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Kareshi kanojo no jijou

If two nerds cross paths, big bang can't be avoided. Yes and Yukino Miyazawa I was completely underwhelmed by my acquaintance with Arima Shuichiru, but getting to know each other better, they become a couple which at least print on the cover of the collection “Romantic Hits 2003”. Everything is beautiful only in fairy tales, but here there is a little anime, and Challenges await the heroes at every step. Whether they reach the final together or merge - see for yourself.

Toradora!

This is the story of Taiga Aisaki(aka I'll turn into a bundle of rage if you cross my path) and Ryuji Takasu, whose heart radiates approximately as much love as tons plastic ends up in the world's oceans. According to the laws of the genre, initially there was no talk of any romance, but the writers didn’t ask anyone and now kiss.

Chobits

Psst, anime fans, would you like some? science fiction? Android Persocom is a miracle of technology and a work assistant who will make coffee, talk about life, and then wash the dishes. One day Hideki Motosuwa came across an abandoned persocom who also has the appearance of a chick. Bingo! At this point, luck struck “oh, that’s it”: it turned out that the robotic girl can only pronounce the sound “chii”. Hidegi, weak-minded and bravely, tries to introduce her to life. It soon becomes clear that the electric friend is from the Chobit class, that is, endowed with will and intelligence. Yes, lovestory is more like a series "Black Mirror", and that's cool!

Young revolutionary Utena

Shōjo kakumei Utena

14-year-old Utena Tenjou tries to find the prince (shashtag “girls are girls”), whom she met by chance as a child. One day, a girl ends up in the majestic Otori Academy, where she becomes the protector of other chans, participates in duels with the best representatives of the school and even wins the “Bride of the Rose”. Then everything becomes completely about girlpower, but without body positivity. Oh yes, the prince will be found but it is not a fact that this is good news.


Hana yori dango

Makino Tsukushi is a girl from a not very rich family, but he has few complexes about this, even studying at a super luxury school. Everything would be fine, but the fantastic four narcissistic guys are constantly pulling Makino’s friend’s mental braids, which means war cannot be avoided. How the story turns out is a secret, but remember that this list is about romance, that is there will be some tenderness.


Ore Monogatari!!

Takeo Goda- an anime and non-green version of the Hulk, whom everyone respects, and in general he normal guy. The only problem is dude mired in the friend zone to the bones, and the girls fall in love with his friend - Makoto Sunakawa. Takeo has already given up hope but a gift of fate descends upon him in the form of one rescued from under the wheels of a train Rinko Yamato. And here all conventions are thrown into the trash: even such thugs as Takeo the heart taps, and your legs become weak.

Fruit basket

Due to a car accident, young Tooru Honda loses everything: both mother and home. Fortunately, living nearby The family of classmate Souma Yuki accepts Tooru. Like many anime families, Soums keep enough skeletons in the closet: one of these - curse of the Zodiac, because of which they turn into animals from one touch of a person of the opposite sex. Well, that’s it, we’ve cast the bait - we’ll continue on our own, this is not Wikipedia.


Shigatsu wa kimi no uso

Everything here is extremely simple. Kosei Arima loses interest in music after his mother's death and sits idle until his life violinist Kaori appears, determined to persuade the guy to continue the business all my life. The most musical anime on the list!

The genre itself anime romance very widespread and popular, almost like samurai anime, especially among teenagers and more mature viewers. The maximum number of viewers of romantic anime are girls. It is the fair sex that likes the sincere and magical relationships of couples. The genre implies the presence of a couple in love, who, with their sincere, tender and slightly touching relationship, will be able to melt any heart and let them fall for a moment into the world of dreams and desires. Romance excludes any vulgar and unclean, false relationships between a man and a woman. This genre concentrates only all that is most tender, sincere and beautiful in human relationships.

There are so many lonely people in the world who lack love and affection, and lack simple human relationships. Exactly romance with kisses are able to make anyone feel how beautiful the fleeting glances of timid lovers are, how much tenderness, love and dreams there are in one fleeting touch. The dream of every adult is to return for a few moments of his youthful days, to the times school romance. It is during these years that every person can feel true romance, all the purity and charm of the relationship between a boy and a girl. Only at this age the relationship is pure and does not have any ulterior motive or intention.

Romance online will give everyone the opportunity to relive their youthful years, to renew long-forgotten fleeting joys, tenderness and dreams, to remember the joy of simple touches and glances. There are things and concepts that will never become outdated and will always be relevant for any generation. Romance and love in any work of art will always be in demand and loved. To lift your spirits in gloomy and cold weather, you need to watch something that can warm your soul and evoke a feeling of tenderness. This could be the romantic anime series that is currently airing.

Stories of confessions, romantic dates, high feelings and disappointments - all this is present in anime about love, which are extremely popular and are on the list of the best animated films of all time. Excellent characters, colorful landscapes and beautiful music make cartoons even more attractive to the fair half of humanity. Young girls living in a land of dreams and illusions will not remain indifferent to the rich stories, and the beautiful dialogues and tremulous feelings of the characters will melt the coldest heart. But will the long-suffering lovers be able to fulfill their dream and keep their love? The answer can only be obtained by watching these extraordinary animated films until the end credits!

Boys and girls (TV series) (2005)
Makino Tsukushi, the main character, from a poor family, enters the elite Eitoku school, where only children from rich families study. Tsukushi does not feel very comfortable in this school, where students go to classes only to show off their expensive things to others. There are also 4 guys from the richest and most influential families studying at Eitoku. They are the elite of this school. They are feared, respected, loved, admired and indulged in everything. They call themselves F4.

Flowers after flowers (TV series) / Hana yori dango (2005)

Genre: melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): October 21, 2005
A country: Japan

Starring: Mao Inoe, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Abe, Megumi Sato, Aki Nishihara, Saki Seto, Aki Fukada, Emiko Matsuoka

Blooming Youth (TV series) (2009)
Grey-eyed Kajika Kagami Barnsworth is the daughter of an American tycoon and a Japanese woman who died tragically. The father could not devote much time to his daughter, so Kajika studied and traveled under the protection of faithful people and grew up to be an intelligent, sincere and determined girl, only the inherited paternal character spoiled a lot of blood for the mistress and those around her. Shortly after his daughter's 14th birthday, Harry Barnsworth, owner of a global business empire, called his sole heiress for an important conversation.

