Reverse harem anime is when three or more characters show an interest in a female protagonist. It's where supporting characters make an effort to attract the attention of the person of interest. The levels of affection and attention vary in any given reverse harem anime, but this anime genre is pretty easy to spot.

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Some of the more known reverse harem shows among the anime community include Ouran High School Host Club; Kiss Him, Not Me!; and Kamisama Kiss - to name a few. However, a ton of reverse harem anime became buried in the wake of more marketable shows and genres. Let's unearth these reverse harem hidden gems for your next binge.

10 Norn9: Goddess Of Destiny

In a future era, a peace-bringing entity known as The World keeps watch over the Earth to ensure that no wars breakout. Norn - a spaceship - collects humans born with special abilities and its job is to transport them safely to The World. Koharu is the last one aboard Norn and is welcomed by the other members.

As she makes bonds with the other Norn members, Koharu keeps her destructive power to herself while a member infiltrates Norn and causes mayhem. Through the chaos, Koharu is helped by those she's formed an attachment with onboard Norn.

9 Phantom In The Twilight

Phantom In The Twilight cast

In modern-day London, foreign exchange student, Ton Baileu, stumbles upon Cafe Forbidden. This establishment houses creatures that guard the boundary between humans and shadows. Caught up in the chaos of shadows, Ton grows closer to this unique community as she learns about her family lineage and heritage. It's in this cafe that Ton encounters three handsome men that accompany and fight together with her against shadows born from human fears.

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One man stands supreme in Ton's mind as this group of supernatural guardians navigate the streets of London to strike down evil shadows.

8 Magic-kyun! Renaissance

Magic-kyun! Renaissance is a fantasy reverse harem where female protagonist Ohana Aigasaki attends a school where students turn their art into magic. People who cast magic arts are called Artistas, and Aigasaki's mother is well-known in this area.

In her new school, Aigasaki is chosen to help plan the annual school festival along with six other boys - all aiming to make the event a success. It's clear that one boy shines brightest in her life, but the others continue to vie for her attention in a quest for her affection. It's a warm and fuzzy show filled with magic and the powers of friendship.

7 Aoharu x Machinegun

Hotaru Tachibana is a girl that is often mistaken as a boy due to how she dresses. With her strong sense of justice, she cannot help but confront evildoers. After one such encounter, Tachibana is asked to join a survival game under the group Toy Gun Gun - the fun part is that this group doesn't know she's a girl. Toy Gun Gun's number one rule is that no females are allowed on their team.

In this reverse harem, Tachibana gathers support through meeting other survival game members and building bonds of friendship with her team members. Tachibana's battle prowess makes the higher ranking teams take notice of her as she continues to build her confidence and skills in the game.

6 Code: Realize ~Gaurdian Of Rebirth~

Claudia has been locked away in a tower ever since she was born. This all changes when she is rescued from her tower by the self-proclaimed gentleman thief Arsène Lupin.

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Claudia's toxic: her flesh melts anything that comes into contact with it. In London, Claudia joins a rag-tag team to discover the truth about her body, missing memories, and her father. Along this journey, our gentleman thief Lupin steals Claudia's heart. Although her heart is claimed, the other men continue to support this pair in their adventures. With a group of men determined to help Claudia in her journey, she's able to discover the darker side of London and the truth behind her identity.

5 Bonjour♪ Sweet Love Patisserie

Cooking Anime Bonjour Koiaji Sweet Love Patisserie

Attending Fleurir Confectionary Academy is a pastry chef's dream and one that comes true for Sayuri Haruno. In these short episodes, Sayuri is surrounded by handsome classmates and teachers, each with their own dessert specialties. One strict rule that's enforced is no unsavory relations between teachers and students.

It's not Sayuri's fault that she keeps getting caught up in sweet situations beyond her control. Whenever she finds herself worrying about school, one of these pastry prince charmings pops up to take those worries away. As Sayuri continues to develop her skills and work towards her dream, delicious encounters await her.

4 Gugure! Kokkuri-san

In this fun reverse harem, Kohina Ichimatsu lives alone in a shrine and decides to summon the fox ghost Kokkuri-san. When the summoning works, Kohina self-proclaims herself as a doll without sparing the fox ghost another glance. Instead of possessing her body, Kokkuri-san acts like a mother-hen as he watches over Kohina's well being.

On top of that, Kohina ends up bringing home Inugami - a dog ghost - along with a tanuki - raccoon dog - Shigaraki. With each new encounter, the shrine grounds fill with supernatural beings that are all wholeheartedly devoted to Kohina and her stoic ways.

3 Brothers Conflict

Ema Hinata, nicknamed Chii, is used to living in an empty house with only her father and pet squirrel for company. When Chii's father remarries, she gains a boatload of step-brothers - 13 of them! Thus begins the play for her heart. The boys cannot help but fall for Ema's meek, air-headed type nature. With everyone living under the same roof with no adult supervision, something is bound to happen.

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This family drama is a rollercoaster of emotions as Chii comes to know her newfound family and finds out just how adorable her brothers find their new sister to be.

2 Meiji Tokyo Renka

Like the title, this reverse harem takes place in the Meiji period. Ayazuki Mei is a girl from modern times that is transported to the past and introduced to men in high society. Mei is a person who can communicate with supernatural beings which grants her the title of "Tamayori."

Her Tayamori powers help her connect with the people around her, while in her modern life it ostracized her. Learning to love herself again, Mei gets up to shenanigans with the men that surround her in her new unfamiliar life. One man holds her heart, while the others simply gravitate towards her charmingly different views.

1 Libra Of Nil Admirari

25th year Taisho Era in Imperial Tokyo finds Kuze Tsugumi caught up in a an incident regarding a "maremono" attack, where a book influences a person and not in a good way. As a result of this incident, Tsugumi is able to detect maremono books by their aura.

With this ability, Tsugumi joins the Imperial Library Intelligence Asset Management Bureau to use her ability to help those before they suffer as she did from the maremono. As a part of this group, Tsugumi is surrounded by male colleagues, but little does she know that she's already engaged to one of them.

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