Anime like Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

School Days (TV)

Also known as School Days (TV).

Studio: Avex Entertainment , Marvelous Entertainment , Lantis , TNK , Pony Canyon Enterprise
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Makoto Ito is a young Japanese high school student beginning his second term at the fictional Sakakino Academy. During his daily train rides to and from school, he becomes infatuated with fellow student Kotonoha Katsura; a girl that also commutes. When a new classmate acquaintance of his, Sekai Saionji, discovers his secret crush on Kotonoha, she helps introduce both of them to each other and over time they grow closer and agree to date. However in spite of her proud and triumphant matchmaking efforts, Sekai inadvertently becomes jealous of the new couple, having also developed feelings toward Makoto.

The following afternoon on her way home at the nearby train station in front of the school, Sekai finds Makoto waiting for Kotonoha to rendezvous for a date. He sits with her and reiterates his appreciation for her help, and feeling heavily indebted, offers repayment anyway he can. Though she believes he is overreacting, Sekai decides to redeem her obligation by placing a kiss on his lips as her train pulls in; quickly rushing into an open passenger car and happily bidding a dumbstruck Makoto luck on his date.



Tags: Netorare , Love Triangle , Hypersexuality , Female Harem , School , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Yandere , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Bullying , Nudity , Gore , Trains , Urban

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: Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Netorare , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , School , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Fake Relationship , Tragedy , Philosophy , Nudity , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Inseki

Muv-Luv Alternative

Also known as Muv-Luv Alternative.

Studio: Fuji TV , Graphinica , Yumeta Company , FLAGSHIP LINE , Crunchyroll , Bandai Namco Arts , aNCHOR , BS Fuji , Avex Pictures , Dentsu , Tencent
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

A story of the bonds between those who fight, in a world pushed to its limits. On one of the countless parallel worlds that exist throughout spacetime, humanity has fought a decades long war against the BETA, hostile extraterrestrial invaders, using humanoid fighting machines called Tactical Surface Fighters. This is a story of how humanity lives and dies while on the brink of extinction…



Tags: Aliens , Military , Real Robot , War , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Politics , Heterosexual , Amnesia , Time Manipulation , Isekai , Alternate Universe , Memory Manipulation , Drugs , Tomboy , Body Horror , Artificial Intelligence , Female Harem

SHUFFLE!

Studio: Xebec , Funimation , Lantis , Asread , Memory-Tech
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

In present times, Gods and Demons coexist together with Humans after the door between each of these worlds had opened. Tsuchimi Rin is a normal young high school student attending Verbena Academy, spending his days living peacefully with his childhood friend Kaede. Unexpectedly, one day the King of Gods, the King of Demons and their families move into be Rin's next door neighbors. Apparently the daughter of the Gods, Sia, and the daughter of the demons, Nerine, are both deeply in love with Rin after having met him the past. Along with his playful friendship with upperclassmen Asa and his encounter with the silent but cute Primula, Rin has much on his hands dealing with the affections of each of these girls. Based on the eroge by Navel.

Tags: Female Harem , Gods , Demons , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , School , Dissociative Identities , Yandere , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Kuudere

WHITE ALBUM 2

Also known as White Album 2.

Studio: Satelight
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

With only thirty days left until the cultural festival, Haruki Kitahara, a member of the light music club, has to find a way to make his dream of performing an original song on stage come true. When he recruits two new female members, including the school idol, his life becomes more complicated than he anticipated.



Tags: Love Triangle , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Netorare , School , School Club , Band , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Achronological Order , Cosplay

Koi to Uso

Also known as LOVE and LIES.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Sentai Filmworks , Frontier Works , Pony Canyon , Kodansha , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Memory-Tech , Amuse , Ultra Super Pictures , DeNA , A-Sketch , Animatic
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

In a world where the government assigns you a marriage partner once you turn sixteen, Yukari Nejima, a below average teen, confesses to his childhood crush Misaki Takasaki on the eve of his sixteenth birthday… only to find out that he has been assigned to Ririna Sanada instead.

Would you rather choose the girl you have always loved, or the girl you met because you were told she was your partner? Which one is love? Which one is a lie? There is only one way to find out!