Blooming Youth (TV series) / Hana sakeru seishônen (2009)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama
Premiere (world): April 5, 2009
A country: Japan

Starring: Aya Endo, Morikawa Toshiyuki, Daisuke Ono

Fruits Basket (TV series 2001 – 2005) (2001)
“Even when everything in life turns against you, keep smiling!” - that’s what Tooru Honda’s mother said. And in her life everything really turned out worse than ever. Tooru's father died and his mother died in a car accident this spring; renovations began in her grandfather's house, where she was supposed to live, and Tooru was asked to stay with a friend. In order not to bother anyone, she decided to find a job and live in a tent in the forest. Despite everything, she continued to smile, and even Tooru’s close friends did not suspect anything.

Fruits Basket (TV series 2001 – 2005) / Fruits Basket (2001)

Genre:
Premiere (world): July 5, 2001
A country: Japan

Starring: Yui Horie, Aya Hisakawa, Tomokazu Seki, Kazuhiko Inoe, Ayaka Saito, Reiko Yasuhara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Okiayu Ryotaro, Yuka Imai, Mitsuru Miyamoto

Mai-Hime (TV series 2004 – 2005) (2004)
The beautiful Mai Tokiha and her sickly younger brother Takumi receive an invitation to study at the prestigious private school Fuka, and the school administration gives them a scholarship, which is very significant for a poor family that lost their mother at an early age. Sailing on a ferry to her place of study, Mai takes part in the rescue of the almost drowned strange girl Makoto, who was pulled out of the water with a huge black sword. However, this almost cost her her life - the girl Natsuki infiltrates the ship with the goal of killing Makoto.

Mai-Hime (TV series 2004 – 2005) / Mai-HiME (2004)

Genre: anime, cartoon, fantasy, action, drama
Premiere (world): September 30, 2004
A country: Japan

Starring: Carol Ann-Day, Kaitlynn Medrek, Wendy Morrison, Victor Atelevic, Ethan Cole, Graham Ko, Cheryl McMaster, Melanie Risdon, Jordan Schartner, Cole Howard

Glass Mask (TV series) (1984)
Life is not easy for thirteen-year-old Maya Kitajima: her father died young, her mother had to work a lot - she is a waitress in a Chinese restaurant, and Maya herself needs to study and help with the delivery of ramen. And all this would be nothing, but in the girl there lives an ineradicable inclination - no, more: an all-consuming passion! – which prevents her from working and studying: Maya literally dreams of acting. Cinema and theater are her whole life. Maya is late with the delivery and does not listen to instructions.

Glass mask (TV series) / Garasu no kamen (1984)

Genre:
Premiere (world): April 9, 1984
A country: Japan

Starring: Masako Katsuki, Minori Matsushima, Nachi Nozawa, Mitsuya Yuji, Yuzuru Fujimoto

The President is a maid! (TV series) (2010)
Brief summary of the animated romantic series "The President is a maid!" The men's private school Seika, famous for the atrocities of its students, once terrified the entire district. To “soften morals” they introduced joint education, but the result is still very, very doubtful. However, Misaki Ayuzawa - an athlete, an excellent student and the first female student council president in Seiki's history - firmly decided to change the situation and bring order and discipline to the temple of science.

The President is a maid! (TV series) / Kaichou wa meido-sama! (2010)

Genre:
Premiere (world): April 1, 2010
A country: Japan

Starring: Ayumi Fujimura, Kana Hanazawa, Mitsuhiro Ichiki, Yu Kobayashi, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kazuyoshi Shiibashi, Takuma Terashima

The Seven Faces of Nadeshiko Yamato (TV series 2006 – 2007) (2006)
It all starts with the fact that four handsome playboys, who lived in a beautiful Victorian mansion standing in the middle of a rose garden, received a very tempting offer from their landlady. Make her niece a real lady in a month. In case of success, the mansion was at their complete disposal; in case of failure, the rent was tripled. - Just a piece of cake! - the handsome men said in unison.

Seven guises of Nadeshiko Yamato (TV series 2006 – 2007) / Yamato nadeshiko shichihenge (2006)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): October 3, 2006
A country: Japan

Starring: Norihisa Mori, Shotaro Morikubo, Hirofumi Nojima, Tomokazu Sugita, Yukiko Takaguchi, Yukinojoh Tohyama, Shinichi Watanabe

Special class "A" (TV series) (2008)
There are people who are only satisfied with first place. Hikari Hakazono, a girl from a poor family, accustomed to achieving everything in life through her hard work, is one of these people. And, as luck would have it, since childhood, Kei Takishima, the heir of a famous clan, a genius in literally everything, crosses her path everywhere. The rivalry that began at the age of 6 brings them to the Hakusen private school, where they do not consider it necessary to say “keep your head down, be like everyone else.” On the contrary, gifted and bright personalities are collected in special class “A”.

Special class "A" (TV series) / Special A (2008)

Genre:
A country: Japan

Starring: Yuko Goto, Jun Fukuyama, Hitomi Nabatame, Hiro Shimono, Ayahi Takagaki, Tsubasa Yonaga, Kazuma Horie, Kisho Taniyama, Megumi Ogata, Ami Koshimizu

Ouran School Host Club (TV series) (2006)
How easily the life of a high school student can change if he manages to break a vase worth 8 million yen... This is how the life of Haruhi, an ordinary girl from a rather poor family, changed, who, thanks to her diligence and excellent academic performance, received the right to study at an elite school where everyone The students come from rich, very rich families. Trying to get away from the hustle and bustle of careless rich people, Haruhi seeks refuge in the music room, hoping to study in peace...

Ouran School Host Club (TV series) / Ôran kôkô hosutobu (2006)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): April 4, 2006
A country: Japan

Starring: Maaya Sakamoto, Mamoru Miyano, Masaya Matsukaze, Kenichi Suzumura, Yoshinori Fujita, Ayaka Saito, Daizuke Kirii, Yuko Sampei, Riza Tsubaki, Kozue Yoshizumi

The Singing Prince: Really 1000% Love (TV series) (2011)
Modest provincial girl Haruka Nanami enters the famous Saotome Music Academy. This is a closed educational institution that trains singers and composers. Everything about Saotome is beyond praise: luxurious buildings and rich classrooms, an eccentric director and pop star teachers, a rich curriculum and pedagogical methods designed to stimulate the creative potential of students.

