Anime like Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Fine

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 , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Love Triangle , Work , Drawing , Disability , Yandere , Boarding School , Cohabitation , Nudity , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Male Protagonist , Software Development , Family Life , Hikikomori , Video Games , Crossdressing , Ghost

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

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Kan

Also known as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!.

Studio: feel. , Sentai Filmworks , Movic , Delfi Sound , TBS , Marvelous Entertainment , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The third season of Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.

As the members of the Service Club band together to host a school prom, Hachiman, Yukino and Yui will have to put their feelings into words and truly learn to understand each other at long last… if the Service Club can even stay afloat, that is!



Tags: Love Triangle , Coming of Age , School Club , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Hikikomori , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Femboy , Female Harem , Kuudere , Idol

Bokutachi no Remake

Also known as Remake Our Life!.

Studio: feel. , bilibili , DMM pictures , Studio Mausu , Bushiroad Music , Bushiroad Move
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

28-year old Hashiba Kyouya has hit a new low after losing his job at a shady game developer. He originally quit his steady office job to work in the creative industries that he admires, but it's proving to be a challenge even for a motivated go-getter like him. As he finds himself back at his parents house, between jobs, he can't help but wonder what would happen if he had a chance to redo his collegiate studies. Maybe things would turn out differently if he had gone to art school instead... and, shockingly enough, he might just get a chance to test that theory.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~51 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: College , Age Regression , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Video Games , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Drawing , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Work , Software Development , Acting , Tragedy , Filmmaking , Photography , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere

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 , Primarily Child Cast , Love Triangle , School Club , Time Skip , CGI , American Football

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!: Take On Me

Also known as Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Take on Me.

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

Rikka is now a third-year student, but she still has "chuunibyou" syndrome. University entrance exams loom on the horizon, and it's spring break, and Yuuta and Rikka are together as usual. One day, Rikka's older sister Touka declares that she's going to take Rikka to Italy with her, as Touka is moving to Italy for work and she thinks they should move together as a family. Yuuta understands Touka's opinion, but thinks that at this rate he and Rikka will be separated. Shinka and the other members suggest that Yuuta and Rikka should "elope," and thus sets the stage for Yuuta and Rikka's travels throughout Japan in their escape drama.



Tags: Coming of Age , Chuunibyou , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Travel , Fugitive , Trains , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Heterosexual , Marriage

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

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 , Cohabitation

Go-toubun no Hanayome Movie

Also known as The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie.

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

A sequel film to Go-toubun no Hanayome ∬.

When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and Futaro. As they finish their third year of high school and their last school festival approaches, they set their sights on what’s next. Is there a future with one of them and Futaro?



Tags: Twins , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Marriage , Teacher , School , Shounen , Achronological Order , Tsundere , Kuudere , Time Skip , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban

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