20 Best Harem Anime of All Time (Dubbed & Undubbed)
In this article, we at Fiction Horizon will focus on the harem genre, delivering to you a list of the 20 best harem anime you can watch, 10 of which are dubbed and 10 of which are not (since most modern anime are dubbed at one point, the latter 10 are going to be harem anime series which are rarely dubbed in the West).
You’re going to get some basic information on the shows themselves, their production, and a short synopsis for each of them. As the site is not adult-oriented, we are not going to include the explicit screenshots here, thus keeping the article clean, but you’ll be able to explore the shows themselves and see for yourselves why they’re on our list.
10 Best Dubbed Harem Anime
10. Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru
Author(s): Caramel Box
Genres: Harem, Romance
Release Date: October 8, 2006 – December 24, 2006
Episodes: 12
Additional Material: 4 OVA episodes
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru tells the story of the main character Mizuho Miyanokouji, an androgynous high school student. After the death of his grandfather, the reading of his will indicates that he wants his grandson transferred to the Seio Girls’ Academy, the school founded by his ancestors and where his own mother studied.
Respecting this will, Mizuho disguises himself in order to infiltrate it. Initially, only the headmistress, head teacher Hisako Kajiura and Mariya Mikado know his secret; Shion Jujo and Ichiko Takashima also eventually find out. Mizuho is very popular with other high school girls, who often discuss her beauty, cuteness, and athleticism. This unbridled popularity increases to the point that he is nominated, against his will, to become the student council president.
Because of this, the current student council president, Takako Itsukushima, opposes Mizuho. The election of the president is an old tradition in the school: in June, one of the high school girls is elected by her peers to be the eldest, seen as the school’s number one “big sister”. Until graduation, she was referred to by her peers as Onee-sama.
To become a senior, the candidate must obtain at least 75% of the votes. If none of the candidates obtains at least 75% in the first ballot, one of the candidates gives her votes to another candidate, then the one who finally obtains at least 75% of the votes becomes the oldest. If no one reaches this threshold, the president of the student council for the current year becomes the eldest.
In Otoboku, Mizuho gets 82% of the vote in the first round, becoming the 72nd oldest in school history. In the following months, Mizuho is confronted with the responsibility entailed by this status and tries to help the other characters as best as possible while keeping his true identity a secret.
9. Kämpfer
Author(s): Toshihiko Tsukiji
Genres: Action, harem, romantic comedy
Release Date: October 2, 2009 – December 17, 2009 / April 8, 2011 – May 25, 2011
Episodes: 12 / 2
Additional Material: None
The average high school student Natsuru Senō wakes up one morning to the remarkable discovery that he has turned into a girl. It seems even more absurd to him that his stuffed tiger called Harakiri Tora speaks to him and can move. So he learns that from now on he is a “Kämpfer” and that he is under a contract, which is symbolized by his blue bracelet.
Waking up the next day, he believes that what had happened last night was just a dream and meets Kaede Sakura on the way to school. While attending school, they are unexpectedly attacked by Akane Mishima, who has been transformed into a “Kämpfer,” which makes Natsuru’s bracelet glowed. Remembering Harakiri’s words that he would transform shortly after lighting up, he disappears from Kaede’s field of vision.
In the following argument, both Kaede and Akane are saved from death by Natsuru’s female self, which triggers a strong affection for the female Natsuru in Kaede. After the dispute is settled, Natsuru is approached by the normal Akane at school, who turns out to be a very reserved girl. From her he finally learns that because the bracelet is the same color, they should both belong to the same team, whose opponents should be visible on a red bracelet.
In the further course of the story, it quickly happens that Akane and Natsuru meet the first member of the “Red faction”, which represent the opponents. However, this person turns out to be the head girl of the school of two. The head girl Shizuku, however, wants it to remain a secret in the school that these fighters exist and thus she ensures that Natsuru also goes to this school in his female form.
Furthermore, problems arise again and again because Natsuru cannot yet control his transformation. After a while, however, the blue and red fighters become friends because they see no point in fighting each other as no one can tell them the reason why they should fight. However, after a certain period of time, the “white fighters” turn on, so that fighting starts again.
