Best Anime To Watch If You Like Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms

Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious To My Charms is a playful romantic comedy that showcases the charming dynamic between Mona and Medaka that some anime fans find enjoyable. Mona is used to being the center of attention and it completely throws her off guard when she realizes that Medaka is not moved by her attractive looks leading her down a slope of desperation. This anime is good for lighthearted humor, slow-burn romance, and the building tension between Mona and Medaka.

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By  Mark Sammut

There are plenty of other anime that have teasing relationships, contrasting personalities, and heartfelt moments wrapped in a school-like setting just like Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious To My Charms. These similar anime will probably appeal to fans who like witty banter, awkward romances, or characters growing closer through their quirks.

8 Yamada’s First Time: B Gata H Kei

Both Female Protagonists Chase The Male Leads

• Episodes: 12
• Aired: Apr 2, 2010
• Producers: Dentsu, AT-X, DAX Production, TYO Animations, Happinet Pictures, BIGLOBE, Shueisha, AG-ONE, RAY
• Studios: HAL Film Maker
• Genres: Comedy, Romance, Ecchi

Yamada is a beautiful and confident girl but underneath all that lies her insecurity about her lack of sexual experience. In a bid to gain sexual experience, she goes after Takashi, a shy boy who is also a virgin like her. This action causes her to fall in love with Takashi.

Yamada and Mona are beautiful girls who get stared at and admired by men and women. Just like Mona had her eyes on Medaka in Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, Yamada has her eyes on Takashi and makes various comedic attempts to win him over.

7 Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro

Playful Female Lead And Reserved Male Lead

Naoto just wants to work on his manga in peace but this shy and introverted high school student becomes the target of relentless teasing by his underclassman, Nagatoro. Nagatoro’s teasing makes Naoto extremely uncomfortable which she loves. Despite Naoto trying to make her stop, he finds himself coming out of his shell and their interactions evolve into something deeper.

Just like Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro has a confident female lead who chases the reserved male protagonist. Both relationships start one-sided but with time they develop into something deeper and meaningful.

6 Kaguya-sama: Love is War

Slow Burn Romance In A School Setting

Leave it to Kaguya and Miyuki to turn love into war. These high school students are in love with each other but are too proud to confess, they believe the one who confesses first loses. Their pride and stubbornness lead to a series of comedic and strategic mind games as they try to make the other confess while maintaining their public image of perfection.

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The relationships in both anime develop through teasing in Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms and strategic mind games in Kaguya-sama: Love is War. Plus, they both revolve around high school students who try to balance their school life while trying to pursue their romantic interests.

5 Teasing Master Takagi-san

Rom-Com With Teasing Between Contrasting Leads

Nishikata wants to give Takagi a taste of her medicine. Takagi enjoys making Nishikata flustered by constantly teasing him. This annoys Nishikata and he’s determined to get back at her. He tries his best to get back at her but she’s too smart for him and worse she knows him well enough to predict his moves making her one step ahead of him. Despite the teasing, their interactions gradually reveal a sweet and subtle budding romance.

Both anime have a playful dynamic where one character teases the other, leading to funny and heartwarming moments. The female leads, Takagi and Mona in their respective shows are confident, while the male leads, Nishikata and Medaka are more reserved.

4 Ao-chan Can’t Study!

School Setting

• Episodes: 12
• Aired: Apr 6, 2019
• Producers: Mainichi Broadcasting System, Kodansha, DMM pictures
• Studios: SILVER LINK.
• Genres: Comedy, Romance, Ecchi

Ao’s father’s career as an erotic novelist affects her ability to interact with people. However, Ao is determined to escape her father’s embarrassing legacy by focusing on her studies and getting into a prestigious university. Love however rears its head and tries to distract Ao in the form of her classmate Takumi. Takumi confesses his feelings for her and despite her efforts to stay focused Ao finds herself getting more and more distracted by romantic situations with Takumi.

Both anime takes place in a high school and shows how the protagonists, who are also students try to balance their daily school life with romantic situations.

3 Horimiya

Focuses On The Hidden Vulnerabilities Of The Leads

This anime is another classic case of opposites attracting each other. Kyouko is a popular and outgoing high school girl while Izumi is a quiet and unassuming guy. No one in their school expects them to interact or get along. But these two end up forming a bond that turns into romance after they find out each other’s secrets.

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Kyouko’s confident persona and Izumi’s quiet persona are a facade, the same as Mona’s confidence and Medaka’s indifference. As both leads get closer they reveal their hidden selves and build trust and connection.

2 The Quintessential Quintuplets

Slow Burn Romance

Fuutarou gets a mouth-offering tutoring gig that he cannot decline even though he dislikes his client, Itsuki. Fuutarou soon realizes that Itsuki is not the only one he has to tutor, but her three other sisters as she is a quintuplet. None of them are interested in studying meaning Fuutarou has a lot of work cut out for him and he’s not willing to walk away from this sweet-paying gig.

As Fuutarou works hard to help them succeed academically his bond with the sisters deepens and romantic feelings start to develop. Just like Medaka is Impervious to My Charms, The Quintessential Quintuplets showcases a slow-burn romance where feelings gradually surface through shared experiences and mutual understanding.

1 My Little Monster

Romantic Comedy With Opposites Attract

Shizuku only cares about her grades and nothing more when it comes to school. Her quiet life as a student is disrupted when she meets Haru. Haru is the opposite of quiet little Shizuku, especially with his reputation as a troublemaker. Despite their differences, Haru takes a liking to Shizuku and their relationship slowly turns into a heartwarming and comedic romance as they figure out their feelings.

Both anime showcases how opposites attract. Shizuku’s quietness versus Haru’s unpredictability in My Little Monster is the same as Mona’s charm and Medaka’s indifference in Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms.

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