really fit to be together with someone as good as her, huh..." Upon realizing this, Wataru started keeping an appropriate distance towards her, much to Aika's surprise. "Could it be that he hates me now...?" Did his intentions slip by her because she was getting impatient after arriving at the wrong conclusion!? This is the start of a romcom revolving around two people who just can't get their feelings across and both think their love is unrequited!

Tags: School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Female Harem , Gyaru , Tomboy , Ojou-sama , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Dress-Up Darling.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Square Enix , Movic , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Studio Mausu
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

High schooler Wakana Gojou cares about one thing: making Hina dolls. With nobody to share his obsession, he has trouble finding friends—or even holding conversation. But after the school’s most popular girl, Marin Kitagawa, reveals a secret of her own, he discovers a new purpose for his sewing skills. Together, they’ll make her cosplay dreams come true!



Tags: Cosplay , Otaku Culture , Fashion , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Seinen , Photography , Slapstick , Coming of Age , School , Urban , Nudity , Tsundere , Unrequited Love

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen

Also known as Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Shueisha , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Known for being both brilliant and powerful, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya lead the illustrious Shuchiin Academy as near equals. And everyone thinks they’d make a great couple. Pride and arrogance are in ample supply, so the only logical move is to trick the other into instigating a date! Who will come out on top in this psychological war where the first move is the only one that matters?



Tags: School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Ojou-sama , Episodic , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Parody , Male Protagonist , Meta , Ensemble Cast , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi

Giji Harem

Also known as Pseudo Harem.

Studio: Nomad , Pony Canyon , bilibili , TOKYO MX , BS Fuji , Nomad
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Eiji Kitahama joins the drama club with dreams of having a harem like the ones from his favorite manga. Rin Nanakura, an underclassman, finds herself crushing hard on Eiji and tries on different personas in his presence to win him over. No matter how she acts, one thing is certain—her feelings for Eiji continue to grow stronger. Will she ever be able to tell him the truth and be herself?



Tags: Acting , Heterosexual , Episodic , School , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , School Club , Parody , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Marriage , Meta , College , Time Skip

Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta.

Also known as I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class.

Studio: Aniplex , KADOKAWA , Studio Gokumi , AXsiZ , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

High school student Saito Houjou is set to inherit his grandfather’s major corporation. First, he must marry Akane Sakuramori, the girl he despises the most, and who hates him just as much. The two are determined to keep their unexpected marriage a secret from their classmates. But as they begin their newlywed life, the distance between them starts to close.



Tags: Tsundere , Arranged Marriage , Love Triangle , Marriage , Primarily Teen Cast , Family Life , Chibi , Cohabitation , School , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Gyaru , Female Protagonist , Netorare , Female Harem , Slapstick , Nudity

Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Come

Also known as Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Delfi Sound , Mukuo Studio , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

She smiles just for me. Her name is Kachi Shirokusa and she's even an award-winning high school girl writer! And she's beautiful! I know that she's totally out of reach for me, a normal high school kid named Maru Sueharu! But I think something's there... No, there's definitely something there! Or so I thought... but Kachi has a boyfriend?! Seeing me depressed, my friend ever since we were little who's cute, cheerful, and loves to look after others, Shida Kuroha... who also apparently had no problem telling me that she likes me for some reason just suggested, "Let's get revenge."



Tags: Love Triangle , School , Male Protagonist , Acting , Memory Manipulation , Heterosexual , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Female Harem , Revenge , Idol , Tomboy , Amnesia , Crossdressing

2.5 Jigen no Ririsa

Also known as 2.5 Dimensional Seduction.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , ADK Emotions , Pony Canyon , Aiming , BANDAI SPIRITS , Movic , J.C.STAFF , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

“I have no interest in real girls!”

So claims Okumura, the president of the school’s manga club. He’s your typical otaku, obsessed with a sexy (fictional) 2D manga character known as Lilliel. Then the new school year starts, and a (real!) 3D girl named Lilysa whose passion is cosplay joins the club. Lilysa convinces Okumura to become her photographer–and guess who her favorite manga character is? Not only that, but Lilysa is into modeling the fetishy stuff! The boundaries between 2D and 3D start to blur as this hot-blooded romantic comedy unfolds.



Tags: Cosplay , Otaku Culture , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Photography , Shounen , Love Triangle , Gyaru , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing

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 , Philosophy , Love Triangle , Kuudere , Hikikomori , Satire , Femboy , Meta , Tsundere , Bullying , Female Harem , Episodic , Chuunibyou , Bisexual , Tennis , Rehabilitation