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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless ReincarnationMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
AT-X, 2021 Running | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Anime | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.8/5

Killed while saving a stranger from a traffic collision, a 34-year-old NEET is reincarnated into a world of magic as Rudeus Greyrat, a newborn baby. With knowledge, experience, and regrets from his previous life retained, Rudeus vows to lead a fulfilling life and not repeat his past mistakes. Now gifted with a tremendous amount of magical power as well as the mind of a grown adult, Rudeus is seen as a genius in the making by his new parents. Soon, he finds himself studying under powerful warriors, such as his swordsman father and a mage named Roxy Migurdia-all in order to hone his apparent talents. But despite his innocent exterior, Rudeus is still a perverted otaku, who uses his wealth of knowledge to make moves on women whom he could never make in his previous life.


Wotakoi: Love is Hard for OtakuWotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Fuji TV, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Romance, Animation | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.3/5

After discovering that they work at the same company, a gaming crazed otaku and a fujoshi reunite for the first time since middle school. After some post-work drinking sessions they begin dating, but will it be a perfect relationship for the two?


KoikimoKoikimo
AT-X, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Anime | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.8/5

The story follows the relationship between Amakusa Ryou, a sex-crazed but highly eligible bachelor with a wandering eye for women, and Arima Ichika, an ordinary otaku high school girl who is close friends with Ryou's little sister Rio. Ryou and Ichika meet by chance one day, but Ryou's direct approach - asking Ichika for a kiss and a date on the same day they meet - is a complete turn-off for Ichika. Despite Ichika's disgusted reaction (or arguably because of it), Ryou is convinced that she is the one.


Eromanga SenseiEromanga Sensei
Tokyo MX, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Anime
Rating: 4.5/5

Masamune Izumi is a light novel author in high school. His artist, known only as "Eromanga Sensei" is reliable but Masamune has never met him and assumes he's just a perverted otaku. 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. One day Masamune discovers that Eromanga Sensei and Sagiri are one in the same. Further chaos erupts between the siblings when a beautiful, female, best-selling shoujo manga creator becomes their rival.


Outbreak CompanyOutbreak Company
TBS(Japan), 2013 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Anime
Rating: 5/5

Having a light novel author father and an eroge illustrator mother, Kanou Shinichi is a thoroughbred otaku. However he does not have any special power except for his broad knowledge, sharp insight, and impeccable instinct about "MOE" and its products, from manga to anime to games to light novel to figures. One day he found himself transported to a fantasy world where elves live and dragons fly. And he is given a task - not to fight monster or embark on a quest, but to enhance cultural exchange by becoming a "moe missionary" in this fantasy world! He meets a palace guard who has a bit of fujoshi taste, a half-elf maid, and the empress who is a little girl. He comes up with the idea of building a school. At first it runs as a comedy but later there are serious matters that Shinichi needs to face: ethnic discrimination, social problems, conflict with neighboring countries, sabotage by opposition elements including Japanese government, etc. Can he overcome the obstacles, successfully bring "moe" culture to the fantasy world, and help the people there as well?


Oniichan wa Oshimai!Oniichan wa Oshimai!
AT-X, 2023 Running | Comedy, Anime, Animation | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.3/5

Mahiro Oyama was just a normal erotic-game loving dude...until he woke up one morning as a woman! Turns out his mad-scientist little sister, Mihari, tried out one of her new experiments on him...with a disastrous outcome, as far as Mahiro's concerned! But Mihari is as determined to study him as he is determined to go back to his shut-in, game-playing life, and one thing's for sure...life is going to get a whole lot weirder from here on out!


Saenai Heroine no SodatekataSaenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Fuji TV, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Anime
Rating: 4.4/5

The life of Tomoyo Aki, a highschool otaku working part time to support his BD hoarding. With remarkable luck, he bumps head-first into, Megumi Kato, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Naturally, the meeting twists his life into a complicated torrent of relationships. Eriri Spencer Sawamura, his half-foreigner childhood friend who's always valued her relationship with MC. Kasumigaoka Utaha, a cold, composed renowned literary genius who shoves everyone aside from our protagonist. What is this? An eroge introduction?


Yowamushi PedalYowamushi Pedal
TV Tokyo, 2013 Running | Comedy, Drama, Sports, Anime
Rating: 4.6/5

Otaku Sakamichi Onoda has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school, Onoda didn't have any friends with whom he could talk about anime, games, Akihabara and other otaku things, and he is hoping he can make such friends in the anime club, but he finds out it's been disbanded. In order to reestablish the club he tries to find 4 other people who would like to join. Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his mamachari - a bulky bicycle with a step-through frame mainly used for short rides, such as for casual fun or to pick up groceries - to go to Akihabara every week to check out or buy otaku things. Fellow freshman Shunsuke Imaizumi and bicyclist, while training, notices a boy (Onoda) riding his mamchari up a steep road. Freshman and road racing cyclist, Shokichi Naruko visits Akihabara to get some Gundam plastic models for his younger brothers and meets Onoda who catches his attention because of the his cycling skill on the mamachari and later find out they go to the same school. Later on, both Naruko and Imaizumi try to convince him to join the bicycle racing club, but will he?