8. Hayate the Combat Butler
Author(s):
Genres: Harem, romantic comedy, a slice of life
Release Date: April 1, 2007 – July 1, 2013
Episodes: 101
Additional Material: 4 OVA episodes
Hayate Ayasaki is an unlucky teenager who has been working since childhood to make ends meet due to his parents’ irresponsible behavior. One day, on Christmas Eve, he discovers that his parents left him with a huge gambling debt of ¥156,804,000; to pay off his debts to the Yakuza they had a plan to sell his organs on the black market.
While running away from debt collectors, he ends up meeting Nagi Sanzenin, a young woman who is the sole heir to the wealthy Sanzenin estates, and due to a misunderstanding, Nagi ends up falling in love with Hayate. After he rescues Nagi from some kidnappers, she hires Hayate as her new butler.
In addition to performing his normal duties as a butler, Hayate must fight to protect Nagi from harm, a difficult task as her life is always in danger, as she is the target of several people who covet her family’s fortune, and sometimes has to deal with some extravagant requests from her, oblivious to Nagi’s true feelings about him.
Later in the story, Hayate has to deal with the feelings of several other girls, Ayumu Nishizawa his former classmate who hides that she has a crush on him, and Hinagiku Katsura the student council president at Hakuo Academy, who ends up being attracted to him.
With the last of his savings, Nagi moves with Hayate and his maid Maria to an old apartment building called the “Violet Mansion” owned by his late mother, Yukariko, and rents out their extra rooms for income: having Chiharu Harukaze; the secretary of the Hakuo Academy, Hinagiku, Ayumu, Athena (in child form), Kayura Tsurugino; an “otaku elite”, and Ruka Suirenji; a “musical idol” who develops feelings for Hayate, like his tenants.
After a series of adventures with their tenants, Hayate and Nagi returns to the Sanzenin mansion when Nagi manages to regain her inheritance.
7. Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou
Author(s): Okayado
Genres: Comedy Fantasy, Harem, Romantic Comedy
Release Date: July 7, 2015 – September 22, 2015
Episodes: 12
Additional Material: None
For years, the Japanese government has kept a secret: mythical creatures like centaurs, harpies, and lamias are real. Three years before the story began, the government revealed the existence of these creatures and granted them a legal pass license, the “Interspecies Cultural Exchange Act.”
Since then, these creatures, known as “liminals” or “extra-species”, have become a part of human society, living with normal families as foreign exchange students and au pair visitors, but with other rights and certain restrictions. (The main restriction is that liminals and humans are prohibited from hurting each other).
Kurusu Kimihito did not initially volunteer for the exchange program, but when he watches in amazement as Mrs. Smith accidentally delivers the scared and embarrassed Miia to her doorstep, he doesn’t have the heart to deny her a roof and they start living together. Over the course of the story, Kimihito gathers and shelters other female liminals, each of a different species.
Some come more or less by accident, some are forced to be with him by Mrs. Smith or forced by themselves, and before long he finds himself in a hectic environment in which he struggles to live in harmony with his new life. housemates, as she deals with their constant advances and the dramas about helping them navigate the human world.
The situation takes on a new twist after the girls are notified that due to anticipated changes in the law on human-liminal relationships, Kimihito is expected to marry one of the girls on a trial basis, increasing thus between these tenants competition for their attention.
6. High School DxD
Author(s): Ichiei Ishibumi
Genres: Comedy, Harem, Supernatural
Release Date: January 6, 2012 – March 21, 2012 / July 7, 2013 – September 22, 2013 / April 4, 2015 – June 20, 2015 / April 10, 2018 – July 3, 2018
Episodes: 12 / 12 / 12 / 13
Additional Material: 6 OVA episodes / None / 6 OVA episodes / None
The high school student Issei Hyōdo has been trying to find a friend for some time, along with two other school friends. However, the three of them are more likely to attract attention because of their careless approach and tension, so that actually no girl at school wants to get involved with them.
But one day, a student seems to be particularly interested in him and he can hardly believe that she invites him on a date so quickly, which he accepts without hesitation, blinded by her charm. At the end of the day, he is unexpectedly killed by the girl after she turned out to be a fallen angel.
