Anime Like The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior(2026)

9 anime like The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior, ranked by the community. These aren't random picks — they're the shows people watch next when they want more romance.

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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

8.04TV24 eps2012J.C.Staff

At Suimei High, the Sakura-sou dormitory is infamous for housing the school's most notorious delinquents. Thus, when the relatively tame Sorata Kanda is transferred to the dorm, escaping this insane asylum becomes his foremost goal. Trapped there for the time being, he must...

DramaRomanceSchool
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Barakamon

Barakamon

8.36TV12 eps2014Kinema Citrus

Seishuu Handa is an up-and-coming calligrapher: young, handsome, talented, and unfortunately, a narcissist to boot. When a veteran labels his award-winning piece as "unoriginal," Seishuu quickly loses his cool with severe repercussions. As punishment, and also in order to aid...

Slice of LifeChildcareIyashikeiVisual Arts
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Grand Blue Dreaming

Grand Blue Dreaming

8.45TV12 eps2018Zero-G

Iori Kitahara moves to the coastal town of Izu for his freshman year at its university, taking residence above Grand Blue, his uncle's scuba diving shop. Iori has high hopes and dreams about having the ideal college experience, but when he enters the shop he is sucked into the...

ComedyAdult CastGag HumorSeinen
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Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You

Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You

8.01TV25 eps2009Production I.G

Known for her semblance to the Sadako character of The Ring series, Sawako Kuronuma is given the nickname "Sadako" and misunderstood to be frightening and malicious like her fictional counterpart, despite having a timid and sweet nature. Longing to make friends and live a normal...

DramaRomanceSchoolShoujo
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Mahoraba: Heartful Days

Mahoraba: Heartful Days

7.31TV26 eps2005J.C.Staff

Shiratori Ryuushi is a young artist-in-training, about to start studying at a vocational school. Arriving at his new lodgings, Narutakisou, he finds himself the focus of attention for the collection of weirdos that inhabit the place. He also meets and falls for the landlady,...

ComedyRomanceVisual ArtsShounen
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Suzuka

Suzuka

6.70TV26 eps2005Studio Comet

Yamato transfers to Aoba High and is quickly smitten with Suzuka, the school’s rising star of track and field. Unfortunately, she’s totally uninspired by Yamato’s irresponsible nature. When the young man decides to step it up and join the track team, even his best efforts might...

DramaRomanceSports
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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

7.81TV12 eps2014Doga Kobo

Chiyo Sakura is a cheerful high school girl who has fallen head over heels for the oblivious Umetarou Nozaki. Much to Chiyo's confusion, when she confesses to her beloved Nozaki, he hands her an unfamiliar autograph. As it turns out, the stoic teenage boy is actually a respected...

ComedyRomanceOtaku CultureSchool
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Love Hina

Love Hina

7.09TV24 eps2000Xebec

As a child, Keitarou Urashima made a promise to enter Tokyo University with a girl and be together with her. Now, at 20 years old, he has failed the required exam twice, leaving him disappointed and unsure about his future. One day, when Keitarou receives a call from his...

ComedyRomanceEcchiHarem
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Place to Place

Place to Place

7.47TV12 eps2012AIC

Feelings may come and go, but true love always remains in the heart. Tsumiki Miniwa is in love with her best friend, Io Otonashi. For her, confessing is nearly impossible; but to her friends, they seem to be the perfect match. Cute and petite, Tsumiki comes off more as a friend,...

ComedyRomanceGag HumorSchool

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Fans who liked The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior tend to recommend The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Barakamon, Grand Blue Dreaming the most. If you're into Romance and Love Status Quo, any of these are a solid pick.

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The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior has a 7.65 on MAL from 406,624 ratings. That's a solid score. Most people who give it a shot end up enjoying it.

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