Tags: Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Shounen , Coming of Age , Tsundere , Dystopian , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mixed Gender Harem , Yandere , Otaku Culture , Arranged Marriage , Crossdressing

Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse

Also known as Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Satelight , Avex Entertainment , AT-X , Magic Capsule , aNCHOR , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Since 1973, an invasion of aliens known as BETA upon Earth is driving human civilization into nearly collapse. Facing an enormous mass of enemy force, mankind has developed large humanoid arms called as Tactical Surface Fighters and deployed them to its defense lines through out the world. However, all those efforts could slow down defeats but could not stop BETA, and mankind is forced to abandon major area of the Eurasian Continent. For 30 years, mankind is bogged down in an endless war against BETA without any hopes of victory.

In 2001, the Imperial Japan faces difficulties in the development of a next-generation main Tactical Surface Fighters (TSF) as it defends the front lines of the Far East. The UN has proposed a joint development program between the Imperial Japan and the United States as a part of its international mutual development project of TSF, the Prominence Project.

Yui Takamura, a surface pilot of the Imperial Royal Guards of Japan, is given responsibility for the project and sets off to Alaska. Meanwhile, Yuya Bridges, also a surface pilot of the US Army, was heading to the same destination.

Yet they never knew that their encounter would change their destiny drastically.

This story with exciting human dramas and robot actions takes place in the development of a new Tactical Surface Fighters, the most important and effective weapons against BETA, at a crisis of human extinction.



Tags: Real Robot , Military , Aliens , Politics , Terrorism , Gore , Love Triangle , Memory Manipulation , Tragedy , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Guns , Heterosexual , Twins , War , Suicide

Golden Time

Also known as Golden Time.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Genco , Starchild Records , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Due to a tragic accident, Banri Tada is struck with amnesia, dissolving the memories of his hometown and past. However, after befriending Mitsuo Yanagisawa, he decides to move on and begin a new life at law school in Tokyo. But just as he is beginning to adjust to his college life, the beautiful Kouko Kaga dramatically barges into Banri's life, and their chance meeting marks the beginning of an unforgettable year.

After having a glimpse of college life, Banri learns that he is in a new place and a new world—a place where he can be reborn, to have new friends, fall in love, makes mistakes and grow. And as he begins to discover who he was, the path he has chosen leads him towards a blindingly bright life that he will never want to forget.

Tags: Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , College , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Ghost , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Yandere , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , School Club , Cult

Schwarzesmarken

Also known as Schwarzes Marken.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , aNCHOR , SANZIGEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The year is 1983. The Cold War is in full effect, and humanity is under attack. Strange aliens, given the name "BETA," have descended to Earth and have been destroying all life. Soldiers have been tasked with piloting large combat suits called Tactical Surface Fighters (TSF) to repel the alien invaders, but the front line is slowly being pushed back towards the surviving cities.

Schwarzesmarken follows the story of Theodor Eberbach and the other members of the 666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken (Black Marks), a ruthless unit that values a mission's completion over human life. Stationed in East Germany on the Oder-Neisse line and led by war hero Captain Irisdina Bernhard, the unit specializes in counterassault attacks on laser-class BETA. But the 666th Squadron finds itself with more enemies than just the alien forces when optimistic rookie Katia Waldheim joins the squadron, drawing the attention of East Germany's secret police, the Stasi.

Tags: Military , Politics , Real Robot , Tragedy , Espionage , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , War , Dystopian , Gore , Aliens , CGI , Kaiju , Yandere ,

Domestic na Kanojo

Also known as Domestic Girlfriend.

Studio: diomedéa , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Romance

Natsuo Fuji has a serious crush on one of his teachers, Hina Tachibana, but since he knows he has zero chance of ever being in a relationship with her, he lets his friends talk him into going to a party where he meets Rui. One thing leads to another and then, well, neither of them is a virgin anymore. Unfortunately, it wasn't what they expected, but that's fine. They're just ships passing in the night and they'll never have to see each other again, right? Except when Natsuo's father announces that he's getting married again, Natsuo discovers that he's getting two new step-sisters as well. Now there's a problem, because one is his teacher, Hina, and the other is Rui.



Tags: Inseki , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Teacher , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Tsundere , Tragedy , Female Harem , School , Nudity , Netorare , School Club , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shounen