Anime like Hakushaku to Yousei

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

Also known as Sugar Apple Fairy Tale.

Studio: J.C. Staff , KADOKAWA , Crunchyroll , flying DOG , BS Asahi , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren’t exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he’s not so keen on the idea. As his new master, Anne tasks him with escorting her through a particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant bodyguard eager to escape a life of servitude, she’ll have to deal with a lot more than she bargained for...



Tags: Fairy , Female Protagonist , Food , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast , Slavery , Magic , Travel , Orphan , Shoujo , Swordplay , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Revenge , Politics , Time Skip

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In the kingdom of Tanbarun lives Shirayuki, an independent and strong-willed young woman. Her resourceful intelligence has led her become a skilled pharmacist, but her most defining trait is her shock of beautiful apple-red hair. Her dazzling mane gets her noticed by the prince of the kingdom, but instead of romancing her, he demands she be his concubine. Shirayuki refuses, chops off her lovely locks, and runs away to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines. There, she befriends a young man named Zen, who, SURPRISE, is also a prince, although with a much better temperament than the previous one. Watch as Shirayuki finds her place in the new kingdom, and in Zen’s heart.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Heterosexual , Work , Historical , Politics , Swordplay , Agriculture , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast

Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi

Also known as Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

The series centers on a female college student named Aoi, who inherited the ability to see spirits from her late grandfather. Aoi prides herself on her cooking, and one day she's feeding some agricultural spirits when suddenly a god and the master of the "Tenshinya" (Heavenly Inn) appears and takes Aoi away. He says that due to her grandfather's debts, she must become his bride. Aoi hates this idea and instead declares that she will pay back her grandfather's debt by working at the Tenshinya.



Tags: Shoujo , Youkai , Food , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Heterosexual , Inn , Arranged Marriage , Monster Boy , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Harem , Love Triangle , Twins

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Part 2

Also known as Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Season 2.

Studio: KADOKAWA , J.C. Staff , Crunchyroll , flying DOG , BS Asahi , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The second cour of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale.

After winning Silver Sugar Master, Anne faces Shall’s sudden departure. Anne’s next journey begins as she is determined to have Shall back by her side.



Tags: Fairy , Shoujo , Age Gap , Slavery , Food , Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Travel , Swordplay , Torture , Philosophy , Revenge

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Also known as Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Pony Canyon , Crunchyroll , WOWMAX , Hakusensha , BS11 , Contents Seed
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The King of the Beasts and Demons regularly receives female human sacrifices to eat in order to assert the dominance of his people over the human race. However, for the 99th sacrifice, the human girl brought to the capital, Sariphi, intrigues the Beast King. In fact she isn't afraid of him or any other beast and even accepts her death without begging or crying as she has neither home nor family to return to if she were released. The King finds her intriguing and let her stay at his side as his consort despite being human. This is the story of how Sariphi will become the queen of the demons and beasts.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Politics , Monster Boy , Shoujo , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Magic , War , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Bullying , Demons , Revenge , Historical , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Fairy Tale , Love Triangle , Age Gap , Time Skip , Estranged Family , Kingdom Management , Primarily Animal Cast , Gore

Itazura na Kiss

Also known as ItaKiss.

Studio: Bandai Visual , TMS Entertainment , Trinity Sound , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ever since she entered high school, Kotoko Aihara wanted to be in the same class as Naoki Irie. The only problem is that Irie is the smartest student in school in contrast to Kotoko being one of the dumbest. Now in her 3rd year of high school, she still isn't there. However, one day her home gets destroyed and the only place left to go to is Irie's home. Now that she lives close to him, will their relationship be the same, or will it become greater than it is?

Tags: Tsundere , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Medicine , School , Marriage , Male Protagonist , Work , College , Time Skip , Language Barrier , Tennis , Family Life , LGBTQ+ Themes

Mahoutsukai no Yome

Also known as The Ancient Magus' Bride.

Studio: Wit Studio , Production I.G , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Chise Hatori has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Fairy , Mythology , Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Teacher , Skeleton , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Dragons , Foreign , Age Gap , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Shapeshifting , Rural , Chimera , Body Horror , Suicide , Gore , Travel , Marriage , Slavery , Shounen , Witch , Male Harem , Chibi , Tanned Skin

Mushikaburi-hime

Also known as Bibliophile Princess.

Studio: MADHOUSE , KADOKAWA , Ichijinsha , BS Nippon , Kansai TV , AT-X , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Known as the Bibliophile Princess for her unquenchable love of books, Lady Eliana Bernstein wants nothing more than to shirk social duties in favor of retreating to the library. So, when the handsome Crown Prince Christopher promises to shield her from high-society drudgery in exchange for pretending to be his fiancée, she jumps at the chance to hide behind their sham relationship and read to her heart’s content (especially since he’s offered her access to the palace library). But much like the plot of her favorite novel, soon Eli’s feelings for the prince develop in unexpected ways, and she realizes she can’t always judge a royal book by its cover.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Historical , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Kuudere , Foreign , Politics , Arranged Marriage

Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji

Also known as The Demon Prince of Momochi House.

Studio: Drive , Aniplex , Crunchyroll , Movic , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

Himari’s 16th birthday will be one she never forgets. Unexpectedly, she receives a will detailing her inheritance of a mysterious estate: the Momochi House. She arrives only to discover that the home was built on the cusp between the human world and the spiritual realm. There, she encounters Yukari, Ise, and a peculiar boy named Aoi, who seems to be concealing a shadowy secret.



Tags: Youkai , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Primarily Male Cast , Orphan , Male Harem , Urban Fantasy , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi

Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Pretear

Also known as Prétear: The New Legend of Snow White.

Studio: Hal Film Maker , ADV Films , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , Rondo Robe
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

A sixteen year old girl is struggling to adjust to a new step-family when seven guys appear on the scene revealing that she possesses a special magical power. Shying away from the strange group, she later joins them when a monster places her friend's life in jeopardy. Without training, she must prove herself capable to take up the sacred duty of the Pretear. They must resolve their differences and work together to defeat the evil princess intent on destruction.



Tags: Magic , Henshin , Shoujo , Family Life , Primarily Male Cast , Unrequited Love , Fairy Tale , Male Harem , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Tragedy , Maids , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , Love Triangle , Swordplay , Denpa , Dancing