If you like anime with drama, danger, and a bit of tension like Yakuza Fiancé, this list is for you. Each of these shows has similar elements—and sometimes even more—that make them fun to watch.
1. Love of Kill
If you like stories where tough women find themselves in the crosshairs of obsessive love, then both Yakuza Fiancé and Koroshi Ai are for you!
Full of suspense and dark humor, Love of Kill is about a twisted and thrilling romance between two skilled assassins, Chateau and Ryang-ha. Chateau is a quiet bounty hunter, while Ryang-ha is a dangerous hitman who becomes strangely obsessed with her. Instead of the usual cat-and-mouse chase, he’s more interested in wooing her!
2. A Girl & Her Guard Dog
Isaku Senagaki, raised by her yakuza boss grandfather after her parents’ death, just wants a normal high school experience. However, her overprotective caretaker, Keiya Utou, enrolls in her school to keep an eye on her, making it hard for her to find friends or love. Stuck in a one-sided crush on him, Isaku struggles to break free from his constant protection and find her own path.
Like Yakuza Fiancé, A Girl & Her Guard Dog has a female character tangled up in yakuza life. Additionally, each girl faces challenges while trying to build friendships and find love.
3. Gokusen
Gokusen is a fun anime about a young teacher named Kumiko Yamaguchi, who has a big secret: she comes from a yakuza family! Despite her tough background, she’s passionate about teaching and helps her students deal with their problems. As she bonds with her class, they learn valuable lessons about friendship, loyalty, and standing up for what’s right.
In a similar vein to Yakuza Fiancé, Gokusen has a romance at its core, showcasing strong female characters who are affiliated with a gang.
4. Black Lagoon
Black Lagoon is about a team of pirate mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company, working in the wild waters of Southeast Asia in the 1990s. Led by Dutch, the crew includes Revy, a skilled gunfighter, Benny, the tech whiz, and Rock, a former salaryman who now handles negotiations. They’re based in the crime-filled city of Roanapur and take on risky jobs with different criminal groups, leading to lots of action and excitement.
Both Black Lagoon and Yakuza Fiancé showcase powerful females linked to the underworld. To make it even more interesting, there are many unpredictable characters.
5. The Future Diary
Yukiteru Amano is a quiet kid whose diary can tell the future. As he gets pulled into a dangerous game with other diary owners, things get wild when he teams up with Yuno Gasai, a girl who’s super obsessed with him and will do anything to keep him safe.
Just like Mirai Nikki keeps fans hooked with its female yandere, Yakuza Fiancé grabs attention by showing a male yandere in a fun and chaotic relationship. Also, the anime is quite violent, which is something Yakuza Fiancé’s fans will be accustomed to.
6. Nisekoi
Raku Ichijou is just a regular high school student trying to avoid his yakuza family’s drama while searching for his childhood friend. But when he’s forced into a fake relationship with Chitoge Kirisaki, the daughter of a rival gang leader, things get messy fast. Now, he has to juggle romance and rivalry while dealing with unexpected twists in his love life.
In both stories, the main characters come from opposing groups destined to marry, creating tension in their relationships. But while Raku and Chitoge have a relationship full of funny misunderstandings, Yoshino and Kirishima’s situation is way more intense and serious.
7. Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits follows Aoi Tsubaki, a young woman who finds herself in a hidden realm where spirits and yokai live after her grandfather’s passing. To repay her family’s debt, she works at a traditional inn for supernatural beings, where she meets all sorts of magical creatures and uncovers secrets about her family’s past.
Aoi’s journey in Kakuriyo mirrors Yoshino’s in Yakuza Fiancé, as both face the pressure of arranged circumstances. That said, they both showcase their strength by standing up for themselves and refusing to be mere pawns in someone else’s game.
8. Inu x Boku SS
Their hesitant romance and personality clashes are a lot like Yoshino’s experience, learning to trust someone while dealing with their differences.
9. Spy x Family
Spy x Family follows elite spy Twilight, who takes on a top-secret mission that requires him to “create” a family. To maintain his cover, he adopts a young girl, Anya, who secretly has telepathic powers, and marries Yor, an assassin who’s hiding her true identity.
With a similar style, Spy x Family and Yakuza Fiancé bring together romance, humor, and suspense, with leads involved in risky professions. Each character is forced to play a game of cat-and-mouse, trying to keep their secrets while dealing with romance.
10. Hinamatsuri
Hinamatsuri follows the bizarre and comedic life of Nitta, a yakuza member who unexpectedly becomes the caretaker for Hina, a mysterious young girl with telekinetic powers.
Both anime shows feature the yakuza, but where Yakuza Fiancé adds drama with an arranged romance, Hinamatsuri goes for laughs, especially through the quirky bond between Nitta and young Hina.
