Anime like Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou

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 , Found Family , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Work , Drawing , Cohabitation , Disability , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Boarding School , Nudity , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Software Development , Family Life , Hikikomori , Video Games , Crossdressing , Ghost

Maison Ikkoku

Also known as Maison Ikkoku.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Kitty Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Maison Ikkoku is a romantic comedy series created by Rumiko Takahashi. The story centers around the development of the relationship between Kyoko Otonashi and Yusaku Godai. Kyoko is a recent widow who moves into the apartment house Ikkoku-kan where she becomes the manager. Godai is a wanna-be student ("ronin") struggling with college entrance exams.

When they meet, it's love at first sight—for Godai anyway. Along the way, the other tentants, the mysterious Yotsuya, the seemingly alcoholic Ichinose, and the brash Akemi, watch and occasionally take part to make their lives more interesting. To complicate matters further, the wealthy tennis coach Shun Mitaka has his eye on Kyoko, while Godai is pursued by both Nanao Kozue and Ibuki Yagami. Covering a wide range of emotions from hysterically funny to painfully sad, Maison Ikkoku—all 96 episodes—is well worth seeing.


Tags: Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Episodic , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , College , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Female Harem , Male Harem , Tennis , Nudity , Rugby , Baseball , Age Gap

Bokutachi no Remake

Also known as Remake Our Life!.

Studio: feel. , bilibili , DMM pictures , Studio Mausu , Bushiroad Music , Bushiroad Move
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

28-year old Hashiba Kyouya has hit a new low after losing his job at a shady game developer. He originally quit his steady office job to work in the creative industries that he admires, but it's proving to be a challenge even for a motivated go-getter like him. As he finds himself back at his parents house, between jobs, he can't help but wonder what would happen if he had a chance to redo his collegiate studies. Maybe things would turn out differently if he had gone to art school instead... and, shockingly enough, he might just get a chance to test that theory.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~51 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: College , Age Regression , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Video Games , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Drawing , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Work , Software Development , Acting , Tragedy , Filmmaking , Photography , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere

Grand Blue

Also known as Grand Blue Dreaming.

Studio: Zero-G , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , Avex Entertainment , Q-Tec , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

Tags: School Club , Slapstick , Coastal , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Scuba Diving , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Outdoor Activities , Tsundere , Bisexual , Otaku Culture , Crossdressing , Educational , Tennis , Yandere , Bar , Cosplay , Idol

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 , Unrequited Love , Otaku Culture , Female Protagonist , Work , Gender Bending , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , School Club , Shounen , Tsundere , Educational , Crossdressing

Kuragehime

Also known as Princess Jellyfish.

Studio: Funimation , Brain's Base , Asmik Ace , Sony Music Entertainment , Sakura Create , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Plain, timid and obsessed with jellyfish, Tsukimi is a far cry from her idea of a princess. Her tepid life as a jobless illustrator comes complete with roommates who harbor diehard hobbies that solidify their status as hopeless social rejects. These wallflowers run a tight, nun-like ship, but their no-men-allowed-not-no-one-not-no-how bubble is unwittingly burst after Tsukimi brings home a rescued sea jelly and a beauty queen... who's actually a guy.

When the threat of losing their cozy convent inspires this glamour boy to turn the neurotic entourage into a portrait of success, will Tsukimi take her chance to bloom, or will she end up a hot mess?



Tags: Josei , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Primarily Female Cast , Found Family , Makeup , Gender Bending , Femboy , Fashion , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Urban , LGBTQ+ Themes , Politics , Drawing

Astro Note

Also known as Astro Note.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , Shouchiku , Crunchyroll , Tokyu Agency , TOKYO MX , Bandai Namco Music Live , BS Asahi , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Takumi, a gifted chef, was just let go from his job. He lands a gig at an old boarding house called Astro-sou, but hesitates to accept after learning he must also live there full-time. That is until he meets the beautiful and charming caretaker, Mira, and he’s sold. The two begin to work together and their connection deepens. But Mira has a secret: she isn’t from this world!



Tags: Aliens , Parody , Heterosexual , Food , Love Triangle , Cohabitation , Space , Super Robot , Crossdressing , Idol , Anthropomorphism

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai

Also known as Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , ABC Animation , KADOKAWA , TOKYO MX , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

There's a rumor about a mysterious phenomenon called "puberty syndrome." For example, Sakuta Azusagawa is a high school student who suddenly sees a bunny girl appear in front of him. The girl is actually a girl named Mai Sakurajima, who is Sakuta's upperclassman who is also a famous actress who has gone on hiatus from the entertainment industry. For some reason, the people around Mai cannot see her bunny-girl figure. Sakuta sets out to solve this mystery, and as he spends time with Mai, he learns her secret feelings. Other heroines who have "puberty syndrome" start to appear in front of Sakuta.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Memory Manipulation , Rehabilitation , Dissociative Identities , School , Amnesia , Bullying , Time Manipulation , Urban , Hikikomori , Body Swapping , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Clone , Acting , Tsundere , Female Harem , Idol , Chuunibyou , Time Loop

Nourin

Also known as No-Rin.

Studio: Frontier Works , SILVER LINK. , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

When the national idol Kusakabe Yuka suddenly retired from the entertainment business, it shocked the world and it devastated teenager Hata Kosaku. Kosaku was Yuka's biggest fan and her departure left him depressed. His classmates at the Tamo Agriculture School finally are able to get him to leave his room and attend his class, but to everyone's amazement, Kusakabe Yuka (her stage name) comes into the class under the name Kinoshita Ringo as a transfer student. Kosaku realizes he has the once in a lifetime opportunity to get to personally know his dream girl and, together with his group of friends, try to find out why she is here and become closer than just classmates.



Tags: Rural , Agriculture , School , Idol , Parody , Love Triangle , Work , Food , Male Protagonist , Meta , Kuudere , Educational , Cultivation , Heterosexual , Nudity , Philosophy

D-Frag!

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Kazama Kenji likes to believe he is something of a delinquent. Moreover, others seem to like to agree that he is. Of course, Kenji's gang finds their way to a group of four not-so-normal girls—Chitose, Sakura, Minami and Roka—and all at once, whatever reputation he may have is nothing compared to the outrageous behavior of the girls. Shanghaied into joining their club, what will happen to his everyday life from that point on?

Tags: School , Slapstick , Parody , Satire , Primarily Female Cast , Chuunibyou , School Club , Male Protagonist , Meta , Chibi , Yandere , Delinquents , Female Harem , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen