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Ai Yori Aoshi
- TV (24 eps)
- 2002
Aoi Sakuraba, heir to the Sakura department store, has only one thing on her mind-- her beloved. Betrothed from a very young age, she has been in love with him, Kaoru Hanabishi, ever since. After Kaoru left his family, their bethrothal was nullified. Aoi sets out to find him. Will they be able to stand against the barriers that will try to keep them apart?
4 votes
Reasons you might like Ai Yori Aoshi...
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FINSahaqiel says...
It is the same idea...one guy and a lot of girls under the same roof. There are even similar character types in both of them.
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Dragonstar says...
HAPPY LESSON combines the zaniness of PUNI PUNI POEMY with the harem subgenre of anime. If you enjoy Chitose's situation of having to keep his living arrangements secret while trying to study and get a little nookie on the side, it is done much better in AI YORI AOSHI. In AI YORI AOSHI, the basic gist is a student who lives with a bunch of gals who dig him, but he must keep his true feelings hidden. The zany humor is toned down in AI YORI AOSHI while the romance and sentimentality are increased.
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palaeologus says...
The best harem stories put a premium on what draws the surrounding girls/women to one boy/man to such an extent that each would be willing to live with her competitors in a setting that would be loud at best and absolutely chaotic at worst. Both Ai Yori Aoshi and Happy Lesson do that quite well: the viewer is shown how each member of the harem is specially drawn to the male figure at the center even as the flaws of that figure are shown. Ai Yori Aoshi features Kaoru, a somewhat more likeable and more focused male lead, while Happy Lesson's Chitose is more of an aimless guy who really needs the help of his "mamas" to straighten up and fly right (even if the mamas inevitably overdo it!). I put Ai Yori Aoshi in my top five after viewing only five episodes because (a) I had read all of the manga previously, and (b) I really like the quiet strength of Aoi-chan, someone who is constantly questioning herself yet tracks down her first love in a huge city even after being told their love can never go forward. While Happy Lesson hasn't yet offered, eight episodes in, any single female that is on Aoi-chan's plane, the mamas' collective desire to care for Chitose is the practical equivalent of Aoi-chan's similar caring instinct. For that reason, I recommend both ways here.
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Jdogtoocool says...
Ai Yori Aoshi is a classic in the harem anime genre and since Happy Lesson itself is in the harem genre yet not 100% they should definintely be recommended for eachother. Ai Yori Aoshi is way more ecchi and Happy Lesson is more family friendly but they both present a series of story arcs and take their time intrducing each character in deph. If you like one I'm sure you'll love the other.
Love Hina
- TV (24 eps)
- 2000
Keitaro Urashima is somewhat of a failure. In order to fulfill a promise he made to a girl fifteen years ago, he has tried time and again to get into Tokyo U but has never managed to pass the exam. However, fate smiles upon him and he ends up working for his aunt, managing an all-girls dorm! Living with the feral Kaolla, the timid Shinobu, the sake-loving Mitsune, the blade mistress Motoko and the punch-happy Naru, can Keitaro keep his focus and keep his promise? And will he ever end up meeting that girl from his past?
3 votes
Reasons you might like Love Hina...
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MalteseFalcon says...
Like harem series where one guy ends up having all sorts of crazy things happen to him due to the women around him? Look no further than Love Hina and Happy Lesson. While the women in Happy Lesson are more supportive towards the main character and the women of Love Hina are more violent, they both have the same atmosphere and humor overall. If you enjoyed one, you are sure to enjoy the other.
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dstarfire says...
Both Happy Lesson and Love Hina feature the ever popular Harem theme wherein a male teenager is surrounded-by/living-with several females of varying archetypes leading to many hilarious misadventures, often caused by one or more characters' well-intentioned, but poorly thought out plan.
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Jdogtoocool says...
I agree with the above comments, Love Hina and Happy Lesson are fun harems with a very similar layout. Even though in one the love interest is somewhat clear, in Happy Lesson it's a lot more difficult to pinpoint exactly what is going on in the romance department. Both anime know how to present their characters and keep a really good pace when it comes to story arcs and story progression. If you like one I'm sure you'll love the other.
Angel Tales
- TV (12 eps)
- 2001
Goro Mutsumi is a young man that never seems to catch a break; he has a hard time keeping a job, has horrible luck, and continuously finds himself in bad circumstances. However, things change one day when he comes home - having been fired yet again - and finds three young girls sitting in his apartment. They're the reincarnated angels of his deceased pets, and they're here to turn his luck around given how well he treated them in their past lives. While the idea sounds like a godsend, things don't go quite according to plan; the angels tend to cause more harm than good, and twelve altogether end up joining Goro's cramped household! In addition to learning how to co-exist with his newly acquired roommates, Goro must also defend them and himself against four sacred beasts who are after him for mysterious reasons. One thing's for certain: Goro's life will never be the same!
2 votes
Reasons you might like Angel Tales...
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Arcardo says...
Both series engulf the watcher with waves of happiness. They're slightly different from the standard harem series. All females want only the male's happiness, there is also no hidden romance feeling between the main characters, everything is in the open more or less (except some subplots). They feature lots of humour and only little ecchi. If youve liked one of them the other one is the right choice.
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Ran says...
In both Angel Tales and Happy Lesson, a boy is taken care of by, in one case, a group of angels; and in the other case, a group of teachers. This of course causes some commotions and leads to funny situations. Both anime give a similar feeling, so if you liked one, you're likely to appreciate the other one too.
