Shows Like My Little Monster

If you liked My Little Monster (2012), 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
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Socially awkward Aharen-san has personal boundary issues, either getting too close or too far from her classmates. When fellow student Raido picks up an eraser she drops, Aharen-san decides they’re now best friends…
2
Sasaki and Miyano (2022)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and comedy
When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.
3
Rainbow Days (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and comedy
Nijiiro Days follows the colorful lives and romantic relationships of four high school boys—Natsuki Hashiba, a dreamer with delusions of love; Tomoya Matsunaga, a narcissistic playboy who has multiple girlfriends…
4
Lucky Star (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Having fun in school, doing homework together, cooking and eating, playing video games, watching anime. All those little things make up the daily life of the anime-and chocolate-loving-Izumi Konata and her friends.
5
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019)
★ 8.5/10Also comedy and animation
Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice…
6
Girlfriend, Girlfriend (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
Naoya Mukai has loved Saki Saki since grade school, and when she finally accepts his feelings, he's at his happiest. But one day, a cute girl named Nagisa Minase confesses to him! Not wishing to choose only one over…
7
Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedy
Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their…
8
Akebi's Sailor Uniform (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
It’s Komichi Akebi’s first year of junior high and she has her heart set on one thing: Robai Private Academy’s sailor uniform. As the next chapter of her life gets closer, she dreams of all the exciting new experiences…
9
Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedy
In the middle of class at a certain school, Rumi Yokoi, a diligent student, has her in-class life turned upside down when her desk mate Toshinari Seki begins to play by himself at his desk in class. Although Rumi is…
10
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You (2023)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedy
Rentaro Aijo was rejected 100 times in middle school. He visits a shrine and prays for better luck in high school. The God of Love appears and promises that he'll soon meet 100 people he's destined to date. But there's…
11
Minami-ke (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
There are three of the Minami sisters: Haruka, Kana and Chiaki, who have an average life. The girls only have each other to depend on and help each other get through everything from love confessions to cooking.
12
My Love Story!! (2015)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Makoto Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts…
13
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (2020)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedy
Shinichi Sakurai’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Hana Uzaki — his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman — has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper…
14
Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Hitori Bocchi, a girl with extreme social anxiety, has had only one friend throughout elementary school. When Bocchi learns they'll be split up after graduation, she makes a promise to her: "By the time of my middle…
15
We Never Learn: BOKUBEN (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Nariyuki Yuiga is in his last and most painful year of high school. In order to gain the “special VIP recommendation” which would grant him a full scholarship to college, he must now tutor his classmates as they…
16
Seitokai Yakuindomo (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Ousai Academy is a former all-girls private high school which has recently been integrated for both genders. Takatoshi Tsuda is pushed into becoming the vice-president of the student council, where he is the lone male…
17
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
Komura starts his school year with a new seat neighbor in homeroom—the bespectacled Mie. Before long, he's nursing a raging crush on his quirky classmate who's always forgetting her glasses! While this might be ideal…
18
ReLIFE (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Arata Kaizaki (27) quit the job he landed after graduation in only three months. His life did not go well after that. Now his parents are threatening to stop sending money, and want him to come back to the country. He…
19
ItaKiss (2008)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
In the romantic comedy story, a high school girl named Kotoko finally tells a fellow senior named Naoki that she has loved him from afar since she saw him on their first day of school.
20
Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
For Mona Kawai, winning hearts and turning heads comes naturally. Everything changes when Medaka Kuroiwa, a new transfer student, arrives. He won’t even give Mona a second look, and it turns her life upside down! Mona…