If you’re a fan of suggestive, humorous, and sometimes downright lewd anime, you’ve come to the right place.
Ecchi is an ever-evolving genre that seamlessly blends playful innuendo, captivating romance, and enticing visuals to keep fans on the edge of their seats.
In this comprehensive guide, we’ve handpicked some of the most captivating ecchi anime that you should definitely check out in 2023.
So, prepare to delve into the world of lewd anime and discover some hidden gems, all-time favorites, and the latest releases that are sure to tickle your fancy.
Let’s get started!
Top 35 Best Ecchi Anime To Binge!
35. Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends
- Release Year – 2011
- Episodes – 24
- Writer – Yomi Hirasaka
- Studio – AIC Build
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Crunchyroll, Funimation
Kodaka Hasegawa is a normal guy moving to a new school and wants to make friends. But with his delinquent-like appearance, people are hesitant.
After meeting a girl, Yozora, who’s just as shunned, Kodaka’s dream seems possible. The two establish a Neighbor’s Club that’ll bring together the loners. Soon, plenty of misfits follow.
A bunch of odd characters mixed together into a fun, ecchi-filled story!
34. And You Thought There is Never A Girl Online?
- Release Year – 2016
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Shibaki Kineko
- Studio – Project No. 9
- Where to Watch – Crunchyroll, Funimation
A young man’s confession on an online game gone wrong. Turns out, it was a musty old dude. After vowing never to believe girls exist online, continues the belief years on. But he’s now in a guild with three other members.
After promising to meet up in real life, he finds out they are actual girls who happen to be his classmates.
Oh, did we mention one of them is deeply in love with him?
33. The Familiar of Zero
- Release Year – 2006
- Episodes – 48
- Writer – Noboru Yamaguchi
- Studio – J.C.Staff
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Crunchyroll
In a world filled with mages and magic, Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière is a student at a prestigious school. But, she’s an incapable mage who just can’t get it right.
After a summoning ritual goes wrong, Louise the Zero summons a boy and then keeps him as her slave. But turns out, that boy might be an uber-powerful Gandalf.
The animation is dated but still a fun anime filled with magic, royalty, and more!
32. Saekano: How To Raise a Boring Girlfriend
- Release Year – 2015
- Episodes – 23
- Writer – Fumiaki Maruto
- Studio – A-1 Pictures
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Crunchyroll, Funimation
An obsessed otaku, Tomoya Aki, wants to create his own game to show off his love for light novels and anime. But, he can’t do it alone.
So, he turns to a childhood friend, expert illustrator Eriri Spencer Sawamura, and hires an experienced author to create the visuals and script.
It’s a fun watch where the group realizes they need some real-world experience to fully capture the essence of their game.
31. Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
- Release Year – 2021
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Nanashi
- Studio – Telecom Animation Film
- Where to Watch – iQIYI, Crunchyroll
A shy, artistic boy meets an active, powerful ‘bully’ whose sole purpose is to tease him. She forces him to do anything she asks while the young boy gets constantly embarrassed.
But it’s not all bad.
The two start developing a strange relationship, as the uptight junior slowly comes out of his shell and starts liking the senior school girl who gives him a lot of attention.
A sweet, often sultry anime worth a watch!
30. Redo of Healer
- Release Year – 2021
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Rui Tsukiyo
- Studio – TNK
- Where to Watch – HIDIVE
- Upcoming Content – Season 2 Unconfirmed
This anime is a little grotesque and definitely not for the faint-hearted. Magic, time travel, rape, and manipulation- everything’s flying around in this harem anime which eventually turns out to be a revenge story.
There are subplots, but the main theme is revenge, not the good kind.
The series goes a little overboard compared to animes you might be accustomed to. But still worth a watch.
29. Kiss x Sis
- Release Year – 2010
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Bow Ditama
- Studio – feel.
