Tall with boyish good looks, Yoi Takiguchi has been dubbed a prince by her female classmates. While she is indifferent if not exhausted by the attention she receives, everything changes when she crosses paths with the school’s other prince, the wealthy, attractive playboy, Kohaku Ichimura.
When Kohaku called her beautiful, Yoi is thrown for a loop. As she learns more about him, she finds Kohaku to be a thoughtless, but attractive. As the first boy to acknowledge her as a girl and her attempts to keep space between them futile as he seems to have set his sights on her, Yoi begins to feel conflicted as new feeling begin to bloom in her heart.
Beautiful people are wont to be dramatic in beautiful ways, but the real charm here is Yoi being a secret dork once you peel back both the prince layer and the high-strung layer. If you are looking for more anime recommendations like In The Clear Moonlit Dusk, head on down below.
Anime Like In the Clear Moonlit Dusk
For Fans of Handsome, Princely Women
Tomo-chan is a Girl
As childhood friends and neighbors, Tomo and Jun are best friends and hang out constantly. There is just one problem.
Tomo is a girl, and Jun often forgets that.
She wants Jun to see her as a girl so she can move their friendship into something more. When she is a tomboy and Jun is as dense as can be, can Tomo escape the bro zone in order to get a start on her youthful romance?
Similarities Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Tomo-chan is a Girl
- Manly heroine who is extremely cute when in love
- Heroine is starting their first real steps into love
- Manly Girl x Manly Boy romance
Differences Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Tomo-chan is a Girl
- Tomo is more of a tomboy than a princely type, but she definitely gets princely moments too.
- Tomo-chan is about a girl trying to date her male childhood friend who has hang ups about it because he once thought she was a boy for a shockingly long time.
- Tomo-chan is about martial artists, so sometimes they express feelings with their fists.
- Tomo-chan is primarily a comedy, so even the sparse moments of drama will likely be undercut with a joke.
Ouran High School Host Club
In Ouran High School, the typical student is a member of the wealthy elite, but not Haruhi Fujioka. Accepted on a scholarship, Haruhi wants to avoid all the glitz and glamour in order to study hard and become a lawyer.
While looking for a rare quiet place to do so, Haruhi stumbles upon a host club. Frantic to get away from these weird boys, Haruhi breaks a valuable vase.
In order to pay back the debt, the club demands that Haruhi becomes a host. There is only one problem, contrary to what the boys believe, Haruhi is actually a girl.
Similarities Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Ouran High School Host Club
- Princely-type heroine
- Princely, popular male love interest with emotional wounds
- Heroine likes being princely, but likes being a girl too
Differences Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Ouran High School Host Club
- Ouran High School Host Club is about a girl being mistaken for a man and recruited into a school host club full of handsome men.
- While romance is a large part of Ouran High School Host Club, it is a slow burn relationship.
- Ouran High School Host Club has a large cast of handsome men and it explores their individual problems.
- Ouran High School Host Club is a more comedic, lightly absurd slice of school life series. It isn’t as frequently as dramatic as In the Clear Moonlit Dusk
A Star Brighter Than The Sun
Every since she was a child, Sae Iwata has never been cute or dainty like other girls. With a tall, strong build, she felt the need to look her childhood friend and crush, the small and cute Kouki Kamishiro.
However, as the years passed, Kouki grew up. Now in the high school, he is tall, handsome, and is becoming popular among the girls due to his bright personality. As Sae tries her best to suppress her emotions, her deepening feelings for Kouki become harder to ignore.
Similarities Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and A Star Brighter Than The Sun
- Heroine is more masculine than others, and a bit self-conscious about it
- Male love interest is radiant and beautiful
- Viable love rival who is likable but has no real shot
- School rom-com
Differences Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and A Star Brighter Than The Sun
- A Star Brighter Than the Sun is more cute and awkward. It is less about drama than In the Clear Moonlit Dusk.
- The heroine is just overly tall and a bit bigger than other girls in A Star Brighter Than the Sun. She’s not a dashing, princely type.
- A Star Brighter Than the Sun is a slow burn with romance.
- The male love interest is a sunshine type boy rather than a rich playboy.
How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer
College student Tokiwa was invited to a mixer by his female classmate, Suo. Easily convincing his two best friends, Asagi and Hagi, they show up to the mixer where they are greeted by three dazzlingly handsome men.
