Anime like Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san

Also known as Teasing Master Takagi-san.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Having a friend that knows you inside out should be a good thing, but in Nishikata's case, the opposite is true.

His classmate Takagi loves to tease him on a daily basis, and she uses her extensive knowledge of his behavior to predict exactly how he will react to her teasing, making it nearly impossible for Nishikata to ever make a successful comeback. Despite this, Nishikata vows to someday give Takagi a taste of her own medicine by making her blush out of embarrassment from his teasing.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Heterosexual , School , Slapstick , Shounen , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Rural

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai

Also known as Aharen-san wa Hakarenai.

Studio: Felix Film , bilibili
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The story follows the "indecipherable" daily life of the short and quiet Reina Aharen and Raidou who sits next to her. Aharen is not so good at gauging the distance between people, and Raidou initially felt some distance between the two of them. One day, when Raidou picked up the eraser that Aharen had dropped, the distance between them suddenly became uncomfortably close.



Tags: Kuudere , School , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Episodic , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Parody , Meta , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Teacher , CGI , Shounen , Family Life , Outdoor Activities , Animals , Gyaru , Crossdressing

Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi

Also known as My Senpai is Annoying.

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

Being seen as a full-fledged business woman isn’t easy for Futaba Igarashi when her senpai, Harumi, treats her like a kid. Days for her are never typical, at work or outside of it, with all the antics going on in her life. As mishaps ensue, she’ll find herself growing closer with her loudmouth senpai. Maybe Futaba feels more than she lets on, but one thing’s for sure: she’s still annoyed!



Tags: Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Work , Office , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Josei , Age Gap , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Tomboy , Male Protagonist , Tanned Skin , Video Games , Cosplay , Coming of Age , Basketball

Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai

Also known as Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible.

Studio: PINE JAM , KADOKAWA , bilibili , Shueisha , Pony Canyon , TOKYO MX , AT-X , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Junta Shiraishi has just one goal: to experience youth to the fullest! But this is easier said than done. Junta is so socially invisible that people at school would swear he skipped class even when he’s sitting right behind them. Everything changes when Junta meets Nagisa Kubo. She’s the only person who pays Junta any attention, and her constant teasing is sure to turn Junta’s quiet life upside down because Kubo won’t let him be invisible!



Tags: School , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Chibi , Episodic , Seinen

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Zunousen

Also known as Kaguya-sama: Love is War.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Shueisha , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Known for being both brilliant and powerful, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya lead the illustrious Shuchiin Academy as near equals. And everyone thinks they’d make a great couple. Pride and arrogance are in ample supply, so the only logical move is to trick the other into instigating a date! Who will come out on top in this psychological war where the first move is the only one that matters?



Tags: School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Ojou-sama , Episodic , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Parody , Male Protagonist , Meta , Ensemble Cast , Kemonomimi , Rotoscoping , Nekomimi

Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

Also known as The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses.

Studio: GoHands , Shouchiku , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , BS Asahi , flying DOG , FuRyu , U-NEXT , Square Enix , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

With the new school year comes a new homeroom, new classmates, and a new desk for the timid Komura. But any trepidation he might've felt quickly dissipates when he catches sight of Mie, his new seat neighbor. Apt to quietly blurt out the most random things, the quirky Mie wears thick glasses that accentuate her lovely eyes, making Komura’s heart skip a beat!

Unfortunately, Mie is pathologically forgetful and can never seem to remember to bring her glasses to class. It's not all bad, though! Her resulting squinty, mean-girl face sends Komura’s heart into overdrive too! While Komura is keen to help out and share his textbooks with Mie, will his heart give out from the almost daily strain of being up close and personal with his crush?!



Tags: Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , School , Male Protagonist , Disability , CGI , Iyashikei , Kuudere , Shounen , Primarily Child Cast

Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! ω

Also known as Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2.

Studio: KADOKAWA , ENGI , Sammy , ABC Animation , INCS toenter , AT-X , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

The second season of Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!.

Tags: Large Breasts , Slapstick , Tomboy , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , College , Seinen , Fitness , Bullying , Video Games , Episodic , Meta

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 , Coming of Age , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Maids , Love Triangle , Cohabitation

Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi

Also known as In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Chuugai Kougyou , Good Smile Company , Shogakukan , BS11 , ADK Marketing Solutions
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

Deep in the mountains in the middle of nowhere lives a group of kunoichi called Akane Class. These kunoichi work hard together to improve their own skills, and they all live by an unbreakable rule: “Contact with men is strictly forbidden.” But everything takes an unexpected turn when Tsubaki, leader of one of the groups, starts experiencing strange feelings whenever the subject of men comes up.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Ninja , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Feet , Tsundere , Tanned Skin , Heterosexual , Episodic , Rural , Twins , Shounen , Gyaru , Slapstick , Magic

Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu.

Also known as Komi Can’t Communicate.

Studio: OLM , Half H.P Studio , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!



Tags: School , Kuudere , Disability , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Shounen , Agender , Meta , Yandere , Gender Bending , Transgender , Femboy , Crossdressing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Chuunibyou , Maids , Unrequited Love , Gangs , Bullying