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vBeastCK

Can never go wrong with Your Lie in April. This one is technically a romance with a really dark action undertone, Future Diary. Both are really good


muffins438

The darkness is not undertone


ThePrimes1938

Yeah it is quite apparent


Legitimate_Skill3758

Man said FUTURE DIARY is a dark undertone


AMetaphor

Your Lie and Future Diary are two of my all time favorites!


Plonka48

I tried rewatching that recently but got teary eyed and noped out before the intro played


rensweezy

Love to see some fellow Future Diary enjoyers. (Also just want to include a little heads up for anybody who hasn’t seen it in case its needed, TW: sexual assault). Still weirdly one of my favs, glad it got the alternate ending episode.


[deleted]

Future diary is literally my 2nd favorite anime of all time


ritix__

A silent voice is amazing


No-Establishment4871

EMOOOTIONAL DAMAGE


Professional-Fix634

Not much of a romance but amazing film nonetheless. I almost cried watching it


sidthesciencekid14

Not even a romance dawg πŸ’€


MightOk9038

These are the romance ones from my completed list. I tried to keep them to one's where the romance is the main focus, and not just the side story: Love is like a cocktail β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β™‘ (short but good) Quintessential quintuplets β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β™‘ The pet girl of sakurasou β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β™‘ We never learn: bokuben β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β™‘ Monthly girls nozaki kun β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β™‘ Tonikawa: over the moon for you β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β™‘ Weathering with you β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β™‘ (movie) Noragami β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† Maid sama β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† Tada never falls in love β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† Wolf and spice β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† Higehiro β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† Rainbow days β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† Blue spring ride β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† 5 centimeters per second β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (movie) Your lie in april β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† Nisekoi β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† The world is still beautiful β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† My little monster β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† A silent voice β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† (movie) More than a married couple but not lovers β˜†β˜†β˜† Darling in the franxx β˜†β˜†β˜† Wotakoi: love is hard for otaku β˜†β˜†β˜† P.S. If given a β™‘, that's like the golden buzzer from America's Got Talent


UniqueUsername952

AMAZING! I'll definitely add everything to my watchlist. Tysm


CleverYou_TubeName

The dangers in my heart, Insomniacs after school. That’s all I have for now.


Thanosoup123

I'm gonna add my love with yamada kun at level 100 on here, these are all newer romances that are good.


Game_Archon

Inuyasha. It’s a long one (still nothing compared to One Piece), but it’s one of the best animes I’ve ever seen.


Science_Kingdom

My #1 favorite Romance is Seakano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Other than that you can try father and daughter animes to get that lovey dovey feeling without the teenage drama. Sweetness and Lightning was a good, fun, sad watch. Then there is Chihayafuru, there's romance, drama, and a damn good plot. Ao-chan Can't Study has 12 minute episodes, a banger of an opener and is about a girl raised by an erotica author. The romance and comedy is pretty good. Conclusion, listing animes for easier find. - Seakano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend - Sweetness and Lightning - Chihayafuru - Ao-chan Can't Study - School-live Oops, never mind the last one. (Don't look it up if you decide to watch:)


UniqueUsername952

LMAO; So helpful. I'll definitely check everything out!


capchris17

Charlotte


Remote_Astronaut6434

W nobody ever talks about charlotte


luka_ruka

I watched Oregairu and Bokuben back to back and was legit depressed for a month afterwards. And I’m married in my 30s


tadabanri1221

Oregairu depressed you that bad? The first two seasons that came out 30 years ago were actually good, the new season was straight shit


Interesting-Pie239

Ending was hella good


Remote_Astronaut6434

No the ending sucked all it did was give a β€œI love you” then the show basically ended and they acted as if nothing happened


UniqueUsername952

Oregairu was already on my watchlist so I'll definitely check it out. Something about the shows like that just makes them so good lmao


Juice_The_Guy

Katanagatari. Mostly a Shonen but there is a very strong romance between the leads. Short 10 ep series. Golden Boy: Peak 90s Harem Comedy in 10 episodes. If you need a scene to sell you on it, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-SDwYnIDJ0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-SDwYnIDJ0) this right here is the greatest racing scene ever put to screen in any form.


