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My Roomie Is a Dino

Gal to Kyouryuu

2018, Manga, 105 ch, 73%

Recommended by 12 The Emperor and I fans on AniList. The same kind of story: cat-centric healing slice of life.

We’ve all been there—a couple drinks too many, and a hazy wander back to your home, where you wake up wondering how you got there. But in Kaede’s case, not only was she not sure how she got home … she wasn’t sure how the dinosaur got there, either! The two are soon fast friends,…

More manga for fans of The Emperor and I

  1. Cover of Yotsuba&!
    Yotsuba&!

    2003, Manga, ongoing, 89%

    Both have Iyashikei, Family Life.

  2. Cover of With You and the Rain
    With You and the Rain

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 76%

    Recommended by 3 The Emperor and I fans on AniList. The same kind of story: cat-centric healing slice of life.

  3. Cover of Tuxedo Gin
    Tuxedo Gin

    1997, Manga, 136 ch, 68%

    Recommended by 4 The Emperor and I fans on AniList.

  4. Cover of Penguin Gentlemen
    Penguin Gentlemen

    2019, Manga, 7 ch, 71%

    Both have Animals.

  5. Cover of Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear
    Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear

    2013, Manga, 120 ch, 64%

    Rural, Bullying, Shrine Maiden

  6. Cover of Rainbow and Black
    Rainbow and Black

    2018, Manga, 27 ch, 67%

    The same kind of story: cat-centric healing slice of life.

  7. Cover of Uchi no Neko ga Onnanoko de Kawaii
    Uchi no Neko ga Onnanoko de Kawaii

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 71%

    Male Protagonist, Nekomimi, Female Protagonist

  8. Cover of Maya-san no Yofukashi
    Maya-san no Yofukashi

    2016, Manga, 39 ch, 72%

    Female Protagonist, Episodic, Primarily Adult Cast

  9. Cover of Yuru Yuru
    Yuru Yuru

    2008, Manga, 46 ch, 70%

    Both have Iyashikei.

  10. Cover of SPY x FAMILY
    SPY x FAMILY

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 83%

    Both have Surreal Comedy, Family Life.

  11. Cover of REX Kyouryuu Monogatari
    REX Kyouryuu Monogatari

    1993, Manga, 7 ch, 57%

    Dinosaurs, Shoujo, Urban Fantasy

  12. Cover of A Man and His Cat
    A Man and His Cat

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 82%

    The same kind of story: cat-centric healing slice of life.

  13. Cover of Chi's Sweet Home
    Chi's Sweet Home

    2004, Manga, 220 ch, 78%

    The same kind of story: cat-centric healing slice of life.

  14. Cover of Hirayasumi
    Hirayasumi

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Both have Iyashikei, Family Life.

  15. Cover of The Way of the Househusband
    The Way of the Househusband

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 79%

    Both have Iyashikei, Family Life, Animals.

  16. Cover of Machida-kun no Sekai
    Machida-kun no Sekai

    2015, Manga, 28 ch, 82%

    Both have Iyashikei, Family Life.

  17. Cover of Chichi to Hige-Gorilla to Watashi
    Chichi to Hige-Gorilla to Watashi

    2011, Manga, 98 ch, 84%

    Both have Iyashikei, Family Life.

  18. Cover of Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan
    Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan

    2018, Manga, 878 ch, 81%

    The same kind of story: cat-centric healing slice of life.

  19. Cover of The Ki Sisters
    The Ki Sisters

    2024, Manga, 51 ch, 77%

    Both have Surreal Comedy, Family Life.

  20. Cover of Fly Me to the Moon
    Fly Me to the Moon

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 80%

    Both have Iyashikei, Family Life.

  21. Cover of Papa told me
    Papa told me

    1987, Manga, 149 ch, 83%

    Both have Iyashikei, Family Life.

  22. Cover of The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today
    The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 79%

    The same kind of story: cat-centric healing slice of life.

  23. Cover of Chiikawa: Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu
    Chiikawa: Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Both have Animals.

Anime for fans of The Emperor and I

Chiikawa2022, TV short, ongoing, 85% BANANA FISH2018, TV, 24 eps, 84% DAN DA DAN2024, TV, 12 eps, 83% Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju2016, TV, 13 eps, 84% The Tatami Galaxy2010, TV, 11 eps, 85% The Apothecary Diaries2023, TV, 24 eps, 88% Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!2000, TV, 75 eps, 87% Princess Mononoke1997, Movie, 1 ep, 85%

About The Emperor and I

2015, Manga, 44 ch, 74%

One day something emerges from high school girl Kaho’s refrigerator—an emperor penguin, the largest of all penguins! When this emperor joins the household, fun and wacky antics with family and friends ensue!

(Source: VIZ Media)

Note: Includes six extra chapters.

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