As it turns out, Suo and her friends, Fuji and Kohaku, all work at the same bar, a cross-dressing bar where women dress up as handsome men.
Similarities Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer
- Handsome, princely type women mistaken for men
- Men who fall for handsome women
Differences Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer
- How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer follows college boys who go to a mixer with women who work at a crossdressing bar, so they are dressed as men.
- How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer works with three couples rather than one. This also means its works with more archetypes aside from just the prince (though it has a princely type)
- The men in How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer are all… some form of dorks. There are no cool, suave playboys here.
- How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer has minimal drama. It is mostly comedy and slow burn romance.
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Class President is a Maid!
Being the first female class president isn’t easy, especially when a school is still transitioning from being an all-boys school to a co-ed one. However, Misaki Ayuzawa is up to the task.
While she keeps rowdy boys in line with her martial arts, she has an embarrassing secret – she works part-time at a maid cafe to help her family.
She managed to keep her job a secret until one day the popular student Takumi Usui sees her at work. He could undo her reputation, or use her secret to get closer to her.
Similarities Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Class President is a Maid
- A handsome, rich boy is apathetic and bored with girls
- An atypical, more manly woman catches his eye
- He gets closer to her and starts to wear her down into affection
- Playboy visits restaurant to see heroine
Differences Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Class President is a Maid
- Romance is a slow burn in Class President is a Maid
- The heroine in Class President is a Maid is more a tough tsundere type than a princely type like Yoi.
- Class President is a Maid is about a playboy who finds out that the strict class president works at a maid cafe, then hangs out at her work to pester her.
- Class President is a Maid is more high energy with its drama and comedy.
Honey Lemon Soda
After being bullied in middle school for her shyness being misinterpreted as coldness, Uka Ishimori hopes that she can get a fresh start in high school.
After accidentally being sprayed with lemon soda by the cool and popular Kai Miura, she finds herself constantly crossing paths with Kai whose small acts of kindness and encouragement help her break out of her shell.
Similarities Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Honey Lemon Soda
- A handsome, popular, but broody man develops feeling for a girl who doesn’t seem to suit him
- Quiet, somewhat awkward girl develops feelings for him back
- Dramatic school life romance
Differences Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Honey Lemon Soda
- Honey Lemon Soda is more of a delinquent boy/shy good girl pairing.
- Much of the plot in Honey Lemon Soda is about the heroine coming out of her shell
- Romance is a slow burn in Honey Lemon Soda
A Sign of Affection
Born with a hearing impairment, Yuki Itose is college student who rarely interacts with others because of her disability. However, when she has an awkward interaction with a foreigner on her daily commute to school, the multilingual Itsuomi Nagi steps in to intervene.
Learning of her impairment and having an interest in travel and learning various languages, soon Yuki and Itsuomi bond over his new interest in learning sign language to better communicate with her. As they spend more time together, their relationship continues to grow even deeper.
Similarities Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and A Sign of Affection
- A girl starts a romance with a popular, white-haired playboy
- The male love interest has relationship baggage that needs dealt with
- The heroine is… kind of an adorable dork sometimes
- Long, lingering beautiful shots of yearning
- Brown-haired love rival who is likable but has no real shot.
- Fairly dramatic romance.
Differences Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and A Sign of Affection
- A Sign of Affection follows a deaf heroine, which it pretty much leans on instead of an archetype.
- A Sign of Affection follows college-aged adults, so the drama and romance are both a bit more mature in nature
Say “I Love You”
After a traumatic incident in her past, Mei Tachibana swore off making friends, deeming all people as untrustworthy.
While her quiet life seems to be going quite normally, her core as an introvert is shaken by a few chance encounters with the popular Yamato Kurosawa.
Similarities Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Say I Love You
- Popular playboy with minimal interest in other girls takes an interest in a girl
- Atypical heroine is suspicious of his motives
- High-strung heroine slowly worn down by his affection
- Love rival with no real shot
- Fairly dramatic romance
Differences Between In The Clear Moonlit Dusk and Say I Love You
- Say I Love You is a slow burn romance
- The heroine is more the quiet, grumpy, antisocial type in Say I Love You
- Say I Love You focuses more on the heroine’s emotional baggage, which made her antisocial, though the male love interest also has some too.
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