Top 9 Anime Like Gakkatsu! [2024 List]

Gakkatsu!

In a fictional school, "Tender Tank" Rareko is constantly opening absurd yet strangely enthusiastic debates, this way creating a lively classroom life. Bringing up tremendous themes, she and her classmates exchange words like sword-strokes, and here and there even a profound remark is slipped in.
A fun and informative debate comedy, packed into only five minutes each time.

Gakkatsu! has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガッ活!, Gakkatsu!

Genres: Japan , Slice of Life , Comedy , Super Deformed , Coming Of Age , School Life , Present

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9. Turning Girls

Turning Girls

The story is about girls who face a battle against the turning point of their lives.

Turning Girls has finished airing and it has 7 Episodes. It is also Known as: ターニングガールズ, Turning Girls

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8. Joshiraku

Joshiraku

An adaptation of a manga written by the author of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei about group of girls who discuss random things and usually reach an unusual or humorous conclusion that's far from the initial discussion topic.

Joshiraku has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: じょしらく, Rakugo Girls

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7. Tonari no Seki-kun

Tonari no Seki-kun

He's a pest. A menace. And worst of all, he sits next to her in class. All Yokoi wants is to be able to pay attention to her teacher's lessons, but somehow her focus is always pulled away to what Seki is up to. Because he's always up to something, whether it's playing a game or building some mind-boggling creation on his desk. While their teacher is speaking! While Seki should be taking notes! And yet Yokoi is the only one who ever notices. She's the only one who sees disaster looming as Seki's nefarious plans slowly build to their evil fruition. And worst of all, while Seki always seems to get away with it, the constant distractions and paranoia that he's inducing in Yokoi keep getting HER into trouble! It's just not fair! But despite the consequences, Yokoi finds herself unable to look away. To ignore him. So with every class, the tension and torture begin again in TONARI NO SEKI-KUN!

Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time has finished airing and it has 21 Episodes. It is also Known as: となりの関くん, My Neighbor Seki

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6. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Kyon, your typical high school student, has long given up his belief in the supernatural. However, upon meeting Haruhi Suzumiya, he quickly finds out that it is the supernatural that she is interested in—aliens, time travelers, and espers among other things. When Haruhi laments about the lack of intriguing clubs around school, Kyon inspires Haruhi to form her own club. As a result, the SOS Brigade is formed, a club which specializes in all that is the supernatural.
Much to his chagrin, Kyon, along with the silent bookworm, Yuki Nagato, the shy and timid Mikuru Asahina, and the perpetually smiling Itsuki Koizumi, are recruited as members. The story follows the crazy adventures that these four endure under their whimsical leader, Haruhi. The story is based on the light novels by Nagaru Tanigawa.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya has finished airing and it has 14 Episodes. It is also Known as: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu, 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

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5. Lucky☆Star

Lucky☆Star

Lucky☆Star follows the daily lives of four cute high school girls—Konata Izumi, the lazy otaku; the Hiiragi twins, Tsukasa and Kagami (sugar and spice, respectively); and the smart and well-mannered Miyuki Takara.
As they go about their lives at school and beyond, they develop their eccentric and lively friendship and making humorous observations about the world around them. Be it Japanese tradition, the intricacies of otaku culture, academics, or the correct way of preparing and eating various foods—no subject is safe from their musings.

Lucky☆Star has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: らき☆すた, Lucky Star

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4. Choboraunyopomi Gekijou Ai Mai Mii

Choboraunyopomi Gekijou Ai Mai Mii

The anime adaptation of the four-panel manga "Ai Mai Mii".
The story follows girls in a manga club—Ai, Mai, Mii, and Ponoka-senpai—who might be fighting evil invaders threatening Earth, facing off against rivals in tournaments, and dealing with other absurd situations when they are not drawing manga.

Ai-Mai-Mi has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ちょぼらうにょぽみ劇場 あいまいみー, Ai Mai Mi, I My Me, Choboraunyopomi Gekijou Ai Mai Mii

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3. Hetalia Axis Powers

Hetalia Axis Powers

What if nations were people? What traits would they have? What would this mean for historical events?Hetalia Axis Powers takes these questions and runs with them, personifying countries into characters. The show takes a comedic and light approach to politics and historical events while educating the viewer.
Taking place primarily during the events of World War I and World War II, the story focuses on the Axis Powers and occasionally throws the spotlight onto the tumultuous relationship between the Allied Forces. The Axis Powers feature the titular character North Italy, who is clumsy, carefree and loves pasta; Germany, who is very serious but easily flustered; and Japan, who is stoic but has bizarre interests.
Based on Hidekaz Himaruya's widely popular webcomic turned print manga, Hetalia Axis Powers is a historical comedy that pokes lightly at culture, examines the relationships between nations and breathes fun into history.
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Hetalia Axis Powers has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: ヘタリア Axis Powers, Hetalia Axis Powers

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2. Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei

Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei

The story revolves around Kibayashi, a teacher whose hobby is speaking with the dead and whose special talent is exorcism. She seems to know everything about the other world, yet nothing about our own.

Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei has finished airing and it has 22 Episodes. It is also Known as: ほんとにあった! 霊媒先生, Yuruani

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1. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Nozomu Itoshiki is a high school teacher so pessimistic that even the smallest of misfortunes can send him into a pit of raging despair; some of these "catastrophes" even lead to suicide attempts. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is a satirical slice-of-life comedy set in the modern day, covering various aspects of Japanese life and culture through Nozomu and his interactions with his students: Kiri Komori, a recluse who refuses to leave the school; Abiru Kobushi, an enigma who frequently arrives to class with severe and mysterious injuries; the hyper-optimistic Kafuuka Fuura, Nozomu's polar opposite; and several other unusual girls, all of whom are just as eccentric as their teacher.

Sayonara has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: さよなら絶望先生, Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, Goodbye Teacher Despair, SZS

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