24 best Reverse Harems Anime

What makes a reverse harems anime so attractive? Reverse harems are an ideal choice for viewers who want to witness a heart-throbbing romance between a lead heroine and her multiple romantic male partners. Usually, the male partners are breathtakingly beautiful like eye candy. Some male characters can be overprotective guardians that watch over the heroines during crises. In this article, we’ll look at multiple reverse harem anime that can certainly touch the hearts of its audience. 

1. Ouran HighSchool Host Club

Ouran High School Host Club has a unique and original charm. The reverse harem between Haruhi Fujioka and the members of the host club is a mixture of hilarious comedy, and bittersweet romance. Ouran High School Host Club tells the story of an intelligent honors student named Haruhi Fujioka. Haruhi is a commoner enrolled in the elite Ouran Academy as a scholarship student. The school is filled with students who lavish their families’ wealth

Haruhi searches the school for a study room and  discovers the abandoned third music room. But she is completely unaware that the room is actually home to the host club. The host club is known for entertaining their guests. As the bewildered  Haruhi tries to escape the room, she accidentally damages a vase worth 8 million yen. Now she has to work as a host to pay off her debt! The host club is home to all sorts of personalities like the weird, funny, and extroverted blonde Tamaki Suoh. The mischievous red-headed  Hitachiin twins like to pull pranks and stunts. The childish blonde  Mitsuki looks young for his age, and often cuddles a stuffed bear. The silent and protective Takashi standing alongside Mitsuki. Last but not least, the cold, intelligent, and calculative Kyouya Otori. 

• Status: Completed 
• Episodes: 26 

2. Fruits Basket

The main character is a kindhearted girl named Tohru Honda. She is often portrayed as being rather selfless. She often says that she is grateful for even a grain of rice because of the hardships that she faced.  After losing both her parents, Tohru decides to camp inside a tent near Sohmas’ territory.  But she was later discovered by the Sohmas. The Sohmas offer her a place to stay in return for her cooking and cleaning. But the Sohmas are burdened with secrets about the legendary Chinese zodiac animals. Some male members of the Sohma family eventually join her reverse harem. Will Tohru heal the wounds  surrounding the mysterious Sohma family? Watch Fruits Basket to find out! 

Status: Currently Airing 

3. My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom

A female otaku finds herself reincarnated as Katarina Claus. Katarina  Claus is the noble daughter of a duke. But she is also the main villainess of the reverse harem anime game: Fortune Lover. She remembers how every route for Katarina Claus in the game leads to misfortune. But she is determined to find every way to escape her destined fate! Joining her harem is her blonde fiance (Gerald Stuart), his hotheaded younger brother Alan Stuart, the silent Nicole Ascart, and her gentle adopted brother (Keith Claes).  Will she overcome the challenges that await the villainess? Watch more to find out! 

Status: Currently Airing 

4. Kamigami no Asobi

The purple haired Japanese archery student (Yui Kusanagi) is teleported to a school filled with male Norse, Japanese, and Greek gods. The school was built to teach the gods about the real life experience of common humans. The immortal gods are stripped of their powers and abilities by Zeus. Yui’s mission is to teach the gods the first hand experience of living daily as a human. But that task comes with challenges as most of the gods refuse to even attend class. Watch Yui Kusanagi to see the development of her mythological reverse harem! 

• Status: Completed 
• Episodes: 12

5. Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000%

Nanami Haruka grew up learning the pleasures of playing piano without sheet music. She enrolls in Saotome Academy, a vocational school for aspiring performing arts students like  music composers, and idols. Her dream is to compose music for her idol: Hayato Ichinose. But she gets entangled in a reverse harem with the aspiring male students from the idol class. The warm, cheerful, and optimistic Otoya Ittoki is the first member. Masato Hirjirika shares her passion for the piano. He is a serious, and traditional rich heir. Shou Kurusu is the third member. He enjoys martial arts shows. But he is often teased by Natsuki Shinomiya (the fourth member) for his short height. The fifth member is Ichinose Tokiya who sings the opening and ending themes. Ren Jinguuji is also a flirtatious saxophone member in the reverse harem. Last but not least is Cecil Aijimi, a mysterious foreign prince. 

