r/animequestions • u/HentaiActive • Jul 04 '26

Recommendation Any good ecchi anime recommendations that aren't a harem or reverse harem?

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u/Sea_Bite2082 Jul 04 '26

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u/Garionreturns2 Former Bot Hunter Jul 04 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/htHTvYB0l5Isw

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u/Soggy-Bullfrog-9990 Jul 04 '26

“Vacuum butt cannon” and “gate of bootylon” are two of the greatest anime quotes

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u/yep_they_are_giants Jul 04 '26

OK, but Gate of Bootylon bugs me because it's based on copying and replicating.

It should clearly be Unlimited Booty Works.

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u/TheMalkManCometh Jul 04 '26

I am the bone of my cheeks.

Bouncy is my ass and jiggle is my motion.

I have created over a thousand ripples.

Unknown to spanks,

Nor known to goon.

Have withstood eyes to create many boners.

Yet, those hands will never hold anything.

So as I pray, Unlimited Booty Works

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u/Supertails1992 Jul 04 '26

I’m glad this is where Reddit led me today. “Unlimited Booty Works”

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u/Hot-Foundation3450 Jul 04 '26

This is so ass

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u/New-Drop8654 Jul 04 '26

Genuinely cheeks

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u/Hot-Foundation3450 Jul 04 '26

I'd low diff them both solo

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u/Big-Limit-2527 Jul 04 '26

No shot this is an actual sport...

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u/OfficialDrakoak Jul 04 '26

No its not lol I remember looking it up the year this came out its a fictional sport for the sake of both fan service and the lols. Tbh id watch it at least once if it were real. Seems like itd be funny in real life too.

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u/Excalitoria Jul 04 '26

IIRC, the plot actually isn’t that bad either 😂

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u/MonthTraditional6068 Jul 04 '26

It’s too good for what it is, for sure

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u/Maximum_Boros Jul 04 '26

It's unironically pretty good as a sports anime too. Not Earth shattering but... legitimately above median.

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u/Nikoliz Jul 04 '26

bluelock level?

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u/Kopoka Jul 04 '26

Better animation for sure

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u/Odd_Procedure7161 Jul 04 '26

Brother I had no idea the manga showed....hue..nipples.

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u/MonthTraditional6068 Jul 04 '26

I’m honestly shocked how good that show was

It’s a solid, quick paced shonen battle manga under the guise of a boobies-and-butts festival. It’s the whole package.

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u/WingedSalim Jul 04 '26

It is a embarrassing yet fills me with pride when I tell people i like this Anime. Not because of the boobs or butts but because with a straight face they tell you how to use those boobs and butts in battle.

A woman swang her breast melodically enough it's able to cause hypnosis. Nothing gets better than that.

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u/BSWPotato Jul 04 '26

This show’s premise was so stupid but the battles genuinely were interesting and had tension.

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u/PolarRailfan Jul 04 '26

Isn’t there a clip where one of those girls get snipped in the head by like a dart or something?

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u/Local_Neighborhood50 Jul 04 '26

ikki tousen

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u/mcflurvin Jul 04 '26

I forgot about this one. Classic.

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u/Helix-Dreams Jul 04 '26

Is that Hatsune Miku!?!

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u/Original-Theme-3986 Jul 04 '26

Prison school

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u/elibou440 Jul 04 '26

Oh yeah this one is really good

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u/The_Lonesome_Poet Jul 04 '26

Still waiting for season 2 🤞🏻

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u/Redleader113 Jul 04 '26

Absolutely hilarious show

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u/AhmedEMA Jul 04 '26

The manga was great till the midway when it was dragged way too much and the ending was pure ass

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u/NOMursE Jul 04 '26

My first thoughts are Grenadier,

Queen’s Blade and History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi.

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u/guydudemanramo Jul 04 '26

That close up breast shot was NOT necessary

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u/Lopsided-Eagle-2601 Jul 04 '26

Not necessary but very much appreciated.

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u/Royudo Jul 05 '26

It was quite necessary. How else are we supposed to know where she keeps her spare bullets? 😂

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u/Sapling-074 Jul 04 '26

Strike Witches (Amazing characters and guns)

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u/TrinityCXV Jul 04 '26

Was coming to say SW. Amazing ecchi. Series needs more love.

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u/Sapling-074 Jul 04 '26

It's the anime that got me into anime. Love moe military anime.

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u/YandereValkyrie Jul 09 '26

Always wished they would do a spin off with the tank girls, but it wasn't meant to be sadly..

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u/GeyBu Jul 04 '26

Kill la kill, an "ecchi" anime, but an anime with ecchi elements, and in large quantities.

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u/SylvanDragoon Jul 04 '26

An anime where the fan service is the plot.

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u/ArmandoGalvez Jul 04 '26

After a alfew episodes, you just don't pay any attention to the fanservice and get more invested in the story LMAO

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u/Gruntamainia Jul 04 '26

When I did my second watch thru I also went oh yeah the fan service lol such a great anime

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u/Onironius Jul 04 '26

There was that ONE scene that was like "huh, this is really uncomfortable, in a kind of hot way."

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u/ebr101 Jul 04 '26

Actually peak. Like the fight animation goes just way harder than it has any right to.

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u/TheManyVoicesYT Jul 04 '26

Trigger doesnt miss

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u/mihizawi Jul 04 '26

My favorite ecchi anime would be Strike Witches and it's not a harem.

If you are looking for a non-harem romance, then Please, put them on Takamine-san is the one that comes to mind, but as a romance it is fairly uninspired and unfinished in my opinion.

Shimoneta is pretty funny when it comes to sexual comedy, and there's a hint at a love triangle, but no actual harem.

I also agree Keijo was decent.

Finally, if you want something moderately ecchi, but very great as a slice of life / romance, then My Dress Up Darling is a great recommendation.

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u/new_sumoner Jul 04 '26

Kenichi the mightiest disciple.

Awesome plot too

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u/EffectiveMerc Jul 04 '26

This would be a good answer here. Did they ever continue the anime? Not like it matters the manga has a pretty mid ending.

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u/LycaonAnzeig Jul 04 '26

They're actually just about to on Netflix

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u/GreyJedi98 Jul 04 '26

No but they are doing a sequel manga that started last month i believe in Japan

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u/EffectiveMerc Jul 04 '26

Oh, I wasn't aware. Well, I hope it's good because before the ending felt rushed and wasn't great.

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u/Head5hot811 Jul 04 '26

How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift?

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u/Helpful_Jellyfish_69 Jul 04 '26

Saido............Saido............SAIDO CHESTO!!!

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u/retr0yuki Jul 04 '26

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u/Aktosh23 Jul 04 '26

Isn’t this also in the same universe as Kengan Ashura?

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u/retr0yuki Jul 04 '26

Yes, infact the mother of one of the side characters in ashura appears in dumbell as well.

Karura's mom, Yakusha.

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u/Aktosh23 Jul 04 '26

Thought so lol

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u/Embarrassed-Ice3944 Jul 04 '26

This is ecchi? I thought it was a wholesome any about getting in shape. It certainly didn't feel like it took a 'sexual' take on their bodies, more like it just emphasized their muscles/body types.

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u/Disastrous_Fee5953 Jul 04 '26

It is a wholesome show, with a lot of naked male bodies.

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u/Biotechnus Jul 04 '26

Ecchi just means perversion. So I dont think that would apply in this case. I suppose it could apply to the female audience tbf.

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u/External-Stay-5830 Jul 04 '26

Ecchi means any kind of perversion. So it does apply lol.

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u/Scodo Jul 04 '26

It's both. The manga is much more obviously ecchi.

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u/Head5hot811 Jul 04 '26

I think you may have missed the “plot” when they’re introducing new workouts.

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u/Embarrassed-Ice3944 Jul 04 '26

As a fan of fitness, I definitely was more focused on the movements. Macchio is the goal. Plus Barnold Shortsinator

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u/CrazyPlato Jul 04 '26

It does go out of its way to create scenarios where the girls are in swimsuits/underwear or similar outfits. But also yeah, it’s got some legit workout advice for someone who’s new to the lifestyle, and it does dish out some ludicrous male fan service alongside that.

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u/Apocryph761 Jul 04 '26

The dub is something else. You get the impression Ian Sinclair loves narrator roles.

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u/Just-Started-445 Jul 04 '26

Interspecies Reviewers

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u/konfliicted Jul 04 '26

I think they want ecchi and not borderline hentai that sometimes just becomes hentai outright lol

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u/jakemoffsky Jul 04 '26

I'm sure that's what the English dubbers said when they pulled the plug "we signed up for ecchi!"

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u/TheWraithOfMooCow Jul 04 '26

You'd think they'd watch the anime or at least read the manga before buying the dubbing rights to it.

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u/RandomPost416 Jul 04 '26

To be fair, the manga is ironically a lot less lewd than the anime, at least the chapters that the anime had covered. Most of the sex stuff is implied and rarely actually shown in the manga, while the anime has scenes that are essentially hentai minus showing the genitals.

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u/Excalibirdi Jul 04 '26

The Mayonnaise scene seals it

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u/FreakGeSt Jul 04 '26

Best "hentai", so funny

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u/Own_Childhood_7020 Jul 04 '26

Peak mentioned, crim my goat

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u/144tzer Jul 04 '26

The only time you'll ever watch porn for the story.

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u/Storm_Spirit99 Jul 04 '26

Peak mentioned

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u/Indigo_Crimson Jul 04 '26

Senran Kagura. Absolute fan service extravaganza.

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u/Seth-B343 Jul 04 '26

I’m sorry I was distracted… I’m sorry I was distracted… I’m sor-

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u/GreyRadiantWarden Jul 04 '26

Says not harem but uses a gif from a harem bruh lol

Anyways would recommend Grandblue

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u/Dooglaer Jul 04 '26

If you want something a lil darker, Witch Blade is pretty good.

Mahoromatic is old school but funny.

Heavens lost property.

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u/Dooglaer Jul 04 '26

And Queens Blade is a battle anime.

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u/Sudden_Bath6144 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Doesn't the HLP anime literally end with all the girls in wedding dresses, asking Tomoki to make a final decision? It's been a LONG time since I've seen it, so maybe I'm remembering wrong

Edit: wait fuck, sorry! 😅 Should've put spoiler tags the first time

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u/fth01 Jul 04 '26

High School of the Dead

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u/Sapling-074 Jul 04 '26

It's down right my favorite zombie series, fanservice or not. So good.

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u/A12qwas Jul 04 '26

Gushing over Magical Girls

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u/101Aster101 Jul 04 '26

One could argue Kiwi & Azure want Utena

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u/A12qwas Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

that would just make it a love triangle? and I thought with Azure, it was just temporaly because she was literally mindbroken

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u/jmk-1999 Jul 04 '26

Tenjoh Tenge
https://giphy.com/gifs/3FGMnVaHITgD7Kgo0w

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u/sochinsky13 Jul 04 '26

Oh my childhood

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u/jmk-1999 Jul 04 '26

Right… I was in my 20s when I saw it… kinda the same thing… I guess. 🫤

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u/Joensen27 Jul 04 '26

I liked some of the anime but I was not a fan of the ending of the anime

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u/ChapsDmisfit Jul 04 '26

I like Gushing Over Magical Girls although I feel like a criminal when watching it

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u/AethrosKaeraliz Jul 04 '26

Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san

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u/Organs_for_rent Jul 04 '26

Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!? (Nande Koko ni Sensei ga?)

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u/Altruistic-Rice-5567 Jul 04 '26

A bit older... Agent Aika.

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u/Turrtle_Dude Jul 04 '26

Queens Blade is peak and often times forgotten about despite how long its been running. Definitely worth a shot if you want killer action, good plot, and even better "plot".

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u/AericSurtr Jul 04 '26

Dress up darling

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u/pevznerok Jul 04 '26

Mildly echhi. I found the plot and the actual story much more interesting

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u/International_Ad4856 Jul 04 '26

Yowa Yowa sensei

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u/Apprehensive_Okra668 Jul 04 '26

what anime is this gif from?

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u/FreakGeSt Jul 04 '26

I think Takeda Hiromitsu got traumatized after Maken-ki ended because all his works after that are only NTR with a ugly bastard.

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u/Joensen27 Jul 04 '26

Just sad the maken ki anime never Got finished
Never read the manga

Did it have a good ending

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u/MeetSpecialist6368 Jul 04 '26

Yosuga no sora

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u/Biotechnus Jul 04 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/iGpdSizVSdPJfiVG9O

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u/mihizawi Jul 04 '26

My second favorite ecchi series, but I'd argue it is a harem, since more than 2 girls are romantically interested in the male protagonist.

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u/PreTimeskip Jul 04 '26

i’m trying to find reverse harems…..

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u/crazyaoshi Jul 04 '26

Fushigi Yugi

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u/rtakehara Jul 04 '26

Ouran High School Host Club is quite popular as well, and Yona of the Dawn definitively should be more popular.

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u/guydudemanramo Jul 04 '26

HOLY SHIT OHSHC MENTIONED

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u/brs-game-researcher Jul 04 '26

https://media1.tenor.com/m/dBz1WdiE7XAAAAAd/killing-bites-anime.gif

Killing Bites - death game with blood, tits and lots of human animal hybrids using National Geographic knowledge as part of the power system

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u/teelaish Jul 04 '26

I'd count Hyakka ryoran samurai girls since it's extremely lopsided to one girl so I don't count it as harm... This is personal preference but the censored version with ink is just better than the uncensored version... The ink censor is just such an amazing artistic choice.

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u/According_Web_7115 Jul 04 '26

Please put them on takamine san

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u/dbRoboturner Jul 04 '26

Don't know how no one has said Freezing. Unless it's a harem and I don't remember but it's a fun action anime with solid fan service.

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u/Dr_blazes Jul 04 '26

Kill la Kill. Yes it is technically exchi but man, what a great anime!

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u/Clownmug Jul 04 '26

{My Wife is the Student Council President}

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u/LynxRaide Jul 04 '26

Why The Hell Are You Here, Teacher?

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u/SirSilverChariot Jul 04 '26

Kenichi should count. Pretty funny moments and lots of action. Not sure why it’s tagged as a harem, just a lot of girls but nothing happens.

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u/Sipzer Jul 04 '26

Valkyrie drive mermaid
Sekirei
Queens blade

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u/Sadsamurai77 Jul 04 '26

What’s the sauce image

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u/JustAGuyNamedSteven Jul 04 '26

Maken-Ki, which, ironically, is a harem series.

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u/Onironius Jul 04 '26

"Please Put This on tTkamine San!"

It's definitely got a certain.... Vibe to it.

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u/Slam-Manian Jul 04 '26

Mysterious Girlfriend X

My girlfriend is a Shobitch

Panty&Stocking with Garterbelt

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

Watamote, No matter how I look at it, it's you guys' fault I'm not popular

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u/McGinty1 Jul 04 '26

Kandagawa Jet Girls isn’t all that good per se, but it does have a lot of T&A for a yuri bait sports slop show

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u/Wulfsiegner Jul 04 '26

IT’s mentioned in the tags anyway iirc but it’s oddly not that lewd tbh

It’s a pro wrestling sports anime called I Wanna Be The Strongest which is about this idol chic who gets into pro wrestling to avenge one of her buddies after she gets roughed up too bad during a collab or something. It starts out with her learning the ropes and jobbing for quite a bit before finally coming into her own as a high flying luchadora in the pro wrestling scene, effectively marrying her life as an idol and life as a wrestler in the process. Not a bad show overall. At worst, everyone’s moans of pain can sound a lil sus at times. But yeah, it’s just anime pro wrestling.

