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To Love-Ru

To Love-Ru (Xebec, 2008), also stylized as To LOVE-Ru, is a Japanese harem anime series based on the manga by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. A shy and clumsy high-school student meets the crown princess of an alien empire who wants to marry him in order to avoid a political marriage back home.

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Looking for good anime to watch? Here are the best anime shows of all time, ranked by fans everywhere. Top anime series include popular shows&nbsp;like Death Note, Attack on Titan, and many&nbsp;more. Plus, with so much&nbsp;<a href="/list/new-anime-debuting-in-2018/elise-yeakley" target="_blank">new anime debuting</a> each year, the list of best anime will only grow. The blanket term &quot;anime&quot; in the US can refer to any animation originating in Japan, and specifically differentiates a few aspects of Japanese animation from more Western styles. For example, the <a href="/list/funniest-anime-shows/ranker-anime">top comedy&nbsp;animes</a> can be be much more explicit in their humor.&nbsp;This includes the Japanese propensity to feature adult themes, cool action scenes,&nbsp;and stories in animation, as opposed to Western &quot;cartoons&quot; aimed primarily at children, as well as the exaggerated, fantasy-oriented and colorful style of Japanese animated visuals.

Anime TV series first found popularity <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-set-outside-japan/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">outside of Japan</a> in the 1980s and have continued to find larger&nbsp;audiences in the West. A number of famous anime shows&nbsp;originating in Japan - such as Cowboy Bebop or Dragon Ball Z - have found enthusiastic audiences for dubbed versions in <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/countries-where-english-is-the-official-language/best-world-journeys?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">English speaking countries</a>. The anime style has grown so popular in the US, it has stared to significantly influence the style and aesthetics of American animation. Shows such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Afro Samurai, and Samurai Jack have borrowed heavily from anime in terms of pacing, subject matter, and design.

Ranking the greatest anime ever is certainly a difficult task, but it&#39;s time to settle this once and for all: which of the most popular anime shows crack the top 100., the top 10, or even the top 10 anime of all time?

Samurai Champloo

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Lists about anime, manga, light novel series, and characters that provide the most fan service.

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Since ecchi has so many sub genres, we present you with the best ecchi action anime of all time, ranked by fans like you. What are some good action ecchi anime that you would recommend to new fans? If you enjoy ecchi themes in anime but need something that isn't slow paced, these shows have you covered. From hilarious series like Rosario + Vampire to the popular Freezing, these shows provide you will all the fan service you need, all while serving up enough action to keep your lust for violence satisfied.What is your favorite ecchi anime with fighting in it? If we missed your most beloved show, don't worry! You can add the series to the list yourself, so that other anime fans can vote on it too.

Seikon no Qwaser

The 25+ Best Ecchi Action Anime Ever Made

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If you grew up reading manga, you probably have some copies of Shonen Jump laying around your house. That being said, what is the best Shonen Jump anime of all time? Some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-anime-today/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous anime</a> of all time was once published in Shonen Jump, such as One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Gintama, and so many more massive shows. Shonen Jump anime series are usually long running, with <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-like-one-piece/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">shows like One Piece</a> running close to 1,000 episodes at this point. The American version of Shonen Jump (based on Japan&#39;s Weekly Shonen&nbsp;Jump)&nbsp;is no longer in circulation, but we can still rank our favorite anime series from the publication.

Vote for the best Shonen Jump anime of all time, regardless of how you felt about the manga. If one of your favorite Jump anime isn&#39;t here, add it to the list!

Nisekoi

The Best Shonen Jump Anime of All Time

The 50+ Best Shonen Jump Anime of All Time

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If you&#39;ve landed on this list of the best fan service anime, then we probably don&#39;t have to tell you what the definition of that term is (hint it&#39;s not a repairman coming over to fix your ceiling fan). We&#39;ve compiled the top fan service anime of all time for this poll, and with the help of your votes have made a definitive greatest fan service <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-harem-anime/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime list</a>. Plenty of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/sexy-anime-girls-that-are-too-hot/ranker-anime" target="_blank">female anime characters</a> to be found in them!&nbsp;Sure you&#39;ve heard of shows like HighSchool DxD, but what about lesser-known but amazing series like LADIES VS BUTLERS? We&#39;ve included clips from each show for you to preview on this page, so find one you like and dive in! You can find some of this fan service anime on Netflix, including Freezing&nbsp;and Heaven&#39;s Lost Property.

These are the anime with the most fan service. As already stated, if you landed on this page, you probably found what you were looking for. Did we miss an obvious show for the list, or is there maybe a new fan service anime that hasn&#39;t been added yet? Go ahead and add it yourself, just sign in and you can add as many of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-ultimate-favorites-list/stevo200?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">your favorites</a> shows as you like.

High School DxD

The Best Fan Service Anime Of All Time

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If you're <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-who-could-be-long-lost-twins/crystal-brackett?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">looking for anime</a> like High School DxD, we've got you covered. This list ranks good shows that are similar to High School DxD, including similar genres, anime with similar characters and relationships, and more. It's one of the most popular anime of all time, so you're not alone in loving High School DxD. However once the show is over and you've consumed everything there is to offer, you're going to start looking for good anime like High School DxD.Are there any series we missed here that you would recommend to fans of HSDxD? Please add them to the list so that others can vote the shows up or down.

15+ Good Anime Like High School DxD

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Although most ecchi anime has some kind of romantic aspect to it, we wanted to rank the best ecchi romance anime of all time. Which romance ecchi anime had the best relationships that you actually felt were meaningful? There are the relationships that feel forced just to give us fan service, and then there are the ecchi relationships where the romance feels genuine. We're ranking good romantic ecchi shows like Absolute Duo, Sekirei, and any more more, and we're even letting you add your own shows to throw into the mix. If your favorite romantic ecchi show isn't already here, add it to the list so that other people can vote on it too!

Shuffle!

The Best Ecchi Romance Anime of All Time

The 27+ Best Ecchi Romance Anime of All Time

The best manga titles in every genre, including vampire, ecchi, sports, and more.

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With thousands of manga titles out there, and new ones being published all the time, it can be hard to figure out which series are truly worth the time investment. This list, which highlights the best manga of all time, can help you out on your quest to find good manga.

You&#39;ve probably heard of some of the best manga out there, like&nbsp;Naruto, Dragon Ball,&nbsp;and&nbsp;My Hero Academia.&nbsp;But there are some manga on this list that might have slipped under your radar, like&nbsp;Showa: A History of Japan and Wandering Son.

If you see something on the list that you love, vote it up. This will help other&nbsp;would-be manga&nbsp;readers find their next great read.

The 50+ Greatest Manga of All Time, Ranked

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If there's one type of character you should be jealous of, it's the main character of a harem manga. He's surrounded by beautiful women, and even though he wimpy and awkward, they all want a piece of him anyways. That being said, what is the best harem manga of all time? The poll below will help us answer that question, and you can contribute by voting for your top harem manga. What are you favorites? One of the most popular harem manga is High School DxD, and with the gratuitous fan service, it's not hard to see why.However true fans know there are plenty of great titles outside of High School DxD or Rosario-Vampire. Vote up your favorites that you would recommend to other readers, and downvote any titles that you read and didn't like.

Highschool of the Dead

The Best Harem Manga of All Time

Ranking the Best Harem Manga of All Time

When it comes to manga, there's no doubt that the ecchi genre is extremely popular among readers. That being said, what is the best ecchi manga of all time? We're ranking the top ecchi manga and letting you vote on it, so please let us know what <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-ultimate-favorites-list/stevo200?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">your favorites</a> are by voting for them below.Some of these have been adapted into successful anime, such as the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-high-school-anime/reference">high school anime</a>&nbsp;High School DxD, but we want to make this poll a great resource for both classic and new ecchi manga. You should also check out these lists of best&nbsp;yuri manga&nbsp;and best&nbsp;harem manga&nbsp;for more adult-themed comics.Many of these ecchi manga blur genres, like High School of the Dead. Sure there are ecchi elements to it, but there is also a ton of bloody battles and intense action. Other manga focus less on fighting and are more slice of life, such as KissxSis.What are the greatest ecchi manga that are definitely worth reading? Please add any good ecchi manga that we might have missed, so others can vote for your pick too.

The Best Ecchi Manga of All Time

35+ Good Ecchi Manga That Are Worth Reading

You probably know about body-swapping from American movies like Freaky Friday.&nbsp;What you may not have known about&nbsp;is the trope's common usage in&nbsp;anime. In <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/age-body-swap-movies/ranker-film">a body-swap story</a>, Character A's consciousness transfers to Character B's body, and vice versa. This leads&nbsp;to&nbsp;character development, where they&nbsp;learn to understand themselves and each other; it can also result in one character running into the bedroom to have &quot;fun&quot; with their new body. Depends <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/disturbing-romantic-anime-relationships/nida-sea">on the anime</a>, guys.&nbsp;Some anime, like Kokoro Connect, Your Name, and&nbsp;Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches use&nbsp;body swapping as their central theme, utilizing its&nbsp;nuances to drive the plot and characterization. In other anime, including classics like One Piece, Card Captor Sakura, and Dragon Ball Z, body swapping acts&nbsp;as one plot device amidst&nbsp;a larger story. The list below features the greatest body-swapping anime for you to peruse&nbsp;and vote on. These are the tales going out of their way to <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-gender-switch-anime/reference">switch it up for your entertainment</a>, literally.&nbsp;

