Shows Like The Tatami Time Machine Blues

If you liked The Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022), a animation and comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Tearmoon Empire (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
After a rebellion overthrows the Tearmoon Empire, Princess Mia meets her demise by guillotine at just 20 years old. She awakens eight years in the past, given a second chance at life. Haunted by her memory of the…
2
Kimagure Orange Road (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy
It can be hard moving to a new school, and fifteen-year-old Kyosuke has it harder than most. He’s fallen head over heels for his classmate Madoka, a girl who won’t even give him the time of day, and unintentionally…
3
Chobits (2002)
★ 8/10Also animation and comedy
Tokyo is abuzz with persocoms – humanoid computers that are virtually perfect. The socially and technologically inept Hideki is dying to get his hands on one. When he finds Chii abandoned in the trash, she’s cuter than…
4
Rave Master (2001)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Fifty years ago, malevolent stones known as Dark Brings brought about the "Overdrive," a calamitous event that destroyed one-tenth of the world. In the present day, the nefarious organization Demon Card seeks the Dark…
5
xxxHOLiC (2006)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student plagued by ayakashi spirits, both of which are invisible to everyone else but him. The series begins when Watanuki stumbles, seemingly by chance, into a shop that grants…
6
Devils' Line (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and drama
Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of many vampires that can blend in among the human population. Anzai, her savior, is a half-devil who exploits his supernatural gifts as a member of…
7
GetBackers (2002)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Ban Mido and Ginji Amano run a freelance business of recovering anything lost or stolen. They call themselves the GetBackers, and they're a super powered duo.
8
ZENSHU (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama
After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a…
9
The Ogre's Bride (2026)
★ 9/10Also animation and drama
In a world where humans and ayakashi–supernatural beings–coexist, being chosen as an ayakashi’s bride is the ultimate honor. Yuzu, an ordinary schoolgirl, has been overlooked her whole life, eclipsed by the shadow of…
10
The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Yōto Yokodera is a schoolboy who is unable to express his true feelings freely. After hearing about the wish-granting Stony Cat, he decides to try and make an offering to lose his facade, only to meet Tsukiko who…
11
3x3 Eyes (1991)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The story of a young man named Yakumo Fuuji, who through a strange series of events becomes the immortal slave of the last of a race of 3 Eyed immortals. The immortal absorbs his soul to save his life, making him…
12
Kinnikuman (1983)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
Kinnikuman (real name Suguru Kinniku), is a clumsy, foolish, comical superhero who discovers that he is the missing prince of the planet Kinniku (known for producing the greatest superheroes in the universe). Since he…
13
Mekakucity Actors (2014)
★ 6/10Also animation and comedy
The incidents which occurred on August 14th and 15th bring a group of young boys and girls together… They are members of a group they call themselves the "Mekakushi Dan" (Blindfold Organization) and each member…
14
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
Determined to protect his demon world from heavenly angels, demon Masatora Akutsu heads to earth in search of a charismatic human to rally his kin. Masquerading as a high schooler for his recruitment mission, he's…
15
The Amazing Digital Circus (2023)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and comedy
A woman finds herself trapped in a virtual circus where she and five other humans are subject to the whims of a wacky AI ringmaster. In this digital purgatory they must face frightening NPCs and cope with their own…
16
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (2024)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
Rishe, the duke’s daughter, is no stranger to reincarnation—it’s her seventh life, after all. Each life restarts at her broken engagement. Having been a merchant, a maid, and a knight, she now desires leisure. But her…
17
Maison Ikkoku (1986)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Godai is a ronin (someone who has failed university entrance exams) living in a run down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose, the sexy Akemi Roppongi, and the…
18
Bakuman (2010)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer. After great convincing…
19
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (2011)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
The story revolves around a highschool boy named Niwa Makoto. He lives with his aunt's family since his parents are away on business. It is there where he meets his mysterious cousin of the same age Touwa Erio — who…
20
Urusei Yatsura (1981)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
The invasion of an alien race known as the Oni begins a new life for Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous trouble-making tenth grader in the small town of Tomobiki. After unwittingly proposing to the Oni princess Lum Invader…