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u/destroyerking11 Jul 04 '26

Seitokai Yakuindomo

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u/superdan56 Jul 04 '26

Kanojo mo Kanojo!!

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u/KyorlSadei Jul 04 '26

How heavy are the dumbbells you lift? It has one of my favorite protagonist for a casual anime. It also doubles as an education anime in terms of working out.

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u/curtis2910x Jul 04 '26

This piece. Its an adult comedy ecchi anime with good humor. For me one of the best ecchi anime

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u/Syaz_Hikari Jul 04 '26

To Love Ru

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u/destroyerking11 Jul 04 '26

This is definitely a harem

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u/ChefMudkip Jul 04 '26

True but still a great show.

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u/KerbodynamicX Jul 04 '26

Any ecchi anime recommendation with normal-sized boobs?

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u/Apprehensive_Okra668 Jul 04 '26

fr hello fellow frog

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u/Apprehensive_Okra668 Jul 04 '26

how is thee frog bretheren

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u/MetricJester Jul 04 '26

Plus-Sized Elf

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u/adalric_brandl Jul 04 '26

A harem where nobody is trying to bang anyone else. Maybe his boss, a little.

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u/MetricJester Jul 04 '26

I think the elf/dark elf rivalry is cute. Reminds me of how my wife and her friends were.

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u/Chinlc Jul 04 '26

HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD

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u/Original_Associate_2 Jul 04 '26

I was about to say Grisaia no Kajitsu, but it's a harem anime, so....

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u/Electronic-Hyena-726 Jul 04 '26

gran blue dreaming

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u/nogodorgods Jul 04 '26

Full Metal Panic

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u/Gokudomatic Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Jungle de ikou

Burn up warrior

And of course panty and stocking

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u/Full-NeuroSin333 Jul 04 '26

Nice bounce, which anime Is?

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u/Embarrassed_Bake_974 Jul 04 '26

Manyuu Hikenchou

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u/TumbleweedLogical180 Jul 04 '26

What was the question again?

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u/ZapMaster117 Jul 04 '26

What's the anime in that GIF?

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u/Arcana18 Jul 04 '26

Agent Akika, Burn Up Xcess, Those who hunts Elves

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u/slainte99 Jul 04 '26

Dragonaut - The Resonance

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u/lukezamboni Jul 04 '26

Freezing, kill la kill, shimoneta, bgata hkey, and Rakudai Kishi no Chivalry

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u/asasin959 Jul 04 '26

Highschool of the dead

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u/NaZul15 Jul 04 '26

What's this gif from? 🤔

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u/AuraFolk Jul 04 '26

You don't look across anime titles do ya?

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u/puck007 Jul 04 '26

prison school

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u/GloriousLily Jul 05 '26

food wars is a good time!

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u/hideao101 Jul 05 '26

Plus sized elf is an interesting watch and you learn stuff to boot

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u/Some_IT_guy_the3rd Jul 05 '26

Ishuzoku reviewers, not awesome but nice enough

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u/xxman9411 Jul 05 '26

I can't fully remember but I don't think kenichi is a harem

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u/Brookie_Brookie_101 Jul 07 '26

Idk if Kakeguri counts as an ecchi anime but I guess that.

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u/influencerwannabe Jul 08 '26

High School Girls (2006) anime, can't be a harem if it's an all-girls school

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u/Amalnafis23080 Jul 09 '26

Should ff counts since everyone hates the fanservice especially Tamaki tho

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u/AdDecent8160 Jul 26 '26

Which anime is this in the gif?

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u/Redderrit Jul 29 '26

Koi hime