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Plot Summary:
In today’s Japan, "rental" services can deliver an afternoon with a "friend," a "parent," even a fake girlfriend! Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. Completely spiteful, Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he quickly discovers how complicated it can be to "rent" an emotional connection… and his new "girlfriend," Mizuhara Chizuru, who’s trying to keep her side hustle secret, will panic when she finds out her real life and Kazuya’s are intertwined in surprising ways! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, touching, humorous, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining, adult anime, shounen
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Hensuki: Are You Willing to Fall in Love With a Pervert, As Long As She's a Cutie? (2019)
Plot Summary:
A high school student whose year of not having a girlfriend is his age, Keiki Kiryuu, suddenly received a love letter. He is happy he can finally have a girlfriend, but is also surprised because not only there is no sender name but also includes a white underwear…??? The cute girls who gather around him are all weird and with reasons!? Who is the Cinderella who sent the underwear? The mystery called out mystery, even hentai was called out. A new feeling of love comedy that calls out hentei begins……!!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 983
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, romantic, ecchi, sex comedy, light, feel good, humorous
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More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers (2022)
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The story centers on third-year high school student Jiro Yakuin, who gets saddled with his gyaru classmate Akari Watanabe for the class's "marriage training" project about practicing to be a married couple. Jiro is the complete opposite of Akari, but the two know that if they do well they will be able to switch partners to end up with their respective crushes, and so they force themselves to act like the perfect married couple.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, seinen, romantic comedy, 2d animation
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Call of the Night (2022)
Plot Summary:
Nanakusa is a vampire. That's okay with human Ko. He wants to be one too. But transformation doesn't come that easily... When Nazuna invites Ko to spend the night at her place in an abandoned building, he's stoked! But then he awakens to kisses on his neck with a little too much bite to them... Is it just the delicious taste of his blood that makes her meet him night after night for late-night adventures, conversation and...naps? Or something else? Then, when a cute girl from Yamori's past shows up and competes for his attention, his budding relationship with the undead is put to the test!.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, entertaining, romantic, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, shounen
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Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (2020)
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Seton Academy, a school full of animals where, thanks to population decline, there are fewer humans than any other creature. Mazama Jin, an animal hater and the only human male in his class, falls in love with Hino Hitomi, the only female human, the moment he lays eyes her. However he soon finds himself entangled with various other creatures after he reluctantly joins the 'pack' of Lanka the wolf, the only other member of her pack.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, light, sincere, touching, feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, entertaining, adult anime
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Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro (2021)
Plot Summary:
"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!" One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes Senpai is "Nagatoro!" She's annoying yet adorable. It's painful, but you still want to be by her side. This is a story about an extremely sadistic and temperamental girl and you'll feel something awaken inside of you.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, humorous, light, entertaining, manga, romantic comedy, feel good, slapstick, ecchi
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ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? (2019)
Plot Summary:
Kisaragi Amatsuyu is invited out alone by the cool beauty upperclassman Cosmos and his childhood friend Himawari. Expecting to hear their confessions, he triumphantly goes to meet each of them in turn. But Cosmos and Himawari both instead confess to Amatsuyu that they like his friend. Amatsuyu fights this lonely battle, but there is another girl who is looking at him. She is a gloomy girl with glasses and braids. Amatsuyu finds that he hates her, because she's always turning her sharp tongue only on him and finding enjoyment in his troubles. But it turns out that she's the only one who actually does like him.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, romantic, captivating, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, romantic comedy
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Princess Lover! (2009)
