Anime like Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon 2nd Season

Taishou Otome Otogibanashi

Also known as Taisho Otome Fairy Tale.

Studio: SynergySP , Bit grooove promotion , Pony Canyon , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Shima Tamahiko is a self-proclaimed pessimist who hates the world, and with good reason—he’s been exiled to the countryside by his wealthy family because of his disability. But his lonely life is turned upside down by the arrival of Tachibana Yuzuki, his arranged bride. Her cheerfulness slowly heals Shima’s heart in this slice of life romance set during the Taisho era.



Tags: Disability , Rehabilitation , Historical , Heterosexual , Marriage , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Rural , Cohabitation , Family Life , Arranged Marriage , Fairy Tale , Shounen , Hikikomori , Tsundere , Iyashikei , Bullying , Achronological Order , Twins

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Studio: Toho , OLM , TOHO animation STUDIO , Nippon Television Network , Imagica Infos , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Ancient China , Drugs , Historical , Detective , Conspiracy , Politics , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Adoption , Heterosexual , Alchemy , Episodic , Maids , Aromantic , Unrequited Love , Seinen , Slavery , Asexual , Makeup , Pregnancy , Food , Chibi , Educational , Go , Nekomimi , Suicide

Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni

Also known as Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Warner Bros. Japan , Nippon Television Network , Shogakukan
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The Gold Kingdom and the Water Kingdom had a long, troubled history filled with epic battles before they decided to take the drastic steps of building a wall between the two lands. But 100 years later, they make good on an agreement in hopes of bringing stability to all. The rulers from each land had decided that the Gold Kingdom would offer the most beautiful girl in their kingdom as a bride, to be wed to the most clever man from the Water Kingdom, creating not just a couple but the promise of renewed relations and peace.

When it comes time for the rulers to make good on their promise, neither is entirely honest or admirable in their attempts. The Gold Kingdom offers Sara, a kind-hearted, but homely princess while the Water Kingdom marries off Naranbayar, a lanky scholar of modest background. To add insult to injury, the two separately find themselves with a dog (for Sara) and a cat (for Naranbayar) as their partner-to-be. As Sara and Naranbayar individually navigate the palace schemes of their respective homelands, their paths soon converge in a heartwarming new spin on the classic fairytale set-up.



Tags: Foreign , Royal Affairs , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Arranged Marriage , Josei , Politics , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Medieval , Desert , Historical , Fake Relationship , Body Image , Swordplay , Fairy Tale

Koukyuu no Karasu

Also known as Raven of the Inner Palace.

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures , Aniplex , Shueisha , Movic , Tohan , Marui Group , BS11 , Kansai TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Deep within the inner palace lives a special consort who does not serve the emperor despite her position as a consort. She is known as the Raven Consort. People who have seen her say she looks like an old woman, while others say she looks like a young girl. Stories tell of her use of mysterious arts, and how she can take on any request, be it death curses or finding lost things. Koushun, the current emperor, goes to visit the Raven Consort with that intention. Without knowing that their fated meeting will become a taboo that will overturn history.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Foreign , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Detective , Kuudere , Mythology , Magic , Necromancy , Episodic , Shoujo , Conspiracy , Politics , Ghost , Tsundere , Ojou-sama , Suicide , Body Horror , Orphan , Maids , Heterosexual , Ancient China ,

Tonikaku Kawaii

Also known as TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You.

Studio: Seven Arcs , Crunchyroll , Shogakukan , Warner Bros. Japan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The story follows a protagonist whose name is written with the characters for "Hoshizora" ("Starry Sky" in Japanese), but whose name is pronounced as "Nasa". On the day of his high school entrance exams, Nasa encounters a beautiful girl named Tsukasa. For Nasa, it feels like destiny is finally calling out to him that he will have a girlfriend, but things take a turn for the worse when Nasa is hit by a car and unable to attend his entrance exams.

After Tsukasa helps the injured Nasa, he confesses his feelings to her, and she agrees to go out with him, but only if Nasa agrees to marry her first. A year later Nasa aces the entrance exams, but he decides to work a part time job and live by himself instead of going to school. After Nasa turns 18, Tsukasa re-appears, and their happy, romantic, and mysterious married life together begins.



Tags: Marriage , Family Life , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Coming of Age , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Kuudere , Cohabitation , Maids , Love Triangle

Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai

Also known as YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master.

Studio: NHK , Studio Pierrot , NHK Enterprises , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Welcome to Yamauchi, a world inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions—North, South, East, and West—each ruled by a noble family. Yukiya, the son of a leader in the North, is shocked by a call to attend to the Imperial Prince. Murder, mysteries, and an invasion from an unexpected enemy await in this epic fantasy.



Tags: Royal Affairs , Conspiracy , Shapeshifting , Politics , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Assassins , Estranged Family , Ojou-sama , Adoption , Philosophy , Swordplay , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Mythology , Anthropomorphism , Augmented Reality

Prism Rondo

Also known as Love Through A Prism.

Studio: Netflix , WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Yoko Kamio, whose manga "Boys Over Flowers" enraptured readers around the globe, brings a brand-new classic to viewers worldwide. Set at a London art academy in the opening decade of the 1900s, the Netflix Series "Love Through a Prism" follows Lili Ichijoin, a girl enchanted by painting, as she chases her dreams and experiences youth. This ensemble coming-of-age story about young people striving for prismatic radiance against the odds is about to begin.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Drawing , Historical , Foreign , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Tsundere , Unrequited Love , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , War , Travel , Love Triangle , Arranged Marriage , Dancing , Shounen , Bullying

Unnamed Memory

Also known as Unnamed Memory.

Studio: ENGI , KADOKAWA , Tencent , Sammy , AT-X , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

"My wish as champion is for you to descend the tower and be my wife."

Seeking to end a curse thwarting his lineage, Prince Oscar sets out on a quest that leads him to a powerful and beautiful witch, Tinasha, and he demands a unique bargain: marriage. Though unenthused by the proposal, she agrees to stay in his castle for a year while researching the spell cast upon him. But beneath her beauty lies a lifetime of dark secrets that soon come to light.



Tags: Witch , Royal Affairs , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Marriage , Archery , Shapeshifting , Gore , Demons , Time Manipulation , Curses , Conspiracy

Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid

Also known as The Duke of Death and His Maid.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Shogakukan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , BS11 , Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment , BANDAI SPIRITS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

How can you fall in love when you can’t even hold hands? Due to a childhood curse, anything that the Duke touches will die—which makes his flirty maid’s behavior all the more shocking! Is there a way for the Duke and his companions to somehow break the curse, or is he doomed to a life where love is forever out of his reach?



Tags: Full CGI , Maids , Heterosexual , CGI , Magic , Witch , Kuudere , Butler , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Curses , Nudity , Musical Theater , Cohabitation

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