To his own amazement, however, he wakes up naked in his bed as if it were just a dream if it weren’t for the beauty of the school, Rias Gremory, naked next to him. While she tries to calm him down as well as charm him, and in between his mother stands in astonishment on the doorstep, she explains to him that he was truly killed the previous day, that she resurrected him as a demon as the leader of the demon clan of Gremory and he is now part of the clan.
Rias ’group disguises itself as an occultism research club at the school. Likewise, he must first understand what it means to be a demon and what circumstances and duties resulting from it. It is only in the club that Issei seems to understand what happened to him for the first time, and Rias explains to him the hostile relationships between the demons, the fallen angels, and the angels, as well as his followers of the church.
He also learned that he could have his own servants if he tried hard enough and rose so that his ultimate goal was to become a harem king. Despite the knowledge of the enmity, he gets to know the young, always friendly, and naive nun Asia, with whom he befriends quickly despite all the enmities.
As a result of a plot by the fallen angels, Asia is killed, which Issei cannot prevent, although he gave everything. However, Asia can also be revived as a demon and has since been an integral part of the clan, for whom her healing powers prove to be very helpful. She also became the first of many girls to come who will fall in love with Issei.
In the further course, Issei gets stronger and stronger and he plays more and more an important figure for the people within the occult research club and especially for Rias Gremory and the other girls. Although naturally weaker than most of the other – and predominantly female – demons, he can still assert himself repeatedly with unusual techniques and his unbroken will.
Besides, all the girls in the club gradually fall in love with him and especially he developed a deep relationship with Rias. But the other girls don’t let it sit down.
For his part, Issei still aims to become the most powerful farmer and to rise to the demon nobility so that he can protect Rias again and again. Noble demons take part in a rating game based on chess and are used for combat training and receive 15 chess pieces.
In addition to the king, these are queens, knights, runners, rooks, and pawns, each with their own skills: knights have increased speed and mobility, runners have increased magical abilities, towers increased strength and robustness, and queens. All of these pawns can convert to a queen, knight, bishop, or rook in enemy territory.
5. Sekirei
Author(s): Sakurako Gokurakuin
Genres: Harem, Romantic Comedy, Supernatural
Release Date: July 2, 2008 – September 17, 2008; July 4, 2010 – September 26, 2010
Episodes: 12; 13
Additional Material: 1+1 OVA episodes
In Tokyo in 2020, referred to as Shintō Teito (“New Eastern Imperial Capital”), the boy Minato Sahashi fails the university entrance exam for the second time, has not yet had any success with women, and moreover, he is still unemployed. However, he is very intelligent, but cannot cope with the pressure of an exam, which explains his constant failure.
As a result of these circumstances, however, he is labeled a loser by many, even his little sister. One day the attractive Musubi falls into his hands as if she had fallen from the sky. However, he soon realizes that Musubi is not an ordinary girl, but that she is a Sekirei and has chosen him as her Ashikabi.
The Sekirei are extraterrestrial life forms that crash-landed on earth with their spaceship in 1999 and were found by students Minaka Hiroto and Takami Sahashi. On board, the ship were 108 life forms, which are also described as “a pillar and 107 small birds”, as only one, the pillar (# 0 / # 1), was in the adult state, while eight other living beings (# 2 – # 9) were present as embryos and the remaining 99 (# 10- # 108) as fertilized eggs.
Due to their DNA, which largely corresponds to the human, they have a human appearance, but also have special abilities. The single-digit numbers are particularly strong.
Minaka and Takami, Minato’s mother, now chair the Mid Bio Informatics (MBI) organization. They modified the Sekirei in various experiments and achieved very different results in order to then let them compete against each other in the so-called Sekirei Plan.
In the process, very different personalities emerged, ranging from helpless and innocent to mean and murderous.
Ashikabi Minato finds himself in fight scenes faster than he would like and soon finds out that several Sekirei chose him as Ashikabi, which leads to numerous problems of all kinds.
4. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
Author(s): Fumiaki Maruto
Genres: Harem, romantic comedy
Release Date: January 9, 2015 – June 23, 2017
Episodes: 25
Additional Material: None
Tomoya Aki is a high school student who works part-time to earn money to finance his otaku lifestyle. One day during spring break, he meets a beautiful girl. A month later he finds out that she is one of his classmates and is rather inconspicuous in the class.
