Junjou Romantica 純情ロマンチカ

Alternative Name: 純情羅曼史 (Chún Qíng Luó Màn Shǐ)

 

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Erotica, Romance, Yaoi, Bishounen, Editor,

               Workplace, Alternative Version

 

Description: 

 

Misaki is suddenly having some unexpected and odd problems. What started as a need for some college entrance exam tutoring has somehow led him to being romanced by a suave older man who also happens to be his big brother’s best friend. Confused by all of his brand new emotions, Misaki struggles to deal with his suddenly very odd life. And if that wasn’t enough, his suitor, Usami, has plenty of issues of his own. A man-child who decorates his room in giant teddy bears and toys, Usami is a famous novelist who also writes steamy boys’ love novels on the side. When Misaki cracks open one of these books and reads sentences like “Misaki licks every inch of Usami’s hot body”…well, let’s just say that all hell breaks loose.

 

Episode: 12 + 1 Special + 12 + 1 OVA + 12 + 1 OVA

 

Original Run

Season 1: April 10, 2008 – June 26, 2008

Special: 2008

Season 2: October 12, 2008 – December 27, 2008

OVA: December 20, 2012

Season 3: July 8, 2015 – September 23, 2015

OVA: December 1, 2015

Studio: Studio Deen

Heaven's Design Team 天地創造デザイン部 (Tenchi Souzou Design-bu)

Alternative Name: 天地创造设计部 (Tiān Dì Chuàng Zào Shè Jì Bù)

 

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Fantasy, Angels, Magic, Workplace, Animals,

               Demons, Monsters

 

Description: 

 

In Heaven's Animal Design Department, designers create a variety of new animals daily while contending with the unreasonable requests of their client: God.

 

Episode: 12 + 1

 

Original Run

Series: January 7, 2021 – March 25, 2021

Special: April 2, 2021

Studio: Asahi Production

 

The Great Passage 舟を編む (Fune no Amu)

Alternative Name: 编舟记 (Biān Zhōu Jì)

Genre: Drama, Editor, Dictionary, Workplace

Description: 

Araki is a veteran editor for the dictionary department at the Genbu Shobō publishing company. He is looking for a successor now that he's approaching retirement age. After Majime Mitsuya — a salesman who's a poor talker — meets Masashi Nishioka — Araki's coworker who is sociable and frivolous — Araki overhears their conversation and decides to recruit Majime into the department. The "odd couple" work together to compile a medium-sized Japanese dictionary titled "The Great Passage" (Daitokai)

Episode: 11 + 10 ONA

Original Run

Series: October 14, 2016 – December 23, 2016

ONA: October 13, 2016 – December 18, 2016

Studio: Xexcs

Live-Action Film: April 13, 2013

Yutori-Chan ゆとりちゃん

Alternative Name: 由土里酱 (Yóu Tǔ Lǐ Jiàng)

Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy, Workplace

Description: 

Yutori-chan works as a part-timer at Popuu, a toy company. It's her first job and her co-worker, Tsumekomi, must teach her the idiosyncrasies of an office.

Episode: 25

Original Run: December 29, 2009 – April 9, 2010

Studio: Actas

New Game! ニューゲーム!

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Workplace, Shoujo-Ai, Video Games

Description: 

Aoba Suzukaze graduates from high school and joins the Eaglejump game company. The person who made the game that Aoba loved as a grade-schooler just happens to be Aoba's senior at the company.

Episode
Season 1: 12 Episodes + 1 OVA 
Season 2: 12 Episodes

Original Run

Season 1: July 4, 2016 – September 19, 2016

OVA: May 3, 2017

Season 2: July 11, 2017 – September 26, 2017

Studio: Doga Kobo

Nanbaka ナンバカ

Alternative Name: 黑白来看守所 (Hēi Bái Lái Kān Shǒu Suǒ)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fighting, Prison, Workplace

Description: 

Four men are assigned to the prison: Jūgo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to gamble with women; Rock, a man who likes to get into fights; and Nico, a man who likes anime.

