[Ecchi Slice of Life Summer 2018] Like Ai Yori Aoshi? Watch This!

[Ecchi Slice of Life Summer 2018] Like Ai Yori Aoshi? Watch This!

Ai Yori Aoshi was a fantastic anime that featured a combination of comedy, drama, and ecchi. With a combination of these story elements and great characters, Ai Yori Aoshi is still one of the best ecchi anime ever despite being released 16 years ago. If you are looking for some great new anime that you will enjoy if you enjoyed Ai Yori Aoshi, you're in luck. We are going to be looking at two anime from the Summer 2018 season that you will enjoy if you loved Ai Yori Aoshi's ecchi and comedy.

Liked Ai Yori Aoshi? Watch Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san

  • Episodes: 12
  • Aired: July 2018 - September 2018

Ever since he was a child, Kogarashi Fuyuzora has had the ability to see ghosts. Kogarashi's supernatural powers often led to him getting possessed and causing trouble for everyone around him, but Kogarashi met a man that taught him to fight back against the ghosts. Now with the power to fight against the ghosts, Kogarashi looks for a place to resume a normal life and finds a cheap boarding house to stay at. While hanging out in the bath on his first day there, Kogarashi meets Yuuna Yunohana, a ghost girl that just so happens to live inside of his room. After getting to know each other, Kogarashi agrees to help Yuuna fulfill all of her desires in order to help her move on to the afterlife with no regrets.

Major Similarities Between Ai Yori Aoshi and Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san

1. The Main Character

Karou and Kogarashi share many similarities in both the attitudes and the ways they act. They are both kind to everyone they meet and are shown to be quite shy when interacting with the females living with them. Both characters also have pasts that they have worked hard to run away from by moving to new cities.

2. Great Side Characters

Both anime center around dealing with a house full of beautiful girls that all take a liking to their new male housemate. Each girl has her own quirk that makes them unique from each other. With the unique personalities and interesting designs, the girls really shine in every scene they are in.

3. Comedy and Drama

Comedy is one of the best parts of Ai Yori Aoshi and Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san is able to deliver just as many laughs. The comedy in both series is largely centered around the ecchi scenes and how the girls react to Karou and Kogarashi, but also incorporate a good mix of other comedy as well. Outside of the comedy and ecchi, both series also have a but of drama and emotional scenes to give you a well-balanced story.


Liked Ai Yori Aoshi? Watch Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san (Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou)!

  • Episodes: 12
  • Aired: July 2018 - September 2018

After being teased a mistaken for a girl all his life due to his feminine appearance and short height, Aki Hiina decides to move to Tokyo in order to start a new life. Aki ends up moving into a boarding house filled with strange women. The landlord of boarding house is Ayaka Sunohara, a king woman who mistook Aki for a girl when she first met him. The other tenants of the boarding house are Yukimoto Yuzu, Yamanashi Sumire, and Kazami Yuri, who are all members of the student council at Aki's middle school. With Aki's new life in just beginning, he must not only try to achieve his goal of becoming manlier, but he must also learn to adjust to his new crazy life living in Tokyo.

Major Similarities Between Ai Yori Aoshi and Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san (Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou)

1. Kind and Caring Landlord

When Karou and Aki find themselves having to move into new homes, they don't have to go at it alone. Aoi and Ayaka end up being the landlords for the boys and help them out with everything from cooking for them to supporting them through trying times. Although Aoi and Ayaka are supportive for different reasons, their kind and caring natures make them very similar and help make both anime much more enjoyable.

2. Fanservice

If you were into Ai Yori Aoshi for its fan service, Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san has you covered. Karou and Aki often find themselves thrust in compromising situations with the girls time and time again. These ecchi scenes also make up a large portion of the comedy seen in both series, giving you scenes that are not only pleasing to your eyeballs but will also make you laugh in the process.

Final Thoughts

Not all ecchi anime are able to give you interesting stories to go along with their fanservice like Ai Yori Aoshi does, but Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san and Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san do a great job at it. With Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san incorporating some fantastic action and dramatic story elements and Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san having some stellar comedy, they are able to give you so much more than just fanservice. Which of these anime are you interested in checking out? Are there any other anime you recommend? Let us know in the comments below.
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