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Princess Lover! is a Japanese visual novel, and the first title developed by Ricotta. It was first released as an adult game for the PC on June 27, 2008 in both limited and regular editions, which was followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 on January 28, 2010. The gameplay in Princess Lover! follows a linear plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios and courses of interaction, and its story focuses on the appeal of the four female main characters. Princess Lover! has received several transitions to other media. The game was first adapted into three light novels written by Utsusemi and illustrated by Hyūma Kitsuhi. It was then followed by two manga adaptations: the first, illustrated by Naoha Yuigi, began serialization in Media Factory's Media Factory Mobile! service on March 20, 2009; and the second, illustrated by Yū Midorigi, began its serialization in the manga magazine Comic Valkyrie on July 27, 2009. An anime adaptation produced by the animation studio GoHands also began its broadcast in Japan on July 5, 2009, and it was later followed by other networks in the same month. An Internet radio show has also been produced to promote the anime adaptation, and began its broadcast on July 3, 2009.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 358
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, sentimental, romantic, touching, humorous, ecchi
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Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015)
Plot Summary:
Tomoya Aki is an otaku who has a dream. His dream is to create the best visual novel game ever. The main heroine for this game and the inspiration for this dream is a background character named Megumi Kato who somehow stumbles into main character-esque traits in his eyes. To complete the game in time he has to call upon the aid of his anime loving professional friends who aren't so keen on the choice of his main heroine.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, light, inspirational, romantic, humorous, manga, tsundere
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We Never Learn (2019)
Plot Summary:
Nariyuki Yuiga is in his last and most painful year of high school. In order to gain the “special VIP recommendation” which would grant him a full scholarship to college, he must now tutor his classmates as they struggle to prepare for entrance exams. Among his pupils are “the sleeping beauty of the literary forest,” Fumino Furuhashi, and “the Thumbelina supercomputer,” Rizu Ogata–two of the most beautiful super-geniuses at the school! While these two were thought to be academically flawless, it turns out that they’re completely clueless outside of their pet subjects…!? As Nariyuki’s life is turned upside down by these quirky girls who just never learn, he must do everything he can to get them accepted into college! The stage is set for this romantic comedy featuring prodigies who never learn when it comes to studying and love!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, light, romantic, absurd, funny, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy, shounen
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Ao-chan Can't Study! (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ao Horie’s father, a popular erotic fiction author, chose Ao’s name because A stands for “apple” and O stands for “orgy”! Desperate to escape her father’s legacy and get into a prestigious university, Ao devotes herself to studying instead of pursuing romance. She has no time for boys, but there’s just one problem: Kijima, her handsome and popular classmate, just confessed his love to her! And to make matters worse, she can’t stop thinking dirty thoughts about him! Looks like escaping her father’s influence will be harder than she thought….
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 847
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, ecchi, semi serious, funny, romantic, feel good, entertaining, absurd, shounen
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The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022)
Plot Summary:
When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and Futaro. As they finish their third year of high school and their last school festival approaches, they set their sights on what’s next. Is there a future with one of them and Futaro?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: anime, romantic, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (2020)
Plot Summary:
Shinichi Sakurai’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Hana Uzaki — his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman — has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, touching, feel good, captivating, emotional, entertaining, light, romantic
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Tsuredure Children (2017)
Plot Summary:
A series depicting various scenarios of young love. These stories range from a boy, crippled by his absolute lack of confidence in himself, cannot even accept the fact that the girl of his dreams actually asked him out on a date, to the near-psychotic girl that pours her own blood into her homemade chocolate in order to win his heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 13 min
Plot tags: anime, sincere, sweet, captivating, entertaining
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Girlfriend, Girlfriend (2021)
Plot Summary:
Mukai Naoya has loved Saki Saki since grade school, and when she finally accepts his feelings, he's at his happiest. But one day, a cute girl named Minase Nagisa confesses to him! Not wishing to choose only one over another, Naoya chooses to go out with both of them!! What will be of this love triangle that challenges morality itself?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, entertaining, captivating, romantic comedy, shounen, humorous, tsundere, 2d animation
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019)
Plot Summary:
Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. The two are often regarded as the perfect couple by students despite them not being in any sort of romantic relationship. However, the truth is that after spending so much time together, the two have developed feelings for one another; unfortunately, neither is willing to confess, as doing so would be a sign of weakness. With their pride as elite students on the line, Miyuki and Kaguya embark on a quest to do whatever is necessary to get a confession out of the other. Through their daily antics, the battle of love begins!.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, romantic, humorous, feel good, captivating, sweet, light, sitcom, seinen, romantic comedy
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Horimiya (2021)
Plot Summary:
A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she’s a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they’ve never shown. Could this blossom into something new?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, light, romantic comedy, shounen
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Osamake: Romcom Where the Childhood Friend Won't Lose (2021)
Plot Summary:
My childhood friend Shida Kuroha seems to have feelings for me. She lives next door, and is small and cute. With an outgoing character, she's the caring Onee-san type, this being one of her greatest strengths. ...But, I already have my first love, the beautiful idol of our school, and the award-winning author, Kachi Shirokusa! Thinking about it rationally, I should have no chances with her, but, while walking home from school, she only talks to me, with a smile even! I might actually have a chance, don't you think?! Or so I thought, but then I heard that Shirokusa already has a boyfriend, and my life took a turn for the worse. I want to die. Why is it not me?! Even though she was my first love... As I was drowning in despair and depression, Kuroha whispered. —If it's that tough for you, then how about we get revenge? The best revenge ever, that is~.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, captivating, romantic comedy
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My Dress-Up Darling (2022)
Plot Summary:
Wakana Gojo is a high school boy who wants to become a kashirashi--a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with his class. The popular kids--especially one girl, Marin Kitagawa--seem like they live in a completely different world. That all changes one day, when she shares an unexpected secret with him, and their completely different worlds collide.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, erotic, ecchi, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, seinen, 2d animation
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Mysterious Girlfriend X (2012)
Plot Summary:
Akira is a normal high school boy, but he nevertheless impulsively licks some drool left by the mysterious transfer student Mikoto. The next day he falls asleep with an inexplicable fever. After five days Mikoto suddenly comes to visit, and makes him consume her drool. The fever instantly vanishes, and Mikoto explains that he's suffering from "love sickness." She can transmit emotions through her drool, and the two of them are now bound together.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 972
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, sentimental, touching, realistic, super sentai
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Masamune-kun's Revenge (2017)
Plot Summary:
As a child, Masamune Makabe once suffered greatly at the hands of a wealthy and beautiful girl named Aki Adagaki, who nicknamed him "Piggy" due to his chubby appearance. Seeking revenge against his tormentor, Masamune works hard to improve himself and returns as an incredibly handsome, albeit narcissistic, high school student. When he encounters Aki once again, he is prepared to exact vengeance. With the aid of the rich girl's maid, Yoshino Koiwai, Masamune slowly begins to build his relationship with Aki, intending to break her heart when the time is right. However, as his friendship with Aki begins to grow, Masamune starts to question the objectives of his devious plans, and if bringing them to fruition is what his heart truly desires.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, light, exciting, psychological, disturbing, semi serious, romantic comedy, shounen, stylized
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Maid Sama! (2010)
Plot Summary:
Misaki Ayuzawa is the first female student council president at a once all-boys school turned co-ed. She rules the school with strict discipline demeanor. But she has a secret—she works at a maid cafe due to her families circumstances. One day the popular A-student and notorious heart breaker Takumi Usui finds out her secret and makes a deal with her to keep it hush from the school in exchange for spending some time with him.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, touching, shoujo, romantic, feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, stylized
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My Love Story!! (2015)
Plot Summary:
Takeo Godau is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Makoto Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Rinko Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Rinko again, and he finds himself falling in love with her... But with handsome Suna around, does Takeo even stand a chance?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: shoujo, anime, entertaining, humorous, manga, romantic, touching, feel good, captivating, romantic comedy
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Kiss x sis (2010)
Plot Summary:
The story begins with Keita Suminoe, a male third-year junior-high school student studying for his high school entrance exams. He is living in a home with his older twin stepsisters, Ako and Riko, who share no blood relation to him, and they help him prepare for his exams. Even though he initially dislikes himself for it, he begins to become attracted to his two step-sisters, and his two parents encourage him to eventually get married to one of them.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, sweet, romantic, ecchi, light, feel good, entertaining, manga, humorous, sex comedy
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To Love-Ru (2008)
Plot Summary:
