Recently, Members of a popular Reddit forum have engaged in an intense debate over recommendations for ecchi anime that “border on hentai.” These series, known for their extremely intense erotic content, are characteristically dangerous and veer dangerously close to hentai territory, differing from hentai only in that they do not explicitly show genitals.

The ecchi genre, a widely known category in the anime world, is known for its suggestive and provocative content. Although it focuses on situations and scenes of a sexual nature, ecchi generally avoids showing full nudity or explicit sexual acts, thus distinguishing itself from hentai. However, there are series that explore the limits of this definition, taking erotic content to levels almost indistinguishable from hentai.

During the debate on Reddit, users discussed which series they consider to push these boundaries, generating a mixed bag of opinions. Some consider these works to exemplify the creativity and boldness of anime creators, while others believe they blur the line between ecchi and hentai too much.

• “Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete, but make sure to get the fully uncensored version.“.
• “Futoku no Guild also has good art and perverted girls, but the main character prefers the one with a penis.“.
• “Ishuzoku Reviewers and Harem wo's Isekai Meikyuu are both the best in this category of fiction.“.
• “I would say Okusama ga Seitokaichou! (My wife is the student council president!), besides being quite hilarious.“.
• “For LOVE-Ru, I think there is nothing better“.
• “Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid, everyone should give it a try“.
• “Kiss X Sis seems to me to be one of the pioneers in this type of representation.“.
• “Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou, I think it's the best.“.
• “High School DxD, and this one is getting genuinely more interesting as it goes on.“.
• “For new ecchi that looks good ecchi, I think Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete is about as good as it gets. Tales of Wedding Rings is also relatively new, but it's not very edgy and only has the basic harem ecchi nude scenes.“.
• “For older stuff I'd say Testament of a Sister New Devil and Interspecies Reviewers, there's also Redo of a Healer, but yeah there's a lot of good stuff in there and not much good stuff in my opinion. Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World could also work for you, but I thought the main character was a shitty person and that ruined it for me.“.
• “Manyuu Hikenchou (Magic Breast Secret Sword Scroll) and Seikon no Qwaser“.
• “Prison School, but I recommend the manga as it is much better, the anime doesn't do the art justice.“.
• “Shinmai Maou no Testament“.
• “Tale of Wedding Rings, The Testament of Sister New Devil, Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid and Yosuga no Sora. They all have their good moments.“.
• “Grisaia no Kajitsu has its moments.“.
• “Yesterday I saw a new one of these, called Kagaku no Yatsura.“.
• “Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord)“.
• “Reissue of Healer and High School DxD“.
• “My Life as Inukai-san's Dog“.
• “Masou Gakuen HxH“.
• “Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia, without a doubt.“.
• “Gushing Over Magical Girls and Chained Soldier“.
• “Ishizoku Reviewers“.
• “There is no remake of Healer if anyone suggests. Although it is on the mainstream airing schedule. Nothing about this anime is ecchi. It falls into the hentai category because it has rape and revenge sex. I forgot if it also has brainwashing sex because the protagonist erases one of the characters' memories before sex.“.
• “Highschool of the Dead, Maken Ki, Prison School, Queens Blade“.
• “Manyuu Hikenchou (Magic Breast Secret Sword Scroll), there's even a clip in R34.“.
• “Seikon no Qwaser. This anime is hentai, I know that, but I have no way of proving it.“.

Source: Reddit