Shows Like Squid Girl

If you liked Squid Girl (2010), 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.

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The Slime Diaries (2021)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
Even in another world, lives aren’t always on the line. There’s plenty of work to be done, from feeding the community and forging the items the community needs; as well as plenty of play …and hijinks throughout! Join…
2
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
After inheriting his late grandmother’s failing café, Hayato sees it as a bother and plans to sell it for a quick buck. Until he discovers five beautiful girls staying there! When they beg him to keep the café open…
3
A Centaur's Life (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
Kimihara Himeno, also known as "Hime," goes about her life, love, and studies just like any ordinary high school girl. The only difference is that she's a centaur. She enjoys her school life along with classmates of…
4
Sound of the Sky (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
On the outskirts of the country of Helvetia rests the tranquil town of Seize. Upon its cobbled streets, citizens go about their daily lives, undisturbed by the increasingly tense military relations between Helvetia and…
5
Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
When superstar adventurer Dennis gets booted from the world’s strongest party, he teams up with runaway Atelier to serve up his true passion—delicious cuisine. But this not-so-average eatery has not-so-average patrons…
6
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (2020)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedy
When young Princess Syalis is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Demon King, she's rather indifferent about her situation. But she quickly comes to a terrible realisation—she can't sleep soundly in such an uncomfortable…
7
A Galaxy Next Door (2023)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
After his father’s death, Ichiro is left to care for his siblings alone. They’re barely scraping by with only a small inheritance and his job as a manga artist, which isn’t going so great. That is until a talented and…
8
Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
The peaceful days of the very popular work Bungou Stray Dogs are here. The characters of the Armed Detective Agency and the Mafia are in miniature form?! Due to Atsushi and co. becoming cute, this is a different…
9
Jimihen!! Jimiko o Kae Chau Jun Isei Kouyuu (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
The story follows Rena Yukuhasahi, a reserved office lady and Ryouhei Hachiya, a businessman and fellow colleague. Yukuhasahi appears to be the most reserved girl in the company, but becomes a super beautiful woman…
10
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
Hina Tsurugi and her family have just moved to a quaint seaside town. Hoping to savor the sight of the peaceful ocean, Hina stumbles upon a girl named Yuuki Kuroiwa—an upperclassman at her new school—who invites Hina…
11
Restaurant to Another World (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
There is a certain restaurant in the first basement level of a multi-tenant building in one corner of a shopping street near the office district. The historical restaurant, marked by a sign with a picture of a cat, is…
12
Toriko (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In a world where gastronomy reigns, Gourmet Hunter Toriko hunts rare ingredients and animals to create his ultimate full-course meal.
13
Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Childhood friends Tachibana Hinata and Jinguji Tsukasa were living the everyday life of office workers. Then, on the way home from a mixer, they were sent flying into another world by a mysterious being. Once there…
14
BOCCHI THE ROCK! (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Hitori Gotoh, a shy, awkward, and lonely high school student dreams of being in a band despite her doubts and worries, but when she is recruited to be the guitarist of a group looking to make it big, she realises her…
15
Digimon Ghost Game (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
High school freshman Hiro Amanokawa activates a mysterious device left behind by his father called "Digivice" that makes unknown creatures that cannot be seen by ordinary people, the Digimon, visible to his eyes. This…
16
To Love Ru (2008)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
Rito Yuuki is unlucky when it comes to love — no matter how hard he tries to confess to his crush, his efforts end in failure. After another day’s confession goes down the drain, Rito spends his night sulking in his…
17
Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Nagomu Irino returns to his Kyoto home for the first time in ten years when his father is hospitalized. Nagomu is eager to take over Ryokushou, the family's Japanese sweet shop, but he's instead asked to be a father…
18
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
After dying of overwork in the real world, I’m reincarnated as an immortal witch, and I spend 300 years enjoying a relaxing life. At some point, though, I end up at level 99! All those years spent killing slimes to…
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Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Being an adult is hard, and for Uramichi Omota, that truth weighs on him. While on TV, he’s the upbeat exercise instructor for a children’s show, but he and his coworkers keep revealing the plight of adulthood on air…
20
Occult Academy (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The Waldstein Academy is an institute devoted to studies on paranormal disciplines, thus becoming known as the Occult Academy. Maya Kumashiro returns to this place to attend the funeral of the former principal…