Masaki Fujiyoshi is an omega, a secondary gender that allows one to give birth regardless of if they are male or female. While he struggled with the discrimination that omegas face from alphas, he has been able to accept the feelings of his loving husband Hiromu and settle into domesticity with their son, Hikari.
Moving away from a discriminating neighborhood that made life miserable for Masaki, the small family settles into a quiet new neighborhood just before Hikari’s second birthday. Together, they form meaningful bonds with their neighbors and new friends. However, old problems always have a way of following them to new places.
I was introduced to the omegaverse many moons ago, but this is the first time I’ve seen it outside of fanfiction. What a time to be alive! If you are looking for more anime recommendations like Tadaima, Okaeri, head on down below.
Anime Like Tadaima, Okaeri
For Fans of Wholesome Boy’s Love
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
After 30 years of life passed him by, Kiyoshi Adachi discovers that the old saying that if you remain a virgin until you are 30 you will gain magic powers is actually true!
However, instead of anything magnificent, the only power that Adachi has is to read the thoughts of anyone he is touching. Thinking his skill is pretty lame and now wanting to avoid overly crowded places, he trudges on with his newfound burden.
One day, while in a crowded elevator at work, he discovered that his handsome and well-liked co-worker Yuuichi Kurosawa has a major crush on someone in office. Curious and probing further, he discovers that the person Kurosawa has a huge attraction to is none other than him.
Uncomfortable at first, the more time Adachi spends with Kurosawa, the more he begins to appreciate his feelings.
Similarities Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Cherry Magic
- Prominent boy’s love romance that isn’t fetishising homosexuality
- Somewhat sensitive uke, but with still a balanced, respectful relationship
- Frequent office and home setting
- Super wholesome relationship with a strong cast of side characters too
- Large dollop of fiction that drives the drama (Omegaverse, Virgin magic mind reading)
Differences Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Cherry Magic
- Cherry Magic is the “getting together” story of the couple, Tadaima, Okaeri is about the “already married life with a child” phase.
- Cherry Magic isn’t set in an omegaverse, thus it is just standard BL
Sasaki and Miyano
Much of his life at his all-boy’s school for Miyano is worrying about how girly his face looks and hiding his secret love of boy’s love manga.
However, after witnessing a fight, he has a clandestine meeting with an older delinquent student named Sasaki. Afterwards, Sasaki seems to jump at every opportunity to be around Miyano.
Similarities Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Sasaki and Miyano
- Wholesome boy’s love romance
- Somewhat sensitive uke, but who isn’t completely dominated
- Big focus on side characters as well as the main couple
- Strong themes of acceptance and overcoming insecurity
Differences Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Sasaki and Miyano
- Sasaki and Miyano is set in an all-boys school
- Sasaki and Miyano follow high school boys that become close over a shared love of BL manga, but also it has some “I’m not sure I’m gay” elements as a bar to the relationship while Tadaima, Okaeri has already moved long past that.
For Fans of Childcare Cuteness
Gakuen Babysitters
After the death of his parents, teenage Ryuuchi becomes the caretaker of his younger brother Kotarou.
After meeting a chairman of an elite academy at his parent’s funeral, they are given room and board in exchange for him becoming the school’s babysitter – a role established to support the female teachers.
Similarities Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Gakuen Babysitters
- Cute toddlers being cute and a balm to stressed adults
- A softer, more sensitive portrayal of male characters
- Low-comedy slice of life that focuses on being wholesome
- A little dash of trauma to keep the story interesting
Differences Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Gakuen Babysitters
- Gakuen Babysitters isn’t a boy’s love romance, or a romance at all
- Gakuen Babysitters follows an orphaned high schooler taking care of his toddler brother and other kids in exchange for room and board at a school
Hanamaru Kindergarten
This is the story of Anzu and her friends in kindergarten who constantly try to get the teacher’s attention. However, he tends to be more focused on the pretty teacher next door.
