Anime like Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen

Hidamari Sketch

Also known as Hidamari Sketch.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Lantis , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

For years, Yuno has dreamed of attending Yamabuki Arts High School, but now that she's been accepted, it means the scary prospect of moving away from her home and family for the first time! Fortunately, Yuno quickly learns that if her new neighbors at the eclectic Hidamari (Sunshine) Apartments aren't technically family, at least the majority share the bond of being fellow art students. From second year students like Hiro and Sae, who try to behave like helpful older sisters (mostly successfully) to her hyperactive new neighbor, classmate and best friend Miyako (who has the scariest apartment ever) Yuno begins to build the support network she'll need for dealing with strange characters like her oddly masculine landlady, her cosplay obsessed home room teacher, her tooth-chattering principal and all of the other odd denizens who inhabit her chosen world of art.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Achronological Order , School , Primarily Female Cast , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Chibi , Episodic , Denpa

Lucky☆Star OVA

Also known as Lucky☆Star OVA.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Kadokawa Shoten , Movic , Bandai Entertainment , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The OVA features six separate stories revolving around the cast, some of which border on the bizarre; one of which is an MMORPG environment being played by Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa, and Nanako Kuroi, and another in which Kagami has a "suggestive" dream about Konata.


Tags: Female Protagonist , Parody , Surreal Comedy , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Otaku Culture , School , Virtual World , Magic , Volleyball , Video Games , Twins , Kuudere , Shounen , LGBTQ+ Themes

Azumanga Daiou: Gekijou Tanpen

Also known as Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie.

Studio: J.C. Staff , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

In this short movie featuring familiar characters from Azumanga Daiou, Osaka is yet again having a strange dream of Chiyo-Chan's pigtails being posessed. As Chiyo-Chan's pigtails bounce out of the window, who knows if young Chiyo will ever be happy again.



Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Kuudere

K-ON!: Live House!

Also known as K-ON!: Live House!.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Pony Canyon , Movic , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Ritsu's middle school friend invites the band to perform live on New Year's Eve. The girls get acquainted with other bands, and become a little nervous as the performance approaches. When the time comes, will they be able to rock the house?



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Band , Female Protagonist , Rock Music , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Iyashikei , Seinen , School

Nichijou no 0-wa

Also known as Nichijou - My Ordinary Life: Episode 0.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Animation Do
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

While the title suggests a story of simple, everyday school life, the contents are more the opposite. The setting is a strange school where you may see the principal wrestle a deer or a robot's arm hide a rollcake. However there are still normal stories, like making a card castle or taking a test you didn't study for.

Tags: School , Surreal Comedy , Ensemble Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Robots , Fishing , Artificial Intelligence

Joshikousei Specials

Also known as Girl's High Specials.

Studio: Arms , Studio Kelmadick , Studio Guts
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Slice of Life

Bonus episodes on the DVDs featuring the girls on a field trip to Chichibu.

Tags: Seinen , School , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist

Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou Specials

Also known as Daily Lives of High School Boys Specials.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The original gag comedy manga follows the humorous yet "realistic" everyday life of Tadakuni, Hidenori, Yoshitake, and other students at a boys' high school.

This entry refers to the unaired episodes released on the DVDs and BDs. The pre-air specials were all included in the TV series and are not listed separately. Episode 4.5, an uncensored version of "Danshi Koukousei to 100" is also not counted.

Episode 1: High School Boys and Ideals
Episode 2: High School Boys and Loneliness
Episode 3: High School Boys and Zippers
Episode 4: High School Boys and Tricks
Episode 5: High School Boys and Hiccups
Episode 6: High School Boys and Consideration


Tags: School , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

Tamayura

Also known as Tamayura.

Studio: Hal Film Maker , flying DOG , BIGLOBE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

For her first year of high school, family circumstances force Fuu Sawatari to move to Takehara, a scenic old town near Hiroshima on the Inland Sea and live with her relatives. Her father, who has passed away, grew up in Takehara and always spoke fondly of his childhood while living there. Sawatari learns to love taking photographs with his old film camera, a Rollei 35S while making friends and learning about the town.



Tags: Iyashikei , Photography , Coming of Age , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Tamako Market Specials

Studio: Kyoto Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Episodes 1-3 focus on Dera welcoming ladies to his bar.
Episodes 4-6 focus on Choi-chan.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Chibi , Kuudere

ARIA The OVA: ARIETTA

Also known as ARIA The OVA ~ARIETTA~.

Studio: Hal Film Maker , The Right Stuf International
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Akari Mizunashi dreams of life after attaining her goal of becoming a Prima Undine, but upon waking realizes that she might not actually have the confidence to run Aria Company on her own. Wary of the future, she seeks advice from her mentor Alicia Florence—one of the three great "Water Fairies" of Neo-Venezia. Much to Akari's surprise, Alicia reveals her own struggles of the past, but also shares the steps she took in overcoming her self-doubt of running the company and taking on an apprentice. Finding solace in her teacher's words, Akari prepares to embrace whatever trials she must overcome on her path toward achieving her dreams.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Foreign , Iyashikei , Work , Ships , Philosophy , Space , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast