Ryuu Yamada used to be a thug, but he wanted to change his reputation in high school. He went to a school where no one knew him, but by second year he was so bored that he became a slacker again. One day while on his way to the office, he trips and accidentally kisses a beautiful honor student. In a flash, they switch bodies and Ryuu is soon thrust into the world of school legend where seven beautiful witches can have their supernatural abilities awakened by kissing.
A harem show, certainly, but at least one with the good sense to add a fun twist to it. Even if you don’t like harems, the characters and the comedy are enough to make it a great watch. If you are looking for more anime recommendations like Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, then head on down below.
Anime Like Yamada-kun and The Seven Witches
For Fans of Body Powers
Kokoro Connect
One day, for seemingly no reason in particular, the members of the Cultural Research Club start randomly switching bodies with each other. It becomes utter chaos, especially when members of the opposite sex start switching. However, when you are wearing someone else’s skin, it is hard to keep your most guarded secrets inside.
Both shows feature body switching, but while it is the main power in Kokoro Connect, it is just the first power in Yamada. While Yamada is more comedic, Kokoro Connect is definitely more of a dramatic show.
Date a Live
Thirty years ago, an explosion devastated East Asia, killing over 150 million people. In the present day, such “spacequakes” are now a common occurrence. One day, Shidou Itsuka races to rescue his little sister from one such spacequake. However, when he is caught in the blast, he discovers a mysterious girl who turns out to be a Spirit. These girls are responsible for the devastation when they come crashing to Earth. However, when Shidou is rescued by an anti-Spirit team, he discovers it is headed up by his little sister. Recruited in and tasked with neutralizing Spirits with extreme force, Shidou discovers he can come to a more peaceful solution – making the Spirits fall in love.
Both shows surround kissing as the main element. It activates the powers of the witches in Yamada while it subdues the female killing machines in Date a Live. Essentially, both shows are of the genre “it’s a harem, but with a twist.”
Kiznaiver
Katsuhira Agata is a quiet teen whose ability to feel pain has vanished. One day, he, his friend Chidori, and four other teenagers are abducted and bound together by the Kizuna System. While not physically connected, their pain is. Now if one party member is injured, they all feel it.
In Yamada, the characters are all bound by the knowledge of their powers (and friendship), but Kiznaiver they are all bound by literal feeling. What one feels, everyone feels. However, while Kiznaiver has some fun comedy, it definitely does take its plot a bit more seriously.
For Fans of Supernatural High School
Charlotte
Yuu Otosaka has the ability to slip into other people’s mind and control them for five seconds at a time. He has been using it to get good grades, but after he is caught by the enigmatic Nao Tomori, he is forced to transfer to a special school to safeguard children with these powers from discovery. At this supernatural new school, he is forced to join the Student Council where he uses his powers to hunt down other young people who are using and abusing their own powers.
Both shows are about schools in which the students have powers. However, in Charlotte it is a little more widespread than the witches in Yamada. Charlotte also is more of a serious show compared to the light-hearted Yamada.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
On a day like any other, Sakuta is in the library, and there he spots a wild bunny girl. This wild bunny girl, or rather, Mai Sakurajima, a semi-retired actress dressed like a bunny girl, catches no one else’s eye. In fact, Sakuta seems to be the only one that can see her on that day and on many other days. This phenomenon, called Puberty Syndrome, is rumored on the internet. As Sakuta decides to solve the mystery, he grows closer to Mai and other girls that suffer the same malady.
While both series are about high schools that are ostensibly normal, but have supernatural students in it. They also have another big similarity. Both shows seem like they are going to be pretty underwhelming high school shows with a quirk, but they end up going above and beyond what you thought they might be to really great watches with some fun romance.
The World God Only Knows
Keima Katsuragi is known as the “God of Conquest,” a man that can conquer any girl’s heart, at least in his dating sim games. However, when Keima arrogantly accepts an offer to prove his dating sim supremacy, he finds himself at the mercy of a demon that forces him to woo over real life girls.
Both series have the sole goal of kissing girls. They just go about it for different reasons. In The World God Only Knows, he does so to win the game while in Yamada they are just trying to discover the witches. Both series surround a guy trying to get girls to like him for smoochies.
For Fans of Delinquent Main Characters
D-Frag
Kazama thinks he has what it takes to take over his high school with his gang, even if it is just his two friends in it. However, when his gang has a run in with the four unique girls of the Game Development Club, he is shanghaied in as a member himself.
Both series have delinquents as their main characters, but what they most have in common is the fact that they both end up really amazing comedies. If you are in the mood to laugh, D-Frag is a hidden gem in that regard.
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
Hachiman Hikigaya firmly believes that a joyful youth is something that people make up just to lie to themselves. After writing an essay criticizing relationships, he is forced to join the Volunteer Service Club that is aimed at helping others solve their problems. With the only other member being the icy Yukino Yukinoshita, they use their wits and cold views on society to help others.
While Hachiman isn’t exactly a delinquent in the same sense, his apathy puts him in the same classification. Both shows are high school romances, but SNAFU lacks that same supernatural element. Regardless, both main characters end up wrangled into school clubs to help.
Midori Days
Seiji is a legend at his high school. With a single punch he can take down anyone with his right hand. However, he is desperate for a girlfriend. His reputation keeps getting him shot down. Then, one day, he wakes up to discover that his right hand has turned into a miniature of a girl from his class, Midori. Now with a living small girl in place of his hand, Seiji is kind of at a loss.
Magic, high school, and young thugs. That’s what they have in common. Instead of finding magical girls like in Yamada, Seiji has one magic flesh welded to his hand. It doesn’t get as lewd as you might expect it could have.
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