Anime like Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san

Also known as Teasing Master Takagi-san.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Having a friend that knows you inside out should be a good thing, but in Nishikata's case, the opposite is true.

His classmate Takagi loves to tease him on a daily basis, and she uses her extensive knowledge of his behavior to predict exactly how he will react to her teasing, making it nearly impossible for Nishikata to ever make a successful comeback. Despite this, Nishikata vows to someday give Takagi a taste of her own medicine by making her blush out of embarrassment from his teasing.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Heterosexual , School , Slapstick , Shounen , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Rural

Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru

Also known as When Will Ayumu Make His Move?.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , TBS , Pony Canyon , Kodansha , Days , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Ayumu Tanaka just fell in love at first sight with Urushi Yaotome, the head of the illegitimate Shogi Club, and joined the Shogi Club! But Ayumu has vowed not to confess his feelings until he can best Urushi, and he has a long way to go before he can stand up to her strategic brilliance. As Ayumu strives to beat his crush and confess, love becomes a battlefield both on and off the shogi board while audiences wonder, “When will Ayumu make his move!?”



Tags: School , Shogi , School Club , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Love Triangle , Board Game , Shounen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Ninin ga Shinobuden

Also known as Ninja Nonsense.

Studio: ufotable , The Right Stuf International , NYAV Post , Toshiba Entertainment , Happinet Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Kaede is a normal school girl who was studying for her exams for school when suddenly she is interrupted by Shinobu, a girl who is a ninja-in-training, attempting to complete her exam. The problem is, in order for her to successfully complete her exam, she must steal one of Kaede's panties!

In Kaede's attempt to stop Shinobu from stealing her panties, an unexpected friendship is forged between the two. Kaede soon becomes engrossed in Shinobu's world, surrounded by partying ninjas and a yellow pac-man like thing by the name of Onsokumaru, who claims to be the master of all ninjas!

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Ninja , Parody , Meta , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Kemonomimi , Martial Arts , Baseball

Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

Also known as Akebi’s Sailor Uniform.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Shueisha , BS Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

It’s Komichi Akebi’s first year of junior high and she has her heart set on one thing: Robai Private Academy’s sailor uniform. As the next chapter of her life gets closer, she dreams of all the exciting new experiences she’ll get to have—school lunches, classes, club activities, and of course, making lots of friends! With her favorite outfit on, Komichi feels ready for anything.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , School , Iyashikei , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Feet , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Family Life , Seinen , School Club , LGBTQ+ Themes , Slapstick , Primarily Child Cast , Cheerleading , Tennis , Swimming , Volleyball , Tomboy , Fishing , Photography

Nagasarete Airantou

Also known as Nagasarete Airanto.

Studio: feel. , GANSIS , Starchild Records
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

After a terrible argument with his father, Ikuto makes a hasty, fateful decision to run away from home. Going from runaway to stowaway, Ikuto’s luck lands him on a ship heading right into the path of a huge storm! When it rains, it pours — or in Ikuto’s case, it pours so badly that he washes overboard and wakes up on a deserted island. Well, an almost deserted island. The island is populated by nothing but beautiful girls, all of whom want Ikuto to choose them as his bride.



Tags: Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Rural , Shrine Maiden , Animals , Shounen , Kuudere

Love Lab

Also known as Love Lab.

Studio: Aniplex , Doga Kobo , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The Fujisaki Girls Academy is known for their school body being composed of very proper students. The most prominent one of them is Maki, the student president who is admired by her classmates for her calm and polite demeanor. On the other hand, Kurahashi Riko is also admired but for having a very forward and boyish personality. Riko accidentally walks into Maki while she's practicing kissing with a pillow and learns that she isn't what everyone thinks she is. Riko is forced into keeping Maki's secret and join her in practicing all aspects of romance like holding hands and more.

Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Heterosexual , School Club , Parody , Primarily Teen Cast , Crossdressing , Tomboy , Tanned Skin

Endro~!

Also known as ENDRO!.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , King Records , Hobby Japan , KLOCKWORX , Sega Games , Movic , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The anime's story is set on Naral Island, a continent with swords and magic in which humans and monsters coexist. The terrible Demon King lives there. In ancient times, the first-generation hero defeated the Demon King. Over the many successive generations since then, the Demon King has been resurrected, and the hero who opposes him has likewise reappeared. Girls attend a school for adventurers in order to defeat the Demon King when he appears again.

Though a bit absent-minded, Yusha has the body of a hero. The holy elf Seyla's trouble never ends because she is too serious. The cheerful warrior Fai loves to eat. Mei is a quiet otaku magician. As the four girls aim to be in the hero party, they live relaxed fantasy lives and show no sign of defeating the Demon King no matter how much time passes.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Parody , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Ojou-sama , Elf , Primarily Child Cast , Teacher , School , Episodic , Yuri , Demons , Time Manipulation , Iyashikei , Card Battle , Dragons , Memory Manipulation

Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran

Also known as Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Bandai Visual , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy

In the Edo or Tokugawa period (1600-1868), Ran, a female wandering samurai whose skill with the katana is only matched by her taste for sake (rice wine), is joined by a chinese martial artist who calls herself Lady Meow of the Iron Cat Fist. Tsukikage Ran has individual episodes that are just short stories of their adventures.

Tags: Historical , Rural , Episodic , Samurai , Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Swordplay

Ganbare Goemon

Also known as Legend of the Mystical Ninja.

Studio: Konami , ADV Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

The evil overlord Makuamuge is planning to take over both the game and real worlds, and it is up to the ninja Goemon, his friends, girlfriend, and giant robot to defeat Makuamuge's henchmen and save both worlds.

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Prima Doll

Also known as Prima Doll.

Studio: Bibury Animation Studios , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Visual Arts , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , MAGNET , Pia , BS Asahi , TOKYO MX , AQUA ARIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Café “Kuronekotei” boasts an unusual roster of employees. A group of automata, or autonomous mechanical dolls, serve their patrons with a smile, but they weren’t always so suited to domestic life. Just a few years prior, automata served as weapons in the great war, fulfilling the bloody purpose for which they were created. Now that the war has ended, these machines with human hearts search for their place in an unfamiliar, peaceful world — and their search begins at the Kuronekotei café.



Note: Prima Doll was streamed 5 days in advance of the TV broadcast on ABEMA beginning July 3, 2022. Regular broadcasting began on July 9, 2022.

Tags: Tragedy , Robots , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Artificial Intelligence , Primarily Female Cast , Work , War , Found Family , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Musical Theater , Memory Manipulation , Military , Steampunk , CGI , Time Skip