20 "Guilty Pleasure" Anime Reddit Fans Swear By

This list is a nod to those anime series that Reddit fans secretly love and openly recommend when they're feeling bold, offering a mix of laughter, excitement, and maybe a touch of embarrassment, perfect for those moments when you just want to watch something that makes you feel good, no judgment allowed.

1. "Kakegurui" (2017)

At Hyakkaou Private Academy, where students are ranked by their gambling winnings, transfer student Yumeko Jabami upends the school hierarchy with her insatiable appetite for high-stakes gambling, challenging the established order and drawing the attention of the student council and other gamblers.

2. "High School DxD" (2012)

Issei Hyoudou, a high school student with lecherous tendencies, is killed on his first date but is revived by Rias Gremory to serve her devil family, finding himself in the midst of supernatural politics, battles, and romantic encounters with a harem of demonic beauties.

3. "Interspecies Reviewers" (2020)

In a fantastical world where various species coexist, a group of adventurers — Stunk, Zel, and Crimvael — embark on quests to review brothels of different monster girls, sharing their comedic and erotic experiences to determine the best pleasures unknown to humankind.

4. "Ouran High School Host Club" (2006)

Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at the prestigious Ouran Academy, accidentally breaks a vase belonging to the all-male Host Club and must disguise herself as a boy to repay her debt, becoming entangled in the members' lavish and comedic escapades.

5. "Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma" (2015)

Teenager Soma Yukihira enrolls in Totsuki Culinary Academy to become a full-time chef and surpass his father's culinary skills, facing off in intense cooking battles against his classmates in a quest to stand at the top of the academy.

6. "Back Street Girls: Gokudols" (2018)

Three failed yakuza brothers are forced by their boss to undergo sex reassignment surgery and debut as a female idol group, the "Gokudols," leading to absurd situations as they navigate fame while keeping their past identities secret.

7. "The Irregular at Magic High School" (2014)

In a world where magic is technologically systematized, siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba enroll at First High School, where Tatsuya's lack of magical ability sees him placed in the school's lower ranks, leading him to prove his worth through engineering genius and combat skills.

8. "Darling in the Franxx" (2018)

In a dystopian future, children are raised to pilot giant mechs called Franxx in male-female pairs to fight mysterious creatures; Hiro, deemed a failure, finds a new purpose and the will to fight when he meets a peculiar girl known as Zero Two, challenging the strictures of their society.

9. "The Quintessential Quintuplets" (2019)

Futaro Uesugi, a high-achieving but financially strapped student, is hired as a tutor for the identical Nakano quintuplets, who have poor grades and distinct personalities, leading to comedic and romantic entanglements as he attempts to guide them to graduation.

10. "Rent-a-Girlfriend" (2020)

After a painful breakup, college student Kazuya Kinoshita uses a dating app to rent a girlfriend, Chizuru Mizuhara, but complications arise when their pretend relationship begins to blur the lines between business and genuine affection, leading to a tangled web of relationships and feelings.

11. "Trinity Seven" (2014)

Arata Kasuga's normal life is shattered by a bizarre incident known as the Breakdown Phenomenon, which destroys his town and prompts him to enroll in a magic academy to save his cousin and solve the mystery, aligning with seven powerful magic users known as the Trinity Seven.

12. "The Eminence in Shadow" (2021)

Cid Kagenou aspires to operate behind the scenes as a mastermind but is mistakenly believed to be an incredibly powerful combatant, leading him to inadvertently form a shadow organization to battle real and imagined threats, blending his fantasies with reality.

13. "Wise Man's Grandchild" (2019)

A young man reincarnated in another world as Merlin Wolford's grandson, Shin, is raised with powerful magic but lacks common sense and knowledge of his power's limits, leading to comedic and heroic endeavors as he enrolls in a magic academy to learn societal norms.

14. "Dance with Devils" (2015)

Ritsuka Tachibana's life turns upside down when she becomes entwined in a conflict between devils and vampires at her school, with several attractive male students revealing their dark secrets and vying for her affection, as she seeks to uncover the truth about her family.

15. "Aho-Girl" (2017)

Yoshiko Hanabatake, an incredibly foolish girl, vexes her studious and serious neighbor Akuru Akutsu with her antics and obsession with bananas, leading to comedic situations that test the limits of Akuru's patience and sanity.

16. "In Another World With My Smartphone" (2017)

After dying due to a god's mistake, Touya Mochizuki is reincarnated in a fantasy world with his smartphone as a boon; he embarks on adventures, making allies, and utilizing his phone's technology to overcome challenges and unravel the mysteries of this new world.

17. "Fushigi Yuugi" (1995)

High school students Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo are transported into the world of a mysterious book set in ancient China, where Miaka becomes the Priestess of Suzaku, and must gather seven Celestial Warriors to save the kingdom and return home.

18. "Vampire Knight" (2008)

Yuki Cross, a guardian at Cross Academy, works to keep peace between the human and vampire classes, with her past intertwined with vampire Kaname Kuran and human Zero Kiryu, leading to a complex triangle of love, secrets, and loyalty.

19. "Rosario + Vampire" (2008)

Aono Tsukune accidentally enrolls in a school for monsters, where he befriends a beautiful vampire girl, Moka Akashiya, and other monster girls, facing daily challenges and battles while hiding his human identity and dealing with romantic entanglements.

20. "Prison School" (2015)

When Hachimitsu Academy, a strict all-girls school, starts admitting boys, Kiyoshi Fujino and his friends are ecstatic, but their joy turns to shock when they are caught peeping, leading to their imprisonment by the Underground Student Council in the school's own prison, where they must endure outlandish punishments.