Anime like Maison Ikkoku

Kimagure Orange☆Road

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Discotek , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

It can be hard moving to a new school, and fifteen-year-old Kyosuke has it harder than most. He’s fallen head over heels for his classmate Madoka, a girl who won’t even give him the time of day, and unintentionally ended up dating her best friend, Hikaru, instead. Worst of all, Kyosuke and his family have amazing supernatural powers, but he has to keep them hidden from the rest of the world! How is Kyosuke ever going to balance the affections (or lack thereof) of two girls, schoolwork, and his secret abilities all at the same time?



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Episodic , Shounen , Super Power , Tsundere , Twins , Urban , Male Protagonist , School , Family Life , Magic , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Tomboy , Body Swapping , Martial Arts , Photography , Kuudere , Slapstick

Urusei Yatsura

Also known as Urusei Yatsura.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Studio DEEN , Kitty Film , Discotek , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

It all begins when aliens invade and threaten to conquer the Earth! However, one member of the human race is chosen at random to duel the aliens and save the planet: Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous slacker from Tomobiki High School who begrudgingly participates. All he has to do? Play a game of tag and catch Lum — the beautiful alien princess in a tiger-stripe bikini — by the horns. Unfortunately for Ataru, it’s not so simple, since Lum can fly and deliver electric shocks! Perseverance pays off, but once he catches her, Ataru experiences another shock: He’s now Lum’s betrothed “darling” and she isn’t going back to her home planet anytime soon!



Tags: Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Shounen , Parody , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Interspecies , School , Tomboy , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Youkai , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Family Life , Shrine Maiden , Nudity , Animals , Female Harem , Tanks , Crossdressing , Ojou-sama , Magic , Time Manipulation , Military , Dinosaurs , Shapeshifting , Amnesia , Gender Bending , Goblin

Ranma 1/2

Also known as Ranma ½.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Kitty Film , Viz Media , Fuji TV , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

After taking a surprise dip in a cursed spring while on a training journey in China, martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, aren't quite themselves anymore. Now Ranma turns into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water, and Genma turns into a panda!

Their new forms cause nothing but confusion at the Tendou dojo, where Soun Tendo is waiting to introduce one of his three daughters to Ranma - as his fiancee! Turns out Genma and Soun arranged the match long ago, but the girl, Akane, and the boy, Ranma, aren't exactly crazy about the idea, or each other! Or are they? Watch the gender switching, jealous rages, and martial arts battles unfold all over again!



Note: Episodes 7-9 of Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of this series.

Tags: Gender Bending , Family Life , Martial Arts , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Mixed Gender Harem , Arranged Marriage , Tsundere , Episodic , Nudity , Female Harem , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Cohabitation , Animals , Male Harem , Cultivation , Ojou-sama , Shogi

Urusei Yatsura (2022)

Also known as Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2.

Studio: david production , Fuji TV , Aniplex , Shogakukan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Fuji Creative Corporation , Dentsu , david production , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

When an alien race known as the Oni invade Earth, the chronically unlucky and unapologetically lecherous Ataru Moroboshi is selected as humanity’s representative in a duel for the fate of the planet! His opponent is Lum, the Oni’s very pretty princess, and it’s only thanks to Ataru’s unscrupulous behavior that he’s able to scrape out a win in a treacherous game of tag against her. Ataru thinks he’s had his lucky break at last, but when Lum takes a shine to him off the battlefield, the conflict follows him home as Lum invades not only planet Earth, but also the womanizing Ataru’s love life!



Note: Sentai has labeled the 1st and 2nd cour of this season as "Seasons 1 & 2". They have labeled the 3rd and 4th cours of the 2nd season as “Seasons 3 & 4”

Tags: School , Tsundere , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Aliens , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Cohabitation , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Parody , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Tomboy , Family Life , Time Manipulation , Animals , Youkai , Shrine Maiden , Yandere , Crossdressing , Meta , Shapeshifting , Snowscape , Tennis , Gender Bending , Interspecies

Astro Note

Also known as Astro Note.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , Shouchiku , Crunchyroll , Tokyu Agency , TOKYO MX , Bandai Namco Music Live , BS Asahi , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Takumi, a gifted chef, was just let go from his job. He lands a gig at an old boarding house called Astro-sou, but hesitates to accept after learning he must also live there full-time. That is until he meets the beautiful and charming caretaker, Mira, and he’s sold. The two begin to work together and their connection deepens. But Mira has a secret: she isn’t from this world!