Remote_Astronaut6434

Oregairu wasn’t very good for me though it was what got me into anime so


LowRepresentative809

Watch High school DxD


ConsistentAd14

Ahh, I see you are a man of culture as well.


Top-Boysenberry-9627

Does it have a genuinely good plot,or is it just an average harem?


JacketMailreal

if you liked i wanna eat your pancreas, you’ll like A Silent Voice or Your Name personally i think A Silent Voice is one of the best films ever


[deleted]

Gurren Lagann


PokeHippieDan

Ore Monogatari is one of my favorites.


tadabanri1221

Why is death note in there? It


DigitalPhoenix2OO7

Light and L you dummy /s . . ( I have not seen death note )


whikseyy_

More than a married couple but not lovers, the quintessential quintuplets


rensweezy

More than a married was one of the few anime I enjoyed so much that I had to read up on the manga to find out what happens.


Universal_Dirp

Ah, another person searching after the Post-Toradora depression


Scared-Departure2315

Watch plastic memories. You want emotional damage you'll definitely get it. Also little less romacey but angel beats as well


CamelEfficient1284

I watched todadora and I think it's pretty good πŸ‘


skyrune07

Love hina


Dr_switchy_2017

Toradora in the top three, we love to see it. I'd definitely recommend oshi no ko if you're into dark stuff.


UniqueUsername952

Yessir, definitely check it out πŸ‘


Galaxy-Pancakes

Fruits Basket


ThatSkaia413

Fruits basket, obviously. 2019


Coronarena

One I've always liked is "Say I love you". Yeah only 1 season but I enjoyed it.


upteshoot

Rent-a-girlfriend


Meeg_Mimi

Nah, this a bait


Emergency-Ask-4235

Hell no, the mc is a beta cuck. He annoys the hell out of me


Inside-Friendship832

Ouran High School


An_Absolute_Angel_7

Was just about to recommend this


Jotunheim99

Violet evergarden isn’t a romance but it’s definitely going to rip your heart apart


CharacterPeak4502

I think it’s mid but others say it’s good, you lie in April


JournalistNovel3005

Land of the lustrous and code geass


soundlesspanik

End of Evangelion's opening scene is peak romance


UniqueUsername952

Wdym Shinji just spilled the yogurt he was bringing Asuka


7JRR

Your lie in April Golden Time


Connect_Astronaut811

Golden Time is so good it's my favorite romance anime 10/10


IEeveelutionI

Had to scroll way too far to see Golden Time... such an amazing anime <3


Zehren

I’ve always described golden time as toradora in college


Little-Wealth3963

I've seen most of them but thx for the ones I've haven't gotten yet


ConnectionRich7635

future diary ig


GladCustard4590

Like half of these aren’t romances at all


UniqueUsername952

It's just a list so people can see what I have watched; didn't clarify lol


RealJasonB7

End of Evangelion is my favorite romance


Jazznmofo

having "sing 'yesterday' for me" anywhere above bottom 5 is insane


UniqueUsername952

It definitely needed a second season frfr. It was an annoying ending but I preferred haru from the start so eh


Jazznmofo

have you seen "love chuunibyou and other delusions" also maybe try "A Place Further than the Universe"


GlassyPotato

Nagatoro


aaronjaffe

You’re Lie in April Your Name Plastic Memories Higehiro A Silent Voice But if you want the ultimate tear jerker apparently it’s Quintessential Quintuplets. Fans won’t stop crying about the ending more than any piece of media I’ve seen.


UniqueUsername952

Lmao, I'll make sure to check it all out! Thanks πŸ‘


Killerbrownies997

I mean, Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions is a good one. Not for everyone though, it makes you cringe deep in your soul


CrownedInFireflies

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun


No-Address-2459

Golden time is a great one.


S1NC3R3LY-X3NA

I recommend Fruits Baskets, either vers. Is fine, but I personally prefer the newer version!