Hoping to produce a visual novel, Aki turns to class beauties Eiri Spencer Sawamura to design the characters and Utaha Kasumigaoka to develop the game scenario. Tomoya eventually recruits Megumi, the girl he first met over spring break, to be the spokesperson for the game’s protagonist.
Together they form the dojin developer circle Blessing Software. The series follows both the adventures of the characters during the development of the video game and their plans to later sell it on Comiket, as well as the emotional entanglements within the development team.
3. The World God Only Knows
Author(s): Tamiki Wakaki
Genres: Harem, romantic comedy, supernatural
Release Date: October 6, 2010 – June 28, 2011 / July 8, 2013 – September 23, 2013
Episodes: 24 / 12
Additional Material: None
Keima Katsuragi, a high school sophomore, is an avid bishōjo gamer. On the Internet, he is known as the “God of Conquest”, for his legendary abilities to “conquer” any 2D girl in video games. However, in his real-life school, Keima is known as otamega, a portmanteau of the words otaku and megane.
At the beginning of the series, Keima receives an e-mail, in which he is offered a challenge to conquer girls, signed by Dokuro Skull. He accepts, taking it as a challenge for a new bishōjo video game since it is sent to his own PFP (a portable console, parody of the PSP) with the heading “Dear God of Conquest”.
After accepting, the sky darkens, and from a lightning bolt appears a demon, Elsie de Lute Irma, normally called Elsie. She asks for his cooperation to help her in capturing the fleeing spirits of the underworld, also called loose souls. These spirits are hidden within the hearts of the girls, so Elsie tells him that the only method to force the spirits out is to “conquer” the hearts of the girls, causing them to fall in love.
Horrified by the idea, Keima refuses after clarifying to Elsie that he is only interested in “conquering” 2D girls and that he hates reality. However, the e-mail was actually a contract and by accepting it, a necklace had been on both of them, which will cut off their heads if they do not fulfill that contract.
Keima will have to help Elsie using the knowledge of her games to conquer and fall in love with the girls.
During the first arc, different “captures” of the spirits are shown. In the manga, most of them appear, the anime shows and mentions only some that have been made, while some only appeared in the light novel. During this arc, other demons will appear that collaborate in the capture, and more about the world will be explained.
In the second arc, the threat of Vintage appears, a group from hell that threatens the sent ones from heaven who concluded the previous hell. Keima must find them to save them and protect the world. It is the one that is broadcast in the anime in the third season. In the third and final arc of the manga, Keima’s consciousness travels to the past to prepare for future events.
2. The Quintessential Quintuplets / The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬
Author(s): Negi Haruba
Genres: Harem, romantic comedy
Release Date: January 9, 2019 – March 28, 2019 / January 8, 2021 – March 26, 2021
Episodes: 24
Additional Material: 1 anime film (2022)
In a flashforward scene, as he dozed off in the ceremony hall on his wedding day, the groom, Fūtarō Uesugi, recalls the first meeting with his wife.
At that time, Fūtarō was still a high school student in his second year who obtained excellent grades in school, but on the other hand, he led a difficult life: an orphan of a mother and without friends, he lived in poverty with his little sister Raiha because of her father’s money problems, having incurred heavy debts.
One day, Fūtarō meets Itsuki Nakano, a new student transferred to his high school, who asks him to teach her how to study. However, Fūtarō refuses her request and pisses her off by responding nonchalantly.
Immediately after this conversation, Raiha informs him that their father has found him an odd job of being “tutor to a millionaire’s daughter”, a job he accepts in order to clear the family debt. However, he soon realizes that his job is actually to teach the Nakano Quintuplets, of which Itsuki is the youngest, and must help them graduate.
Fūtarō is very perplexed in the face of the five sisters with different personalities, and who have in common a total disinterest in studies which is expressed by appalling notes.
Most Quintuplets object to the presence of an unknown man in their apartment, but with his diligent tenacity and the support of the Fourth Sister, Yotsuba, Fūtarō continues to interact with the Quintuplets through various events including the summer festival, and gradually managed to gain the trust of the third and first sister, respectively Miku and Ichika.
