34 Best Reverse Harem Anime Of All Time

Reverse harem anime, in simple words, means the opposite of Harem anime. Harem anime means the anime plot will have one male character surrounded by more than two female characters. Reverse harem anime is indeed a perfect choice of category! 

On the other hand, Reverse Harem is the opposite. These types of anime have one female lead character and several male characters surrounding them. Harem anime has been around for a long time, and the same goes for reverse harem anime. These genres of anime have made a special place in the hearts of its viewers. However, not everyone is aware of the reverse harem genre, and we would love to introduce this genre to first-time viewers and provide a list of reverse harem anime. Here is a list of reverse harem anime released over the years:-

34. Mr. Love: Queen’s Choice (2020)

• Director: Munehisa Sakai
• Writer: Kiyoko Yoshimura
• Cast: Daisuke Hirakawa, Yuki Ono, Tetsuya Kakihara, and Tomokazu Sugita
• IMDb: 6/10
• Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video

Mr. Love: A Queen’s Choice is a romantic anime based on a corporate heiress, Kira, who ultimately inherits her late father’s company. During her various efforts and plans to save it from failing, she falls in love with a variety of men with supernatural abilities, including Zen and Haku. As time goes on and a series of events unfold, choosing one becomes as difficult as finding a way to resurrect the company to its former glory. If you are looking for an anime with a mix of realistic and supernatural elements, this supernatural anime is a perfect fit for your next binge-watch. 

33. Libra of Nil Admirari (2018)

• Director: Masahiro Takata
• Writer: Sho Yuzuki
• Cast: Eiji Miyashita, Juri Kimura, Ryota Osaka, and Ryohei Kimura
• IMDb: 7/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll

Libra of Nil Admirari follows Tsugumi Kuze, a woman who is forced to confront a mysterious world of books called “Maremono.” A series of events led to her joining the Imperial Library Information Assets Management Bureau, or Fukuru, to investigate the book that got her there in the first place. Her time there enables her to meet the other Bureau members with whom she ends up forming a mix of professional and personal relationships over time. This show thus blends the genre of romance with supernatural elements, guaranteeing a visual narrative that questions the profound effect that books have on their readers.

32. Romantic Killer

• Director: Kazuya Ichikawa
• Writer: Sayuri Ōba, Hiroko Fukuda
• Cast: Rie Takahashi, Mikako Komatsu
• IMDb Rating: 7.6
• Streaming Platform: Netflix

The enchanting reverse harem world of ‘Romantic Killer’ blends magic, romance, and unwilling heroism. Anzu Hoshino is an ardent video game enthusiast who has zero interest in real-life romance. He is suddenly thrust into a mischievous adventure when a cupid wizard named Riri appears.

In a world where love powers dreams, Riri snatches her desires and sets the stage for a heart-racing romance showdown.

When Anzu attempts to thwart Riri’s meddling, she finds herself creating true passionate bonds with a charming pool of ‘ikemen’ suitors. In the middle of shoujo manga-inspired escapades, Anzu must deal with her own emotions and the desire to protect her newfound companions.

31. Kakuriyo: Bed And Breakfast For Spirits

• Director: Yoshiko Okuda
• Writer: Tomoko Konparu
• IMDb Rating: 7.6
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll

Let me welcome you to the mystical world of ‘Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits.’ In this gripping anime, we get to meet Aoi Tsubaki who is a college student with the outworldly capability to see Ayakashi. 

One fateful day, Aoi meets an Ayakashi in need at a torii shrine. She was unaware that her act of kindness would lead to her kidnapping by the mysterious Ogre, Odanna.

He sends her away to the Hidden Realm, a world inhabited by a plethora of Ayakashi. Aoi receives a very odd and surprising proposition: marriage as repayment for her grandfather’s debt. 