Episode: 13 + 12 ONA + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: October 5, 2016 – December 28, 2016

ONA: January 4, 2017 – March 22, 2017

Special: April 29, 2017

Studio: Satelight

Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION ツキウタ。THE ANIMATION

Alternative Name: 月歌 (Yuè Gē)

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Idols, Alternative Version, Music, Workplace

Description: 

Six Gravity and Procellarum are two rival male idol groups who happen to live in the same dorm. Six Gravity is made up of young men who represent the months of December to May, while Procellarum’s members represent June to November. Follow the daily lives of these twelve young men as they deal with the stresses of idol-hood, school, and living together.

Episode: 13+ 13 + 12 ONA

Original Run
Season 1: July 6, 2016 – September 28, 2016
Season 2: October 7, 2020 – December 30, 2020

ONA: October 7, 2020 – December 23, 2020

Studio: Studio Pierrot (S1) / Children's Playground Entertainment (S2)

Hoozuki's Coolheadedness 鬼灯の冷徹 (Hōzuki no Reitetsu)

Alternative Name: 鬼灯的冷彻 (Guǐ Dēng De Lěng Chè)

Genre: Supernatural, Dark Comedy, Comedy, Demons, Workplace

Description: 

Hōzuki is the aide to the great king of Hell, King Enma. Calm and super-sadistic, Hōzuki tries to resolve the various problems in Hell, including a rampaging Momotarō and his companions. However, he also likes spending his free time on his hobbies, such as fawning over cute animals and raising "Goldfish Flowers."

Episode
Season 1: 13 Episodes + 4 OVA
Season 2a: 13 Episodes
Season 2b: 13 Episodes + 3 OVA

Original Run

Season 1: January 10, 2014 – April 4, 2014

OVA: February 23, 2015 – March 23, 2017
Season 2a: October 8, 2017 – December 31, 2017
Season 2b:  April 8, 2018 – July 1, 2018
OVA: September 20, 2019 – September 1, 2020

Studio: Wit Studio / Studio Deen & Wit Studio (OVA) / Studio Deen (S2) / 

                Pine Jam (OVA)

Barakamon ばらかもん

Alternative Name: 元氣囝仔 (Yuán Qì Jiǎn Zǐ)

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Calligraphy, School, Workplace, School Life

Description: 

After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, though, Handa must adapt to country life while meeting an assortment of quirky people during his tenure.

Episode

Barakamon: 12 Episodes + 12 ONA + 1 ONA

Handa-kun: 12 Episodes

Original Run

Barakamon: July 6, 2014 – September 27, 2014

ONA: July 3, 2014 – September 28, 2014 
ONA: March 7, 2014

Handa-kun: July 8, 2016 – September 23, 2016

Studio: Kinema Citrus (Barakamon) / Diomedea (Handa-kun)

Television Drama: July 12, 2023 – September 20, 2023 (11 Episodes)

Hataraki Man 働きマン

Alternative Name: 工作狂人 (Gōng Zuò Kuáng Rén)

Genre: Drama, Slice of Life, Comedy, Romance, Workplace

Description: 

Hiroko Matsukata is a woman who works for a magazine company. She puts all she has into her work, and is known as a strong, straight-forward working girl, who can at will turn herself into Hataraki man (working man) mode. Despite Hiroko's success at work, her life lacks romance. Even though a hard worker, she'd leave early anytime to go on a date. Too bad her boyfriend is even bigger a workaholic than Hiroko.

Episode: 11

Original Run: October 12, 2006 – December 21, 2006

Studio: Gallop

Television Drama: October 10, 2007 – December 19, 2007 (11 episodes)

Joshiraku じょしらく

Alternative Name: 女子落语 (Nǚ Zǐ Luò Yǔ)

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Parody, Satire, Workplace

Description: 

Marii, Kigurumi, Tetora, Kukuru, and Gankyō are apprentices at a Rakugo theater, a classic form of Japanese comedy. When they're not on the stage, they're making random banter about everyday life, from the reason the kanji for "dog" is the way it is, to the confusing signs that lead to Akihabara.

