Embarrassing confessions, love at first sight, and long-awaited reunions.
Don't know how to spend Valentine's Day? Just for you, we have put together a list of romantic anime series for different tastes.
Grab a warm blanket and sit down with your loved one to watch the sweetest and funniest anime love stories.
1. Snow White with the Red Hair, 2015-2016
This anime will win the hearts of those who love stories about palaces and princes. A simple girl named Shirayuki works in a pharmacy and loves to wander through the forest in search of rare herbs.
When she returns after collecting the ingredients, she learns that the local prince has chosen her as his mistress because of her rare bright red hair.
Unwilling to accept such a fate, Shirayuki cuts off her beautiful hair and goes to a neighboring kingdom where she meets her future love – Prince Zen Wisteria.
2. Say "I Love You", 2012-2013
It is a tender and sensual story about the relationship between the popular high school student Yamato and the reclusive girl Mei.
The boy is always surrounded by many friends and fans, while the girl does not communicate with anyone. However, Mei is not as quiet as she seems at first glance.
She kicks an innocent Yamato down the stairs, mistaking him for his best friend, who was trying to pull Mei's skirt. This kick makes Yamato fall madly in love with Mei.
3. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, 2009-2024
This is a gentle and very measured story, where you just want to push the main characters to confess their feelings to each other.
Sawako is a very kind and sweet girl, but the people around her seem not to notice this and call her Sadako – a ghost from the horror movie The Ring. Shota immediately notices a bright and sincere nature in his classmate, and then falls in love with her.
In an attempt to get closer to Sawako, he helps her make friends with other classmates, and they in turn try their best to get the shy couple to confess.
4. TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You, 2020-2023
Over the Moon for You is an anime with an unusually fast development of relationships between the main characters. On his way to the entrance exams of an elite high school, a student named Nasa notices a girl of incredible beauty.
The stranger captivates the young man so much that he does not notice that a truck is coming towards him at full speed. This mysterious girl is not so simple, in a few seconds she manages to save Nasa from the seemingly inevitable death.
Seizing the opportunity, the student rushes to confess his love to her. Tsukasa, as the mysterious girl is called, agrees to accept his feelings only on the condition that they marry.
5. Our Love Has Always Been 10cm Apart, 2017
The mini-series tells the story of two people who have been unable to confess their love to each other for many years. Haruki has dreamed of becoming a director since childhood. For a long time in his life, there was only the dream of a big movie, until he met Mio in high school.
This modest girl loves to draw and dreams of connecting her life to creativity. The two become friends, but they have much deeper feelings for each other that they cannot confess.