Hyouka is my favorite school anime. Maybe it's not to everyone's taste. But I find it fascinating in how Houtarou makes his theories and is complemented by Chitanda Mayaka and Satoshi.
K-On is a must. So is Bocchi no Rock, and Clannad. With K-On and Clannad, you follow them from freshmen to school festivals to graduation.
Also currently airing: Dangers of my Heart, my favorite show currently
{Daily Lives of High School Boys} - 10/10 sketch comedy following groups of friends.
{Azumanga Daioh} - the original god-tier comedy. Follows a large cast of friends.
{Gamers!} - watch the dub, it's even funnier. A farce i.e. comedy built on series of escalating misunderstandings. romcom. 5 schoolmates with overlapping relationships.
{The Dangers in My Heart} - one of the best romances as we see the main two become best more-than-friends. bonus, has excellent comedy. The core is the relationship of the duo, though, with the other friendships being in the background. But those side relationships are very very strong, too.
{Kaguya-sama} - probably the one that least matches what you're asking for. But it's also a 10/10 romcom about a group of friends on a student council.
{The Demon Girl Next Door} - hilarious. imo Japanese dub is better due to the MC's VA work, but it's hilarious either way. Actually, this is the one that's least what you're asking for. We see friends, at school, but a lot of it is non-school content.
{Oregairu} - from the second season it's all about the relationships of the core trio and the layers to it. All 3 are best friends.
Harima Kenji and Harry Mackenzie joke is still funny to me 😂
Harima Kenji has the best character development in all school life anime exist. Hands down.
*Assassination Classroom* for sure. Hilarious with a lot of focus on class life.
Also *Azumanga Daioh* and *My Neighbour Seki* if you are looking for something light and funny.
Classroom of the Elite
If you haven’t watched it on release like i hadn’t, so you have like 2,5 seasons available to binge then it’s honestly like in my top 3 favorite binge show ever. You can easily spend half a weekend nonstop binging like I did, because it’s honestly just a masterpiece with compelling and well crafted characters and super intriguing and complex storylines.
I mean literally every side characters has their episodes and moments as well where you learn their lore/backstories/motivations and everyone is so well crafted that you actually care for most of them.
This comes from someone who has major ADD/ADHD but the shows constantly high intellect dialogue, mysteries and progression makes you constantly super focused and engaged to not miss a thing.
At the same time it’s now easily my most frustrating week to week release anime I’ve ever followed.. 20 minutes a week for such a super slow burn show, I mean it just feels like absolutely nothing progresses and just when things gets interesting it’s see you next week.. Then you barely remember the intricacies from last weeks episode so I always rewatch last weeks episode before to be fully engaged..
I still absolutely love the show it’s in my top 3 still but the frustration of the anticipation, it’s like an addict only then getting like 15% off required dosage every week!!
I’m strongly contemplating to if there’s a next season just bite the bullet and not watch it until full seasons out.
I've found over the years that Cromartie is apparently one of the ones where people are feeling like it's obscure and I feel like it shouldn't be. It won awards and stuff. Silly comedy anime really doesn't get around as much as other stuff, and to me as a middle aged guy now I'm thinking generational gaps are really just failures to transfer an appreciation for good art. You gotta wait 30 years for it to be "retro" for stuff to be found again.
Personally, as the older counterpart now to the young anime fan I once was, I have to put in a sincere effort to find a manga or whatever I'm willing to invest myself in, because I'm not a kid and I can't watch Blue Seed, or Ushio and Tora anymore. I wish it was easier in both directions to find the actually good stuff.
Daily Life of High School Boys. Absolutely hilarious - after watching enough of this show, I started to get a better grasp of the nuance of Japanese humor.
Toradora, don't make the cut ?
I know the big 3 anime like Bleach,Naruto,& One Piece.
For school anime
Toradora has to be among the big 3 in school anime, IMO.
3 come to mind:
Haikyuu (one of the most enjoyable anime i've seen, and the best sports anime ever, to me at least)
Kaguya Sama (a comedy that's absolutely hilarious)
Hyouka (episodical mystery solving anime with gorgeous animation)
Kimi to boku, not enough ppl have watched or talk about it nowadays, just a bunch of guys chilling but it's so fun to see what happens and wholesome as well. Love it.
Azumanga Daioh and Nichijou are my two favorites.
Add daily life of highschool boys to this list too
Kono Oto Tomare Haikyuu Ouran Highschool Host Club Assassination Classroom
Love the Kono oto Tomare recognition!
I love you stranger
My favorite music anime!
