Anime like Thermae Romae

Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos

Also known as Extra Olympia Kyklos.

Studio: Dentsu , Gosay Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Sports

Demetrios was a young man in Ancient Greece who was a potter's apprentice, but also a rather timid otaku. Despite pursuing the arts, he was blessed with natural athletic talent. One day, he gets dragged into a village conflict. Demetrios contemplates how helpless he is, but then is struck by lightning! When he comes to, he is no longer in Greece, but a strange land where he can't understand the language and people look rather different. Yes, he somehow ended up 1964 Tokyo! Of course, Demetrios has no idea what Japan even is. What will become of him?!



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Mixed Media , Stop Motion , Athletics , Historical , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Educational , Seinen , Gods , Isekai , Wrestling , Swimming , Meta , Drawing , War

Saint☆Onii-san

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Kodansha , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint Young Men is a movie about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, focusing on different element of modern life.

Tags: Gods , Parody , Urban , Religion , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Yakuza

Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou

Also known as Cromartie High School.

Studio: Production I.G , Sentai Filmworks , TV Tokyo Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

The only thing for certain is that for Kamiyama, Cromartie High School is his reality. And what a surreal reality it is.

Because this is where the toughest, meanest (and often dumbest) students are sent to do time. At Cromartie, purple-mohawked bruisers and pencil-chomping street thugs are just part of every day life. And so is a 400-pound gorilla. And a macho brute named Freddie who travels with his own theme music. And, of course, Mechazawa, the student voted most likely to need an oil change. So pack your bags, put on your best tough-guy swagger, and get a lesson in insanity from the hilarious losers at Cromartie High. This is one class you won't ever want to cut.



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Delinquents , School , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Parody , Shounen , Animals , Primarily Teen Cast , Robots

Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san

Also known as Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san.

Studio: DLE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Honda-san is at war - with business, with out-of-print books, and with people who love manga! Who knew there were so many laughs to be found at the manga counter of a bookstore?! These are the day-to-day happenings that take place at a certain bookstore where the love of manga is abundant.



Tags: Work , Otaku Culture , Slapstick , Skeleton , Urban , Episodic , Autobiographical , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Educational , Male Protagonist , Language Barrier , Shoujo

Saint☆Onii-san

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, the founders of Christianity and Buddhism, are living together as roommates in a Tokyo apartment while taking a vacation on Earth. The comedy often involves jokes about Christianity, Buddhism, and all things related, as well as the main characters' attempts to hide their identities and understand modern society in Japan.

Tags: Gods , Parody , Male Protagonist , Religion , Primarily Adult Cast , Angels , Urban , Seinen

Gokushufudou Part 2

Also known as The Way of the Househusband Part 2.

Studio: Netflix , J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The second part of Gokushufudou.

Tags: Seinen , Episodic , Yakuza , Parody , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Food , Gangs , Flash , Urban , Heterosexual , Volleyball , School , Educational , Family Life

Gokushufudou

Also known as The Way of the Househusband.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!



Tags: Slapstick , Yakuza , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Family Life , Parody , Gangs , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Flash , Urban , Food , Heterosexual , Educational , Mafia , Guns , Crime

Gokushufudou Season 2

Also known as The Way of the Househusband: Season 2.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The second season of Gokushufudou.

Tags: Yakuza , Food , Seinen , Episodic , Urban , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Animals , Family Life , Camping