Love makes everything better! Everybody needs some love in his/her life. Anyone would admit that any story gets spiced up if it has some romance in it. Romance anime is all about love and comedy where love-filled moments come together to fill the viewers’ hearts with emotions. These romance anime generally depict two people falling in love with each other and the viewers can watch their crush flourishing into love and their hardships and success.
If you are in a mood to watch some good romantic anime but not sure about which ones to choose, here is a list of top ten best romance anime in which love plays the primary role.
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Ten Best Romance Anime
10. My Little Monster
The Japanese manga about the relationship between a boy named Haru Yoshida and a girl, Shizuku Mizutani, My Little Monster is turned into an anime by Brain’s Base and streams on Crunchyroll. The girl in this story has no other interests except studies and her future goals while the boy rarely comes to the school. When Shizuku was asked to deliver the printouts to Haru, she meets him and their relationship starts. Shizuku is emotionless and nicknamed as ‘dry ice’ for being cold. Shizuku was touched by Haru’s innocence at once. Haru declares his feelings for her immediately though it takes some time for Shizuku to realize her feelings. They help each other learn to care for others.
Shizuku is emotionless and nicknamed as ‘dry ice’ for being cold. Shizuku was touched by Haru’s innocence at once. Haru declares his feelings for her immediately though it takes some time for Shizuku to realize her feelings. They help each other learn to care for others.
As the story progresses, there is a steady change in the personalities of both the characters, Haru was known as a violent monster but he turned out to be gentle and kind. The two previously unsocial beings, after falling in love with each other, relate to their friends and family and their lives transform.
9. Lovely Complex
An adorable, sweet and funny love story, Lovely Complex is all about the romance between a short boy and a tall girl who are treated as a comedy couple by their classmates. The girl, Risa Koizumi, is 5 ft. 8 in. tall, quite taller than any Japanese girl. On the other hand, the boy, Atsushi Otani, is just 5 ft. 1 in. which is far shorter than an average Japanese boy. In this story, the height difference is highly exaggerated. In the beginning, Risa and Atsushi help each other get their own love interests. However, their efforts fail as the boy and the girl they were interested in end up turning into a couple. After this, Risa and Atsushi become close friends and their feelings start blossoming. Their love life gets complicated from there on.
In this story, the height difference is highly exaggerated. In the beginning, Risa and Atsushi help each other get their own love interests. However, their efforts fail as the boy and the girl they were interested in end up turning into a couple. After this, Risa and Atsushi become close friends and their feelings start blossoming. Their love life gets complicated from there on.
This story formed the basis for a live-action movie of 2006, an adventure game released in 2006 for PlayStation 2 and an anime television series of 24 episodes broadcasted in 2007. An interesting fact about this anime is that the characters speak in Kansai-ben instead of Japanese. The anime employs various native Osakan voice actors.
8. Whispered Words (Sasameki Koto)
A Japanese manga series adapted as an anime television series, Whispered Words is about a 15-year old girl named Sumika Murasame who is in love with her girl best friend, Ushio Kazama, who likes girls too but only those who are cute and small. Sumika is tall and sporty and is not able to express her feelings to Ushio. The anime focuses on the friendship and relationship in a realistic way rather than cashing in all the kissing and hugging. It is quite slow paced and that is why it is ranked at eighth place in the list. Sasameki Koto is the story of two girls who slowly realize their feelings for each other.
The anime focuses on the friendship and relationship in a realistic way rather than cashing in all the kissing and hugging. It is quite slow paced and that is why it is ranked at eighth place in the list. Sasameki Koto is the story of two girls who slowly realize their feelings for each other.
The anime is not dull at all. It contains carefully placed humor and drama along with romance to keep up the interest. A video game named Sasame Kisscomi based on this anime was released for iPhone as an app. This kissing game rates the user on the basis of how well he/she can kiss and also provides 27 pages of manga and color images of art from the anime to learn successful kissing.
7. My Love Story (Ore Monogatari)
My Love Story was adapted into a live-action film and released in 2015. The story is about a tall and muscular student named Takeo Goda who has a golden heart and is looked upon as a hero by his school friends. However, he is quite unlucky when it comes love. Every girl he liked falls for his best friend ‘Makoto Sunakawa’ who is handsome and charming.
One day, Takeo saves a girl named Yamato Rinko from a groper and falls in love with her right away. However, he assumes that Rinko would fall for his best friend like any other girl. He decides to be a cupid for Rinko though he wants to get the love for himself.
Things were different this time and it was for the first time that Suna complimented a girl. Takeo did not know that Rinko had a genuine feeling for him. He accepted the proposal when Rinko confessed her feelings. It is a unique kind of love story revolving around a man in love and the friendship between two best friends.
6. The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
This is one of the best romance anime in Japanese that takes romance and love to an entirely new level. This show proves that it can be highly complex, in a nice way, while erasing the initial impressions. The first thing is that it talks about not just romance but also love in general. Secondly, the characters are well-developed in the story and the plot. And lastly, everything is good about it. The anime combines many amazing elements with love and romance to produce a great blend worth trying.
The story follows Sorata Kanda who moves to Sakura Dormitory after being kicked out of his dorm for having a stray cat. There, he meets a famous manga artist named Mashiro Shiina who does not even know how to take care of herself. Kanda is assigned the work of taking care of Shiina. The story is all about their everyday lives and their mental growth. The major plot of the story is about the evolution of the hero’s personality and self-expectation. The two fall in love with each other gradually and this creates a classic love story worth watching.
