Chu Paradise (Light Novel) - Recommendations

• TV (12 eps)
• 2007

Shungo is an extraordinary high school student; in addition to his studies, he’s been trained by his mercenary sister to be a top mercenary. Their newest task involves the Tsukimura siblings; both of them have the powers of a succubus, but Mayu has a slight problem: she suffers from androphobia – a fear of men! Shungo’s new objective is to help Mayu overcome this phobia and protect her from the men her succubus powers naturally draw to her; but this becomes more difficult once he becomes the guinea pig for social experiments involving Mayu, such as sharing the same bed and even bathing together! To make matters worse, the ever-growing popularity of Mayu at school and the student council president’s infatuation with Shungo only add to his workload!

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2017

The team has come to the pool of a luxury hotel to do research for a swimsuit event for their game. As always, Utaha and Eriri are fighting, Michiru is doing her own thing, and of course Megumi is being aloof.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2000

One day, on his way back from dropping off Naru and Mei at the train station, Keitarou is saved by a katana-wielding beauty who turns out to be none other than Motoko’s sister – and she’s come to take her younger sibling back to the dojo! Shocked by her sister’s sudden appearance, Motoko, in a fit of desperation,  blurts out that she cannot leave as she is getting married to Keitarou. Now, in order to stop Motoko from having to return home, Keitarou and the rest of the girls of the Hina inn must help to keep up the pretense of their relationship. But with Motoko unable to even kiss the young ronin without her punching him, can they succeed?

• TV (9 eps)
• 2004

17 year old Ooizumi Naoto finds himself on set as the “making of” cameraman for a big budget TV production named Cosmopolitan Prayers. He is in heaven these days since his crush, Magami Natsumi, has been chosen for the lead heroine. But as he tries to find ways to advance their relationship, the other girls seem to also have set their sights on him with not-so-coy looks, full-body knockdowns and skirt flipping. Is he in heaven or hell? With all the chaos surrounding him, the biggest problem isn’t the incessant teasing, but whether or not the girls find out his big secret!

• OVA (4 eps)
• 2005

With a host of busty beauties falling at his feet, the unlikely stud Junpei, continues his panty flashing and groping misadventures. As the film club get together and plan for their movie, the girls find themselves in increasingly provocative positions – especially when a summer job leads to Nishino, Satsuki and Misuzu being ogled in short and sexy outfits. Meanwhile, Junpei finds himself in close proximity with Tsukasa and Yui as he tries to covertly hide in their all girls’ school, and accidentally discovers the bondage club. Things get even more bizarre when everybody starts acting strangely.  There’s an unknown force at work, and it has something to do with the delicious strawberry panties!

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2014

• TV (12 eps)
• 2023

Akemitsu Akegami was always told by his father that "no one can live alone"...but he's sure determined. After all, his father sure wasn't saying it with the best intentions, and Akemitsu has no desire to become like that creep. But when a chance encounter with a young woman leaves him with thoughts that are all too impure, he decides to do what he must—become a Buddhist monk and renounce worldly ways. But the temple he decides to devote himself to... is full of women? And that same young woman is there, too?? What's a guy to do?

• TV (12 eps)
• 2005

Manaka Junpei is an average guy who has only two dreams in life: to become a filmmaker and to find the girl of his dreams. Luckily for him, after a chance encounter on the roof of the school, he has a lead on the girl! She was wearing strawberry panties. Unfortunately, he can't figure out which one of the five girls chasing him it was; but he gets plenty of chances to find out the color-of-the-day in his Cinderella search for his one true love!

• DVD Special (4 eps)
• 2004

• TV (8 eps)
• 2004

"It’s not a dream you can see right away. It’s one you create.” Mitsuki Ikita, a 25 year-old woman with a little girl’s body, longs to produce a great detective drama to fulfill her dream and a promise made with her older brother. But when she gets her first big break in Japan’s competitive television industry, it’s a children’s “hero” series! The cinematographer is a master of the money shot, the costume designer has cosplay tendencies and the original screen writer is a 17 year-old high school student; Mitsuki must do her best to avoid the most horrible word in the business: CANCELLED!