30. Aoharu X Machinegun (2015)

• Director: Hideaki Nakano
• Writer: Naoe
• Cast: Mikako Komatsu, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Tomoaki Maeno, and Eri Kitamura
• IMDb: 6.6/10
• Streaming Platforms: Sentai Filmworks

The anime Aoharu x Machinegun tells the story of Hotaru Tachibana, a strong-willed female student council president who poses as a boy due to a series of events that unfold throughout the course of the show. She soon meets Masamune Matsuoka, a mysterious host who likes to play airsoft survival games. After Hotaru fights with one of the host clubs, Matsuoka invites her to join his airsoft team, “Toy Gun Gun,” much to her surprise and subsequent regret. This leads to a number of dramatic and humorous situations as Hotaru tries to maintain her disguise as a boy, which she is far from quite frankly, while navigating the competitive airsoft world. Will she end up getting recognized despite all her valiant efforts? The series thus explores themes of comedy and what it really takes to be a boy.

29. La Corda D’oro: Primo Passo

• Director: Kōjin Ochi
• Writer: Reiko Yoshida
• Cast: Taniyama, Kishou, Hino, Kahoko, Takagi, Reiko, Tsunematsu, Ayumi, Mizuhashi, Kaori
• IMDb Rating: 7.0
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll

Kahoko Hino is a general studies student, but one day she meets with Lili, a fairy looking out for someone who can see her, and Hino does just the same thing. The music branch announces a competition that day itself, and Hino is selected.

The anime has its charm and has all the power over music. Lili, the fairy, gifts Hino a magic violin and encourages her to perform in the competition. Lili and the Hino have portrayed their journey and the challenges they faced in the competition.

28. Kamigami no Asobi

• Director: Ben Stassen
• Writer: Tomoko Konparu
• Cast: Miyu IRINO, Hiroshi KAMIYA, Daisuke ONO, Yoshimasa HOSOYA, Toshiyuki TOYONAGA, Yuuto UEMURA, Saori HAYAMI
• IMDb Rating: 7.1
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll

Yui Kusanagi lived like an ordinary young girl every day, but she was suddenly transported to a strange world. This is the place of gods. Zeus created this place, he is the highest of all, and he gave her a task in exchange for letting her go back to her WorldWorld. The task was that he had to teach the gods about the human heart.

Yui started her mission of teaching the other young gods, but she soon realized it would not be easy to deal with these young gods as, over time, gods and humans had drifted apart. One could call this teaching a forbidden academy. Everything now depends on Yui.

27. Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (2023)

• Director: Yōhei Suzuki
• Writer: Miri Mikawa
• Cast: Yuka Nukui, Masaaki Mizunaka, Rie Takahashi, and Ivan Jasso
• IMDb: 7/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll and Amazon Prime Video

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale is a series that follows the life of a young candy maker, Anne Halford, who dreams of becoming a Silver Sugar Master (which is a title only royalty can receive). In order to fulfill her dreams, she gets a fairy named Chelle as a bodyguard to protect her during her journey to the capital city. However, in this world, fairies are treated like property, something she is uncomfortable with and so she struggles to navigate the complexities of their relationship as she navigates her atmosphere to earn respect for herself. This magical folklore showcases a poor, brave heroine going through many trials and tribulations in order to eventually gain fortune and a happy ending. It is a delightful light watch for anyone who considers themselves a fan of fantasy and romance.

26. Shinshi Doumei Cross (2002)

• Director: Yoshinori Kanno
• Writer: Arina Tanemura (Visual Novel) and Hiroshi Ōnogi (Series Composition)
• Cast: Miki Itou, Jun Fukuyama, Tomokazu Sugita, Ayako Kawasumi
• IMDb: 7.1/10
• Streaming Platforms: Fan-dubbed websites

Sakura Kurimura, a young woman who enrolls in the esteemed Juumei Academy, is the focus of this reverse harem anime (also called The Gentleman’s Alliance Cross.) She gets involved with a number of powerful students there who are part of the school’s prestigious student government, but because of her troubled past, Sakura first decides to do whatever it takes to avoid these boys. Soon enough, though, she quickly finds herself captivated to their personalities. Sakura’s past and her relationship with the boys, particularly when secrets start to come to light, influence the main plot. With a school full of drama, intrigue, and romance as its backdrop, Shinshi Doumei Cross examines the difficulties of self-discovery and the sacrifices made for love.

25. My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X

• Director: Keisuke Inoue
• Writer: Megumi Shimizu
• Cast: Maaya UCHIDA
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll

Catarina Claes is the daughter of a noble family. She once hits her head and remembers her past life as an otaku. Catarina is filled with realizations. She is born in a game world, and any choice she makes would lead to her either being killed or exiled.

She starts taking precautions and makes decisions that counter the existing decision, but soon she realizes her decisions affect her relationship with the people around her.

24. Meiji Tokyo Renka

• Director: Akitaro Daichi
• Writer: Yukiko Uozumi, Haruka, Motoko Takahashi
• Cast: Toshiyuki MORIKAWA, Sumire MOROHOSHI, Daisuke NAMIKAWA
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll, Funimation

Mei Ayazuki lived the perfect life until she was taken back in time by a magician. She was transported to the Meiji period, and in this period, gods existed and weren’t just a myth. Mei meets historical figures she had only heard of in her time.

She has a rare ability to see ghosts and the series then sees her helping out the people of that time with her newfound ability. She starts having romantic feelings for the handsome men in her life and may consider staying back rather than going back to her time.

23. Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth

• Director: Hideyo Yamamoto
• Writer: Sayaka Harada
• Cast: Misato MURAI, Tomoaki MAENO, Yuuki KAJI, Tomokazu SUGITA, Natsuki HANAE, Daisuke NAMIKAWA
• IMDb Rating: 6.8
• Streaming Platform: Hulu, Funimation

Kajika Burnsworth was the daughter of a famous industrialist, and being influential caused harm, so she stayed on an island when she was younger. Now, her father called back to look for a good boy for marriage.

She had three options and had to choose the one. We see the characters caught up in politics as the story progresses. By the end of the series, Kajika realizes who she loves This is probably one of the best harem anime because of its out-of-the-way plot, including drama, action, and politics.

22. Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Revolutions (2015)

• Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa
• Writer: Broccoli (Visual Novel) and Tomoko Konparu (Series Composition)
• Cast: Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Kousuke Toriumi, and Yuuki Kaji.
• IMDb: 7.1/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll and Funimation

The third season specifically to the reverse harem anime series, Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Revolutions, is about Haruka Nanami, a young musician who studies at the esteemed Saotome Academy. Haruka has developed strong relationships with the talented group of male students known as STARFISH, and she aspires to write music for them. Further, the story explores the changing relationships between Haruka and the members of STARISH as the group gets ready for the challenges in the entertainment industry. For fans who appreciate a blend of reverse harem dynamics and idol culture, Maji Love Revolutions is a favorite due to its endearing blend of romance, music, and drama. 

21. Hanasakeru Seishounen

• Director: Chiaki Kon, Hajime Kamegaki
• Writer: Mamiko Ikeda
• Cast: Aya ENDOU, Jun FUKUYAMA, Daisuke ONO, Toshiyuki MORIKAWA, Takehito KOYASU, Daisuke NAMIKAWA
• IMDb Rating: 7.5
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll

Kajika Burnsworth was the daughter of a famous industrialist, and being influential caused harm, so she stayed on an island when she was younger. Now, her father called back to look for a good boy for marriage.

By the end of the series, Kajika realizes who she loves. She has three options and is forced to choose the one. The characters are stuck in politics as the story progresses. This is probably one of the best harem anime because it’s out of way plot that includes drama, action, and politics.

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20. Watashi ga Motete Dousunda

• Director: Hiroshi Ishiodori
• Writer: Michiko Yokote
• Cast: Nobunaga SHIMAZAKI, Yoshitsugu MATSUOKA, Yuu KOBAYASHI, Keisuke KOUMOTO, Miyuki SAWASHIRO, Yuuki ONO
• IMDb Rating: 6.6
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll

Kae Serinuma looks innocent and Chubby outside, but she is an avid fujoshi. After the death of her favorite character, she becomes depressed and starts losing weight excessively. This results in her becoming very beautiful, and she starts receiving attention from her male classmates.

However, she does not want their attention, and instead, she would love it if the boys fell in love and gave attention to each other. This reverse harem anime will sometimes give Yuri and Yaoi vibes too.

19. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de

• Director: Aki Tsunaki
• Writer: Yoichi Kato
• Cast: Akira ISHIDA, Tomoko KAWAKAMI, Ryotaro OKIAYU, Souichirou HOSHI, Shigeru NAKAHARA, Naozumi TAKAHASHI, Shinichirou MIKI, Kouki MIYATA, Kazuhiko INOUE, Tomokazu SEKI
• IMDb Rating: 6.5
• Streaming Platform: Tubi TV

Akane and her friends were once on their way to school, but she and her friends were pulled into another dimension by a demon. Akane is made the priestess of the dragon god. The security and safety of the land are in her hands now, along with eight male guardians who each have a dragon jewel.

The anime is a good mix of mythology and has a great plotline. The anime will amaze the viewers. Even though the plotline is not exceptional, it can be a good watch for anyone.

18. Best Reverse Harem Anime: Arcana Famiglia

• Director: Chiaki Kon
• Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
• Cast: Yuuki, Chisa, Fukuyama, Jun, Nakamura, Yuuichi, Yusa, Kouji, Yonaga, Tsubasa, Noto, Mamiko, Sugita, Tomokazu, Kosugi, Juurouta
• IMDb Rating: 6.0
• Streaming Platform: Hide

Arcana Famiglia is known to protect its island from external threats. The head of the group, also known as Papa, is planning to retire from his position, and he plans to keep competition for its users, and the one who wins will be rewarded with the position of Papa and his daughter’s hand in marriage.

Felicità, the daughter of the head, disagrees with this decision and is planning her way of getting out of this marriage. The series has some excellent character development and plotlines and it’s worth watching.

17. Hiiro no Kakera: The Tamayori Princess Saga (2012)

• Director: Noriyuki Abe
• Writer: Idea Factory (Manga) and Yoshiko Okuda (Series Composition)
• Cast: Mai Nakahara, Kousuke Toriumi, Jun Fukuyama, and Daisuke Hirakawa
• IMDb: 6.8/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll and Funimation

The protagonist of this supernatural reverse harem anime is Tamaki Kasuga, a young woman who learns she is a descendant of a strong guardian family known as the Tamayori Princess. Tamaki encounters forces who desire to recover her family’s secrets after relocating to her grandmother’s village. She subsequently finds out that she has inherited a special power and that she has been entrusted to the protection of multiple guardians, each with their own strengths and skills. Tamaki must accept her fate as the Tamayori Princess, learn to wield her power correctly and choose which of her guards she can trust most. Amidst ancient legends and mysterious conflicts, Hiiro no Kakera tells a story with themes of love, sacrifice, and destiny through a blend of romance, action, and fantasy.

16. Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%

• Director: Yuu Kou
• Writer: Kanon Kunozuki
• Cast: Miyuki Sawashiro, Takuma Terashima, Mamoru Miyano, Junichi Suwabe, Kenichi Suzumura, Kishō Taniyama, Hiro Shimono, Kohsuke Toriumi, Showtaro Morikubo, Shouta Aoi, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Tomoaki Maeno, Hikaru Midorikawa, Ryōhei Kimura, Hidenori Takahashi, Yuuma Uchida, Daiki Yamashita, Tsubasa Yonaga, Daisuke Ono
• IMDb Rating: 6.7
• Streaming Platform: Hulu

In Prince Sama Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love, Haruka Nanami decides to join the prestigious school and tost competitive school. The anime Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love shows the level of difficulty the students have to go through to become successful. Uta no Prince Sama has a great plotline, and viewers interested in music will genuinely enjoy it.

Uta no prince sama maji love can be the perfect example of the reverse harem genre. The musical competition held in the academy is quite tricky. While she dreams of participating in this music competition, she also has to protect a secret she harbors and doesn’t want anyone to know.

15. Best Reverse Harem Anime: Akatsuki no Yona

• Director: Kazuhiro Yoneda
• Writer: Shinichi Inotsume
• Cast: Chiwa Saitō, Tomoaki Maeno, Junko Minagawa, Yūsuke Kobayashi
• IMDb Rating: 8.1
• Streaming Platform: Hulu, Funimation, Crunchyroll

In the anime Akatsuki, no Yona Princess Yona has a perfect life, and one could say she is living a luxurious life with nothing to worry about. But everything came to an end when her crush and her father betrayed her has murdered her. She had to leave her perfect life forever and leave the palace. With no one by her side except her childhood friend and bodyguard, Son Hak, she goes on a mission to find a way to get back into the palace and her rightful position.

