Is There An Anime For 'The Male Leads Are Trapped In My House'?

Ooh, that premise is such irresistible fanfic fuel — I love the vibe you're describing! If by "the male leads are trapped in my house" you mean a setup where a female protagonist suddenly finds a bunch of guys stuck/forced to live at or around her home, there are a few anime that hit similar notes, even if none are an exact, literal match for that phrasing. The ones that spring to my mind first are reverse-harem or forced-cohabitation shows where the heroine ends up sharing a roof (or confined space) with several male characters. For example, 'Diabolik Lovers' is pretty close in tone: the heroine gets dragged to a creepy mansion and effectively has a group of vampire men who loom around her, controlling the environment and creating that trapped, claustrophobic atmosphere. It's darker and more predatory than a fluffy rom-com, but it scratches the “lots of attractive, trapped guys + house” itch if you’re into vampiric vibes. Another title that scratches a similar itch — though in a less sinister way — is 'Brothers Conflict'. The protagonist suddenly finds herself surrounded by a slew of stepbrothers in one large house/apartment complex; while they’re not literally prisoners, the whole living-together dynamic creates plenty of hijinks, romance tension, and that sense of male leads being constantly present in the heroine’s domestic space.

If you want a gentler supernatural spin, 'Kamisama Hajimemashita' (aka 'Kamisama Kiss') features a female lead who suddenly lives at a shrine and ends up with a male familiar, Tomoe, basically bound to her home. He’s not "trapped" in the normal sense, but the dynamic of a powerful male character tied to the heroine’s dwelling gives a strongly similar feeling. For more slice-of-life or comedy, you might also check out some reverse-harem anime where guys cluster around the heroine’s life — even if they don’t stay overnight at her house constantly, the domestic proximity and cohabitation tropes are common: think tags like "cohabitation", "reverse harem", "forced proximity", and "mistaken cohabitation". When I was hunting for this exact vibe, I found that webtoons and light novels tend to run the premise in literal form more often than mainstream anime, so if you don’t mind exploring manhwa/webnovels, you’ll find plenty of stories with titles that say exactly what you want.

If you tell me whether you want creepy-vampire, sweet-romcom, or full-on otome-style reverse harem, I can send a more targeted list (including some webtoons/games that literally have "male leads trapped in my house" vibes). Personally, late-night anime binges with a mug of tea and a guilty-pleasure reverse-harem always hit different — tell me which mood you’re after and I’ll happily nerd out further and point to specific episodes that capture that trapped-home energy.

Your phrasing made me grin — it reads like an otome pitch or a one-shot manga cover, and I love the energy! Speaking from someone who’s bounced between anime, visual novels, and webtoons, I can say two things: (1) there are anime that nail the "guys in my space" trope in spirit, and (2) if you want a verbatim plotline about male leads literally being trapped inside a girl’s house, you’re more likely to find it as a lesser-known web novel/manhwa than a big anime studio release. Still, some anime do a beautiful job delivering the tension, comedy, or romance that comes from forced proximity and shared living situations.

For darker romance and gothic house vibes, hit up 'Diabolik Lovers' — it’s practically built on the mansion + captive heroine template. For otome-style, many game adaptations and reverse-harem series create the scenario where multiple suitors linger around the heroine’s domestic life: 'Brothers Conflict' is an example where a girl finds herself adjacent to many brothers in a single family domicile, which is chaotic and very much about domestic entanglement. 'Kamisama Kiss' gives you the supernatural domestic-binding angle, with a male familiar attached to the heroine’s home life. Beyond anime, try searching webnovel platforms and sites that host manhwa for tags like "cohabitation", "reverse harem", and "forced cohabitation"; those repositories are goldmines for exactly this concept, often more literal and episodic than televised adaptations.

If you want, I can compile a short playlist of episodes across these shows that most closely match the "guys stuck in my house" beats — like the first arc of the mansion in 'Diabolik Lovers' or the initial living-arrangement discoveries in 'Brothers Conflict'. Tell me whether you want creepy, cute, or spicy, and I’ll tailor the recommendations — I’m already picturing a rainy evening, a cozy blanket, and the perfect guilty-pleasure watch for each mood.

I get this question from so many friends who love a tight premise — a single setting (the house), a handful of compelling male personalities, and all the drama that emerges when personal space evaporates. From a slightly older, pickier perspective: there isn’t a super-famous mainstream anime silently titled 'the male leads are trapped in my house', but there are plenty of series and adaptations that explore that exact set of dynamics, each with its own flavor. "Trapped" can mean a lot — physically confined, emotionally bound, or simply living under one roof — so the best match depends on whether you want horror, comedy, romance, or supernatural rules.

If you want horror/psychological tension: 'Diabolik Lovers' is a go-to because the heroine is placed in a mansion with several predatory male vampires who exert control over the household, which produces a very literal sense of entrapment. For lighter romantic fare featuring a lot of male attention converging on a single heroine (and the domestic chaos that follows), 'Brothers Conflict' is an actual anime that lands quite close: the female lead gets thrust into a life with loads of stepbrothers in one big family residence, making for constant cohabitation drama. If you prefer supernatural-binding rather than cruelty, 'Kamisama Hajimemashita' gives you a male lead bound to the heroine’s shrine — a different kind of confinement, more of a magical contract than incarceration.

If you’re trying to track down a specific title you saw on a forum, it might also be a Chinese or Korean web novel/manhua that hasn’t been adapted to anime yet; those platforms frequently run literal premises like "male leads trapped in my house". When I want to hunt down stuff like that, I search MyAnimeList and webtoon/manhwa sites using tags such as "reverse harem", "cohabitation", "mansion", "vampire", and "forced proximity". If you give me one line about the tone (spooky vs. cozy vs. smutty vs. purely romantic), I’ll narrow it down and even point you to where the manga/webtoon versions live — I’ve collected a small reading list of these gems over the years and I’d be happy to share.