Romance anime
First love, closeness and complicated feelings. Romance anime spanning school stories, adult relationships and romantic comedies.
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★ 7.7The Stranger by the Shore
Umibe no Étranger
Movie · 2020 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Shun Hashimoto is an openly gay aspiring novelist living in Okinawa who was abandoned by his parents after coming out to them. Mio Chibana is a reserved, orphaned high school student, often found spending his time by the sea. One day, the two meet on the beach, and Shun is instan…
★ 8.3Revolutionary Girl Utena
Shoujo Kakumei Utena
TV · 1997 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Years ago, a tragic incident befell a young princess when both her parents died. Devastated, it seemed nothing would calm this poor soul. However, a prince traveling through the area came to see the princess, hoping to cheer her up. After wiping her sorrowful tears, the prince ga…
★ 6.9This Art Club Has a Problem!
Kono Bijutsu-bu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!
TV · 2016 · Comedy, Romance
Synopsis: Mizuki Usami is a passionate member of her school's art club, but the club has a problem—Usami is the only member who takes her craft seriously! The lazy club president constantly sleeps through activities and Collette hasn't regularly attended club activities in quite some time.…
★ 7.4The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou
TV · 2014 · Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Usa, a high-school student aspiring to begin a bachelor lifestyle, moves into a new apartment only to discover that he not only shares a room with a perverted roommate that has an obsession for underaged girls, but also that another girl, Ritsu, a love-at-first-sight, is living i…
★ 7.3An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride
Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?
TV · 2024 · Action, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: The young but feared sorcerer Zagan is a candidate to become a member of the 13 Archdemons—a group of the strongest sorcerers in the world—following the death of their eldest member, Marchosias. When attending the deceased Archdemon's estate auction, Zagan finds something he did …
★ 7.3Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Glimmering...Explosive Festival (Slapstick Noel)
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!: Kirameki no… Slapstick Noel
OVA · 2013 · Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Although Yuuta Togashi and Rikka Takanashi have just started dating, they do not know how to progress their young relationship. Due to both of them being shy, neither of them are capable of making the first move. Rikka decides to ask her class representative Shinka Nibutani for s…
★ 7.8The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 2
Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo 2nd Season
TV · 2025 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: Ever since Rentarou Aijou found out that he would meet a total of one hundred soulmates in high school, his life has been anything but boring. Now with six girlfriends—each with their own unique quirks—Rentarou has never been happier. The group expands once again when Rentarou me…
★ 7.1The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu
TV · 2021 · Fantasy, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Since ancient times, the citizens of Slantania have lived within a shroud of miasma, a force that brings forth monsters creating havoc around the world. When the kingdom's Order of Knights becomes incapable of containing the monsters, the Grand Magus summons a holy maiden—the leg…
★ 8.3The Ramparts of Ice
Koori no Jouheki
TV · 2026 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: On the surface, high school student Koyuki Hikawa seems unapproachable and terrifying to most other students. In reality, Koyuki is just insecure and prone to overthinking due to her uncomfortable experiences in middle school. However, her chance encounter with two boys in school…
★ 6.2Kiss x Sis
kiss×sis
OVA · 2009 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: When Keita Suminoe's father remarried, not only did he gain a new mother, but elder twin sisters as well. Distinct yet similar, the homely and mature Ako is a former student council president, while the athletic and aloof Riko is the previous disciplinary president. The three of …
★ 6.1Sword Art Online EXTRA EDITION
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
Special · 2013 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Synopsis: Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and his sister Suguha meet up with Asuna Yuuki, Rika "Lisbeth" Shinozaki, and Keiko "Silica" Ayano at the SAO Survivor School. Kirito then attends emergency counseling, while the girls go for a swim at the pool. It turns out that said "emergency counselin…
★ 7.2The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten2
Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken 2nd Season
TV · 2026 · Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Second season of Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita.
