Who doesn’t recall the classic scenario of a guy being surrounded by a bevy of girls? The harem trope is often achieved by setting the story in an all-girls school, whether it’s due to a co-ed merger or some other contrivance. These narratives might even veer into cross-dressing territory. Regardless, this premise creates the perfect stage for a multitude of attractive girls vying for the protagonist’s attention. Below, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10+ anime series where a boy ventures into the world of an all-girls school. Make sure you read till the end!
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10. Seitokai Yakuindomo
On his first day at Ousai Private Academy, previously an all-girls institution, Takatoshi Tsuda catches the attention of student council president Shino Amakusa for his disheveled uniform. To make amends for disrupting his schedule, Shino appoints Takatoshi as the vice president of the student council. According to Shino, the council needs a male perspective to accommodate the recent influx of male students. Despite his reservations, Takatoshi reluctantly becomes a member of the council, even before stepping foot into the school building.
Takatoshi soon realizes that the other council members are a peculiar bunch. President Shino, initially appearing diligent and serious, turns out to be a shameless pervert obsessed with erotica, constantly making crude jokes. Secretary Aria Shichijou, seemingly a sheltered rich girl, is just as risqué, if not more so, than the president. Finally, treasurer Suzu Hagimura, appearing ordinary but with the body of an elementary school student, is extremely self-conscious about her appearance. Surrounded by these colorful characters, the new vice president finds himself bombarded with a barrage of sexual humor and eccentricity.
9. Unlimited Fafnir
Midgar, an all-girls academy, becomes noteworthy not only for admitting its first male student, Yuu Mononobe, but also for housing a group of girls known as D’s. These girls possess great power in manipulating and weaponizing dark matter.
D’s originated after the appearance of destructive monsters called “Dragons” twenty-five years ago. Just as swiftly as the Dragons emerged, they vanished, leaving behind girls with symbols on their bodies and abilities akin to the Dragons themselves.
Attending the academy, the D’s hope to harness and control their powers to combat the Dragons. As the only known male D, Yuu must forge bonds with his female classmates, including his long-lost sister, as they join forces to investigate and eliminate the powerful Dragon threat.
8. Undefeated Bahamut Chronicles
Lux, formerly a prince of the Arcadia empire, which was toppled in a rebellion five years ago, accidentally stumbles into the female-only dormitory bathing area. There, he encounters Lisesharte, the new princess of the kingdom, in a compromising situation. Their encounter leads to a Drag-Ride duel, as Drag-Rides are ancient armored weapons found in ruins worldwide. Once hailed as the strongest Drag-Knight, Lux is now known as the “undefeated weakest” Drag-Knight due to his refusal to engage in battle.
After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux enrolls in the female-only academy that trains royalty to become Drag-Knights.
7. Blade Dance of the Elementalers
While en route to Areishia Spirit Academy, Kamito Kazehaya accidentally stumbles upon Claire Rouge, who happens to be bathing as part of a purification ritual. Claire intended to forge a contract with a powerful spirit to enhance her abilities as an “Elementalist”. However, Kamito ends up summoning the spirit instead, despite traditionally only shrine maidens being capable of such a feat. To complicate matters further, Claire insists that Kamito become her contracted spirit instead.
As Kamito evades Claire’s advances on the school grounds, he encounters Headmaster Greyworth Ciel Mais, who invites him to enroll at the academy. Despite the challenges of being the only male student among the shrine princesses-in-training at Areishia, Kamito reluctantly accepts. In exchange, he seeks information about his former contracted spirit, Restia Ashdoll. Additionally, he must fulfill Greyworth’s primary request: win the Blade Dance, a battle festival held in two months where he will face off against the most formidable Elementalist rumored to be contracted with a dark spirit.
6. Mashiro-iro Symphony: The Color of Lovers
Girls tend to get flustered when boys suddenly enter spaces previously off-limits to them. To avoid any potential problems during the merger between Yuihime Girls’ Private Academy and coeducational Kagamidai Private Academy, a cautious plan is put in place. Instead of instantly integrating Kagamidai boys into the Yuihime girls’ school, a trial group of male test students is introduced first.
As a result, Shingo finds himself thrown into the lionesses’ den at Yuihime, where he is met with less-than-warm welcomes. Will Shingo be able to navigate Yuihime’s estrogen-soaked labyrinth unscathed? Can the girls learn to be more accepting of boys? And how soon before something as innocuous as panties ignites emotions, sparks fly, and the battle of the sexes ensues?
