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This is a list of romantic anime television series, films, and OVAs. While not all inclusive, this list contains numerous works that are representative of the genre. For accuracy of the list, the most common English usage is followed by Japanese name and romaji version. The column for year represents the first premiere of the work, in the case of series the year of the first release.
English name | Japanese name | Type | Year | Regions |
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1001 Nights | Senya Ichiya Monogatari | Movie | 1969 | JA |
5 Centimeters per Second | Byōsoku Go Senchimētoru | Movie | 2007 | JA/EN |
9 Love Stories | Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories | OVA | 1993 | JA |
1st Sorcerous Stabber Orphen | TV | 1998 | JA/EN | |
A Bridge to the Starry Skies | Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi | TV | 2011 | JA |
A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives | Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi | TV | 2011 | JA |
A Town Where You Live | Kimi no Iru Machi | TV | 2013 | JA |
A Whisker Away | Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu | Movie | 2020 | JA |
Adventures of the Little Mermaid | Ningyo Hime Marina no Bouken | TV | 1991 | JA |
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero | Hagure Yūsha no Esutetika | TV | 2012 | JA/EN |
Air | TV | 2005 | JA/EN | |
Aishiteruze Baby | Aishiteruze Beibe | TV | 2004 | JA |
Ai Yori Aoshi | TV | 2002 | JA/EN | |
Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi | TV | 2003 | JA/EN | |
Akane Maniax | Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Gaiden | OVA | 2004 | JA |
Amagami SS | TV | 2010 | JA | |
Amagami SS+ | TV | 2012 | JA | |
Andersen's Children's Story: The Mermaid Princess | Andersen Douwa - Ningyo Hime | Movie | 1975 | JA |
Angel Tales | Tenshi no Shippo | TV | 2001 | JA |
Ano Ko ni 1000% | OVA | 1989 | JA | |
Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution | TV | 2002 | JA | |
Aquarion Evol | TV | 2012 | JA/EN | |
Arakawa Under the Bridge | TV | 2010 | JA | |
Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Hidan no Aria | TV | 2011 | JA/EN |
As The Moon, So Beautiful | Tsukigakirei | TV | 2017 | JA/EN |
Ashita no Nadja | TV | 2003 | JA | |
Ask Dr. Rin! | TV | 2001 | JA | |
Azuki-chan | TV | 1995 | JA | |
Belladonna of Sadness | Kanashimi no Belladonna | Movie | 1973 | JA |
Beloved Angel Angelique | Koi suru Tenshi Angelique | TV | 2006 | JA |
Beyond the Boundary | Kyoukai no Kanata | TV | 2013 | JA |
Blue Spring Ride | Ao Haru Ride | TV | 2014 | JA |
Bobby's In Deep | Movie | 1985 | JA/EN | |
Boys Be | TV | 2000 | JA/EN | |
Boys Over Flowers | Hana Yori Dango | TV | 1996 | JA/EN |
Brighter Than the Dawning Blue | Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na -Crescent Love- | TV | 2006 | JA |
Brothers Conflict | TV | 2013 | JA/EN | |
Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989 | OVA | 1996 | JA | |
Candy Candy | TV | 1976 | JA | |
Cardcaptor Sakura | Kādokyaputā Sakura | TV | 1998 | JA/EN |
Ceres: Celestial Legend | Ayashi no Ceres | TV | 2000 | JA/EN |
Charlotte (anime) | Charlotte | TV | 2015 | JA/EN |
Chibi Vampire | Karin | TV | 2005 | JA/EN |
Chobits | TV | 2002 | JA/EN | |
Clannad | TV | 2007 | JA/EN | |
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | ONA | 2022 | JA/EN | |
Da Capo (visual novel) | TV | 2003 | JA/EN | |
Dance in the Vampire Bund | Dansu in za Vanpaia Bando | TV | 2010 | JA/EN |
Dance With Devils | TV | 2015 | JA | |
Darling in the Franxx | TV | 2018 | JA | |
Date A Live | TV | 2013 | JA/EN | |
Diabolik Lovers | Diaborikku Ravāzu | TV | 2013 | JA |
D.N.Angel | Dī Enu Enjeru | TV | 2003 | JA/AN |
DNA² | TV | 1994 | JA/AN | |
Eden of the East | TV | 2009 | JA/EN | |
Ef - a tale of memories | TV | 2007 | JA/EN | |