The Singing Prince: Really 1000% Love (TV series) / Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000% (2011)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): July 3, 2011
A country: Japan

Starring: Miyuki Sawashiro, Takuma Terashima, Mamoru Miyano, Kisho Taniyama

The Golden String (TV series 2006 – 2007) (2006)
The Seiso Music School has an extraordinary history: it was founded by a man who saved the life of a musical elf! In gratitude, the elf promised to bless the school and give its students the opportunity to truly enjoy music. Hino Kahoko is a student in the regular, non-music wing of Seiso. She doesn't play any instruments and has nothing to do with music at all... until she meets Lily, that same elf. And Lily assures that Hino-san has an undeniable talent, and therefore she needs - neither more nor less!

The Golden String (TV series 2006 – 2007) / Kin iro no koruda: Primo passo (2006)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, melodrama
Premiere (world): October 1, 2006
A country: Japan

Starring: Reiko Takagi, Kisho Taniyama, Kentaro Ito, Jun Fukuyama, Masakazu Morita, Daizuke Kishio, Akemi Sato, Yuki Masuda, Kaori Mizuhashi, Hideo Ishikawa

Hot Summer (TV series) (2003)
The quiet life of the children from the “Bell Ringing” summer school for boys, lost in the picturesque mountains, ended the day when, as a bold experiment, a whole group of pretty girls were sent to them... After all, everyone knows that summer is not the best time for classes . But for mischievous adventures, first love and true friendship, these hot days are the best time! But how many ridiculous situations, spicy moments and funny quarrels must happen before both boys and girls understand...

Hot Summer (TV series) / Gur&icirс;n gur&icirс;n (2003)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
A country: Japan

Starring: Peter Doyle, Sandy Fox, Grant George, Alexandra Gerstein, Bob Bobson, Bryce Papenbrook, Samantha Reynolds, Cindy Robinson, Kristen Rutherford, Ethan Murray

Sweet droplets (video) (2006)
The girl is transferred to a school where a strange “Master - Honey” system operates (in short - a rich student can have a kind of “errand girl (boy)” to his liking). She immediately becomes Honey, the same errand girl for local playboy Kai. He always treats her with disdain - he considers her only a toy, but is this true? Is he really that disgusting and rude? Or is there something more behind this? And what will happen if someone, much more friendly and kind, offers to change the owner?

Sweet droplets (video) / Mitsu x Mitsu doroppusu 1 (2006)

Genre: anime, cartoon, short film, melodrama
Premiere (world): April 28, 2006
A country: Japan

Reaching You (TV series 2009 – 2011) (2009)
Schoolgirl Sawako Kuronuma was given the nickname Sadako (that was the name of the ghost girl from The Ring) by her kind classmates because of her pale skin and long black hair. Because of this, there are even rumors around the school that the girl sees ghosts and knows how to curse people. Not the best fame. However, soon Sawako’s life begins to change dramatically - not without the help of one very popular guy at school, who suddenly decides to talk to her. With its help, many will recognize the heroine from a completely different side.

Reaching You (TV series 2009 – 2011) / Kimi ni Todoke (2009)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama
Premiere (world): October 6, 2009
A country: Japan

Starring: Namikawa Daisuke, Mamiko Noto, Yuko Sampei

Connection of Hearts (TV series) (2012)
They are not childhood friends and have not known each other for ten years. No, three girls and two boys met already at Yamaboshi High School, where they met and became friends. None of them managed to find a club they liked, and so the “Society of Youth Culture” was born. The cheerful and sociable Iori became the president, the strict and sensible Himeko became her deputy, and the pretty fashionista Yui rounded out the women's team. Everything is clear with the guys too: Taichi is everyone’s helper, and Yoshifumi is the local “macho”...

Connection of Hearts (TV series) / Kokoro Connect (2012)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, comedy
Premiere (world): July 7, 2012
A country: Japan

Starring: Takahiro Mizushima, Miyuki Sawashiro, Aki Toyosaki

Say: “I love you” (TV series) (2012)
Due to the usual childhood cruelty, Mei Tachibana decided that friendship does not exist, and any rapprochement will only result in pain and betrayal. So the intelligent and pretty girl lived to be 16 years old, having earned an understandable reputation in high school as a loner and unsociable, silent person. Of course, such an aura of unusualness and detachment attracted the attention of the “school prince” Yamato Kurosawa. Kurosawa, an honest, sincere guy and a little tired of the obsessive attention of the girls he knows...

Say: “I love you” (TV series) / Suki-tte Ii na yo (2012)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama
Premiere (world): October 7, 2012
A country: Japan

Starring: Ai Kayano, Minako Kotobuki, Sakurai Takahiro

Touching complex (TV series) (2007)
Schoolchildren Risa and Ohtani were best friends, and one day they decided to introduce each other to their “soul mates.” But unexpectedly, Risa's boyfriend liked Otani's girlfriend and they started dating. Risa and Otani were left alone and returned to their “comedy duo” - as their school friends called them. Risa soon realized that she liked Otani as more than just a friend. And everything could have been great for them if it weren’t for the difference in height. Risa is 14 centimeters taller than his friend...

Touching complex (TV series) / Lovely Complex (2007)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
A country: Japan

Starring: Kae Araki, Saori Higashi, Kazuko Kojima, Akira Nagata, Akemi Okamura, Masaya Onosaka, Hiroki Shimowada, Fujiko Takimoto, Yasuhiko Tokuyama, Kenjiro Tsuda

Clannad (TV series 2007 – 2008) (2007)
Tomoya Okazaki, a high school student, is disillusioned with life. After the tragic death of his mother, his father became an alcoholic, and he himself gained fame as a hooligan. Instead of studying for his final exams, Tomoya hangs around school, skipping classes and doing whatever comes to mind. But everything changes when in the spring he meets Nagisa Furukawa, who has returned to school - a sweet and strange girl who loves buns, talking to herself, and also dreams of reviving the theater club. Helping Nagisa, Tomoya realizes that life is not over...

