Anime like Ranma 1/2 (2024)

Urusei Yatsura (2022)

Also known as Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2.

Studio: david production , Fuji TV , Aniplex , Shogakukan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Fuji Creative Corporation , Dentsu , david production , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

When an alien race known as the Oni invade Earth, the chronically unlucky and unapologetically lecherous Ataru Moroboshi is selected as humanity’s representative in a duel for the fate of the planet! His opponent is Lum, the Oni’s very pretty princess, and it’s only thanks to Ataru’s unscrupulous behavior that he’s able to scrape out a win in a treacherous game of tag against her. Ataru thinks he’s had his lucky break at last, but when Lum takes a shine to him off the battlefield, the conflict follows him home as Lum invades not only planet Earth, but also the womanizing Ataru’s love life!



Note: Sentai has labeled the 1st and 2nd cour of this season as "Seasons 1 & 2". They have labeled the 3rd and 4th cours of the 2nd season as “Seasons 3 & 4”

Tags: School , Tsundere , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Aliens , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Cohabitation , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Parody , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Tomboy , Family Life , Time Manipulation , Animals , Youkai , Shrine Maiden , Yandere , Crossdressing , Meta , Shapeshifting , Snowscape , Tennis , Gender Bending

Inuyasha

Also known as InuYasha.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Sunrise , Yomiuri TV , Viz Media , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Kagome Higurashi, an average ninth grader, gets pulled into an ancient well by a demon, bringing her 500 years in the past to the feudal era. There, she meets Inuyasha, a half-demon who seeks the Shikon Jewel to make himself a full-fledged demon. With Inuyasha and new friends, Kagome's search for the Jewel of Four Souls begins...



Tags: Youkai , Reincarnation , Demons , Historical , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Rural , Magic , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Shounen , Revenge , Isekai , Tsundere , Travel , Monster Boy , Kemonomimi , Time Manipulation , Archery , Male Protagonist , Shrine Maiden , Shapeshifting , Orphan , Curses , Necromancy , Age Gap , Episodic , Kuudere , Body Horror , Monster Girl , Primarily Teen Cast , Memory Manipulation

Shin Samurai-den YAIBA

Also known as YAIBA: Samurai Legend.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Shogakukan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Yomiuri TV , WIT STUDIO , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The protagonist, Yaiba (Kurogane Yaiba), is a wild samurai boy who trains in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro! By chance, Yaiba returns to Japan, where he meets his rival Takeshi Onimaru, who has the same samurai spirit as Yaiba, in a new training ground.

Yaiba is living a life of serious competition, but when Onimaru obtains the “Legendary Demon Sword”, he is on a journey full of spectacle and great adventure...!



Tags: Samurai , Swordplay , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Demons , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Shapeshifting , Time Manipulation , Achromatic , Youkai

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023)

Also known as Rurouni Kenshin (2023).

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Aniplex , Shueisha , Fuji TV , Dentsu , Animax Broadcast Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance

Re-adaptation of the main manga series.

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.



Tags: Swordplay , Historical , Samurai , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Shounen , Found Family , Assassins , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Rural , Travel , Drugs

Maison Ikkoku

Also known as Maison Ikkoku.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Kitty Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Maison Ikkoku is a romantic comedy series created by Rumiko Takahashi. The story centers around the development of the relationship between Kyoko Otonashi and Yusaku Godai. Kyoko is a recent widow who moves into the apartment house Ikkoku-kan where she becomes the manager. Godai is a wanna-be student ("ronin") struggling with college entrance exams.

When they meet, it's love at first sight—for Godai anyway. Along the way, the other tentants, the mysterious Yotsuya, the seemingly alcoholic Ichinose, and the brash Akemi, watch and occasionally take part to make their lives more interesting. To complicate matters further, the wealthy tennis coach Shun Mitaka has his eye on Kyoko, while Godai is pursued by both Nanao Kozue and Ibuki Yagami. Covering a wide range of emotions from hysterically funny to painfully sad, Maison Ikkoku—all 96 episodes—is well worth seeing.


Tags: Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Episodic , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , College , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Tennis , Female Harem , Male Harem , Nudity , Baseball , Rugby , Age Gap

Witch Watch

Also known as WITCH WATCH.

