Romance anime
First love, closeness and complicated feelings. Romance anime spanning school stories, adult relationships and romantic comedies.
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★ 6.9Children of the Whales
Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau
TV · 2017 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: In a world covered by an endless sea of sand, there sails an island known as the Mud Whale. In its interior lies an ancient town, where the majority of its inhabitants are said to be "Marked," a double-edged trait that grants them supernatural abilities at the cost of an untimely…
★ 6.0OniAi
Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne!
TV · 2012 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: After their parents' deaths, brother and sister Akito and Akiko Himenokouji were forced to live with separate families for six years. But now they have finally reunited and begin to live together. It quickly becomes apparent that Akiko harbors romantic feelings for her brother; h…
★ 7.9Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku OVA
Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii OVA
OVA · 2019 · Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Tarou Kabakura, a third-year high school student and captain of the boys' volleyball team, is constantly being harassed by his underclassman Hanako Koyanagi, who is in charge of the girls' team. Koyanagi insists that since the girls have a match coming up, Kabakura should give up…
★ 7.4Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion
Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu
TV · 2023 · Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Synopsis: When, after her sudden death, Rinko Hanasaki is reborn as Raeliana McMillan, she is not sure whether to curse her luck. Raeliana was a minor character in a novel Rinko read, and as the eldest daughter of a nouveau-riche baron, she led a carefree life until her unfortunate demise …
★ 4.6Diabolik Lovers
DIABOLIK LOVERS
TV short · 2013 · Drama, Horror, Romance
Synopsis: At the behest of her father, Yui Komori goes to live in a secluded mansion, home to the six Sakamaki brothers—Shuu, Reiji, Ayato, Kanato, Laito, and Subaru—a family of vampires. Though at first the siblings are confused as to why the girl has arrived, they soon realize that she i…
★ 6.1My Wife is the Student Council President
Okusama ga Seitokaichou!
TV short · 2015 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: Hayato Izumi, an introverted and studious high school student, is running for the position of student council president. However, his ambition is soon shattered by his rival, Ui Wakana, an outgoing person focused on the noble goal of improving school life through love and sex edu…
★ 6.9I've Always Liked You
Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
Movie · 2016 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Love is blooming at Sakuragaoka High School. Natsuki Enomoto has finally mustered the courage to confess to her childhood friend, Yuu Setoguchi. However, in the final moments of her confession, an embarrassed Natsuki passes it off as a "practice confession." Oblivious to her true…
★ 6.4Yamada's First Time: B Gata H Kei
B Gata H Kei
TV · 2010 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: Most people, including the girl herself, would say that first year high school student Yamada is beautiful and perfect. Despite this, she is working towards a peculiar goal: to have sex with one hundred men by the end of high school. Trying to put some sense into her head, Yamada…
★ 6.6Sakura Trick
Sakura Trick
TV · 2014 · Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Having been best friends since middle school, Haruka Takayama and Yuu Sonoda plan to attend Misato West High School together. However, despite being assigned to the same class, a cruel twist of fate has them seated on the opposite ends of their classroom! To make matters worse, t…
★ 5.6Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia
Masou Gakuen HxH
TV · 2016 · Action, Comedy, Ecchi
Synopsis: Hida Kizuna possesses the HHG (Heart Hybrid Gear) ability, but it is not strong enough to make him particularly important. His older sister calls him to transfer to a strategic defense school, where many of the students (many of which are large-breasted girls) use their HHG abili…
★ 6.3World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman
Seiken Tsukai no World Break
TV · 2015 · Action, Ecchi, Fantasy
Synopsis: Seiken Tsukai no World Break takes place at Akane Private Academy where students who possess memories of their previous lives are being trained to use Ancestral Arts so that they can serve as defenders against monsters, called Metaphysicals, who randomly attack. Known as saviors,…
★ 7.3Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka: Orion no Ya
Movie · 2019 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Continuing his adventure to get stronger in order to traverse deeper into the "Dungeon," Bell Cranel wanders the Orario city streets with his friends and the goddess Hestia. That evening, the city is filled with stalls and games as it celebrates the Holy Moon Festival. Hermes, a …
★ 7.5Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?
Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!?
