Anime like Kuzu no Honkai

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

Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo.

Also known as O Maidens in Your Savage Season.

Studio: Lay-duce , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The girls in a high school literature club do a little icebreaker to get to know each other: answering the question, "What's one thing you want to do before you die?" One of the girls blurts out, "Sex." Little do they know, the whirlwind unleashed by that word pushes each of these girls, with different backgrounds and personalities, onto their own clumsy, funny, painful, and emotional paths toward adulthood.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , School , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Age Gap , Writing , Seinen , Acting , LGBTQ+ Themes , Trains , Bullying , Masturbation , Asexual , Time Skip

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

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

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

citrus

Also known as Citrus.

Studio: Passione , Lantis , Infinite , Crunchyroll , Graphinica
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Fashionable and friendly Yuzu Aihara is ready to face her brand-new school and find her first love. The only problem? It's an all-girls' school. Determined to make a good impression and lots of friends, Yuzu puts on her best looks—only to wind up in trouble on day-one! After a close encounter by the beautiful yet harsh student council president Mei and having her phone confiscated, Yuzu is losing hope that this will be a perfect high school story. But nothing compares to the shock when she gets home to find out Mei is her brand-new stepsister—who suddenly kisses her! With her heart beating wildly and her emotions a complete mess, Yuzu wonders something: Is she falling for Mei?

Torn between being a good stepsister and dealing with her feelings, Yuzu does everything she can to become close to Mei. But can she melt the ice around Mei's heart and heal the pain she hides?



Tags: Yuri , Inseki , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Psychosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Love Triangle , Gyaru , Unrequited Love , Family Life , Bisexual , Nudity , Teacher , Age Gap

Netsuzou Trap: NTR

Also known as Netsuzou Trap -NTR-.

Studio: Creators in Pack
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Romance

Yuma and Hotaru have been friends since childhood. It is only natural that when Yuma is nervous about her new boyfriend, she asks Hotaru along with her boyfriend for a double date. But when Hotaru offers herself to Yuma as "practice," both girls realize that they're more interested in each other than they are in their own boyfriends.



Tags: Netorare , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Tragedy , Bisexual , School , Bullying , Maids

Aku no Hana

Also known as Flowers of Evil.

Studio: Starchild Records , ZEXCS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Kasuga Takao is a boy who loves reading books, particularly Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. A girl at his school, Saeki Nanako, is his muse and his Venus, and he admires her from a distance. One day, he forgets his copy of Les Fleurs du Mal in the classroom and runs back alone to pick it up. In the classroom, he finds not only his book, but Saeki's gym uniform. On a mad impulse, he steals it.

Now everyone knows "some pervert" stole Saeki's uniform, and Kasuga is dying with shame and guilt. Furthermore, the weird, creepy, and friendless girl of the class, Nakamura, saw him take the uniform. Instead of revealing it was him, she recognizes his kindred deviant spirit and uses her knowledge to take control of his life. Will it be possible for Kasuga to get closer to Saeki, despite Nakamura's meddling and his dark secret? What exactly does Nakamura intend to do with him?



Tags: Philosophy , Denpa , Coming of Age , Rotoscoping , School , Male Protagonist , Psychosexual , Bullying , Heterosexual , Seinen , Outdoor , Hikikomori , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Classic Literature , Nudity , Crossdressing

Yesterday wo Utatte

Also known as SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME.

Studio: Doga Kobo , DMM.futureworks , Sotsu , Happinet , TV Asahi , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A story of love and humanity, following four boys and girls trying to live their best lives through hardship and turmoil, in a small town on a private rail line just outside of Shinjuku. Minor misunderstandings lead to big complications, and their various feelings become entangled.

A story of daily life lived 49% looking back, 51% looking forward.



Tags: Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Konbini , Seinen , Unrequited Love , Male Protagonist , Urban , Age Gap , Work , Rehabilitation , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Photography , Office , Tsundere , College , School , Drawing

NANA

Also known as NANA.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Shueisha , Nippon Television Network , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Two twenty-somethings seemingly share nothing in common apart from their first name, but a chance meeting on a train bound for Tokyo sets Nana Komatsu and Nana Oosaki on a collision course with destiny. Nana Komatsu, a love-at-first-sight dreamer, aims to find enduring happiness in the big city. Nana Oosaki, neo punk rock vocalist, pursues her burning ambitions of musical stardom and worldwide fame. As their fates increasingly intertwine, they each chase their dreams — until the harsh realities of life in big city Tokyo threaten to tear everything apart.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Band , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Shoujo , Rock Music , Netorare , Heterosexual , Fashion , Ensemble Cast , College , Kuudere , Age Gap , Nudity , Gyaru , Mahjong , Yuri , Noir