Clannad (TV series 2007 – 2008) / Clannad (2007)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, melodrama
Premiere (world): October 4, 2007
A country: Japan

Starring: Yuichi Nakamura, Mei Nakahara, Ryo Hirohashi, Akemi Kanda, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Mamiko Noto, Hoko Kuwashima, Okiayu Ryotaro, Kikuko Inoe, Ai Nonaka

First kiss (TV series) (2007)
Mio Fukunada is a twenty-year-old girl living in Los Angeles due to heart problems. She decides to undergo surgery, the success rate of which is only 50%. But before her, Mio goes to Japan to visit her brother and spend the summer with him. Kazuki Kano, Mio's older brother, is a slacker and loser who lives with his father after his parents' divorce. Upon his sister’s arrival, he pulls himself together and intends to make sure that this summer turns out to be the most unforgettable for Mio in her life. Kazuki begins searching for the perfect guy for his sister.

First Kiss (TV series) / First Kiss (2007)

Starring: Sadao Abe, Mao Inoe, Hideaki Ito, Naoto Takenaka, Hitori Gekidan, Laura Windrat, Abigail Delves, Vincent Giry, Marcel Goldammer, Meredith Grantier

First Love Company (TV series) (2009)
What is the main question that worries young men and women entering the cherished “spring of life”? Certainly not saving rare mountain cats... but, of course, love! It is about her, about first love, about her search and difficult mysteries that this romantic sitcom tells, revolving around two dozen middle and high school students connected by friendly, family and romantic relationships. Should a girl wait for a prince on a white horse? Are appearances deceiving? Is love evil?

First Love Company (TV series) / Hatsukoi rimitetto (2009)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): April 11, 2009
A country: Japan

Starring: Ayumi Fujimura, Maria Ise, Aki Toyosaki

That Was Us (TV series) (2006)
An eternity that lasts a moment. Names and faces, already forgotten, are alive and young only in old photographs. And voices that were so close now sound from afar. Everything passed, rushed by, slipped through my fingers. Our destinies, once crossed, are now strictly parallel. Our steps will fall silent, just as the noise and hubbub after the bell in the school corridor falls silent. Others will come to take our place, and this cannot be changed or corrected... But still, it was us, remember?

That Was Us (TV series) / Bokura ga Ita (2006)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama
A country: Japan

Starring: Nozomi Sasaki, Hiroshi Yazaki, Erina Nakayama, Takuji Kawakubo, Kaori Shimizu, Yuka Terasaki, Yurin, Hidekazu Ichinose, Atsuko Enomoto, Yuko Sasaki

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Like a shooting star (video) (2012)
In the anime story “Like a Shooting Star,” which lasts less than 20 minutes, viewers will not see fictional monsters and a story about the eternal struggle between good and evil; there is a lot of goodness, love and light in it. All people dream of love, regardless of whether they are young or not, but when this feeling comes for the first time in their life, they so want to tell the whole world about it if possible. Red-haired Risa Hanakago turned fourteen years old. She would really like to fall in love, but, unfortunately, she has never been in love.

Like a shooting star (video) / Nagareboshi Lens (2012)

Genre: anime, cartoon, short film
Premiere (world): March 18, 2012
A country: Japan

Starring: Kana Hanazawa, Shintaro Asanuma, Ayane Sakura, Hiroki Shimowada, Mako

Pretty Woman (TV series) (2005)
Momo is tall, slender, tanned. Light sun-bleached hair. A real beauty. One would be happy, but for Momo, her appearance is a terrible complex, because it is precisely because of this that she is treated like a flighty twit, a stupid blonde who can only twirl guys, changing them like gloves. But everything is completely different and appearance is not the result of long and tiring trips to salons, but a gift of nature + regular swimming lessons. Besides, Momo is hopelessly in love...

Beauty (TV series) / P&icirс;chi gâru (2005)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, melodrama
Premiere (world): January 8, 2005
A country: Japan

Starring: Jamie Marchi, Catherine A. Hundley, Maria Limon, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Christopher Bevins, Anthony Bowling, Maiken Ballard, John Burgmeyer, Chris Barnett

Toradora! (TV series 2008 – 2009) (2008)
Ryuji Takasu, whose name translates to "Dragon", is considered an outcast at his school. And all because of his late mafia father, from whom the hero got a very characteristic appearance. A heavy look from under the eyebrows prevents a teenager from making friends and a girlfriend. He is in love with a classmate who does not pay attention to him. When Taiga Aisaka, nicknamed "Pocket Tiger", appears in his class, things only get more complicated. After all, Taiga is the best friend of the girl Ryuuji likes.

Toradora! (TV series 2008 – 2009) / Toradora! (2008)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): October 1, 2008
A country: Japan

Starring: Rie Kugimiya, Junji Majima, Yui Horie, Hirofumi Nojima, Jeremy Bloom, Max Epstein, Esther Kim, Alan Lee, Cassandra Morris, Janice Roman Roku

Hiyori's Love (video) (2010)
Hiyori Nishiyama is already fifteen, but she is so small and touching that she doesn’t look like a high school girl! In addition, she is timid and shy, and she was ill for almost six months, so she came to the new class in December... Hiyori hopes so much that she will be able not to attract attention to herself and study quietly and peacefully! However, on the very first day she is attacked Tall Hiroshi Yushin, a jokester and everyone's favorite, drew attention. They were even seated next to each other, so Hiyori’s dream of remaining unnoticed was not destined to come true...

Love Hiyori (video) / Hiyokoi (2010)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): July 30, 2010
A country: Japan

Starring: Ayana Taketatsu, Kenichi Suzumura, Kotono Mitsuishi, Saki Fujita, Yuko Sampei, Hiromi Igarashi, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Mei Hirano, Nao Toyama, Shinya Takahashi

The Monster Sitting Next to Me (TV series) (2012)
Brief summary of the animated film "The Monster Sitting Next to Me." Mizutani Shizuku is one of those who only cares about his own grades. But one day it turned out that she lent her notes to Yoshida Haru, a naturally simple-minded guy, and for some reason he decided that they were friends. And who would have thought that all this would lead to recognition? Be that as it may, the romance between a serious, cold girl and a walking nuisance will definitely not let you get bored.

