Meiji Tokyo Renka

Otome games (sometimes shortened to otoge) are visual novels with a female protagonist, multiple male love interests, and story choices which lead the player down one of many routes towards a romantic ending. At their core, otome games are romance stories; however, they frequently feature an overarching side plot that is revealed slowly across each route.

Titles in this stack are sorted by most recent. Sequels and specials of TV anime are omitted. Where I've seen both the anime and played the VN, I've tried to give a brief description of what was covered.

The anime stack of mostly all-male casts focused on joseimuke media: idols, mobile games, (not) otome games, and multimedia projects. I won't include the sequels because the stack is limited to 50 so you gotta find them out by yourself.

Part 2 (original & manga/novel adaptation): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6190
Also check out pretty boys doing sports: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2079

This stack is for people who love the Bishounen/Ikemen art style and/or characters.

Only includes anime i have personally watched and only the first season of them.

Not all of them are quality anime or good, my score reflects my thoughts about the anime but you're opinion may very well differ so don't let than stop you from watching the anime if it sounds interesting to you!

The counterpart of beautiful girls and the collection of reverse harem animes that can make you fall in love. Reverse harems tend to be pure and simplistic than the original version of harem. Pretty boys surrounding a simple and ordinary girl, is one of the most young maidens' dreams.

We all know that famous historic Japanese warlords, samurai, ronin and ninjas (Such as Oda Nobunaga and the Shinsengumi) are frequently feautured in various anime, but what about famous Japanese writers instead???

There's sadly not a lot of anime featuring them currently, but hopefully it caught on and there'll be more of them coming in the near future!!!

Anime that gives you a warm and kind feeling, like a cozy autumn or a calm spring. Some of them also have a very relaxing and emotional OST.

The best shojo anime that I saw so far and that everyone should see sometime. Without a doubt, they are masterpieces that were created to bring happiness and comfort to our lives✨

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪 𝘶𝘴𝘦
TV Series with one or multiple Season
English Localization and available on Steam

𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘢𝘨𝘴
Visual Novel : Linear and Multiple route
Kinetic Novel : Single Unbranching story

𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘦
Bishoujo : male protagonist with female romance
(or 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐞/Gyaru Game, heroine options)
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Otome : female protagonist with male romance
(or 𝐎𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞/Otome Game, husbando options)
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𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 : individual character story development
𝐌𝐨𝐞𝐠𝐞 : more focuses character with cute girls
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𝐄𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞 : features H-content
𝐍𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐠𝐞 : H-content as main plot
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𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐞 : popular or highest sales Visual Novel
𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐨𝐠𝐞 : terrible or bad sales Visual Novel
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𝐍𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐠𝐞 : Crying Game, offer a happy ending
𝐔𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐞 : Depressing Game, no happy ending
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𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐠𝐞 : heavy emphasis on drama and action, can
cross over with other genres for overarching story

thanks to @hackrabbits for corrected information.
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My Music Playlists on YouTube
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𝘌𝘟𝘵𝘳𝘢 official Visual/Kinetic Novel openings
YT ▣ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8DGMrJed_6ggtN2QFcFN9r2-qwxIPvxJ

Anime specializing in various supernatural and paranormal tropes, usually with mystery and investigation underlying. This stack places weight on the more spiritually focussed paranormal anime.

As in, this isnt just anime with ghosts. There's usually a deeper grasp of the details around the paranormal displayed in these anime that present more compelling and believable paranormal themes. Some that are on here are spiritual in a more personal sense, that they stimulate your spirit in a deep way, not always that the anime itself has spirits.

But energies / ghosts / spirits / yokai are usually present. Based on whether the anime left an intellectual impression or not, some may think the anime on here aren't worth it if you're not in an open mind.

Isekai (and videogame) anime with a female main character.


See notes for genres and clarifications.

Writer's block got you feeling down? Draw some inspiration from these anime featuring writers from all walks of life, with both masters of their craft and aspiring amateurs alike!

Jul/Aug 2023 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 anime (*) on this list by August 31st!

*　Anime you completed before the challenge started (Jul 1) will not count. You will need to watch something new, finish something you have on-hold, or re-watch something you've watched before.

Historical and historical fantasy anime that takes place in Japan.
Usually during the Taishõ era or the Meiji era.
This typical animes are usually fantasy.

Romantic related animes that I as a romance fan have watched and love. A heart fluttering story that will gives you butterflies. Mostly shoujo and shounen, with a few of josei and seinen.
p.s. I put the very latest season of the series, not including ovas or specials. There are also some movies.
No ecchi, harem, bl or gl.

MORE STACKS:
- New Romance (UPCOMING):
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17377
- 2024 banger:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26355
- Comedy:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17386
- Healing:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18157

Derived from AniFem's Top Picks for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/feminist-anime-recommendations-2016/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anifems-top-picks-2017/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anifems-top-picks-for-2018/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminists-top-picks-for-2019/

See also
Parts 1-2, 4-7
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17514
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17515
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18755
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18995
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18999
Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28358
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28535
Chatty AF
Anime
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22027
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949

Here are the reverse harem animes I've watched and why you should watch them.

Yeah bro, definitely NOT isekai.

Well, yeah, I know that in theory they are not isekai, but still...