Similarities Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Hanamaru Kindergarten
- Tiny children being cute
- Slice of life plots with a not-small emphasis on the love lives of the adult characters
Differences Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Hanamaru Kindergarten
- Hanamaru Kindergarden follows three female kindergartners as main characters, which is different from Tadaima, Okaeri’s singular male toddler and adult main characters
- While both have romance, Hanamaru Kindergarten is more random comedy and occasional romance as their teacher tries to woo the neighboring teacher.
Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
Fushihara is increasingly burnt out by here job. Long after everyone else has left, she is often stuck working in the office until late in the night.
Noticing this unhealthy situation, a child ghost haunting the office tries to scare Fushihara off so she can go home and get some rest.
Her scare tactics end up backfiring, but still succeeding, when Fushihara discovers her and finds her absolutely adorable and a balm to her stressed soul.
Similarities Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
- Tiny kids being cute
- Office workers gushing over small children
- Slice of life plots
- Small fictional elements in an otherwise normal modern world (Omegaverse. Ghosts)
Differences Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
- There is not a man to be found in Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost compared to the predominantly male cast of Tadaima, Okaeri
- All the cute kids in Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost are ghosts/yokai
- Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost is less a slice of life with some drama like Tadaima, Okaeri, and is more a iyashikei slice of life comedy for stressed out office workers.
For Fans of Men Being Vulnerable and Sensitive
My New Boss is Goofy
After finally getting out of an exploitative company with an abusive boss that gave him ulcers, Kentaro Momose starts a new job at an advertising firm that had inspired him to quit with one of their works.
He is put under the wing on his new boss, Yuusei Shirosaki, a man who looks so cold and serious that Momose starts to worry that Shirosaki is just as demanding as his old boss. However, he is immediately relieved to find that this serious-looking man is actually quite kind and surprisingly air-headed.
Similarities Between Tadaima, Okaeri and My New Boss is Goofy
- Adult men being sensitive and softer than normally portrayed
- Salarymen being cute / “Cute Boys Doing Cute Things”
- Slice of life plot about the characters just living their wholesome lives
- Strong cast of side characters
- Trauma shaped the main character, but they are working through it
Differences Between Tadaima, Okaeri and My New Boss is Goofy
- My New Boss is Goofy isn’t a boy’s love romance (or any romance), but boy, it sure does seem like it could easily become one later.
- As a work life anime, My New Boss is Goofy takes place more in an office setting while Tadaima, Okaeri is primarily home-based.
Play It Cool, Guys
Despite having different personalities, four boys in various stages of young adulthood all have one thing absolutely in common – clumsiness.
All four boys are naturally clumsy, but often cover their small slip-ups with a smooth recovery to keep the cool air they have cultivated around themselves in front of others.
Similarities Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Play It Cool, Guys
- Adult men being portrayed as softer and more sensitive
- Sizable cast to explore
- Small, often silly slice of life stories
- Men dealing with the expectations of others the best they can
Differences Between Tadaima, Okaeri and Play It Cool, Guys
- Play It Cool, Guys is a short-form anime, so the episodes are only about 12 minutes long
- Play It Cool, Guys is not a boy’s love romance, or a romance at all
- Play It Cool, Guys focuses on awkward daily interactions and smoothly recovering from them rather than family life like Tadaima, Okaeri
The Four Yuzuki Brothers
The Yuzuki family is a family of four brothers. After their parents died, the oldest brother, Hayato, put himself through college and became a teacher, all while raising his brothers.
Mikoto, the second son, is calm and collected, assisting his older brother. The third son, Minato, is energetic and troublesome, often clashing with Mikoto who is only just 11 months older and in the same grade as him. The fourth son, Gakuto, is studious and mature for his age.
While it is difficult to live without parents, the Yuzuki brothers do their best and are supported further by the people in their lives around them.
Similarities Between Tadaima, Okaeri and The Four Yuzuki Brothers
- Family life slice of life story
- Slice of life plot about a family of all men and their friends, neighbors, and co-workers
- Often cute and comical, but also occasionally dramatic as it zooms in on various traumas
Differences Between Tadaima, Okaeri and The Four Yuzuki Brothers
- The Four Yuzuki Brothers follows four orphaned brothers rather than a married couple like Tadaima, Okaeri
- The Four Yuzuki Brothers creates clear ships, but has no romance
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