The Monster Sitting Next to Me (TV series) / Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (2012)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): October 2, 2012
A country: Japan

Starring: Kana Hanazawa, Ryota Osaka, Haruka Tomatsu

Do not give up! (TV series 2008 – 2009) (2008)
Kyoko Mogami has loved the fairy tale about Cinderella since childhood. Therefore, she knows for sure that at the beginning of a fairy tale, the heroine needs to work a lot, get dirty and hope for the best - then at the end, fabulous outfits, a series of balls and a wedding with a prince await her. The prince already exists - this is Kyoko's former classmate, the handsome Sho Fuwa, who went to Tokyo to become a pop star. Kyoko went to the capital with him. While Sho makes her way into show business, she cooks, does laundry and works two jobs.

Do not give up! (TV series 2008 – 2009) / Sukippu b&icirс;to! (2008)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): October 5, 2008
A country: Japan

Starring: Marina Inoue, Katsuyuki Konishi, Gou Shinomiya, Mamoru Miyano, Masahito Kawanago, Yukiko Monden, Riza Hayamizu, Koji Ishii, Rio Natsuki, Kana Uetake

Nana (TV series 2006 – 2007) (2006)
On a train heading to Tokyo, Nana Komatsu, on her way to see her boyfriend Shoji, accidentally found herself in a seat next to Nana Osaki, who was heading to the capital to fulfill her desire to become a famous singer. As the lead singer of the punk band Blast, Nana dreams of her band's debut in Tokyo to prove to herself, the world and her boyfriend Ren, guitarist of the popular band Trapnest, that she can achieve success on her own. Being namesakes, the girls quickly find a common language.

Nana (TV series 2006 – 2007) / Nana (2006)

Genre: anime, cartoon, comedy, drama, romance, music
Premiere (world): April 5, 2006
A country: Japan

Starring: Ashley Ball, Nicole Bouma, Richard Ian Cox, Matthew Erickson, Andrew Francis, Jeremy Tom, David Kaye, Adrian Petriv, Kelly Sheridan, Rebecca Shoiket

Paradise Kiss (TV series) (2005)
Yukari has always been a good girl and acted according to her parents' orders. She is a diligent student and is preparing to enter a prestigious university, so as not to disappoint her parents. Yukari is secretly in love with her classmate Hiroyuki Tokumori and because she is unable to admit her feelings, she only silently looks at Tokumori's photo and blushes in his presence. Everything changes when a guy with a scary piercing approaches her on the street and very persistently asks Yukari to become a model for a clothing brand.

Paradise Kiss (TV series) / Paradise Kiss (2005)

Genre:
Premiere (world): October 13, 2005
A country: Japan

Starring: Akiko Kawase, Miki Shinichiro, Miho Saiki, Julie Rei Goldstein, Midori Kawana, Akiko Kawase, Rie Kugimiya, Rika Matsumoto, Namikawa Daisuke, Kenichi Ogata

Nodame Cantabile (TV series 2007 – 2010) (2007)
It’s so difficult to find a soul mate in this huge world, but music helped these two. Shinichi Chiaki devoted most of his time to piano and violin lessons, and could lay claim to a brilliant musical career. The only limiter on the path to making dreams come true was the fear of traveling by water and air transport. His lifestyle is influenced by his acquaintance with his neighbor Megumi Noda, who was a professional piano player.

Nodame Cantabile (TV series 2007 – 2010) / Nodame kantâbire (2007)

Genre: anime, cartoon, comedy, music
A country: Japan

Starring: Yoshinori Fujita, Shinji Kawada, Sanae Kobayashi, Hitomi Nabatame, Kazuya Nakai, Mamiko Noto, Shinji Ogawa, Massaya Matsuzake Ono, Junichi Suwabe, Ayumi Fujimura

Naughty Kiss (TV series) (2008)
High school student Kotoko Aihara managed to forever give her girlish heart to Naoki Irie, the superstar of the school. For two years, the girl in love tried her best to get to the top, into the coveted class “A”, where her beloved studies, but in the end she remained in the school “swamp”. To put it mildly, she is a good person, but it’s not given... Her senior year has arrived. Desperate, Kotoko put all her feelings into a love letter, but Naoki publicly refused to read it, saying that “he’s not interested in stupid things.”

Naughty Kiss (TV series) / Itazura na Kiss (2008)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): April 4, 2008
A country: Japan

Starring: Daisuke Hirakawa, Naoko Matsui, Tomomi Miyauchi, Nana Mizuki, Takashi Nagasako

Ef: A Story of Memories (TV series) (2007)
Two twin cities called Otowa (“the sound of wings”) lie in different hemispheres... In one city, the usual Christmas story unfolds - high school student Hiro left home and lives alone, earning money by drawing manga. Alas, a bohemian lifestyle does not contribute to school success. Such a creative nature needs female care and sensitive guidance, of which Kay, the hero’s childhood friend, is firmly convinced. She doesn’t like at all that her “big brother” got caught in the snare of her beautiful and uninhibited classmate Miyako.

Ef: A History of Memories (TV series) / Ef: A Tale of Memories. (2007)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, melodrama
Premiere (world): October 6, 2007
A country: Japan

Starring: Natsumi Yanase, Hiroko Taguchi, Junko Okada, Hiro Shimono, Motoki Takagi, Chris Ayres, Lucy Christian, Yuki Tai, Koichi Tochika, Yumiko Nakajima

Sex and moral education for 30-year-olds (TV series) (2011)
With the development of a post-industrial, politically correct society in Japan, there are more and more flimsy, bespectacled weaklings who cannot even speak to a woman, let alone outright slay her with their cast muscles or a harsh, appraising gaze. But Daigoro, the god of Love and Courage, took pity and personally appeared on the sinful earth to help the lost. He decided to start the pilot project with a worthy candidate.

Sex and moral education for 30-year-olds (TV series) / 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku (2011)

Genre: anime, cartoon, comedy
Premiere (world): April 7, 2011
A country: Japan

Starring: Hiro Shimono, Kaori Nazuka, Kitamura Eri, Hitomi Nabatame, Okiayu Ryotaro, Yasumichi Kushida

Anime for adults: Wind from the River (TV series 2010 – ...) (2010)
Noriko, a young successful woman, returns to her homeland, Kanazawa. She wanted to visit her parents, show them their son (Motoki was born in America, where his parents now work, and had never seen Japan, like his grandparents). Everything is going well for Noriko; or rather, she has everything she once dreamed of: an excellent education, a prestigious job, a respectable husband and a house in America.

