Ecchi anime that are actually good, Let’s Go!
Along with the harem genre, the ecchi genre has a bad reputation. Ecchi anime are typically thought of as anime with an absurd amount of fanservice to compensate for a lack of interesting characters, a poor story, and, in many cases, little to no world-building at all. That is not to say that every anime in this genre has a bad story, bad characters, or no world-building at all. Ecchi anime, in fact, has some of the best world-building, plot, and character development.
We’ll be listing 15 such Ecchi Anime that are actually good and worth watching in this post!
15. Chobits
Can love survive when computers begin to resemble humans?
Hideki Motosuwa is a young country boy working hard to go to college. He can barely afford the bills, let alone the latest craze: Persocoms, or human-like personal computers. He comes across an abandoned Persocom on his way home one evening. After being taken home and activated, she appears to be defective, as she can only say one word, “Chii,” which eventually becomes her name. Because Chii, unlike the other Persocoms, cannot save information to her hard drive, Hideki decides to teach her about the world the old-fashioned way while also studying for his college entrance exams.
Hideki and his friends try to solve the mystery of Chii, who may be a “Chobit,” an urban legend about special units that have real human emotions and thoughts, as well as feelings of love for their owner. Can a Persocom and a human fall in love?
14. Highschool of the Dead
Unexpectedly, the dead began to rise, and Japan was thrown into complete chaos. Takashi Kimuro is forced to kill his best friend after he is bitten and becomes one of the walking dead, terrorising a high school. They narrowly escape their school’s death trap, vowing to protect Rei Miyamoto, the girlfriend of the man he just executed, only to be greeted by a fallen society.
Takashi and Rei quickly join forces with other students on a quest to find their family members and learn what caused this massive pandemic. They are joined by Saeko Busujima, the lovely president of the Kendo Club, Kouta Hirano, an otaku with a gun fetish, Saya Takagi, the daughter of a powerful politician, and Shizuka Marikawa, their hot school nurse. Will the combined strength of these people be enough to defeat the undead apocalypse?
13. Tsugumomo
A “tsukumogami” is a Japanese folklore term for an object that has gained a soul and has come to life, becoming alive and self-aware. There are two types of tsukumogami: mature “tsugumomo,” which have evolved through years of harmony with their owners, and aberrant “amasogi,” which are premature spirits who are only born to grant certain people’s destructive wishes.
Since his mother’s death, Kazuya Kagami has never left the house without his mother’s obi. He keeps it with him at all times, at home and at school. When a wig amasogi attacks him one day, he nearly dies. When it appears that everything is over, his prized obi defends him by transforming into a beautiful girl. Kiriha, Kazuya’s mother’s tsugumomo, introduces herself.
Kazuya enters a world he has never seen before with the arrival of Kiriha, a world of gods and tsukumogami.
While tsugumomo is a typical ecchi anime in some ways, the concept of ‘tsukumogami’ and ‘amagami’ was intriguing, and I personally enjoyed watching it.
12. Blood Lad
Staz Charlie Blood, the ruler of Demon World’s Eastern district, is a powerful vampire. Despite rumours that he is a bloodthirsty and merciless monster, Staz is simply an otaku who is obsessed with Japanese culture and has no interest in human blood. Staz spends his days lounging around, watching anime, manga, and playing video games, while his subordinates manage his territory.
Staz is overjoyed when a Japanese girl, Fuyumi Yanagi, unintentionally walks through a portal leading into the demon world. But, just as he starts to feel a strange attraction to her, his territory is attacked, and Fuyumi is killed. Staz, heartbroken, vows to resurrect her in order to travel to the human world, which he has always desired.
Staz and Fuyumi are joined on their journey to find a magic that can bring humans back to life by the spatial magician Bell and the half-werewolf Wolf.
11. The Asterisk War
In the previous century, an unprecedented disaster known as the Invertia reshaped the world. Existing nations’ powers dwindled dramatically, allowing the Integrated Empire Foundation to seize control. More importantly, the Invertia gave birth to a new species of human, the Genestella, who are born with extraordinary physical abilities. Its elite are chosen at random from all over the world to attend the top six schools and compete in entertainment battles known as Festas.
Ayato Amagiri is a scholarship transfer student at the prestigious Seidoukan Academy, which has recently struggled with poor academic performance. He unintentionally sees Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld, the popular Witch of Resplendent Flames, half-dressed! Enraged, Julis challenges him to a duel for violating her privacy. Ayato reveals that he has no interest in Festas after the student council president cancels the duel. Instead, he enrolled in the academy to search for his missing elder sister. When a more sinister plot emerges, Ayato sets out to win despite being surrounded by some of the world’s most talented Genestella.
10. The Familiar of Zero
In a world of wands, cloaks, and royalty, Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière is a self-absorbed mage. Despite attending Tristain Academy, a prestigious school for magicians, Louise has a major issue: she is unable to cast magic properly, earning her the nickname “Louise the Zero” from her classmates.