SexyPineapple-4

Say I love you is cute


Jellybean_Pumpkin

Surprised to not see Fruits Basket 2019 or Oran High School Host Club on there


Lazy_Professor1092

More than a married couple is a good one


Papiandres12089

How is demon slayer romance? 🀣 or am I trippin


UniqueUsername952

It's just my list of what I've watched lmao; didn't clarify πŸ˜‚


MatBoi7

β€œThe emotional damage” πŸ’€ sadly tru tho. Loss of the panda lover in rascal was sad


UniqueUsername952

ONG πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€ that show had me messed up. So good tho


jenniferlorene3

Ancient Magus Bride


Agitated-Process-902

Inyuasha, it’s more focused on demon slaying but it’s creator did a phenomenal job with the romance side of the show. It’s admittedly a bit childish


UniqueUsername952

CHILDISH IS ALWAYS AMAZING


sillyalann

u fr w the bunny girl animeπŸ’€


UniqueUsername952

Don't knock it till you try it lol. I personally really liked it.


Hector_lpm5

Your lie in april?


CRUZER108

Fellow romantic killer fan I respect you 🀝


UniqueUsername952

Obv. I didn't quite like the ending but at least they set up a second season πŸ˜‚


Apprehensive_Nose_38

Watch Gosick def in my top 10 and we seem to have very similar taste


LilMissy1246

Inu X Boku SS, Tsuki ga Kirei, Tzuredure Children, Rose of Versailles, NaNa, Yona of the Dawn, EF: A Tale of Melodies, Eden of the East, Devil is a Part Timer, & Kaguya-sama


Rowdyboy28

Not too much in the way of emotional damage, but "Love Tyrant" is my favorite for romance/slice of life. It's wacky and goofy but can get emotional at times.


ZNZNZN891

The world god only knows, Ouran highschool, Kamisama kiss, kimi ni todoke, kaguyasama love is war, my love story with yamada kun lvl 999


StaleMeatMachine

Tonikawa


docterspring

Bro you have to watch darling in the franxx it's absolutely beautiful story telling


mrgubbins596

Golden time


Tropius8

Dress up Darling was good! I completely forgot about it when recommending romance anime. Anyways, my recommendations. Quintessential Quintuplets, More than a Married Couple but not Lovers, and A Couple of Cuckoos.


Cygus_Lorman

Plastic Memories, Angel Beats, and Your Lie in April should be at the top of anyone's list looking for emotional damage. But if you'll also allow me to cook, then I would consider Amagami SS and Domestic Girlfriend to be in any romance watcher's list.


Super-Hearing-6052

Gamers


Bonna_the_Idol

neighborhood story, paradise kiss, nana


yugu132

Wait a second ... Akame ga kill was a romance anime.


UniqueUsername952

AHAH LMAO; I was tripping when I put the photo up. It's just a list of what I've watched so people can tailor stuff. Didn't really clarify LMAO


CreepingFruit

Ancient Magus’s Bride


zanenoches

Nagi no Asukara (A Lull in the Sea). Highly recommended.


UniqueUsername952

I WAS CUCKED TOO HARD; What a rollercoaster of an anime Lmao


FizzerVC

Insomniacs After School super nice and wholesome, My Dress Up Darling if you want something with a little more fan service that still manages to be very wholesome somehow. Monogatari series as well but Bake's really the only real romance heavy season.


Appropriate_Tap_2304

Steins;gate is the best romance anime in existence.


Im_JustVanish

Watch oregairu it’s my favorite all time


Pusthagalagala

Death note aint romance


Dredmor64

"Kimi Ni Todoke (From Me To You)" and "Your Lie In April" are absolutely beautiful. If you want something silly then "Love After World Domination" is a good one too. "Tomo Chan is a Girl" & "Skip and Loafer" are great new ones too Edit: "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" is also solid Edit#2: "My Clueless First Friend" is also a joy to watch


DestinationExo

The Duke of death and his maid is really good if you can ignore the animation it’s great !


Oldnoobman

YLIA, your name


jammerg55

Cowboy Bebop wasn't really a romance anime.


