Top 12 Office Lady anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]

Office Lady anime you should watch right now.

What is this genre all about? An office lady, often abbreviated OL, is a female office worker in Japan who performs generally pink collar tasks such as serving tea and secretarial or clerical work. Like many unmarried Japanese, OLs often live with their parents well into early adulthood. Office ladies are usually full-time permanent staff, although the jobs they do usually have little opportunity for promotion, and there is usually the tacit expectation that they leave their jobs once they get married.

OL stock characters are frequently found in josei manga and anime, often portrayed as attractive, clever, and wistful individuals bored with their jobs, over-pressured by their families, and facing psychological issues.

We present you the list of Office Lady anime you should watch right now.

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12. Kekkon Suru tte, Hontou desu ka: 365 Days To The Wedding

Kekkon Suru tte, Hontou desu ka: 365 Days To The Wedding

Takuya and Rika are coworkers in a travel agency in Tokyo. They’re both single, but they don’t mind, since they’re introverts with fulfilling lives at home. Unfortunately, now their job is looking to staff an office in Siberia, and non-married employees are the first to be considered. Rika is desperate to avoid the transfer and goes to Takuya with an idea: if they pretend they’re getting married in a year, they can stay in Tokyo. The only problem is the two of them barely know each other! If these two quiet coworkers “fake” a relationship, will it turn into something real?

Are You Really Getting Married? is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: 結婚するって、本当ですか: 365 Days To The Wedding, Kekkon Suru tte, Hontou desu ka: 365 Days To The Wedding

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11. Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

After discovering that they work at the same company, a gaming crazed otaku and a fujoshi reunite for the first time since middle school. After some post-work drinking sessions they begin dating, but will it be a perfect relationship for the two?

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: ヲタクに恋は難しい, It's Difficult to Love an Otaku, Love is Hard for Otaku, Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii, WotaKoi

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10. Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi

Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi

Himuro-kun is a living descendant of the Snow Woman from Japanese folklore. But anytime he's around his eccentric yet kind colleague, Fuyutsuki-san, he totally freezes up! Despite the snowstorm of love that rages on in his heart, and her complete cluelessness, will he take a step forward or stay frozen in place?

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 氷属性男子とクールな同僚女子, Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi

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9. Ganbare, Douki-chan

Ganbare, Douki-chan

Announced on Yom's Twitter, a web anime adaptation of Ganbare, Douki-chan. The story follows an office lady, Douki-chan, who is working with Douki-kun in an office. Unbeknownst to Douki-kun, Douki-chan secretly has feelings for him. As Douki-chan struggles to confess her feelings, her rivals, both the kohai and senpai, continue to vie for his affection.

GANBARE DOUKICHAN has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: がんばれ同期ちゃん, You Can Do It, Douki-chan, Senpai is Mine

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8. Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi

Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi

Shinozaki is an office worker who is taken care of and coddled by his senior team member Shiori Katase, who is a gorgeous, profoundly kind, loving, and diminutive woman. Shinozaki certainly hopes that she's not doing it out of duty... but her joy of doing so increasingly exposes her feelings!

My Tiny Senpai has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: うちの会社の小さい先輩の話, My Company's Small Senpai, My Tiny Senpai From Work, Story of a Small Senior in My Company

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7. Zenshuu

Zenshuu

After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill.

ZENSHU has not yet aired. It will air on January 31, 2025. It is also Known as: 全修, Zenshuu

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6. Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu

Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu

Yui Mitsuya and Masugu Tateishi aren't just any coworkers-they totally have the hots for each other. His helpful yet humble attitude makes her giddy, and her cuteness leaves him grinning like a fool. Problem is, they're trying to keep their new relationship under wraps to avoid making things awkward at work. But seeing how they can't keep their hands off each other, they run the risk of spilling their little secret with each passing day at the office.

I Have a Crush at Work has not yet aired. It will air on December 31, 2025. It is also Known as: この会社に好きな人がいます, Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu

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5. Office Work

Office Work

A Scene at the Office

Office Work has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Office Work

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4. XL Joushi.

XL Joushi.

Running short of money, office lady Saki Watase is introduced to a part-time job where she's tasked with reviewing XL-size condoms. While receiving an escort home after a night of drinking, Saki's "demon" boss Keisuke Sudou notices that she's carrying a large quantity of condom. Once Saki explains her circumstances, Keisuke reveals that he is XL-size. A romance between the two thus begins.

XL Joushi. has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: XL上司。, XL Joushi.

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3. Silent Smile

Silent Smile

She wears a white mask to keep her sadness hidden from others. How can she free herself from the darkness of her mind?

Graduate Work 2017 my Man Yee LAM, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.

Silent Smile has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Silent Smile

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2. Yutori-chan

Yutori-chan

Comedy anime about the generation gaps. The three main characters represent the major generations of Japanese; Yutori (teenagers), Tsumekomi (20-30s) and Dankai (middle age). Tsumekomi-chan is an office worker in a toy company and supervises the part-time working student Yutori-chan. She tries to get along with Yutori-chan but her selfish behavior typical of the Yutori generation is incomprehensible.

Yutori-chan has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ゆとりちゃん, Yutori-chan

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1. Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume DASH!

Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume DASH!

It's in the not too distant future. One day Nuku-Nuku dropped in and began to live with the Natsume family. Having lost her memory, Nuku-Nuku assumed the identity of a beautiful girl named Atsuko Higuchi. She was so beautiful and gentle, and besides, she was such a great cook that Ryunosuke, 14, was all smiles. However, after her arrival in town, a series of mysterious incidents started to happen in Maneki City - Experimental machines running haywire, roaring fighter aircraft flying low, mass destruction in the city. In every case, a mysterious girl was spotted at the scene of the incident.

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Dash! has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 万能文化猫娘DASH!, Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Dash!, Bannou Bunka Nekomusume Dash!, Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!, All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!, Nuku Nuku Dash

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