Top Konbini Anime Recommendations

SAKAMOTO DAYS

Also known as SAKAMOTO DAYS.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

When Sakamoto meets Aoi, the convenience store clerk, it’s love at first sight — and just like that, he retires.

Sakamoto gets married, has a daughter, opens a mom-and-pop store in a quiet town, and completely transforms … into a plus-size man. To ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family, the legendary ex–hit man bands together with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins.



Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.

Tags: Assassins , Urban , Found Family , Crime , Konbini , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Gangs , Guns , Gore , Shounen , Espionage , Yakuza , Urban Fantasy , Triads , Gambling

Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.

Also known as Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway.

Studio: project No.9
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

On his way home from drinking his sorrows away after being rejected by his crush, the 26 year old salaryman, Yoshida, finds a high school girl named Sayu sitting on the side of the road. Yoshida is completely drunk out of his mind and ends up letting Sayu stay at his place overnight. Not having the heart to put Sayu out on the streets since she ran away from home, Yoshida allows her to stay at his place... And so began the awkward, irritable, and slightly heartwarming relationship between a runaway high school girl and a salaryman living together.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Bullying , Heterosexual , Cohabitation , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Work , Estranged Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Female Harem , Office Lady , Suicide , Ensemble Cast , Konbini , Office , Adoption , Tsundere , Nudity , Gyaru , Time Skip

Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Akane Kinoshita, a female college student, faces the absolute worst situation when she ends up breaking up with her boyfriend after he has an affair with a woman he met playing an online game. While relieving her stress by rampaging through the open hunting grounds of an online game, Akane spills everything about her heartbreak to “Yamada”, a player she met by chance who happens to be in the same guild. “I don't care,” is his curt reply. But when Akane gets a makeover and joins an offline event to get back at her ex-boyfriend, she hears those dreadful words again. And that was Akane's fateful encounter with “Yamada”─！



Tags: Kuudere , Video Games , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Love Triangle , E-Sports , Unrequited Love , Konbini , CGI

Sora yori mo Tooi Basho

Also known as A Place Further Than the Universe.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Mari Tamaki is in her second year of high school and wants to start something. It's then that she meets Shirase, a girl with few friends who's considered weirdo by the rest of the class and nicknamed "Antarctic" since it's all she ever talks about. Unlike her peers, Mari is moved by Shirase's dedication and decides that even though it's unlikely that high school girls will ever go to Antarctica, she's going to try to go with Shirase.



Tags: Travel , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Orphan , Female Protagonist , Snowscape , Outdoor Activities , Foreign , Family Life , Primarily Teen Cast , Found Family , Wilderness , Tragedy , Work , Educational , Konbini , School

Net-juu no Susume

Also known as Recovery of an MMO Junkie.

Studio: Signal.MD
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Moriko Morioka is a 30-year-old single NEET woman. After dropping out from reality, she has taken off in search for a fulfilling life and ended up in a net game or "netoge." In the netoge world, she began her new life as a refreshing and handsome character named Hayashi. While starting out as a beginner, a pretty character named Lily reached out to help her. Meanwhile, in the real world, awaits a shocking encounter with a good-looking elite company employee, a mysterious blue-eyed blonde.



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Hikikomori , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Gender Bending , Josei , Parody , Konbini

Yesterday wo Utatte

Also known as SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME.

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

A story of love and humanity, following four boys and girls trying to live their best lives through hardship and turmoil, in a small town on a private rail line just outside of Shinjuku. Minor misunderstandings lead to big complications, and their various feelings become entangled.

A story of daily life lived 49% looking back, 51% looking forward.



Tags: Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Konbini , Seinen , Unrequited Love , Male Protagonist , Urban , Age Gap , Work , Rehabilitation , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Photography , Office , Tsundere , College , School , Drawing

SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2

Also known as SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

The second part of SAKAMOTO DAYS.

Note: The series is streaming a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.

Tags: Crime , Assassins , Criminal Organization , Gangs , Urban , Male Protagonist , Guns , Shounen , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Konbini , Super Power , Yakuza , Family Life , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Crossdressing

Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shuushoku wo Ketsui Shimashita.

Also known as I Couldn’t Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job..

Studio: Asread
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

The story revolves around Raul, a boy who did not become a Hero, since the demon lord was already defeated just before his Hero exams. His dreams dashed, Raul spends his days working at a magic shop in the capital. One day, a part-time job seeker appears at the shop with an amazing résumé:

Name: Phino
Previous Occupation: Demon Lord Heir
Motive: Because my father was defeated

The work comedy revolves around this former Hero-in-training and the daughter of the demon lord.



Tags: Magic , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Demons , Female Harem , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Konbini

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san

Also known as Mr. Villain's Day Off.

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

The man known as General within a villainous organization that plans to take over the world is usually fighting to the death against the Rangers who protect the Earth...

But today is his day off.

To heal his tired soul from working so hard every day, he goes to the zoo to see pandas and to the convenience store to get some ice cream.

We get to see how a certain villain gets to completely enjoy his days off to the fullest in this comedy that will heal your soul.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Monster Boy , Urban , Animals , Aliens , Tokusatsu , Konbini , Shoujo , Henshin , Work , Twins , Found Family , Orphan

NegaPosi Angler

Also known as Negative Positive Angler.