Episode: 13 + 1 OVA

Original Run

Series: July 5, 2012 – September 28, 2012

OVA: February 8, 2013

Studio: J.C.Staff

The World's Greatest First Love: Onodera Ritsu's Affair 世界一初恋 〜小野寺律の場合〜 (Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi: Onodera Ritsu no Baai)

Alternative Name: 世界第一初恋 (Shì Jiè Dì Yī Chū Liàn)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Editor, Erotica, Shounen-Ai/Yaoi, Workplace,

               Alternative Version

Description: 

Ritsu Onodera, a literary editor, resigns from his father's publishing company, due to his coworkers' jealousy of his success, claiming that he is simply riding his father's coattails. He applies for a position at Marukawa Publishing in order to move away from his father's shadow, but instead of his preferred department of literature he is placed in the infamous shōjo manga department, Emerald. He initially considers resigning, especially because he finds his new boss, Masamune Takano, intolerable and unnerving from the very beginning; however, Takano inadvertently convinces Onodera to stick with the job by calling him "useless," his pride forcing him to stay in order to prove his worth. Later, Onodera learns that Takano's old family name was Saga, and that he was an older schoolmate from high school that Onodera fell in love with and confessed to. It turns out Takano still has feelings for Onodera, and he tells him he will make him fall in love with him again. The series shows how Takano slowly achieves this goal, and the obstacles the two face.

There are also two other couples in this show; their stories are shown in later episodes. The characters follow Onodera's fellow editors: Hatori and his longtime friend (and manga artist he's in charge of) Yoshino, as well as Kisa and the attractive bookstore employee he has his eye on, Yukina.

An extra novel follows salesman and longtime friend of Takano's, Yokozawa, as he’s swept off his feet following a harsh breakup by attractive widower and single father Kirishima.

Episode

Season 1: 12 episodes + 2 OVA

Season 2: 12 episodes + 2 Movie + 1 Movie

Original Run
OVA: March 22, 2011 – September 27, 2011 

Season 1: April 9, 2011 – June 25, 2011

Season 2: October 7, 2011 – December 23, 2011 
Movie: March 14, 2014
Movie: March 15, 2014
Movie: February 21, 2020

Studio: Studio Deen

Amagi Brilliant Park 甘城ブリリアントパーク (Amagi Buririanto Pāku)

Alternative Name:  甘城辉煌乐园救世主 

                                       (Gān Chéng Huī Huáng Lè Yuán Jiù Shì Zhǔ)

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Amusement Park, Magic, Workplace,

               Folklore/Mythology, Spirits

Description: 

Seiya was forced to accept an invitation to an amusement park by the mysterious and beautiful girl Isuzu. What he didn't know was that she would bring him to the decrepit Amagi Brilliant Park, Japan's most disappointing amusement park. Seiya is introduced to the leader of the Park, the "real princess" Latifah, who suddenly entrusts him with saving the park, which is in danger of shutting down. Amagi Brilliant Park, it turns out, is not just any amusement park, but rather one populated by fairies.

Episode: 13 + 8 Special 

Original Run
Series: October 6, 2014 – December 25, 2014
Special: December 26, 2014 – June 26, 2015

Studio: Kyoto Animation

Spirited Away 千と千尋の神隠し (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi)

Alternative Name:  千与千寻 (Qiān Yǔ Qiān Xún)

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Ghosts/Spirits, Supernatural, 

               Youkai/Monsters, Dragons, Workplace, Isekai, Witches

Description: 

On their way to their new home, a young girl, Chihiro, and her parents stumble into what appears to be an abandoned theme park. But all is not as it seems, as the theme park is a bath-house for the spirits, and not a place where humans are welcome. Chihiro must fend for herself and rescue her parents, as they have been turned to pigs as punishment for eating the food meant for the gods.

Original Run: July 20, 2001

Studio: Studio Ghibli

Yusibu: I Couldn’t Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job 勇者になれなかった俺はしぶしぶ就職を決意しました (Yūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku wo Ketsui Shimashita)

Alternative Name: 当不成勇者的我，只好认真找工作了。

                                      (Dāng Bù Chéng Yǒng Zhě De Wǒ, 

                                       Zhǐ Hǎo Rèn Zhēn Zhǎo Gōng Zuò Le.)

