4. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (Haganai)

What makes Boku Tomodachi ga Sukunai stand out the most is the fact that it’s using an interesting premise alongside familiar settings — school and clubs. Also, it delivers so many jokes that it’ll make you laugh out loud every moment you watch it. Believe it or not, the guy-surrounded-by-girls theme works great with this one. All the awkward moments are hilarious. Combine that hilarity with its perfect blend of themes and we have an instant classic.

Kodaka Hasegawa has always been treated as a delinquent because of the color of his hair. In high school, he meets a girl who seems to be talking to nobody, while claiming that it was her friend. He realizes that she also has no friends, which prompted them both to establish a “Neighbor Club” with the mission of making and gaining new friends. As the club jumpstarts, a few other awkward people tag along, joining in on the club activities of what they think friends should be doing together.

3. The World God Only Knows

If the girls in “The World God Only Knows” remember everything they’ve gone through, Keima would have the biggest harem ever! However, that's not the case. This anime surrounds Keima, the number of girls he's conquered (making this a true HRM anime), how they forget everything after he conquers them.

If it’s anything that concerns games (especially dating games), nothing can’t be conquered by Katsuragi Keima. That's all he's prided himself on his whole life — playing games. Then, one day, a demon girl by the name of Elucia seeks him out in order to get him to help her capture escaped souls that now reside in the void of girls’ hearts. So, much like he does with his dating games, Keima only has to make the girls fall in love with him in order to manifest the souls and capture them in the process — all in real life!

2. Date A Live

Is that a love quadrangle I smell here? Or is it even more than that? There’s only one thing left for Shido left to do — capture the hearts of those female spirits and get them to love him through sweet talk and charm. Date A Live actually stays true to its name — it’s a date and everyone lives happily because of it. But, the only one left with all the troubles is Shido himself . . . then again, he's enjoying it so it's okay.

In a world frequented by space quakes (destructive earthquakes caused by spirits), humanity has suffered countless of casualties under the whims of these misunderstood spirits. One day, a plan devised by the anti-spirit organization Ratatosk sets into motion. High school boy, Itsuka Shido, becomes part of the plan as his sister, Itsuka Kotori, is actually the head of Ratatosk. Now, since brute force isn’t effective, Ratatosk asks Shido to befriend the spirits and win their hearts over to peaceful resolutions.

1. To Love-Ru

Handing the top 1 spot on this list to this one was a no-brainer. After all, when one mentions HRM anime, the first thing that comes to mind (for me and for most) is To Love-Ru! Rito Yuuki is the king of HRM. He’s got a lot of girls around him — even alien ones! Most of the time, it leads to very awkward scenarios which sometimes even escalates further to something unexpected. That’s its own flavor though, and I must say — it’s super effective! To Love-Ru easily knocks all its competition out of the park to stand out as the anime befitting of the HRM Crown of Glory!

Rito Yuuki is struggling with his love life. He can't seem to muster up the courage to confess to the girl he likes at school. Then, one day, everything took a much more complicated turn. While bathing, a girl named Lala suddenly manifested in the same bathtub he was on and claimed that she was an alien from the planet of Deviluke. To make matters worse, she’s being chased by mysterious people from her planet. Rito jumps in to protect her not knowing that what he’s doing shall soon cause a big misunderstanding later on.