Anime like Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai

Temple

Also known as TenPuru.

Studio: Gekkou , King Records , Kodansha , Crunchyroll , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

"I know! I'll become a monk!" Akagami Akemitsu has spent his days and nights absorbed in studying and part-time work in an effort to distance himself from his family, which is notorious as a household of philanderers. One day, he falls in love at first sight with a girl named Aoba Yuzuki, and suddenly he's constantly drowning in worldly desires. Hoping to fight back against his genes and live a more stoic life, he enters a temple... only to find out that it's a convent filled with gorgeous girls! So begins a new rom-com about the temple life of three adorable triplets and two beautiful freeloaders!



Tags: Female Harem , Heterosexual , Large Breasts , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Slapstick , Tsundere , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Religion , Seinen , Archery , Philosophy

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Dress-Up Darling.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Square Enix , Movic , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Studio Mausu
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

High schooler Wakana Gojou cares about one thing: making Hina dolls. With nobody to share his obsession, he has trouble finding friends—or even holding conversation. But after the school’s most popular girl, Marin Kitagawa, reveals a secret of her own, he discovers a new purpose for his sewing skills. Together, they’ll make her cosplay dreams come true!



Tags: Cosplay , Otaku Culture , Fashion , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Seinen , Photography , Slapstick , Coming of Age , School , Tsundere , Urban , Unrequited Love , Nudity

Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru

Also known as The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Children's Playground Entertainment , Crunchyroll , AT-X , Nihon Keizai Koukokusha , TV Tokyo , Docomo Anime Store , Movic , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Determined to protect his demon world from heavenly angels, demon Masatora Akutsu heads to earth in search of a charismatic human to rally his kin. Masquerading as a high schooler for his recruitment mission, he’s captivated by the lovely Lily Amane. But he’s in for a wild celestial surprise, because she’s his archnemesis—an angel—and she’s set on reforming his demonic ways!



Tags: Demons , Angels , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Tsundere

B Gata H Kei

Also known as Yamada's First Time: B Gata H Kei.

Studio: Hal Film Maker , Dentsu , Funimation , AT-X , TYO Animations , Happinet Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Yamada, first name withheld, is a 15-year-old girl who has just entered Takizawa High School. Easily considered exceptionally beautiful, she has only one problem with her own body, she thinks her vagina looks weird and is very self-conscious about it.

Upon entering high school, her dream was to have casual sex with 100 men but therein lies the problem, she believes an experienced partner will tease her about the way her vagina looks or simply the fact that she's a virgin. She stumbles upon the solution in the form of Kosuda Takashi, a fellow virgin, whom she believes will help ease the transition to more experienced partners.

There's only one small problem, Yamada doesn't know anything about sex or the ancient art of seduction, meaning her quest to conquer Kosuda will be a difficult one.

Tags: Female Protagonist , School , Tsundere , Photography , Seinen , Coming of Age , Nudity , Parody , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Gods

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan

Also known as The Disastrous Life of Saiki K..

Studio: J.C. Staff , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Unfortunately, the life of a psychic is far from quiet. Though Kusuo tries to stay out of the spotlight by keeping his powers a secret from his classmates, he ends up inadvertently attracting the attention of many odd characters, such as the empty-headed Riki Nendou and the delusional Shun Kaidou. Forced to deal with the craziness of the people around him, Kusuo comes to learn that the ordinary life he has been striving for is a lot more difficult to achieve than expected.

Note: Aired in 2 versions, a 120-episode 5-minute short series, and a combined 24-episode 24-minute TV series with the same content.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Super Power , Satire , Episodic , Parody , School , Meta , Mythology , Asexual , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Tsundere , Kuudere , Aromantic , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Chuunibyou , Unrequited Love , Ghost , Heterosexual , School Club , Gyaru , LGBTQ+ Themes , Incest , Video Games , Gangs

Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai

Also known as Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible.