Status: Completed 

6. Akatsuki no Yona 

Akatsuki no Yona is the first anime to adopt a plot similar to an imperial Asian drama. On Yona’s 16th birthday, she is stripped of her wealth, reputation, and status as the princes of the Korean Kingdom. She is deceived and betrayed by her childhood friend: Su-won. His gentleness was only a facade to hide his cruelty. With the assistance of her fiance (Hak Son), Yona escapes the imperial palace. She learns about a legend of restoring her kingdom to its former glory. Yona’s red hair is strikingly similar to King Hiryuu from the legend. Her task is to collect all the dragons, and reclaim the throne. Yona’s reverse harem contains the dragons, Yun, and her fiance: Son Hak. 

• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 24

7.La Corda D’oro: Primo Passo + Secondo Passo

Seiso Academy is a prestigious high school that houses students from the general and music divisions. The main character (Kahoko Hino) is originally a general studies student. She has a mythical encounter with the blonde fairy named Lili. She realizes that she is the only person with the ability to see the fairy. Later, Kahoko is chosen to participate in a school-wide music competition. The fairy chooses to help Kahoko after she explains that she has never been taught to play a musical instrument. He gifts her a magical violin that anyone without a musical background can play. After being forced to join the musical competition, she is trapped in romances with musicians playing the piano, violin, cello, trumpet, and flute. She is entangled in symphonies  full of the melodies of romance, harmonies, and discord. 

• Status: Completed 
• Episodes: 27

8. Kiniro no Corda: Blue Sky  

The short haired ginger named Kanade recently  transferred to a new high school called Seiso Gakuin. She discovers the orchestra club in the middle of  preparing for the national competition. She decides to team up with the fellow string players to improve her skills, enhance her musical abilities, and perform in the national contest. As the orchestra members play the melodies of romance, competition, passion, and affection. 

• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 12

9. Watashi ga Motete Dousunda

Kae Surinuma was a kind and overweight  fangirl for anime BL (boy’s love). But after watching the premiere of her the death of her favorite character, she is overcome with grief and depression. She loses the strength to eat meals, and attend school. One week later, she recovers from her depression. But her appearance is entirely different! The old Kae Surinuma who was often picked on for her fat figure had become a slim beauty! She finds herself in the center of attention of her four male classmates. Kae is now the main character of her own reverse harem! Watch the show to find out how losing weight can change this girl’s entire fate with a romantic twist.

• Status: Completed 
• Episodes: 12 

10. Yumeiro Patissiere

The clumsy Ichigo Amano always had a passion for eating sweets and confectionaries. She meets a famous pastry chef named Henri Lucas. Henri recommends her to a prestigious culinary school named St. Marie Academy. Although Ichigo lacks cooking talent, she is placed in the same group as the “Sweets Princes” thanks to Henri’s recommendation. The princes help shape and  cultivate her pastry making abilities. Andou is gifted in making traditional Japanese sweets. Satsuki is well known for making beautiful, and visually aesthetic candied flowers. Kashino uses chocolate as his main ingredient in creating delicious treats. Ichigo and the “Sweets Princes” are accompanied by the “Sweets Spirits” (fairies that grant the dreams of pastry chefs).  These three princes, spirits,  and Ichigo become entangled in a whirlwind of comedic romances. 

• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 50  
• Sequel: Yumeiro Patissiere SP Professional
• Episodes: 13 

11. Magic-Kyun! Renaissance

In a world where artistic specialities and talent become magic, Kohana Aigasaki transfers to Hoshinomori Private Magical Arts High School. She is assigned a spot in the planning committee to make preparations for the cultural festival. She spends her school life with the six boys from the planning committee. Each boy is gifted with his own magical art called Artista. Magic-Kyun Renaissance is an anime where  you can create memories. As Kohana chooses from guys with varied personalities, and talents. From Teika’s singing, Monet’s art, Anjou’s dancing, Hibiki’s violin playing, Aoi’s calligraphy, Kanato’s cello-playing and athleticism, or Rintarou’s sculpting and cooking…which character will she eventually choose? Watch the anime to find out! 

