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The Japanese anime industry is packed with an astonishing variety of heartfelt romance anime of all kinds. Japanese anime is ideal for love stories, and the best romance easily rival the best shonen action series in popularity and quality. Some romance anime series are heart-wrenching dramas with tears and angst, while others are delightful, carefree rom-coms that remind fans love is supposed to be fun.

The world of romance anime also explores a remarkable variety of personal themes and settings, with high schools being a familiar backdrop for young love, along with the office for adult-oriented romance anime or even fantasy and historical settings for the more outlandish romances. Some of the best romance anime series are about star-crossed lovers, while others involve wacky harems or intense love triangles. In any case, the best romance series are sure to make it into any anime fan's personal list of the best anime of all time.

Updated by Louis Kemner on June 4th, 2024: This list of the best romance anime to watch has been expanded to include five more entries for fans to check out. The list already includes all the top-tier, must-watch romances, so fans looking to broaden their horizons even more may enjoy themselves with decent yet delightful romance anime series on the side.

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40 Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible Gives the Invisible Boy a Chance at Love

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Kubo Won't Let Me be Invisible is a fairly conventional romantic comedy that adds few twists to the formula, so it ranks last among the best romance anime for fans to watch. Still, if fans want a simple, pleasant romance anime with cute, tried-and-true storytelling elements, then the Kubo anime should do just fine.

In this anime, Junta Shiraishi is a kind but timid boy who's so unremarkable, people simply can't see him, so he feels invisible and unwanted. Then, one day, Junta's kind classmate Nagisa Kubo will take an interest in him and volunteer to be his new friend. That will lead to an innocent and charming romance between them, giving Junta another chance at true happiness.

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Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

TV-14

Animation

Comedy

Romance

Junta Shiraishi wants a fulfilling youth, but achieving his dream seems next to impossible. No one around him seems to notice his existence except for Nagisa Kubo, the girl who sits next to him. Kubo makes a habit of teasing Shiraishi, often pushing him into situations that provoke his anxiety. Little does he realize, with Kubo on his tail, his life might not be near as boring as he thought.

Release Date
January 10, 2023

Cast
Kana Hanazawa , Kengo Kawanishi , Miku Itō , Sora Amamiya , Ai Kakuma , Ayana Taketatsu

Main Genre
Comedy

Seasons
1

Studio
Pine Jam

Characters By
Nene Yukimori

Creator
Nene Yukimori

Distributor
Sentai Filmworks

Main Characters
Nagisa Kubo, Junta Shiraishi, Akina Kubo, Saki Kubo, Hazuki Kudo, Tama Taira

Production Company
Pine Jam

Story By
Nene Yukimori

Writers
Yūya Takahashi

Number of Episodes
12

39 TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You is All About Domestic Bliss

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Anime fans who want a low-drama, easygoing love story may enjoy TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You, which focuses on domestic bliss and minor mystery elements rather than will-they-won't-they antics. In this anime, the smart, friendly Nasa Yuzaki will nearly die at Truck-kun's hands, only for a mysterious girl to save him from certain doom under the bright moon.

Some time later, the two of them will reunite and marry, and that happens in Episode 1, making it one of anime's swiftest marriages of all time. From there, Nasa and his new bride, Tsukasa, will savor their everyday lives together as they build a new household. But of course, there will be a few snags along the way, such as Tsukasa's little sister, who isn't so keen on this surprise marriage.

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Tonikawa: Over The Moon For You

TV-14

Comedy

Romance

A Young Prodigy accepts a Sudden Proposal from a Mysterious Woman whom he falls in love with after she saves him from a Near-Death Experience.

Release Date
October 3, 2020

Cast
Zach Aguilar , Junya Enoki , Akari Kitō , Lauren Landa
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
2

Creator
Kenjiro Hata

38 Aharen-San is Indecipherable Shows What Wordless Romance Looks Like

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Romance anime often features heartfelt and memorable dialogue, such as love confessions or verbal battles in a love triangle, but anime series like Aharen-San is Indecipherable take a different route. This anime features two quiet kuudere lovers who use love languages to express their friendship and love, from playing arcade games together to sharing lunch. It's an example of love being shown rather than spoken, and it's both touching and amusing.

The petite high schooler Reina Aharen used to be lonely because of her timid personality and quiet voice, but all that changed when her classmate Raido decided to be her friend. Neither of them is very chatty, but when they agree on their preferred love languages, they won't need any words to show how much they care for one another.