- Where to Watch – *No Official Channels Available*
Typical “incest” style ecchi with two step-sister twins going after the little brother.
Set in modern-day Japan, Kiss x Sis is the story of a high schooler trying to resist his twin step-sisters. As this ecchi/harem combo goes on, the incestuous flirting and teasing really showcase the power of lust.
But it turns out his sisters aren’t the only ones after him.
Not the greatest of animation jobs, but still watchable.
28. Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
- Release Year – 2018
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Miura Tadahiro
- Studio – Xebec
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Crunchyroll
Hot springs, a psychic, and ghosts, peppered in with ecchi all around. What could go wrong?
As the psychic, Kogarashi, checks into a haunted inn, he will get more than he bargained for. While staying at the inn, he’ll try and help Yuuna (the ghost) unlock her memories.
But, more guests enter the Hot Springs Inn, and Yuuna is more than a ghost.
An interesting watch and a great example of an ecchi with a plot.
27. Back Street Girls: Gokudolls
- Release Year – 2018
- Episodes – 10
- Writer – Jasmine Gyuh
- Studio – J.C.Staff
- Where to Watch – Netflix
A hilarious ecchi centered around 3 Yakuza members forcibly turned into J-Pop idols!
The story revolves around their attempt to lose the Yakuza germs and become the town’s best J-Pop idol group. But, as it turns out, a gender reassignment surgery and year-long training weren’t enough.
So, the Yakuza boss hires a new manager who’ll try to inject the cuteness and lewdness essential for J-Pop girls.
A hilarious watch that sometimes feels like a social documentary.
26. Eromanga-Sensei
- Release Year – 2017
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Tsukasa Fushimi
- Studio – A-1 Pictures
- Where to Watch – Crunchyroll, Funimation
Eromanga Sensei follows two newly met step-siblings living their life together after both parents pass away. Masamune, the brother, is a light novelist and Sagiri is the illustrator.
But, both unknowingly work on the same erotic light novel and learn to live with one another through their work!
As the step-siblings learn of their partnership, they’ll now go up against new competitors in the light novel industry.
25. Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?
- Release Year – 2019
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Soborou
- Studio – Tear Studio
- Where to Watch – HIDIVE, Crunchyroll
An average high school student ends up stuck in a bathroom with the scariest teacher in school. Instead of a terrifying accident, the two end up in an unforgettable risque situation.
Then, it happens again, and again, and again at different places. The anime showcases the pair’s progression as more than student and teacher.
And as the series progresses, more students and teachers find themselves in similar situations. We’re sensing a pattern here!
24. The Fruit of Grisaia
- Release Year – 2014
- Episodes – 13
- Writer – Eiji Narumi
- Studio – 8bit
- Where to Watch – Crunchyroll
A boy, simply looking to live an average high school life thrust into an academy with 5 girls and 1 principal. The school feels like a prison, and the introduction of Yuuji disrupts the whole balance.
As time passes, the girls start opening up to the only male student in the school. The girls want him to solve their problems, but the problem child has got his own worries.
This unique harem anime will have you asking for more.
23. Air Gear
- Release Year – 2006
- Episodes – 25
- Writer – Ito Ōgure
- Studio – Toei Animation
- Where to Watch – Funimation
Sick tricks and high-speed skates = a great time. Air Gear is a great example of tasteful ecchi and an interesting plot filled with high-flying stunts, street battles, and crazy tricks.
As an over-ambitious protagonist who’s got the guts to match creates a gang of orphans to reach the top, the whole series gets a facelift.
The humor can catch you off-guard sometimes, and the animation isn’t exactly HD, but everything can’t be perfect.
22. Chivalry of a Failed Knight
- Release Year – 2015
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Riku Misora
- Studio – SILVER Link., Nexus
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Crunchyroll, HIDIVE
Welcome to the world of Blazers.
Blazers are a group of humans who can wield their souls as powerful weapons. But they need training. So, they attend Hagun Academy, a prestigious school that transforms Blazers into Mage-Knights.
