Anime like Joukamachi no Dandelion

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de

Also known as When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The five members of the literature club awakened with extraordinary powers half a year ago. Although the members expected to be thrown into a world of super-powered battles at their school, their normal daily routine continued. No secret organizations bent on world destruction, no super-powered wars, no brave heroes or demon kings. However, the members still look forward to the possibilities of adventure, and continued to believe that with each day, they were getting ever closer to those days of fantasy. Their days of romantic comedy and battles with extraordinary powers begin!



Tags: Chuunibyou , School , School Club , Female Harem , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Crossdressing , Writing

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

Also known as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Bandai Entertainment , Kadokawa Pictures USA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Kyon, your typical high school student, has long given up his belief in the supernatural. However, upon meeting Haruhi Suzumiya, he quickly finds out that it is the supernatural that she is interested in; aliens, time travelers and espers among other things. When Haruhi laments about the lack of intriguing clubs around school, Kyon inspires Haruhi to form her own club. As a result, the SOS Brigade is formed, a club which specializes in all that is the supernatural.

Much to his chagrin, Kyon, along with the silent bookworm, Yuki Nagato, the shy and timid Mikuru Asahina, and the perpetually smiling Itsuki Koizumi, are recruited as members. The story follows the crazy adventures that these four endure under their whimsical leader, Haruhi. The story is based on the light novels by Nagaru Tanigawa.

Note: This entry is for the original 14-episode 2006 airing. The series was further expanded and reordered into a 28-episode series in 2009.

Tags: School Club , Achronological Order , Urban Fantasy , School , Gods , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Manipulation , Meta , Aliens , Alternate Universe , Philosophy , Parody , Male Protagonist , Magic , Otaku Culture , Female Protagonist , Kaiju , Tsundere , Kuudere , Filmmaking , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Unrequited Love , Baseball , Maids

Machikado Mazoku

Also known as The Demon Girl Next Door.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , TBS , Pony Canyon , Houbunsha , Medicos Entertainment , Nichion , Ray
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

When Yuuko Yoshida wakes up one morning to discover that she’s sprouted horns and a tail, she learns something that her mother has been meaning to tell her. You know that battle between the Light and Dark that’s been going on since the dawn of time? Well, Yuuko’s family are the bad guys.

So now, Yuuko has to defeat a local magical girl to win back some of her family’s vanquished power so they can afford to go to the all-you-can-eat pancake restaurant. And, of course, it turns out that the Magical Girl goes to Yuuko’s school, but Momo’s really nice and keeps rescuing Yuuko, which is pretty embarrassing and leaves Yuuko rather conflicted… but… all you can eat pancakes?



Tags: Slapstick , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Demons , Magic , Parody , Urban Fantasy , Yuri , Meta , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Henshin , Surreal Comedy , Super Power , Seinen , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Iyashikei , Monster Girl , School , Food , Family Life , Coming of Age

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo

Also known as Yamada and the Seven Witches.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Dentsu , Frontier Works , Kodansha , Rakuonsha , Crunchyroll , A-Sketch , Memory-Tech , Amuse , Ultra Super Pictures , Lawson Entertainment , Daiichi Kosho Company , Funimation , Animatic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Ryu Yamada is a second year student at Suzaku High. Ryu is always late for school, naps in class and gets abysmal grades. His life is a dead bore. The beautiful Urara Shiraishi, on the other hand, is Suzaku High's brightest student. One day, without explanation, their bodies are swapped! Ryu ends up in Urara's body, and Urara in Ryu's.

Tags: Witch , Body Swapping , School , School Club , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Mixed Gender Harem

Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen

Also known as Mission: Yozakura Family.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Mainichi Broadcasting System , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Shueisha , SILVER LINK. , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance

Taiyou Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by her overprotective, nightmare of a brother, Kyouichirou. What drastic steps will Taiyou have to take to save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy - the mission begins!