However, Fūtarō still passes his first midterm exam as a tutor without the cooperation of the second and fifth sisters, Nino and Itsuki. Although the result of the exam was higher than the last time, they do not manage to have the average, and Fūtarō, who had to avoid all five of them failing, decides to resign while giving advice to the quintuplets.
Nonetheless, Nino, hitherto uncooperative, defends Fūtarō by making a false report to his father so that he can continue his tutoring for the time being.
1. Ouran High School Host Club
Author(s): Bisco Hatori
Genres: Reverse harem, romantic comedy
Release Date: April 5, 2006 – September 26, 2006
Episodes: 26
Additional Material: None
Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, a fictional high school for wealthy boys located in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Looking for a quiet place in which to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the host club of said school, a group of six male students who gather to entertain her “clients”.
During the encounter, Haruhi accidentally trips and breaks an antique vase valued at ¥ 8,000,000 ($ 80,000). To pay for the cost of the vase, she is told that she must work at the club. However, Haruhi’s ambiguous appearance causes her to be mistaken by the members as a male student and she ends up becoming one of the club’s hosts after they noticed that she knew how to entertain the girls.
Haruhi agrees to become the host because she thinks this will help her pay off her debt faster. The members of the club discover her true gender one by one, but they keep this fact a secret. The academy ranges from kindergarten through high school, in addition to having an attached college program.
Most of the students come from wealthy families, but a scholarship is awarded annually to whoever scores the highest on the rigorous entrance exam. Haruhi is one of these scholarship students. The unofficial motto of the school is “Lineage comes first, wealth comes second,” which means that students with stellar family lineages but low socioeconomic status may receive the highest priority over those who come from wealthy families but with minor lineages.
Besides Haruhi, the other members of the host club include President Tamaki Suoh, Vice President Kyoya Ootori, identical twins Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, Mitsukuni “Honey” Haninozuka, and her cousin, Takashi “Mori” Morinozuka.
Tamaki plays the role of the charming and handsome host, with a request rate of 70%, for which he holds the title of “King”. However, Kyoya is the one who runs the club behind the scenes while maintaining a charming facade.
Honey comes from a distinguished family of martial artists, but plays the role of an innocent boy who has a great passion for stuffed animals and sweets, while Mori is his stoic and silent protector, fierce-looking but kind-hearted.
All characters are parodies of typical characters from the shōjo manga, with Haruhi playing the “natural” type, Tamaki the “princely” type, Kyoya as the “cool” type, the Hitachiin twins as the “diabolic” type, Honey as the “devilish” type. “childish” and Mori as the “strong and silent” type.
10 Best Undubbed Harem Anime
10. Stringendo: Angel-tachi no Private Lesson
Author(s): Seto Yuuki
Genres: Erotic, harem
Release Date: January 27, 2006 – April 27, 2012
Episodes: 12 (OVA)
Additional Material: Stringendo+Accelerando Ultimatum Sera, 3-episode sequel OVA (May 23, 2008 – October 31, 2008)
The concept of Stringendo is based on the fact that objectively average guys date most popular girls. In this aspect, Stringendo was a sort of refreshment in the industry, which is why it became a classic among fans. The animation quality differs greatly between episodes; the first ones in the chronology boasts obviously larger budgets than later installments, but that’s not really something you’ll notice while watching.
9. Accelerando: Datenshi-tachi no Sasayaki
Author(s): Seto Yuuki
Genres: Erotic, harem
Release Date: January 27, 2006 – February 26, 2010
Episodes: 4 (OVA)
Additional Material: Stringendo+Accelerando Ultimatum Sera, 3-episode sequel OVA (May 23, 2008 – October 31, 2008)
Unlike Stringendo, Accelerando never really received the same amount of acclaim, but due to it being a “pairing” of the former, we had to include it on our list. It was written by the same artist and both series actually debuted on the same day, although Accelerando had a much shorter run than Stringendo and was usually described as weird, confusing, or messy.
The main story is focused on the first episode, which features four characters: a waitress, the boy she likes and who also likes her, a man, and his female friend.
Tamaki and Ohashi secretly like each other but have trouble expressing their love because they’re both very stereotypical timid anime characters. And while they do get the most screen time, their stories are somewhat bland and predictable.