37 Nisekoi is Romeo and Juliet That Grows Into a Harem

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Nisekoi is one of many modern retellings of the classic Romeo and Juliet play, with two lovers getting caught up in a forbidden romance while their respective families or groups feud. In this case, protagonist Raku Ichijo was asked to start dating Chitoge Kirisaki, all so their feuding crime families can learn to get along. If the new romance fails, then a bloody gang war is certain.

The problem is that Raku and Chitoge don't get along -- not at first, anyway. They must fake their relationship, all while Raku pursues his actual love interest, his charming classmate Kosaki Onodera. Then, things will get ten times more complicated when characters like Chitoge's bodyguard, Raku's fiancee, and more get thrown into the mix.

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Nisekoi

TV-PG

Comedy

Romance

The heir to a Yakuza Family is forced to be in a relationship with the daughter of the head of a gangster family to avoid a gang war, much to their chagrin.

Release Date
January 11, 2014

Cast
Koki Uchiyama , Nao Tôyama , Kana Hanazawa , Yûki Kaji
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
2

Creator
Naoshi Komi

36 Blooming Love is a Delightful Yuri Romance About Figuring Out One's Identity

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Bloom Into You Explores One of Fiction’s Most Invisible Relationship Types: Aromance

Bloom Into You primarily focuses on romantic relationships between young women, but it also explores aromantic relationships of one aro ace character.

Bloom Into You stars a petite high school girl named Yuu Koito who believes she will never feel true love, especially since she felt nothing when a boy in her junior high school confessed to her. Yuu is content to live a quiet life by herself, but then she will meet her gorgeous and popular senior, Touko Nanami, and everything will change.

Yuu and Touko will soon become not just friends, but also fellow members of the student council, and their true feelings will bloom not long after that. Yuu didn't expect to have a whirlwind romance with another girl, but she cannot deny her true feelings. Also, Touko needs Yuu's help facing her own challenge, learning to be her own true self and not try to be like her older sister.

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Bloom Into You

TV-PG

Drama

Romance

Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and blushes, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her...she feels nothing.

Release Date
October 5, 2018
Main Genre
Animation

Seasons
1 Season

Characters By
Amber Lee Connors, Luci Christian, Brittney Karbowski

Creator
Jukki Hanada

Producer
John Ledford

Production Company
Troyca

Number of Episodes
13 Episodes

35 Skip and Loafer Features a Lovably Flawed But Strong-Willed Female Lead

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Skip and Loafer is a delightful seinen romance anime that should have strong appeal for fans of shojo and shonen romance anime as well, given its innocent and lovable characters and its familiar high school setting. The heroine, Mitsumi Iwakura, feels like a born leader and is determined to make it big in Tokyo as a future politician.

For now, Mitsumi must get good grades and put herself on track to get into a great college, but even a career-oriented teen like her has room in her heart for friends and love. This is a good romance anime because it may feel conventional, but also has well-crafted dialogue to make every character charmingly flawed but also worth any anime fan's support as they strive toward their futures, most of all Mitsumi herself. It's a fine anime, though for now, it focuses more on comedy and character development than romance, so Skip and Loafer ranks low among the best romance anime ever.

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Skip and Loafer

Anime

Comedy

Drama

Mitsumi moves to Tokyo to attend a prestigious school and achieve her dreams of making positive change in the world. But while she's got book smarts, she soon finds herself inexperienced in big city norms, and struggles to make friends.

Release Date
April 4, 2023

Cast
Megumi Han , Tomoyo Kurosawa , Maaya Uchida , Akinori Egoshi
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
1

34 The Ice Guy And His Cool Female Colleague Is A Wholesome Workplace Romance

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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague is a wholesome josei anime about two coworkers who fall in love. The added twist is that whole some people are regular humans, others are descendants of mythical creatures or spirits. The female protagonist, Fuyutsuki, is human, while the male lead, Himuro, is a descendant of a Yuki Onna. Though the spirit people are completely accepted into society, things are complicated by Himuro’s inability to control his ice powers around Fuyutsuki because he gets too flustered.

Although Himuro and Fuyutsuki aren’t together yet, and only one season has been created, The Ice Guy is a must watch for wholesome romance anime fans. The relationship between the protagonists is a slow burn, but it works to help each of them build trust. There are many other romantic relationships featured as well - adding even more love stories for fans to adore.

