Anime like Maesetsu!

Lucky☆Star

Also known as Lucky☆Star.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Rakuonsha , Lucky Paradise , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

What’s the best way to eat dessert? Do twins really have a psychic connection? What kind of guys are into moe girls? These are the kinds of questions that float through the inquisitive mind of anime super-fan Konata Izumi. When she’s not lost in her favorite manga or logging hours in one of her online games, she’s debating the mysteries of the universe with the best friends a girl could ask for.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Parody , Otaku Culture , School , Meta , Episodic , Coming of Age , Twins , Video Games , Philosophy , Tsundere , Kuudere , Cheerleading , Ojou-sama , Shounen , Shrine Maiden , Baseball

Joshiraku

Also known as Joshiraku.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Starchild Records , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Marii, Kigurumi, Tetora, Gankyou, and Kukuru deserve a round of applause for keeping the art of Rakugo alive! What’s their secret? Witty, absurd banter of course! These five friends always have something to talk about, no matter how silly the topic.

Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Meta , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Satire , Parody , Slapstick , Acting , Rakugo , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Urban , Shounen , Nudity , Educational

Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also known as TEPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry.

Studio: Drive , Bushiroad Creative , Bushiroad Move , CyberAgent , TOKYO MX , EPX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Yayoi Sakamoto, a diehard fan of comedians and comedy acts, enrolls in the private Kazuki High School in Nanba (Osaka's entertainment district famous as the starting point for many comedians). She reunites with Yomogi Takahashi, a childhood friend who once formed the comedy duo "Konamonzu" with her when they were little. Before long, they find themselves putting together a routine at a park like they did before, in order to enter a local shopping area's contest. At that moment, a mysterious girl calls out to them.



Note: The airing of the show's second episode had originally been cancelled due to "various circumstances." It was later broadcast on September 10th.

Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Manipulation , Aliens , Episodic , Rakugo

Comic Girls

Also known as Comic Girls.

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

The manga's story centers on the 15-year-old high school student and manga creator Kaoruko Moeta, who uses the pen name Chaos. After ranking at the bottom of a reader survey, Kaoruko's editor recommends that she enter an all-female dormitory for manga creators. Kaoruko's roommates are shoujo manga creator Koyume Koizuka, teen romance manga creator Ruki Irokawa, and shounen manga creator Tsubasa Katsuki. The girls support each other as they work to become better manga creators.



Tags: Drawing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Writing , Coming of Age , Work , Chuunibyou , Tomboy , Otaku Culture , Meta , Seinen , School

Sore ga Seiyuu!

Also known as Seiyu's Life!.

Studio: GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Being a professional voice actor is more than having a great voice. Rookie seiyuu Futaba Ichinose must learn about the hard work, determination, and heart that goes into being the voice behind beloved characters. The work is far from easy and nothing hurts more than the dreaded rejection call, but Futaba works through it to achieve her dream of becoming a big-time seiyuu - except she only has two years to prove to her agency that she's good enough to be one. Luckily, she's not alone! Ichigo Moesaki, a self-claimed princess from Planet Strawberry, and Rin Kohana, a seasoned professional since the age of five, will be at her side when they form the seiyuu unit, Earphones. But even being in a unit won't be enough to guarantee Futaba's success if she can't land more roles. Follow these three girls and learn just what it takes to be a professional voice actor.



Tags: Acting , Work , Idol , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Educational

Gi(a)rlish Number

Also known as Girlish Number.

Studio: diomedéa , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

College student Chitose Karasuma is determined not to do boring things as she enters the adult world. To this end, this bad-mannered beauty barges into a facility that trains would-be voice actors and actresses, somehow landing a job at “Number One Produce,” a voice actress agency managed by her older brother, Gojou. In Chitose’s mind, she’s poised for greatness, but finds herself at a loss when she continues to only get minor roles. As she clashes with other girls in the agency, including a cunning airhead and a girl with a Kansai accent, Chitose is about to learn that there’s more to succeeding in this competitive industry than she imagined.



Tags: Work , Acting , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Idol

Chokkyuu Hyoudai Robot Anime: STRAIGHT TITLE

Also known as Straight Title Robot Anime.

Studio: Tsubasa Entertainment , Bouncy
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mecha

The story of the anime is set in the year Mobile Century 8013. It has been over seven millennia since humanity was wiped out on Earth, but the surviving military robots continue to wage war with no end in sight. The war has embroiled the Rebellion Federation that controls Europe and the Principality of Shin centered in Asia. Three young robots stand up to put an end to this futile war.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Robots , Philosophy , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Desert , Dystopian , Full CGI , Tragedy

Joshikousei no Mudazukai

Also known as Wasteful Days of High School Girls.

Studio: Passione , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Tanaka Nozomu isn’t exactly brilliant. But, given that her only goal for high school was to get a boyfriend, who else would fail to realize that attending an all-girls school was a bad idea? Well, there’s always the fallback plan of getting other girls to introduce her to boys they know.

Too bad that Tanaka’s “bright” idea of giving her classmates nicknames based on less attractive character traits has caused her un-flattered friends “Robo” (for her apparent lack of emotions) and “Wota” (a reference to a creepy otaku types), as well as not-friends like “Loli” (who’s hypersensitive about her petite size,) to “reward” Tanaka with the special nickname of “Baka” (“idiot”), which is quickly adopted by the entire student body. Well, maybe the second week of school will be better.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shounen , Chuunibyou , Kuudere , Twins , Otaku Culture , LGBTQ+ Themes , Video Games , Love Triangle

Stella no Mahou

Also known as Magic of Stella.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , flying DOG , AT-X , Houbunsha , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Tamaki's really excited about going to high school, but she's not sure what kind of club she wants to join… until she meets three girls who are making their own computer games! Remembering how she loved making board games when she was little, Tamaki takes the plunge and joins the group as their new artist.

Now she, programmer Shiina, writer Ayame and composer Kayo are in a frantic race to finish their game in time to show at the big "doujin" conventions. Meeting their deadlines won't be easy, especially since Tamaki has to learn on the job and Aya keeps getting distracted writing steamy love scenes. But where there's a will there's a way, and with the help of a bunch of talented friends, they just might be able to make it in time!



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School Club , Video Games , Otaku Culture , Female Protagonist , Meta , Seinen , Software Development , Primarily Female Cast , School , Drawing , Writing , Musical Theater

GJ-bu

Also known as GJ Club.

Studio: VAP , Doga Kobo , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Shinomiya Kyouya is forced to become a new member of the GJ, an unidentified club that dwells in a room of the former building of a certain school. Here he meets the club leader, Mao, a short girl with a big attitude; Mao's younger sister, Megumi, who has the heart of a bipolar angel; the recognized genius with a lack of common sense, Shion; and the always-hungry and mysterious Kirara. Time flies with these unique girls around.

Tags: School Club , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Tsundere , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Bullying , Episodic , Nekomimi , Female Harem , Primarily Teen Cast , Crossdressing