Top Inseki Anime Recommendations

Sword Art Online

Also known as Sword Art Online.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...



Tags: Virtual World , Isekai , Death Game , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Female Harem , Unrequited Love , Artificial Intelligence , Travel , Fairy , Time Skip , Found Family , Tragedy , Incest , Prison , Fishing , Amnesia , Primarily Male Cast , Inseki , Rescue , Medieval

Domestic na Kanojo

Also known as Domestic Girlfriend.

Studio: diomedéa
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Romance

Natsuo Fuji has a serious crush on one of his teachers, Hina Tachibana, but since he knows he has zero chance of ever being in a relationship with her, he lets his friends talk him into going to a party where he meets Rui. One thing leads to another and then, well, neither of them is a virgin anymore. Unfortunately, it wasn't what they expected, but that's fine. They're just ships passing in the night and they'll never have to see each other again, right? Except when Natsuo's father announces that he's getting married again, Natsuo discovers that he's getting two new step-sisters as well. Now there's a problem, because one is his teacher, Hina, and the other is Rui.



Tags: Inseki , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Teacher , Heterosexual , Cohabitation , Age Gap , Tsundere , Tragedy , Female Harem , School , Nudity , Netorare , School Club , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shounen

Eromanga Sensei

Also known as Eromanga Sensei.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

The "new sibling romantic comedy" revolves around Masamune Izumi, a light novel author in high school. Masamune's little sister is Sagiri, a shut-in girl who hasn't left her room for an entire year. She even forces her brother to make and bring her meals when she stomps the floor. Masamune wants his sister to leave her room, because the two of them are each other's only family.

Masamune's novel illustrator, penname “Ero Manga Sensei,” draws extremely perverted drawings, and is very reliable. Masamune had never met his illustrator, and figured he was just a disgusting, perverted otaku. However, the truth is revealed … that his “Ero Manga Sensei” is his own younger sister! To add to the chaos that erupts between the siblings, a beautiful, female, best-selling shoujo manga creator becomes their rival!



Tags: Inseki , Primarily Child Cast , Writing , Drawing , Hikikomori , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Nudity , Assassins , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Meta , Parody , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Video Games , Feet , Crossover , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Airsoft

Kuzu no Honkai

Also known as Scum's Wish.

Studio: Lerche
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance

Hanabi has loved her older friend Narumi for years, but she’s still in high school and not only is Narumi now her new homeroom teacher, he’s also clearly in love with the music teacher, Akane. And as awkward as being the unwanted third in a romantic triangle can be, things become even more twisted for Hanabi when she learns that another student, Mugi, is in love with Akane. That leads to a strange idea: since the ones that Mugi and Hanabi are in love with aren’t available, the two unrequited thirds start to explore the idea of becoming each other’s substitute surrogate relationship. It’s not about romance, of course. Just sex and convenience.



Tags: Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Netorare , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , School , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Fake Relationship , Tragedy , Philosophy , Nudity , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Inseki

citrus

Also known as Citrus.

Studio: Passione
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Fashionable and friendly Yuzu Aihara is ready to face her brand-new school and find her first love. The only problem? It's an all-girls' school. Determined to make a good impression and lots of friends, Yuzu puts on her best looks—only to wind up in trouble on day-one! After a close encounter by the beautiful yet harsh student council president Mei and having her phone confiscated, Yuzu is losing hope that this will be a perfect high school story. But nothing compares to the shock when she gets home to find out Mei is her brand-new stepsister—who suddenly kisses her! With her heart beating wildly and her emotions a complete mess, Yuzu wonders something: Is she falling for Mei?

Torn between being a good stepsister and dealing with her feelings, Yuzu does everything she can to become close to Mei. But can she melt the ice around Mei's heart and heal the pain she hides?



Tags: Yuri , Inseki , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Psychosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Cohabitation , School , Love Triangle , Gyaru , Unrequited Love , Family Life , Bisexual , Nudity , Teacher , Age Gap

kiss×sis (TV)

Studio: feel.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Keita has two older step-sisters, Ako and Riko, but since they aren't related by blood, they love him in a lustful way. After a mishap at school, Ako and Riko finally confess their love to him. Keita dislikes the thought of seeing them other then brother and sister, but as he tries to enter the same school as his sisters, he slowly becomes attracted to them.



Note: The first episode was aired as an online preview on Bandai Channel between 25th and 26th of March 2010. The regular broadcast started on April 5.

Tags: Inseki , Twins , Female Harem , Love Triangle , Nudity , Heterosexual , Watersports , Seinen , School , Masturbation , Male Protagonist

Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano datta

Also known as My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex.