Studio: Bibury Animation Studios , Mainichi Broadcasting System , AQUA ARIS , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Shueisha , Movic , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Morihito Otogi, a high school student who comes from a lineage of ogres, enjoys a peaceful, ordinary life until his childhood friend, Nico, moves in with him. Nico is a witch-in-training, and chooses Morihito to be her familiar. While Nico is thrilled to reunite with her old friend and crush, Morihito is tasked with the perilous duty to protect her from a foretold calamity. Between the unpredictable chaos caused by Nico’s magic, and the awkwardness of sharing a home, their lives become a whirlwind of supernatural hijinks and threats.



Notes:
Worldwide premiere of Episodes 1-3 titled as WITCH WATCH: WATCH PARTY before the Japanese premiere was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 16, 2025 in North America by GKIDS Films and March 22 and 23 in Europe by Animation Digital Network.
Episodes 1-2 + a selection of stories (Cat Scout, Kanshi's Part Time Job Diaries ~ The Side Job ~, and Kan & Nico's Channel) was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 30, 2025 in Japan. The regular TV broadcast began April 6, 2025.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Found Family , Cohabitation , Primarily Teen Cast , Parody , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Meta , Youkai , Shounen , Urban , Werewolf , Vampire , Drawing , Fashion , School , Teacher , Iyashikei , Super Power , Gender Bending , Ice Skating

Urusei Yatsura

Also known as Urusei Yatsura.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Studio DEEN , Kitty Film , Discotek , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

It all begins when aliens invade and threaten to conquer the Earth! However, one member of the human race is chosen at random to duel the aliens and save the planet: Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous slacker from Tomobiki High School who begrudgingly participates. All he has to do? Play a game of tag and catch Lum — the beautiful alien princess in a tiger-stripe bikini — by the horns. Unfortunately for Ataru, it’s not so simple, since Lum can fly and deliver electric shocks! Perseverance pays off, but once he catches her, Ataru experiences another shock: He’s now Lum’s betrothed “darling” and she isn’t going back to her home planet anytime soon!



Tags: Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Shounen , Parody , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , School , Tomboy , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Youkai , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Family Life , Shrine Maiden , Nudity , Tsundere , Animals , Female Harem , Tanks , Crossdressing , Ojou-sama , Magic , Time Manipulation , Military , Dinosaurs , Shapeshifting , Amnesia , Gender Bending , Goblin

Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!

Also known as Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!.

Studio: Aniplex , Drive , Crunchyroll , Kinoshita Group
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Love at first sight is no myth—just ask Okuto Nakamura. Whenever his dreamy classmate Aiki Hirose enters the room, his heart skips a beat, despite the fact that they’ve never actually spoken. Not to mention, Nakamura is a complete klutz with zero friends. Will he ruin his chance at love before it even begins?



Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Hulu Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.

Tags: Boys' Love , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Parody , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Episodic , Animals , Love Triangle , Archery , Bisexual

Urusei Yatsura (2022) 2nd Season

Also known as Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 3 & 4.

Studio: david production , Fuji TV , Aniplex , Shogakukan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Fuji Creative Corporation , Dentsu , david production , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The second season of Urusei Yatsura (2022).

Lum, the gorgeous daughter of an invading race of Oni Aliens is smitten with High School student Ataru Moroboshi. A dedicated womanizer, Ataru is unfazed by Lum’s fierce electric shock attacks and continues his daily hunt for pretty girls. With a host of other unique characters, including classmate Shinobu, elegant shrine maiden Sakura, Lum’s best friend’s Oyuki, Benten and Ran, Buddhist Monk Cherry, Ten, the little brat, heir to a wealthy family Shuutarou Mendou and the secretly female beauty Ryuunosuke… A classic slapstick love comedy where anything goes!



Note: Sentai has labeled the 3rd and 4th cour of this season as "Seasons 3 & 4". They labeled the 1st and 2nd cours of the 1st season as “Seasons 1 & 2".

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Aliens , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Cohabitation , School , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Love Triangle , Super Power , Shounen , Parody , Femboy , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Disability

Ayakashi Triangle

Also known as Ayakashi Triangle.

Studio: Aniplex , Shueisha , CONNECT , Yomiuri TV , BS11 , Chuugai Kougyou , Marui Group
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

Japan may be brimming with mysterious monsters called ayakashi, but they have a special exorcist ninja force to counter the threat! Young exorcist ninja Matsuri spends his days fighting ayakashi to protect his childhood friend Suzu. But when an ayakashi cat named Shirogane shows up, things get turned upside down!



Tags: Ninja , Female Protagonist , Youkai , Gender Bending , Exorcism , Urban Fantasy , Nudity , Shounen , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Bisexual