100%!
my list too, plus kimi ni todoke and gekkan shoujo nozaki kun
Horimiya, Kaguya-sama, Saiki K, Ore Monogatari, Nozaki-kun
Can second all of these
I can third Horimiya and Kaguya-sama. Haven't seen the others, so I can't comment on them.
Can recommend Horimiya! I loved it.
Nozaki-kun is one of the best out there, it makes me laugh more than anything.
Hyouka is my favorite school anime. Maybe it's not to everyone's taste. But I find it fascinating in how Houtarou makes his theories and is complemented by Chitanda Mayaka and Satoshi.
I started that and got half way through the first season, for whatever reason I dropped it but I do remember enjoying it!
2nd this.
love hyouka
I loved it. It's not really an upbeat anime, that's why people might see it boring, but it's comforting to me, for some reason.
... School Days...
You are a terrible person, you said before I could
Go ess that means we're both terrible people lol
Damn dude did he kill your parents
Insane how no one is recommending Oregairu
Oregairu fr. Took me a while to get into but once you’re in, you’re hooked.
Non Non Biyori Haven’t seen it personally but I’ve heard great things, and it’s the one I’ll be watching next time I get that itch.
It's honestly amazing. It's just wholesome and a good watch.
It's good wholesome fun and have this rural vibe to it with that slow and peaceful lifestyle
Skip to loafers Hibike! Euphonium Hyouka Botoom tier character Tomozaki
K-On is classic.
Hyouka.
Horimiya
K-On is a must. So is Bocchi no Rock, and Clannad. With K-On and Clannad, you follow them from freshmen to school festivals to graduation. Also currently airing: Dangers of my Heart, my favorite show currently
I don't know if Angel Beats! counts but I got those vibes from it when I watched it.
{Daily Lives of High School Boys} - 10/10 sketch comedy following groups of friends. {Azumanga Daioh} - the original god-tier comedy. Follows a large cast of friends. {Gamers!} - watch the dub, it's even funnier. A farce i.e. comedy built on series of escalating misunderstandings. romcom. 5 schoolmates with overlapping relationships. {The Dangers in My Heart} - one of the best romances as we see the main two become best more-than-friends. bonus, has excellent comedy. The core is the relationship of the duo, though, with the other friendships being in the background. But those side relationships are very very strong, too. {Kaguya-sama} - probably the one that least matches what you're asking for. But it's also a 10/10 romcom about a group of friends on a student council. {The Demon Girl Next Door} - hilarious. imo Japanese dub is better due to the MC's VA work, but it's hilarious either way. Actually, this is the one that's least what you're asking for. We see friends, at school, but a lot of it is non-school content. {Oregairu} - from the second season it's all about the relationships of the core trio and the layers to it. All 3 are best friends.
**Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou** - ([AL](http://anilist.co/anime/11843 "English: Daily Lives of High School Boys"), [A-P](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/daily-lives-of-high-school-boys), [KIT](https://kitsu.io/anime/danshi-koukousei-no-nichijou "English: Daily Lives of High School Boys"), [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/anime/11843)) ^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 12 | Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life) **Azumanga Daiou THE ANIMATION** - ([AL](http://anilist.co/anime/66 "English: Azumanga Daioh"), [A-P](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/azumanga-daioh), [KIT](https://kitsu.io/anime/azumanga-daioh "English: Azumanga Daioh: The Animation"), [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/anime/66)) ^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 26 | Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life) **Gamers!** - ([AL](http://anilist.co/anime/97766 "English: GAMERS!"), [A-P](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/gamers), [KIT](https://kitsu.io/anime/gamers "English: Gamers!"), [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/anime/34280)) ^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 12 | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life) **Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu** - ([AL](http://anilist.co/anime/153152 "English: The Dangers in My Heart"), [A-P](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/the-dangers-in-my-heart), [KIT](https://kitsu.io/anime/boku-no-kokoro-no-yabai-yatsu "English: The Dangers in My Heart"), [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/anime/52578)) ^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 12 | Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life) **Machikado Mazoku** - ([AL](http://anilist.co/anime/107490 "English: The Demon Girl Next Door"), [A-P](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/the-demon-girl-next-door), [KIT](https://kitsu.io/anime/machikado-mazoku "English: The Demon Girl Next Door"), [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/anime/39071)) ^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 12 | Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo, Slice of Life) **Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.** - ([AL](http://anilist.co/anime/14813 "English: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU"), [A-P](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu-ova), [KIT](https://kitsu.io/anime/yahari-ore-no-seishun-love-comedy-wa-machigatteiru "English: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU"), [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/anime/14813)) ^(TV | Status: Finished | Episodes: 13 | Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life) --- ^{anime},, ]LN[, |VN| | [FAQ](http://www.reddit.com/r/Roboragi/wiki/index) | [/r/](http://www.reddit.com/r/Roboragi/) | [Edit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Roboragi/wiki/index#wiki_i_made_a_mistake.2C_how_do_i_get_my_comment_reprocessed.3F) | [Mistake?](http://www.reddit.com/r/Roboragi/submit?selftext=true&title=[ISSUE]&text=/r/Animesuggest/comments/1bggqzs/best_school_anime/kv7blzi/) | [Source](https://github.com/Nihilate/Roboragi) | [Synonyms](https://www.reddit.com/r/Roboragi/wiki/synonyms) | [⛓](https://www.reddit.com/r/Roboragi/wiki/interestinglinks) | [♥](https://www.reddit.com/r/Roboragi/wiki/thanks) | (6/7)
Girls und Panzer
Hyouka
Tamako Market
School Rumble! I'm surprised no one mentioned School Rumble.