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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

TV-14

Comedy

Fantasy

Romance

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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi) is a romantic comedy anime series with a fantasy element.

Release Date
January 4, 2023

Cast
Yui Ishikawa , Chiaki Kobayashi , Yumi Uchiyama , Hiyori Nitta , Ayane Sakura , Kouki Uchiyama

Main Genre
Comedy

Seasons
1

Studio
Zero-G

Distributor
Crunchyroll

Main Characters
Fuyutsuki, Himuro, Komori, Yukimin, Otonashi, Saejima

Production Company
Zero-G

Writers
Tomoko Konparu

Number of Episodes
12

33 Komi Can't Communicate Stars the Charming Dandere Shoko Komi

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Komi Can't Communicate Season 2, Every Episode Ranked

Komi Can't Communicate establishes itself as a shonen classic with its exceptional season two, although some episodes are stronger than others!

Komi Can't Communicate quickly became a fan-favorite shonen romance anime with its goofy, likable characters and its simple but effective main premise. High schooler Shoko Komi is a beautiful but terribly shy girl with a communication disorder, and she never made any friends growing up. But now she has vowed to make 100 friends and reinvent her social life, starting in Season 1. Season 2 of Komi Can't Communicate, meanwhile, really takes things to the next level between Shoko Komi and her love interest.

What follows is a gentle but outstanding romance anime story between Komi and the first boy who ever understood her, the plain but empathetic Hitohito Tadano, her classmate. From there, Komi will make many new friends to enrich her life, and she will realize that her first-ever friend isn't just a friend any longer. Komi Can't Communicate streams on Netflix.

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Komi Can't Communicate

TV-14

Anime

Comedy

Drama

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An elite and aloof schoolgirl is in fact severely withdrawn and anxious about communicating with others. An ordinary schoolboy befriends her and helps her to open up and talk with people.

Release Date
October 21, 2021

Cast
Aoi Koga , Gakuto Kajiwara , Rie Murakawa , Rina Hidaka
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
2

32 My Love Story!! Is About Opposites Attracting

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My Love Story!! follows Takeo Goda, a first-year high school student who looks much older than he actually is. His classmates find him intimidating, but he's a gentle giant with a heart of gold and an affinity for baking. Unfortunately, Takeo doesn't have much luck with girls and the constant rejection took a toll on his self-esteem.

Still, Takeo's closest friends always cheer him on because of his kindness and courage. Takeo's best friend, Makoto, has much better luck with the ladies than him and has unintentionally made all of Takeo's crushes fall for him. However, Takeo's string of bad luck changes after he meets Rinko, who accepts him for who he is. This anime streams on Crunchyroll and Hulu.

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My Love Story!!

TV-PG

Comedy

Romance

A pretty young girl and a sweet but plain-looking boy fall in love. Will their relationship prevail?

Release Date
April 8, 2015

Creator
Kazune Kawahara

Cast
Takuya Eguchi , Megumi Han , Nobunaga Shimazaki
Main Genre
Animation

Seasons
1 Season

Production Company
Madhouse

31 Snow White With The Red Hair Is a Romantic Fairy Tail Anime

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Snow White With The Red Hair follows Shirayuki, an apothecary whose life was turned upside down after Prince Raji acknowledged her. He tried forcing her to become his mistress, but Shirayuki ran away and cut her long hair to hide in the forest. Then, Zen Wistalia, the second prince of Clarines, came to her rescue.

Shirayuki decided that she'd repay Zen's kindness by taking her apothecary skills to Clarines. Zen, meanwhile, just wanted to prove why he's worthy of being a prince. Snow White With The Red Hair is a classic fairytale romance that doesn't try to differentiate from the shojo mold, which is why it's a must-watch for any romance anime fan. This anime streams on Crunchyroll and Hulu.

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Snow White With The Red Hair

TV-14

Drama

Fantasy

Shirayuki was a young girl born with unique apple-red hair. She meets a famous but foolish Prince Raji, who falls in love with her at first sight and orders her to become his concubine.

Release Date
July 6, 2015

Creator
Deko Akao

Cast
Saori Hayami , Ryōta Ōsaka , Yūichirō Umehara
Main Genre
Animation

Seasons
2 Seasons

Production Company
Bones, Warner Bros.

