20 anime like Genshiken
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Genshiken, ranked by how many recommended each one. 15 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer.
- 1
Welcome to the N-H-K
TV · 2006 · 24 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, male protagonist, primarily adult cast, and is a longer watch at 24 episodes. Recommended by 80 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Psychological
- Romance
- 2
Otaku no Video
OVA · 1991 · 2 eps · 70/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, meta, parody, and is shorter at 2 episodes. Recommended by 28 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mecha
- Sci-Fi
- 3
SHIROBAKO
TV · 2014 · 24 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on primarily adult cast, ensemble cast, meta, and is a longer watch at 24 episodes. Recommended by 19 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Slice of Life
- 4
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
TV · 2018 · 11 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, primarily adult cast, male protagonist. Recommended by 19 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 5
Lucky☆Star
TV · 2007 · 24 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, parody, ensemble cast, and is a longer watch at 24 episodes. Recommended by 15 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 6
16bit Sensation: Another Layer
TV · 2023 · 13 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, primarily adult cast. Recommended by 13 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 7
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
TV · 2006 · 14 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on school club, meta, parody. Recommended by 13 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Slice of Life
- 8
DENKI-GAI
TV · 2014 · 12 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, primarily adult cast, seinen. Recommended by 11 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 9
Comic Party
TV · 2001 · 13 eps · 63/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, cosplay, male protagonist. Recommended by 11 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Drama
- 10
My Dress-Up Darling
TV · 2022 · 12 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on cosplay, otaku culture, male protagonist. Recommended by 11 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Ecchi
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 11
Princess Jellyfish
TV · 2010 · 11 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on primarily adult cast, otaku culture, heterosexual. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 12
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
TV short · 2018 · 12 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, primarily adult cast. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 13
Anime-Gataris
TV · 2017 · 12 eps · 61/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, school club, meta. Recommended by 8 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- 14
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
TV · 2020 · 12 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on school club, otaku culture, seinen. Recommended by 8 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 15
2.5 Dimensional Seduction
TV · 2024 · 24 eps · 72/100
It shares its focus on cosplay, otaku culture, male protagonist, and is a longer watch at 24 episodes. Recommended by 8 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Ecchi
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 16
Moyashimon
TV · 2007 · 11 eps · 72/100
It shares its focus on college, primarily adult cast, seinen. Recommended by 7 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Supernatural
- 17
Oreimo
TV · 2010 · 12 eps · 65/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, heterosexual, male protagonist. Recommended by 7 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 18
Magical Destroyers
TV · 2023 · 12 eps · 60/100
It shares its focus on otaku culture, heterosexual, male protagonist. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Action
- Comedy
- Ecchi
- Mahou Shoujo
- 19
Kujibiki♥Unbalance (TV)
TV · 2006 · 12 eps · 57/100
It shares its focus on parody. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Romance
- 20
The Tatami Galaxy
TV · 2010 · 11 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on college, male protagonist, primarily adult cast. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched Genshiken.
- Comedy
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Romance
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with Genshiken.