Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui

Airing in the same season there are two different anime with two characters that have a huge age gap. "Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui" is about a playboy character that suddenly falls in love with the meek friend of his high school sister that makes him feel love for the first time. He continues to curt her, by sending flowers and gifts while his sister plays the wingman to his antics and even the mother of the courted girl is amused by the stuff happening while the daughter is clearly uncomfortable with the 10 year older male making such advances. The whole relationship is played of as amusing and the awkward situations are used as comedy, but none of it really lands as the girl just doesn't want any of it and is put in this weird situation with no real way out. I'm not someone that is harsh on unusual romance and I clearly see anybody has their own fetish and kinks, but this show feels just uncomfortable to watch, especially as none of the girls concerns seem to be taken seriously. "Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou." on the other hand might look very similar, but it touches on a real societal issue about child abuse and poverty. When the main character finds an abandoned teenage girl that seems to be a runaway he allows her to stay at his place for the night. He also clearly turns back all her advances to pay with her body for the privilege (seemingly the only way she knows how to pay back some of the debt she feels she incurred by him letting her stay at his home). There is a clear line drawn by the male main character and the line he said to her after she mentions that others clearly took her offer and that he is a good person is a powerful reminder what makes this clearly better, he says: "No, I'm not a good person, just the other people [that took your offer] are just bad people, I'm just normal." There is a clear difference in quality and understanding how both shows handle such a complicated topic, and while some might find the comedy more to their liking, I think the value of the realness in "Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou." clearly is the better option (at least as far as we can judge it after episode 1 of both). The Youtube video from Nobita in Japan about a homeless girl also contextualizes the situation of the girl in "Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou." and makes clear that this is something a person could really fall into, without any fault of their own, and it is a great companion piece to the show. read more 

Joshikousei and adult man. Both theme are pretty clear and similar. The love with a younger girl. 

The relationship in both shows is pretty similar. Both have an older male protagonist and younger female protagonist. The male protagonists of Inu x Boku and Koikimo spend their time assisting the girl with her problems, protecting her, and doting on her. Meanwhile the female protagonists of Inu x Boku and Koikimo argue with the guy, don't agree with his actions, but ultimately ends up appreciating his company. Inu x Boku has more supernatural elements than Koikimo, but I feel like the type of relationship the characters have is the same. 

Both have that same koibito thing where there is an older one and a younger one, also both have that annoying partner to which the other half doesn't seem to do anything to get rid of that annoying half..... 

Wishing to be independent, 16-year-old Maika Sakuranomiya is desperate to nail down a part-time job so that she can afford to study abroad. She chances upon Café Stile, a coffee shop where the servers interact with the customers while roleplaying distinctive characteristics. The Italian store manager, Dino, becomes infatuated with Maika's cuteness at first sight, and offers her a job as a waitress with a sadistic nature. MC: Young school girl (16 years old) Love interest: Dino, 26 years old man "Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui" and "Blend S" are similar that both of them shows us relationship between school girl and grown‐up man. 

Otaku. The otaku culture is known to all who watch anime, a little more so than the average bystander. This presentation of the otaku, alongside some real behaviour and interactions is something of an element Koikimo and Wotakoi plays into. As it says on the tin with Wotakoi, basically otakus falling in love. Koikimo is a little different and is more of a sub-element that gets mixed into the iffy love affairs it plays with. Both are good anime, although Koikimo gets a lot of slander for reasons the synopsis can inform you of (you can make out why from there). Compared to a more down-to-earth and real Wotakoi. Still, both are good romances if you don't mind them for what they are.  read more 

A romance slice of life show. Deals with topic of daily life, work and school. The only difference is if the pursuer in Koikimo is the man, the pursuer in Horimiya is the woman. 

