Anime Like My Neighbors the Yamadas(2026)

Post-My Neighbors the Yamadas depression? We get it. Here are 9 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Comedy and Slice of Life.

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Kaasan: Mom's Life

Kaasan: Mom's Life

7.18TV142 eps2009Gallop

Based on Rieko Saibara's humorous semi-autobiographical manga about her life raising her two children.

ComedyChildcare
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Nichijou - My Ordinary Life

Nichijou - My Ordinary Life

8.47TV26 eps2011Kyoto Animation

Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friends—high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakami—whose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and their talking cat Sakamoto. With every...

ComedyGag HumorSchoolShounen
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Summer Wars

Summer Wars

8.01Movie1 epsMadhouse

OZ, a virtual world connected to the internet, has become extremely popular worldwide as a spot for people to engage in a large variety of activities, such as playing sports or shopping, through avatars created and customized by the user. OZ also possesses a near impenetrable...

Award WinningComedySci-Fi
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Azumanga Daioh: The Animation

Azumanga Daioh: The Animation

8.08TV26 eps2002J.C.Staff

Chiyo Mihama begins her high school career as one of the strangest students in her freshman class—a tiny, 10-year-old academic prodigy with a fondness for plush dolls and homemade cooking. But her homeroom teacher, Yukari Tanizaki, is the kind of person who would hijack a...

ComedyCGDCTGag HumorSchool
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Chibi Maruko-chan

Chibi Maruko-chan

7.71TV142 eps1990Nippon Animation

Momoko Sakura is an elementary school student who likes popular idol Momoe Yamaguchi and mangas. She is often called "Chibi Maruko-chan" due to her young age and small size. She lives together with her parents, her grandparents and her elder sister in a little town. In school,...

ComedyShoujo
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Shin Atashin'chi

Shin Atashin'chi

7.36TV26 eps2015Shin-Ei Animation

Outrageous misadventures of an almost normal family with a housewife, her husband, and their two kids Yuusuke and Mikan. Wacky humor about this weird family's daily life. (Source: AniDB)

Comedy
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Shin Chan

Shin Chan

7.70TV1010 eps1992Shin-Ei Animation

Crayon Shin-chan follows the wacky antics and adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.<br><br> Many of the jokes in the series stem from Shin-chan's occasionally weird,...

ComedyEcchiSlice of Life
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Minami-ke

Minami-ke

7.64TV13 eps2007Daume

The Minami residence is home to three sisters: the strict and diligent eldest sister Haruka; air-headed and lively Kana; and the youngest, Chiaki, whose sharp tongue spares no one. Living without adult supervision, the sisters share the workload of cooking and laundry, as well...

ComedyCGDCTSchoolSeinen
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Chie the Brat

Chie the Brat

7.04Movie1 epsTokyo Movie Shinsha

Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan", who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds...

ComedyDramaSeinen

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to My Neighbors the Yamadas?

Fans who liked My Neighbors the Yamadas tend to recommend Kaasan: Mom's Life, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, Summer Wars the most. If you're into Comedy and Slice of Life, any of these are a solid pick.

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