Ryuji Takasu has an intimidating face and this often scares his school mates. They often shy away from him after labelling him as a delinquent. In actuality, Ryuji is actually a gentle, peace loving clean freak with a penchant for house work. On the other side of the story, Aisaka Taiga is a small sized girl and wields a wooden katana. She has a fiery temper and is known throughout the school as the Palmtop Tiger. As these two cross paths one day, their fates will change. Committed to helping each other get their crushes, this romantic comedy shows their endeavours and the efforts that they put in!

Yahari and ToraDora are similar in the respect that both share a high school setting. At some point, Yahari talks about high school love to a great extent while the premise of high school love occurs in ToraDora throughout the series. In Yahari, Hachiman is a social outcast who has a problem blending into the social construct within the school. In ToraDora, all of the main characters are weird in their own ways and although they may have friends, they still have issues fitting in. In fact, both main characters share a common trait - their sanpaku eyes and that made everyone around them distant themselves from them. ToraDora is also a light hearted rom-com to enjoy such that if you enjoyed Yahari, you can find the same atmosphere and similar characters in it!

Arata Kaizaki is a 27 year old NEET. After losing his job due to unknown circumstances, Arata is approached by a representative from the ReLIFE Laboratory. With the promise to revert his age to that of a high schooler, a chance for a job interview and his 1 year of living expenses, Arata is left without much options. He takes up the offer and sets about his high school life. Along the way, Arata touches the lives of the various friends he made and even improved on it. However, at the end of the 1 year, all of them will forget about him. It is up to him to make this 1 year redo of his life the most meaningful one ever and to find the answer to living a much more fulfilled life in the future.

ReLIFE shares many aspects with Yahari. Although ReLIFE is set in a more positive atmosphere, it discusses about the high school life and the essence that is youth - vibrant and full of energy. Originally introduced as flawed characters, both characters from their series shows a significant improvement due to the environment that they are placed. Both are altruistic in nature and will willingly help others despite appearing otherwise. The romance factor has always been a sideline plot in the beginning but slowly picks up in the later episodes, providing for a more diverse and fulfilling story.

Spiritual encounters, oddities and paranormal activities are normal occurrences in the world of Bakemonogatari. The main character of the series, Koyomi Araragi is a survivor of a vampire attack during Golden Week. After being saved by a mysterious man who goes by Oshino Meme, Araragi aids other characters afflicted by oddities by referring them to Meme. One such individual is the weightless Senjougahara Hitagi. Araragi immediately sought the help of his benefactor once again to cure Hitagi of her problem. Who will Araragi run into next and will he be able to save them from their oddities?

Bakemonogatari had always been an abstract anime. Similar to Yahari, it utilizes soliloquy to explain the character's thoughts and actions. If anything, the whole anime is interesting in the way that every aspect of the story is explained through Araragi's mind. Both characters are champions of the mind and philosophers - the anime is never boring due to their inner monologues alone. Both deals heavily on the psychological genre which makes it extremely captivating and engrossing.

Like every fantasy world game gone wrong, Subaru Natsuki was trapped and isolated into a world beyond the boundaries of normalcy. It wasn't long before he had to fend off a group of bandits with a bag of groceries. As luck would have it, he runs into a mysterious girl named Satella. To return her the favour, he agrees to accompany her in her search as well. Little did they know, that a darker force is behind them the whole time and it wasn't long before they were assassinated. Just as though it was all over, Subaru awoke to the same scene as when he had first met her. Will he eventually solve the mystery of his predicament?

The characters of both stories shares similar viewpoints. Subaru is basically Hachiman if he were to be stuck in a ridiculous scenario. In both animes, there will always be a fair share of light hearted scenes but it does not mask the true plot of the story. Eventually when the situation gets very tense, the plot thickens. If you're looking for an anime to keep you engrossed in watching it as well as an anime that is both light hearted and serious at the same time, give Re:Zero a try!

Tomoko Kuroi is a hikikomori who spends all of her time at home playing dating sims. Due to this, she expects her high school life to proceed along successfully after the numerous experiences she has in the field of dating. She steps up to the challenge of being the most popular girl in high school. However, she soon realises that the real world is nothing like her beloved dating sims. The real world is still fraught with mysteries that she is unaware of. Join Kuroi as she tries to overcome her social anxiety with her ridiculous antics to become the most popular girl in school.

WataMote highlights the same issues of society just like Yahari. While Yahari emphasizes on group dynamics and the general problem of society, WataMote emphasizes it on a personal level on how an individual face troubles blending in. Kuroi is a bona fide social outcast with an apparent lack of social skills. WataMote battles the sad truth of loneliness while Yahari is more on the side of isolation. Nevertheless, both series makes you question the constructs of society and the pressure it places on the introverts and outcasts. If you like to question about society just like in Yahari, definitely give WataMote a try. It's a tad bit different in terms of the concepts discussed but the overall message is similar.

Eita Kidou is a hard working student who loves nothing else but to study. His goal is to secure a scholarship in order to become a doctor in the future. As his parents abandoned him to pursue their love for each other, he is against the notion of love and even sees it as a distraction. That is until Eita suddenly receives a confession from Masuzu Natsukawa, a beautiful girl and the new transfer student. In reality, she finds love just as much as a hassle as him and only confessed to him such that others will stop asking her out every day. Cunning and manipulative, she even threatened to release Eita's personal journal should he betray her. The quiet days of Eita is soon over with these new developments.

Both characters in both series share the same kind of monologue and thought inducing ideals. They are forced to join a school club and be part of something that they never ever wanted to be a part of in the first place. The deuteragonist also happens to be a sharp tongue and cunning girl (also tsundere) who often keeps the main character in check. Both series are centralized in high school as well with the plot gearing towards self-improvement during the teenage years. Both series are light hearted, has the familiar high school setting atmosphere and your occasional humorous situation like a typical rom-com anime.