Anime like Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid

Taishou Otome Otogibanashi

Also known as Taisho Otome Fairy Tale.

Studio: SynergySP , Bit grooove promotion , Pony Canyon , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Shima Tamahiko is a self-proclaimed pessimist who hates the world, and with good reason—he’s been exiled to the countryside by his wealthy family because of his disability. But his lonely life is turned upside down by the arrival of Tachibana Yuzuki, his arranged bride. Her cheerfulness slowly heals Shima’s heart in this slice of life romance set during the Taisho era.



Tags: Disability , Rehabilitation , Historical , Heterosexual , Marriage , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Rural , Cohabitation , Family Life , Tragedy , Arranged Marriage , Fairy Tale , Shounen , Hikikomori , Tsundere , Iyashikei , Achronological Order , Bullying , Twins

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san

Also known as Teasing Master Takagi-san.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Having a friend that knows you inside out should be a good thing, but in Nishikata's case, the opposite is true.

His classmate Takagi loves to tease him on a daily basis, and she uses her extensive knowledge of his behavior to predict exactly how he will react to her teasing, making it nearly impossible for Nishikata to ever make a successful comeback. Despite this, Nishikata vows to someday give Takagi a taste of her own medicine by making her blush out of embarrassment from his teasing.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Heterosexual , School , Slapstick , Shounen , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Rural

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

Also known as DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , King Records
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!"

One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes Senpai is "Nagatoro!" She's annoying yet adorable. It's painful, but you still want to be by her side. This is a story about an extremely sadistic and temperamental girl and you'll feel something awaken inside of you.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Bullying , School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Tanned Skin , Primarily Female Cast , Gyaru , School Club , Drawing , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Yandere , Kemonomimi , Tomboy , Nekomimi

Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii

Also known as The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious.

Studio: BLADE , SILVER LINK. , ABC Animation , ABC Frontier , King Records , Nagoya TV Housou , Medicos Entertainment , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

There’s something really strange about the maid I just hired! No normal person could be so beautiful, or cook such amazingly delicious food, or know exactly what I want before I even ask. She must be using magic—right, a spell is the only thing that can explain why my chest feels so tight whenever I look at her. I swear, I’m going to get to the bottom of what makes this maid so...mysterious!



Tags: Maids , Tanned Skin , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Shounen , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes

Hi Score Girl

Also known as Hi Score Girl.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment , G-mode , Warner Bros. Japan , Real-T , Tengu Kobou , Capcom , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Picona Creative Studio , BIGLOBE , Magic Capsule , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem to shake Akira off as she follows him from arcade to arcade everyday after school and beats him every time. As weird as it sounds, the odd couple begins a strange bond and friendship.

Tags: Video Games , Full CGI , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Urban , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Seinen , School , Tsundere , Slapstick , Primarily Child Cast , CGI

Tonikaku Kawaii

Also known as TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You.

Studio: Seven Arcs , Crunchyroll , Shogakukan , Warner Bros. Japan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The story follows a protagonist whose name is written with the characters for "Hoshizora" ("Starry Sky" in Japanese), but whose name is pronounced as "Nasa". On the day of his high school entrance exams, Nasa encounters a beautiful girl named Tsukasa. For Nasa, it feels like destiny is finally calling out to him that he will have a girlfriend, but things take a turn for the worse when Nasa is hit by a car and unable to attend his entrance exams.

After Tsukasa helps the injured Nasa, he confesses his feelings to her, and she agrees to go out with him, but only if Nasa agrees to marry her first. A year later Nasa aces the entrance exams, but he decides to work a part time job and live by himself instead of going to school. After Nasa turns 18, Tsukasa re-appears, and their happy, romantic, and mysterious married life together begins.



Tags: Marriage , Family Life , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Coming of Age , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Maids , Cohabitation , Love Triangle

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon

Also known as Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , ABC Animation , Futabasha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

What happens when a drunken promise leads to living with a dragon? That’s Miss Kobayashi’s new reality when Tohru appears in her life. With a maid-slash-dragon in her home, she’s experiencing a whole new level of domestic bliss! But the dragons don’t stop there. On a mission to find Tohru appears Kanna, a little dragon with a big attitude. Before she knows it, Kobayashi’s got a house full of dragons—one serving tail and the other serving serious moe! Together, they live side by side with only the occasional disaster…well, maybe. But nothing beats coming home to the warm welcome of a dragon maid!



Tags: Found Family , Dragons , Monster Girl , Family Life , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Maids , Magic , Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Urban , Yuri , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Large Breasts , LGBTQ+ Themes , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Surreal Comedy , Kuudere , Software Development , Bisexual , Nudity

Kikaijikake no Marie

Also known as Mechanical Marie.

Studio: Zero-G , Liber , Yomiuri TV , Pony Canyon , Hakusensha , Zero-G , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , BS Fuji , KLOCKWORX , Amusement Media Academy , Production Ace
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi

“At last, she’s complete. This is Marie, a robot maid.”

Marie, a former legendary martial artist, now conceals her identity as a human and starts working as a “robot” in the mansion of Arthur, heir to a conglomerate that despises humans. Her human identity must remain hidden—because one slip-up and she’s dead! Her naturally emotionless demeanor helps her maintain her “robot” disguise and flawlessly perform her duties, all while struggling to protect Arthur from assassins sent to take his life. She lives each day on the edge with her heart racing, because Arthur is head over heels for Marie, and her human identity is nearly exposed!

A maid pretending to be a robot x A young heir who hates humans. Get ready for a heartwarming comedy that’ll make you laugh and cry! What began as a lie between master and maid blossoms into a love neither of them saw coming.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Maids , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Marriage , Robots , Slapstick , Estranged Family , Rehabilitation , Memory Manipulation , Medieval

Fruits Basket: 1st Season

Also known as Fruits Basket (2019).

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Funimation , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!



Tags: Found Family , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Shoujo , Mythology , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Fairy Tale , Shapeshifting , Orphan , Rehabilitation , Curses , Animals , Delinquents , Yandere , Unrequited Love , School Club , Homeless , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Episodic , School , Male Harem , Bullying , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Denpa , Philosophy , Femboy , Agriculture , Gender Bending , Crossdressing , Gangs , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Body Horror , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Chibi , Card Battle

Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!

Also known as Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!.

Studio: ENGI , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Sakurai Shinichi’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana–his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman–has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship!



Tags: Slapstick , Large Breasts , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , College , Urban , Episodic , Seinen , Suicide , Video Games , Bullying , Meta