15 [Similar Anime] Like Himouto! Umaru-chan

Say hello to Umaru-chan's lesser little angel looalike, Gab-chan!!
Seriously, these two are similar in so many ways. Lazy, game addicted, natural genius, a shut in and they even look alike!
Gabriel dropout may not be as popular and interesting as Himouto but the actual story itself is quite enjoyable. You get to watch as the 4 characters live their daily lives, goofing around, pranking, and just trying to live out their lives as humans. The characters are likeable, the story is funny, and the music is lovable. If you like Himouto style comedy, gabriel dropout shouldn't be far behind in your preference. Give it a try! :)

This series is very alike, thinking about the fact that the protagonists both are otakus, shut-ins, love games and anime, have a best friend with huge boobs (sorry I just had to say it), live with an older brother, Short stories with no plot,Little to no charcter development but I have to warn you, The protagonist of Himouto! Umaru-chan is actually the exact opposite of Tomoko. Umaru is the cliche protgonist who is always charismatic, attractive and lucky. Umaru looks like a model, has so many friends,admired anywhere she goes (both her looks and personality), confident, sociable (when not being lazy) with perfect grades no matter how little she tries. Long story short, I recommend this series for those who would've liked watamote if tomoko (and her story) were more cheerful and who cannot relate to watamote because they have more or less of a social life.

Basically about a perfect imouto on the outside but is in reality a shut-in. It follows the daily lives of them trying to hide their identity. OreImo however does have a side plot, with a much wider cast. Both of them has a storyline and connection, yes, even Umaru-chan has it. Also the imoutos are annoying in both series. Finally, there's a sub genre of romance although again, in OreImo it completely takes over.

The main heroines of both series are appalling otakus (the target audience) cleverly disguised as little girls, and the humour is based mostly on anime & video games references. If you liked Lucky Star you'll going to love Himouto, as it's story does not revolve around mundane events like eating chocolate coronets and sometimes even manages to be funny in a way thai is not related to references and overused tropes.

They are rather similar in more ways than one.

Both are fun comedies with rather unique characters. Each episode is structured like multiple misadventures following humorous events. If you enjoyed the randomness of daily life of Ika Musume, you'll like the adorably cute Umaru-chan.

Both mc's are normal... until they drink/get home. In Osake, the mc gets extremely drunk when having even a bit of alcohol and doesn't want anyone to know. In Umaru-chan, the mc becomes a complete 100% otaku when she takes a step indoors and relies on her brother to do everything for her.

Actually,Poputepipikku doesn't have any similar anime, it's the God of anime, but they both share references to other animes,music, manga, videogames, etc. And, in fact, both are really funny, you will laugh with them.

Both of them have extremely nonsensical plot with crazy characters with special abilities that ruin another characters life attempt to live peacefully. They both have a great theme of family and togetherness, and share a similar style of humor and storytelling.

Both are slice of life, comedy and school animes that focuses on the female main character. And both female characters are completely different when they're in school and when they're home, they play the perfect student in the school while actually they're selfish and lazy at home.
However, Himouto! Umaru-chan has little to no romance and drama, while Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou is focused on a romance relationship and gets really dramatic eventually.

Who doesn't love these cute moments? Himouto! Umaru-chan and Acchi Kocchi both have these comedic, light-hearted and fluffy moments. Even the main characters are cute and unique. They really have their own personality and identity. It's a definite cure after a stressed day! Acchi Kocchi leans more on the fluffy romance while Himouto! Umaru-chan is more on family/friends kind of fluffiness. I swear, you can't get enough of the fluffiness + the comedy!

-Both are comedies, though Eromanga has some implied romance
-Umaru and Sagiri are both similar in personality, hobbies (both are otaku) and attitude (especially when it comes to the older brother)

- some hard-working man gets annoyed by some anime/manga-loving kid
- man doesn't hate the annoying kid, because of his very friendly attitude
- while Himouto! Umaru-chan is a comedy-focussed slice of life, Inuyashiki is a gory action-sci-fi anime

Both have similar tones, both MC's are lazy, useless otakus. Both are also delusional and blame all their problems on something else. Both also have creepy friends that are only in it for their bodies.

Both were fun to watch and had chibi girls in them.