Elfen Lied | Erufen Rīto | TV | 2004 | JA/EN |
Engaged to the Unidentified | Mikakunin de Shinkōkei | TV | 2014 | JA |
Eureka Seven | TV | 2005 | JA/EN | |
Fate/stay night | TV | 2006 | JA/EN | |
Fortune Arterial | Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusaku | TV | 2010 | JA |
From Me To You | Kimi Ni Todoke | TV | 2009 | JA |
Fruits Basket | Furūtsu Basuketto | TV | 2001 | JA/EN |
Full Metal Panic! | Furumetaru Panikku | TV | 2002 | JA/EN |
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu | Furumetaru Panikku? Fumoffu | TV | 2003 | JA/EN |
Full Moon wo Sagashite | TV | 2002 | JA/EN | |
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play | TV | 1995 | JA/EN | |
Future Diary | Mirai Nikki | TV | 2011 | JA/EN |
Glasslip | TV | 2014 | JA | |
Gakuen Alice (Alice Academy or Alice School) | Gakuen Arisu | TV | 2005 | JA/EN |
Ginban Kaleidoscope | Ginban Kareidosukōpu | TV | 2005 | JA/EN |
Glasslip | TV | 2014 | JA | |
Golden Time | TV | 2013 | JA | |
Gosick | TV | 2011 | JA | |
Guilty Crown | TV | 2011 | JA/EN | |
He Is My Master | Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama | TV | 2005 | JA |
Here is Greenwood | OVA | 1991 | JA/EN | |
High School DxD Born | TV | 2015 | JA/EN | |
His and Her Circumstances | Kare Kano | TV | 1998 | JA/EN |
Honey and Clover | Hachimitsu to Kurōbā | TV | 2005 | JA |
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere | TV | 2011 | JA/EN | |
H2O: Footprints in the Sand | TV | 2008 | JA | |
I My Me! Strawberry Eggs | TV | 2001 | JA/EN | |
Ichigo 100% | TV | 2005 | JA | |
If Her Flag Breaks | Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara | TV | 2014 | JA |
If I See You in My Dreams | TV | 1998 | JA/EN | |
Inuyasha | TV | 1996 | JA/EN | |
Inu x Boku SS | TV | 2012 | JA/EN | |
Is this a zombie? | Kore wa zombie desu ka? | TV | 2011 | JA |
I've Always Liked You | Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai | Movie | 2016 | JA |
Kaguya-sama: Love is War | Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai - Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen | TV | 2019 | JA/EN |
Kamisama Kiss | Kamisama Hajimemashita | TV | 2012 | JA/EN |
Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox | Kanokon | TV | 2008 | JA/EN |
Kanon | Kanon | TV | 2006 | JA/EN |
Kids on the Slope | Sakamichi no Apollon | TV | 2012 | JA/EN |
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You | Kimi ni Todoke | TV | 2009 | JA/EN |
Kimikiss: Pure Rouge | KimiKisu | TV | 2007 | JA |
Kirarin Revolution | Kirarin Reboryūshon | TV | 2004 | JA |
Kodomo no Omocha (Child's Toy), | Kodocha | TV | 1996 | JA/EN |
Kokoro Connect | Kokoro Konekuto | TV | 2012 | JA/EN |
Kotoura-san | TV | 2013 | JA | |
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions | Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! | TV | 2012 | JA/EN |
Lovely Complex | Love*Com | TV | 2007 | JA |
Love Hina | Rabu Hina | TV | 2000 | JA/EN |
Magic-Kyun! Renaissance | TV | 2016 | JA | |
Maiden Spirit Zakuro | Otome Yōkai Zakuro | TV | 2010 | JA |
Maburaho | Maburaho | TV | 2000 | JA/EN |
Maison Ikkoku | Mezon Ikkoku | TV | 1986 | JA |
Marmalade Boy | Mamarēdo Bōi | TV | 1994 | JA/EN |
Mashiroiro Symphony | Mashiroiro Symphony: Love is pure white | TV | 2011 | JA |
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch | Māmeido Merodī Pichi Pichi Pitchi | TV | 2004 | JA |
My Guardian Characters | Shugo Chara! | TV | 2007 | JA/EN |
My Little Monster | Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun | TV | 2008 | JA |
My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute! | Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (OreImo) | TV | 2010 | JA |
My Love Story!! | Ore Monogatari!! | TV | 2015 | JA |
Myself ; Yourself | TV | 2007 | JA | |
Mysterious Girlfriend X | Nazo no Kanojo X | TV | 2012 | JA/EN |