Anime for adults: Wind from the River (TV series 2010 – ...) / Otona Joshi no Anime Time (2010)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, melodrama
Premiere (world): January 7, 2011
A country: Japan

Winter Sonata (TV series) (2009)
17-year-old Kang Jun-sang moves to Chuncheon, a small rural town in northeastern South Korea. The guy has no father, his relationship with his mother is not good, and he seeks solace in the exact sciences, where he is very successful. It is not surprising that teachers and classmates, without exaggeration, consider the unsociable and reserved Zhong San a physics and mathematics genius. Only one Chung Yu Jin became interested in the new acquaintance as a person, so much so that the sensitive and deeply feeling girl managed to gradually melt the ice...

Winter Sonata (TV series) / Gyeoul Yeonga (2009)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, melodrama
A country: Korea South

Starring: Bae Young Joon, Choi Ji Woo

Vampire Knight (TV series) (2008)
Cross Academy is famous for its strict and strange rules: students attend classes in shifts. During the day - ordinary students, after sunset - an elite night class, sleek handsome men in dazzling white uniforms. Of course, schoolchildren should not know that night students are vampires. In order to maintain the secret and ensure the safety of the day course, the adopted children of the academy rector (adopted Yuki and adopted orphan Zero) act as prefects.

Vampire Knight (TV series) / Vanpaia naito (2008)

Genre: anime, cartoon, fantasy, melodrama
Premiere (world): April 7, 2008
A country: Japan

Starring: Daizuke Kishio, Bryce Papenbrook, Yui Horie, Mamoru Miyano, Susumu Chiba, Jun Fukuyama, Hozumi Goda, Soichiro Hoshi, Kitamura Eri, Junko Minagawa

Sword Art Online (TV series 2012 – 2014) (2012)
Experienced gamer Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya was lucky enough to participate in beta testing of the most anticipated computer game of the new generation - Sword Art Online. When the final version finally hit the shelves, thousands of gamers flocked to the ultimate MMORPG virtual world. An unpleasant surprise awaited them there - the Game Master announced that it was impossible to leave the game of one’s own free will.

Sword Art Online (TV series 2012 – 2014) / Sword Art Online (2012)

Genre: anime, cartoon, science fiction, fantasy, action, adventure
Premiere (world): July 7, 2012
A country: Japan

Starring: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Ito Kanae, Ayana Taketatsu, Miyuki Sawashiro, Ayahi Takagaki, Hirata Hiroaki, Rina Hidaka, Shinya Takahashi, Hiroki Yasumoto

Accelerated World (TV series) (2012)
14-year-old Haruyuki Arita was unlucky with his appearance. Fat shorty - he is like that in 2040; girls don’t like him, bullies hurt him, and only his childhood friends Chiyuri and Takuma are considered human. Thanks to the implanted neurolink, thirty years later people go to the virtual world, just like we go to the Internet, but even there it’s no easier for the poor guy. The avatar depends on real capabilities and self-perception; if you are a ram in soul and body, then you will no longer become a lion. So a lonely pig is running around the virtual school...

Accel World (2012)

Genre: anime, cartoon, fantasy, action
Premiere (world): April 6, 2012
A country: Japan

Starring: Eric Scott Kimerer, Lucien Dodge, Amanda Celine Miller, Natalie Hoover, Matthew Mercer, Bobby Tong, Shintaro Asanuma, Yuki Kaji, Sachika Misawa, Kenichi Suzumura

The Count and the Fairy (TV series) (2008)
Young Lydia Carlton is a representative of a dying profession. She is a fairy doctor, a mediator between humans and fairies. Lydia knows how to talk to animals, sees brownies and merman, and knows the traditions and customs of the “night people.” And now, unexpectedly, Lydia is presented with a rare opportunity to work in her specialty. Lord Edgar asks for her help in finding the lost relic of his family, the sword of Merrow, which will confirm his rights as ruler of the land of faerie.

The Count and the Fairy (TV series) / Hakushaku to yôsei (2008)

Genre: anime, cartoon, fantasy, drama, melodrama, comedy
Premiere (world): September 28, 2008
A country: Japan

Starring: Hikaru Midorikawa, Nana Mizuki, Tomokazu Sugita, Hiro Yuki, Choru Okawa, Takehito Koyasu, Hiroshi Kamiya, Sayaka Ohara, Mamoru Miyano, Tafurin

Crimson Shards (TV series) (2012)
17-year-old Tamaki Kasuga, due to her parents' departure abroad, moves from Tokyo to her grandmother in the village of Kifu, the most remote mountain wilderness. An ordinary city girl is equally surprised by the lack of cellular communication and the phenomenon of forest kami. The evil ayakashi would have dragged the poor thing away, but the strong guy Takuma intervened, fought off the guest and escorted her home. There, Shizuku’s grandmother, a well-known and respected person in the area, told her granddaughter that she was the next Tamayorihime, “precious princess,” keeper of the Onikirimaru sword.

Crimson Shards (TV series) / Hiiro no Kakera (2012)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama
Premiere (world): April 1, 2012
A country: Japan

Starring: Chihiro Aikawa, Daisuke Hirakawa, Tomomi Isomura, Yoshihisa Kawahara, Mie Kubota, Suzuko Mimori, Mari Miyake, Yoshikazu Nagano, Namikawa Daisuke, Kazunori Nomiya

Into the Forest Where the Fireflies Flicker (2011)
Young Hotaru came from stuffy Yokohama to spend her summer holidays with her uncle in a mountain village. A six-year-old girl was scared, lost in an unfamiliar forest, but she was helped by a young man in a fox mask who had come from nowhere. A guy named Gin immediately warned his new acquaintance that he was under a spell and was doomed to disappear if he touched any person. Of course, the city guest decided to act on the principle of “trust, but verify,” but soon she was convinced from personal experience...