Studio: project No.9
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ah, high school. Is there any better place to start fresh after a horrible middle school relationship? Nope! Not unless your ex ends up at the same school as you and is now your stepsibling. What was supposed to be a sanctuary of peace where I could avoid ever seeing her again has become a living nightmare! Everywhere I look, I see her—in my house, in my school, in my class. There's no escape! She even claims that she’s the older sibling. Like hell she is! But I won't lose to her. After all, I'm the older brother in this new family situation. That’s right, we’re family now. No matter how much we may have thought we loved each other before, we saw one another’s true colors and realized we weren’t meant for each other. That’s why even though we may keep up a buddy-buddy sibling act for the sake of our parents, things will never go back to the way they used to be.



Tags: Heterosexual , Inseki , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , School , Tsundere , Family Life , Philosophy , Love Triangle , Slapstick , Otaku Culture , Feet

Kakkou no Iinazuke

Also known as A Couple of Cuckoos.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , SynergySP
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 , Male Protagonist , Arranged Marriage , Heterosexual , School , Female Harem , Inseki , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Shrine Maiden , Cohabitation , Cosplay , Alternate Universe

Mawaru Penguindrum

Also known as Penguindrum.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Once you make a decision, does the universe conspire to make it happen? Is destiny a matter of chance, a matter of choice or the complex outcome of thousands of warring strands of fate? All twins Kanba and Shoma know is that when their terminally ill sister Himari collapses at the aquarium, her death is somehow temporarily reversed by the penguin hat that she had asked for. It's a provisional resurrection, however, and it comes at a price: to keep Himari alive they need to find the mysterious Penguin Drum. In order to do that, they must first find the links to a complex interlocking chain of riddles that has wrapped around their entire existence, and unravel the knots that tie them to mystifying diary and a baffling string of strangers and semi-acquaintances who all have their own secrets, agendas and "survival strategies." And in order for Himari to live, someone else's chosen destiny will have to change. It's a story of love, fate, life, death... and Penguins!



Tags: Philosophy , Found Family , Family Life , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Terrorism , Meta , Parody , Denpa , Inseki , Trains , Henshin , Surreal Comedy , Heterosexual , Crime , Memory Manipulation , Magic , Satire , Cult , Ghost , Fairy Tale , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Twins , Love Triangle , Achronological Order , Incest , Age Gap , Psychosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes

kiss×sis

Also known as Kiss x Sis.

Studio: feel.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Keita is studying hard for a high school entrance test, but his two beautiful elder twin stepsisters are a constant distraction. Though they mean well, Ako and Riko are also extremely sexually assertive and interested in Keita. At first, he fends them off, but little by little, with each kiss, Keita becomes close to both twins until a forbidden love triangle develops. Will taboo-breaking love bloom between two of them... or will Keita at least get into high school?!



Tags: Inseki , Female Harem , Twins , Nudity , Heterosexual , Seinen , Love Triangle , Incest , Masturbation , Male Protagonist , Threesome

Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta… X

Also known as My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X.

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

The second season of Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta….

Katarina Claes, the daughter of a duke, regains her memories from a previous life after hitting her head on a rock. The world she lives in now is the world of Fortune Lover, the otome game she was hooked on in her previous life, and she is now the villainess who interferes with the heroine's love story! The happy ending prepared for Katarina in the game is being exiled from the country, and the bad ending, she gets killed... but she's determined to avoid all destruction flags and claim a happy future for herself! And after she succeeds in avoiding those flags, a new crisis awaits?! The curtain rises once again on this flirtatious romantic comedy!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Mixed Gender Harem , Isekai , Royal Affairs , Male Harem , Unrequited Love , Maids , Swordplay , Medieval , Villainess , Magic , Reincarnation , Female Harem , Bisexual , Parody , LGBTQ+ Themes , Video Games , Episodic , Virtual World , Torture , Ensemble Cast , Fairy , Dragons , School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Agriculture , Twins , Inseki , Dissociative Identities , Gender Bending

Gimai Seikatsu

Also known as Days with My Stepsister.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

When his father remarries, Yuta Asamura winds up sharing a roof with his new stepsister, Saki Ayase, the hottest girl in his grade. Carrying the scars of their parents’ troubled divorces, they vow to maintain a respectful distance. But what starts as cautious camaraderie blossoms into something deeper from shared experiences. Is it admiration, familial love, or something more?