Episode 1 seemed to be the best story-wise, although it didn’t really set a high standard there.
As for the rest, episodes 2, 3, and 4 don’t really have a consistent, linear plot. Instead, each of them is composed of two different stories: one related to the main plot (or at least containing characters from the first episode) and the other with a completely new story and characters, usually a backstory for an already-known character.
As people generally say, these unconnected, singular stories (particularly the last one) were far more interesting than the main plot of the series.
The parts of episodes 3 and 4 that show the main plot seemed like mere fillers and there is nothing interesting about them. The original stories still seem far more interesting, but all in all, Accelerando remains an incoherent mess that didn’t really portray anything and people are unsure whether it actually wanted to portray anything.
8. Bible Black
Author(s): ActiveSoft
Genres: Drama, horror, harem
Release Date: July 25, 2001 – June 25, 2003
Episodes: 6 (OVA)
Additional Material: Bible Black: Origins, 2-episode prequel OVA series (May 25, 2002 – August 25, 2002); Bible Black: New Testament, 6-episode sequel OVA series (April 25, 2004 – December 25, 2007); Bible Black: Only, 3-episode OVA side series accompanying the original anime (July 25, 2005 – April 25, 2006)
Like Discipline, Bible Black is probably the best-known series to non-fans and it has a reputation. It combines the supernatural and bizarre with everyday situations, providing for something better suited for those with a strange(r) appetite, as there is really little to no “classical” material in here.
An academy student, Taki Minase, finds a strange book, the Bible Black, which, he finds, contains instructions for dark magic, which is actually a form of Kabbalistic satanism.
Using the book’s magic, Minase is able to make Rika Shiraki fall in love with him, as well as help his friend, Ayumi Murai, get the boy she loves to love her back. Reika Kitami, the school nurse, hears of his magical acts and decides to sway him to her since she needs the book for herself.
Twelve years prior, Kitami was used as a sacrifice and only survived after making a deal with Satan, becoming a hermaphrodite in the process.
After Imari is abducted by Kitami, the lesser demon leaves Minase and he realizes that he loves Imari and must save her. With the help of Takashiro and the Bible Black, he finds a spell Takashiro believes will stop Kitami’s evil scheme.
By this point, it is Walpurgis Night once again, and Kitami plans to reincarnate herself into Imari. Kitami slits her wrists this apparently causes the ritual to fail, and Kitami dies from blood loss.
7. Eroge! H mo Game mo Kaihatsu Zanmai
Author(s): Collaboration Works
Genres: Drama, harem
Release Date: August 26, 2011 – March 25, 2016
Episodes: 6 (OVA)
Additional Material: None
Mochizuki Tomoya is a man who lives alone and only has a day job in a supermarket to stay afloat. Although he really likes eroge, he doesn’t know how to draw, isn’t really a writer or composer, and doesn’t know much about the business.
However, his dream is to find a job in an eroge studio in hopes of creating what he loves – eroge. Tomoya’s luck improves when he sees an ad seeking help for the local flower studio and, after meeting the company’s president (who, to his surprise, looks like an elementary school kid), gets a job as administrator of the company’s website.
Tomoya’s joy of being a part of the eroge industry is short-lived as he soon learns that Flower is about to be cut as his debut title is a massive failure. After playing Flower’s first title, Tomoya finds that his peers don’t know anything about eroge and don’t have the insight and understanding necessary to play well.
After a few nudges from the president of the parent company of Flower and a personal introspection, our protagonist takes it upon himself to save Flower by teaching the four employees the advantages and disadvantages of what makes an Eroge good.
The story, therefore, focuses on Tomoya’s role as a nickname advisor and at the same time gets to know the four heroines of the story, while the player gets an interesting insight into the world of eroge development.
6. Overflow
Author(s): Eiyo Kurosaki
Genres: Ecchi, romance, harem
Release Date: January 6, 2020 – February 24, 2020
Episodes: 8
Additional Material: None
Kazushi Sudou is a university student who receives a visit from his two childhood friends, the sisters Ayane and Kotone Shirakawa.
When Ayane finds out that Kazushi not only forgot to buy his pudding but is also using his special lotion in the bathroom, she decides to take revenge and go to her bathroom with Kotone.