Kokoro Connect

The Best Body Swap Anime Ever Made

The 20+ Best Body Swap Anime Ever made

Whether they&#39;re abducting and attacking humans or opening the door to unfathomable new worlds, aliens can spice up any story - including anime! Let&#39;s take a look at the extraterrestrial beings that appear in alien anime.&nbsp;

Anime aliens don&#39;t usually have gray faces or giant black eyes - in fact, many of them look a lot like humans. Examples of this include the Saiyans from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-dragon-ball-z-memes/meme-dude?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Dragon Ball Z</a>,&nbsp;who are so similar to humans that they can even have children with them, and To Love-Ru,&nbsp;where the aliens are all cute girls.&nbsp;But humanoid aliens aren&#39;t the only variety to appear. There are also aliens like Migi, a parasite who takes over human bodies in&nbsp;Parasyte: The Maxim,&nbsp;and Meow, Dandy&#39;s catlike alien companion in&nbsp;Space Dandy.

Which of these anime about aliens do you like the best? Vote it up to help guide your fellow fans to their next great watch.&nbsp;

The 20 Best Anime About Aliens

The 20 Best Anime About Aliens, Ranked (2019)

It turns out there are some great anime&nbsp;that don&#39;t shy away from&nbsp;presenting nudity, but which are really worth your time? This list ranks the best anime with nudity, including older titles, as well as new anime with nude characters&nbsp;that you may not know about.

One well-known example is&nbsp;Elfen Lied, which is German for &quot;song of the elves.&quot; Taking on themes of animosity and humanity, the series tells the story of the Diclonii, a newly mutated species that look very close to human, only with horns and invisible arms known as &quot;vectors.&quot; The anime does feature&nbsp;a scene without clothing, but the main takeaway is how the story tackles being different. Another good anime with nudity is High School DxD.

Don&#39;t see your favorite anime with nudity here already? Add it to the list!

25+ Anime That Contain Nudity (That Aren't Hentai)

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List of the best Harem anime, voted on by Ranker&#39;s <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-fan-communities/dot-commander?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime community</a>. If you&#39;re not familiar with the harem genre, it usually involves a character being surrounded by at least 3 members of the opposite gender. The genre is&nbsp;closely related to ecchi anime and many of them feature&nbsp;some of the hottest&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-with-blond-hair/ranker-anime">blonde&nbsp;anime&nbsp;girls</a>.&mdash;if you&rsquo;re into that kind of stuff.

Harem anime is typically focused on a man and three women, while the opposite scenario is referred to as <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-reverse-harem-anime/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">reverse harem anime</a>. This poll includes video clips of each show, so if you haven&#39;t seen one you can watch it right here on this page. The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they&#39;re all about Harem in one way or another.

Examples of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-on-crunchyroll/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime on</a> this list include Akikan!, Tenchi Muyo! and more. What is the greatest Harem anime of all time? Scroll down and find out for yourself!

The Best Harem Anime Of All Time

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If you have a Hulu subscription and love romance anime, we have some great news! Hulu&nbsp;has a ton of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-romance-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">good romance anime</a> currently streaming right now, and we're going to rank them with the help of your votes. Some of these picks might not be strict romance anime, but they all have romantic elements to them.As of right now, there are over 40 different romance anime on Hulu, so you definitely have a wide variety of choices. Have you seen&nbsp;Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?&nbsp;The story follows teenage boy Bell Cranel, an adventurer who falls in love with the swordsman who saved his life,&nbsp;Ais Wallenstein. Other good romance anime on <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-on-hulu/ranker-streaming?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Hulu right now</a> are My Love Story!!, Date a Live, and Say &quot;I Love You.&quot;Even if you don't have a Hulu subscription, vote up the romance anime on this list that you have seen and loved. Most of all, use this list to find out what romance <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/must-see-anime-bucket-list/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime you should watch</a> on Hulu!