Studio: NUT
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

The anime's story centers on Tsunehiro Sasaki, a university student with a large debt and is told by his doctor that he only has two years left to live. Living the rest of his days in depression, Tsunehiro one day gets chased by a debt collector and falls into the sea. He is rescued by Hana, a girl who loves fishing, and her fishing friends including Takaaki.
Hana urges Tsunehiro to experience fishing for the first time in his life and he starts to develop friendship with other fishing enthusiasts. Things start looking up for Tsunehiro as he starts working at the convenience store where Hana and Takaaki work, and he slowly gets hooked into fishing.



Tags: Fishing , Rehabilitation , Found Family , Konbini , Outdoor Activities , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Urban , Hikikomori , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Ensemble Cast , Estranged Family , Food , Educational , Homeless , Suicide , Ships , Gambling , Chibi , College , Fugitive , Primarily Male Cast , Natural Disaster , Economics , Cosplay , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes

Konbini Kareshi

Also known as Convenience Store Boy Friends.

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

Six students are each getting on with their lives, and all of them will visit the nearby convenience store after school.

Each goes there for different reasons: to eat ice cream after club activities, to get the latest issue of this week's game magazine, to purchase ingredients, to meet friends, or to stock up on their favorite food. The convenience store becomes the place they can relax and make small memories.



Tags: Coming of Age , Konbini , School , Twins

Aggressive Retsuko Season 4

Also known as Aggretsuko: Season 4.

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

The fourth season of Aggressive Retsuko.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Office Lady , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Urban , Animals , Chibi , Metal Music , Espionage , Primarily Animal Cast , Flash , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Konbini

Miss Monochrome - The Animation

Also known as Miss Monochrome - The Animation.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , SANZIGEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

"Miss Monochrome" is an original character design from seiyuu Horie Yui. In March 2012, she first used the "Miss Monochrome" character as a 3D virtual singer to sing her songs at her concert "Horie Yui wo Meguru Bouken III ~Secret Mission Tour~". Later, the character appeared in a range of merchandise as well as in the social network game "Girlfriend (Beta)".

According to the setting, Miss Monochrome loves only the monochrome style, dislikes all kinds of color, and always dreams about changing the world into her favorite monochrome color.

Tags: Robots , Surreal Comedy , Idol , Work , Vocal Synth , Konbini , Female Protagonist , Aliens , Parody , Musical Theater , Primarily Female Cast , Kuudere , Henshin , Cars

Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari

Studio: Asahi Production
Status: Not_Yet_Released
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can't find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he's made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn't realize he already knows her!



Tags: Seinen , Iyashikei , Konbini , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban

Miss Monochrome - The Animation 2

Also known as Miss Monochrome - The Animation - 2.

Studio: SANZIGEN , LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

The second season of Miss Monochrome.

Miss Monochrome is back. In order to be one step near KIKUKO, the "17-years-old forever" super-idol and Miss Monochrome's role model, she plans her strategy together with Ru-chan, the robotic floor sweeper and her "family member."



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Idol , Robots , Cars , Vocal Synth , Konbini , Work , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Parody

Sore dake ga Neck

Also known as That is the Bottleneck.

Studio: TIA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery

The employees at the Hot Hot Mart may seem a bit ordinary and mundane. From slightly unproductive chatter and everyone’s obsession with technology, to the laziness of the store manager, is everyone okay...? But everything isn’t as it seems—especially with Muto, the mysterious worker whose face is concealed and is followed by an ominous cat. Get ready to see what happens before the next shift!



Tags: Work , Food , Dullahan , Animals , Konbini , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast

Platonic Chain

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

In the near future, technology has made a few leaps and bounds, and videophones and constant wireless internet access are available to everyone. However, it would seem that the government has been careless and a skilled hacker was able to break into the national information archive. Using the data held there he creates the Platonic Chain website for people to discover information about themselves and their friends. Words start to spread quickly that there is a site that enables you to look up anything. Coincidentally, three young girls, Hitomi, Rika, and Kanae, are able to access the site.



Note: The DVD version of Episode 16 was released with some minor variations compared to the regular TV broadcast

Tags: Female Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Primarily Female Cast , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Denpa , Full CGI , Episodic , Gyaru , Artificial Intelligence , Konbini , School , Crime , Idol

Wiheomhan Pyeonuijeom

Also known as The Dangerous Convenience Store.

Studio: Laftel
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Eui-joon, a 25-year-old college student, works at a convenience store and faces daily threats from the regular customers, the gangsters. He cannot help but shiver every time he greets them, but the high hourly pay is too good to give up. One day, Eui-joon gets into trouble during his shift, but unexpectedly a man named Gun-woo pulls him out of the situation. As Eui-joon always looks forward to those who stand up for justice, he felt extremely grateful to Gun-woo. Eui-joon recognizes Gun-woo buying alcohol and cigarettes, but ever since Gun-woo bought ‘the thing,’ Eui-joon can't stop thinking about Gun-woo more than ever.



Note: Episodes 1 and 2 were pilot episodes and may be remade in future production

Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap , Konbini