Nakaimo - My Sister Is Among Them! | Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! | TV | 2012 | JA/EN |
Nana | nana | TV | 2006 | JA/EN |
Neighborhood Story | Gokinjo Monogatari | TV | 1995 | JA |
Omamori Himari | Omamori Himari | TV | 2010 | JA |
One Week Friends | Isshukan Friends | TV | 2014 | JA |
Orange (manga) | TV | 2016 | JA/EN | |
Oreshura | Ore No Kanojo To Osananajimi Ga Shuraba Sugiru | TV | 2013 | JA |
Ouran High School Host Club | Oran Koko Hosuto Kurabu | TV | 2006 | JA/EN |
Paradise Kiss | Paradaisu Kisu | TV | 2005 | JA/EN |
Peach Girl | Pīchi Gāru | TV | 2005 | JA/EN |
Place to Place | Acchi Kocchi | TV | 2012 | JA |
Plastic Memories | TV | 2015 | JA/EN | |
Please Teacher | Onegai Teacher | TV | 2002 | JA/EN |
Prétear | Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Purītia | TV | 2001 | |
Princess Jellyfish | Kuragehime | TV | 2010 | |
Ranma ½ | TV | 1989 | JA | |
Red Data Girl | Ārudījī Reddo Dēta Gāru | TV | 2013 | JA/EN |
Riddle Story of Devil[1] | Akuma no Ridoru | TV | 2014 | |
Rosario + Vampire | Rozario to Banpaia | TV | 2008 | JA/EN |
Rumbling Hearts | Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien | TV | 2003-2004 | JA |
Samurai Harem: Asu noYoichi | TV | 2009 | JA | |
Sankarea | TV | 2012 | JA | |
Say "I love you" | Sukitte Iinayo | TV | 2012 | JA/EN |
School Days (visual novel) | TV | 2007 | JA | |
School Rumble | Sukūru Ranburu | TV | 2004 | JA/EN |
Shakugan No Shana | TV | 2005 | JA/EN | |
Shuffle! | Shaffuru! | TV | 2005 | JA/EN |
Skip Beat! | Sukippu Bīto! | TV | 2011 | JA/EN |
Sugar Sugar Rune | Shuga Shuga Rūn | TV | 2005 | JA |
Sky With A Rising Half-Moon | Hanbun No Tsuki Ga Noboru Sora | TV | 2006 | JA |
Snow White with the Red Hair | Akagami no Shirayukihime | TV | 2015 | JA/EN |
Sola (manga) | TV/OVA | 2007 | JA | |
Song Of The Prince | Uta no prince sama | TV | 2011 | JA |
Special A / S · A: Special A | S·A Supesharu Ē | TV | 2008 | JA/EN |
Spice and Wolf | Imagin | TV | 2008 | JA/EN |
Suzuka | TV | 2005 | JA/EN | |
Sword Art Online | TV | 2012 | JA/EN | |
The Last: Naruto The Movie | Naruto | Movie | 2014 | JA/EN |
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou | Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo | TV | 2012 | JA |
The President is a Maid! | Kaichou wa Maid-sama! | TV | 2010 | JA |
The Wallflower | Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge | TV | 2006 | JA/EN |
The World God Only Knows | Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai | TV | 2010 | JA/EN |
The World God Only Knows II | Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai 2 | TV | 2011 | JA/EN |
The World's Greatest First Love | Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi | TV | 2011 | JA |
To Love-Ru | To Love-Ru | TV/OVA | 2008 | JA |
Tokyo Mew Mew | Tōkyō Myū Myū | TV | 2002 | JA/EN |
Toradora! | TV | 2008 | JA/EN | |
UFO Baby | Dā! Dā! Dā! | TV | 2002 | JA |
Ultra Maniac | Urutora Maniakku | TV | 2003 | JA/EN |
Vampire Knight | TV | 2008 | JA/EN | |
Waiting in the Summer | Ano Natsu de Matteru | TV | 2012 | JA |
We were there | Bokura ga Ita | TV | 2006 | JA |
Weathering With You | Tenki No Ko | Movie | 2019 | JA/EN |
Witch Craft Works | TV | 2014 | JA | |
Wolf Girl and Black Prince | Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji | TV | 2014 | JA |
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches | Yamada-kun to 7-nin no majo | TV | 2013 | JA/EN |
Yona Of The Dawn | Akatsuki no Yona | TV | 2014 | JA |
Your Lie in April[2] | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso | TV | 2014 | JA/EN |
Your Name | Kimi no na wa | Movie | 2016 | JA/EN |
References
edit- ^ Richard Eisenbeis (8 April 2014). "Your Complete Spring 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Aatish Kamble (23 December 2015). "30 Best Romance Anime You Should Watch". OtakuCrunch. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2015.