Best Romance Anime
by pitzerwilliam57 | created - 07 Dec 2018 | updated - 13 Dec 2018 | PublicThis is a list of my personal best romance anime.
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1. Toradora! (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Toradora tells the tale of Ryuji (dragon) and Taiga (tiger) helping each other confess to their crushes.
Stars: Rie Kugimiya, Junji Majima, Yui Horie, Hirofumi Nojima
Votes: 18,832
2. Lovely Complex (2007)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Risa and Otani are always being laughed at as the comedy duo. Risa, a girl, is taller than the average girl, and Otani, a boy, is shorter than the average boy. However, Risa has feelings for Otani that shocks him.
Stars: Amber Lee Connors, Howard Wang, Jacob Eiseman, Gianni Matragrano
Votes: 3,267
3. Clannad (2007–2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A high school student who cares little about school or others meets a lonely girl who had to repeat a year while all her friends finished high school. He decides to hang out with her and soon meets more friendly students.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, David Matranga, Mai Nakahara, Luci Christian
Votes: 10,357
4. Nisekoi (2014–2016)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, 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.
Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Nao Tôyama, Kana Hanazawa, Yumi Uchiyama
Votes: 4,101
5. Nana (2006– )
TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Two ostensibly opposite women, both named Nana, become roommates in Tokyo and grow inseparable. However, their relationship is jeopardized as the harsh realities of adult life take shape.
Stars: Kaori, Romi Park, Brian Drummond, Eric Vale
Votes: 5,748
6. Mischievous Kiss (2008)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A cute girl (Aihara Kotoko) is in love with a smart and handsome guy who's a jerk in high school (Irie Naoki) and when her house is destroyed she moves with her father in to the Irie Family home where he starts to develop some feelings towards her.
Stars: Nana Mizuki, Daisuke Hirakawa, Naoko Matsui, Shûhei Sakaguchi
Votes: 1,778
7. Nodame kantâbire (2007–2010)
25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Shinichi Chiaki, is a talented musician who finds a rather strange companion in Megumi Noda. As they get to know each other they also meet a variety of crazy characters and face some challenging opportunities.
Stars: Laura Bailey, Yuri Lowenthal, Bryce Papenbrook, Vic Mignogna
Votes: 1,388
8. Ookami shoujo to kuro ouji (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Shinohara Erika is a first year of high school student. While talking to her popular friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." But In reality, Erika doesn't have a boyfriend. ... See full summary »
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Kanae Itô, Ai Kayano, Mariya Ise
Votes: 3,001
9. Kamisama Kiss (2012–2016)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Nanami is left homeless after her father runs away due to debts. When she saves a man named Mikage from dogs, he gives her his house which turns out to be a shrine and she becomes the new deity.
Stars: Tia Lynn Ballard, J. Michael Tatum, Luci Christian, Jessie James Grelle
Votes: 5,008
10. Blue Spring Ride (2014)
122 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Revolves around Futaba, a girl who was in love with a boy named Ko Tanaka in middle school. However, it did not work because he transferred but in high school, her world is turned around once again when she meets him again.
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Ai Kayano, Tsubasa Honda, Masahiro Higashide
Votes: 6,214
11. Snow White with the Red Hair (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Although her name means "snow white," Shirayuki is a cheerful, red-haired girl living in the country of Tanbarun who works diligently as an apothecary at her herbal shop. Her life changes ... See full summary »
Stars: Saori Hayami, Ryôta Ôsaka, Yûichirô Umehara, Kaori Nazuka
Votes: 3,672
12. Yona of the Dawn (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
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.
Stars: Christopher Sabat, Monica Rial, Chiwa Saitô, Tomoaki Maeno
Votes: 5,024
13. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (2014)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
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.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Ari Ozawa, Masumi Tazawa, Sawako Hata
Votes: 4,101
14. The World Is Still Beautiful (2014)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
In the almighty Sun Kingdom, it never rains. In the Rain Dukedom, select women of the royal family have the ability to call the rain with song. So when the most powerful ruler in the world,... See full summary »
Stars: Rena Maeda, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chisa Yokoyama
Votes: 1,052
15. Hakuouki (2010– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
When her father has disappeared, Chizuru Yukimura goes searching for him in Kyoto. She is attacked by strange men, and then rescued by the Shinsengumi.
Stars: Brittney Karbowski, David Matranga, Greg Ayres, David Wald
Votes: 763
16. Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Ryu Yamada is kissing his normal life goodbye after he ends up in a bizarre body swap with honor student Urara Shiraishi!