TV · 2026 · Comedy, Romance
Synopsis: Meet Takuya Seo, an otaku who sits behind the popular gals in class, Ijichi and Amane. Since they're people from different "castes," you wouldn't expect them to have much in common. But when their worlds collide over a borrowed eraser, Takuya slips up about his favorite anime, an…
★ 6.9Motto To Love Ru
Motto To LOVE-Ru
TV · 2010 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: Rito Yuuki never gets a break—he's always finding himself in lewd accidents with girls around him. Although his heart still yearns for Haruna, his childhood love, Rito can't help but question his feelings for Lala, the alien princess who appeared in front of him and declared she …
★ 6.4Rosario + Vampire Capu2
Rosario to Vampire Capu2
TV · 2008 · Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy
Synopsis: It has been one year since Tsukune Aono enrolled at Youkai Academy, and since then his life has taken an interesting turn. In addition to being the only human at a school for monsters, he has attracted a bevy of beautiful women who want him all for themselves: the sexy succubus K…
★ 7.2The World is Still Beautiful
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii
TV · 2014 · Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: Nike, the fourth princess of the Rain Dukedom and one who holds the power to call forth the rain, travels to the Sun Kingdom to marry Sun King Livius for her country, despite her own reluctance. She soon discovers that the King, who conquered the world in only three years after h…
★ 6.1Fuuka
Fuuka
TV · 2017 · Drama, Ecchi, Music
Synopsis: The story follows the life of Yuu Haruna, who recently moved into Tokyo with his sisters after their father is forced to transfer overseas on work. On his way to buy dinner while looking at his Twitter account, a high school girl suddenly crashes into him. Thinking he was taking …
★ 7.1Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2
Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai! Double
TV · 2022 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: During the summer holidays, energetic Hana Uzaki spent most of her time accompanying her lonesome upperclassman, Shinichi Sakurai. Now that school has resumed, Uzaki's teasing continues to ramp up, much to Sakurai's constant annoyance. Nevertheless, no amount of ridicule can dama…
★ 7.0A Galaxy Next Door
Otonari ni Ginga
TV · 2023 · Comedy, Romance
Synopsis: Ichirou Kuga has suddenly found himself taking on the responsibility of caring for his two younger siblings after their father's untimely death. To make ends meet, Ichirou rents out rooms in the apartment complex he inherited and works full-time as a shoujo manga artist. However,…
★ 7.9Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE-: Future
Kyoukai no Kanata: I'LL BE HERE - Mirai-hen
Movie · 2015 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: After Akihito Kanbara reunites with Mirai Kuriyama—whom he believed had vanished after defeating Beyond the Boundary—he discovers a heartbreaking fact: Mirai has lost all memory of him, their friends, and her past as a Spirit Warrior. Akihito is utterly devastated, but realizes t…
★ 6.2Mother of the Goddess’ Dormitory
Megami-ryou no Ryoubo-kun.
TV · 2021 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Koushi Nagumo's life suddenly goes downhill when his father abandons him after their house burns down. Left to fend for himself, Koushi collapses on the street, but an eccentric woman named Mineru Wachi takes pity on him and brings him to the female dormitory "Meg…
★ 7.22.5 Dimensional Seduction
2.5 Jigen no Ririsa
TV · 2024 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: "I have no interest in real girls!" So claims Okumura, the president of the school's manga club. He's your typical otaku, obsessed with a sexy (fictional) 2D manga character known as Lilliel. Then the new school year starts, and a (real!) 3D girl named Lilysa whose passion is cos…
★ 7.8The World God Only Knows: Goddesses
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen
TV · 2013 · Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: Having freed a myriad of women from the runaway spirits possessing their hearts, the "God of Conquest" Keima Katsuragi is confronted with a new task: find the Jupiter Sisters, the goddesses that sealed Old Hell in the past. Diana, the goddess that resides inside his childhood fri…
★ 7.3I'm in Love with the Villainess
Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.
TV · 2023 · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: Rei Oohashi is a burned-out office worker by day but otome game heroine Rae Taylor by night. After her long workdays, Rei immerses herself in the world of her favorite dating sim, Revolution, as a student at Bauer Kingdom's prestigious Royal Academy. Instead of focusing on the ma…
