Anime like Orenchi no Furo Jijou

Kono Danshi, Ningyo Hiroimashita.

Also known as This Boy Caught a Merman.

Studio: CoMix Wave , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

*The Second OVA of Kono Dan series.

They say look before you leap and make sure you can swim before you go in the deep water, but when a picture of his late grandfather falls into the ocean, Shima jumps in after it without thinking. Nearly drowning as a result, he is instead saved by a very perfect stranger... one whose strangeness extends to only being human from the waist up!

For Shima, who's always felt like a fish out of water himself, it's more than just a revelation, and the young man and merman quickly begin to bond in ways neither anticipated. And yet, it's going to be far from easy sailing. After all, Shima and Isaki aren't just from opposite sides of the tracks, they're from entirely divergent species, and swimming in separate gene pools may make maintaining a long term relationship a whole different kettle of fish!




Tags: Boys' Love , Mermaid , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , School , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes

Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!

Also known as Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!.

Studio: diomedéa , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Teenage boys are notoriously lazy, and the members of Binan High School's Earth Defense Club are no exception. Their definition of “earth defense” is bumming around all day at the local bathhouse. But when a pink wombat appears out of thin air and begs the boys to help him save the planet, even the idlest high schoolers jump to action. Watch the magical boys transform and save the earth with the power of LOVE!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Parody , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , Magic , Superhero , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , School , School Club , Aliens , Nudity

Free!

Also known as Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club-.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Animation Do , Iwatobi High School Swimming Club
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways.

Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.



Tags: Swimming , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Fitness , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Kuudere , Coastal , Bisexual

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon

Also known as Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , ABC Animation , Futabasha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

What happens when a drunken promise leads to living with a dragon? That’s Miss Kobayashi’s new reality when Tohru appears in her life. With a maid-slash-dragon in her home, she’s experiencing a whole new level of domestic bliss! But the dragons don’t stop there. On a mission to find Tohru appears Kanna, a little dragon with a big attitude. Before she knows it, Kobayashi’s got a house full of dragons—one serving tail and the other serving serious moe! Together, they live side by side with only the occasional disaster…well, maybe. But nothing beats coming home to the warm welcome of a dragon maid!



Tags: Found Family , Dragons , Monster Girl , Family Life , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Maids , Magic , Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Urban , Yuri , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Large Breasts , LGBTQ+ Themes , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Surreal Comedy , Kuudere , Software Development , Bisexual , Nudity

Jingai-san no Yome

Studio: Saetta
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Hinowa Tomari is a normal high schooler, until one day he's told that he has to become the wife of a mysterious creature called Kanenogi. This is the start of their newly married life.

Tags: Boys' Love , Marriage , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Josei , Satire , School , Twins , Language Barrier , Chibi , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

Miira no Kaikata

Also known as How to Keep a Mummy.

Studio: 8-bit , ONE MUSIC , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

When high school student Sora Kashiwagi finds himself staring down a mysterious oversized package sent to him by his self-proclaimed "adventurer" father, the last thing he expects is for it to be opened from the inside... by a little mummy so small it can fit in the palm of his hand!



Tags: Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , School , Youkai , Animals , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Dragons , Ensemble Cast

Koisuru Shirokuma

Studio: Gathering
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

A polar bear falls in love with an earless seal, and he wants nothing else except to protect him, even though the seal constantly thinks the bear will eat him.



Tags: Animals , Shoujo , Boys' Love , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Snowscape

SERVAMP

Also known as SERVAMP.

Studio: Brain's Base , Platinum Vision , Azeta Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Mahiru Shirota dislikes difficult things, preferring to live a simple life. But after rescuing a cat he names Kuro, life takes a turn for the complex. Kuro turns out to be a servamp—a servant vampire, named Sleepy Ash and the two form a contract. Kissing his simple life goodbye, Mahiru is pulled into the world of vampires, the seven deadly Servamps, and war. Life couldn’t be more complicated!



Tags: Vampire , Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Adoption , Urban , Super Power , Shoujo , Werewolf , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Animals , School , Memory Manipulation

Wei, Kanjian Erduo La!

Also known as Look, I Can See Your Ears!.

Studio: monofilmo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Daisuu is a manhua artist who lives his life in solitude, having no friends, family, or a lover to call his own. One day, he stumbles upon a kitten, whom he takes in to shelter from the rain. This kitten turns out to be a cat boy named Myou, and Daisuu inadvertently finds himself with a very unusual "pet." Myou's always causing trouble, but for Daisuu it's like a breath of fresh air as his dull days begin to sparkle with colour.
(Note: Airing dates reflect the original airing and premiere dates in China, where it aired earlier than it did in Japan)

Tags: Nekomimi , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Age Gap

Kono Danshi, Uchuujin to Tatakaemasu.

Also known as This Boy Can Fight Aliens.

Studio: CoMix Wave , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

When aliens suddenly invade the world, Earth seems to be fighting a losing battle until Arikawa, one of the defense command staff, accidentally discovers a young man lying on a hill. Tests soon prove the impossible: this one teenager, Kakashi, has the power to defeat the attackers! Unfortunately, Kakashi has also lost his memory, and with it the knowledge of how to actually use his power. Moving Kakashi in with himself and his own commander, Shiro, Arikawa accidentally starts a strange triangle of emotions and relationships. A triangle that threatens the fate of the planet as Kakashi begins to question his own motivations!



Tags: Boys' Love , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Aliens , Primarily Male Cast