Anime like Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen

Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)

Also known as Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Happinet Media Marketing , Rakuten , KADOKAWA , Kansai TV , Pony Canyon , Dream Shift , BS Asahi , Good Smile Company , TOKYO MX , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Childhood BFFs Himari and Yuu’s vow of friendship hits turbulence when Yuu reunites with his first crush in high school. Himari, who’s never known the fuzzy warmth of a crush, now must confront her feelings. Their shared dreams and peaceful days as a twosome gardening club are tested in this tale of love, flowers, and growing pains!



Tags: Love Triangle , Heterosexual , School , Male Protagonist , Horticulture , Unrequited Love , Work , Female Protagonist , Fashion , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Blackmail , Kuudere , Time Skip , CGI , Chibi , Achronological Order , Boys' Love

Kakkou no Iinazuke

Also known as A Couple of Cuckoos.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , SynergySP , KADOKAWA , Kodansha , TV Asahi , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Mixed up with another family's child as a baby, high school student Umino Nagi is finally meeting his biological parents. On the day of their meeting, he happens to encounter Amano Erika, a high school student at a prestigious and wealthy girls school. At her request, he's half-forced into pretending to be her boyfriend so she can avoid marrying her fiance....However, not only were they the babies who had been mixed up, they're also engaged to each other! The loving parents of both families officially recognize their engagement, and the couple begins living together. Nagi is in love with his classmate Segawa Hiro, and Erika is determined to rebel against her father, so the couple agree not to get involved with each other. The mixed-up and chaotic romantic comedy starts now!



Note: The final two episodes were broadcast together as a one hour special

Tags: Love Triangle , Arranged Marriage , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Female Harem , Shounen , Inseki , Female Protagonist , Shrine Maiden , Cohabitation , Cosplay , Alternate Universe

Tokidoki Bosotto Russiago de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san

Also known as Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Doga Kobo , SEGA , Doga Kobo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Alya is a transfer student enjoying popularity at her new high school, often sporting a cold shoulder while earning high marks in class. She ignores her nerdy classmate, Kuze Masachika, except for when she blurts out a flirtatious line to him in Russian. Little does she know, Kuze understands Russian, though he pretends not to. Let’s see where this wacky love story takes them!



Tags: School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Estranged Family , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Kuudere , Politics , Urban , Otaku Culture , Feet , Maids , Parody , Incest , Meta , Gyaru , Female Harem

Koi to Uso

Also known as LOVE and LIES.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Sentai Filmworks , Frontier Works , Pony Canyon , Kodansha , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Memory-Tech , Amuse , Ultra Super Pictures , DeNA , A-Sketch , Animatic
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

In a world where the government assigns you a marriage partner once you turn sixteen, Yukari Nejima, a below average teen, confesses to his childhood crush Misaki Takasaki on the eve of his sixteenth birthday… only to find out that he has been assigned to Ririna Sanada instead.

Would you rather choose the girl you have always loved, or the girl you met because you were told she was your partner? Which one is love? Which one is a lie? There is only one way to find out!

Tags: Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Tsundere , School , Arranged Marriage , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Dystopian , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yandere , Mixed Gender Harem , Otaku Culture , Crossdressing

Shiunji-ke no Kodomotachi

Also known as The Shiunji Family Children.

Studio: Doga Kobo , KADOKAWA , Hakusensha , AT-X , Kansai TV , Doga Kobo , BS11 , Bandai Namco Music Live , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The Shiunji family with their seven children reside in a mansion within Tokyo’s Setagaya ward. The eldest son, Arata, is tired of being pushed around by his five sisters and daydreams of a life without them. That is, until Arata’s father reveals a shocking truth—Arata isn’t biologically related to his sisters! The siblings’ relationships will be tested as they navigate life in this new light.



Tags: Inseki , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Adoption , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Coming of Age , Tsundere , Kuudere , Slapstick , Tennis , CGI , Nudity , School , Mountaineering

Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.

Also known as More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers..

Studio: KADOKAWA , studio MOTHER , AT-X , Bandai Namco Music Live , Sun Television , KLOCKWORX , Exa International
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance

Third-year high school student Jirou Yakuin hoped to partner with Shiori Sakurazaka of the same class in the mandatory "Couple Practical" course. In this practical, students must demonstrate that they have the necessary skillset to live with a partner of the opposite sex while presenting a certain level of harmony to the video surveillance that grades them.