This reverse harem anime Akatsuki no Yona sees an excellent character development for Princess Yona. She turns from a fragile person to a strong person who can fight for herself and get back to her thrown in the palace.

14. Brother’s Conflict

• Director: Atsushi Matsumoto
• Writer: Natsuko Takahashi
• Cast: Rina Satō, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Daisuke Hirakawa, Junichi Suwabe, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kenichi Suzumura, Kōsuke Toriumi, Tomoaki Maeno, Ken Takeuchi, Daisuke Ono, Daisuke Namikawa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, KENN, Yūki Kaji
• IMDb Rating: 6.1
• Streaming Platform: Hulu, Funimation

This anime series might not amaze many people because of its insect theme. Nonetheless, the anime is a great watch and is relatively short compared to others, and it can be binge-watched at once. The story is about a lone child whose father decides to remarry, and now she has 13 stepbrothers.

Things take a turn when all the thirteen stepbrothers start liking her more than family and when they start competing with each other to win her heart. The series is also an eye-pleasing anime because of the thirteen hot brothers.

13. Kenka Banchou Otome: Girl Beats Boys

• Director: Noriaki Saito
• Writer: Natsuko Takahashi
• Cast: Hibiki Yamamura, KENN, Takashi Kondō, Tomoaki Maeno, Shouta Aoi
• IMDb Rating: 6.5
• Streaming Platform: Funimation, Crunchyroll

Hinako had lived her childhood in an orphanage run by the government and had no family; however, when she was going to enter high school, she was met with a boy who stated that he was her twin brother and had come to ask her a favor.

AHerbrother explains to her that they are actually from the Yakuza family, which is quite influential, and he wants her to switch places with him and enter a boy’s school in his place. She decides to join Shishiku Academy on her brother’s behalf, and it gets interesting as the story progresses.

12. Best Reverse Harem Anime: Fruits Basket

• Director: Yoshihide Ibata
• Writer: Taku Kishimoto
• Cast: Manaka Iwami, Yuma Uchida, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Atsumi Tanezaki, Yuichi Nakamura
• IMDb Rating: 8.6
• Streaming Platform: Hulu and Funimation

Tooru, a teenager, had recently lost her mom, and she planned to move to her grandfather’s house, but upon reaching, she gets to know that there is a renovation going on. She wants to live peacefully and starts staying in a tent, but a landslide buries her tent, and a neighboring house decides to give her shelter.

She is unaware that the neighbors have a hidden motive for giving her shelter. The reason was that she could save them from a curse. She comes to know about this later in the series, and we will be tense to see if her kind nature still exists after knowing this secret.

11. Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play (1995)

• Director: Hajime Kamegaki
• Writer: Yuu Watase
• Cast: Nobutoshi Canna, Kae Araki, Tomokazu Seki, and Hikaru Midorikawa
• IMDb: 7.7/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll and YouTube

Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play is a fantasy anime following the life of Miaka Yuki and her best friend Yui Hongo. One day, they stumble upon an ancient Chinese book in the library, and as they begin to read it, they are transported into the world magically. Miaka finds out that she is the chosen priestess of Suzaku. Meanwhile, Yui ends up becoming the rival priestess of Seiryu. This puts a strain on their friendship, turning them into bitter enemies as they fight for their respective gods. As Miaka gathers her warriors, she ultimately falls in love with one of them, Tamahome.

10. Boys Over Flowers

• Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
• Writer: Yumi Kageyama
• Cast: Tsukushi Makino, sukasa Domyoji, Rui Hanazawa, Akira Mimasaka, Sojiro Nishikado
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll

Boys over flowers can be the perfect example of the best reverse harem series. This particular anime has a special place in everyone’s hearts because of the countless remakes in three different languages. Tsukushi Makino enrolls in the school for the elite and soon finds herself out of place. Words have become less to describe this anime.