Urusei Yatsura
- TV (195 eps)
- 1981 - 1986
Ataru is one of the most desperate womanizers alive, and a man whose life is about to become complicated. When aliens invade, he discovers he has been chosen at random to be mankind’s defender, and must play a game of tag with the beautiful alien princess Lum to decide the fate of the planet! After chasing her with all of his crafty techniques, Ataru finally wins, but his victory also means he must marry the princess herself! Now, with strange alien visitors and a jealous wife to handle, Ataru still manages to keep an eye on his ultimate goal: having his own harem!
1 vote
Reasons you might like Urusei Yatsura...
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NekoRocket says...
Happy Lesson and Urusei Yatsura both feature a main character that is the unwilling recipient of female affection. The comedy peaks when the same main characters unwittingly ignite the jealous rage of their female acquaintances by showering their attentions on other girls. Cute characters, funny anime, what more do you want?
Haré+Guu
- TV (26 eps)
- 2001
Haré and his mother live peacefully in the jungle, until one day the boy is overtaken by a omnipotent shadow. Later, he awakens to find Guu, a strange girl with even stranger abilities - notably, the ability to switch from a cute, lovable Guu, to a menacing delinquent who eats everything. Now Haré must live with Guu, and lead a normal life, despite her oddities.
1 vote
Please Teacher
- TV (12 eps)
- 2002
Kei Kusanagi is a shy teenage boy with no romantic experience whatsoever... until he finds out that his hot new teacher is actually an alien! In order to conceal her identity, the two are forced into a pretend marriage... but is it really a pretense, or are they actually falling in love?
Reasons you might like Please Teacher...
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VuTang says...
Onegai Teacher = 1 teacher Happy Lesson = many teachers Similar hijinks ensue when a student ends up living with his teacher(s).
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki
- OVA (6 eps)
- 1992 - 1993
Tenchi Masaki lives a quiet life helping his grandfather at the temple. Quiet, that is, until he accidentally unleashes a strange and beautiful space pirate from her 700-year-old prison. Things rapidly get worse for Tenchi when the royal princess Ayeka, cute Sasami, ditzy galaxy police agent Mihoshi and scientifically insane Washu crash land in his back garden to join the mayhem. Will Tenchi be able to shake off the unwanted romantic advances of these women, and what secret does his history hold?
1 vote
Reasons you might like Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki...
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lemc says...
My personal favorite Tenchi Muyo! is my recommendation to watch if you liked Happy Lesson. Both are a comedy/romance anime with 1 guy surrounded by numerous females in one way or another attracted to him. This series will make you laugh and blush at the same time. While Tenchi Muyo! adds a more fantasy like approach to it, they will both fullfil your hunger for romance and comedy. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
Sister Princess
- TV (26 eps)
- 2001
Wakura is so confident of getting into his chosen high school that he stops taking his tests. Unfortunately, he gets every question on his entrance exam wrong, leaving him to be thrown into a truck, put on a boat and then taken to Promised Island. There, he finds out that he was entered, by recommendation into a high school, not to mention he has twelve adopted sisters on the island that will be attending with him! More than anything Wakura wants to get off the island and get back to his old life, but eventually his sisters help him feel welcome. Together, Wakaru begins his journey of living and growing up with his twelve cute sisters.
1 vote
Reasons you might like Sister Princess...
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JingX says...
It's every guy's fantasy.... to be living (as the sole guy) under one roof surrounded by gorgeous women who loves you and wants to pamper you and is ready to cater to your every need.... it's been done numerous times in the past but I guess some of us just can't get enough of it! They both have a consistently light and funny overtone. Allthough nothing of real great importance happens in any of these two animes, watching the day to day lives of the male protagonist trying to live his life together with a bunch of women usually leads to often humorous situations. Overall I liked happy lesson better because I thought it was funnier and the characters were more interesting but if you like one, you'll probably like the other as well. Or if you are a fan of this type of genre then I'm sure that you will definitely like these two series!
Happy World!
- OVA (3 eps)
- 2002 - 2003
After his apartment burning to the ground and almost being killed by a falling metal object, Ohmura Takeshi is ready for the afterlife. Luckily, a beautiful angel appears to heal his wounds and inform him that if he stays with her, no harm will come to him. The catch? His long-lost deadbeat dad has passed along a curse: he will experience nothing but sadness in his life. Now, after changing to a human to maintain close contact, Elle will stop at nothing to make sure that a bit of happiness comes into Takeshi's life, but not before first learning how to be a human!
1 vote
Reasons you might like Happy World!...
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Ran says...
Although the stories of Happy Lesson and Happy World are very different, these anime have the same kind of humour and "happy" optimistic mood during the episodes.
Ah! My Goddess
- OVA (5 eps)
- 1993 - 1994
Keiichi Morisato is just your average college student until one day, fate interjects as he makes a call for take-out food. Unknown to him, he reaches the Goddess Help Line, and contacts a goddess named Belldandy, who grants him a wish. Thinking it to be a joke, Keiichi wishes for her to be his girlfriend 'forever'.
1 vote
Reasons you might like Ah! My Goddess...
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MalteseFalcon says...
Ah My Goddess and Happy Lesson center around a lonely student surrounded by girls who try to help him. While Happy Lesson focuses more on wacky hijinks and Ah My Goddess focuses more on relationships, I think you will find a lot of common and enjoy one if you enjoyed the other.