Anime like Saint☆Onii-san

Gokushufudou

Also known as The Way of the Househusband.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!



Tags: Slapstick , Yakuza , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Family Life , Parody , Gangs , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Urban , Flash , Food , Heterosexual , Educational , Mafia , Guns , Crime

Arakawa Under the Bridge

Also known as Arakawa Under the Bridge.

Studio: Shaft , Square Enix , Starchild Records , Rakuonsha , NIS America Inc.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ko Ichinomiya's family motto is "Never be indebted to anyone," but after losing his pants and falling into the Arakawa River, he quickly finds himself in debt to his savior, the cutely insane Nino (who happens to live under the bridge). To repay her, he vows to help her with her desire to "experience love." Along the way he'll meet the river's other residents, including a hot-blooded kappa, a Sister in drag, and a literal rock star. Sorry, Ko—when you fell into that river, I guess you really got in over your head!



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Outdoor Activities , Nun , Homeless , Episodic , Heterosexual , Crossdressing , Kuudere , Twins , Yakuza , Samurai , Love Triangle

Thermae Romae

Also known as Thermae Romae.

Studio: GONZO , Dentsu , Fuji TV , Toho , DLE , Discotek , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

The story is a comedy about Lucius, an architect of public bath houses in ancient Rome, who time-travels to various modern-day baths in Japan. The author explores the two cultures in the world "that have loved baths the most: the Japanese and the Romans."



Tags: Time Manipulation , Historical , Language Barrier , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Work , Anachronism , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes

Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san

Also known as Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san.

Studio: DLE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Honda-san is at war - with business, with out-of-print books, and with people who love manga! Who knew there were so many laughs to be found at the manga counter of a bookstore?! These are the day-to-day happenings that take place at a certain bookstore where the love of manga is abundant.



Tags: Work , Otaku Culture , Slapstick , Skeleton , Autobiographical , Urban , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Surreal Comedy , Educational , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Language Barrier

Gokushufudou Part 2

Also known as The Way of the Househusband Part 2.

Studio: Netflix , J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The second part of Gokushufudou.

Tags: Seinen , Episodic , Yakuza , Parody , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Food , Flash , Gangs , Urban , Heterosexual , Volleyball , School , Educational , Family Life

Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos

Also known as Extra Olympia Kyklos.

Studio: Dentsu , Gosay Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Sports

Demetrios was a young man in Ancient Greece who was a potter's apprentice, but also a rather timid otaku. Despite pursuing the arts, he was blessed with natural athletic talent. One day, he gets dragged into a village conflict. Demetrios contemplates how helpless he is, but then is struck by lightning! When he comes to, he is no longer in Greece, but a strange land where he can't understand the language and people look rather different. Yes, he somehow ended up 1964 Tokyo! Of course, Demetrios has no idea what Japan even is. What will become of him?!



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Mixed Media , Stop Motion , Athletics , Historical , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Educational , Seinen , Gods , Isekai , Wrestling , Swimming , Meta , Drawing , War

Taiyou no Hou - El Cantare e no Michi

Also known as The Laws of the Sun.

Studio: Group TAC
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

The first title in the series of anime films by the Happy Science cult.

Tags: Religion , Cult , Historical

Tezuka Osamu no Kyuuyaku Seisho Monogatari: In the Beginning

Also known as In The Beginning: Stories from the Bible.

Studio: Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Through the Italian National Broadcasting Network, Tezuka Osamu received an ardent request from the Vatican to make the Bible into animated form. This request was probably made to see how the Bible would be depicted by the non-Christian Tezuka Osamu. Tezuka Osamu accepted the request and spent an entire two years to complete a pilot film. It was about the story of Noah's ark, with the enthusiastic Tezuka Osamu not only writing the scenario but also drawing pictures by himself. During production, however, he unfortunately passed away, so Director Dezaki took over the film and completed it.



Tags: Religion , Classic Literature , Historical , Foreign , Animals , Tragedy , Family Life , Gods , Royal Affairs , Kingdom Management , Slavery , Mythology , Episodic , Desert , Ships , Natural Disaster , Agriculture , Language Barrier

Thermae Romae Novae

Also known as Thermae Romae Novae.

Studio: NAZ , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Lucius, a bath designer in the Roman Empire, accidentally slips back in time to present day Japan and learns about Japanese bath culture in this comedy.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Anachronism , Historical , Foreign , Seinen , Language Barrier , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes

Paripi Koumei

Also known as Ya Boy Kongming!.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , DMM pictures , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Avex Pictures , Kodansha , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Supernatural

Fate and reincarnation deliver brilliant military strategist, Kongming, from warring, ancient China to Japan’s modern party hot spot in Shibuya City, Tokyo. After a lifetime of battles and military skirmishes, Kongming wished with his last breath to be reborn in a world of peace and prosperity. It’s nearly two millennia later and he’s finding his way in a very different world than that of his past life. When he meets Eiko, an amateur musician with big dreams, the unlikely duo strikes up an even unlikelier friendship. Eiko has street smarts to help Kongming navigate this strange new world, and Kongming will use his strategic mind to help Eiko achieve stardom!



An advanced online screening of the first episode was held on March 31, 2022, but the weekly TV release began on April 5, 2022.

Tags: Reincarnation , Urban , Band , Primarily Adult Cast , Idol , Anachronism , Hip-hop Music , Historical , Female Protagonist , Bar , Work , Ancient China , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Rock Music , Dancing , Classic Literature , Fugitive