Stars: Ryôta Ôsaka, Saori Hayami, Toshiki Masuda, Maaya Uchida
Votes: 2,578
17. Ore no imouto ga konna ni kawaii wake ga nai (2010–2013)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Normal 17-year-old Kyosuke isn't close with his 14-year-old sister Kirino. But then her secret otaku hobby gives them a chance to reconnect.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Ayana Taketatsu, Kana Hanazawa, Satomi Satô
Votes: 1,713
18. Chivalry of a Failed Knight (2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Follow Ikki Kurogane as he defies the odds that everyone thinks he can't do. Ikki is the lowest of the low at his acdemy. While others have magical power and are high ranking. He is the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôta Ôsaka, Shizuka Ishigami, Luci Christian, Bryson Baugus
Votes: 4,606
19. Golden Time (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
With freshmen law students Banri and Mitsuo, it's friendship at first sight. But trouble gets stirred up with talk of a fiancé.
Stars: Yui Horie, Makoto Furukawa, Mike Haimoto, Ai Kayano
Votes: 4,692
20. Say "I love you" (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Mei is a quiet girl, who has had no boyfriend and couldn't even make friends in 16 years. One day she accidentally injures Yamato, the most popular boy in school, and for some reason Yamato takes interest in her.
Stars: Ai Kayano, Takahiro Sakurai, David Matranga, Chris Ayres
Votes: 4,108
21. Bloom Into You (2018)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, 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.
Stars: Amber Lee Connors, Brittney Karbowski, Luci Christian, Tia Lynn Ballard
Votes: 1,917
22. Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea (2013–2014)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Long ago, humanity lived in the sea, but some humans longed to go to land and eventually left the sea behind.
Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Mikako Komatsu, Bryce Papenbrook, Max Mittelman
Votes: 1,406
23. Please Teacher! (2002)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
An alien who becomes a teacher, and a student start a relationship and have to keep it all secret.
Stars: Sôichirô Hoshi, Kikuko Inoue, Ayako Kawasumi, Sayaka Ôhara
Votes: 1,251
24. Eureka Seven (2005–2006)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
14-year-old Renton joins the rebel GekkoState ship, co-pilots the TypeZero with the mysterious Eureka, and unknowingly becomes part of a grand scheme.
Stars: Yûko Sanpei, Keiji Fujiwara, Kaori Nazuka, Johnny Yong Bosch
Votes: 3,305
25. Ore Monogatari!! (2015)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
A pretty young girl and a sweet but plain-looking boy fall in love. Will their relationship prevail?
Stars: Takuya Eguchi, Megumi Han, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Austin Tindle
Votes: 2,174
26. Inuyasha (2000–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teenage girl periodically travels back in time to feudal Japan to help a young half-demon recover the shards of a jewel of great power.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Richard Ian Cox, Sarah Hauser, Darren Pleavin
Votes: 17,906
27. Koi Kaze (2004)
25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Koshiro and Nanoka fall deeply in love, then discover they are the children of their divorced estranged parents... making them brother and sister. How will their relationship turn out?
Stars: Kenta Miyake, Yuki Nakamura, Patrick Seitz, Karen Strassman
Votes: 467
28. Spice and Wolf (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Kraft Lawrence goes from town to town to make profits as a travelling merchant, with the help of a wolf deity by the name of Holo.
Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Ami Koshimizu, J. Michael Tatum, Brina Palencia
Votes: 5,032
29. Noragami (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A minor god seeking to gain widespread worship teams up with a human girl he saved to gain fame, recognition and at least one shrine dedicated to him.
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Uchida, Yûki Kaji, Jason Liebrecht
Votes: 18,958
30. Fruits Basket (2001)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After her mother's death, Tohru Honda finds herself living with the Sohma family consisting of three cousins: Yuki, the 'prince charming' of their high school, Kyo the hot headed, short ... See full summary »
Stars: Eric Vale, Laura Bailey, Yui Horie, Aya Hisakawa
Votes: 6,206
31. Noragami (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A minor god seeking to gain widespread worship teams up with a human girl he saved to gain fame, recognition and at least one shrine dedicated to him.
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Uchida, Yûki Kaji, Jason Liebrecht
Votes: 18,958
32. The Familiar of Zero (2006)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Saito, an ordinary teen living in Japan, is suddenly whisked away to the magical kingdom of Halkeginia, he becomes the familiar servant of Louise, a young girl enrolled in an academy for aristocrat magicians.
Stars: Rie Kugimiya, Satoshi Hino, Cristina Valenzuela, Nicholas Manelick
Votes: 2,428
33. Shakugan No Shana (2005–2010)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
Yuji is returning from school when suddenly time stops and monsters appear to devour people. He is not frozen, however. When one of the monsters spots him, he is saved by Shana, the great equalizer, who tells him he's a fading spirit.
Stars: Satoshi Hino, Rie Kugimiya, Tabitha St. Germain, Paul Dobson
Votes: 1,198
34. High School DxD (2012–2018)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
After being killed on his first date, idiotic and perverted Issei Hyodo is resurrected as a demon by Rias Gremory only to be recruited into her club of high-class devils.
