Behind the Desks - Recommendations

• OVA (1 ep)
• 1995

When Kazuomi Honjou gets dumped by yet another girlfriend who realizes he has just been using her, he finds himself in need of a place to stay. When he runs into adorable model Mizuki Shinohara, he makes him an offer - a night he’ll never forget in exchange for a roof over his head. But what starts as a bit of fun for Kazuomi suddenly starts to feel serious. Could the man who has never truly loved anyone be falling for a guy he just met?

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2020

Kunieda Kei is a popular TV announcer known for being a cool and flawless professional. But on the inside, he’s the opposite: brash, hot-tempered, and as prickly as can be. Still, Kei juggles his private and professional personas successfully until one day, the unthinkable happens: stop-motion animator Tsuzuki Ushio from work sees him at the grocery store with his real personality on display! Now Kei has to figure out how to navigate a relationship he didn’t expect. But is that really as scary as the possibility that someone might love both sides of him?

• Web (6 eps)
• 2021

• TV
• 2024

Second-years Mao Tsuchiya and Hisashi Otomo make three promises: 1) That Mao will never tell anyone that Hisashi is gay and has a boyfriend, 2) That Hisashi will never think of Mao “in that way,” and 3) That they’ll always knock before entering, in case someone is having some “private time.” The two’s ground rules should ensure a peaceful life together in their dorm, but life is never as simple as it should be, and some things are not so easily promised…

• TV (13 eps)
• 2018

Takato Saijyo has reigned as the idol industry's "Most Huggable" for five years, that is, until freshman actor Junta Azumaya. Takato was always considered brusque while Azumaya's smile is winning over admirers by comparison. The whole fiasco drives Takuto to over indulge in alcohol and his actions catch the attention of the last person he wants to see. To his surprise, Azumaya uses this new info to blackmail Takuto for physical affection.

• TV (8 eps)
• 2019

Asumi becomes a housekeeper for single father Naruse. Together with Naruse's son, Ichika, this heart-warming relationship continues until Asumi notices his true feelings for Naruse. Naruse's colleague Yui warns Asumi about Naruse's past... What secrets will be revealed? Is this pure love or just..?! I'm supposed to be straight but... Naruse is too sexy and... I can't stop myself...!

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2021

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2023

Sayama is a gloomy guy that wears a mask to school every day. What will happen when bad boy Saikawa attempts to rip it off?!

• Movie

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2015

The "school love story" is set at Baramon High School, a private boys' school for the prefecture's most elite. The protagonist transferred into the school and meets various major players on campus, such as the "outlaw teacher," the soccer captain, and a childhood friend whom the protagonist has not seen in seven years. The school presents opportunities for friendship, love, and conflict. The tagline of the game is, "Whenever you exited the school gates, you were handsome."