Anime like Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

Also known as Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Sentai Filmworks , Sony Music Communications , AT-X , TV Tokyo , Frontier Works , Media Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

You know how the story goes: girl crushes on guy, girl confesses feelings to guy, guy mistakes confession for a job application. Okay, maybe that's not how it usually goes, but that's what happens when Chiyo Sakura finally gets up the nerve to tell her classroom crush Nozaki how she feels. Since she doesn't know that he's secretly a manga artist who publishes under a female pen name, and he doesn't know that she doesn't know, he misunderstands and offers her a chance to work as his assistant instead of a date! But while it's not flowers and dancing, it is a chance to get closer to him, so Chiyo gamely accepts. And when Nozaki realizes how useful Chiyo can be in figuring out what girls find romantic, he'll be spending even more time with her "researching" while remaining completely clueless. Could Chiyo's romantic frustration possibly get any more drawn out of proportion?



Tags: Parody , Slapstick , Drawing , Ensemble Cast , School , Otaku Culture , Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Work , Gender Bending , Heterosexual , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Shounen , Tsundere , Educational , Crossdressing

Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara

Also known as IRODUKU: The World in Colors.

Studio: P.A. Works , Infinite
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Hitomi Tsukishiro may be the child of a family of witches, but after losing her ability to see color, she also lost her sense of magic. Nothing has been able to help her regain that gift — nothing until Hitomi’s grandmother, that is, sends Hitomi back in time to the year 2018! There Hitomi meets her grandmother’s younger self. She also discovers fascinating drawings of a young man named Yuito Aoi. The moment Hitomi lays eyes on his work, colors flood back into view. But why do his drawings have this effect on Hitomi, and for what purpose has her grandmother sent her so far back in time? As Hitomi’s feelings for Yuito grow, she finds herself poised on the cusp of personal transformation, color and magic returning as she blossoms into the young woman she’s meant to be.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Time Manipulation , School Club , Photography , Ensemble Cast , Drawing , Rehabilitation , School , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , CGI

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

Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta.

Also known as Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart..

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

The moment Miou Aida first met Haruki Serizawa at the Sakuragaoka High School Entrance Ceremony they both felt an unexplainable connection. Despite their completely different personalities, they found themselves walking home together after school every day. As they spend more time together, their feelings for each other grow stronger. Just 10 centimeters apart, but the distance remains...



Tags: School , Heterosexual , Drawing , Time Skip , School Club , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Photography , Filmmaking

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

Tsurezure Children

Also known as Tsuredure Children.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , NAS , King Records
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

To those of you out there who never could say "I love you"— This story is about ordinary highschoolers and how love makes them fired up, shaken, laugh, cry, and hurt. Whether things go well or not, this story of adolescence and romance will show you how they spend their precious youth. Every character is the main character here, and you're sure to find one you can sympathize with.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , School , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Shounen , Tsundere , Kuudere , Achronological Order , School Club , Love Triangle

Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Also known as Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Fuji TV , Kanetsuu Investment , Christmas Holly , Dentsu , Ichijinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Having slept through all four of her alarms, the energetic Narumi Momose finds herself running late for her first day of work at a new office. As she races to catch her train, she makes a promise to herself that none of her coworkers will find out about her dark secret: that she is an otaku and a fujoshi. Her plan goes instantly awry, though, when she runs into Hirotaka Nifuji, an old friend from middle school. Although she tries to keep her secret by inviting him out for drinks after work, her cover is blown when he casually asks her whether or not she will be attending the upcoming Summer Comiket. Luckily for her, the only witnesses—Hanako Koyanagi and Tarou Kabakura—are otaku as well.

Later that night, the pair go out for drinks so that they can catch up after all the years apart. After Narumi complains about her previous boyfriend breaking up with her because he refused to date a fujoshi, Hirotaka suggests that she try dating a fellow otaku, specifically himself. He makes a solemn promise to always be there for her, to support her, and to help her farm for rare drops in Monster Hunter. Blown away by the proposal, Narumi agrees immediately. Thus the two otaku start dating, and their adorably awkward romance begins.



Tags: Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Office Lady , Female Protagonist , Video Games , Work , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Urban , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Cosplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Office , Athletics , Tomboy , Bisexual , Classic Literature

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 , Masochism , Sadism , Chibi

Kanojo, Okarishimasu

Also known as Rent-a-Girlfriend.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , DMM pictures , Kodansha , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Crunchyroll , Studio Comet
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. "Ugh... Damn it. I never want to go through that again."

Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and suddenly hears, "You're Kazuya-kun, right?" A beautiful girl brushing her long, black hair behind her ear was there, smiling at him. Her name was Mizuhara Chizuru. Something real is born after just a single rental! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin!



Tags: Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Slapstick , Masturbation , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Fake Relationship , Tsundere , Work , Surreal Comedy , College , Acting , Female Protagonist , Urban , Anti-Hero , Feet

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