Tags: Aliens , Parody , Heterosexual , Food , Love Triangle , Cohabitation , Space , Super Robot , Crossdressing , Idol , Anthropomorphism , Yuri

Touch

Studio: Group TAC , Toho , Asatsu DK
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

The story centers around three characters - Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living the life of giving up the spotlight to Kazuya, despite the fact that he may be more gifted than him. Minami is the beautiful childhood girlfriend and for all intents, sister from next door who treats both of them as equals. Society largely assumes Kazuya and Minami will become the perfect couple, including Tatsuya. Yet as time progresses, Tatsuya grows to realize that he's willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of his brother, except at the expense of giving up Minami to Kazuya. And thus the story is told of Tatsuya trying to prove himself over his established younger brother, how it affects the relationship between the three, and both brothers' attempts to make Minami's lifelong dreams come true.

Tags: Baseball , School , Coming of Age , Twins , Tragedy , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , School Club , Acrobatics , Rural , Boxing , Motorcycles

Ranma 1/2 (2024)

Also known as Ranma1/2 (2024).

Studio: MAPPA , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , MAPPA , Shogakukan , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

A new anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2.

Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendou of Tendou Dojo are betrothed to each other by their parents. But Ranma faces a unique problem…

Ever since he fell into the cursed springs of Jusenkyo while training in China, his body has acquired the peculiar trait of transforming into a girl when doused with cold water and reverting to a boy with hot water.

Get ready for the slapstick, action-packed rom com featuring Ranma, Akane, and a vibrant cast of unique characters!



Tags: Gender Bending , Arranged Marriage , Martial Arts , Shapeshifting , Tsundere , Episodic , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , School , Love Triangle , Mixed Gender Harem , Female Harem , Animals , Shounen , Male Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Crossdressing , Bisexual , Acrobatics , Shogi , Ice Skating , Wrestling

YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!

Studio: MADHOUSE , Kitty Film , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sports

Yawara! is a sports anime laced with comedic and romance elements. It starts off with Yawara Inokuma, a high school girl who is most interested in doing the things that your average Japanese high school girl does. However, she has been trained in Judo for years by her grandfather, Jigorou (A former Japan Judo Champion), who has much grander plans in store for her as a Judo superstar. He manipulates matters so that Yawara ends up having to perform in matches and tournaments. His final plan is for Yawara to "Win the Gold Medal in the Olympics and be awarded the Nation Medal of Honor".



Tags: Coming of Age , Athletics , Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Judo , Seinen , Love Triangle , Primarily Adult Cast , Ojou-sama , College , Parody , Heterosexual

Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou

Also known as The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Usa, a high-school student aspiring to begin a bachelor lifestyle, moves into a new apartment only to discover that he not only shares a room with a perverted roommate that has an obsession for underaged girls, but also that another girl, Ritsu, a love-at-first-sight, is living in the same building as well!

Tags: Cohabitation , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Episodic , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , School , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Meta , Afterlife

Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen

Also known as Ranma ½ (1989).

Studio: Fuji TV , Kitty Film , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Ranma Saotome, the boy who turns into a girl with a splash of water, always has his hands full fending off crazed admirers. One of the most fanatical is Shampoo, a girl from a tribe of Chinese Amazons who tried to kill girl Ranma, was defeated by boy Ranma, and then proposes marriage to him due to her clan's rule. Things get a little crazier when Shampoo falls into a cursed spring and turns into a cat! And even crazier when Mousse, who is in love with Shampoo, challenges Ranma to a battle over... Ranma's fiancee, Akane...?



Note: Episodes 7-9 were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of the original series.

Tags: Arranged Marriage , Gender Bending , Mixed Gender Harem , Martial Arts , Episodic , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Shounen , Female Harem , Male Harem , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Cultivation , Nudity , Slapstick , Animals , Cohabitation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shogi , Time Manipulation , Ice Skating , Shapeshifting