After becoming friends with a boy who lived next door, Akiteru Oboshi finds himself the target of constant pestering by his little sister, Iroha. Drawing them even closer together, Akiteru, Iroha, and her brother Ozuma formed the 5th Floor Alliance, a game development group that has celebrated some success despite all three being in high school.
After being approached by his uncle, Akiteru agrees to start a relationship with his cousin Mashiro in exchange for financial support for the company, much to Iroha’s shock.
What, I ask you, is more relatable than trying to grow your successful game company in high school while a girl won’t stop flirting with you? If you are looking for more anime recommendations like My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me, head on down below.
Anime Like My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me
For Fans of Love Triangles (With a Ridiculously Obvious Main Girl)
Can A Boy-Girl Friendship Survive
Himari Inuzuka and Yuu Natsume became best friends after Himari agreed to help Yuu market and get his flower-based fashion accessories in stores. Now in their second year of high school, they are both starting to look to the future.
While their friendship has been peaceful and pleasant for years, when Yuu reconnects with his childhood crush, Rion Enomoto, both Himari and Yuu have to come to terms with feelings that they didn’t know lurked under the surface of their relationship.
Similarities Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive
- A boy in high school already has a successful career, but the series goes to great lengths to convince you he isn’t successful enough.
- Boy has a female friend who clings to him, spends every waking second with him, has unfettered access to his home—but does she like-like him, chat?
- Love triangle that need not even bother.
- The main girl is a bit of an obnoxious pest.
Differences Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive
- The main love interest in Boy-Girl Friendship is a pest, but they put effort into her personality flaws that give her a bit of depth. She is not a reformed shy girl-turned-sex beast like Iroha.
I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
Saito Houjou gets along easily with just about everyone in his class—except for Akane Sakuramori. With her temperamental attitude and their contrasting personalities, the two have been locked in endless animosity for as long as they have known each other.
They are surprised when they learn that their grandparents not only know each other, but have arranged a meeting between them. They are further shocked when their grandparents announce that they two of them should get married.
Not wanting to go against their grandparents wishes, Saito and Akane move in together. Now under the same roof with the prospect of marriage looming over their heads, can they turn contention into love?
Similarities Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
- A poor boy is in forced proximity with a girl he finds obnoxious, but hot.
- Love triangle that need not even bother.
- Male main character who already has his future career and a comfortable amount of money in high school.
- The male main character is urged to form a relationship because a family member said to.
Differences Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
- I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class does indeed have him engaged and living with a girl from his class that he doesn’t get along with.
- I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class is very much a tsundere romance. Get ready for angry blushes.
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
Seirei Academy is renowned for on accepting the most prestigious students, and the student council members sit at the pinnacle of this elite group.
Alisa Mikhailovna “Alya” Kujou, the half-Russian and half-Japanese treasurer of the school’s student council, is idolized in the school for her intelligence and good looks, but isolated for her rigid, cold personality. This is in stark contrast to Masachika Kuze, her unmotivated and easy-going classmate.
While Alya was initially irritated with his laid-back attitude, she has become increasingly intrigued by Kuze and occasionally lets her true feelings seep out in Russian.
What Alya doesn’t know is that Kuze has been secretly studying Russian in hopes to reunite with a childhood friend who moved away, and understands the too-nice things she has been saying about him.
Similarities Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feeling in Russian
- Strangely gifted high school boy has women so obviously in love with him
- Love Triangle that need not even bother, and is also with someone related to the male main character on one side.
- The girl is pretty obvious with her feelings in one way or another
- A girl is very, very flirty with the main character and he thinks she is just teasing.
Differences Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feeling in Russian
- Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is about a girl who is icy to a boy, and then confesses her actual love in Russian. She doesn’t know that he knows Russian.
- The love triangle is between a half-Russian girl and his sister. There is some family drama that makes it more valid, but it’s still a pretty ‘meh’ attempt at a believable love triangle.
- The flirty girl in Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is his sister.
- Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian features more quiet melancholy in the storytelling, so it is not quite as energetically forcing the main character into shenanigans and drama.
The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
Wataru Sajo has been deeply in love with his classmate Aika Natsukawa for years. He persistently pursued her with the hopes of mutual love until one day he realized that they just weren’t a good fit. Finally, her rejections stuck.
After suddenly calling it quits on her after so long, Aika begins to wonder if he started to hate her. So begins the difficult romance between two people that think their love is unrequited.
Similarities Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Dreaming Boy is a Realist
- A boy is in the middle of a flirty relationship, but explores other female options
- Male main character endears himself to various women by helping them with their emotional problems
Differences Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Dreaming Boy is a Realist
- Dreaming Boy is a Realist is about a boy who gives up on the tsundere, then starts talking to other girls. The tsundere does not take it well.
- While both feature a clear love interest, Dreaming Boy is a Realist isn’t really a love triangle. It angles more at harem.
- The main character is a rather normal athletic boy in Dreaming Boy is a Realist
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For Fans of Love and Game Development
Saekano – How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
Tomoya Aki is your typical otaku who takes on part-time jobs to fund his anime and light novel obsession. However, one day when he was out riding his bike, he catches the beret of a girl and is so captivated by the scene before him that he sets out to create the ultimate dating sim.
While he struggles to do so, he eventually recruits three of the school’s most popular girls, who also happen to be good at drawing, writing, and music as well as are otakus themselves. After some debate, each agrees to help make his vision come to life.
In this new doujin circle, he also happens across the girl that inspired him, but she was not what he expected and certainly doesn’t stand up to his 2D expectations.
Similarities Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Saekano
- A high school boy develops a game, and does so with a suspicious amount of beautiful women involved.
- The women all have varying degrees of affection for him.
- Clear main girl which was involved with game development
Differences Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Saekano
- Saekano has a clear main girl, but also does work harder to make it seem like the other girls have an actual chance.
- The male main character is in the midst of developing his game in Saekano and hyper-fixated on it. His harem is more active in trying to get his attention.
- Saekano focuses more on actual game development
For Fans of Rehabilitating The Sad Quiet Girlfriend
Days With My Stepsister
After his father suddenly remarries, Yuuta Asamura gains Saki Ayase as a stepsister, a beautiful girl from his school who has a dubious reputation due to her flashy looks.
After learning hard truths about the relationships between men and women from their parent’s previous relationships, the two agree to not get too close to each other. They attempt to maintain a coexistence that is neither too cold so as to not upset their parents nor too close.
However, as they spend more time together as siblings, the barrier between them begins to shrink and complicated feelings grab hold of their hearts.
Similarities Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Days With My Stepsister
- A boy takes an interest in a quiet girl.
- The girl is/becomes a gyaru.
- His attention to the girl helps her come out of her shell and grow as a person, developing into romantic feelings.
Differences Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Days With My Stepsister
- Days with My Stepsister is indeed about a boy developing romantic feelings with his new stepsister.
- Days with My Stepsister is actually quite thoughtful with its romance, and is overall a more melancholy, subdued series. It’s not base wish fulfillment like My Friend’s Little Sister.
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
After seeing the “angel” of his school, Mahiru Shiina, sitting in the rain, Amane Fujimiya gives her his umbrella and catches a cold because of it.
While he expected her to return the umbrella eventually, he is surprised when she, a girl who is also his neighbor, comes over to take care of him.
Seeing the unsightly state of his apartment, she helps him get that in order and suddenly he finds that she is doing small household task for him every day after school as they spend more time together.
Similarities Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
- A boy lives alone, a girl lives alone, they live next to each other, so… She comes over to take care of him.
- Male main character helped/is helping a girl open up.
Differences Between My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me and Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
- The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten features far more melancholy drama for both characters.
- Think of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten like My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me before Iroha became a gyaru.
- Romance progresses faster in Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, and does so with no love triangle.
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