★ 6.8The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura
Kotoura-san
TV · 2013 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Since childhood, Haruka Kotoura's classmates have seen her as a creepy and monstrous person. This is due to her ability to read other people's minds—the same ability that drove her parents away, leaving her alone with her grandfather. As a result, she has grown accustomed to the …
★ 7.1Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss desu ga Maou de wa Arimasen
TV · 2024 · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: The beginning of Light Magic and the Hero, an otome RPG, unfolds fairly normally: the heroine, Alicia Ehnleit, meets her three love interests one after another and then inevitably comes face-to-face with the villainess. Yumiella Dolkness may be of noble descent, but her dark hair…
★ 7.1My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta… X
TV · 2021 · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: With no more death flags in sight, personable but dense Catarina Claes is finally able to lead a peaceful life surrounded by all of her friends and family. For that reason, she is determined to enjoy the school festival to the fullest without any concern on her mind. Unbeknownst …
★ 7.1To Love Ru Darkness
To LOVE-Ru Darkness
TV · 2012 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: As close encounters of the twisted kind between the residents of the planet Develuke (represented primarily by the female members of the royal family) and the inhabitants of Earth (represented mainly by one very exhausted Rito Yuki) continue to escalate, the situation spirals eve…
★ 6.2Blade Dance of the Elementalers
Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance
TV · 2014 · Action, Comedy, Ecchi
Synopsis: On his way to Areishia Spirit Academy, Kamito Kazehaya runs into a naked Claire Rouge, a student who had been bathing as part of a purification ceremony. She had been preparing to form a contract with a powerful spirit in order to acquire more power as an "elementalist." Her effo…
★ 7.6The World God Only Knows II
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai II
TV · 2011 · Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: Keima Katsuragi, the "God of Conquest," returns to his quest of expelling runaway spirits that have possessed the hearts of women. Still stuck in his contract with the demon Elsie, he must continue to utilize the knowledge he has gained from mastering multitudes of dating simulat…
★ 7.0Adachi and Shimamura
Adachi to Shimamura
TV · 2020 · Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Somewhere in the school at noon, one might hear the sound of two girls playing table tennis together as they wait for time to pass by. As if by fate, two students—Sakura Adachi and Hougetsu Shimamura—stumble upon each other on the second floor of the school gymnasium. As they gra…
★ 7.0The Familiar of Zero F
Zero no Tsukaima F
TV · 2012 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Saito Hiraga and Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière go on the offensive after the events of Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo. Together, they face off against King Joseph in the Holy City of Romalia with the help of two others who control the power of the "void." But in…
★ 6.7I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta.
TV · 2025 · Comedy, Romance
Synopsis: There is only one person that high school student Saito Houjou truly cannot stand—and that is his temperamental classmate, Akane Sakuramori. The two have always been on bad terms; their contrasting views and personalities only lead to endless fighting. However, everything changes…
★ 7.8Porco Rosso
Kurenai no Buta
Movie · 1992 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: After a curse turned him into a pig, World War I ace Marco Pagot becomes Porco Rosso, a mysterious bounty hunter who takes down sky pirates in the Adriatic Sea. He whiles away his days on a secluded island, rarely leaving other than to collect bounties or to visit the beautiful G…
★ 6.9The Familiar of Zero: "Rondo" of Princesses
Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo
TV · 2008 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Following his brave sacrifice in the war against Albion, Saito Hiraga is knighted and treated as an aristocrat, something that proves difficult for Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière. With their relationship no longer defined as the mighty Void mage and clueless familiar, s…
★ 7.6Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Valentines and Hot Springs! (Please Don't Get Your Hopes Up)
Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon: Valentine, Soshite Onsen! (Amari Kitai Shinaide Kudasai)
OVA · 2017 · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: Wanting to take her affection for Kobayashi a step further, dragon maid Tooru is confident in her latest creation: a love potion! With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Tooru decides there is no better way to use the potion than in homemade chocolates. However, on the speci…
