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Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo

Also known as The Pet Girl of Sakurasou.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Genco , Media Factory , Sentai Filmworks , ASCII Media Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The first time he saw her, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately for Sorata Kanda, "she" was a cat named Hikari and his school's rules forbid keeping pets in the regular dorms. As a result, Sorata is banished to the infamous Sakura Hall alongside other troublesome and unusual students like Jin, overzealous playboy, Ryuunosuke, the reclusive hermit, and Mashiro, a brilliant artist who's so unfocused and clueless about the real world that dorm supervisor Ms. Sengoku assigns Sorata the task of taking care of her along with his ever-growing collection of stray cats!



Tags: Kuudere , Heterosexual , School , Coming of Age , Work , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Drawing , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Tsundere , Female Protagonist , Software Development , Family Life , Video Games , Hikikomori , Crossdressing , Yandere , Disability , Boarding School , Ghost

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.

Also known as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.

Studio: Brain's Base , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: "They're a bunch of liars." When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds: "Not working." A teacher gets Hachiman to join the 'Volunteer Service' club, which happens to have the school's prettiest girl: Yukinoshita Yukino.



Tags: School , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Kuudere , Hikikomori , Satire , Femboy , Meta , Tsundere , Bullying , Female Harem , Episodic , Chuunibyou , Bisexual , Tennis , Rehabilitation

Horimiya

Also known as Horimiya.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Square Enix , Movic , My Theater D.D. , Global Solutions , Mirai Koujou , Kanetsuu Investment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?



Tags: School , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Slapstick , Love Triangle , Shounen , Bullying , Episodic , Iyashikei , Masochism , Sadism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Chibi

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai

Also known as Haganai.

Studio: Funimation , Media Factory , TBS , AIC Build , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Hasegawa Kodaka has transferred schools, and he's having a hard time making friends. It doesn't help that his blond hair tends to make people think he's a delinquent. One day, he runs into his bad-tempered solitary classmate Yozora while she's talking animatedly to her imaginary friend Tomo. Realizing that neither of them have any actual friends, they decide that the best way to alter this situation is to form a club and start recruiting.

That is how "Rinjinbu", The Neighbours' Club, was formed, a club specifically designed for people who don't have very many friends. As other lonely classmates slowly join their little club, they'll try to learn how to build friendships through cooking together, playing games, and other group activities. But will this group of relationship-challenged misfits really be able to get along?

Tags: School , School Club , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Nudity , Video Games , Crossdressing , Chuunibyou , Nun , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Bullying

Imouto sae Ireba Ii.

Also known as A Sister's All You Need..

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Bandai Visual , Lantis , BEEP , TAP , Triple A , BSP , Nexus , Totonyan , Real-T
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

The story follows the everyday life of Itsuki, a novelist and "modern day Pygmalion" who works day in and day out to create the ultimate younger sister. He's surrounded by various other characters: a beautiful genius writer who loves him, his big-sisterly classmate from college, a fellow male writer, a sadistic tax accountant, and his editor. They're all looked after by Itsuki's perfect younger step-brother, Chihiro, who has a serious secret.



Note: The first episode received an early screening at a special event held at Shinjuku Piccadilly, Tokyo on 06.09.2017.

Tags: Writing , Otaku Culture , Work , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Nudity , Heterosexual , Board Game , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , Video Games , College , Gender Bending

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

Tsuki ga Kirei

Also known as Tsukigakirei.

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

The series focuses on characters Akane Mizuno and Kotarou Azumi, two third-year middle school students who become classmates for the first time. The series will depict each characters' growth and connection to the people around them, such as classmates, club-mates, teachers, and parents. The anime will also center on the youthful adolescent romance of the characters, who are hounded by change and uncertainty as the seasons inevitably pass.



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

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren

Also known as Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions - Heart Throb -.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , TBS , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Due to various events, Yuuta and Rikka are living together. This secret co-habitation is so exciting for the two lovebirds! Or so it should be...

Is having a chuuni girlfriend too high of a hurdle for Yuuta, who never even went out with a normal girl?! Yuuta worries about how to advance his relationship with Rikka. And then everyone else, Nibutani, Kumin, and Dekomori, have powered up by advancing a grade. Furthermore, the cause of his chuunibyou outburst in middle school, the girl who calls herself Sophia Ring Saturn the 7th, Satone Shichimiya appears...

This is the long-awaited second season of the adolescent romantic comedy revolving around chuunibyou that makes you laugh and cry.



Tags: Chuunibyou , School , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , School Club , Tragedy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Unrequited Love , Crossdressing

Kanojo mo Kanojo

Also known as Girlfriend, Girlfriend.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Kodansha , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Forecast Communications , Nikkatsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

The protagonist, Naoya, is a first-year in high school. He asks out Saki, a girl he has been in love with, and she agrees to be his girlfriend. He's currently on cloud nine. But then, a beautiful girl named Nagisa comes up to Naoya one day and tells him that she wants to go out with him. Naoya feels himself wavering because Nagisa is such a good girl, and he comes to a decision! A new kind of romcom from a rather unexpected decision is about to begin!



Tags: Female Harem , Polyamorous , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Parody , Satire , Shounen , Tsundere , School , Yandere , Nudity , Cosplay , Video Games , Crossdressing

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

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 , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , School Club , Female Protagonist , Parody , Satire , Tomboy , Urban , Meta , Tanned Skin , Writing , Food , Nudity , Primarily Female Cast