Genre: Harem, Ecchi, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, 
               Fanservice, Slice of Life, Supermarkets, Workplace

Description: 

The story revolves around a young man named Raul Chaser who dreamed of becoming a hero with his team of skilled heroes-in-training, but due to the collapse of the Demon Empire, the Hero Program was suspended. With Raul's dream crushed, he was forced to find a new line of work and ended up employed at a small department store called Magic Shop Leon. Raul's life since then has been busy but dull, when one day someone arrives at the store applying for a job. Raul finds out that the new hire is the Demon Lord's child and also happens to be a cute girl.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 5 Special

Original Run
Series: October 4, 2013 – December 20, 2013 
OVA: March 7, 2014
Special: January 31, 2014 – May 30, 2014

Studio: asread.

The Devil Is a Part-Timer! はたらく魔王さま! (Hataraku Maō-sama)

Alternative Name: 打工吧! 魔王大人 (Dǎ Gōng Ba! Mó Wáng Dà Rén)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Demons, Superpowers,

               Restaurant, Workplace

Description: 

In another dimension the Devil King Sadao is only one step away from conquering the world when he is beaten by Hero Emilia and forced to drift to the other world: modern-day Tokyo. As "conquering the world" are the only skills the Devil King possesses - and are obviously unnecessary in his new situation - he must work as a freeter to pay for his living expenses.

Episode

Season 1: 13 Episodes

Season 2a: 12 Episodes +  1 Special + 24 ONA

Season 2b: 12 Episodes

Original Run

Season 1: April 4, 2013 – June 27, 2013

Season 2a: July 14, 2022 – September 29, 2022 

ONA: July 17, 2022 – October 1, 2023

Special: July 6, 2023

Season 2b: July 13, 2023 – September 28, 2023

Studio: White Fox (S1) / Studio 3Hz (S2)

Working!! ワーキング!!

Alternative Name: WORKING!!迷糊餐廳 (WORKING!! Mí Hú Cān Tīng)

Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy, Moe, Restaurant/Cafe, Workplace, 

               Culinary, Romance,  Alternative Version

Description: 

Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16-year-old high school student Sōta Takanashi works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Popura Taneshima, a high school girl who—despite being a year older than Sōta—is easily mistaken for a elementary/middle schooler, and Kyoko Shirafuji, the 28-year-old store manager who does not bother to do any work at all.

Episode

Season 1: 13 Episodes

Season 2: 13 Episodes + 2 ONA
Season 3: 13 Episodes + 1 Special
Alternative Version: 13 Episodes + 2 ONA

Original Run

Season 1: April 4, 2010 – June 26, 2010

Season 2: October 1, 2011 – December 24, 2011
ONA: April 1, 2011 – April 2, 2011
Season 3: July 4, 2015 – September 26, 2015
Special: December 26, 2015
Alternative Version:  October 1, 2016 – December 24, 2016

Studio: A-1 Pictures 

Antique Bakery 西洋 骨董 洋菓子店 (Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Shounen-Ai, Slice of Life, Culinary,

               Bishounen, Bakery, Workplace

Description: 

Antique Bakery, is a small bakery that's run by four handsome man. Tachibana, the owner of Antique Bakery. Chikage, who was send by Tachibana's family to watch over his childhood friend, Tachibana. Ono, the "demonically charming" gay master pastry chef. Lastly, Kanda, a former boxer and Ono's apprentice.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 3, 2008 – September 18, 2008

Studio: Nippon Animation, SynergySP & Shirogumi

Television Drama

Japan: October 8, 2001 – December 17, 2001 (12 episodes)

Thailand: November 24, 2021 – Ongoing

Live-Action Film: November 13, 2008

Maid Sama! 会長はメイド様! (Kaichō wa Maid-sama!)

Alternative Name: 会长是女仆大人! (Huì Zhǎng Shì Nǚ Pū Dà Rén!)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Butlers/Maids, School, Reverse Harem,

               Tsundere, Cafe, Workplace

Description: 

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.

Episode: 26 + 1 Special + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: April 1, 2010 – September 23, 2010
Special: July 24, 2010
Special: May 11, 2011

Studio: J.C.Staff