When first-year students are required to perform a summoning ritual, Louise’s summoning causes a catastrophic explosion! When the smoke clears, a young man named Saito Hiraga appears. Louise’s companion, Saito, is now treated like a slave, forced to clean her clothes and eat from the ground. When an unknown brand is discovered etched on Saito’s hand as a result of the summoning ritual, it is believed to be the mark of a powerful familiar named Gandalfr.
The Familiar of Zero is a wild, adventurous, and explosive novel that follows Saito as he adjusts to his new life and Louise proves to be more than her nickname implies.
The Familiar of Zero is an old isekai that I didn’t watch until earlier this year for some reason. It was a lot of fun to watch, and for those who haven’t seen it yet, Louise’s personality is very similar to Taiga (from Toradora), so if you’re into that, you’ll enjoy it.
9. Prison School
Hachimitsu Private Academy, an elite all-girls high school, welcomes male students for the first time in its history. The five males who enrol, on the other hand, are a merry band of perverts who are incapable of communicating with females! This group of misfits includes Shingo, the foreign delinquent, the strange and sickly “Jo,” the overweight “Andrei,” the intelligent “Gakuto,” and Kiyoshi, the most normal of the bunch.
Concerned about their lack of female interaction, the five boys set out on a perilous mission to spy on several girls while they bathe. However, their operation eventually fails due to a series of mishaps, exposing the boys’ actions to the entire school.
For their crimes, the menacing Underground Student Council sentences the boys to one month in prison. The council’s unforgiving beauties have no idea that the boys’ perverted and unusual behaviour is only going to get worse.
Prison School is one of the funniest anime I’ve seen; the concept is intriguing, the characters have amusing personalities, and it’s a great anime to watch if you want to laugh for a change.
8. Kill la Kill
Ryuuko Matoi has been searching for her father’s murderer since his death. After following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school unlike any other. The imposing and cold-hearted student council president, Satsuki Kiryuuin, rules the academy alongside her powerful underlings, the Elite Four. Satsuki bestows “Goku Uniforms” on those at the top of the school’s brutally competitive hierarchy, which bestow the wearer with unique superhuman abilities.
After being severely beaten in a fight with one of the students in uniform, Ryuuko retreats to her razed home, where she discovers Senketsu, a rare and sentient “Kamui,” or God Clothes. Senketsu awakens when she comes into contact with Ryuuko’s blood, latching onto her and bestowing immense power upon her. Ryuuko now confronts the Elite Four, armed with Senketsu and the Scissor Blade, hoping to reach Satsuki and finally discover who murdered her father.
7. Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?
In the bustling city of Orario, life is never dull, especially for Bell Cranel, a naive young man who aspires to be the greatest adventurer in the land. After a chance meeting with the lonely goddess Hestia, his dreams become a little more real. Bell embarks on a fantastic quest with her assistance, venturing deep within the city’s monster-infested catacombs known only as the “Dungeon,” where death lurks around every corner and a mysterious power moves among the shadows.
Even on the surface, survival is a hard-won privilege. In a world where gods and humans coexist, especially when they frequently clash, nothing is ever certain. But one thing is certain: the fearlessly optimistic hero of this herculean tale will encounter a slew of blunders, triumphs, and friendships.
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon, DanMachi? was one of the first animes I watched and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s really wholesome and satisfying to watch Bell grow stronger than his old weak self and overcome challenges as he raises his level, all while meeting new people who become a part of his family!
6. Nisemonogatari (& the rest from the Monogatari Series)
Surviving a vampire attack, meeting several girls plagued by supernatural entities, and simply getting by are some of the difficulties Koyomi Araragi has recently faced. On top of that, he wakes up one morning to find himself kidnapped and bound by his girlfriend Hitagi Senjougahara. She has taken it upon herself to imprison Araragi in order to protect him from Deishuu Kaiki, a con artist who defrauded Senjougahara’s family. When Araragi receives a panicked message from his sister Karen, he discovers that the fraud has targeted her.
Tsukihi, his other sister, is dealing with issues in addition to Karen’s. When two mysterious women who appear to know more than they should about Araragi and his special group of friends enter their lives, not even he can predict their true intentions, let alone the disastrous truths about to be revealed.
If you’re thinking about watching the Monogatari series, keep in mind that it’s quite dialogue-heavy, so if you get bored easily or have ADHD, I wouldn’t recommend it.
5. No Game No Life
Tet, the One True God, rules over Disboard, which is home to sixteen sentient races. Imanity, the lowest of the sixteen, is made up of humans, a race incapable of using magic. In a world where everything is decided by simple games, humanity appears to have no way out—but the arrival of two outsiders changes everything.
Stepbrothers Sora and Shiro are inseparable shut-ins who dominate various online games on Earth as “Blank.” Despite their internet fame, the couple believes that life is just another boring game. After responding to a message from an unknown user, they are unexpectedly transported to Disboard. Tet, the mysterious sender, informs them of the unbreakable rules of the world. Sora and Shiro begin their search for more information and a place to stay after Tet’s departure, which leads them to Elkia—Imanity’s last remaining kingdom.