Real GirlReal Girl
NTV, 2018 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Anime
Rating: 4.6/5

Tsutsui Hikari is an otaku, and he mostly avoids social life. Hikari has only one friend at school, who is also a social misfit, and he is mocked brutally by most of his classmates for being creepy and weird. One day, he ends up having to clean the school pool with Igarashi Iroha, who appears to be pretty much everything he hates in real-life girls. She skips school, has a blunt manner, doesn't have female friends, and seems the sort to be promiscuous. However, she is friendly to Hikari, and even stands up to the people who make fun of him. Hikari's bitterness and trust issues lead him to say pretty harsh things to Iroha, but she never dismisses him as creepy. After a while, it starts to look like Iroha may become his first real-life, 3D girlfriend! Will he be able to handle it?


Otaku ElfOtaku Elf

Koganei Koito works as the teenage shrine maiden at the Takamimi Shrine, catering to the whims of its resident: a centuries-old elf who loves video games as much as she hates going outside! Line up your offerings for the otaku elf-some energy drinks, chips and video games will do nicely-and watch her new friends scramble to keep up!


A Sister's All You NeedA Sister's All You Need
Tokyo MX, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Romance, Anime, Animation
Rating: 4.7/5

This is the story about the daily life of a young siscon novelist, Itsuki Hashima with his perfect little sister Chihiro, the genius illustrator Nayuta Kani, his best friend Shirakawa Kyoto and some insane partners from his publishers.


Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned Into a PigButareba: The Story of a Man Turned Into a Pig
Tokyo MX, 2023 Running | Comedy, Fantasy, Anime, Animation | ► Trailer
Rating: 3/5

An unappealing otaku awakens in the body of a pig after he passes out while eating raw pig liver. Pig finds himself in the company of Jess, an innocent girl who can read people's minds, and she accepts him despite his boorish thoughts... although she does plan to eat him. When Jess is in danger of succumbing to a dark destiny, can Pig save her using only his quick wits, wisdom, and refined sense of smell?


Kiss Him, Not MeKiss Him, Not Me
TBS(Japan), 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Anime
Rating: 4.5/5

Kae Serinuma is a second year high schooler and an avid fujoshi who secretly ships her classmates, Igarashi-kun and Nanashima-kun. The death of her favorite anime character causes her to become stressed-and lose weight rapidly. Now that Serinuma has become an attractive girl to her classmates, her snarky kouhai Shinomiya-kun, and her senpai Mutsumi, how is she going to deal with them ...with her constant BL-filled, fujoshi mind?!


Magical DestroyersMagical Destroyers

Freedom of expression is threatened when a mysterious group, the SSC, destroy Japan's otaku culture. However, a young revolutionary, Otaku Hero-who loves the culture more than anything-rises up. With the help of three rambunctious magical girls-Anarchy, Blue, and Pink-they'll team up to create a world free of this oppressive rule. Be part of the rebellion to bring back fandom!


Himouto! Umaru-chanHimouto! Umaru-chan
ABC (Japan), 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Anime, Animation
Rating: 5/5

The sibling gag comedy manga centers around Umaru, Taihei's little sister who boasts beautiful looks as well as prowess in both school and sports; however, "Himouto" (beautiful little sister) has a certain secret.


Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga NaiOre no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
AT-X, 2010 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Anime
Rating: 5/5

The story depicts high school student Kyosuke Kosaka who discovers that his standoffish younger sister Kirino is actually an otaku with an extensive collection of moe anime and younger sister-themed eroge she has been collecting in secret. Kyosuke quickly becomes Kirino's confidant for her secret hobby.


Love Stage!!Love Stage!!
Tokyo MX, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Romance, Anime, Animation
Rating: 4/5

ith a father who's a singer, a mother who's a movie star, and an older brother Shougo who's the lead vocalist for the super-popular band 'The Crusherz', Sena Izumi-an otaku college student-is the only dull one born into this super famous and talented family. He loves "Magical Girl LalaLulu" and is working hard to become a mangaka, but one day he winds up appearing in a TV commercial he just can't turn down. There, he's reunited with Ichijou Ryouma, the super-popular young actor he costarred with on a project ten years prior.