I find the comedy / delivery of jokes similar. If you had some laughs on Hinamatsuri, you'll definitely enjoy Koikimo as well 

- Both anime have an age gap between the main(?) love interests - Both are romance anime and are often located in school - Both anime have the fact that the older love interest is the sibling of the best friend of the younger love interest - Both anime have their friend/sibling that really supports the age gap relationship They honestly gave me really similar vibes to each other when I started watching Koikimo. Hitoijime my hero is about two BL relationships and Koikimo is about a single straight relationship, but they still really give off similar vibes to me. I highly recommend them both! 

Pretty similar, the age gap between both of the MC('s?) is 10. It involves a rich novelist//bl light novelist and a college student. The mc slowly falls in-love, it keeps up with the "disgusting" type of theme, though the slow character development helps it fix it up.  

In both anime both main girl are hard to get but slowly warm up to their ikemen, and the interactions of them is pretty hilarious. that's of teasing each other, what people call pull and release. 

The romance dynamic is similar because they both have a really persistent (to the point of being creepy) male lead and girl who feels annoyed but doesn't hate him either. 

Both Mc looks alike are alike in approach to women. Loid Forger previous life before spy x family... thinking about its like Ichika became Yor... if you watch Koikimo then Spy Family is like both Mc were recasted for another anime. 

Similar characters. The MC is an adult who has romantic feelings to the FMC a High School teenager. 

Why this recommendation doesn't exist is beyond me, however, what isn't beyond me, is the relation. Bidanshi. Two men able to sway the hearts of women at ease find themselves across one they seemingly want to capture as the one true woman of their lives. It is in a way that is a little more enthusiastic compared to how normal people would go around such. Koikimo has Ryo stalking and doing anything for Ichika's sake. Maid-sama's Usui exists to pull the maddest stunts to get to know everything about Misaki and have her for himself. Good romance anime, although, I would take both with precaution as they may stumble into territory you find offensive.  read more 

Both have that koibito thing were the other half is older while the other one is younger, there is also that wired thing that the other half has towards his partner. 

Plain Jane steals the heart of a known ikemen with a respective womanizer reputation. Both animes have one character who's head over heels over the other while the other is just mad confused, but presumably a relationship develops with some snarky energy 

Bidanshi. A bunch of beautiful boys for the young maiden. From what starts initially as an indecent interaction, removing another to be comfortable with the position they are in, turns into a weird and wonderful story mostly comprising of odd interactions drawing to a more sincere relationship. Ouran Koukou follows all individuals in some self-realisation quest amongst the trouble they have, with Koikimo being very similar in that Ryo is learning of why he is a major problem in the relationship and the behaviour he has created for himself. Both are pretty good anime, leaning for romance fans more than anyone. I'd suggest an open mind for Koikimo or drop it if you feel it isn't for you based on the premise. Ouran Koukou is generally fine.  read more 

Age-gap. The age gap relationship is one that may cause a few issues. However, the stories Koikimo and Garden of Words aren't entirely bad in what they do and are still self-aware in their actual premise. With the male lead going forward to build something of a deep relationship with the female lead. Garden of Words is a story of two who meet, ending up on the side of love despite their differences. Koikimo is the same, but it recognises the issues more so that it is actually condemned to an extent. For what are romance anime at the end of the day, I'd say both hit the nail in being good at such. Although proceed with precaution as to whether or not you would like these anime.  read more 

Age gap. Another anime of an age gap relationship and the two connecting these ones is, well, not a lot in particular. A love triangle is an affair however if you want I suppose. I suppose Koikimo is the opposite of what Sing Yesterday is, in terms of how serious the matters at hand are. Koikimo mixes comedy with a rather disgusting relationship in comparison to Sing Yesterday's neglecting ideas to push away those who want to be close in a drama format. Two good anime if you are looking for something that is a little more outrageous in relationship issues.  

It might not look like it, yet I find both series somewhat similar; through their distinctive art style, ambiance, and premise. Primarily, these series are about a younger/older person forming an unrequited love towards an older/younger person. However, unlike "Kuzu no Honkai", "Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui" has less drama, no ntr, and more comedy. Ultimately, even though their quality with each other is incomparable due to differences in characteristics, I can still assure you that you can find the other as equally appealing as the other (well, unless you're not fond of rom-com).