Anime like Konyaku Haki sareta Reijou wo Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto wo Oshiekomu

Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?

Also known as An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride.

Studio: Brain's Base , DMM.com , UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS , Crunchyroll , Hobby Japan , NetEase Games , BS Asahi , Kanon
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance

Zagan might be the most feared evil sorcerer, but when it comes to social interactions, he’s the most inept. All those days studying the dark arts won’t help him when he falls in love at first sight with Nephelia, the beautiful elven slave, and spends his entire fortune to purchase her. With no clue how to talk to each other, the awkward arrangement for a bumbling sorcerer and timid elf begins.



Tags: Elf , Magic , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Heterosexual , Found Family , Marriage , Anti-Hero , Slavery , Female Protagonist , Demons , Adoption , Kuudere , Monster Girl , Gore , Ensemble Cast , Parenthood , Cohabitation

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Also known as My Happy Marriage.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , KADOKAWA , Square Enix , Bandai Namco Music Live , Toy's Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Despite being born into a noble family, Miyo lost her birth mother at a young age and grew up being abused by her stepmother, stepsister, and father.

When she finally receives news that she's to be married off, she finds out that her husband-to-be is Kiyoka, a soldier with a reputation for being cruel and heartless. In fact, he's had numerous previous fiancées who have all fled his household; none lasting even a mere three days.

Resigned to the fact that her family had abandoned her, Miyo knocks on the gate of the Kudou household to find herself greeted by a beautiful man with pale skin. Despite the poor treatment she receives from her husband-to-be during their first meeting, Miyo is unable to return to her old home and spends her time cooking and doing chores. However, as the days pass, Miyo and Kiyoka being to slowly open their hearts to each other...



Tags: Marriage , Female Protagonist , Arranged Marriage , Historical , Bullying , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Super Power , Shoujo , Politics , Rehabilitation , Royal Affairs , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Military , Coming of Age , Fairy Tale , Guns , Clone , Makeup

Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi

Also known as Saint Cecilia & Pastor Lawrence.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Kodansha , Aniplex , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Saint Cecilia is beloved by the townspeople—not only is she elegant and composed, she benevolently shares her wisdom with all who seek it. That is, until the last person has left—at which point she becomes totally hopeless! Only Pastor Lawrence, is keeping the Saint put together enough to do her duties...and though she may test him, it's all in a day's work!



Tags: Rural , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Foreign , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Religion , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Super Power , Shounen , Fairy , Angels , Agriculture , Magic , Tragedy

Akuyaku Reijou nano de Last Boss wo Kattemimashita

Also known as I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss.

Studio: Maho Film , Mainichi Broadcasting System , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NetEase Games , KADOKAWA , ADK Marketing Solutions , WOWOW , TOKYO MX , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Aileen Lauren d’Autriche’s wedding plans have been suddenly canceled— by her own fiancé! The shock of this jolted her into remembering she’s been reincarnated in an otome game as the villainess. As she recalls, her fate is one of doom, but maybe she can avoid it by marrying the final boss, the Demon King Claude. Her new game plan— seduce the Demon King and live happily ever after.



Tags: Villainess , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Demons , Shoujo , Reincarnation , Isekai , Magic , Ojou-sama , Crossdressing , Royal Affairs , Marriage , Arranged Marriage , Conspiracy , Primarily Teen Cast , Fairy Tale , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Amnesia , Male Harem , School , Swordplay , Kuudere , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Dragons , Medicine , Monster Boy ,

Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.

Studio: Aniplex , MADHOUSE , Comic Smart , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic , KADOKAWA , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Akane Kinoshita, a female college student, faces the absolute worst situation when she ends up breaking up with her boyfriend after he has an affair with a woman he met playing an online game. While relieving her stress by rampaging through the open hunting grounds of an online game, Akane spills everything about her heartbreak to “Yamada”, a player she met by chance who happens to be in the same guild. “I don't care,” is his curt reply. But when Akane gets a makeover and joins an offline event to get back at her ex-boyfriend, she hears those dreadful words again. And that was Akane's fateful encounter with “Yamada”─！



Tags: Kuudere , Video Games , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Love Triangle , E-Sports , Unrequited Love , Konbini , CGI

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 , Medieval , Work , Historical , Politics , Agriculture , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast

Hime-sama, "Goumon" no Jikan desu

Also known as 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess.

Studio: PINE JAM , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , AbemaTV , Universal Music , BANDAI SPIRITS , Bushiroad , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , TOKYO MX , Kansai TV , BS11 , PINE JAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator? Fluffy fresh-baked toast! Hot, steaming ramen! Oh, the humanity! Can the Princess withstand these tormenting treats and keep her kingdom’s secrets safe?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Torture , Demons , Surreal Comedy , Food , Iyashikei , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Monster Girl , Prison , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Parody , Tsundere , Gyaru , Vampire , Tanned Skin , Ice Skating , Age Regression , Basketball , Shounen , Isekai

Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai Shite Ita.

Also known as The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies.

Studio: bones , Avex Pictures , Shouchiku , bones , Square Enix , AT-X , Marui Group
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

An evil organization invades and destroys everything in its path. The brains of the brutal operation is the king’s right-hand man, an evil lieutenant named Mira. Everything changes when a magical girl named Byakuya Mimori tries to stop the evil group in their tracks. When Mira confronts her, he knows it’s love at first sight. What will become of Mira and Byakuya, stuck between orders and love?



Tags: Heterosexual , Episodic , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Tsundere , Magic , Age Gap , Iyashikei , Shounen , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Angels , Ghost

Kanpeki Sugite Kawai-ge ga Nai to Konyaku Haki Sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru

Also known as The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom.

Studio: TROYCA , DMM.com , REMOW , OVERLAP , Toy's Factory , TV Aichi , BS Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Philia’s family has produced saints for generations. It’s no surprise that she’s known as the greatest saint of all time—and set to marry the second prince, Julius. What no one expects is for Julius to call off the engagement, claiming that Philia’s perfection makes her charmless and unlikable. To add insult to injury, Philia is packed off to a neighboring country in exchange for gold and resources, forcing her to leave her homeland! Despite bracing herself for mistreatment, Philia finds a warm welcome in her new town, where she puts her saintly abilities to good use erecting barriers against monsters and curing epidemics. But even as she flourishes in her new life, her homeland is under threat of destruction!



Note: Each episode streamed 1 week early on ABEMA. The original TV broadcast started on April 3rd 2025.

Tags: Kuudere , Magic , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Revenge , Royal Affairs , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Chibi , Iyashikei , Demons

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 , Kuudere , Foreign , Politics , Arranged Marriage , Josei , Marriage , Royal Affairs