Tags: Shounen , Espionage , Marriage , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Surreal Comedy , Body Horror , Yandere , Heterosexual , Guns , School , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Tragedy , Episodic , Mixed Gender Harem , Crossdressing , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Orphan

Charlotte

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Aniplex , Visual Arts , TOKYO MX , KADOKAWA , ASCII Media Works , Mainichi Broadcasting System , BS11 , Movic , Key
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The story centers around the special abilities that occur among a small percentage of boys and girls in puberty. Yuu Otosaka uses his power without others knowing, and lives a fairly normal, average school life. Before him suddenly appears a girl, Nao Tomori. Due to his meeting with her, the fate of special power-users will be exposed.



Tags: Super Power , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , School Club , School , Body Swapping , Urban , Amnesia , Dissociative Identities , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Survival , Family Life , Anti-Hero , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Torture , Delinquents , Tomboy , Yandere , Band , Mahjong , Bullying , CGI , Baseball

Amagi Brilliant Park

Also known as Amagi Brilliant Park.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

When new transfer student Isuzu asks Seiya Kanie out on a date at gunpoint, he knows something odd is going on. Especially since she wants to go to Amagi Brilliant Park, where the rides are either dangerous or mind-numbingly dull and the only costumed performers who aren’t rude or apathetic are the ones who didn’t show up for work.

So when Isuzu asks Seiya to take over as the park’s new manager, he knows she’s crazy (Well, crazy-er, given the gunpoint thing.). But when Seiya learns that Amagi Brilliant Park is a REAL Magic Kingdom, that the costumed performers aren’t wearing costumes, that they live off the energy created by attendees, and that unless they can attract 250,000 attendees in three months, they’ll lose their jobs and homes… he goes a little crazy himself.

But, even with the aid of scantily clad fairies, giant mice and sniper-trained sheep, can anyone rescue a park that’s sunk so low that its own bus doesn’t stop there anymore? The race is on to get the turnstiles turning and save Amagi Brilliant Park!



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Work , Fairy , Magic , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Curses , Economics , Urban Fantasy , Animals , Slapstick , Kuudere , Ojou-sama , Parody , Nudity , Disability , Mermaid , Surreal Comedy , Pirates , Dragons , Dungeon , Heterosexual , School

Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!

Also known as Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!.

Studio: feel. , Starchild Records , Sentai Filmworks , KLOCKWORX , PPP , Studio Mausu
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Yuuta Segawa, a college student, is suddenly charged with taking care of his three nieces. The eldest niece, Sora, is a 14 year old in middle school with semi-long brownish hair decorated with a ribbon. The middle niece, Miu, is an elementary schoolgirl with blond pigtails. The youngest niece, Hina, is an angelic 3 year old attending daycare. This at-home romantic comedy illustrates the chaotic but heartwarming lives of these four characters in their tiny one-room apartment.



Tags: Family Life , Adoption , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Parenthood , College , Primarily Child Cast , Heterosexual , School Club , Female Harem , Kuudere , CGI

Musaigen no Phantom World

Also known as Myriad Colors Phantom World.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Kyoto Animation , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The story takes place in the near future, in a world born of human imagination. What humans would call ghosts or monsters appear, and they come to be called "phantoms". The main character, Haruhiko Ichijo, is a first year at Hosea Academy along with his upperclassman Mai Kawakami, who fights phantoms with the ability "Spirit of Five Elements", Izumi Reina, who has the ability "Phantom Eater", and Koito Minase, who fights phantoms in solitude. They experience the ups and downs of high school life before a certain incident leads them to the truth of this world.



Tags: Super Power , Exorcism , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , School , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Ensemble Cast , Mythology , Tsundere , Teacher , Female Harem , Kuudere , Educational , Martial Arts

Kimagure Orange☆Road

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Discotek , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

It can be hard moving to a new school, and fifteen-year-old Kyosuke has it harder than most. He’s fallen head over heels for his classmate Madoka, a girl who won’t even give him the time of day, and unintentionally ended up dating her best friend, Hikaru, instead. Worst of all, Kyosuke and his family have amazing supernatural powers, but he has to keep them hidden from the rest of the world! How is Kyosuke ever going to balance the affections (or lack thereof) of two girls, schoolwork, and his secret abilities all at the same time?



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Episodic , Shounen , Super Power , Tsundere , Twins , Urban , Male Protagonist , School , Family Life , Magic , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Tomboy , Body Swapping , Martial Arts , Photography , Kuudere , Slapstick