10 Best English Dub Harem Anime, Ranked

Highlights

• Harem anime, with their comedic narratives and fanservice, are gaining mainstream popularity with unique twists on the genre.
• English dubbed harem anime are catching up, offering a fresh viewing experience that rivals their subbed counterparts.
• From unique premises like an open relationship to supernatural themes, harem anime offer diverse and entertaining narratives.

Harem storylines have become commonplace in the anime landscape, enticing audiences with comedic narratives and a hint of fanservice. Be it absurdly large harems or reverse harem situations, this budding genre is teeming with all sorts of tropes and fantasies. The idea of several possible suitors gunning for the protagonist’s attention is a rousing concept for audiences, and the genre’s success is a testament to this fact.

Despite representing the crude and raunchy side of the anime industry, harem series have begun making their way to mainstream audiences. This trend has opened up a market for English dubbed harem anime, resulting in several popular series receiving dubbed variants. While most anime fans cling to the notion of English sub being the superior viewing experience, these English-dubbed harem anime present a contrary narrative, giving their subbed counterparts a run for their money.

Updated May 6th, 2024, by Ahmed Rehan Nasir: Once frowned upon within the anime community, the demand for English dubbing has witnessed a steep increase, and harem anime reflect this growing sentiment. With newer harem series immediately being booked for English variants, staunch dub-watchers now have a lineup of accessible options. Boasting dubbed variants that rival their subbed counterparts in terms of tonality and semantics, these harem anime are perfect for a frisky viewing experience, and for fans who feel they’ve seen every dubbed harem anime under the sun, this list has been updated with a few more options for them to check out.

10 Girlfriend, Girlfriend

MyAnimeList Rating: 6.54/10

Akin to any other harem anime, Girlfriend, Girlfriend follows a protagonist with multiple love interests. In this case, however, Naoya Mukai is already in a relationship with a girl, yet his carnal desires get the best of him. The result is an odd premise featuring an open relationship with two girlfriends, a first within the harem genre.

Studio Nano is responsible for the series dubbing, and despite being a newer name within the localization industry, the agency has produced an exceptional English dub for the series. The studio has worked on several projects for Funimation and Crunchyroll, with Kaguya-sama: Love is War being their most famous work. Overall, the dubbing cast has done the series justice, bringing Girlfriend, Girlfriend’s wonky narrative to mainstream audiences.

9 The Testament Of Sister New Devil

MyAnimeList Rating: 6.70

Despite following a fantasy-like premise with Demon Lords and Hero Clans, The Testament of Sister New Devil is primarily a harem series with extremely raunchy subtexts. The series ups the ante by turning the entire harem debacle into a step-sibling situation, throwing all sorts of deviant fantasies into the mix.

As absurd as the narrative may be, the Testament of Sister New Devil boasts an impressive dubbing cast. Funimation was responsible for the series’ dubbing, and the entertainment company ensured the dubbed version embodied the original’s tonality.

8 Rosario + Vampire

MyAnimeList Rating: 6.74/10

Another harem anime that incorporates supernatural thematics, Rosario + Vampire is a fanservice-heavy series that doesn’t hold back on its ecchi scenes. With a vampire, a succubus, and a witch populating the series’ harem lineup, Tsukune Aono is in for a raunchy high school experience.

Rosario + Vampire boasts a star-studded English dub cast, with the voice of One Piece’s Monkey D. Luffy playing Moka Akashiya, and the voice of Fairy Tail’s Natsu Dragneel taking on the role of Tsukune Aono. With such an experienced staff at the helm, there’s no denying that this version far exceeds expectations.

7 Campione!

MyAnimeList 6.92/10

Harem anime are often confined to mundane slice-of-life settings, merely focusing on the raunchy relationships at hand. Campione! defies this notion with its oddly intriguing premise — a harem of heretic gods. An assemblage of mythological deities with a backdrop of Rome sets a novel stage for the harem antics that ensue.