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yôko Hikasa, Shizuka Itou, Azumi Asakura
Votes: 13,555
35. One Week Friends (2014– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kaori has distanced herself from her peers due to a condition that causes her memories to reset every week, but one of her classmates is determined to become friends with her no matter what.
Stars: Yoshitaka Yamaya, Sora Amamiya, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Junji Majima
Votes: 577
36. Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of seven mages gets chosen to become masters of seven classes of heroic spirits, in order to fight and win the Holy Grail.
Stars: Noriaki Sugiyama, Kana Ueda, Bryce Papenbrook, Mela Lee
Votes: 8,920
37. Ai Yori Aoshi (2002– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A naive, traditional girl from the country goes to the city to find the boy she was engaged to as a young girl, and the two childhood friends fall in love.
Stars: Karen Strassman, Tony Pope, Sôichirô Hoshi, Ayako Kawasumi
Votes: 533
38. Fate/stay night (2006)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Amateur mage Shirou Emiya gets involved in a fight between mages using mythological heroes.
Stars: Noriaki Sugiyama, Kate Higgins, Kari Wahlgren, Liam O'Brien
Votes: 6,492
39. Ah! My Goddess (2005)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Nice Guy Keiichi is doing his best as a poor student at a tech college, but his good nature is taken advantage of relentlessly.
Stars: Kikuko Inoue, Yumi Tôma, Masami Kikuchi, Kether Donohue
Votes: 1,253
40. Full Metal Panic! (2002–2006)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Sousuke Sagara, a member of a covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.
Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Satsuki Yukino, Jason Douglas, Yukana
Votes: 5,890
41. Sword Art Online (2012– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Bryce Papenbrook, Cherami Leigh
Votes: 52,656
42. Rumbling Hearts (2003–2004)
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Romance
Follows complicated love life of Takayuki Narumi, a male high school student.
Stars: Kishô Taniyama, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Carrie Savage, Kevin Connolly
Votes: 1,011
43. True Tears (2008)
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Romance
Living together with the girl he love should be a dream for Nakagami, but the reality is closer to a nightmare. At school, Hiromi is kind and popular. But at home, she is a completely different person. How can he unlock her heart?
Stars: Asami Shimoda, Kaori Nazuka, Yuka Iguchi, Ayahi Takagaki
Votes: 556
44. Recovery of an MMO Junkie (2017)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A stressed office worker quits her job and begins spending all her time playing an MMORPG, becoming part of a tight-knit friend group that helps her rediscover the joy of living in the real world.
Stars: Mamiko Noto, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomoaki Maeno, Yûichi Nakamura
Votes: 1,433
45. Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (2018–2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
A gaming otaku and a fujoshi reunite for the first time since middle school at work.
Stars: Arisa Date, Kento Itô, Miyuki Sawashiro, Tomokazu Sugita
Votes: 4,461
46. Tsukigakirei (2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
A romance forms between two shy third year middle school students.
Stars: Shoya Chiba, Konomi Kohara, Rie Murakawa, Amber Lee Connors
Votes: 2,491
47. School Rumble (2004–2010)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
A young high schooler is in love with an oblivious classmate; a delinquent classmate is in love with her. Both struggle to confess their feelings and their antics lead to crazy situations.
Stars: Luci Christian, Brandon Potter, Brina Palencia, Caitlin Glass
Votes: 2,165
48. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
TV-PG | 63 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Told in three interconnected segments, Takaki tells the story of his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura, Ayaka Onoue
Votes: 63,753
49. The Garden of Words (2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
On a rainy morning in Tokyo, 15-year-old Takao, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari, a beautiful yet mysterious woman. They strike an unlikely friendship.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Gou Maeda
Votes: 52,558
50. Sailor Moon (1995–2000)
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The magical action-adventures of a teenage girl who learns of her destiny as the legendary warrior Sailor Moon and must band together with the other Sailor Scouts to defend the Earth and Galaxy.
Stars: Susan Roman, Jill Frappier, Katie Griffin, Ron Rubin
Votes: 13,175
51. My Bride Is a Mermaid (2007)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Nagasumi's in hot water after a beautiful, young mermaid named Sun saves him from drowning. The deep-sea sweetheart's dad is a merman yakuza prone to executing anyone who learns his ... See full summary »
Stars: Todd Haberkorn, Alexis Tipton, John Swasey, Takahiro Mizushima
Votes: 855
52. The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Hatori Chise, 15 years old. Lost, without hope and without family - she sells herself to a non-human mage known as Elias Ainsworth. Hesitant, she starts a new life with him as his new apprentice.
Stars: Atsumi Tanezaki, Ryôta Takeuchi, Dani Chambers, Brian Mathis
Votes: 3,964
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