30 The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Is About Two Flawed Teens Bonding

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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou is about Sorata Kanda, a student who got kicked out of his dorm for adopting a stray cat. He moved to the Sakura Dormitory, which is specifically reserved for delinquents. Sorata desperately wants out of there, but can't help growing close to some of the other students in this dormitory.

Mahiro Shima is an exchange student who instantly caught Sorata's attention. Mahiro is a brilliant artist, but she's not great at doing basic daily tasks, so Sorata helps her with them. After getting to know her, Sorata slowly forgets about his desire to escape and instead wants to help her. It's a charming premise for any anime fan to enjoy. The Pet Girl of Sakurasou anime streams on HIDIVE and Amazon Prime.

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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

TV-14

Comedy

Drama

Sorata had a cat living with her and is kicked out and forced to move into a small dorm call Sakuraso. All the residents are strange and very gifted.

Release Date
October 9, 2012

Creator
Hajime Kamoshida
Main Genre
Animation

Seasons
1 Season

Characters By
Yosh*tsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Mariko Nakatsu, Natsumi Takamori.

Production Company
ASCII Mediaworks, Frontier Works, Genco

29 Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Is A Hilarious Unrequited Romance At First

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Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun is a hilarious high school anime following a lovesick girl and an oblivious shojo mangaka. Chiyo Sakura has had a crush on Umetaro Nozaki for a while. When she attempts to confess her feelings, he mistakes her for a fan and asks her to be his assistant. This anime isn’t only a romance, but also an inside look into what it takes to create a manga.

The characters in Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun are hilarious and work well together. There are some other hinted pairings throughout the series, as well, for fans who enjoy shipping. Although there is no official end to the series, there are plenty of romantic scenes and comedic gaffs to delight any rom-com anime fan.

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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

TV-PG

Anime

Comedy

Romance

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Chiyo Sakura confesses her feelings to her schoolmate Nozaki. Due to a misunderstanding, Nozaki thinks Chiyo is just a fan. She then discovers Nozaki's other identity; a shojo manga artist.

Release Date
June 1, 2014

Cast
Yuichi Nakamura , Ari Ozawa , Masumi Tazawa , Sawako Hata , Christina Marie Kelly , Juliet Simmons , Ty Mahany , Tiffany Terrell
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
2

28 Violet Evergarden Explores The Meaning Of Love

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Why Violet Evergarden is a Must Watch Anime for Hopeless Romantics

Violet Evergarden's quest to understand the meaning of the word love, makes it a perfect anime for hopeless romantics.

Violet Evergarden is a tearful Netflix anime about a young girl endeavoring to find the meaning of love. After serving in a war, the titular character, Violet, is determined to define love, since it was the last sentiment given to her by her beloved commanding officer, Major Gilbert Bougainvillea. The story is a deeply sentimental tale that showcases not only romantic love, but other forms of love as well.

Violet’s journey is emotional from beginning to end. Fans looking for something more philosophical will enjoy this anime. There are also several movies for fans to enjoy after watching the anime. There is so much more to Violet and Gilbert’s romance than meets the eye, making it one of the best romance anime of all time.

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Violet Evergarden

TV-14

Drama

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In the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.

Release Date
August 22, 2022

Cast
Yui Ishikawa
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
1

Studio
Kyoto Animation

Franchise
Violet Evergarden

Creator
Kana Akatsuki

Number of Episodes
13 + 1 OVA
Streaming Service(s)
Netflix

27 Romantic Killer Challenges Its Heroine to Find Love IRL

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One of Netflix's newer romance anime series, Romantic Killer, stars Anzu, a unique female lead who doesn't have any interest in romance. She'd rather sit inside and play video games while chilling with her cat than indulge in any sort of love life.

However, Anzu's life turns upside down when one of her otome games comes to life and a wizard forces her to pursue love outside the game instead of within. The series follows Anzu as she struggles to keep her walls up around these handsome ikemen, an amusing premise that helps it rank among the best romance animes out there, though the characters aren't quite developed enough for Romnantic Killer to rank very highly just yet. Romantic Killer streams on Netflix.

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Romantic Killer

TV-14

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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Living her best single life, romance is the last thing on Anzu's mind, until a tiny matchmaking wizard suddenly turns her life into a clichéd rom-com.