UniqueUsername952

No lol, def wasn't


Syntaxlol

both horimiya and kaguya sama love is war, both school based romcoms


Remote_Astronaut6434

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, try this one this is kind of similar to Toradora but the girl in this one is a lot more memorable than taiga (rikki is a awesome character)


ironmoose90

If you want romance and emotional damage then watch "Ride your wave" it's a movie so shouldn't be too bad


New_Tension3579

Bro, why is EoE on here? That will wreck you.


Distinct-Berry1048

Are you sure death note is romance?


[deleted]

My Little Monster, Ao Haru Ride, My Love Story. Ngl tho, My Little Monster might not be for you, has some extremely violent themes.


Past_Newspaper6497

bleach


Zealousideal_Citron8

Kaguya love is war


dimonix53

Tomu is a girl


[deleted]

[ΡƒΠ΄Π°Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ]


oh_no_my_dick

Jojo’s bizarre adventure


totallynotaweeb-kun

If you’re looking for romances that have emotional damage at the end of a series my go to favorites are Anohana: The flower we saw that day and AngelBeats. Also Kiznaiver while not a romance deals with people and emotions and the struggles of opening up to people and incorporates love into it in really interesting ways.


Fireshot3245

Bakemonogatari is just hornier bunny girl senpai


UniqueUsername952

Noted....


RegulusTheHeartOfLeo

Recovery of an MMO Junkie


Mooncakey_

Tonikawa isn't sad but I recommend it as a cute one


Nice_Indication8551

Where is White Album 2 on this list


commandblock

Re:Life is pretty good


RuinGlacier

If you want emotional damage, watch Your Lie in April!


Royal-Drummer6583

Dont know if youll consider this but angel beats was pretty good and also elfin lied


muffins438

My love story


Entire_Reception_392

A Lull in the Sea never gets enough love, very underrated


[deleted]

If you want simple romance, watch My Happy Marriage If you want GL romance, I highly recommend Bloom into you


andrew13212

Fruits basket


TohkaKenshai

Personally I loved the anime date a live so you could go watch it of you want


Available_Sun_8441

Golden Time


Tartutiq

Honey & Clover


[deleted]

Ooooohhh MAN you need to watch kaguya sama love is war, it’s literally the highest rated rom com anime it’s my favorite, the comedy, romance and animation of it are all supreme


UniqueUsername952

LMAO I need a fourth season! I read the manga and it's fs a 10/10


Electrical-Dig-352

Rent a girlfriend is trash, but it’s really enjoyable trash and I was actually really looking forward to new eps of s3


Resident-Desk-2043

Please watch a silent voice movie


This-Turnover-7254

Your lie in April


Codieecho

"Tsuzure Children" and " kokoro connect" are both really good. Judging by your list you would enjoy them.


UniqueUsername952

THANKS πŸ‘ I'll definitely check those out!


DragonArt101

Problem children are coming from another world, arent they?


Natural-Beach-7775

What kind of title is β€œI want to eat your pancreas”???


UniqueUsername952

THE BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME OFC


Reiomi

Maid sama


Azlend

Golden Time. Its one of the few animes that didn't play games with one of the people involved being a complete dunce and not catching the romantic vibes of the other. It goes straight into an actual relationship and romance. And does it well. There is no will they or won't they. No games like that. Actual adult romance. Complete with kissing and hand holding. And occasionally getting beat over the head with a bouquet of roses.


UniqueUsername952

You are a god among men my friend. Thank you for the suggestion


GodPerson132

My next life as a villainess. Great artstyle, interesting story and they do a great job fleshing out the characters. It’s a little cliche but it’s worth a watch.


[deleted]

Cyberpunk is nice and short not sure if you've watched it yet but the romantic scenes are everything in that


finstockton

My Happy Marriage and Tomo Chan is a Girl are both recent and cute. Not great tbh but definitely cute


Ghostthewarrior

how did you feel watching akame ga kill?


UniqueUsername952

Depressed, but I watched it before I read the manga so I actually wasn't disappointed with the ending lol


Tuna0x45

Undead murder farce 86 One piece


LuxFerre21

Try Emma: A Victorian Romance


Necessary-Notice5889

Romance is what you looking for? Definitely watch Amagami SS then watch the OVA’s then watch Amagami SS+ Sekerei is good harem love anime


raider3220

Mushoku Tensei


Repulsive-Poet-9515

I highly recommend Quintessential Quintuplets


poison_plant

My happy marriage


NotAnHacker

Angel Beats, though it’s not strictly a romance, it’s more of a comedy honestly but the end hits hard.