5. Golden Time
One of the most realistic anime existing today, Golden Time is a recommended romance show for anybody. What makes it different from other love stories is that it represents the complications and struggle of being in a relationship and is not just about being lovey-dovey. The anime makes this possible by featuring realistic characters one can easily relate to. The story in itself is quite decent. It has comedy, romance, drama and they all combine together to show the reality of love and touch your hearts.
The story is about Banri Tada, a freshly admitted student at a private law school in Tokyo. He has lost his memories prior to the accident he met after the high school graduation. On the first day at the school, Banri gets lost and meets another freshman in the same situation as he. Mitsuo Yanagisawa and Banri meet a beautiful girl holding a bouquet of roses who smashes the flowers into Mitsuo’s face congratulating him for the admission. The stylish and obsessive girl was Mitsuo’s childhood friend, Koko Kaga and the two had promised to marry each other when they were kids. Mitsuo tries to escape from Kaga but she anyhow manages to follow him. As the story progresses, Banri slowly regains his memory which conflicts with a relationship flourishing with Kaga.
The stylish and obsessive girl was Mitsuo’s childhood friend, Koko Kaga and the two had promised to marry each other when they were kids. Mitsuo tries to escape from Kaga but she anyhow manages to follow him. As the story progresses, Banri slowly regains his memory which conflicts with a relationship flourishing with Kaga.
4. Clannad
Clannad and Clannad: After Story is two of the best romance anime out there. And surprisingly, there is no single kissing scene in the show. However, the drama and the romance in the story is enough to let you focus on the relationships it revolves around. Love would never have been so beautiful in an anime as this one.
The main character of the story, Tomoya Okazaki, deals with the loss of his mother in a car accident and father lost in this sorrow. The high school student has a broken heart and he feels his life is meaningless. He finds no interest in any school activities. As the story progresses, a third-year student Nagisa Furukawa enters the plot. The hero meets many people in the last year of the school including five girls with individual problems with which he helps them.
Based on a visual novel, Clannad sets the perfect stage for meaningful relations between the characters. It is a great example of how people can transform each other’s lives if they appear at the right time.
3. Toradora!
While Clannad chooses a serious route to love, Toradora! is a great example of the scenario when a tsundere is in love. The title comes from the names of its main characters ‘Taiga Aisaka’ and ‘Ryuji Takasu’. Tora is a Japanese term for tiger while Ryu means dragon. Taiga Aisaka has a short fuse and a personality the entire school fears meets Ryuji Takasu, a protagonist and dislikes him in the beginning. They decide to help each other get their own crushes. As the story proceeds, Ryuji and Taiga try and arrange up romantic conditions to help each other but most of them backfire. The classmates started spreading rumors of their romance as they spent a lot of time together. They also found that they enjoyed each other’s company. The series follows the lives of five characters, their growth out of interactions with each other.
As the story proceeds, Ryuji and Taiga try and arrange up romantic conditions to help each other but most of them backfire. The classmates started spreading rumors of their romance as they spent a lot of time together. They also found that they enjoyed each other’s company. The series follows the lives of five characters, their growth out of interactions with each other.
They decide to help each other get their own crushes. As the story proceeds, Ryuji and Taiga try and arrange romantic conditions to help each other but most of them backfire. The classmates started spreading rumors of their romance as they spent a lot of time together. They also found that they enjoyed each other’s company. The series follows the lives of five characters, their growth out of interactions with each other.
Toradora has many serious notes but also has a big dose of comfy moments making it one of the best romance anime. It is indeed a well-made story with depth and a worth watching.
2. Kimi Ni Todoke
A popular theme in romance anime series, students saving each other through their friendship is the base of Kimi Ni Todoke too. This popular romance manga won the best Shojo Manga in 2008. The story is about Sawako Kuronuma who was always misunderstood due to her appearance. There are rumors spread that she could curse people and see ghosts. However, she is originally a timid, sweet girl who likes making friends and being liked. Everything changes when her idol, Kazehaya starts talking to her. He is a popular boy and Sawako finds herself in an entirely new world, talking to many people and making new friends.
Sawako was grateful to Kazehaya for the opportunity and slowly, a sweet love flourishes between them as they fight the obstacles in their way. Kimi Ni Todoke is unique because it represents the elements of an original romance anime. Right from the art to the sound, story, and characters, this show is the one every romance anime lover would love and relate to.
1. Amagami SS
This show is a good example of a dating sim adapted into the form of an anime without following the regular path. Most visual novels and dating sims when adapted result in a boy surrounded by groups of girls or there are adaptations where a guy has to choose a girl he would love. Amagami SS takes a different route by generating various arcs in which the guy has to win one girl.
Tachibana Junichi had planned to meet a girl on Christmas and to his disappointment, she did not turn up. This troubled the hero a lot and he turned his closet into a planetarium where he looks for answers to the questions related to his demise. Fortunately, when he meets other girls in the school, his life seems to change for the better.
Junichi meets a girl, becomes friends with her, involves in activities with her, develops feelings for her and falls in love with her. This is repeated for other girls. However, the show does not get boring because every girl is unique with her own set of likes and dislikes. It is really fun to see how the hero responds to different girls.
What makes Amagami SS the number one and best romance anime is the variety of love stories packed into a single series. There is something for everyone in this romantic show with charming girls.
