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Kuzu no Honkai

Also known as Scum's Wish.

Studio: Lerche , Kansai TV , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance

Hanabi has loved her older friend Narumi for years, but she’s still in high school and not only is Narumi now her new homeroom teacher, he’s also clearly in love with the music teacher, Akane. And as awkward as being the unwanted third in a romantic triangle can be, things become even more twisted for Hanabi when she learns that another student, Mugi, is in love with Akane. That leads to a strange idea: since the ones that Mugi and Hanabi are in love with aren’t available, the two unrequited thirds start to explore the idea of becoming each other’s substitute surrogate relationship. It’s not about romance, of course. Just sex and convenience.



Tags: Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Netorare , Fake Relationship , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Psychosexual , School , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Bisexual , Tragedy , Philosophy , Nudity , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Inseki

Tsurezure Children

Also known as Tsuredure Children.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , NAS , King Records
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

To those of you out there who never could say "I love you"— This story is about ordinary highschoolers and how love makes them fired up, shaken, laugh, cry, and hurt. Whether things go well or not, this story of adolescence and romance will show you how they spend their precious youth. Every character is the main character here, and you're sure to find one you can sympathize with.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , School , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Shounen , Tsundere , Kuudere , Achronological Order , School Club , Love Triangle

Tsuki ga Kirei

Also known as Tsukigakirei.

Studio: feel. , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Funimation , Sotsu , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

It’s the third year of middle school. Kotaro, a bookish boy aspiring to become a novelist, and Akane, a track girl who loves to run, meet in the same class together for the first time. They’re put in charge of the equipment for the sports festival, and slowly grow closer via LINE. How does Kotaro deal with his growing feelings for her? Meanwhile, Takumi has been in love with Akane since first year, and Akane’s friend, Chinatsu, becomes interested in Kotaro. A refreshing story of young love set in Kawagoe.



Tags: Coming of Age , School , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Writing , Athletics , Love Triangle , School Club , Primarily Child Cast , Dancing , CGI , Time Skip , Boxing , Age Gap

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 , Psychosexual

Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun da.

Also known as The Anthem of the Heart.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Jun is a girl whose words have been sealed away. She was once a very happy girl, but because of a certain thing she said when she was very young, her family was torn apart. One day, the egg fairy appeared in front of her and sealed away her ability to talk in order to stop her from hurting anybody else. Since this traumatic experience, Jun lives in the shadows away from the limelight. But, one day, she is nominated to become an executive member of the "community outreach council." On top of that, Jun is also appointed to play the main lead in their musical...



Tags: Rehabilitation , School , Coming of Age , Musical Theater , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Hikikomori , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Family Life , Chuunibyou , Baseball , Time Skip

orange

Also known as Orange.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Telecom Animation Film , Toho , ABC Animation , AT-X , Dai Nippon Printing , Futabasha , Lawson , TV Aichi
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Everyone has regrets in life. So who wouldn't take the chance to change the past if given the opportunity? When sixteen-year-old Takamiya Naho receives a mysterious letter, claiming to be from her twenty-seven-year-old self, her life is suddenly thrown into flux. The letter tells her that a new transfer student by the name of Naruse Kakeru will be joining her class, and to keep her eye on him. But why? Naho must decide what to make of the letter and its cryptic warning, and what it means not only for her future, but for Kakeru's as well.



Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~40 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Tragedy , School , Suicide , Shoujo , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Bullying , Football , Tsundere

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 , Slice of Life

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 , Heterosexual , School , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , School Club , Coming of Age , Episodic , Satire , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Tomboy , Urban , Meta , Food , Writing , Tanned Skin , Nudity , Aromantic , Shounen , Mixed Media

Kirio Fanclub

Also known as Kirio Fan Club.

Studio: Satelight , Pony Canyon , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Satelight , PARCO , viviON , Mixer , Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

What would you do if your crush had ear-splitting farts?

For Aimi and Nami, the answer is to cry tears of joy for being able to pinpoint at a distance the object of their affections, Kirio, from a single toot. These are the kinds of deep, philosophical questions the two friends/rivals in romance pose to each other to prove their love for this boy who hardly seems to know they exist. That won’t stop them from conducting nightly rituals to entice him into their dreams, though, or listing out what exactly they like about him, down to the very last organ. But when push comes to shove, will they choose their hilarious friendship over a shot at love?

Get ready for a rip-roaring romcom about the friendship behind what is fair in love and war!



Tags: Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Josei , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Yuri , Gyaru , Heterosexual , Boys' Love , Restaurant , Athletics , Football

Love Lab

Also known as Love Lab.

Studio: Aniplex , Doga Kobo , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The Fujisaki Girls Academy is known for their school body being composed of very proper students. The most prominent one of them is Maki, the student president who is admired by her classmates for her calm and polite demeanor. On the other hand, Kurahashi Riko is also admired but for having a very forward and boyish personality. Riko accidentally walks into Maki while she's practicing kissing with a pillow and learns that she isn't what everyone thinks she is. Riko is forced into keeping Maki's secret and join her in practicing all aspects of romance like holding hands and more.

Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , School Club , Heterosexual , Parody , Primarily Teen Cast , Crossdressing , Tomboy , Tanned Skin

Nagi no Asukara

Also known as A Lull in the Sea.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Rondo Robe , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NIS America Inc.
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Since long ago, human civilization had lived on the ocean floor. However, there were many humans who wanted to live above the surface and they moved to land creating a fundamental separation between the two. After their school closes down, four 14-year-old middle school students from the sea village, Shioshishio, have to attend Mihama Middle School on the surface. What follows is their struggles to adjust to a new environment and the relationships between the sea and land people, while dealing with their own newfound feelings that have just started appearing with the end of their childhood.



Tags: Coastal , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Unrequited Love , Inseki , Ensemble Cast , Environmental , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Gods , School , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Amnesia , Fishing , Swimming , Lost Civilization , Primarily Child Cast , Cohabitation