Chaos;HEAdChaos;HEAd
Other, 2008 Cancelled/Ended | Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror

Takumi is a very shy and withdrawn young man who is obsessed with computer games and anime. He lives in a quiet town, until a serial killer suddenly strikes and has people very scared. Suddenly one day while Takumi is chatting he receives a URL from someone he doesn't know, what he finds when he visits the site is an image that suggests a new murder will occur. The day after, it really happens...


Lucky StarLucky Star
Other, 2007 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Adventure, Anime
Rating: 5/5

Lucky Star is a Japanese animation that looks into the lives of several girls attending a Japanese high school. The tone of the show affects a casual humor. The main character is Konata Izumi who, despite being athletic and intelligent, allows her passion for anime and video games to keep her from achieving success.


Princess JellyfishPrincess Jellyfish
Fuji TV, 2010 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Romance, Anime, Animation

Amamizukan is an apartment complex where no boys are allowed. Tsukimi, a girl who adores jellyfish, lives there happily with her friends who all have nerdy obsessions of their own. Their peaceful lives gradually start to change when a beautiful woman helps Tsukimi out of a pinch. She stays overnight at the apartments-but it turns out "she" is really a "he".


Danna ga Nani wo Itteru ka Wakaranai KenDanna ga Nani wo Itteru ka Wakaranai Ken
AT-X, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Romance, Anime, Animation
Rating: 5/5

Hajime Tsunashi is an otaku shut-in that runs a blog, attends anime conventions with his cross-dressing younger brother, and is a surprisingly good cook. Kaoru Tsunashi is a hard-working, smoking, socially-drinking office lady with an overprotective father. Despite coming from two completely different worlds, these two couldn't be more in love with one another... even if she has trouble understanding the vast and complicated world of anime and manga that her husband is deeply entrenched within. Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken is a slice of life anime that explores the life and times of a newly married couple, filled with heartwarming scenes that showcase how the two of them grow as people through their relationships and their friends.


AnimegatarisAnimegataris
Tokyo MX, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Anime, Animation

The anime centers on Minoa Asagaya, a new high school student in Sakaneko Private High School. Despite being a novice to anime, Minoa's classmate Arisu Kamiigusa invites her to make an "anime research club" at school. Through conversations with her classmate Miko Kouenji, as well as various anime-loving upperclassmen, Minoa gradually gets hooked on anime. While they stand against the student council's continuous efforts to disband their club, and they ignore the impending end of the world, they talk about anime, whether in Akiba, or in real-life "sacred place" anime settings, or the hot springs.


Chou Kadou Girl 1/6: Amazing StrangerChou Kadou Girl 1/6: Amazing Stranger
AT-X, 2019 On Hiatus | Comedy, Romance, Anime, Animation
Rating: 3/5

Bouida Haruto, a hardcore otaku with no interest in 3D (real) women, once appreciated figures from afar, accepting that "if you get into them, there's no turning back." However, when Nona, a character he loved from an anime called "Girls->Planetary Investigation" had a figure of her released, he ended up purchasing it. And then that night, the figure of Nona somehow came to life, and a couple-like lifestyle between man and toy began.


Nogizaka Haruka no HimitsuNogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
Chiba TV, 2008 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Romance, Anime, Animation
Rating: 5/5

Haruka Nogizaka is the school idol of Hakujo Academy. Because she is rich, intelligent, and attractive, she is called Nuit Etoile and has rejected people of both genders. Unbeknownst to everyone Haruka has a secret that would change how everyone sees her. Yuuto is an average guy who has given up on women. One day, he stumbles on Haruka's secret and finds out she is an otaku, a big fan of anime and manga. Now having promised not to tell anyone her secret, Yuuto finds himself growing closer to Haruka and learning about who she truly is.


Love Stage (2022)Love Stage (2022)
Other, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Romance | ► Trailer
Rating: 5/5

Izumi Sena was born to one of the most well known showbiz families in Japan-but while the world waits for his debut as a new star, Izumi just wants to become a distinguished manga artist and fulfill his otaku dreams! Despite being surrounded by stardom his whole life, a traumatizing experience at a commercial shoot 10 years ago forced him into emotional recluse and eventually into the arms of his favorite fictional character, Magical Girl LalaLulu. However, it turns out that Izumi is not in the clear yet. Considering that he is far from becoming a manga artist of any sort, he joins a shooting for the sequel of that dreaded commercial from his past. What's more, his co-star from the past, who is also invited to reprise his role, is none other than the famous actor Ryouma Ichijou. Izumi does not fancy wearing a dress again-but Ryouma is eager to see the beautiful "girl" who captured his heart 10 years ago. How will this fateful reunion turn out?


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