Studio: PINE JAM , KADOKAWA , bilibili , Shueisha , Pony Canyon , TOKYO MX , AT-X , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Junta Shiraishi has just one goal: to experience youth to the fullest! But this is easier said than done. Junta is so socially invisible that people at school would swear he skipped class even when he’s sitting right behind them. Everything changes when Junta meets Nagisa Kubo. She’s the only person who pays Junta any attention, and her constant teasing is sure to turn Junta’s quiet life upside down because Kubo won’t let him be invisible!



Tags: School , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Chibi , Episodic , Seinen

Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi

Also known as Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister.

Studio: Drive , King Records , Kodansha , Crunchyroll , Drive , KLOCKWORX , BS Nittele
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance

Uryuu Kamihate is a high school student striving to enter Kyoto University’s medical school. After being raised at an orphanage, Uryuu is taken in by the chief priest at Amagami Shrine, where he begins to live as a freeloader—and to cohabit with Yae, Yuna, and Asahi, the three beautiful shrine maiden sisters! What’s more, the condition he must meet in order to live at the shrine for free is to marry into the family and inherit the shrine! How will Uryuu overcome his marriage meetings with the three sisters as well as the many challenges that Amagami Shrine faces? So begins a miraculous rom-com about living under the same roof with three shrine maidens!



Tags: Heterosexual , Shrine Maiden , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Shounen , Family Life , Coming of Age , Found Family , Body Swapping , Time Manipulation , Time Loop , Nudity , Age Gap , Urban Fantasy , School , Ojou-sama , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Adoption , Religion

Lovely★Complex

Also known as Lovely Complex.

Studio: Toei Animation , TBS , TAP , Discotek , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm. To add to their plights, their crushes fall in love with each other, leaving Koizumi and Ootani comically flustered and heartbroken. To make matters worse, they're even labeled as a comedy duo by their homeroom teacher due to their personalities and the stark difference in their heights, and their classmates even think of their arguments as sketches.

Lovely★Complex follows Koizumi and Ootani as they encourage each other in finding love and become close friends. Apart from their ridiculous antics, they soon find out an unexpected similarity in their music and fashion tastes. Maybe they possess a chemistry yet unknown, but could love ever bloom between the mismatched pair?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , School , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Tomboy , Netorare , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Gender Bending , Femboy , Basketball

Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!

Also known as Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , BS11 , TOKYO MX , Yomiuri TV , Good Smile Company , Contents Seed , JR Toukai Agency
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Kazuhiko Nukumizu is a high school boy content to blend in with the background mob, until he witnessed his more popular classmate Anna Yanami get dumped by her childhood friend. He felt like he had to try to comfort Yanami, but this led him to become entangled with other girls who have met defeat at love?

Tags: Unrequited Love , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , School Club , Female Protagonist , Parody , Satire , Tomboy , Urban , Meta , Tanned Skin , Writing , Food , Nudity , Primarily Female Cast

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic

Also known as Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-.

Studio: Aniplex , Shueisha , A-1 Pictures , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

The elite members of Shuchiin Academy's student council continue their competitive day-to-day antics. Council president Miyuki Shirogane clashes daily against vice-president Kaguya Shinomiya, each fighting tooth and nail to trick the other into confessing their romantic love. Kaguya struggles within the strict confines of her wealthy, uptight family, rebelling against her cold default demeanor as she warms to Shirogane and the rest of her friends.

Meanwhile, council treasurer Yuu Ishigami suffers under the weight of his hopeless crush on Tsubame Koyasu, a popular upperclassman who helps to instill a new confidence in him. Miko Iino, the newest student council member, grows closer to the rule-breaking Ishigami while striving to overcome her own authoritarian moral code.

As love further blooms at Shuchiin Academy, the student council officers drag their outsider friends into increasingly comedic conflicts.



Note: The first episode had an advanced screening on April 2, in both New York & Los Angeles.


Tags: School , Heterosexual , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Meta , Ojou-sama , Kuudere , Parody , Episodic , Seinen , Love Triangle , Satire , Detective , Unrequited Love , Cosplay , Crossdressing , CGI