Into the forest where the fireflies flicker / Hotarubi no mori e (2011)

Genre: anime, cartoon, short film, drama, melodrama
Premiere (world): September 17, 2011
A country: Japan

Starring: Hiroki Goto, Asami Imai, Taya Jan, Ayane Sakura, Izumi Sawada, Kumiko Tashiro, Koki Uchiyama, Kanehira Yamamoto

Eden of the East (TV series) (2009)
Japanese Saki Morimi, a college graduate, during a trip to the United States decided to see the White House and almost got into trouble throwing coins into the fountain there. She was rescued by a young compatriot who appeared in front of Saki and the police literally out of thin air, dressed as Adam, with a pistol in one hand and a cell phone in the other. Kind-hearted Saki gave the guy her coat and only then remembered that it contained money and a passport. Meanwhile, the mysterious hero found out that his body was healthy and strong.

Eden of the East (TV series) / Higashi no Eden (2009)

Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, comedy, detective
Premiere (world): April 9, 2009
A country: Japan

Starring: Ryohei Kimura, Saori Hayami, Takuya Eguchi, Sakiko Tamagawa, Hayato Taya, Motoyuki Kawahara, Ayaka Saito, Kimiko Saito, Rei Igarashi, Atsushi Miyauchi

Monster Stories (TV series 2009 – 2013) (2009)
Once, graduate Koyomi Araragi was walking up the stairs at his home school, thinking about his own things, and then, out of nowhere, a beautiful girl fell on top of him. Since her flight was long, Koyomi managed to recognize her classmate Hitagi Senjougahara, who was unsociable and silent in life. Raising his arms, the guy tensed up, thinking that he would be slammed into the floor, but Hitagi turned out to be no heavier than... a school textbook. And soon Koyomi realized that Hitagi was keeping quiet not out of natural modesty, but because his character was painfully cool and harsh.

Monster Stories (TV series 2009 – 2013) / Bakemonogatari (2009)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama
Premiere (world): July 3, 2009
A country: Japan

Starring: Hiroshi Kamiya, Kitamura Eri, Yuka Iguchi, Saito Chiwa, Sakurai Takahiro, Yui Horie, Emiri Kato, Miyuki Sawashiro, Kana Hanazawa, Fumihiko Tachiki

Figured Kaleidoscope (TV series) (2005)
A young girl, Tatsusa, dreams of going to a competition, and not just any competition, but the Olympic Games. This is her life's dream. She has a rival in Japan. The face of figure skating is Shitou Kuyoko. The series begins with competitions. Tatsusa falls on them and hits hard. When she comes to her senses, it turns out she is already in the hospital and she lost the competition. In addition, after the girl returns to normal life, it turns out that the ghost of a young Canadian pilot, Peter Pumps, was stuck in her body for a hundred days.

Figured Kaleidoscope (TV series) / Ginban Kaleidoscope (2005)

Genre: cartoon, drama, melodrama, comedy, sports
Premiere (world): October 8, 2005
A country: Japan

Starring: Ayako Kawasumi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Jurota Kosugi, Hiroko Suzuki, Marina Inoue, Masami Iwasaki, Saito Chiwa, Chiba Isshin, Kunihiro Kawamoto, Daizuke Matsuoka

Pure Romance (TV series) (2008)
The story consists of three plot lines. The main one is the story of the relationship between a simple student Misaki Takahashi and the famous young writer Akihiko Usami; the second - a future university associate professor and an orphan; the third is a literature teacher at the university and the son of a dean, as well as part-time the younger brother of his ex-wife. There is little in common between them. The only thing that connects them is Mitsuhashi University and the fact that one of the couple was sure to be unhappily in love.

Pure romance (TV series) / Junjou Romantica (2008)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama
Premiere (world): April 10, 2008
A country: Japan

Starring: Hikaru Hanada, Kazuhiko Inoe, Kentaro Ito, Nobutoshi Kanna, Daizuke Kishio, Morikawa Toshiyuki, Noriko Namiki, Okiayu Ryotaro, Sakurai Takahiro, Kisho Taniyama

The World's Best First Love (TV series) (2011)
Ten years ago, Onodore Ritsu had the misfortune of falling in love for the first time. The object of Ritsu’s adoration was a guy to whom he confessed his feelings. But that was ten years ago, the relationship ended in nothing, the face of first love was forgotten, and Ritsu vowed to himself never to fall in love again. He has now retired from his father's company, where he worked as a literary editor. Colleagues believed that he achieved everything only thanks to connections, but Rits did not like this situation, and he decided to prove....

The World's Best First Love (TV series) / Sekaiichi hatsukoi (2011)

Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama
Premiere (world): April 9, 2011
A country: Japan

Starring: Takashi Kondo, Katsuyuki Konishi, Yuichi Nakamura

The Tyrant Who Fell in Love (video) (2010)
"I wonder if love has an expiration date?" - Agricultural University student Tetsuhiro Morinaga thinks to himself. He thinks this because he has been hopelessly in love with his senpai, Soichi Tatsumi, for five years. And he thinks so for good reason... since there can be no hope for at least some kind of relationship, because Morinaga managed to fall in love with an ardent homophobe. Soichi Tatsumi is a tyrant and despot. He is rude, smokes, kicks his kohai with or without reason, not disdaining slaps, and makes plans to blow up America for legalizing same-sex marriage...

The Tyrant Who Fell in Love (video) / Koisuru Boukun (2010)

Genre: anime, cartoon
Premiere (world): June 25, 2010
A country: Japan

Starring: Kosuke Toriumi, Hikaru Midorikawa, Kouki Miyata, Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Hirakawa

Unloved (TV series) (2005)
There is a world in which virginity is defined by the presence of cat ears and a tail, and some people are destined to form fighting pairs, united by a common name that was chosen before they were born. From the outside, Ritsuka seems like a completely ordinary, albeit slightly gloomy and indifferent teenager to those around him, but underneath this mask hides the wounded and frightened soul of a child who witnessed a tragedy. Ritsuka discovered the burnt corpse of his older brother Semei.

