Shows Like The Comic Artist and His Assistants

If you liked The Comic Artist and His Assistants (2014), 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
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…
2
Oruchuban Ebichu (1999)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Ebichu the hamster seems like the perfect house pet: she cleans, shops, cooks, does laundry, and anything to please her master, known only as "Office Lady" (OL). Unfortunately, OL and her unfaithful boyfriend, combined…
3
BLEND-S (2017)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
High school girl Maika Sakuranomiya has trouble finding a part-time job because of how scary she looks when smiling. However, she is scouted one day by Dino, the manager of the café Stile where its waitresses play…
4
WWW.WAGNARIA!! (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and comedy
Daisuke Higashida gets a job at a restaurant because of family financial difficulties, but no one who works there is normal.
5
Pseudo Harem (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Eiji Kitahama joins the drama club with dreams of having a harem like the ones from his favorite manga. Rin Nanakura, an underclassman, finds herself crushing hard on Eiji, and tries on different personas in his…
6
The Way of the Househusband (2021)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedy
After disappearing from the underworld, the legendary yakuza known as the "Immortal Dragon" resurfaces — as a fiercely devoted stay-at-home husband.
7
The Villager of Level 999 (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
In Earthclear, everyone is born into a fixed role, and villagers are the weakest of all. Most never rise above Level 5—except Koji Kagami, who is Level...999?! On a monster hunt, he meets Alice, the Demon King's…
8
My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
For high schooler Akiteru Oboshi, the whole youthful experience thing—like fun, friendships, and even having a girlfriend—is a complete waste of time. So when his best friend’s sister, Iroha Kohinata, keeps teasing…
9
WORKING!! (2010)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16-year-old high school student Sōta Takanashi works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Popura Taneshima, a high school girl…
10
Call of the Night (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Ko's new companion, Nazuna, could offer him dark gifts and a vampire's immortality. But there are conditions that Ko must meet before he can sink his teeth into vampirism, and he'll discover just how far he's willing…
11
Himouto! Umaru-chan (2015)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
People are not always who they appear to be, as is the case with Umaru Doma, the perfect high school girl—that is, until she gets home! Once the front door closes, the real fun begins. When she dons her hamster hoodie…
12
Is the Order a Rabbit? (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
Cocoa Hoto is a positive and energetic girl who becomes friends with anyone in just three seconds. After moving in with the Kafuu family in order to attend high school away from home, she immediately befriends the shy…
13
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Shikimori seems like the perfect girlfriend: cute, fun to be around, sweet when she wants to be… but she has a cool dark side that comes out under the right circumstances. And her boyfriend Izumi loves to be around…
14
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Alya is a transfer student enjoying popularity at her new high school, often sporting a cold shoulder while earning high marks in class. She ignores her nerdy classmate, Kuze Masachika, except for when she blurts out a…
15
Ranma ½ (1989)
★ 8.6/10Also comedy and animation
Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now…
16
xxxHOLiC (2006)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
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…
17
Nisekoi (2014)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
Raku Ichijo is an average high school student. He also happens to be the sole heir to the head of a Yakuza Family called the Shuei-gumi. 10 years ago, Raku made a promise… a secret promise with a girl he met. They…
18
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
Kazunari Usa finally has a place of his own at the Kawai housing complex. Unfortunately, his roommate is a total weirdo and a massive pervert! But life at the Kawai Complex isn’t all that bad with his dream-girl Ritsu…
19
Hana-Kimi (2026)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
Mizuki Ashiya is on a mission: disguise herself as a boy and enroll in a male boarding school to meet her idol, high jump star Izumi Sano. But after successfully infiltrating the school, she discovers he’s suddenly…
20
The Dangers in My Heart (2023)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and comedy
Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his…