But not every Blazer is worthy. As a loser enters Hagun, a redemption story begins that’s full of experiences, wisdom, and lewd girls.
21. Maken-Ki
- Release Year – 2011
- Episodes – 22
- Writer – Hiromitsu Takeda
- Studio – AIC Spirits
- Where to Watch – Funimation
A typical pervert ends up in a new school that just went co-ed. The school is full of magical girls, figuratively and literally.
As he tries to enjoy simple school life, the boy learns about the extraordinary students of this strange school. All students have a “Maken” that allows them to wield magic.
Now the boy will look for his own “Maken” while navigating his school life, juggling studies, duels, and girls!
20. How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?
- Release Year – 2019
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Yabako Sandrovich
- Studio – Doga Kobo
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Funimation
A slice-of-life ecchi with a tonne of comedy!
When a school girl, Hibiki, who loves to eat slowly realizes she’s getting fatter, she joins a gym to get in shape. But she gets more than she bargained for when she ends up at a premium gym.
Hibiki is surrounded by the best athletes and gym junkies and meets the love of her life. But can she get that waistline sorted?
19. Golden Boy
- Release Year – 1995
- Episodes – 6
- Writer – Tatsuya Egawa
- Studio – APPP
- Where to Watch – Amazon, Crunchyroll
This borderline hentai and ecchi anime is about a young university student, Kintaro, roaming around Japan on his trusty bicycle.
As he travels across the country and picks up odd jobs to fund his road trip, the golden boy gets into wacky situations, always involving a super-hot girl. And being the pervert/voyeur that he is, Kintaro wants to impress them all.
All-in-all, the boy is learning more than he ever did at his law school.
18. Demon King Daimao
- Release Year – 2010
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Shoutaro Mizuki
- Studio – Artland
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Crunchyroll, HIDIVE
A young boy, Akuto Sai, dreams of becoming a High Priest and joins the Constant Magik Academy. But his dreams take a serious hit when the elders predict him to be the future Demon King!
He now has to juggle school life at the mage academy with his newfound powers, without losing his ideals. All while surrounded by a harem of beautiful women.
Will the prophecy hold true?
17. Keijo!!!!!!!!
- Release Year – 2016
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Daichi Sorayomi
- Studio – Xebec
- Where to Watch – Funimation, Crunchyroll
The newly formed sport, Keijo, is simple. Female fighters use only their breasts and butts to knock their opponents off a platform. What seems too nonsensical to be true results in hilariously ridiculous fight scenes.
The story follows a 17-year-old professional gymnast trying to win Keijo for the lavish prize. As new competitors challenge the top seed, this whimsical premise suddenly gets engaging.
Keijo definitely takes care of all the ecchi cravings.
16. Uzaki-chan Wants To Hang Out!
- Release Year – 2020
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Take
- Studio – ENGI
- Where to Watch – Funimation, Crunchyroll, Netflix
An upbeat girl, Hana Uzaki, reunites with her high school friend/senpai, Shinichi Sakurai. Soon Hana realizes that Shinichi is no longer the boy he was in high school. Her outgoing senpai now behaves like a grumpy grandpa.
So, as any friend would do, Uzaki-chan takes it upon herself to fix her senpai.
She irritates him, always wants to be around him, and maybe dreams of doing unspeakable things to him. Hana is stubborn, and Shinichi is respectful. Things might just work out.
15. So, I Can’t Play H!
- Release Year – 2012
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Pan Tachibana
- Studio – feel.
- Where to Watch – HIDIVE
The Soul Reaper was looking for the One in the human realm, but she only finds a perverted teenage boy who goggles at every girl he sees.
But the boy has a chivalrous heart so the Soul Reaper makes him an offer he can’t refuse.
The Soul Reaper will use the built-up se*ual energy of the boy to fuel her magic in return for ridding the world of terrifying creatures.
