Shippai Kinshi! Kanojo no Himitsu wa Morasanai! (Light Novel) - Recommendations

• TV (36 eps)
• 1998

• 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 (24 eps)
• 2006 - 2007

Takasu Ayako can handle anything; duels with foreign powers and assassination attempts don’t faze her. But can she handle falling in love? Fellow students at the prestigious school for Beatrice users are shocked to hear that their "Angel of Death" Ayako, who has never even shown a smile before, has fallen in love at first sight with the diminutive freshman Yoshimura Mamoru. Mamoru must decide how to respond to the sudden confession of love, the resulting fascination of his fellow students, and the dangers of being near Ayako. Will his own powers ever measure up?

• DVD Special (7 eps)
• 2008 - 2009

Not content with their own romance, Louise has decided to enact love-themed plays with Saito as her co-star. From a tale of the innocent maid Etienne and her lecherous master Count Paul, to a graceful countess being seduced by her kind-hearted gardener, the stage is set for their illicit affairs to begin. However, will either of them be able to stick to the script, and will Saito escape from their escapades unscathed?

• OVA (3 eps)
• 2003 - 2004

• Other (1 ep)
• 2004

Waking from a nightmare involving his beautiful female friends, Junpei only finds his day is about to get much, much worse. With the film club’s script finally being ready, the group travel to a cabin in the forest to make their movie. As he’s easily distracted from his scripted lines, Junpei is ordered to go meet Aya at the train station – but a freak thunderstorm forces the young couple to take shelter in an abandoned house. They’re soaking wet, and the only solution is to remove all of their clothing and wait for the rain to stop. Can Junpei keep his cool and his boxers on, especially as all the panty-clad Aya wants is to huddle closer to stay warm?

• TV (12 eps)
• 2008

Yuuto Ayase is not interested in girls - if his two housemates are anything to go by, girls are loud, brazen slobs that are best left alone. However, when Yuuto accidentally discovers an important secret of his school’s most popular female, Haruka Nogizaka, the two become bound in a budding friendship. All too soon, Yuuto discovers that, despite her flawless appearance, Haruka is clumsy, naive, and a closet otaku... and he just might be falling for her.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 1987

• TV (12 eps)
• 2009

As Yuuto continues to keep Haruka’s otaku nature as much of a secret as possible, chaos continues to surround them. With Yuuto’s wild, drunken housemates gatecrashing their trip to a hot springs resort, and Haruka’s sister and maid team concocting various schemes to allow the pair to spend time together, nothing is ever straightforward. While Yuuto does all in his power to make Haruka happy, including working as butler for the tyrannical Touka and pulling an all-nighter to help her finish her first doujinshi, he is unsure as to how the school beauty feels about him. Will the clueless duo finally be able to muster up the courage, and the time alone, to finally confess their feelings for each other?

• 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?