The Best Romance Anime on Hulu

The 50+ Best Romance Anime on Hulu | Currently Streaming 2019

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If you have a Hulu subscription and love sci-fi anime, then you're in luck! Hulu has a wide variety of good <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-sci-fi-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">science fiction anime</a> currently streaming right now, and we're going to rank them with the help of your votes.As of right now, there are over 30 different sci-fi anime on Hulu, but some are more categorically &quot;sci-fi&quot; than others. Hulu anime that best represent the sci-fi genre include Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Psycho-Pass, and Steins;Gate. If you haven't seen all three of these, you really need to make them a priority! Other good science fiction anime streaming on Hulu are Infinite Stratos and Cowboy Bebop (another masterpiece you need to watch ASAP if you haven't.)Even if you don't have a Hulu subscription, vote up the sci-fi anime on this list that you have seen and loved.

The Best Science Fiction Anime on Hulu

The 30+ Best Sci-Fi Anime on Hulu | Currently Streaming 2018

Need some&nbsp;Kiss X Sis&nbsp;anime recommendations? Since it&#39;s such a fun series, let&#39;s rank the best anime like&nbsp;Kissxsis, with the help of your votes. In case you&#39;re unfamiliar with&nbsp;Kissxsis, this <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-13-episodes-or-less/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">12 episode anime</a> focuses on the complicated relationship between a boy named Keita and his twin stepsisters Ako and Riko.

See Me After Class&nbsp;is a good anime that&#39;s similar to&nbsp;Kissxsis.&nbsp;This interesting harem series&nbsp;focuses on a Yuuki Kagami, a boy who is forced to cross-dress after being placed in an all girls dormitory.&nbsp;Other good anime recommendations for fans of&nbsp;&nbsp;Kiss X Sis&nbsp;are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-yosuga-no-sora-quotes/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Yosuga no Sora</a>,&nbsp;OniAi, and&nbsp;Green Green, a comedy series about the merger of an all boys school and an all girls school.

What should you watch after finishing&nbsp;Kissxsis? Find some great picks on the list below, and don&#39;t forget to vote up the anime you&#39;d recommend to other&nbsp;Kiss X Sis&nbsp;fans.

The Best Anime Like Kissxsis

The 20+ Best Anime Similar To Kiss X Sis

Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? is one of those ecchi student/teacher comedies that always has you laughing with its absurd and inappropriate humor.&nbsp;Ichirou Satou&nbsp;happens to be a rather unfortunate student who continuously finds himself in lewd situations with his teacher,&nbsp;Kana Kojima, unintentionally. With the risk of being labeled a deviant&nbsp;always on the table, each episode follows the mishaps that lead him into these awkward circumstances.&nbsp;

If you enjoy this kind of humor&nbsp;or like the teacher/student pairings that come of it,&nbsp;then we have a list for you! An anime&nbsp;like&nbsp;Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? is&nbsp;Asa Made Jugyou Chu!, it&nbsp;follows the same brand of humor where a student is thrown in absurd situations and often has a teacher chasing after them. There are also more serious choices like Scum&#39;s Wish that has a complete twisted love triangle where teachers and students alike are involved, leading to nothing but tragedy. Regardless of your preferences, we have a little bit of everything!&nbsp;

Vote for your favorites&nbsp;so other fans of Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?&nbsp;will know <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-to-watch-if-you-love-jane-the-virgin/watchworthy?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">what to watch</a> next.&nbsp;

The Best Anime Like Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?

The 13 Best Anime Like Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?

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List of the best gender switch anime, voted on by Ranker's anime community. These anime hilariously show you what happens when a man is turned into a woman or vice versa. Sometimes known as gender bender anime as well, gender switch anime is usually&nbsp;categorized&nbsp;as&nbsp;comedy too.&nbsp;This may not be the most popular genre of Japanese animation, but all of these shows are worth checking out if you're looking for something new to watch. This poll includes video clips of each show, so if you haven't seen one you can watch it right here on this page. The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they're all about gender switching in one way or another. Examples of anime on this list: Ambition of Oda Nobuna, 11eyes and many more. What is the greatest gender bender anime of all time? Scroll down and find out for yourself!

11eyes

The Best Gender Switch Anime of All Time

Best Gender Switch Anime List | Popular Gender Bender Anime

Aliens

List of the best alien anime, voted on by Ranker's anime community. This may not be the most popular genre of Japanese animation, but all of these shows are worth checking out if you're looking for something new to watch. With popular shows like Gintama and Space Dandy coming out in the last 5 years, it's no surprise that the alien genre of anime has become much more popular. This poll includes video clips of each anime, so if you haven't seen a show you can watch it right here on this page. The anime that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they're all about aliens in one way or another. This list is made up of a variety of anime, including Eureka Seven and Super Dimension Fortress Macross. What is the greatest alien anime of all time? Scroll down and find out for yourself!

To Love-Ru

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