A group of 4 rich boys bullied other students, and now the same was going to happen to Makino. She plans to stay unnoticed but somehow crosses paths with the F4. It’s a beautiful anime for people who have watched any drama series adapted from this anime.

9. Pretear (2001)

• Director: Jun Kamiya
• Writer: Kaori Naruse (Manga) and Rika Nezu (Series Composition)
• Cast: Ai Maeda, Hiroshi Kamiya, Jun Fukuyama, and Takahiro Sakurai
• IMDb: 7.2/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll and Funimation

Pretear is a magical reverse harem anime about Himeno Awayuki, a 16-year-old girl who is supposedly the “chosen one” to save the world from impending doom. Post her mother’s death, Himeno struggles to readjust her life and come to terms with her loss. However, her progress is halted when she meets Hayate, the Knight of the Wind, and other such members of an elite group called the Leafe Knights. It is then that she learns about her status as a Pretear and her prophesied duty to save the world before it is too late. In this intensely gripping anime, watch as Himeno learns more about her newfound surroundings, forms romantic bonds which ultimately question her personal sense of morality, and participates in fierce battles that prove her worth as a valuable addtion to the team.

8. Best Reverse Harem Anime: Neo Angelique Abyss (2008)

• Director: Shin Katagi
• Writer: KOEI (Manga) and Yuki Enatsu (Series Composition)
• Cast: Kaori Nazuka, Daisuke Ono, Hiroki Takahashi, and Toru Ohkawa
• IMDb: 6.6/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll

Neo Angelique Abyss is a fantasy reverse harem anime that follows the story of Angelique, a normal schoolgirl who is inevitably told by a rich man called Nyx about how she is a Purifier (people who have the power to defeat the life-draining monsters that plague the fictional lands of Arcadia). Alongside the support of her friends, Angelique accepts her destiny as a Purifier and sets out on deadly missions to hunt and kill the monsters, namely the Thanatos. While some viewers find the show endearing, others are respectfully disappointed by the ending. Regardless, Neo Angelique Abyss is an anime that promises plenty of humour and action sequences, all wrapped up in a bow of fantasy and imagination that will leave you wanting more than is currently released.

7. Hiiro no Kakera

• Director: Bob Shirohata
• Writer: Yoshiko Nakamura
• Cast: Kōsuke Okano, Tomokazu Sugita, Kazunori Nomiya
• IMDb Rating: 7.0
• Streaming Platform: Hide

Tamaki Kasuga has recently moved to live with her grandmother in a kimura. However, she was not ready for what was waiting for her on the other side. She was about to be swept into the World where gods and demons exist. Soon it is revealed that she will be the next princess, and she will have the power to keep the demons at bay.

In this venture, she will be assisted by her five handsome male guardians, all while she also has to deal with her joining a new school and facing the problems every new student faces when they join a new school. The anime is total eye candy, with characters worth drooling over.

6. Bonjour Koiaji Pâtisserie, Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie

• Director: Noriaki Akitaya
• Writer: Ryō Aoki
• Cast: Yui Ishikawa, Kaito Ishikawa, Tetsuya Kakihara, Ryohei Kimura, Hikaru Midorikawa
• IMDb Rating: 5.4
• Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll

Sayuri Haruno, a young girl who dreams of becoming a pastry chef, joins the prestigious Fleurir Confectionary Academy. She is surrounded by the four most handsome men in her academy, So she’ll have a lot to learn and love. She is all set to start her journey of lovely baking sweets and baking some lovely romance too.

In this reverse harem anime, we’ll witness Sayuri Haruno’s romance with the four handsome men. The anime does not have a long-running time, and hence it is the perfect choice for someone who plans to binge-watch the whole anime at once.

5. Best Reverse Harem Anime: Kiss Him, Not Me! (2016)

• Director: Hiroshi Ishiodori
• Writer: Junko (Manga) and Michiko Yokote (Series Composition)
• Cast: Yū Kobayashi, Yūki Ono, Keisuke Koumoto and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka.
• IMDb: 6.7/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll and Funimation

Kiss Him, Not Me! is a light-hearted reverse harem anime about Kae Serinuma, a sweet but introverted high school girl who is an avid reader of Boys’ Love stories. When her favourite fictional character dies, Kae experiences a depressed episode, which effectively forces her to lose quite a bit of weight. Her sudden makeover, naturally, catches the attention of four boys from her school who begin to compete for her love. The series playfully depicts Kae’s problems with her fantasies, as well as the males’ attempts to win her over. 