5. Isekai Harem Monogatari
Author(s): Majin
Genres: Isekai, adventure, fantasy, harem
Release Date: July 31, 2020 – December 25, 2020
Episodes: 4 (OVA)
Additional Material: None
Must-have isekai on this list. A 16-year-old boy named Naoki Oikawa who gets transported into another world.
He appears among three adventurers who would later introduce themselves as swordsman Filia Shiora, priestess Tiane Rutheim, and elf Llusse. They explain to Naoki that the world is in danger of being destroyed by the Demon King’s resurrection and that the only way to save him is to make him use his special powers.
Of course, the young hero agrees to join in the fun.
4. Mankitsu Happening
Author(s): Collaboration Works
Genres: Harem
Release Date: March 27, 2015 – August 28, 2015
Episodes: 4 (OVA)
Additional Material: None
Keiichi Oyamada has a mysterious power but, he has never had a stable job as he continually gets fired from any place unfortunate enough to employ him.
One job opportunity arises when his best friend calls him to work at a manga cafe, which Keiichi reluctantly accepts. However, as soon as he starts his new job, he meets Rei Suzukawa, a fellow employee, and Kururu Hiiragi, his childhood friend.
3. Harem Time The Animation
Author(s): Shun Saeki
Genres: Erotic, harem
Release Date: October 26, 2012 – January 25, 2013
Episodes: 2 (OVA)
Additional Material: None
Satou Reiji’s life changed when his real lineage was discovered. He is the son of a rich man who passed away recently, and now Reiji is the new master of the Kamiyama house. But there is a catch! In order for him to be accepted into the house legally, he needs to provide an heir, and in order to do that, he must choose a wife from his very own harem!
Harem Time The Animation is, as the name suggests, an example of the harem subgenre, where one male character is surrounded by a large(r) group of female characters.
We picked Harem Time to give our list a bit of diversity and since it’s based on a manga, that is usually some guarantee of quality. Harem Time embodies everything the harem subgenre should have and it also contains a somewhat interesting (sub)plot related to family intrigues, lineages, and heritage.
It also has some important romantic elements, so it’s going to satisfy those that don’t just want explicit content. It’s not the best story-driven anime out there, but it is certainly watchable, which is why it found its way on this list.
2. Kanojo × Kanojo × Kanojo
Author(s): ωstar
Genres: Erotic, harem
Release Date: December 25, 2009 – May 20, 2011
Episodes: 3 (OVA)
Additional Material: None
The main character of the series – a high school student Shiki Haruomi – is forced to move from his home to relatives because of a volcanic eruption that happened on the island where he lived. Once in his new home, Shiki discovers that his cousins, whom he has not seen since early childhood, have already become adult girls and live together after the death of their parents.
The eldest of the sisters, Natsumi Orifushi, inherited her father’s business and owns an ice cream stand. The younger sisters, Akina, and Mafuyu, still attend the school to which Shiki is transferred. In his new class, the protagonist expands his circle of acquaintances at the expense of the head Midori Byakudan, her friend Suzuran Himenohara and her deskmate Tsukasa Honnoji.
As the story progresses, it turns out that it was decided to open a large ice cream parlor chain next to Natsumi’s stall. So that the family does not lose their only source of income, Shiki helps cousins find and master their father’s recipe and also organizes participation in the competition for the title of the best ice cream outlet at the local annual festival.
1. Resort BOIN
Author(s): Studio Eromatick
Genres: Erotic, harem
Release Date: December 25, 2007 – April 25, 2009
Episodes: 3 (OVA)
Additional Material: None
Daisuke Ichijō goes on vacation to his grandmother’s beach resort. As he arrives, he admires the beautiful beach and even more beautiful ladies on it.
Daisuke also meets his cousin, Maya Koromogae, and her clumsy friend, Momona Amamiya. There are also Shinjō Kanae and Mika as well, who also happen to “get involved” with Daisuke throughout his vacation.
These six girls will be responsible for making Daisuke’s vacation intense, fun, and unforgettable. As they put Daisuke in many complicated situations.
The characters have some individuality, although most of them are stock characters. The animation is also on a relatively high level, which makes Resort Boin all the more enjoyable.