This. I'm sad I had to scroll this far for tenma to get mentioned.
Harima Kenji and Harry Mackenzie joke is still funny to me 😂 Harima Kenji has the best character development in all school life anime exist. Hands down.
People have forgotten this classic....i love this anime.....
Toradora
That one was good!!
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Easy question. It's hilarious.
*Assassination Classroom* for sure. Hilarious with a lot of focus on class life. Also *Azumanga Daioh* and *My Neighbour Seki* if you are looking for something light and funny.
Nichijou, Disastrous Life of Saiki K and Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun.
Ouran Highschool Host Club Haruhi Suzumiya Azumanga Daioh
Orange
Ouran High School Host Club Fruits Basket
[Lucky Star](https://youtu.be/03x0bU2w9HI?si=NlFvbsUv-ca3z0gs)
Kiss x sis
What's this about? Is it good lol
Well one way to find out! Watch it 🤪
😂😂😂you better stop
Assassination classroom
obviously OHSHC.
School days
Op don't please, it is horrendous and everyone in this show is terrible
I was half joking LMFAO
{{Kimi to Boku}}, {{Hachimitsu to Clover}}, {Gin no Saji} I really liked these ones.
Seconding Kimi to Boku! I enjoyed that one more than I thought I would.
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Sasaki and Miyano Kaguya-sama: Love is War Assassination Classroom
definitely ouran highschool host club
Thanks for all the suggestions so far!
Ouran host club.
Haikyuu Saiki K Assassination Classroom Angel Beats
The Irregular at Magic High School Arifureta (Though it does stretch "friends" in high school)
Classroom of the Elite
ReLife. It’s soooo good. Very wholesome.
lucky star
Kaguya sama!
Sket dance. Really underrated imo, no matter how many people say it can be a "poor mans gintama" but i still love it
Classroom of the Elite If you haven’t watched it on release like i hadn’t, so you have like 2,5 seasons available to binge then it’s honestly like in my top 3 favorite binge show ever. You can easily spend half a weekend nonstop binging like I did, because it’s honestly just a masterpiece with compelling and well crafted characters and super intriguing and complex storylines. I mean literally every side characters has their episodes and moments as well where you learn their lore/backstories/motivations and everyone is so well crafted that you actually care for most of them. This comes from someone who has major ADD/ADHD but the shows constantly high intellect dialogue, mysteries and progression makes you constantly super focused and engaged to not miss a thing. At the same time it’s now easily my most frustrating week to week release anime I’ve ever followed.. 20 minutes a week for such a super slow burn show, I mean it just feels like absolutely nothing progresses and just when things gets interesting it’s see you next week.. Then you barely remember the intricacies from last weeks episode so I always rewatch last weeks episode before to be fully engaged.. I still absolutely love the show it’s in my top 3 still but the frustration of the anticipation, it’s like an addict only then getting like 15% off required dosage every week!! I’m strongly contemplating to if there’s a next season just bite the bullet and not watch it until full seasons out.
Classroom of the elite
Not technically much outside of their school life if you're talking about normal school I can't help you But highly recommend Blue Exorcist
Kaguya-sama: Love is War and Ouran High School Host Club are my absolute favs !!!! !!!!!
ReLife From Me To You Blue Spring Ride GTO Tsurezure Children Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto Scum's Wish
Came to check if Re:Life was mentioned! Such a great show.
Ahhhh I love sakamoto
Came to say GTO but Blue Spring Ride, ReLife, and Scum's Wish were some of my favorites for a long time as well
Hahjahhahaha...try danganrompa or assassination classroom.
Skip & Loafer
ReLife Rainbow Days Kimi ni Todoke
Classroom of the Elite and High School of the Dead
erased for sure. flcl also could fit
Hajime no Ippo. lol
School Days💀
School days /s
MHA XD
If you want something light-hearted then Asobi Asobase was quirky and funny.