Release Date
October 27, 2022

Cast
Deneen Melody , Courtney Lin , Jason Griffith , Aleks Le , Kellen Goff , Matthew David Rudd , Jenny Yokobori , Ryan Colt Levy , Gilli Messer , Jesse Valinsky

Main Genre
Comedy

Seasons
1

Studio
DOMERICA

Franchise
Romantic Killer (Romantikku Kira)

Characters By
Wataru Momose

Distributor
Netflix

Main Characters
Anzu Hoshino, Riri/Rio, Tsukasa Kazuki, Junta Hayami, Hijiri Koganei, Tsuchiya, Saki Takamine, Makoto Oda, Arisa Kazuki, Yukana Kishi

Production Company
DOMERICA

Story By
Wataru Momose

Writers
Sayuri Ōba , Hiroko f*ckuda , Wataru Momose

Number of Episodes
12

26 Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Is a Warm Romantic Comedy in Japan's Coldest Prefecture

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Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! is one of the newest and most charming romance anime series fans can tune into as of Winter 2024. For the most part, the Hokkaido Gals anime is standard rom-com fare, complete with a relatable, likable male lead and lively, memorable girls for him to meet and fall in love with. Still, anyone who wants more of the tried-and-true high school romance anime formula will definitely like this new anime.

Plenty of anime show a character moving to Tokyo to restart their life, but the Hokkaido Gals anime flips the script, showing male lead Tsubasa Shiki moving from Tokyo to a quaint town in Hokkaido, where life is slower and more intimate. Tsubasa isn't ready for the cold and snow up there, but at least he has the beautiful, kind-hearted Minami Fuyuki to show him around and warm his heart in the dead of winter.

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Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!

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Tsubasa, a high-school boy, goes to the city of Kitami, in Hokkaido, where he sees a girl at a bus stop. The image of her standing alone the white snowy landscape, her legs bare despite the freezing cold, captures his attention.

Release Date
January 9, 2024

Creator
Kai Ikada

Cast
Nobunaga Shimazaki , Ayane Sakura

Network
TV Tokyo

25 Tomo-chan Is A Girl! Features a Tomboy Grappling With Her True Feelings

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7.82

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7.6

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4.08/5

Tomo-chan Is A Girl! stars Tomo Aizawa, a karate-loving tomboy and tsundere who finally mustered up the courage to confess to her childhood crush, Jun. Unfortunately, Jun misunderstood her confession of love as an expression of gratitude for her friendship.

Tomo takes it personally and assumes that Jun rejected her because she looks and acts masculine, and indeed, she is practically "one of the guys" in Jun's eyes. So, she embarks on a journey to feminize herself to make Jun love her and not see her as one of the guys anymore. Still, Jun would be lost without Tomo and probably doesn't want to change anything about her.

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Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

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Comedy

Romance

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Tomo is a tomboy who has been in love with her childhood friend Junichiro, and strives to make him see her as a romantic candidate.

Release Date
January 4, 2023

Cast
Rie Takahashi , Kaito Ishikawa , Rina Hidaka , Sally Amaki , Kōhei Amasaki , Yosh*tsugu Matsuoka

Main Genre
Comedy

Seasons
1

Franchise
Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

Characters By
Fumita Yanagida

Distributor
Crunchyroll

Main Characters
Tomo Aizawa, Junichiro Kubota, Misuzu Gundo, Carol Olston, Kosuke Misaki, Tatsumi Tanabe

Production Company
Lay-duce

Story By
Fumita Yanagida

Writers
Megumi Shimizu

Number of Episodes
13

24 Kimi Ni Todoke Gives the Unpopular Girl A Chance at True Love

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7.8

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4.11/5

Kimi ni Todoke follows Sawako Kuronuma as she navigates high school. High school's tough as it is, but it's even harder for Sawako since she's socially awkward and others make fun of her for resembling the frightful Sadako from The Ring.

Sawako looks up to Kazehaya because he's naturally friendly and others gravitate towards him, so she wants to be like him one day. Kazehaya was the first person who showed Sawako kindness and stood up for her, but she figured it was just because he treats her the same as everyone else. However, that's obviously not the case as the series progresses. This anime streams on Crunchyroll and Netflix.

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Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You

TV-PG

Drama

Comedy

Sawako's one wish in life is to make friends. That's a difficult proposition due to her resemblance to Sadako from The Ring. Her life starts to change after she befriends her classmate, Kazehaya, an easygoing guy who is nice even with her.

Release Date
October 6, 2009
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
2

Studio
Production I.G.

