While attempting to find a place of solace to study, scholarship student, Fujioka Haruhi, accidentally stumbles upon the host club of Ouran High School, dedicated to alleviating the boredom of the rich female students of the school. At the host club, Haruhi breaks an expensive vase worth billions of yen so Haruhi ends up having to work off the debt as the host club's dog. Due to a mix of natural charm and attractiveness, Haruhi is soon promoted to a host to pay off the debt, but here's the thing: Haruhi's actually a girl! Now she must hide her secret from the patrons of the host club or be forced to pay off the debt with the rest of her life!

In Ouran High School Host Club, you get to enjoy watching the extravagance of the rich students of Ouran High, but with the inclusion of Haruhi, you also get to watch these rich students learn about things "commoners" use. If you love the way the girls in Shomin Sample marvel over instant ramen, you'll love the way these carefree students react to things like instant coffee. If you enjoy watching rich students learn about commoners, Ouran High School will be a great anime to catch.

Hino Akiharu was adopted by his uncle's family after he lost his parents, so as not to be a burden, he entered Hakureiryou High School, a free boarding school where students are trained to be butlers. Unfortunately, his delinquent-like appearance keeps most of the ladies at bay. Then, Akiharu runs into an old childhood crush, Saikyou Tomomi while at Hakureiryou High School.

Akiharu attends Hakureiryou High School for the money, similar to the reason why Kimito is at his school. Akiharu also has to cope with the extravagant lifestyles of the students of his school. Akiharu is also mistakened as a pervert, but at least castration isn't a threat hanging over his head!

Mihama Academy is the home of "fruits" that have fallen a little too far from their trees. Here resides 5 female students who have complicated pasts which have them living within the confines of Mihama Academy. Kazami Yuuji enrolls as the academy's first male student, but his role is more than just to add a little testosterone into the mix. Will he be able to save the girls of Mihama Academy, or will his own history prevent him from finding salvation?

Grisaia no Kajitsu is another harem, but it is on a more serious note than Shomin Sample. While Kimito teaches the girls of his high school about commoners, he does change the lives of certain individuals much the way Yuuji does at Mihama Academy. Everyone has their own circumstances, and at a female dominated school like Mihama, Yuuji is placed as the first male student to bring salvation to the others and teach them about life. Yuuji changes the lives of the girls at his school.

Monsters are real and with the passing of the Cultural Exchange Between Species Act, they are trying to assimilate into our society. Kurusu Kimihito has been volunteered as part of the program to host a monster in his home. His home isn't large, but with the he soon finds himself the roommate of affectionate lamia, Miia whom he has to teach how to get along in society. Interspecies breeding is against the law, but it makes it worse when sexy monsters are living in the same home as a hormonal teen. Is control but an impossible dream?

Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou is a harem anime in which Kimihito must take care of monster girls and teach them about human life. Except, intimate relationships with the girls is strictly prohibited! Kimihito is forced into his situation, but he just has to cope with the circumstances. Although the story is different, the overall situation is quite similar to Shomin Sample!

Infinite Stratos (IS) is an armed, powered exoskeleton that was engineered in Japan that only women can operate.However, it is discovered that Orimura Ichika, a 15 year old boy, can operate an IS. Ichika soon finds himself in a new training school filled with girls who are eager to find out more about him!

Much like in Shomin Sample, Ichika finds himself forcibly in a school where the student populace is all female, and this female population has an unending fascination with Ichika. Despite their talent and ability, all of the girls worship Ichika and fawn over him, but Ichika really just has to learn how to properly fight using the Infinite Stratos and has no time for female distractions. With his sister watching his back and girls knocking at his door, how's Ichika going to have a peaceful high school life?

If moving to a new school wasn't enough, add on the fact that you just can't make friends and you're miserable! Hasegawa Kodaka just can't make any friends because of his appearance and naturally blonde hair, which makes many people misunderstand him. One day, he runs into ill-tempered classmate, Yozora who was talking with an "air" friend, Tomo. They both realize that they have no friends, so they decide to start the Neighbor's Club to make more friends.

Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai) is a harem anime that focuses on the building of friendships between Kodaka. Many harem anime tend to have the same character types, but Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai and Shomin Sample share a similar character type that isn't common in harem anime. Both Yozora and Aika have a desire to make friends, but they both only cling to the main characters and pretend like they are fine without others even though all they want to do is make friends. Haganai shows a story of a group of high schoolers who just want to make friends like everyone else.