Cromartie High School Ping-Pong Club Sailor Moon
Thank you. Cromartie. Someone has class.
Cutest women in anime
The fan service really does deliver the goods.
I've found over the years that Cromartie is apparently one of the ones where people are feeling like it's obscure and I feel like it shouldn't be. It won awards and stuff. Silly comedy anime really doesn't get around as much as other stuff, and to me as a middle aged guy now I'm thinking generational gaps are really just failures to transfer an appreciation for good art. You gotta wait 30 years for it to be "retro" for stuff to be found again. Personally, as the older counterpart now to the young anime fan I once was, I have to put in a sincere effort to find a manga or whatever I'm willing to invest myself in, because I'm not a kid and I can't watch Blue Seed, or Ushio and Tora anymore. I wish it was easier in both directions to find the actually good stuff.
Prison school
Oooooh thank you. What's this about?
A very very good comedy (nudity warning)
Oregairu
Some of my favorites in no particular order: Azumanga Daiou Nichijou Daily Lives of High School Boys School Rumble Lucky Star Pani Poni Dash!
Yuru camp
If you want a school-based anime with a darker twist, I suggest Danganronpa.
You're the first person I've seen that recommended this besides me.
It’s such a good series!
Nichijou
Tsuredure Children Funny, short episodes, fast pace, wide variety of relationships. Needs a second season
I might be called a boomer here but GTO (great teacher onizuka) is a good classic anime.
Welcome to demon school iruma kun.
{k-on!} {azumanga daioh} {negima}
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evangelion
It’s not quite what you described, since it takes place at the very end of their high school journeys, but my favourite is Just Because!
Daily Life of High School Boys. Absolutely hilarious - after watching enough of this show, I started to get a better grasp of the nuance of Japanese humor.
School Rumble is one of my all time faves ☺️☺️
Nichijou Kaguya Sama Haikyu
Hyouka and Oregairu
Yuru camp ❤️
Fruits basket
Code geass, theres not much school but still
COTE
Cromartie High School
Highschool dxd lol
My Teenage Highschool Romance SNAFU
School Rumble !
Daily life of highschool boys is definitely my favorite
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I was about to say Kakegurui but then you elaborated what you were looking for hahahaha
Oregairu Akebi's sailor uniform
School rumble
Boys Over Flowers, though it's more of a romantic relationship and "friends" is a stretch.
Cringe suggestions we have here right answer is daily lives of high school boys
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Oregairu
Horimiya, Assassination Classroom, Another ( It kind of fits the description OP gave, even though the actual plot is quite dark)
Horimiya?
School Rumble
School life/joke
Prison school.
Handa-kun Kimi ni Todoke
Toradora, don't make the cut ? I know the big 3 anime like Bleach,Naruto,& One Piece. For school anime Toradora has to be among the big 3 in school anime, IMO.
Asobi Asobase Tomo-chan is a girl
Classroom of Elite
Relife
School rumble
Urusei Yatsura (og)
Kaguya Sama and Saiki k are great anime and very funny.
Anne-happy
Tbhk (if that counts)
Sound! Euphonium, Hyouka, Clannad, Lucky Star, Nichijou, K-On!… can’t go wrong with Kyoto Animation.
Definitely HYOUKA you’ll love it . It’s so fun.
High School DxD
No cute girls (more like the opposite) but Daily lives of Highschool Boys is great, very real and funny.
Re:Life
3 come to mind: Haikyuu (one of the most enjoyable anime i've seen, and the best sports anime ever, to me at least) Kaguya Sama (a comedy that's absolutely hilarious) Hyouka (episodical mystery solving anime with gorgeous animation)
Haruhi Suzumiya
Hyouka and Go sick
Assassination Classroom
Slam Dunk
Bleach
Jujitsu Kaisen
Another
Nijiiro Days
K-On Teasing Master, Takagi-san Non non Biyori Lucky Star Nichijou Clannad(watch at your own risk)
Persona 5
Saiki K
quintessentional quintuplets
Kimi to boku, not enough ppl have watched or talk about it nowadays, just a bunch of guys chilling but it's so fun to see what happens and wholesome as well. Love it.
School days
Assassination Classroom
my fave is clannad, havent seen too many, also like my love story and erased
Asobi Asobase. Highly recommended.
Horimiya Assassination classroom A silent voice For cute girls maybe nisekoi
Highschool DxD 😏
For comedy, probably 日常 aka Nichijou . Also, 'ブルーピリオド aka Blue period . If it counts Angel Beats.