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Sakamoto desu ga?

Also known as Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Kadokawa Shoten , Sentai Filmworks , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

First year high school student Sakamoto isn't just cool, he's the coolest! Almost immediately after starting school, he began attracting everyone's attention. The girls love him, and most of the boys resent him. There's even a boy in the class who works as a model, but who is constantly upstaged by Sakamoto! No matter what tricks the other boys try to play on him, Sakamoto always manages to foil them with ease and grace. Though Sakamoto may seem cool and aloof, he helps others when asked, such as in the case of the boy in his class who was being constantly bullied. No matter what difficulties Sakamoto encounters, he moves through his high school life with confidence and class!



Tags: Surreal Comedy , School , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Seinen , Bullying , Tragedy

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan

Also known as The Disastrous Life of Saiki K..

Studio: J.C.STAFF , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Unfortunately, the life of a psychic is far from quiet. Though Kusuo tries to stay out of the spotlight by keeping his powers a secret from his classmates, he ends up inadvertently attracting the attention of many odd characters, such as the empty-headed Riki Nendou and the delusional Shun Kaidou. Forced to deal with the craziness of the people around him, Kusuo comes to learn that the ordinary life he has been striving for is a lot more difficult to achieve than expected.

Note: Aired in 2 versions, a 120-episode 5-minute short series, and a combined 24-episode 24-minute TV series with the same content.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Super Power , Satire , Episodic , Parody , School , Meta , Mythology , Asexual , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Tsundere , Kuudere , Aromantic , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Chuunibyou , Unrequited Love , Ghost , Heterosexual , School Club , Gyaru , LGBTQ+ Themes , Incest , Video Games , Gangs

Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge

Also known as Tanaka-kun is Always Listless.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

For high school student Tanaka, the act of being listless is a way of life. Known for his inattentiveness and ability to fall asleep anywhere, Tanaka prays that each day will be as uneventful as the last, seeking to preserve his lazy lifestyle however he can by avoiding situations that require him to exert himself. Along with his dependable friend Oota who helps him with tasks he is unable to accomplish, the lethargic teenager constantly deals with events that prevent him from experiencing the quiet and peaceful days he longs for.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Iyashikei , Episodic , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Shounen

Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun

Also known as Clean Freak! Aoyama kun.

Studio: Studio Hibari , Pony Canyon , 10GAUGE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Aoyama, the handsome young soccer genius that's a representative of Japan. His play style is "cleanliness." He doesn't tackle and doesn't head the ball. If he's doing a throw-in, he'll only do it if he's wearing gloves.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Football , School , Seinen , Disability , Chibi , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Asexual

Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu.

Also known as Komi Can’t Communicate.

Studio: OLM , Half H.P Studio , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!



Tags: School , Kuudere , Disability , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Shounen , Agender , Meta , Yandere , Gender Bending , Transgender , Femboy , Crossdressing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Chuunibyou , Maids , Unrequited Love , Gangs , Bullying

Uramichi Oniisan

Also known as Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan.

Studio: Studio Blanc , Bit Grooove Promotion , King Records , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Being an adult is hard. For 31-year-old Uramichi Omota, that depressing truth weighs on him. While on TV, he’s an upbeat exercise instructor for a children’s show, but sometimes he can’t keep his sardonic comments to himself. Even his coworkers, a pair of mascots and a singing duo, keep revealing the plight of adulthood on air. Regardless, they’re working through it one a day at a time.



Tags: Work , Satire , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Acting , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Josei , Musical Theater , Primarily Male Cast , Acrobatics

Sakamoto desu ga?: Sakamoto Deshita?

Also known as Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto: Haven’t You Heard? I was Sakamoto.

Studio: Studio DEEN , PRA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Unaired episode 13 included with the fifth Blu-ray and DVD volume.

Just who is Sakamoto? He's enigmatic. He's clever. He's dashing. No challenge is too great and no cause is too small for Sakamoto. Girls love him, guys hate him for it, and despite efforts to humiliate him, Sakamoto is flawlessly able to emerge from the fray, even cooler than ever. Who knows what Sakamoto is going to do next? Whatever it is, it will be fabulous!



Tags: Surreal Comedy , School , Male Protagonist , Seinen

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 2

Also known as The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 2.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The disastrous life of the gifted psychic Kusuo Saiki continues, despite his utmost effort to live an ordinary life. Although he has certainly grown accustomed to dealing with his troublesome friends—who are his biggest hurdle to achieving a peaceful life—he still has a long way to go. Also joining the usual oddballs are a few new faces whose shenanigans add to Saiki's misery, making his dreams of a hassle-free life a distant fantasy.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Super Power , Parody , Male Protagonist , Meta , School , Satire , Unrequited Love , Aromantic , Asexual , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Shounen , Chuunibyou , Time Manipulation , Ghost , Gyaru , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Gender Bending , Post-Apocalyptic , Memory Manipulation , School Club , Superhero , Bisexual , Love Triangle , Otaku Culture , Transgender

Mairimashita! Iruma-kun

Also known as Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun.

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures , NHK Enterprises , NHK
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Suzuki Iruma has just been abandoned and sold to a demon by his irresponsible parents! Surprisingly, the next thing he knows he's living with the demon who has adopted him as his new grandson, and has been transferred into a school in the demon world where his new "demon" grandfather works as the principal. Thus begins the cowardly Iruma-kun's extraordinary school life among the otherworldly as he faces his true self, takes on challenges, and rises to become someone great...

Tags: Demons , School , Male Protagonist , Magic , Isekai , Found Family , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Adoption , Coming of Age , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Monster Boy , Nekomimi , School Club , Heterosexual , Tomboy , Love Triangle , Idol , Butler , Musical Theater , Crossdressing , Succubus , Estranged Family

Tonari no Seki-kun

Also known as Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , Media Factory , Starchild Records , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

The original manga revolves around a girl named Yokoi who sits next to a boy only known as Seki-kun. During class, Seki-kun continues to not pay attention and instead creates amazing little distractions, such as a detailed golf course with the course's hole being a dent in his desk, or an entire dramatic war being played out by paper shogi pieces. Yokoi often finds herself getting reluctantly interested in his games, even though they always seem to end up getting HER in trouble with the teacher!



Tags: Slapstick , Episodic , School , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Go , Shogi