With Sentai Filmworks being responsible for the series’ English dubbing, Campione! has received a remarkable dubbed variant that stays true to the original’s semantics. Accompanied by a few creative liberties, the dubbed version certainly stands on par with its subbed variant.

6 Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls

MyAnimeList Rating: 6.95

Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls is another oddball harem anime as it features a society where humanity co-exists with mythical creatures. Teenager Kurusu Kimihito’s luck lands him with several of these beautiful mythic women. From the reptile Miia to the centaur Centorea, Kimihito has all sorts of beguiling beauties gunning for his love.

Despite the ravaging perversion throughout the series, Monster Musume has an English dub that is worth watching. The dubbed adaptation accurately captures the original’s charm, primarily owing to Sentai Filmworks’ impressive selection of voice actors.

5 Rent-A-Girlfriend

MyAnimeList Rating: 7.0/10

Rent-a-Girlfriend has taken the genre by storm with its novel take on the harem concept. By introducing the notion of rental girlfriends, Rent-a-Girlfriend has rebranded the entire trope with a fresh perspective and new dynamics. While the protagonist may be a bit insufferable with his simp-like antics, the series makes up for it with its rental beauties.

The series’ author Reiji Miyajima is known for his crisp artwork and vivid character designs, an element that may have played a major role in the series’ success. Rent-a-Girlfriend’s English dubbed version stands on par with its subbed counterpart, doing Miyajima’s artistic flair justice in both variants.

4 Shuffle!

MyAnimeList Rating: 7.03/10

The presence of Demon Lords and the King of Gods might paint a grave picture, yet Shuffle! upends expectations with a slice-of-life harem that has just a tinge of supernatural drama. As one of the early-2000s most promising harem anime, the series remains a classic within this budding genre.

Shuffle! has a star-studded English dub cast, as the voices of several renowned characters populate the show’s roster. With Cherami Leigh, the voice of Fairy Tail’s Lucy and Sword Art Online’s Asuna, and Jerry Jewell, the voice of Detective Conan, the series is loaded with impressive voice actors famed for their work within the industry.

3 High School DxD

MyAnimeList Rating: 7.33/10

High School DxD is the quintessential harem anime, with a long history of introducing anime audiences to the depths of this genre. Balancing supernatural elements with perverted antics is surely an arduous task, yet High School DxD boldly intermixes these two concepts for a novel viewing experience.

With Funimation leading the English dubbing, the voice actors went all out on creating an unhinged version of an already deranged anime. The studio took a myriad of creative liberties by changing translations and substituting much of the dialogue for one-liners and borderline lunacy. The result is an effortlessly funny harem anime that far surpasses its subbed counterpart.

2 The Quintessential Quintuplets

MyAnimeList Rating: 7.65/10

The Quintessential Quintuplets is a wholesome rendition of the classic harem trope. With perversion and raunchiness at the minimum, the show is perfect for newer fans who simply want to test the waters before diving right into hardcore harem bliss.

With Funimation leading the series’ English dubbing, the cast is studded with famous voices. The main cast shares its voices with other popular series such as Attack on Titan, The Devil Is a Part-Timer, and High School DxD. With an experienced VA staff at the helm, the Quintessential Quintuplets’ English dubbed version stands on equal grounds with its subbed variant.

1 The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You

MyAnimeList Rating: 7.81/10

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You promises exactly what the title states — a hundred soulmates all vying for the protagonist’s love and affection. Despite the series’ overkill of a harem, it was at the forefront of Fall 2023’s anime line-up, largely owing to its satirical parody of the usual harem anime high jinks.

With the help of Crunchyroll’s expertise, the anime received an exceptional dubbed variant that fans will almost certainly prefer over the original. Even with a somewhat novice voice cast, the English dubbed version’s tonality mirrors the Japanese voice cast, and the anime’s success can easily be attributed to Crunchyroll leading the charge.