Final Approach
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In present-day Japan, a rising decline in the birth rate has prompted the government to intervene, thus forming the R.T.P. committee whose goal is to promote arranged marriages. Due to the sensitive nature of the issue, however, a test run was deemed mandatory, and young Ryo Mizuhara (chosen by the world's best supercomputer) was selected as the test subject, much to his own dismay. With the megalomaniac Shizuka Masuda appointed as his fiancee and secret agents in his face at every turn, can Ryo manage to save his sanity, let alone his bachelor lifestyle of the past?
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Rizelmine
- TV (24 eps)
- 2002
In the present, the Japanese government has been conducting experiments to genetically engineer a human: a girl named Rizel. The experiment was a success -- sort of. While healthy and cheerful, 12-year-old Rizel also ended up possessing the uncanny need for “love” to further her development, as well as tears which were in fact volitile explosives! When sadness can end up destroying a city block, what's a girl to do except... get married?! For Iwari Tomori, the young man chosen as the most appropriate partner for Rizel, life is about to change, for better or for worse!
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add recIt's the same storyline down to its core: a forced marriage, but that's not the main reason why I'm recommending it. I'm recommending this because the character relationships and how the protagonist reacts is the same, this results in similar comedy styles. If you enjoyed the faceless "muscle muscle" bodyguards in Final Approach, you'll like the little antics of Rizelmine's three papa's. Rizelmine gave a well rounded conclusion and is very funny. Final Approach had a lot of fun "chibi" moments.
The theme of arranged marriage, with or without compulsion, is a popular one in Japanese anime. Numerous anime make this the gimmick of the story, with a powerful agency or person to enforce the "shotgun wedding". In Final Approach, as well as in Rizelmine, it's the government of Japan (yes, really!) behind the marriage plans.
As silly as the premise may be, the topic of forced marriage works very well to support a sweet romance, in both cases.
The story of Final Approach and Rizelmine is similar: a high school boy is being forced to marry an unknown girl who suddenly shows up at his house along with some government agents. There are many hilarious scenes since the girl tries everything to get the boy to like her but things don't always go smoothly.
Both Final Approach and Rizelmine are about people who have been forced together, and how they deal with their new situations. One of the characters in each anime is over-the-top into it, and the other is completely against it. See how love can open even the most closed of hearts in these two anime!
Same basic story. Guy is forced to marry someone and later learns he has developted feelings for that person. Both shows are very short but hilarious and fun.
Seto no Hanayome
Alt titles: My Bride is a Mermaid
- TV (26 eps)
- 2007
While visiting his hometown, junior high school student Michishio Nagasumi's life was changed forever when he nearly drowned. Though he was saved by a mermaid named San, there’s a catch -- her family is part of a merfolk mafia, and they abide by a strict rule: If a mermaid is discovered by a man, either he or the mermaid must die. That is, unless the man marries into the family! Faced with such a decision, Nagasumi can only oblige their customs and become a "happy" newlywed. Now, with a new school year around the corner, Nagasumi must find a way to deal with his new bride, keep her true nature a secret, and most importantly, escape inevitable death at the hands of San's over-protective father’s gang!
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add recYou would like Seto no Hanayome, because like Final Approach, the main character is forced to marry a girl he just meets. Since the stories are very similar, its more than certain that if you liked Final Approach you're going to love Seto no Hanayome!
The theme of arranged marriage, with or without compulsion, is a popular one in Japanese anime. Numerous anime make this the gimmick of the story, with a powerful agency or person to enforce the "shotgun wedding". Sometimes, the enforcing agency is weird enough in its own right to be a gimmick in itself. In Seto no Hanayome, it's a group of yakuza mermen (yes, really!) whereas in Final Approach, it's the government of Japan (yes, really!). At any rate, the stories of both anime are over-the-top silly, but with a sweet and romantic love story to redeem them.
Both Seto no Hanayome and Final Approach have a main character who more or less gets forced to become the partner of / marry a girl he never met before. Both have a kind, gentle female with lots of strength and have a, how to call it, otaku-ish kind of humor. Enjoyed the silly aspects and "romance" between the main characters? Then I'm sure you'd enjoy the other as well.
Green Green
- TV (12 eps)
Deep in the mountains, isolated from civilization, there is a boys-only school that will finally be receiving its first class of girls in an attempt to transform the school into a co-ed one. Most of the boys have never been in contact with girls of their own age, leading to an explosion of hormonal craziness. From the sickeningly perverted fetishist guys, to a rather odd girl that seems to be chasing the most normal guy in the school for reasons known only to her, there's twisted humor to be had.
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add recThe humor in these series are very similar, and some of the topics are too... They are both ecchi and very cute, so if you liked one you are bound to like the other one too ^^
Maburaho
Kazuki Shikimori is a 17-year old junior studying at Aoi Academy, an elite school for the magically gifted. However, unlike enrollment to the school would suggest, his magical prowess is below-average. In fact, he can only use magic eight times in his life, or he will die. But not all is not lost: Kazuki's family tree includes the latent genetic material for magical greatness. After that information leaks out, Kazuki suddenly becomes the most popular male student in the school, and girls from powerful magician families begin chasing him to get his genes.
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add recRanma 1/2
Ranma, raised to be a man among men, has a bit of a problem: he is half woman! While training in China he fell into a strange magic spring at Jusenkyo. Now, he is eternally cursed to change into a beautiful woman whenever he is hit by cold water, but that may be the least of his problems; his father has betrothed him to marry! There's never a dull day for Ranma as he attempts to find a cure for his curse, train to become stronger, and grapple with the fact that half of himself may be more feminine than his fiancée!
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add recThe main characters in Final Approach and Ranma seem to be facing something that they did not want or need: marriage! In Final Approach the government is regulating a policy of arranged marriage to certain partners for productivity's sake. Similarly an arranged marriage gets placed on the shoulders of Ranma who has a secret of his own. Both series are very comical and revolve around the main characters' interactions with one another.
