Ushiro no Shindere-san - Recommendations

• TV (50 eps)
• 2002 - 2003

Megumi was a normal kid. He enjoyed getting into fights and mixing it up, and one day he did so in defense of a wizard who was being attacked by bullies. His reward was a magical book that was supposed to grant his wish. The mischievous demon inside the book decided to play a prank on Megumi, though, and instead of turning him into "a man among men," he became a girl. Fast forward to five years later, and Megumi is now entering high school, a tumultuous time for even normal teenagers, let alone a girl who is trying to figure out how become a guy again...

• TV (12 eps)
• 2023

Rokudou is a loser, and everyone knows it. He gets picked on at school, gets snide looks from passersby, and can only muster up the courage to complain in secret with his equally hapiless friends. Looking to turn his life around, he desperately uses an ancestral artifact passed down in his family for generations: a scroll that is capable of subduing all demons. However, in the modern age it has a different effect—it makes all bad girls fall in love with him.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2008

Konoha Gakuen is a prestigious school whose students excel in both academics and sports. However, the institution's quiet reputation is turned upside down with the arrival of Naruto, a new transfer student whose ambition is to become the gang leader of Japan! After frequently battling with rival delinquents, Naruto manages to fight his way through the ranks of the academy. However, there's still one person left for him to beat – his bitter rival, Sasuke.

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1994

Bouya Harumichi is a new transfer student to Suzuran all-boys high school, a place where only the worst delinquents assemble. Due to its large amount of delinquents who are hated by the general people for their inauspiciousness, similarly to crows, it is also known as "Crows High School". Harumichi is an insanely strong fighter but has an irresponsible personality. How will he act in this new environment where everyone is a delinquent?

• TV (26 eps)
• 2006

The second year of high school is starting and things are still as crazy as always. Despite numerous attempts, the ever-so-hopeful Harima and the overly-naïve Tenma failed to get their message of love across. Now they are pumped up for a new term and ready to renew their illustrious and self-destructing attempts at a confession! But be it a love infested manga or even a gigantic plate of curry; nothing seems to do the trick. What other methods can they take, as the old love triangle is expanding at an alarming rate?!

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1996

What is Seiichirou Kitano, a boy with the heart of an angel and the face of a devil, supposed to do when he starts his new life as a first year high school student? Accidently defeat the school "guardian" and become the most famous and feared gang leader in the town, of course! With his "henchmen" Kuroda and Takehisa in tow, Kitano turns a simple act of good will into an all-out war with Hakuun High!

• TV (26 eps)
• 2004 - 2005

Tenma Tsukamoto is young, bright, and smitten with the school hottie Oji Karasuma. She's desperate for his attention, which is unfortunate considering he barely gives her the time of day! Throw Kenji Harima, the school delinquent with a crush on Tenma into the mix and you've got one twisted love triangle of unrequited proportions! Can love find the trio happiness before their attention-grabbing stunts end up hurting more than their egos?

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1995

Shimada Aki and Akaki Naomi are best friends since their childhood. Shimada is tricky and won't be serious with anything that's not fun or profitable to him unless provoked; Akaki, on the contrary, is straightforward and more caring. However both are talented at fighting (bullying). This manga is a comedic and fun story of the careless high school buddy's accidental fights that makes them known to all Japan's scary and influencial gangsters.

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1993 - 1994

• OVA (3 eps)
• 1991 - 1993