Number of Episodes
38
Streaming Service(s)
Netflix , Hulu , Crunchyroll , Tubi

23 The Dangers in My Heart Pairs Up an Edgy Boy With a Carefree, Snack-Loving Model

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4.12/5

The Dangers in My Heart is a slightly off-beat romance anime taking place in junior high school, starring a cast of 8th grader students. The petite protagonist Kyotaro Ichikawa is introduced as a mean-spirited boy who resents all his classmates and even fantasizes about killing them, but deep down, he's not a killer or a monster. He's just a lonely and confused boy who needs friends, and he will soon get them.

In particular, Kyotaro will befriend his classmate Anna Yamada despite his negative attitude about her, and the two of them will spend quality time together in the library. Over time, Kyotaro will not only put up with Anna, but also realize that she is special to him, and she seems fond of him in return. Anna may seem like Kyotaro's total opposite as a goofy, outgoing, snack-loving girl, but she and Kyotaro definitely have sparks flying between them, and neither of them can deny it for much longer.

The Greatest Romance Anime Of All Time, Ranked (45)
The Dangers In My Heart

TV-14

Ichikawa Kyoutarou plans to murder Anna Yamada, but the pair fall in love instead in The Dangers in My Heart.

Release Date
April 1, 2023

Cast
Hina Yōmiya , Shun Horie , Katelyn Barr , Clint Bickham

Main Genre
Romantic Comedy

Studio
Shin-Ei Animation

22 Wotakoi: Love is Hard For Otaku Is a Delightful Office Romance

MyAnimeList:

7.94

IMDb:

7.5

Anime Planet:

4.16/5

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How Wotakoi's Nifuji Brothers Became the Most Realistic Sibling Duo in Modern Anime

Wotakoi's Hirotaka and Naoya Nifuji aren't just wholesome anime brothers -- they're a sibling duo that any real-life brother can relate to.

Wotakoi: Love is Hard For Otaku is an excellent romance anime series to watch for anyone who's getting a little tired of high school rom-com stories. Instead, the Wotakoi anime focuses on 20-something office workers, relatable characters for adult viewers who know what it's like to look for love as a working adult. Wotakoi's adult characters are more mature and confident than high schoolers, but they still have relatable insecurities and flaws all the same.

Wotakoi is a short but delightful romantic anime starring four friends who hide their passion for otaku life at the workplace, and the only people who understand them are each other. In fact, the four friends are certain that the only people who could truly love them are each other, so they get together into two pairings, Hirotaka/Narumi and Taro/Hanako. What follows is a wonderful office romance of geek life, paperwork, and the quest to find validation as an otaku. All that makes Wotakoi a worthwhile entry in any list of great romance anime, though it lacks the dramatic punch needed to rank among the very best of them.

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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard For Otaku

TV-14

Comedy

Romance

Romantic Comedy

A gaming otaku and a fujoshi reunite for the first time since middle school at work.

Release Date
April 12, 2018

Creator
Fujita

Cast
Miyuki Sawashiro , Tomokazu Sugita , Arisa Date , Kent Itō
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
1

21 Yona Of The Dawn Is an Excellent Shojo Fantasy Adventure Anime

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MyAnimeList:

8.03

IMDb:

8.0

Anime Planet:

4.22/5

Yona Of The Dawn is an action-packed shojo series about the titular Yona, a princess whose world fell apart after a treasonous coup on the kingdom. In the aftermath, her bodyguard Hak was the only person she had left. Yona quickly learned just how cruel the world could be and relied on Hak to teach her how to fight. She became a talented archer and bravely fought against everybody who was after her.

Little does Yona know, Hak's always been in love with her since they were childhood friends. Unlike other romance anime, Yona Of The Dawn doesn't force Yona and Hak's relationship from the jump. Fans immediately know something will happen between them, but there's a gradual buildup and obvious chemistry between them that makes the possibility of their relationship all the more satisfying. Yona of the Dawn streams on Crunchyroll and Hulu.

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Yona of the Dawn

T - Teen (Some violence and thematic elements)

Action-Adventure

Where to Watch

  • stream
  • rent
  • buy

Not available

*Availability in US

After being betrayed and run out of her home, the red-haired Princess Yona searches for four legendary dragons to take back her stolen kingdom.

Release Date
October 7, 2014
Main Genre
Anime

Seasons
1

Studio
Pierrot

Number of Episodes
24
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll , Hulu
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