• Status: Competed
• Episodes: 13

12. Bonjour♪Koiaji Pâtisserie

Sayuri Haruno pours her heart and soul into making her dream of becoming a pastry chef a reality. She enrolls in the prestigious Fleurr Confectionary Academy. She finds herself surrounded by charming and attractive boys with unique personalities. Her reverse harem of aspiring pastry chefs comprises of  four notable members. Gilbert Hanafusa is the French mood maker. Mitsuki Aoi is a popular prince. Yoshinosuke Suzumi has a wholehearted passion for Japanese sweets. Ryou Kouzuki is an ambitious pastry chef. 

• Status: Completed 
• Episodes: 24

13. Dance with Devils

Ritsuka Tachibana has always been a good student. She becomes the center of attention at her school when she is suddenly summoned by the student council.The student council also is full of the supernatural- vampires, fallen angels, and devils. Ritsuka  is then mistaken as a troublemaker. But the student council has ulterior motives for summoning Ritsuka. Ritsuka’s world is flipped upside down when her mother is kidnapped. Her family is linked to the forbidden grimoire which allows the user to conquer, and control the world. Ritsuka’s overprotective brother returns from overseas but even her brother carries secrets. Ritsuka begins to question the truth behind her mother’s kidnapping, her family, and the trust of the supernatural creatures that surround her world. 

• Status: Completed 
• Episodes: 12

14. Amnesia 

Imagine waking up with no memory of the past and without the slightest clue what your name was. The red headed heroine of Amnesia faces this predicament. After fainting from work, the heroine’s two childhood friends (the mysterious Shinn and the blonde Toma) escort her back home. As she recovers her health at home, she encounters Orion. Orion explains that her amnesia was caused by his sudden appearance in her world. He vows to help her regain her memories as her faithful companion. But when she returns to work as a maid and waitress, she is entangled in a romantic harem with Shinn, Ikki, Kent, Toma, and Ukkyo. Shinn and Toma cares deeply for the heroine since their childhood. Kent is very intelligent, and Ikki has a mysterious ability to attract the affections of other women.  The last member of her reverse harem is Ukyo who has a split personality. Will the heroine uncover her stranded memories? Watch Amnesia to find out! 

• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 12

15. Idolish7 

Idolish7 is one of the more higher rated reverse-harem, pop music-themed, and male idol anime. This anime features a multi-sided romance between the blonde manager: Tsumugi Takanashi, Trigger, and the main idol unit: Idolish7. But the show doesn’t follow the typical  “I have talent, I’m going to be an idol” plotline. This show features the internal struggles and challenges that the Idolish7 members face. It focuses on building harmony and balance in a group full of male pop stars. Each male  idol has their own attractive personality as they shine on stage. 

Status: Ongoing 

16. Prequel: B-Project : Kodou*Ambitious

Tsubasa is the new hire in Gandala Music’s A&R department. She faces the difficult task of managing B-Project, an idol unit combining 3 groups: Kitakore, THRIVE, and MooNs. But with so many gorgeous and attractive male idols in the group, she gets in so many romantic accidents and encounters. Each male has their own charm, and unique personality.  

• Sequel: B-Project: Zecchou*Emotion
• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 12 

17. Dame x Prince Anime Caravan 

Ani is the short-haired princess of a small nation of Inako. Her mission is to convince the princes of the neighboring countries to sign a peace treaty. The treaty is to establish peace and protection. It also  ensures that her nation is not conquered. The handful of obstinate princes accompany her on her journey. This reverse harem anime is full of romantic royal  encounters, and hilarious comedy. 

