Anime like Tomodachi no Imouto ga Ore ni dake Uzai

Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)

Also known as Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Happinet Media Marketing , Rakuten , KADOKAWA , Kansai TV , Pony Canyon , Dream Shift , BS Asahi , Good Smile Company , TOKYO MX , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Childhood BFFs Himari and Yuu’s vow of friendship hits turbulence when Yuu reunites with his first crush in high school. Himari, who’s never known the fuzzy warmth of a crush, now must confront her feelings. Their shared dreams and peaceful days as a twosome gardening club are tested in this tale of love, flowers, and growing pains!



Tags: Love Triangle , Heterosexual , School , Horticulture , Male Protagonist , Unrequited Love , Fashion , Coming of Age , Work , Primarily Teen Cast , Blackmail , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , CGI , Time Skip , Chibi , Achronological Order , Boys' Love

Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta.

Also known as I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class.

Studio: Aniplex , KADOKAWA , Studio Gokumi , AXsiZ , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

High school student Saito Houjou is set to inherit his grandfather’s major corporation. First, he must marry Akane Sakuramori, the girl he despises the most, and who hates him just as much. The two are determined to keep their unexpected marriage a secret from their classmates. But as they begin their newlywed life, the distance between them starts to close.



Tags: Tsundere , Arranged Marriage , Love Triangle , Marriage , Primarily Teen Cast , Chibi , Family Life , Cohabitation , School , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Gyaru , Female Protagonist , Netorare , Female Harem , Slapstick , Nudity

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata

Also known as Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Kansai TV , KYORAKU
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The life of Tomoyo Aki, a highschool otaku working part time to support his BD hoarding. With remarkable luck, he bumps head-first into Megumi Kato, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Naturally, the meeting twists his life into a complicated torrent of relationships. Eriri Spencer Sawamura, his half-foreigner childhood friend who’s always valued her relationship with MC. Kasumigaoka Utaha, a cold, composed renowned literary genius who shoves everyone aside from our protagonist. What is this? An eroge introduction?

The tale of a small not quite doujin circle, but not quite indie studio’s journey through the tough territory of comiket and beyond.

Note: Includes episode 0.

Tags: Otaku Culture , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Software Development , Male Protagonist , Meta , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Writing , Video Games , Kuudere , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , School , Nudity , Drawing , Crossover

Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!

Also known as Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!.

Studio: ENGI , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Sakurai Shinichi’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana–his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman–has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship!



Tags: Slapstick , Large Breasts , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , College , Urban , Episodic , Seinen , Suicide , Video Games , Bullying , Meta

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

Also known as DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , King Records
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!"

One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes Senpai is "Nagatoro!" She's annoying yet adorable. It's painful, but you still want to be by her side. This is a story about an extremely sadistic and temperamental girl and you'll feel something awaken inside of you.



Tags: Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Bullying , School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Tanned Skin , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , School Club , Drawing , Shounen , Yandere , Kemonomimi , Tomboy , Nekomimi

Gimai Seikatsu

Also known as Days with My Stepsister.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Studio DEEN , Studio DEEN , Nippon Columbia , Movic , Pia , Kansai TV , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

When his father remarries, Yuta Asamura winds up sharing a roof with his new stepsister, Saki Ayase, the hottest girl in his grade. Carrying the scars of their parents’ troubled divorces, they vow to maintain a respectful distance. But what starts as cautious camaraderie blossoms into something deeper from shared experiences. Is it admiration, familial love, or something more?



Tags: Family Life , Inseki , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Psychosexual , School , Iyashikei , Gyaru , Cohabitation

Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru

Also known as Oreshura.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Eita enters high school aiming for the National University School of Medicine. Because of his parents' divorce—and his goal—he shuns anything to do with romance or love. One day, Masuzu, the school beauty with the silver hair who has just returned to the country, enters his life in a most unexpected way. Chiwa, his childhood friend since elementary school, will not let this go without a fight.

Tags: Female Harem , School , School Club , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Chuunibyou , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Meta , Fake Relationship , Love Triangle

Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha

Also known as The Dreaming Boy is a Realist.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , AXsiZ , Pony Canyon , Hobby Japan , MAGNET , BS Nittele
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Sajou Wataru, who is deeply in love with his beautiful classmate Natsukawa Aika, is continuing to approach her without getting discouraged while having dreams about their mutual love. However one day he woke up thinking "I am not really fit to be together with someone as good as her, huh..." Upon realizing this, Wataru started keeping an appropriate distance towards her, much to Aika's surprise. "Could it be that he hates me now...?" Did his intentions slip by her because she was getting impatient after arriving at the wrong conclusion!? This is the start of a romcom revolving around two people who just can't get their feelings across and both think their love is unrequited!

Tags: School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Female Harem , Gyaru , Coming of Age , Tomboy , Ojou-sama , Primarily Female Cast

Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo

Also known as The Pet Girl of Sakurasou.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Genco , Media Factory , Sentai Filmworks , ASCII Media Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The first time he saw her, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately for Sorata Kanda, "she" was a cat named Hikari and his school's rules forbid keeping pets in the regular dorms. As a result, Sorata is banished to the infamous Sakura Hall alongside other troublesome and unusual students like Jin, overzealous playboy, Ryuunosuke, the reclusive hermit, and Mashiro, a brilliant artist who's so unfocused and clueless about the real world that dorm supervisor Ms. Sengoku assigns Sorata the task of taking care of her along with his ever-growing collection of stray cats!



Tags: Kuudere , Heterosexual , School , Found Family , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Work , Drawing , Yandere , Cohabitation , Disability , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Boarding School , Female Protagonist , Software Development , Tsundere , Family Life , Hikikomori , Video Games , Crossdressing , Ghost

Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun

Also known as Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki.

Studio: project No.9 , Dream Shift , Pony Canyon , APDREAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Expert gamer Tomozaki Fumiya doesn’t exactly fit in, but he wishes he did. With no written rules for success and gameplay that doesn’t work in his favor, the real world seems impossible for someone like him. But, like any noob, all he really needs are some strategies and a seasoned player like Aoi Hinami to help him. Hopefully with her guidance, Tomozaki will gain the experience he needs.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Video Games , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Educational , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Slapstick , E-Sports , LGBTQ+ Themes , School Club , Hikikomori