Sittaka Brillia - Recommendations

• TV

The manga centers on Hana Tabata, a girl who constantly deprecates herself, considers herself ugly, and keeps only to herself. She spends her time taking care of the flowers that decorate her classroom — but is careful to do it only in the morning when nobody is around, as she is afraid of being laughed at for being an "uggo who takes care of pretty flowers." But one day, the class' most popular guy Ueno sees her taking care of the flowers.

• OVA (3 eps)
• 1991 - 1992

College student Shinya Okama is initially tricked into working at a gay bar by his friend Tanaka, but he starts to enjoy it when he sees how cute he looks in drag as "Catherine". However, his infatuation with himself is short lived when he falls in love at first sight with Miki, an innocent college girl and regular at the bar who happens to look a lot like Catherine. Although the two of them hit it off right away, Miki only knows him as Catherine, and to top it off, Miki already has a boyfriend. Not wanting to concede defeat just yet, Okama continues his struggle to get closer to Miki while trying to prevent her from making any progress with her boyfriend who just wants to get in bed with her.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2003

For Chitose Hototose, life has never been more full. Being the “adopted” son of not one, but five of your teachers can’t be easy! His “moms” are: Ichimonji Mutsuki, classical writing and ultimate housewife, Shitennou Uzuki, fine arts and cosplay otaku, Sanzein Yayoi, school nurse and accomplished miko priestess, Gokajou Satsuki, phys. ed. and all-round Gorilla, and Ninomai Kisaragi, mad scientist. But when a mysterious person appears and demands the return of “Muuchin”… well that’s just the beginning! What’s a boy to do when maternal instincts go wild?

• TV (13 eps)
• 2010

Despite his best attempts, Ric’s unorthodox days under the bridge continue as always. He’s making little progress with his clueless lover, Nino; Hoshi continues to torment him at every turn; and even a simple baseball game leads the hapless heir to make an enemy out of a large Amazonian warrior woman! With bungled attempts to move in with Nino leading to the pair trading rooms and the highly competitive Arakawa Marathon taking place, Ric’s idyllic riverside life seems destined to prove more problematic than ever.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2016

The original animation will be titled "Kitto, Onna no Ko wa Osatou to Spice to Suteki na Nanika de Dekiteiru" (Undoubtedly, Girls Are Made of Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice) and will adapt a story focusing on Iroha Isshiki from the original light novel's volume 10.5.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2002

One day during a picnic, Aoi, Kaoru and the others enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms and their feast of delectable food and delicious sake. As they relax in the good weather, the gang begin to recall their various dreams of the future, from Tina’s desire to become an animal trainer for the circus to Aoi’s wish to one day become a bride.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2003

It’s Christmas time and having gotten into college and recently leaving the Hanabishi household, Kaoru is finding it difficult to make ends meet. And to top it all off a strange pendant fell out of the sky and hit him on the head! That evening after dozing off, Kaoru wakes up to find a pretty woman looming over his bed who introduces herself as Santa Claus. In order to thank him for returning her pendant, ‘Santa’ agrees to spend a fun Christmas with Kaoru...

• TV
• 2024

The trials and tribulations of a single father, who one day meets the reincarnation of his deceased wife.

• OVA (3 eps)
• 1998

Fuguno Masuo is a person who doesn't have much luck with the ladies -- mildly put. All through high school and college, he has failed to have a girlfriend, and when he is foretold by a fortune teller that he'll never, ever get one, he is utterly crushed. But when he meets the beautiful Nagisa, his heart is set in motion for the first time. However, he'll have to compete with the charming and handsome Kaizuka, and the rich real-estate broker Kujira…

• Web (8 eps)
• 2015 - 2016

High schoolers Akomi and Ponta Ninomiya are dating. Ninomiya is a massive idiot who has no redeeming qualities aside from being really handsome.