14. Trinity Seven
- Release Year – 2014
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Kenji Saitō
- Studio – Seven Arcs Pictures
- Where to Watch – HIDIVE, Crunchyroll
After tragedy strikes the town, Arata Kasuga artificially reconstructs the town with magic. But the illusion eventually crumbles.
To save his best friend and town, he hones his powers at a prestigious magic school- The Royal Biblia Academy. The school hosts others like him and they together form the Trinity Seven.
Arata wants his town and best friend back, but will his new friends help him?
13. Everyday Life with Monster Girls
Want something other than the usual ecchi school girls? This one’s got monsters of all kinds in weird, strangely erotic situations!
As Japan creates the first human-monster habitat, Kimihito becomes a Lamia caretaker. But, after the first monster-girl settles, more keep on coming. The law forbids human-monster relationships but with the whole harem going head over heels for Kimihito, they look for loopholes.
12. To Love-Ru
- Release Year – 2008
- Episodes – 26
- Writer – Kentaro Yabuki
- Studio – Xebec
- Where to Watch – HIDIVE
A 16-year-old profoundly in love with his classmate wants to profess that love but can never muster up the courage.
The situation gets even more complex when an alien crown princess falls from the sky. He’s stuck on his crush, but the alien princess and a host of other girls will do all they can to stop the confession.
A hilarious rom-com ecchi with out-of-this-world lewd situations.
11. No Game No Life
- Release Year – 2014
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Yuu Kamiya
- Studio – Madhouse
- Where to Watch – Netflix, HIDIVE
No Game No Life is a unique combo of ecchi/isekai anime that revolves around two gamer siblings.
NEET step-siblings are transported into Disboard, a world inhabited by 16 higher species and the One True God, Tet. The two navigate this new world with a gamer mindset to best everyone who challenges them. And at the same time help a princess get her kingdom back.
A highly stylized, fan-favorite anime that’s well worth a watch!
10. How Not To Summon a Demon Lord
- Release Year – 2018
- Episodes – 22
- Writer – Yukiya Murasaki
- Studio – Ajia-Do, Tezuka Productions, Okuruto Noboru
- Where to Watch – Crunchyroll, Funimation
An isekai anime where the hero is transported into a world similar to his favorite MMORPG, Cross Reverie, as his own character, Diablo.
Through a spell gone wrong, the two girls who summoned him end up as his slaves. The 3 then embark on a journey to save Cross Reverie using the hero’s extensive knowledge.
El Diablo trying to survive a new world with two maidens as his slaves- it doesn’t get any more ecchi.
9. SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where The Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist
- Release Year – 2015
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Hirotaka Akagi
- Studio – J.C.Staff
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Funimation
Japan is reimagined as a strict enforcer of laws prohibiting obscenity. But some organizations oppose the chastity laws and are dedicated to spreading lewd materials.
When the son of a world-renowned obscenity terrorist starts high school, he is recruited by the vice president of the SOX organization to spread lewd propaganda throughout the school.
However, the boy faces a moral dilemma of exploiting his life-long crush.
A comedic ecchi throughout!
8. My First Girlfriend is a Gal
- Release Year – 2017
- Episodes – 10
- Writer – Meguru Ueno
- Studio – NAZ
- Where to Watch – Crunchyroll, Funimation
A nerd, Junichi, asks out the school’s most popular girl as a hopeful prank. Yukana, the girl in question, is way out of Junichi’s league but the nerd’s nothing-to-lose mindset gets him going.
One thing leads to another, and they start dating. But this doesn’t sit well with the other girls at school as every girl now wants a piece of the boy who got the “gal.”
A chaotic ecchi comedy with a lot to love!
7. High School of the Dead
- Release Year – 2010
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Daisuke Satō
- Studio – Madhouse
- Where to Watch – HIDIVE, Netflix
As Japan succumbs to an invasion from the dead, high school students Takashi and Rei embark on a journey to find other survivors.
