One of the best romantic anime filmmakers, , creator of聽Your Name, is releasing a new romantic anime called聽Suzume: Locking up the Doors. It already looks like it鈥檒l break my heart into a million pieces, as usual. But who said romance meant 鈥渢hey both end up together鈥?聽
None of the romantic anime in this list has the perfect male lead, or perfect stories romance usually sells. Hell, there鈥檚 also no fan service. And that鈥檚 what makes them better than the rest. So, If anime鈥檚 usual gra-gra is not for you, you鈥檒l enjoy these.
Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai
I will never understand why this anime is titled this way, but it is perfect. The anime follows the life of Sakuta Azusagawa, a high school student drawn to girls suffering from a condition called 鈥淎dolescence Syndrome鈥. An illness that manifests based on their insecurities. While it focuses on him helping these girls, the highlight is the first story with Mai, an actress who people suddenly couldn鈥檛 see. Sakuta and Mai鈥檚 relationship has a slow but satisfying buildup. As annoying as Sakuta can be, sometimes you鈥檇 find yourself rooting for them.
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Sing 鈥淵esterday鈥 For Me
I watched Sing Yesterday for Me for the director, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, who directed Attack on Titan. I knew to expect great storytelling, and it delivered. This anime rewrote what a classic love triangle could look like if each character had a bit more depth. It was highly realistic in its approach to love and friendships. There鈥檚 no way to explain this without spoiling it, but you won鈥檛 regret watching this anime.
Yuri on Ice
Yuri on Ice is a story of how someone鈥檚 love and belief in you can encourage you to be the best version of yourself, even if that is a pork cutlet bowl.
They never actually kiss or date, but you can鈥檛 see Yuri and Victor interact and think it is friendship, please. From the opening theme to every other song in the OST, just be prepared to have your heart in your mouth. This series is romance at its finest, and maybe one day, we鈥檒l get a second season.
Your Name
You can鈥檛 talk about romantic anime without mentioning Your Name. The anime follows Mitsuha and Taki, stuck in a freaky Friday situation where they swap bodies. Mitsuha is a girl from the countryside, while Taki is a city boy living in Tokyo. Their love story should have been doomed from the start because even the forces pulling them together were tearing them apart. This anime is beautifully made with an OST that will be stuck in your head for days.
Nana
Nana is one of those anime films you need to see at least once in your life. Admittedly, while watching it, I might start to feel like something that 鈥淪hould have been a movie鈥, but that鈥檚 just because it is slow-paced. Nana Komatsu moved to be with her boyfriend in Tokyo and met Nana Osaki, a punk rock queen musician pursuing her dream. They soon become very close. Living in the same house with chemistry that the sharpest knife can鈥檛 cut and multiple kisses type of close. But more than that, Nana is full of realistic characters, spectacular events and good music. times. Sometimes you鈥檒l feel like you want to deck all the characters, but it鈥檚 still worth watching.
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
I鈥檝e realised that the weirder the title of a romantic anime, the more tears you will shed. I Want To Eat Your Pancreas will break your heart, and you will still say thank you. It鈥檚 a story about a girl named Sakura who has a terminal pancreatic illness and makes a list of things she wants to do before she dies. Naturally, an amebo boy named Haruki finds out about her secret list and makes it his mission to help her. As these things usually happen, they fall in love, but she鈥檚 running out of time.
Komi Can鈥檛 Communicate
This anime is about a girl called Komi who everyone worships, except she doesn鈥檛 talk. That鈥檚 until she meets Tadano, the only person to figure out she had trouble talking to people. Tadano makes it his mission to help her make 100 friends; if that is not love, I don鈥檛 know what love is. Every one of Komi鈥檚 little wins and cute interaction with Tadano and the friends they make along the way makes this anime so great. Enjoy!