5. The Fruit of Grisaia
Yuuji Kazami, a transfer student, joins Mihama Academy hoping for a normal high school experience. However, he quickly discovers that Mihama is anything but ordinary. With only the principal and five female students, Yuuji gets to know each of them and uncovers their hidden pasts as they inevitably interact. Gradually, he learns about the true nature of these select students—they all bear profound scars from their pasts, concealed from the rest of the world.
Mihama Academy serves as a sanctuary for these girls, who are like fallen “fruit” on the verge of rotting. It falls to Yuuji to catalyze their healing, but how can he save others when he himself is in need of salvation?
4. Armed Girls’ Machiavellism
Initially, the Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy exclusively catered to affluent young women. However, as fears grew about potential threats with the onset of co-education, the girls were allowed to carry weapons to school. This policy gave rise to the “Supreme Five Swords,” a vigilante group.
Over time, the role of the five swords evolved to correct the behavior of troublesome students. As a result, the academy actively began admitting such students in order to reform them.
After being involved in a major altercation, Nomura Fudou finds himself sent to this very school. His only choices upon enrollment are either immediate expulsion or undergoing the same corrective program as previous male students, which involves cross-dressing and assuming feminine mannerisms.
3. Hundred
Humanity faces an extraterrestrial menace known as the “Savage.” The only effective countermeasure against these creatures is the “Hundred,” a weapon system. Hayato Kisaragi, a survivor of a Savage attack, possesses the highest compatibility with the Hundred technology. Consequently, he is invited to hone his skills at Little Garden, a prestigious military academy situated on a battleship.
During his rigorous training for the impending battle, Hayato attracts the attention of several female peers, and he becomes embroiled in various incidents as he confronts the Savage creatures that have invaded Earth, threatening its safety.
2. IS: Infinite Stratos
The Infinite Stratos (IS), a Japanese exoskeleton weapon, can only be operated by women. Its capabilities and combat prowess are so formidable that an international treaty prohibits its use as a military asset.
When it is discovered that Ichika Orimura, a fifteen-year-old boy, possesses the ability to pilot an IS, he is compelled to enroll at the Infinite Stratos Academy—an all-female boarding school where graduates go on to become IS pilots. At the training academy, Ichika reunites with two childhood friends, Houki Shinonono and Lingyin Huang. He also befriends Cecilia Alcott, an IS representative from the United Kingdom.
Under the guidance of the legendary pilot, Chifuyu Orimura, who also serves as their strict homeroom teacher and Ichika’s older sister, Ichika and the girls must employ all their resources to defend themselves and their academy against the imminent threats they will face during their eventful school life.
1. Shomin Sample
Kimito Kagurazaka, an average commoner with a penchant for muscles, concocts a peculiar strategy to avoid trouble at the prestigious Seikain Academy—an exclusive all-girls school. By portraying himself as someone with a peculiar fetish for men, Kimito is forcibly abducted by the school and becomes their “commoner sample.” His purpose is to expose the girls to commoners and males gradually, ensuring a smoother transition into the real world after graduation. Kimito maintains this facade to protect his masculinity, as any deviation from the school’s assumptions could result in castration.
Alas, trouble seems to find Kimito at every turn, courtesy of the eccentric individuals he encounters. Among them are Aika Tenkuubashi, who speaks her mind regardless of consequence; Hakua Shiodome, a prodigious young genius; Karen Jinryou, a samurai’s daughter obsessed with defeating Kimito; and Reiko Arisugawa, an exemplary student with dreams of becoming Kimito’s future wife. The four girls, together with Kimito himself, form the “Commoner Club,” an organization dedicated to teaching the girls about life beyond the school’s confines. Meanwhile, Kimito gradually unravels the mysteries surrounding these eccentric girls.
Hachimitsu Private Academy, located on the outskirts of Tokyo, has long been regarded as a prestigious all-girls boarding school synonymous with discipline and top-tier education. However, this reputation is about to undergo a drastic change when boys are finally allowed to enroll.
In the first semester following the groundbreaking policy change, only five boys gain admission, resulting in a staggering ratio of two hundred girls to a single boy. Kiyoshi, Gakuto, Shingo, Andre, and Jo are promptly shunned before they can make a favorable impression. Bereft of any meaningful communication with their female counterparts, the eager boys embark on a far more perilous undertaking: spying on the girls’ bath!
However, their newfound freedom is abruptly stripped away when the infamous Underground Student Council intervenes, sentencing them to a month-long imprisonment within the school’s confines. And so, the boys’ struggle for justice ensues, testing the limits of their friendship and camaraderie amidst a backdrop of perverted brotherhood.