The gang grows as they find more high school girls. While looking for their families, they all want to know one thing- what raised the dead?
Zombies, high school students, and a boatload of weapons. A smashing good time with plentiful, somewhat disconcerting ecchi scenes!
6. Kill La Kill
- Release Year – 2013
- Episodes – 24
- Writer – Kazuki Nakashima
- Studio – Trigger
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Funimation, Crunchyroll
Ryuuko Matoi just wanted to find her father’s killer but instead, she ends up at a school ruled by students who wear “Goku Uniforms” that grant special abilities.
After getting her ass kicked by one of the students, Ryuuko finds a uniform of her own that’ll help her fend off the Elite Four at the Honnouji Academy.
A classic anime that everyone should watch at least once. Amazing animation, tasteful ecchi, comedic undertones, and a great story!
5. Prison School
- Release Year – 2015
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Akira Hiramoto
- Studio – J.C.Staff
- Where to Watch – Crunchyroll, Netflix, Funimation
As an all-girls school in Tokyo decides to go co-ed, 5 boys join the school alongside 1000 girls. With the odds against them, the boys never got a chance to go after any of the girls.
So, the 5 perverts decide to enjoy a peep show in the girl’s bathroom.
But, the peeping session is a bust. They’re punished by the Student Council. Utter nonsense and imprisoned for a month.
4. Food Wars!
- Release Year – 2015
- Episodes – 86
- Writer – Yuto Tsukuda
- Studio – J.C.Staff
- Where to Watch – Netflix, HIDIVE
Souma was a sous chef in his father’s restaurant but had to join the Tootsuki Culinary Academy after his father decided to shut down the restaurant.
The culinary school is intense, unforgiving, and exactly what Souma needs to become a chef worthy of a New York restaurant.
It’s an epic saga centered around the best cooking techniques and dishes, with people losing clothes over the best food.
3. High School DxD
- Release Year – 2012
- Episodes – 48
- Writer – Ichiei Ishibumi
- Studio – TNK, Passione
- Where to Watch – Netflix, Funimation
- Upcoming Content – Season 5 (Late 2022 or 2023)
After being killed by a girl on the first date, Issei is reborn as a demon. He returns to school and joins the Occult Research Club under Rias Gremory.
The duo embarks on a trip along with their classmates to the city of Kyoto. But the road trip soon turns into a rescue mission.
What follows makes High School DxD one of the best ecchi series to date.
2. My Dress Up Darling
- Release Year – 2022
- Episodes – 12
- Writer – Shinichi Fukuda
- Studio – CloverWorks
- Where to Watch – Crunchyroll, Funimation
- Upcoming Content – Unconfirmed, but S2 Expected
My Dress Up Darling is one of the best-animated ecchi in recent memory.
A doll maker and expert sewist, Wakana Gojou, who’s ashamed of his expertise finds himself in an extraordinary scenario. The local hottie, Marin Kitagawa, hires him to create a cosplay costume of her favorite video game character.
What follows are extremely ecchi situations and a sweet love story sown with threads, needles, and some horror movie nights.
1. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
- Release Year – 2021
- Episodes – 23
- Writer – Rifujin na Magonote
- Studio – Studio Bind
- Where to Watch – Crunchyroll, Funimation
- Upcoming Content – S3 Expected July 2023
A speeding truck runs over a 34-year-old loser who’s seen nothing but sadness.
But the man gets another chance at life when he is reborn in a fantasy world with magic and monsters. With his own mind and memories still intact, he rebuilds his life and changes his view of the world.
The viewers are treated to some of the best fight scenes, storyline, and animation with tasteful ecchi scenes plastered throughout!
And with that, we’ve reached the end of our list.
Hopefully, you’ve found a few new ecchi anime to watch! Let us know Your Top 3 Itchi anime down in the comments!