Best Reverse Harem Anime List: 30 Popular Shows

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Anime expert Jose Rivera shares his favorite examples of this trope

Co-authored by Jose Rivera and Raven Minyard, BA

Last Updated: November 14, 2025 Fact Checked

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Whether you’re a seasoned fan or just getting into anime, you’ve probably heard the term “reverse harem.” In this popular trope, the female protagonist has multiple love interests and doesn’t have to choose between them. We talked to anime expert Jose Rivera and literary expert and content creator Francesca Bensi to help us understand the genre. And if you’re looking for some recs, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most popular reverse harem anime. Keep reading to find your next favorite!

What is a reverse harem anime?

Anime expert Jose Rivera says that in a reverse harem anime, the female protagonist has multiple love interests. In many cases, she tries to balance relationships with all of her admirers. One of the most popular reverse harem anime shows is Ouran High School Host Club.

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Most Popular Reverse Harem Animes

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   Ouran High School Host Club “Ouran High School Host Club is a hilarious, self-aware satire that follows Haruhi Fujioka as she joins a school club filled with over-the-top male hosts,” says Rivera. One day, while looking for a place to study, Haruhi comes across a seemingly unused music room. When she enters, she is greeted by the Host Club: a club in which attractive boys amuse girls from the school. After accidentally breaking an expensive vase, Haruhi pretends to be a boy and works as a member of the Host Club to pay off her debts.

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   Jose Rivera is an anime expert, social media strategist, and content creator with over 200 million views across his social media channels. He specializes in topics like anime, gaming, movies, and TV.

   Francesca Bensi is a literary expert and content creator.
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   My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! In My Next Life as a Villainess, protagonist Katarina Claes suffers a head injury and remembers her past life as a modern-day otaku who played the otome game Fortune Lover. She realizes she has been reborn as the game’s villainess, who is doomed to be either exiled or killed. To avoid her doom, she begins taking countermeasures, which have unexpected consequences on her relationships with other characters.
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   Kiss Him, Not Me! Kiss Him, Not Me! Follows Kae Serinuma, a fujoshi (female otaku) who loves reading yaoi and imagining real and fictional men in romantic relationships. After one of her favorite anime characters is killed off, she locks herself in her room for a week. When she eventually emerges, she discovers she has lost a lot of weight and catches the attention of 4 boys at school. They all begin competing for her attention, but she wants them to fall in love with each other.

   • Rivera describes this one as “a fangirl’s dream (and nightmare) as she becomes the object of multiple boys’ affections after a glow-up.
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   Diabolik Lovers Originally an otome game, Diabolik Lovers follows Yui Komori, a teenage girl who is sent to live in a mansion while her father works overseas. She believes the mansion to be empty, but when she arrives, she finds the mansion is occupied by 6 vampire brothers. The brothers believe Yui is their new sacrificial bride, and Yui questions why her father sent her there.
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   Amnesia In Amnesia, a young woman faints at work and wakes up with no memory of her life or the people around her. After her friends help her get home, she meets a spectral boy named Orion, whom only she can see and hear. He explains that she lost her memories because of his chance to visit her world, so he vows to help her remember who she is.

   • Rivera says that Amnesia is “a mysterious tale of love, memory, and parallel worlds, where each ‘route’ reveals a different romantic outcome.”
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1. Want more? Check out these reverse harem animes. Once you’ve dipped your toes into the reverse harem world by watching the more popular options, you may be wondering what to watch next. There is a ton of reverse harem anime out there, including television series and movies. Here are some more options for you to check out:

   • Romantic Killer: Rivera describes this one as “a parody of the genre that still delivers heart and hilarity, as a video game-obsessed girl get stuck in a real-life dating sim.”
   • Brothers Conflict: “A romantic drama where a young woman suddenly gains thirteen stepbrothers, each more chaotic than the last,” explains Rivera.
   • Dance with Devils: “A supernatural spin where demons and vampires compete for one girl’s heart and soul,” Rivera says.
   • The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl: Rivera says this is a “fantasy-dating newcomer that’s as wild as it sounds: a girl blessed by a gorilla deity attracts a squad of overly-devoted knights.”
   • Yona of the Dawn
   • Kamigami no Asobi
   • Arcana Famiglia
   • Uta no Prince Sama
   • Fushigi Yûgi
   • Hiiro no Kakera: The Tamayori Princess Saga
   • Saiunkoku Monogatari
   • Gakuen Heaven
   • Magic-Kyun! Renaissance
   • Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
   • Boys Over Flowers
   • Loving Angel Angelique: When Hearts Awaken
   • Scared Rider Xechs
   • 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
   • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Hachiyou Shou
   • Kiniro no Corda: Blue♪Sky
   • Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World
   • Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth
   • Dame x Prince Anime Caravan
   • Douse, Koishite Shimaunda
   • Nil Admirari no Tenbin
   • Sengoku Night Blood
   • Looking for something else? Check out our Anime Recommendations generator for more personalized recommendations!

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What does reverse harem mean?

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1. Reverse harem is a genre in which a female protagonist has multiple love interests. “In anime, a reverse harem flips the traditional harem trope,” explains Rivera. “Instead of a male surrounded by multiple female admirers, a single female protagonist finds herself caught between three or more potential male love interests.”

   • “These stories balance humor, emotional tension, and explorations of choice and agency,” Rivera adds. “While [they’re] sometimes played for comedy, the best examples dive into themes of empowerment, romance, and personal growth.”
   • Bensi says that reverse harem is also known as the “why choose?” romance trope. This term is more common in Western media, like romance novels, while “reverse harem” is still popular in anime.
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