Why they gotta be high schoolers tho… just make it a uni ffs.

Glad that you are coming around, in the west we often separate stuff like that, but there’s no rule saying a erotic story can’t also have it’s introspective moments. If you don’t mind mobile games I would also recommend NIKKE goddess of victory.

Eiken

One of my 10/10 anime. No that’s not my first ecchi anime. Ikki tousen was. Maybe. At least one of the earlier firsts