Unfortunately, random chance put his slightly subdued self into the practical with the person polar opposite to him, the gyaru Akari Watanabe. Akari on the other hand hoped to be paired with her crush Minami Tenjin.

Their hopes are doubly dashed when they find out that Shiori and Minami are assigned together. Thus, they reluctantly decide to cooperate to reach the top ten, which would give them the right to exchange partners if both couples agree. To that end, Jirou steals Akari's first kiss without realizing what he'd done, while giving a hurried good-bye kiss...

Tags: Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Gyaru , School , Cohabitation , Fake Relationship , Achronological Order , Coming of Age , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen , Yuri

Osananajimi to wa Love Comedy ni Naranai

Also known as You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , CyberAgent , Kodansha , TV Tokyo , Crunchyroll , AT-X , BS Nittele , Ray , Bit grooove promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Eeyuu, a high school boy, has a problem! Two childhood friends "Shio" and "Akari" who go to the same high school are too cute! If they find out that I'm the only one looking sexually at them now that they've grown up, even though I have no intention of doing so... that would be too much! On the other hand, the two childhood friends also have their own secrets...? It's so awkward! It's complicated! But childhood friends are the best! A sweet and impatient love triangle love comedy where you can't be honest!



Tags: Heterosexual , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Shounen , School , Tsundere , Tanned Skin , Meta , Nudity , Tomboy , Parody , Teacher

School Days (TV)

Also known as School Days (TV).

Studio: Avex Entertainment , Marvelous Entertainment , Lantis , TNK , Pony Canyon Enterprise
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Makoto Ito is a young Japanese high school student beginning his second term at the fictional Sakakino Academy. During his daily train rides to and from school, he becomes infatuated with fellow student Kotonoha Katsura; a girl that also commutes. When a new classmate acquaintance of his, Sekai Saionji, discovers his secret crush on Kotonoha, she helps introduce both of them to each other and over time they grow closer and agree to date. However in spite of her proud and triumphant matchmaking efforts, Sekai inadvertently becomes jealous of the new couple, having also developed feelings toward Makoto.

The following afternoon on her way home at the nearby train station in front of the school, Sekai finds Makoto waiting for Kotonoha to rendezvous for a date. He sits with her and reiterates his appreciation for her help, and feeling heavily indebted, offers repayment anyway he can. Though she believes he is overreacting, Sekai decides to redeem her obligation by placing a kiss on his lips as her train pulls in; quickly rushing into an open passenger car and happily bidding a dumbstruck Makoto luck on his date.



Tags: Netorare , Love Triangle , Hypersexuality , Female Harem , School , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Cheating , Heterosexual , Yandere , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Bullying , Anti-Hero , Nudity , Gore , Urban , Trains , Crime

Keikenzumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai suru Hanashi.

Also known as Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and The Inexperienced Me.

Studio: ENGI , KADOKAWA , Sammy , Docomo Anime Store , AT-X , Pony Canyon , Sun Television
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

Ryuuto Kashima is the school’s gloomy introvert, and he’s got a crush on Runa Shirakawa, the popular girl. After losing a bet to classmates, he confesses his feelings to Runa one day. Shocked and secretly just as inexperienced as Ryuuto, Runa agrees to date him. The relationship grows between two people who are as similar as they are different. Will their young love blossom? Time will tell!



Tags: Heterosexual , Gyaru , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , Male Protagonist , School , Coming of Age , Airsoft , Video Games , Gambling

Kimagure Orange☆Road

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Discotek , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

It can be hard moving to a new school, and fifteen-year-old Kyosuke has it harder than most. He’s fallen head over heels for his classmate Madoka, a girl who won’t even give him the time of day, and unintentionally ended up dating her best friend, Hikaru, instead. Worst of all, Kyosuke and his family have amazing supernatural powers, but he has to keep them hidden from the rest of the world! How is Kyosuke ever going to balance the affections (or lack thereof) of two girls, schoolwork, and his secret abilities all at the same time?



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Episodic , Shounen , Super Power , Tsundere , Twins , Urban , Male Protagonist , School , Family Life , Magic , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Tomboy , Body Swapping , Martial Arts , Photography , Kuudere , Slapstick