There are two settings for romance anime that seem to be more popular than others.
High school romance has relatable characters and gives space for a lot of development.
Isekai romance offers an escape from real life.
Shounen is not the only anime genre that is popular among fans, romance series are also in high demand. And just like with any other type of series, romance anime has a variety of settings. But it seems like there are a couple of particular settings that we see much more often.
High school romance
Why is high school romance so popular, though? There might be two reasons: the target demographics of romance anime and the possibilities that this setting provides.
We don’t want to be grumpy old people who are saying that anime is just for kids, but let’s be honest, the majority of otaku are rather young. They may even be a 30-something-years-old type of young, but still.
High school is something that is either happening for young people right now or happened not so long ago, that’s why they haven’t forgotten about it yet. And that’s why young otakus can relate to highschoolers while watching such an anime.
High school is also a great opportunity to explore first love, and you know how they say that this is the strongest type of love. On top of that, highschoolers deal with a lot of issues in their lives such as bullying, for example, which can also be explored in this type of series.
There’s a reason why A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) was so praised by the audience. It touches upon so many important issues that wouldn’t be possible to explore this much, had this anime not been set in high school.
Or take, for example, Kaguya-sama: Love is War that provides hilarious humor in situations, which you wouldn’t imagine happening in any other setting. Miyuki and Kaguya have to be older than elementary school students to come up with their schemes, but younger than proper adults to behave this way.
Isekai romance
Fantasy worlds are another popular setting for romance anime, and this is also very easy to explain.
First of all, fantasy worlds are interesting and often very beautiful, so it’s always nice from the visual point of view. Then, they are a way to escape reality and immerse yourself in an unknown setting.
On top of that, you can include magic, politics, princes, dragons, reincarnation, wars and basically anything else into an isekai romance, because fantasy worlds have no limits and boundaries, and it’s also incredibly attractive for the audience.
Mushoku Tensei is a great example of this, since a grown-up man gets a chance to escape his reality in another world and start his life anew. With outstanding girls by his side, of course!
Okay, it might be isekai, too.
Summary:
There are two settings for romance anime that seem to be more popular than others.
High school romance has relatable characters and gives space for a lot of development.
Isekai romance offers an escape from real life.
Shounen is not the only anime genre that is popular among fans, romance series are also in high demand. And just like with any other type of series, romance anime has a variety of settings. But it seems like there are a couple of particular settings that we see much more often.
High school romance
Why is high school romance so popular, though? There might be two reasons: the target demographics of romance anime and the possibilities that this setting provides.
We don’t want to be grumpy old people who are saying that anime is just for kids, but let’s be honest, the majority of otaku are rather young. They may even be a 30-something-years-old type of young, but still.
High school is something that is either happening for young people right now or happened not so long ago, that’s why they haven’t forgotten about it yet. And that’s why young otakus can relate to highschoolers while watching such an anime.
High school is also a great opportunity to explore first love, and you know how they say that this is the strongest type of love. On top of that, highschoolers deal with a lot of issues in their lives such as bullying, for example, which can also be explored in this type of series.
There’s a reason why A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) was so praised by the audience. It touches upon so many important issues that wouldn’t be possible to explore this much, had this anime not been set in high school.
Or take, for example, Kaguya-sama: Love is War that provides hilarious humor in situations, which you wouldn’t imagine happening in any other setting. Miyuki and Kaguya have to be older than elementary school students to come up with their schemes, but younger than proper adults to behave this way.
Isekai romance
Fantasy worlds are another popular setting for romance anime, and this is also very easy to explain.
First of all, fantasy worlds are interesting and often very beautiful, so it’s always nice from the visual point of view. Then, they are a way to escape reality and immerse yourself in an unknown setting.
On top of that, you can include magic, politics, princes, dragons, reincarnation, wars and basically anything else into an isekai romance, because fantasy worlds have no limits and boundaries, and it’s also incredibly attractive for the audience.
Mushoku Tensei is a great example of this, since a grown-up man gets a chance to escape his reality in another world and start his life anew. With outstanding girls by his side, of course!
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