Anime like Makura no Danshi

Room Mate

Also known as Room Mate.

Studio: TYPHOON GRAPHICS
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A "male version" spin-off of TV anime "One Room".

Tags: Male Harem , POV , Primarily Male Cast , Cohabitation , Meta

Yoshimaho

Studio: Helo , DLE
Status: Finished
Genres:

In the anime, the protagonist is overworked and always exhausted by daily life, and yearns for comfort and solace. They want to be kindly praised and healed. They think, "Children have it nice because they're spoiled." The protagonist wants to escape from reality, and so they go to a store and purchase a blue pacifier. When they put the pacifier in their mouth, it emits a strange light, and it magically transports the protagonist to another world. The protagonist is now in the body of a five-year-old child, and spends time at a day care center where there are many handsome men who are caregivers there. The caregivers use the "There, There Magic" to soothe the children at the day care center.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , POV , Age Regression , Male Harem , Isekai , Ensemble Cast

Bakumatsu Rock

Also known as Samurai Jam-Bakumatsu Rock.

Studio: Studio DEEN , NAS , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Music

The story is set in the Bakumatsu era, at the end of the shoguns' rule over Japan in the middle of the 19th century. The Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing Heaven's Songs by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the Heaven's Songs is a capital offense. Sakamoto Ryouma and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock 'n' roll for freedom and justice.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Idol , Historical , Male Protagonist , Band , Anachronism , CGI , Magic , Henshin , Rock Music

One Room

Also known as OneRoom.

Studio: TYPHOON GRAPHICS
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Having just moved into a new apartment building, Yui Hanasaka makes a customary visit to greet her neighbor. When she learns that he is an upperclassman at the university she aspires to attend, she asks for his help to pass her entrance exams. Meanwhile, Natsuki Momohara decides to visit her older brother, who lives alone in an apartment in Tokyo. Elsewhere, aspiring singer Moka Aoshima reunites with her childhood friend, who is a hopeful novelist.

Three stories, although seemingly unrelated, contain the same essence: strings of fate will bind together those who share the same destiny, and one needs to look no further than a single apartment room.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , POV , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Adoption , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Philosophy

Issho ni Sleeping: SLEEPING WITH HINAKO

Also known as Issho ni Sleeping: Sleeping with Hinako.

Studio: Primastea , Studio Hibari
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi

Hinako returns to our TV screens, this time showing us how to sleep.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Isekai , POV , Meta

Ameiro Cocoa

Also known as Rainy Cocoa.

Studio: EMT Squared
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Due to various circumstances, college freshman Aoi Tokura begins part-timing at the café "Rainy Color" run by Shion Koga and owned by Kouji Amami. Attending the café are the cool and handsome Keiichi Iwase and the confident Ryouta Sakurai. Aoi's life gets a lot more hectic, but fun.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Bar

KisKis! Wo de Nanyou Shi Bohe Tang

Also known as KisKis! My Boyfriends Are Mint Candies.

Studio: Seven Stone Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A promotional animation for mint candies.

Tags: Advertisement , Male Harem

Obey Me!

Also known as Obey Me!.

Studio: Colored Pencil Animation Japan , NTT Solmare
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

Lucifer, Satan, and the other five princes of hell are students at the Royal Academy of Diavolo, where they train to rule the Demon World. From following humans to falling in love, their individual quirks land them in interesting situations every single day! Will their antics get them expelled, or will one of these infamous brothers come out on top?



Note: Episode 7 is an Audio Commentary by the VAs, and has an extended runtime of ~35 minutes as opposed to the standard 5 minute long episode.

Tags: Episodic , Primarily Male Cast , Demons , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Crossdressing , Magic , POV , Primarily Teen Cast , Body Swapping , Video Games , Cosplay