Best Ecchi Anime of 2017

During Tootsuki Academy’s annual Moon Festival, a high-stakes culinary event where students vie for maximum profit by selling their dishes, Souma Yukihira sees a chance to finally challenge the Elite Ten, the ruling council. Yet, this festival marks just the start of Souma’s conflict with the Elite Ten, as a sinister scheme unfolds that offers him the ultimate test while simultaneously threatening to destabilize the entire academy.

It has been one year since Sagiri Izumi and Masamune Izumi became step-siblings, but the loss of their parents shattered their new family dynamic. As a result, Sagiri withdrew into herself, becoming a shut-in who isolated herself from both her brother and the world beyond. Trying to keep his life together, Masamune supports himself by writing light novels, though he faces a peculiar problem: he has never met his famous illustrator, Eromanga-sensei, known for producing highly erotic artwork. Through a series of awkward incidents, Masamune discovers that his reclusive younger sister is actually the artist behind his success. As new characters and challenges arise, the siblings must navigate the light novel industry together. The story follows their evolving bond and their struggle for recognition, while also examining how long Sagiri can maintain her hidden identity as she gradually begins to open up to the world.

After his lecherous friends play a prank on him, Junichi Hashiba asks out a gal to prove he is not a hopeless virgin. Yukana Yame is initially repulsed by Junichi’s desperate begging, but through some teasing, she begins to bond with him and eventually accepts his confession, surprising him greatly. The story follows Junichi as he battles his low self-esteem and controls his sexual impulses while navigating a new school life filled with vibrant girls and chaotic situations.

After being expelled from his previous school, Fudou Nomura transfers to Aichi Coexistence Private Academy, an unusual institution where all female students are armed. Ruled by the Supreme Five Swords, the girls enforce a system that forces male students to crossdress and conform, with expulsion as the alternative. On his first day, Fudou encounters Rin Onigawara, one of the Swords, who orders him to follow the dress code or leave. He refuses, sparking a violent confrontation. His fighting skills catch the attention of the other Swords, forcing Fudou to stay vigilant and endure the chaotic events unfolding at his new school.

After wrapping up the first route of his visual novel, Tomoya Aki, the producer of Blessing Software, feels optimistic about his team's future and their shared ambition to craft the finest game of the season. But there's still plenty of ground to cover. For starters, Megumi Katou remains incredibly bland in personality and still doesn't measure up to Tomoya's vision of an ideal heroine. The other members of Blessing Software—Eriri Spencer Sawamura, Utaha Kasumigaoka, and Michiru Hyoudou—often overlook her existence entirely because she lacks presence and character. As they continue developing their game, Blessing Software comes to understand the challenges of working in an industry where deadlines are strict and revisions are constant, as well as the difficulties of collaborating within a group.

Itsuki Hashima, a light novelist, has an intense fixation on little sisters, a theme he deliberately weaves into his stories. Despite his peculiar obsession, he enjoys the support of a tight circle of friends: Nayuta Kani, a brilliant yet lecherous novelist who harbors romantic feelings for Itsuki; Haruto Fuwa, a fellow male writer who has found considerable acclaim; Miyako Shirakawa, a friend from college; and Chihiro, his perfect younger stepbrother who manages the cooking and housework. The group passes the time by engaging in bizarre games, taking spontaneous trips, exchanging jokes, and commemorating their successes. Yet they also confront personal struggles, from racing against tight deadlines to grappling with painful memories from their past.

The story follows Yuu Haruna, who has just relocated to Tokyo with his sisters after their father is sent overseas for work. While heading out to buy dinner and scrolling through his Twitter feed, a high school girl collides with him. Suspecting him of taking upskirt photos, she snatches his phone, smashes it, slaps him, and leaves him sprawled on the ground. It turns out this girl—Fuuka Akitsuki—attends the same school Yuu is transferring to. Unlike most people, Fuuka doesn't own a cellphone; she even listens to music with a CD player. The two gradually grow closer and decide to form a band with their friends, aiming to break into the professional music scene. With Fuuka by his side, what will become of Yuu's new life in Tokyo?

Haruka Shinozaki has had a crush on class representative Akiho Kousaka ever since his first year of high school. She's attractive, excels at sports, and is a model student in every way. Now that they're in the same class this year, Shinozaki decides to confess his feelings—and to his surprise, Kousaka accepts and becomes his girlfriend. However, he soon realizes that Kousaka is more unusual than he initially thought: this seemingly perfect girl has never been in a relationship before. Despite her inexperience, she is determined to satisfy Shinozaki in every possible way—by studying various sexual positions and his personal fetishes. Shinozaki tries to tell her that such research isn't necessary, but Kousaka is fully committed to making him happy in every way she can.

In Japanese folklore, a "tsukumogami" is an object that has gained a soul, becoming alive and self-aware. There are two types of tsukumogami: the mature "tsugumomo," who have developed through long years of harmony with their owners, and the aberrant "amasogi," premature spirits that are only born to grant the destructive wishes of certain people. Kazuya Kagami has never gone without his mother's obi after her death. Be it at home or school, he keeps it safe with him at all times. One day, he nearly loses his life when a wig amasogi attacks him. When all seems to be over, his treasured obi defends him, transforming into a beautiful girl. She introduces herself as Kiriha, a tsugumomo owned by Kazuya's mother. With Kiriha's arrival, Kazuya enters a reality he has never seen before, a world with gods and tsukumogami.

Otaku siblings Tamotsu and Niwaka Denkigai are browsing in Akihabara when the district is swarmed by cosplaying vampire-like monsters. These creatures, called "Bugged Ones," take control of anyone they bite and quickly spread chaos throughout the city. When Tamotsu finds himself attacked by one, he is saved by the mysterious Matome Mayonaka, who wields a baseball bat. They face multiple subsequent clashes with Bugged Ones, but soon Tamotsu is mortally injured while defending Matome. With no alternative, she turns him into a high-level Bugged One—just like herself. Tamotsu and Matome, together with Arisa Ahokainen, an excitable otaku cosplayer, form the group "The Electric Mayonnaise" and begin defeating the Bugged Ones using the only method they know: tearing off their victims' garments and exposing them to sunlight!

Nora Handa is a boy living with Shachi Yuuri, who was taken in by Nora's mother. With support from those around them, the two grew up well even after losing their parents. Shachi, who adores Nora more than anyone, wakes him up each morning. Nora enjoys a cheerful student life alongside Michi Kuroki, a disciplinary committee member and honor student who is his childhood friend, Yuuki Asuhara, a bright gal he can confide in, and other friends at school. One day on his way to school, Nora meets a girl named Patricia in the park. Patricia is a queen from hell and claims she has come to destroy life on the surface. However, she is badly hurt after touching life for the first time—its energy was too strong for her—so Nora has to take care of her. She asks him to teach her about life's mysteries, and he even ends up explaining an erotic book he found in the park...?!