Romance anime

First love, closeness and complicated feelings. Romance anime spanning school stories, adult relationships and romantic comedies.

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★ 6.2

Winter Sonata

Fuyu no Sonata

TV · 2009 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Based on the Korean drama of the same name, Yoo Jin falls in love with Joon Sang as a young girl. After losing him in an accident, she decides to marry her childhood friend. However, Yoo Jin meets someone looking exactly like her lost love, putting her in a bind.

★ 6.2

DearS: Is It A Golden Ball?

DearS: Kin no Tama desu no?

Special · 2005 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance

Synopsis: Miu wins the grand prize in the local shopping district raffle, which is a free pass for up to four people to Yuniataru Studio, a spa resort. She decides to take Takeya, Ren and Neneko since her grandparents couldn't attend.

★ 6.2

ROAD TO YOU

ONA · 2017 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: A trilogy of commercials for Dunlop Tyres Japan created to promote their Winter Maxx line of snow tires. Kimi e to Tsuzuku Michi Amidst a snowfall, a father and daughter, a young couple, and two coworkers must learn to work through their intermingled feelings as they come togethe…

★ 4.6

Sca-red Rider XechS

Scared Rider XechS

TV · 2016 · Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The Blue World, which symbolizes reason, is under constant attack by the creatures called the Nightfly O'Note originating from the Red World, symbolizing instinct. Akira Asagi, the 17-year-old protagonist who is a researcher at Blue World, is nominated to lead the war at Ryuukyuu…

★ 7.0

Red Riding Hood Chacha

Akazukin Chacha

TV · 1994 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Chacha is a cheerful girl who spends most of her days practicing magic under her teacher Seravi, hoping to become as skilled as he is. Though Chacha is enthusiastic, her tendency to make unfortunate puns out of her magic chants leaves her teacher wondering if she is ready for mag…

★ 7.6

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live

TV · 2013 · Drama, Music, Romance

Synopsis: Naru Ayase is an 8th grader who can see the colors of music when she listens to it. For Naru, who is extremely good at decorating, becoming the owner of a shop like Dear Crown was her dream. One day, she finds out that the manager of a newly-opened shop is recruiting middle schoo…

★ 7.2

Oh! My Goddess Specials

Aa! Megami-sama! Specials

Special · 2005 · Comedy, Romance, Supernatural

Synopsis: Due to the recent events that happened on the last episodes of the season, the Goddess have some stability problems with their body systems. The always adult looking Urd becomes a little girl and has a fateful encounter with a boy, whereas little Skuld becomes an adult and wants …

★ 7.1

Patalliro!

TV · 1982 · Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Synopsis: Patarillo! is set in a society much like ours in most ways, with one decided twist. The manga on which it is based is one of the much-read works produced for adolescent Japanese girls that features a healthy proportion of gay men and beautiful teenagers aka bishounen (beautiful b…

★ 6.2

Come Together! to the Seton Academy

Murenase! Seton Gakuen EX: Juu Joshi-tachi no Yuzame Chuuihou

Special · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance

Synopsis: Unaired episode included with volume 3 of the Blu-ray release.

★ 6.8

Gugure! Kokkuri-san Specials

Special · 2015 · Comedy, Romance, Supernatural

Synopsis: Short episodes included with the Blu-ray/DVD volumes.

★ 6.1

Tsubasa to Hotaru

Special · 2014 · Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: After joining her new school, the enthusiastic 15-year-old Tsubasa Sonokawa believes she immediately experienced a fated encounter. While in trouble, she was helped by her upperclassman and fell in love with him. However, due to her habit of overdoing things, Tsubasa's feelings a…

★ 5.6

BROTHERS CONFLICT Special

Special · 2014 · Romance

Synopsis: Ema finds a special lamp that her father left for her. Ema and the brothers rub the lamp to find that something peculiar happens in front of them. (Source: ANN)

★ 6.1

Gravitation: Lyrics of Love

Gravitation OVA

OVA · 1999 · Comedy, Music, Romance

Synopsis: Bad Luck's lead singer and lyricist, Shindou Shuichi, is a total wreck. With deadlines for the band's next album looming, the pressure is on, but the normally energetic Shuichi has become listless and fallen into a writing slump. It's all because Yuki - the great love of his life…

★ 6.3

Chocotto Sister

TV · 2006 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Haruma Kawagoe is an only child. A long time ago, at Christmas time, his mother miscarried the child that was to have been his baby sister. That night, young Haruma knelt down and offered up an earnest prayer: "Please make my mother well again, and please give me a little sister.…

★ 6.3

Magic User's Club! (TV)

Mahou Tsukai Tai! (TV)

TV · 1999 · Comedy, Mahou Shoujo, Romance

Synopsis: The Magic User's Club is a group of five well-meaning misfits who do more than card tricks—they can use actual magic. And with that magic, they managed to defeat a giant ship from outer space! But their close encounter left an enormous cherry blossom tree right in the middle of t…

★ 5.9

Toka Gettan, The Moonlight Lady Returns

Touka Gettan

TV · 2007 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural

Synopsis: Touka Gettan is set in the land of Kamitsumihara, where traces of magic and legend can still be seen. The land has been under the protection of the Kamiazuma clan since it was founded. The story revolves around Touka Kamiazuma, the main protagonist, and his encounter with a young…

Isshiki-san wa Koi wo Shiritai.

TV · 2027 · Action, Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: A maiden who doesn't know what love is tries her hand at dating as a pseudo-couple! Inspector Rinna, who is respected by everyone as a hard-working and serious policewoman, seems to be having trouble with her work lately. The reason for this is because she loses focus. It only ha…

★ 6.4

A Dark Rabbit has Seven Lives OVA

Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi OVA

OVA · 2011 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance

Synopsis: Episode bundled with the ninth volume of the Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi novel. Includes Mirai's chibi-style dream, body-swapping and a crossover with Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu.

★ 6.6

Nanatsu-iro★Drops

TV · 2007 · Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo, Romance

Synopsis: Tsuwabuki is a normal student, though not very social. One day he meets a new transfer student, named Sumomo Akihime, and another girl, both the only members of the gardening club. Tsuwabuki is forced by a teacher to join this club. But then he bumps into a strange guy with dog e…

★ 7.2

Banner of the Stars III

Seikai no Senki III

OVA · 2005 · Action, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Jinto and Lafiel were riding on a light-armed transport ship "Bokbrusue" and navigating at the planar space of the Hyde System. This was for Jinto to govern the Hyde System, which returned to Empirial rule after the Union retreated, officially as an Earl. However, the government …

★ 5.7

Soul Link

TV · 2006 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Aizawa Ryota was in the 3rd grade of the preparatory course of Central Military Academy. In 2045 AD, he went to a space station, Aries, for the training with his classmates including Nagase Saka and Nittak Kazuhiko. However, the station was attacked by a terrorist group, Hallarax…

★ 5.9

Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Reo x Mai Diaries

ONA · 2009 · Comedy, Romance

Synopsis: Short picture episodes of Reo and Mai during their daily life as a couple.

★ 5.0

At That Time, She.

Sono Toki, Kanojo wa.

TV short · 2018 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The anime takes place in Fukuoka and follows the love lives of four female protagonists as high school students, college students, and as working adults. Source Anime News Network

★ 6.1

Shuffle! Prologue

OVA · 2005 · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: Shuffle! Prologue is a short OVA teaser for the Shuffle! anime series based on the visual novel of the same name. While some of the animation was reused for the first episode of the anime series, most of Shuffle! Prologue is unique animation not repeated in the series, although t…