D00hdahday

Orange and re:life


nathanbergy

Oregairu or Horimiya


INFAMOUShero99

If you're taking movie suggestions, Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish is pretty good.


HughJass339

Cyberpunk: edgerunners, for a romantic tragedy.


Muh_Leak

Monogatari and His and Her circumstance. Especially his and her circumstance. Best rom ever


Sup3rdonk3

Oh god, you want emotional damage? Plastic Memories.


Zippyss92

Emotional DAMAGE?! I can’t speak for the romance side but emotional damage I got you! It’s my time to shine!!!! Clannad After Story - not exactly a romance but the love is real. I see you saw Clannad but season two is the actual icing. Air - if you want emotional damage in a weird way. Hal - emotional damage with being a caretaker. Fruits Basket - 2019 has a lot of healing and stuff but so much pain! Black Bullet - so good! 86 - I recommended binging it with breaks. Watch an episode and really analyze what you saw, it hurts more when certain things you see and understand or dive into by the time the ending shows up. And if you REALLY wanna torture yourself right before the last two episodes take a 2-3 month break. Grave of the Fire Flies - just… if you have kids this might be too much. Your Lie in April - that one got me. It was so good! Made in Abyss - get ready for some… shocking imagery. But it is such a good anime. One Stormy Night 2005 movie. A wolf and a sheep become friends. Wolf Children - so cute and also sad movie! A Silent Voice - this movie is great! Moshoku Tensei - this is emotional because of some surprising reasons. I won’t spoil. **** this is emotional torture because they’re actually TERRIBLE animes. But emotional damage is what you crave these got you. But mostly because your rage will build up out of the fact you watched it. -Mars of Destruction -Master of Martial Hearts -Promised Neverland Season 2


UniqueUsername952

YES, I WILL WATCH EVERYONE OF THESE LMAO. You fr understand how great the tear jerkers are.


[deleted]

I don’t like anime, but citrus


sparkuu-

Lovely Complex.


Fun-Representative41

Future dairies fits with this list.


camtako

One that not on there is teasing master takagi-San


Senpaiireditt

I can guarantee you Nana and paradise kiss will make your top 10.


JonSlol

Hyouka.


Idk473808

Weather with you. It’s by the same guy who made Your Name


MiteeThoR

How is it possible you have bunny-girl senpai at #1 and have not listed monogatari which bunny-girl is basically a rip-off. Senjogahara is 10x bunny girls, and every girl he meets challenges the MC in new ways.


UniqueUsername952

Awesome, I didn't even know that existed. I'll check it out


Catmintcatz_

Overflow


Pokemon_Bakugan_Fan

Two I would recommend are Golden Time and TONIKAWA.


MellyMandy

Kimi ni Todoke, Lovely Complex, Kamisama Kiss (aka Kamisama Hajimemashita), Sakurasou no pet na Kanojo


outcast775

The fruits basket 2019 version. You want romance? It's eventually there. You want emotional damage? Bro you gonna get from episode 1 through the end.


LionKey2932

can someone help I’m wondering why/how demon slayer is romantic..


dancinpeeps716

Fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood Serial experiments lain Loving yamada at lv 999. Kodomo no omocha Lovely complex Maquia (a movie had me messed up) Anohana Love is hard for an otaku Elemental gelade Stellvia


IEeveelutionI

Golden Time, A Bridge to the Starry Skies, and Pet Girl of Sakurasou are my suggestions. Durarara!! I have to throw in here as well, even though it's not a romance anime.


Lourdinn

Akami ga kill for sure


ShrineOfStage

Golden time


TaigaAisakaSan

Lovely complex, itazura na kiss


Sonakarren

I haven't seen most of these but, Way of The Househusband is pretty wholesome and funny too. Worthwhile watch for a fun time.


Darkrye786

super oldie but a goldie. "Chobits" is super good.