4. Hakuouki (2010)

• Director: Osamu Yamasaki
• Writer: Idea Factory (Manga), Megumu Sasano and Osamu Yamasaki (Series Composition)
• Cast: Houko Kuwashima, Shinichiro Miki, Showtaro Morikubo, and Kousuke Toriumi
• IMDb: 7.4/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll and Funimation

Hakuouki is a historical reverse harem anime (set during Japan’s Bakumatsu period) that combines samurai action and supernatural elements. The plot revolves around Chizuru Yukimura, a young woman searching for her missing father, and a doctor with ties to the Shinsengumi (a famous order of samurai fighters). When Chizuru meets the Shinsengumi, she learns that they are involved in a deadly struggle involving otherworldly monsters and political schemes. Throughout the series, Chizuru forms powerful connections with the Shinsengumi members while treading a path filled with danger, betrayal, and forbidden love. 

3. Diabolik Lovers

• Director: Shinobu Tagashira
• Writer: Seiko Nagatsu
• Cast: Hikaru MIDORIKAWA, Yuuki KAJI, Daisuke HIRAKAWA, Katsuyuki KONISHI, Kohsuke TORIUMI, Takashi KONDOU, Rie SUEGARA
• IMDb Rating: 5.1
• Streaming Platform: Hulu, Crunchyroll

The anime Diabolik Lovers has a similar concept to Vampire Knight; however, no one is her Knight in shining armor. Her father left Yui Komori, and she had to start living in a mansion with bloodthirsty, sadistic vampires. The church had declared her to be the future bride of these vampires, so she had to live with them.

Little did Yui know this was only the start of her suffering, and she had a long way to go ahead. As she started living with these vampires, she came across their true nature and lived a life where she was a victim of abuse. The anime is a good watch for someone who likes it when things take a dark turn.

While the plot progresses and she regains her memories bin its and pieces, she will uncover the truth of her lost memories. Watch Amnesia to now more.

2. Best Reverse Harem Anime: Yona of the Dawn (2014)

• Director: Kazuhiro Yoneda
• Writer: Mizuho Kusanagi (Manga) and Shinichi Inotsume (Series Composition)
• Cast: Chiwa Saito, Tomoaki Maeno, Junichi Suwabe, and Masakazu Morita
• IMDb: 8.1/10
• Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll and Funimation

Yona of the Dawn portrays the adventures of Princess Yona, the Kingdom of Kouka’s sole heir, who formerly led a carefree life and was content with her surroundings. However, her life takes a massive turn when her cousin and childhood love, Su-won kills her father, King II. Forced to abandon the palace with her devoted bodyguard, Hak, Yona embarks on a dangerous adventure to survive and recover her kingdom, regardless of the cost. Throughout her thrilling journey, Yona transforms from a naive and spoilt princess to a very strong and brave leader, proving herself to a rather strong female lead.

1. Ouran High School Host Club

• Director: Takuya Igarashi
• Writer: Yōji Enokido
• Cast: Maaya Sakamoto,Mamoru Miyano,Masaya Matsukaze
• IMDb Rating: 8.2
• Streaming Platform: Netflix, Hulu

The first anime is about Haruhi, a talented student, who received a scholarship to the most prestigious school, Ouran High School. One day, she searched for a quiet room to spend her time reading when she entered the abandoned third music room she accidentally broke an expensive vase.

This expensive vase belongs to the host club of the school. She was indebted to pay them back the amount for the damage. As a scholarship student, she didn’t have the money to pay them back and decided to work for them.

The Ouran High School Host Club is well known for entertaining their female guests for money. Haruhi was the only girl in the Ouran High School Host Club, but she was a boy due to a misunderstanding.

Haruhi knew best how to please the female guests, and hence, she was told to maintain her disguise of being a boy. Ouran High School Host Club decided to make Haruhi their main person to serve clients.