• Status: Completed 
• Episodes: 12

18. Gakuen Alice 

Mikan Sakura is a cheerful, and optimistic 10-year old  girl who is the complete opposite of her friend: Hotaru Imai. Hotaru is gifted, intelligent, and cold. Despite their glaring differences, the two girls have been best friends. However, Hotaru Imai is transferred to Alice Academy and leaves their hometown. Mikan is desperate and determined to stay together with Hotaru.  She recklessly runs away from her hometown to visit Alice Academy. The prestigious school is protected by the government because all the enrolled students are gifted with supernatural abilities called “Alices”. The school constantly scouts their students. Mikan is discovered to have an Alice as well, and is eventually enrolled. In this heartwarming romance comedy, we witness students with bizarre powers and Mikan’s struggle to get along with her class. She eventually wins the affections of a few male classmates along the way. 

• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 26

19. Brothers Conflict

Ema Hinata is a sweet girl in a single parent family with her father. But that all changes when her father marries Miwa Asahina, a wealthy fashion designer. Suddenly her family expands greater than she imagines when she moves in to live with her 13 new step brothers. Ema is entangled in a multi-faceted romance as her 13 step brothers see her as an attractive partner. Will she find a happy ending or will she be forced to choose one of her 13 step brothers? Each brother is distinct with his own unique personality, and talent that distinguishes him from the rest. 

• Status: Completed 
• Episodes: 12

20. Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou 

Mimi Kitagami’s ultimate goal is to be the best, and coolest student council president that her high school class has to offer! But a trio of three trouble-making boys block her goal. At first, Mimi Kitagami seems like a popular and conceited girl. She believes she is the ideal attractive woman in the world. She is often praised by her fellow classmates. But each episode shows her helping her classmates become more attractive. She might use limited skin care and make up techniques. But she teaches them that their inner beauty, courage, and determination to change themselves is what truly matters. With heart throbbing romance, and a new transition between 3D and 2D animation, give this anime a try! 

• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 51
• Sequel: Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou Second Collection

21. Yume Oukoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ouji-sama (Japanese) 

The heroine is a girl who is transported to a different world and receives a new identity: the crown princess of the Dream World. In this world, dreams are not merely sleeping visions. Dreams give humans the energy to live and thrive. The Dream World is constantly invaded and attacked by dream eaters, or “yumekui”. As the princes struggle to protect their kingdom from harm, they get their dreams stolen and unable to wake up. The heroine is assigned the task of waking the princes with her dream energy. She goes on a mission to restore their kingdoms to their former glory and fight off the dream eaters. 

• English Name: 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams 
• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 12 

22. Diabolik Lovers 

The short-haired blonde heroine (Yui Kumori) is forced to live in a home full of the six Sakamaki brothers in a secluded mansion. She uncovers the secret that they are bloodthirsty vampires who lust for her blood. The brothers make Yui their new “sacrificial bride”. Yui is confused why her father has sent her to the mansion full of supernatural vampires. 

• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 12 

23. Hiiro no Kakera 

Tamaki Kasuga has inherited the blood of the Tamayori Princess which was passed down through the female members of her family. The Tamayori Princess shields the public from harm by keeping gods and ghosts sealed away with her mythical powers. But the road of the Tamayori Princess is full of peril and danger.  Her new male guardians are assigned to protect her from danger as she is trapped in romances with each of them. 

• Status: Completed
• Episodes: 13
• Sequel: Hiro no Kakera Dai Ni Shou

24. Hakuoki 

Chizuru Yukimura disguises herself as a man to search for  the mysterious whereabouts of her father in 1864 Japan. But one night, she witness the murder of ronin by white haired men. The Shisengumi is dispatched to kill the creatures, and they capture Chizuru. After Chizuru mentions her father’s name, and story, the Shinsengumi explain that they are also searching for him. The Shisengumi decide to keep her safe inside their group’s territory. Chizuru experiences her first romantic harem in a temple full of traditional Japanese samurai.

Status: Completed