To Love-Ru is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi, and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, creator of Black Cat. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between April 24, 2006 and August 31, 2009; 18 tankōbon volumes have been published in Japan. A drama CD was released in February 2008 with an original story. A 26-episode anime series adaptation by Xebec aired in Japan between April and September 2008. Six original video animation episodes were produced by Xebec between April 2009 and April 2010. A 12-episode second season by Xebec titled Motto To-Love Ru aired between October and December 2010. A video game was released on the Nintendo DS in August 2008, and another game for the PlayStation Portable was released in October 2008. A continuation of the manga called To Love-Ru Darkness began serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on October 4, 2010. An anime TV series adaptation for To-Love Ru Darkness produced by Xebec began airing in October 2012. The title, とらぶる, is the English gairaigo "trouble" and "rabu" is the English loan word "love". The title is a pun on the words "love trouble", which describes the harem aspect of the series.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, ecchi, romantic, semi serious, entertaining, manga, adult anime, shounen
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My Girlfriend is Shobitch (2017)
Plot Summary:
Haruka Shinozaki has been interested in the class representative, Akiho Kousaka, since his first year in high school. She is attractive, good at sports, and is an all-around model student. Since they are in the same class this year, Shinozaki decides to confess his feelings—and, to his shock, Kousaka agrees to be his girlfriend! However, he finds that Kousaka is a bit stranger than he first thought: this seemingly perfect girl has never been in a relationship. But even though she is inexperienced, she vows to please Shinozaki in every way she can... such as learning multiple sex positions or his fetishes. Shinozaki tries to assure her that her studies into such subjects aren't necessary, but Kousaka devotes herself to making him happy in more ways than one.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 398
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: ecchi, anime, sex comedy, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, super sentai
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Listen to Me, Girls. I'm Your Father! (2012)
Plot Summary:
Segawa Yuta is a freshman of a university. He lost his parents when he was small and was raised by his sister Yuri. Yuta has been living alone since Yuri got married to a middle aged man when Yuta was a junior high student. One day, Yuri visited Yuta's apartment and asked him to take care of her three daughters while Yuri and her husband were on a trip. He unwillingly accepted the job but the plane Yuri took went missing. In order to prevent the daughters from being adopted separately by relatives, Yuta decided to take in all three girls. A life of a strange family in a tiny apartment begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, touching, sincere, captivating, funny, light, feel good, entertaining, super sentai
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My Little Monster (2012)
Plot Summary:
Mizutani Shizuku finds peace in her studies. Working hard to stay at the top of the class, alone but focused. When she is tasked with delivering class materials to Yoshida Haru, her world starts to rapidly expand. With some new friends and feelings, will she be able to stay focused on her studies?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, shoujo, feel good, humorous, light, sincere, captivating, romantic comedy, manga
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Real Girl (2018)
Plot Summary:
Tsutsui Hikari (a.k.a "Tsuttsun") is a high school student who is content with his virtual life of anime and video games. One day, he gets stuck cleaning the pool with Iroha, a real live girl who is stylish, sassy and known to be easy with boys ... and she aggressively approaches him! Tsuttsun, who has few friends and lives in his own world, finds himself smitten by the confident and wild Iroha ... and his whole world is turned upside down!! It's the awkward and pure love story of a boy who experiences relationship for the first time.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, romantic, light, humorous, shoujo, romantic comedy, super sentai, 2d animation
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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sakura Dormitory is a dorm of the high school affiliated with Suimei University of the Arts (often shortened as Suiko), which hosts the strangest, most trouble-making students. After being kicked out of the normal dorm for keeping a stray cat, Sorata Kanda moves into Sakura Dormitory. As he starts to get used to the life in the dorm, Mashiro Shiina, a world famous artist who cannot even take care of her daily life, moves in. Sorata is forced to become Mashiro's handler. The story is about their daily lives as well as mental growth.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, entertaining, stylized, humorous, offbeat, realistic, light, ecchi, semi serious
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O Maidens In Your Savage Season (2019)
Plot Summary:
The girls in a high school literature club do a little icebreaker to get to know each other: answering the question, "What's one thing you want to do before you die?" One of the girls blurts out, "Sex." Little do they know, the whirlwind unleashed by that word pushes each of these girls, with different backgrounds and personalities, onto their own clumsy, funny, painful, and emotional paths toward adulthood.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 894
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, sexy, humorous, feel good, entertaining, shounen, ecchi, sex comedy, super sentai, 2d animation