Anime like Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou

Uramichi Oniisan

Also known as Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan.

Studio: Studio Blanc , Bit grooove promotion , King Records , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Being an adult is hard. For 31-year-old Uramichi Omota, that depressing truth weighs on him. While on TV, he’s an upbeat exercise instructor for a children’s show, but sometimes he can’t keep his sardonic comments to himself. Even his coworkers, a pair of mascots and a singing duo, keep revealing the plight of adulthood on air. Regardless, they’re working through it one a day at a time.



Tags: Work , Satire , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Acting , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Josei , Musical Theater , Primarily Male Cast , Acrobatics , Delinquents

Hime-sama, "Goumon" no Jikan desu

Also known as 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess.

Studio: PINE JAM , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , AbemaTV , Universal Music , BANDAI SPIRITS , Bushiroad , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , TOKYO MX , Kansai TV , BS11 , PINE JAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator? Fluffy fresh-baked toast! Hot, steaming ramen! Oh, the humanity! Can the Princess withstand these tormenting treats and keep her kingdom’s secrets safe?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Demons , Food , Iyashikei , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Prison , Monster Girl , Torture , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Parody , Tsundere , Gyaru , Vampire , Tanned Skin , Ice Skating , Age Regression , Basketball , Shounen , Isekai , Anachronism , Alchemy

Cool Doji Danshi

Also known as Play It Cool, Guys.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Avex Pictures , TV Tokyo , Square Enix , AT-X , A-Sketch , Contents Seed
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

At first glance, these guys look cool and handsome.

You want to get closer to them... but then you realize they're all clumsy! They forget their wallets, turn on their music on the train without putting their headphones in, put on glasses when they have their contacts in, stab bendy straws backwards into drinks, walk around with a shoehorn that they thought was an umbrella… Despite being so clumsy, these guys never forget to play it cool.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Slapstick , Episodic , Kuudere , Work , Josei , College , Writing , Chibi , Trains , School , Tsundere , Fashion , Fitness , Handball , Coming of Age , Video Games

Buddy Daddies

Also known as Buddy Daddies.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Aniplex , ABC Animation , Nagoya TV Housou , Nitroplus , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Assassins Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa meet Miri, a girl looking for her father on Christmas Day. Kazuki, Rei, and Miri unexpectedly end up living together.

Follows Kazuki Kurusu, a criminal contractor/coordinator who lives with his best friend, Rei Suwa, a professional assassin who has been raised from childhood to be a contract killer. Kazuki is outgoing and loves gambling and women, while Rei is a man of few words who spends his off time playing video games. One day, the two buddies end up caring for Miri Unasaka, a four year old girl whose father is a mafia boss, after Miri accidentally wanders into a firefight in a hotel while looking for her father.

Tags: Family Life , Found Family , Adoption , Assassins , Crime , Parenthood , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Guns , Work , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Espionage , Mafia , School , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Gore , Time Skip , Video Games

Nanbaka

Also known as NANBAKA.

Studio: Satelight , Tokuma Japan Communications , Nelke Planning , Sony Music Communications , DAX Production , NAS , NHN Comico , Crunchyroll , GP MEDIA JAPAN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

Four men are assigned to the prison: Juugo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to gamble with women; Rokku, a man who likes to get into fights; and Nico, a man who likes anime.



Tags: Slapstick , Delinquents , Prison , Crime , Episodic , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Body Horror , Femboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Meta , Tanned Skin , Male Protagonist , Ninja , Makeup , Unrequited Love , Disability , Crossdressing , Tsundere , Poker , Karuta

Salaryman Kintarou

Also known as SALARYMAN KINTARO.

Studio: TBS , JCF , Cosmos , Echo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

After former motorcycle gang leader Yajima Kintaro saves the life of the Yamato Construction Company's CEO, he is offered a job working for the company. However, when it becomes apparent that a corrupt faction of the company is trying to gain full control, Kintaro's moral and physical strengths become more useful than the CEO ever imagined. As he works his way up the career ladder Kintaro is forced to deal with many problems, from confrontations with Yakuza bosses to preventing the collapse of a tunnel. But can an uneducated and rowdy person really make it as a salaryman?

Tags: Seinen , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Gangs , Yakuza , Motorcycles , Nudity , Urban

Dungeon no Naka no Hito

Also known as Dungeon People.

Studio: OLM , Nikkatsu , Futabasha , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Bushiroad Move , OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

On the hunt for her missing father, master thief Clay heads off into an unexplored dungeon—but much to her surprise, the dungeon’s caretaker offers her a job! Thievery hasn’t worked for her thus far, so perhaps this new career path will take her closer to finding her dad. But change is never easy. From interviewing monster guardians to positioning traps to confound would-be explorers, Clay has a lot to learn about what it means to be one of the dungeon people.



Tags: Work , Dungeon , Iyashikei , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kingdom Management , Clone , Gore , Medieval , Goblin , Zombie , Yuri

SPY×FAMILY

Also known as SPY x FAMILY.

Studio: CloverWorks , WIT STUDIO , Toho , Shueisha , TV Tokyo , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else.

At a time when all nations of the world were involved in a fierce war of information happening behind closed doors, Ostania and Westalis had been in a state of cold war against one another for decades. The Westalis Intelligence Services' Eastern-Focused Division (WISE) sends their most talented spy, "Twilight," on a top-secret mission to investigate the movements of Donovan Desmond, the chairman of Ostania's National Unity Party, who is threatening peace efforts between the two nations.

This mission is known as "Operation Strix." It consists of "putting together a family in one week in order to infiltrate social gatherings organized by the elite school that Desmond's son attends."

"Twilight" takes on the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger and starts looking for family members. But Anya, the daughter he adopts, turns out to have the ability to read people's minds, while his wife, Yor, is an assassin! With it being in each of their own interests to keep these facts hidden, they start living together while concealing their true identities from one another.
World peace is now in the hands of this brand-new family as they embark on an adventure full of surprises.



Tags: Espionage , Family Life , Found Family , Fake Relationship , Assassins , Conspiracy , Shounen , Adoption , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Crime , Urban , Slapstick , Super Power , Parenthood , School , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Episodic , Politics , Cohabitation , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Orphan , Martial Arts , Bullying , Tsundere , Unrequited Love