2023
12 eps
P.A. Works / Crunchyroll
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Mitsumi Iwakura moves from rural Ishikawa to Tokyo for high school, armed with a five-year plan, an overachiever's work ethic, and almost no social skills. Sous…
If you loved Bocchi the Rock!'s ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Skip and Loafer delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.
2017
16 eps
tvN
Comedy Drama Slice Of Life
A famous baseball pitcher ends up in prison and navigates life behind bars with colorful cellmates.…
If you loved Bocchi the Rock!'s ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Prison Playbook delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2022
13 eps
ABC / Crunchyroll
Action Slice Of Life Comedy
Japan maintains the illusion of being the safest country on Earth by deploying teenage girls trained as assassins — the Lycoris. Chisato Nishikigi is the most t…
If you loved Bocchi the Rock!'s ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Lycoris Recoil delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. Same funny and heartwarming energy throughout.
2025
12 eps
tvN
Comedy Romance Drama
Three friends scrape together their savings to buy a crumbling motel in a coastal town, dreaming of turning it into a boutique destination. What they didn't bud…
If you loved Bocchi the Rock!'s fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Motel California delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.
2025
13 eps
CloverWorks / Netflix
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Rintaro Tsumugi, a Chidori High student with a fierce face and a gentle heart, meets Kaoruko Waguri from the neighboring elite Kikyo Girls' Academy at his famil…
Both are built around a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.