15 [Similar Anime] Like The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

Both have the same school, romance, comedy and slice of life genre.

Both main male character have the same personality and even are in the same ridiculous predicament.

Both involves main female character, who are stoic and weird.

Both were set in some kind of boarding house.

Dissimilarities:

The female character in one anime is completely depended on the male character, while the female character in the other anime is a tough nut to crack.

The male character in one anime is at the same age and the same year level as the female, while the female character in the other anime is a year older than the male character.

both anime emphasize on character development between the main character and other unique members of his boarding house. of course this includes the main heroine.

that being said, both sakura-sou and kawai-sou isn't an exact copy of the other, making it worth your time to watch as sakura-sou has more comedy in it while sakura-sou has more seriousness in it.

But beyond that, there are some other similarities present in both series.

Toradora and Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo both has a main female protagonist who is peculiar and not the typical girl you'll meet in every day life. In fact, their personalities makes the main male protagonist feel a bit uneasy. But despite this, they get along better later on as the main male protagonist begins to take care of the girl.

Both series also has other characters involved with the two main characters in a variety of ways - comedic, dramatic, emotional, and romance.

Both series are lighthearted and takes place at school life setting.

Both Honey and Clover and Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo are lighthearted romance series that has a slice of life feeling to them involving the main characters. The main female protagonist in both series are strange but with an unique presence.

On the other hand, the main male protagonist in both series who has no clue what to do yet with his life but discovers more meaning as he meets the main protagonist who both shares a talent in art.

Friend and discovery are themes present in both series as they adapt to the new atmosphere of their lives. There is also comedy, drama, and romance in both series.

Well, in a sense, the main 2 protagonists of Kousei and Kaori are somewhat similar to Sorata and Shiina of Sakurasou. Albeit, Sorata goes through his "transformation" whilst trying to reach what he feels to be a sense of "accomplishments" that can match up to Shiina, while Kousei is already an accredited pianist. However, in Kousei's story, it is more about him being able to accept his position in life and being able to break out of the mental shell that was left behind after his mother's death.

The story of Kousei and Kaori is an enriching tale of friendship and tragedies that is sure to leave you wanting more. From the character development, to the scenery, Shigatsu wa kimi no Uso is probably one of the best anime of it's time. I strongly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a beautiful Slice of Life style anime and hope that it brings as much happiness and tears to you as it has for me.

Enjoy!

Yukino/Shiina - both are emotionless but are complete geniuses
Aoyama/Yui -hardworking both like the male protagonist

Both give great lessons about sacrifice,pride,talents and how to manage Friends/People

Both series are lighthearted and has good comedy, drama, and romance.

Both series also has some emotions in some of the episodes that are realistic.

Both series involves a main protagonist who has to deal with a strange girl. They feel reluctant to get along with them but comes to appreciate them more.

Both series' main female protagonist seems to lack common sense.

Both series has a lot of comedy, drama, and also inklings of romance.

Both series' cast of characters have strange personalities that makes the show entertaining.

They're romantic comedies whose main characters live together in the same house. Sakurasou's Sorata and No-Rin's Kousaku are the protagonists, and look like each other. Jin and Kei, who also look the same, are the protagonist's male friend. Mashiro and Ringo are the quiet, reserved main female lead who moved in with the other characters after leaving their highly successful careers as a painter and idol, respectively. Rounding up the main cast are the female childhood friends/love interests Aoyama and Minori. They've all got similar personalities; the resemblance between Mashiro and Ringo is remarkable.

Both involves pesky girl who transferred to the guy's school.

Both involves the same pesky girl who turns guy's life upside down.

Both have the same school, romance, comedy and harem genre.

Dissimilarities:

The pesky girl in one anime is highly talented, but an airhead while the girl in the other anime is domineering and a manipulative.

The harem genre in one anime is a 2 way competition........of sorts (co'z it doesn't look like there is) between the airhead girl and the guy's classmate. While in the other anime's harem genre has a 4 way competition.

The school uniform for boys in one anime is not good, while the boy's school uniform in the other anime is cool.

The guy in one anime is a study bug, while the guy in the other anime is game developer wanna be.

One anime is 13 episode long while the other one is 24 episodes long.

Another theme both share is learning to live and deal with friends who are exceptionally talented and successful, while they themselves face the failures and inadequacies that regular people have. Characters from both series have to confront their own feelings of jealousy, inferiority, and worthlessness in order to grow as young adults and strengthen their bonds of friendship.

The main difference between the two shows is perspective. Sakurasou's main protagonist a normal teen surrounded by extraordinary people. It it shown directly from the perspective of someone who has to deal with his own shortcomings and inabilities, while living in a place full of geniuses. ReLife's main protagonist is physically 17, but mentally 27 years old. He is a character who has 10 more years of life experience than everyone else around him. ReLife's story revolves around the naivety and feelings of everyone around him. Thus it is told from the perspective of someone who is not only indirectly involved, but also detached emotionally. Thus, Relife's main character is able to navigate through these issues calmly and rationally, while serving as a guiding/senior figure to all his classmates.

As a result of the different perspectives, Sakurasou is probably more painful or hard to watch at times than ReLife. In Sakurasou, the emotional pain is dealt directly to the main character, and we watch directly as he implodes. In ReLife, this detachment allows the viewer to have a more sage perspective like the main character. Thus, the issues the other characters deal with feel less serious, more juvenile, and ultimately quite ridiculous.

And in reality, both anime are about teens in high school. When you are the student, high school means everything. Every decision is as important as your life. But after walking away from it for a while, one comes to the realization that most of the things that happened back then were pretty silly and completely irrelevant to real life.

Both also show the flipside of the coin and talk about how even geniuses are nowhere near perfect. For example, Mashiro works tirelessly to achieve her goals and never learns to take care of herself. And Houtarou makes incorrect conclusions if he doesn't get the whole picture. Both characters have to rely on the support of the rest of the cast to continue producing results.

Both series' main female protagonist are also considered child prodigies but lacks common social skills. It is thanks to the main male protagonist that they discover more about the world.

Both series also has a love triangle as well as other intertwined arcs.

Both series contains comedy, drama, and romance.