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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 , Shounen , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Maids , Primarily Teen Cast , Video Games , Love Triangle

Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai

Also known as We Never Learn: BOKUBEN.

Studio: Studio Silver , Arvo Animation , Aniplex of America , Aniplex , Movic , Nippon BS Broadcasting , ADK Marketing Solutions , Shueisha , Barnum Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

His late father always said that a useless man should strive to be useful, so to that end, third-year high school student Nariyuki Yuiga dedicated himself to becoming a high-achieving student in his school, despite his history of poor grades. In order to give his destitute family a better life, his ultimate goal is to obtain the special VIP nomination, a prestigious scholarship covering all future university tuition fees. Although Nariyuki could feasibly be a shoe-in for the nomination, he is constantly overshadowed by classmates Rizu Ogata and Fumino Furuhashi in mathematics and literature, respectively.

To his delight, Nariyuki receives the nomination, but there’s a catch: he has to tutor his two star classmates, who are each hopelessly mediocre at the other’s subject of expertise! To make matters worse, the subjects they are horrible at are the same subjects they want to pursue for their future. As the time to submit university applications draws nearer, Nariyuki must find an effective tutoring method for the girls before it’s too late.



Tags: Female Harem , Slapstick , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Swimming , Teacher , Tanned Skin , Kuudere , Tsundere , Tomboy , Maids , Shounen

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

Nisekoi

Also known as Nisekoi.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

As a child, Raku Ichijo made a secret promise with his childhood sweetheart, keeping a pendant as a memento while his love took the key. He dreams of one day meeting his past love, but years later, reality smashes his hopes when Chitoge Kirisaki accidentally knees him in the face...

Though Raku's a normal high schooler, his family heads the notorious yakuza gang the Shuei-Gumi faction! And he's dragged into family affairs when he's forced into a relationship with Chitoge, the daughter of a rival gang's boss!

Despite their constant spats, the two somehow fool everyone with their false relationship. Raku then discovers that Chitoge has a mysterious key from her past, which she can't remember... Plus, two other girls appear with keys as well—Kosaki Onodera and Marika Tachibana!

Caught in the midst of this love maelstrom, even more complications arise for Raku when his class decides on Romeo and Juliet as the class's play for the school festival. Can the two false lovebirds pull off the impossible and make the play a success?



Tags: Love Triangle , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , School , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Yakuza , Mafia , Kuudere , Coming of Age , Fake Relationship , Shounen , Arranged Marriage , Tomboy , Gangs , Crossdressing

Kanojo mo Kanojo

Also known as Girlfriend, Girlfriend.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Kodansha , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Forecast Communications , Nikkatsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

The protagonist, Naoya, is a first-year in high school. He asks out Saki, a girl he has been in love with, and she agrees to be his girlfriend. He's currently on cloud nine. But then, a beautiful girl named Nagisa comes up to Naoya one day and tells him that she wants to go out with him. Naoya feels himself wavering because Nagisa is such a good girl, and he comes to a decision! A new kind of romcom from a rather unexpected decision is about to begin!



Tags: Female Harem , Polyamorous , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Satire , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Shounen , School , Yandere , Nudity , Bisexual , Cosplay , Video Games , Crossdressing

Nisekoi:

Also known as Nisekoi:.

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The relationship antics continue as Chitoge starts to realize that she is actually in love with Raku. Kosaki's younger sister Haru, who wants to protect her sister from the supposedly-depraved Raku, gets added to the mix. Other highlights include the introductions of Hana (Chitoge's mother) and Paula McCoy (Seishiro's assassin rival) and Kosaki's brief stint as a magical girl.



Tags: School , Female Harem , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Tsundere , Yakuza , Mafia , Primarily Teen Cast , Arranged Marriage , Kuudere , Episodic , Slapstick , Fake Relationship

Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai!

Also known as We Never Learn!: BOKUBEN Season 2.

Studio: Studio Silver , Arvo Animation , Aniplex of America , Barnum Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

To get a scholarship, Nariyuki becomes a reluctant tutor to three unteachable girls. He must quickly make an art-lover adore mathematics, turn a literary genius into a bonafide scientist, and transform a top-tier athlete into a passing student.



Tags: Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Shounen , Teacher , Tomboy , Tanned Skin , Tsundere , Kuudere , Nudity , Time Skip , Alternate Universe , CGI

Toradora!

Also known as Toradora!.

Studio: Genco , Starchild Records , Magic Capsule , NIS America Inc. , Yomiuri Advertising , TV Tokyo Music , J.C. Staff , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, who is anything but a cute and fragile girl. Equipped with a wooden katana and feisty personality, Taiga is known throughout the school as the "Palmtop Tiger."

One day, an embarrassing mistake causes the two students to cross paths. Ryuuji discovers that Taiga actually has a sweet side: she has a crush on the popular vice president, Yuusaku Kitamura, who happens to be his best friend. But things only get crazier when Ryuuji reveals that he has a crush on Minori Kushieda—Taiga's best friend!

Toradora! is a romantic comedy that follows this odd duo as they embark on a quest to help each other with their respective crushes, forming an unlikely alliance in the process.

Tags: Tsundere , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Unrequited Love , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Female Harem , Tragedy , Food , Fake Relationship

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

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.

Also known as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.

Studio: Brain's Base , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: "They're a bunch of liars." When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds: "Not working." A teacher gets Hachiman to join the 'Volunteer Service' club, which happens to have the school's prettiest girl: Yukinoshita Yukino.



Tags: School , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Kuudere , Hikikomori , Satire , Femboy , Meta , Tsundere , Bullying , Female Harem , Episodic , Chuunibyou , Bisexual , Tennis , Rehabilitation