Anime like Class de 2-banme ni Kawaii Onnanoko to Tomodachi ni Natta

Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!?

Also known as Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , ADK Emotions , TV Asahi , Coamix , BS Asahi
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Meet Takuya Seo, an otaku who sits behind the popular gals in class, Ijichi and Amane. Since they're people from different "castes," you wouldn't expect them to have much in common. But when their worlds collide over a borrowed eraser, Takuya slips up about his favorite anime, and Amane...is rather quick to correct him. She says she's not a fan, but her familiarity with the series suggests otherwise. Could she be...a fellow geek?!



Tags: Gyaru , Otaku Culture , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , School , Polyamorous , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Video Games , Basketball , Baseball , Yuri , Table Tennis

Seihantai na Kimi to Boku

Also known as You and I Are Polar Opposites.

Studio: Lapin Track , Shouchiku , Dentsu , Shueisha , AbemaTV , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Suzuki’s a high school girl in love, but the guy she’s fallen for is nothing like her! While she’s cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic, quiet, and doesn’t seem to care what people think of him. Will Suzuki be able to overcome her anxieties and ask him out, or will she discover that opposites really don’t attract?



Tags: Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , School , Iyashikei , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Gyaru , Kuudere , Urban , Shounen , Chibi , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist

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 , Primarily Teen Cast , Iyashikei , School Club , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Parody , Shounen , Marriage , Dissociative Identities , College , Meta , Time Skip

Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken

Also known as The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten.

Studio: project No.9 , Toho , SB Creative , Pony Canyon , Movic , Good Smile Company , Pia , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Amane lives alone in an apartment, and the most beautiful girl in school, Mahiru, lives just next door. They've almost never spoken—until the day he sees her in distress on a rainy day and lends her his umbrella. To return the favor, she offers him help around the house, and a relationship slowly begins to blossom as the distance between them closes...



Tags: Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Food , Kuudere , School , Cohabitation , Iyashikei , Estranged Family

Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun

Also known as Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki.

Studio: project No.9 , Dream Shift , Pony Canyon , APDREAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Expert gamer Tomozaki Fumiya doesn’t exactly fit in, but he wishes he did. With no written rules for success and gameplay that doesn’t work in his favor, the real world seems impossible for someone like him. But, like any noob, all he really needs are some strategies and a seasoned player like Aoi Hinami to help him. Hopefully with her guidance, Tomozaki will gain the experience he needs.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Video Games , School , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Educational , Ensemble Cast , Female Harem , Love Triangle , School Club , E-Sports , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , Hikikomori , Yuri

Ponkotsu Fuuki Iin to Skirt take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi

Also known as The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt.

Studio: Zero-G , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Kodansha , BS Asahi , ADK Marketing Solutions , Crunchyroll , Zero-G , TOKYO MX , Movic , KLOCKWORX , Saber Links , Yomiuri TV Enterprise
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Sakuradaimon is the school's prefect. A prefect is a student who is authorized to enforce discipline. As a prefect, he's supposed to be a role model to other students, but unfortunately he's not perfect. Kohinata is one of the people who Sakuradaimon has tried to discipline into wearing appropriate school attire, but she has thusfar been disobedient.

And so this is a story of the two interacting with one another.

Tags: Slapstick , Tsundere , School , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Gyaru , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Iyashikei , Surreal Comedy , Urban , Shounen , Hip-hop Music , Otaku Culture

Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken 2nd Season

Also known as The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten2.

Studio: Toho , project No.9 , SB Creative , Pony Canyon , Movic , Good Smile Company , Pia , TOKYO MX
Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

The second season of Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken.

Now a couple, Amane and Mahiru navigate school life and overcome their pasts in this sweet love story.



Note: Crunchyroll has labeled the English title under the name "The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten2", so while it seems erroneous for the title not to have a space between the name and 2, it is what the series is officially labeled as.

Tags: Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , School , Chibi , Crime

Horimiya

Also known as Horimiya.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Square Enix , Movic , My Theater D.D. , Global Solutions , Mirai Koujou , Kanetsuu Investment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?



Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Slapstick , Episodic , Shounen , Love Triangle , Bullying , Sadism , Masochism , Chibi

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai

Also known as Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , ABC Animation , KADOKAWA , TOKYO MX , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

There's a rumor about a mysterious phenomenon called "puberty syndrome." For example, Sakuta Azusagawa is a high school student who suddenly sees a bunny girl appear in front of him. The girl is actually a girl named Mai Sakurajima, who is Sakuta's upperclassman who is also a famous actress who has gone on hiatus from the entertainment industry. For some reason, the people around Mai cannot see her bunny-girl figure. Sakuta sets out to solve this mystery, and as he spends time with Mai, he learns her secret feelings. Other heroines who have "puberty syndrome" start to appear in front of Sakuta.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Kuudere , Memory Manipulation , Rehabilitation , Dissociative Identities , School , Amnesia , Bullying , Time Manipulation , Urban , Hikikomori , Body Swapping , Tragedy , Acting , Time Loop , Unrequited Love , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Female Harem , Idol , Clone , Chuunibyou

Ao no Hako

Also known as Blue Box.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , TMS Entertainment , Shueisha , TBS , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance?

Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!



Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Coming of Age , Athletics , Male Protagonist , Badminton , Unrequited Love , School , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Cohabitation , Basketball , Shounen , Acrobatics , Chibi