Tags: Family Life , Inseki , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Psychosexual , School , Gyaru , Iyashikei , Cohabitation

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen

Also known as Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

Unable to forget a performance of "Shinigami" performed by the rakugo master Yakumo in the prison where he was being held, Yotaro's first act upon his release was go right to the theater, where he begged, pleaded, and was finally accepted as Yakumo's live-in apprentice. After years of refining his art, Yotaro was promoted to the rank of Shinuchi and inherited the title of 3rd Generation Sukeroku. For the sake of his master Yakumo, Konatsu, and to change the image of Sukeroku inside them both, what kind of rakugo will Yotaro discover?

This celebrated human drama, based on a story by Haruko Kumota, offers an honest and sympathetic look into the lives and livelihoods of rakugo storytellers in the Showa era.



Tags: Rakugo , Josei , Acting , Elderly Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Afterlife , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Historical , Suicide , Yakuza , Inseki , Gods , Memory Manipulation

Saikin, Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Okashiinda ga.

Also known as Recently, My Sister Is Unusual.

Studio: project No.9
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

In the romance comedy, a girl named Mitsuki Kanzaki lives with her step-brother Yuya after her mother remarries. One day, Mitsuki is possessed by the self-proclaimed spirit of a young girl, Hiyori Kotobuki. Hiyori (in Mitsuki's body) must fall in love with Yuya to move towards the "Gates of Heaven."

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Inseki , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kuudere , Bisexual

BROTHERS CONFLICT

Also known as Brothers Conflict.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

As the only daughter of a famous adventurer, Hinata Ema has had a pretty lonely life. But when her father remarries, she leaves the newlyweds alone and moves in to a huge building with her 13 cute new stepbrothers—each of which has a very unique personality. Oh, and her over-protective, talking pet squirrel is there, too. Is love in the air for Hinata?

Tags: Male Harem , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Twins , Ensemble Cast , Inseki , Idol , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Shoujo , School , Basketball , Crossdressing , Tsundere , Unrequited Love , Incest

Super Lovers

Also known as SUPER LOVERS.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A high school boy named Haru and his mother are living overseas. His mother orders him to take care of and "civilize" his adoptive brother Ren, a wild young boy who dislikes talking with other people. While their relationship is adversarial at first, they grow closer as they begin to understand one another.



Tags: Age Gap , Boys' Love , Twins , LGBTQ+ Themes , Inseki , Crime , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Adoption , Crossdressing

Onee-chan ga Kita

Also known as Onee-chan ga Kita.

Studio: C2C
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The story revolves around Tomoya Mizuhara, a 13-year-old boy who suddenly gains a big sister when his father remarries. 17-year-old Ichika is a little strange, and her affection for Tomoya is rather overwhelming, if not scary. On top of things, Ichika's friend Ruri is the ultimate sadist. Then there is Ichika's big-breasted quarter-Japanese friend Marina.

Source: ANN

Tags: Inseki , Family Life , Seinen , School , Incest

Schwarzesmarken

Also known as Schwarzes Marken.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The year is 1983. The Cold War is in full effect, and humanity is under attack. Strange aliens, given the name "BETA," have descended to Earth and have been destroying all life. Soldiers have been tasked with piloting large combat suits called Tactical Surface Fighters (TSF) to repel the alien invaders, but the front line is slowly being pushed back towards the surviving cities.

Schwarzesmarken follows the story of Theodor Eberbach and the other members of the 666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken (Black Marks), a ruthless unit that values a mission's completion over human life. Stationed in East Germany on the Oder-Neisse line and led by war hero Captain Irisdina Bernhard, the unit specializes in counterassault attacks on laser-class BETA. But the 666th Squadron finds itself with more enemies than just the alien forces when optimistic rookie Katia Waldheim joins the squadron, drawing the attention of East Germany's secret police, the Stasi.

Tags: Military , Politics , Real Robot , Tragedy , Espionage , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , War , Dystopian , Gore , Aliens , CGI , Kaiju , Yandere , Inseki

Magic Maker: Isekai Mahou no Tsukurikata

Also known as Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

On the night of his 30th birthday, one man’s dreams of wielding magic come true after he unexpectedly passes away. He wakes as Sion, a young child in another world. He and his elder sister, Marie, are the children of a lower-class noble family who govern their region. After receiving conflicting messages from their father, Sion and Marie set out on an adventure to uncover the magic.



Tags: Magic , Isekai , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , Demons , Adoption , Lost Civilization , Coming of Age , Rural , Ghost , Time Skip , Swordplay , Ojou-sama , Goblin , Inseki

Shiunji-ke no Kodomotachi

Also known as The Shiunji Family Children.

Studio: Doga Kobo
Status: Releasing
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 , Adoption , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Seinen , Tsundere , Kuudere , Slapstick , Coming of Age , School