Stephanie Dola, an emotional girl vying for the throne of the kingdom, encounters the duo there. In desperation, she attempts to reclaim her father’s throne, but her folly makes this impossible. Sora and Shiro are inspired by the girl’s motivation and passion and decide to assist Stephanie in reestablishing Elkia, with the ultimate goal of becoming the new rulers of the enigmatic realm.
No Game No Life had a really cool concept, and the battles were entertaining to watch, but they had to ruin it yet again with the weird bs. I still wish they would make a season 2 because, even with the step-siblings thing, it was a lot of fun to watch and I loved the world in No Game No Life.
4. Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Few people in this world can manipulate their souls into powerful weapons. These people, dubbed “Blazers,” study and train at the prestigious Hagun Academy to become Mage-Knights; among them is the only F-rated Blazer, so-called failure Ikki Kurogane. When the academy’s worst student sees Stella Vermillion, an A-ranked Blazer who is also a princess, naked, she challenges him to a duel with dire consequences—the loser becomes the winner’s slave. Stella couldn’t possibly fail, could she?
The Chivalry of a Failed Knight follows Ikki as he tries to prove his strength to a world that believes he is the weakest, all while making new friends, learning, and growing in experience.
All I have to say about Chivalry of a Failed Knight is that I wish there was a second season, but studios nowadays pick up the trashiest of series rather than continuing with the ones that fans actually want to watch.
3. Golden Boy
Kintarou Ooe specialises in part-time work, riding his trusty Mikazuki 5 all over Japan and finding work wherever he can. His adventures provide him with knowledge and experience that cannot be taught in a classroom, ranging from political corruption to the delicacy of a young woman’s heart. With nothing but the open road ahead of him—not to mention the many beautiful women he meets along the way—Kintarou pursues his education while working odd jobs, no matter how demeaning they are. Who knows what will happen as he gains experience from each task he completes? He might even be able to save the world one day.
One thing is certain: this will be a very educational experience!
Golden Boy, in my humble opinion, is a very enjoyable anime with a lot of messed-up humour that I really enjoy. It only has six episodes, so I highly recommend watching it if you’re looking for a quick and hilarious anime.
2. Food Wars
Souma Yukihira has been cooking alongside his father Jouichirou for as long as he can remember. As a sous chef in his father’s restaurant, he has spent years honing his culinary skills and developing new dishes to impress their customers. He aspires to one day outperform his father and take over the restaurant, but he is surprised to learn that Jouichirou is closing the shop to take a job in New York.
Souma enrols at the prestigious Tootsuki Culinary Academy, where only 10% of students graduate, rather than following in his father’s footsteps. The school is well-known for its “Shokugeki,” which are intense cooking competitions between students used to settle debates and arguments. Jouichirou tells Souma that he must outperform him in order to graduate and survive the next three years at Tootsuki.
The academy’s harsh curriculum and fiercely competitive student body await the young chef, who must learn to navigate the perilous environment if he hopes to realise his dreams. Is talent, however, enough to propel him to the top?
I was going to put Food Wars first, but I didn’t because it felt a little dragged at times, and I’m not a big fan of the ending. But that doesn’t mean it’s bad; Food Wars is one of the best Ecchi anime I’ve seen, and the fan service is quite creative and entertaining to watch, if I do say so myself.
It was a lot of fun to watch Soma face challenges and interact with the other characters in the anime, and their journey together while striving for the same goal. Food Wars has a lot of lovable characters; there aren’t many that I don’t like. The whole foodgasm thing was also amusing to watch. I highly recommend watching Food Wars; it is one of my all-time favourite anime.
1. Mushoku Tensei
Despite having been bullied, scorned, and oppressed his entire life, a 34-year-old shut-in summoned the courage to attempt something heroic—only to have it end tragically. In an unexpected turn of events, he awakens as Rudeus Greyrat in another world, resuming his life as a baby born to two loving parents.
Rudeus quickly adjusts to his new surroundings by recalling his previous life’s memories and knowledge. He begins to show magical talent that far exceeds all expectations, honing his craft with the help of a mage named Roxy Migurdia. Rudeus’ father, Paul, teaches him swordplay, and he meets Sylphiette, a young girl who quickly becomes his best friend.
As Rudeus begins his second chance at life, he strives to make the most of his newfound freedom while overcoming his traumatic past. And perhaps one day he’ll find what he couldn’t find in his previous life: love.’
Let me explain before everyone starts calling me a weirdo. Yes, I am aware that Mushoku Tensei has a bad reputation for a variety of reasons. But believe me when I say that if you can get past Rudeus’ behavior/actions in the first half of the series, there’s gold ahead. Part 2 of the series makes up for all of the strangeness in the first half.
Mushoku Tensei is widely regarded as the series that defined and established modern isekai. Mushoku Tensei is regarded as the originator of many popular isekai tropes in today’s shows, ranging from the mediaeval fantasy world setting to the usually NEET loser protagonist being hit by truck-kun to element-based magic systems.
Everything about the story, characters, and world-building is excellent. In fact, its world-building is likely its strongest suit.
Overall, if you can get past the nonsense at the start (and the odd scenarios), you’ll have a great time watching Mushoku Tensei.