Anime like Ryuuou no Oshigoto!

Ro-Kyu-Bu!

Also known as Ro-Kyu-Bu ~ Fast Break!.

Studio: Magic Capsule , project No.9 , ASCII Media Works , KLOCKWORX , Warner Home Video & Digital Distribution
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Sports

Talk about games being called unexpectedly! Hasegawa Subaru joined the basketball club at Nanashiba High, only to have his hopes dashed when the teams' play is suspended after the captain is suspected of having inappropriate feelings for the coach's underage daughter. Blindsided and blocked by bad luck, Subaru expectedly finds an opening for his talent with the hoops when his aunt asks him to take on the task of coaching a young girls' basketball club - a Ro-Kyu-Bu!. But can a superstar wannabe find true satisfaction while playing sixth man to a team of five girls?



Tags: Basketball , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Child Cast , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , School , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Age Gap , Tsundere

Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru

Also known as When Will Ayumu Make His Move?.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , TBS , Pony Canyon , Kodansha , Days , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Ayumu Tanaka just fell in love at first sight with Urushi Yaotome, the head of the illegitimate Shogi Club, and joined the Shogi Club! But Ayumu has vowed not to confess his feelings until he can best Urushi, and he has a long way to go before he can stand up to her strategic brilliance. As Ayumu strives to beat his crush and confess, love becomes a battlefield both on and off the shogi board while audiences wonder, “When will Ayumu make his move!?”



Tags: School , Shogi , School Club , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Board Game , Love Triangle , Shounen , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

3-gatsu no Lion

Also known as March comes in like a lion.

Studio: Shaft , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Rei Kiriyama is a 17 year old boy who recently started living alone, financed by his salary as a professional Shogi player. Despite his independence, however, he's yet to mature emotionally, and his problems continue to haunt him in his daily life. His relationship with his adoptive family is strained, and he has difficulties interacting with his fellow high school students.

Meanwhile, his professional career in Shogi has entered a slump. Burdened with the heavy expectations placed upon him, his wins and losses are fluctuating as his record and progression into the ranks begin to stagnate.

Acquainted with Rei are the three Kawamoto sisters: Akari, Hinata, and Momo. Unlike Rei, they live happily in their modest home, which they warmly welcome Rei into as if he were one of their own. He frequently visits the family, interacting with them and receiving the kind of care and affection he never quite had while under his foster home.
This is the story of Rei's triumphs and failures, relationships new and old, and his growth as a person.



Tags: Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Shogi , Found Family , Seinen , Board Game , Estranged Family , Family Life , Adoption , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Unrequited Love , Iyashikei , Food , School , School Club , Baseball

Saki

Also known as Saki.

Studio: GONZO , TV Tokyo , Square Enix , Sotsu , Picture Magic , Lantis , Pony Canyon , KLOCKWORX , TV Tokyo Music , Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Miyanaga Saki is a first year high school girl whose family would get angry if she won the family mahjong games. But losing would also have its consequences. Because of this she develops a new way of playing that allows her to stay on the thin line between winning and losing, the plus/minus zero score, an almost impossible score. In a game that relies mainly on luck, the plus/minus zero score is harder than winning, but Saki can achieve this every time.

Having always hated the game, her friend from middle school, Suga Kyotoro, forces her to play in the schools mahjong club. Her developed skill and superhuman luck has made her a worthy mahjong opponent, even to the middle school's national mahjong champion.



Tags: Mahjong , Yuri , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Kuudere , School , Super Power , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ojou-sama , Food , CGI , Nudity , Ghost , Board Game

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

Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume

Also known as Scorching Ping Pong Girls.

Studio: Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Ever since their champion was defeated, the world of girls' junior high ping pong has been in turmoil. Koyori is the new smirking transfer student at her junior high and she's ready to shake up girls' ping pong.



Tags: Table Tennis , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , School Club , School , Tsundere , Yuri , Sweat , Tomboy , Kuudere , Chuunibyou , Shounen

3-gatsu no Lion 2nd Season

Also known as March comes in like a lion Season 2.

Studio: Shaft , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The second season of 3-gatsu no Lion.

Now in his second year of high school, Rei Kiriyama continues pushing through his struggles in the professional shogi world as well as his personal life. Surrounded by vibrant personalities at the shogi hall, the school club, and in the local community, his solitary shell slowly begins to crack. Among them are the three Kawamoto sisters—Akari, Hinata, and Momo—who forge an affectionate and familial bond with Rei. Through these ties, he realizes that everyone is burdened by their own emotional hardships and begins learning how to rely on others while supporting them in return.

Nonetheless, the life of a professional is not easy. Between tournaments, championships, and title matches, the pressure mounts as Rei advances through the ranks and encounters incredibly skilled opponents. As he manages his relationships with those who have grown close to him, the shogi player continues to search for the reason he plays the game that defines his career.

Tags: Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Found Family , Family Life , Shogi , Seinen , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Urban , Tragedy , Board Game , School , Estranged Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Iyashikei , School Club , Disability , Age Gap

Shion no Ou: The Flowers of Hard Blood

Studio: Studio DEEN , Yomiko Advertising , Pony Canyon , Fuji TV , DAX Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Thriller

Shion no Ou follows the story of Yasuoka Shion, a 13-year-old Shougi player with a past of tragedy. Shion's parents were brutally murdered in front of her when she was 5 years old. The murderer sat down with her and challenged her to a game of Shougi, after telling her that if she wanted to stay alive she should forget how to speak, and forget what happened that night.

Now Shion has entered the realm of female pro Kishi, mute but strong. As her playing gathers more and more attention, so do the questions about her past and the brutal murder she witnessed. Shion's memories slowly come back, and the mystery begins to unravel, thread by thread.

Tags: Shogi , Coming of Age , Adoption , Board Game , Crime , Language Barrier , Amnesia , Tragedy , Crossdressing , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Disability , Kuudere

Medalist

Also known as Medalist.

Studio: ENGI , KADOKAWA , Kodansha , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Tsukasa Akeuraji, a frustrated skater, meets a girl called Inori Yuitsuka, who is yearning to enter the world of figure skating. Motivated by Inori's obsession on the rink, Tsukasa takes on coaching Inori himself. Inori's talent blossoms, and Tsukasa becomes a brilliant mentor. Together they aim to make her a glorious medalist!!



Tags: Ice Skating , Coming of Age , Dancing , Athletics , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Rehabilitation , Work , Urban , CGI , Ballet , Time Skip , Parenthood

Etotama

Studio: Shirogumi , Encourage Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

The story revolves around Eto-shin. "Eto-shin" are the 12 divine messengers chosen from "Eto-musume," or zodiac girls representing all kinds of animals. From ancient times, these 12 divine messengers have protected the land of the rising sun. They are powerful beings who have survived through "ETM 12," a divine tournament held every sixty years, and admired by all Eto-musumes.

Fast forward to now, the present day, and the year ETM 12 will be held. From all over Japan, Eto-shin candidates, or in other words, Eto-musumes gather in great numbers.

Within that group exists a single cat Eto-musume.

Her name is Nya-tan. She is thought of as the one closest to becoming an Eto-shin, but is a misfortunate girl who always ends up undermined by evil rodents.

The only way to become the 12 zodiac signs is to beat all the Eto-shins. However, the power of the Eto-shins is so great, and no Eto-musume has ever won in the tournament for the past two thousand years.

When Nya-tan meets an ordinary high school boy, Takeru Amato, the story begins!



Tags: Battle Royale , Mythology , Shounen , Meta , Kemonomimi , Chibi , Primarily Female Cast , Nekomimi , Full CGI , Kuudere