Anime like Edomae Elf

Himouto! Umaru-chan

Also known as Himouto! Umaru-chan.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Madman Entertainment , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Umaru is a renowned beautiful 16-year-old girl, living with her elder brother Taihei. She's a perfect little sister: Popular, smart, kind-hearted, everybody admires her. So who would believe Umaru keeps a certain secret? Sleeping, gaming, watching TV, eating junk food, drinking cola… that's almost all she does at home, leaving all the housework to her brother.



Tags: Otaku Culture , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Family Life , Primarily Female Cast , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Parody , School , Disability , Seinen , Food

Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san.

Also known as Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!.

Studio: Zero-G , Toei Video , Hobby Japan , Mainichi Broadcasting System , MAGNET , Bandai Namco Music Live , BS11 , AT-X , qooop , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Ms. Elf is intrigued by Japanese culture?!

Working adult Kitase Kazuhiro’s hobby is sleeping. Ever since he was a child, he’s had exciting adventures in the mysterious other world he dreams about. One day, while exploring ancient ruins with an elf girl he befriended, he is unfortunately burned by the breath of a magic dragon he encounters.

When he awakens from his dream, an elf girl who shouldn’t be in his room is sleeping next to him…



Tags: Iyashikei , Elf , Heterosexual , Isekai , Reverse Isekai , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Magic , Food , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Dungeon , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Travel , Language Barrier , Dragons , Nudity , Desert

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 , Episodic , Magic , Urban , Anthropomorphism , Reverse Isekai , Yuri , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Large Breasts , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Surreal Comedy , Iyashikei , Cohabitation , Kuudere , Software Development , Bisexual , Nudity

Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.

Also known as Inari Kon Kon.

Studio: Production IMS , flying DOG , DAX Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Fushimi Inari is a shy, not-so-bright middle school girl living in Kyoto's Fushimi ward. She has a crush on her classmate Tanbabashi, but cannot express her feelings. One day, as thanks for helping a fox pup, the deity Ukanomitamanokami grants her the ability to change her form.

Tags: Coming of Age , Mythology , Female Protagonist , Gods , Seinen , Heterosexual , Henshin , School , Tsundere , Primarily Child Cast , Age Gap , Incest , LGBTQ+ Themes

Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi

Also known as Saint Cecilia & Pastor Lawrence.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Kodansha , Aniplex , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Saint Cecilia is beloved by the townspeople—not only is she elegant and composed, she benevolently shares her wisdom with all who seek it. That is, until the last person has left—at which point she becomes totally hopeless! Only Pastor Lawrence, is keeping the Saint put together enough to do her duties...and though she may test him, it's all in a day's work!



Tags: Foreign , Rural , Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Religion , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Tsundere , Shounen , Super Power , Fairy , Angels , Agriculture , Cohabitation , Tragedy , Magic

Kuma Miko

Also known as Kumamiko -Girl Meets Bear.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , EMT Squared , Sony Music Communications , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

What does a bear know about life in the big city? For Machi Amayadori’s sake, hopefully a lot! The young shrine maiden has spent her whole life in the rural mountains with Natsu, her talking guardian bear. Now, at fourteen, she wants to take a chance and attend high school in the big city. Can Natsu really prepare her for city life? Or will his wacky trials be too much for even Machi to bear?



Tags: Rural , Shrine Maiden , Bullying , Seinen , Animals , Disability , Female Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Idol

Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!

Also known as The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , ABC Animation , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The Great Jahy, the Dark Realm’s second-in-command, cuts a frightening figure, feared and revered by all. But when a run-in with a magical girl results in the destruction of the precious mana crystal, the Dark Realm falls, transporting the newly puny and powerless Jahy to the human world! Unfortunately, plotting the revival of the Dark Realm from a cramped, crumbling one-room apartment is no easy feat when you have rent to pay and a job to keep!



Tags: Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Super Power , Age Regression , Tanned Skin , Work , Isekai , Episodic , Reverse Isekai , Surreal Comedy , Restaurant , Tsundere , Masochism , Shounen , Monster Girl , Nudity , Wrestling

Gabriel Dropout

Also known as Gabriel DropOut.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Kadokawa Media House , AT-X , Sony Music Communications , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

An angel at the top of an angel school has descended to the human world! However, she has already acclimated to the life of the human world so much that she ends up leading a self-indulgent life, skipping school all the time and being absorbed in online games. Gabriel soon forgets about her original goal to make human beings happy and has turned into a lazy and hopeless angel, or a “sloppy angel” in short. Amazingly, she swears to continue to fully enjoy the pleasure of various entertainments of the human world.



Tags: Angels , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Urban , School , Gods , Episodic , Chibi , Hikikomori , Magic , Tsundere , Chuunibyou , Parody , Video Games , Shounen , Work

Hime-sama, "Goumon" no Jikan desu

Also known as 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess.

Studio: PINE JAM , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , AbemaTV , Universal Music , BANDAI SPIRITS , Bushiroad , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , TOKYO MX , Kansai TV , BS11 , PINE JAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator? Fluffy fresh-baked toast! Hot, steaming ramen! Oh, the humanity! Can the Princess withstand these tormenting treats and keep her kingdom’s secrets safe?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Food , Demons , Iyashikei , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Female Cast , Prison , Torture , Slapstick , Monster Girl , LGBTQ+ Themes , Animals , Parody , Tsundere , Gyaru , Vampire , Tanned Skin , Ice Skating , Anachronism , Family Life , Age Regression , Shounen , Basketball , Isekai , Alchemy , Kemonomimi , Ojou-sama , Parenthood

Tonari no Kyuuketsuki-san

Also known as Ms. vampire who lives in my neighborhood..

Studio: Studio Gokumi , AXsiZ
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Human girl Amano Akari is rescued by a vampire, Sophie Twilight, and falls in love with her. She forces herself into Sophie’s home and begins living with her. Though Sophie is a vampire, she never attacks humans, instead buying blood and anime merchandise online like any ordinary person. A modern-day vampire comedy!



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Vampire , Monster Girl , Yuri , Episodic , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Otaku Culture , Kuudere , School