Unloved (TV series) / Loveless (2005)

Genre: anime, cartoon, adventure
Premiere (world): April 6, 2005
A country: Japan

Starring: Katsuyuki Konishi, Junko Minagawa, Kana Ueda, Jun Fukuyama, Mamiko Noto, Yemi Shinohara, Ken Takeuchi, Takehito Koyasu, Mitsuki Saiga, Hiroyuki Yoshino

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
18-year-old Sophie found herself in a very unpleasant situation. An evil witch made her an old woman, and now, in order to break the spell, the girl needs to find the mysterious Howl.
This wizard owns a unique moving castle, with which he can travel to the most remote corners of the world. Howl seems to have unlimited potential, but he is deeply unhappy. A man is forced to fight and play the role of a pawn in government games. Howl himself dreams of simple love, and it is Sophie who is able to give him happiness. All that remains is to remove the spells placed on both heroes.

Howl's Moving Castle / Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004)
Genre: anime, cartoon, fantasy
Premiere (world): September 5, 2004
Premiere (Russian Federation): August 25, 2005
A country: Japan

Starring: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin

Your Name (2016)
A guy from Tokyo one day discovers that he is somehow involved with a girl from the Japanese province. Every day during sleep they are able to communicate and exchange bodies. At first, this strange connection scares both of them, but gradually the main characters get used to it.
And then one day the unusual abilities disappear. The shocked heroes cannot come to terms with this, and so the young man goes in search of his new girlfriend. He knows practically nothing about her, but is sure that he can find her at the call of his heart.

Your name / Kimi no na wa. (2016)
Genre: anime, cartoon, fantasy
Premiere (world): July 3, 2016
Premiere (Russian Federation): September 7, 2017
A country: Japan

Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraeshi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yuki

The Garden of Fine Words (2013)
Takao often skips classes and walks in the park, where he dreams of making and designing shoes. This strange desire occupies all his thoughts. But then one day while walking he meets a pretty girl.
Communication continues for several days, but meetings occur only on rainy days. Takao opens up to his new lover, telling her about his feelings and emotions. Without noticing it, he falls in love, but there is very little time left for confession, because the end of the rainy season is already looming on the horizon.

The Garden of Beautiful Words / Koto no ha no niwa (2013)
Genre: anime, cartoon, melodrama
Premiere (world): May 31, 2013
Premiere (Russian Federation): September 27, 2013
A country: Japan

Starring: Irino Miyu, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Gou Maeda

5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)
Takaki Tono is an ordinary, at first glance, guy who has a romantic nature. He has to go through a difficult path from a schoolboy to a successful person. Throughout this period, Takaki will seek personal happiness. Behind philosophical reasoning and work, it is sometimes so difficult to discern the ideal girl next to you.
Only after realizing that he has lost love will Takaki take active action. However, it may now be too late for him.

5 centimeters per second / Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru (2009)
Genre: anime, cartoon, drama, melodrama
Premiere (world): March 3, 2007
A country: Japan

Starring: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondo, Satomi Hanamura, Ayaka Onoe

Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Shizuku loves reading books. One day she borrows another publication from the library, and is surprised to discover that a mysterious stranger had read this work before her. Shizuku had come across his name before, but didn't pay much attention to it.
The guy reads the same books that she likes, and so the main character decides to find him. Perhaps they are made for each other, but the girl will only be able to find out the truth after she comes face to face with the potential prince.

Whisper of the Heart / Mimi wo sumaseba (1995)
Genre: anime, cartoon, drama
Premiere (world): July 15, 1995
Premiere (Russian Federation): January 22, 2009
A country: Japan

Starring: Yoko Honna, Issey Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi

Voice Shape (2016)
Many years ago, while in elementary school, Shoi made the life of his classmate Shoko hell. He mocked the girl because she was deaf and dumb. Having almost driven the child to suicide, the bully himself became an outcast.
In middle school, everyone refused to talk to him because of his cruelty. As a result, Shoi began to hate himself and decided to commit suicide. However, before he accomplishes his plan, he needs to meet with Shoko and ask for forgiveness.
The first meeting many years later turns into a revelation for the guy. It turns out that the one he bullied for so long could be his soul mate.

Voice Shape / Koe no katachi (2016)
Genre: anime, cartoon, drama
Premiere (world): September 17, 2016
A country: Japan

Starring: Irino Miyu, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuki, Kensho Ono

10th place. History of Swords / Katanagatari



I open my top list with, perhaps, one of the most unconventional representatives of the “romance” genre. Unlike everything we are so used to seeing in romance anime, Katanagatari is a powerful historical drama, action, philosophical reasoning with a romantic line at the center of the entire plot narrative. In order to classify this picture as a love story, you need to watch it to the end, since even the episodes of the 10th series are perceived as standard shonen. There is no innocence or eroticism in this picture, there is only passion that gives vent to the feelings of the main characters, who are not even looking for love, do not understand it and do not need it. And it is against the background of such magnificent feelings that all the other bright advantages of this picture look faded and do not attract attention at all.


The whole story is saturated with fleeting hints of love between Togame and Ichika, a love so unconventional and invisible that it is not even perceived as such. At the same time, I’m even afraid to call the feelings of the main characters love, this is not the love that we are used to, it is something more, akin to the connection between the closest people themselves, more than friends, more than lovers... as if they are really halves of one whole.

Such a strange “love”, such an intriguing plot and such a dramatic finale in its splendor - that’s why you can love this picture. An equally unconventional romance cannot be missed at all.

9th place. Reach You / Kimi ni Todoke



But this series, on the contrary, boasts many standards and templates. What we have in the plot: an unsociable girl and a prince, a set of complexes and problems for all the heroes of the picture, without exception, a heap and a small cart of romantic lines. We have all seen this more than once, but if you watch just the first episode of this film, you won’t be pulled away by the ears, because all this romantic tradition is shown in amazing quality. Over the course of two seasons, we see a beautiful and innocent love story of schoolchildren, devoid of cynicism and vulgarity, coupled with dramatic experiences and all sorts of obstacles, and most importantly the ending... such a gentle ending, it seems that you can forgive any mistake or failure of the film for it.


In addition to romance, the series perfectly reveals and develops the personalities of the main characters, is filled with modest humor and rather unconventional art (sometimes even rude and rustic, but no less interesting). I would say that this picture is a “light version” of such a dramatic giant as “That Was Us”, in many ways their plots are similar, but Kimi ni Todoke is a much more positive work (after all, whatever you say, there is no better combination of genres than romance and comedy).


There is only one reason why I put this masterpiece of the romance genre in 9th place, and it is because I never saw what I was waiting for over 50 episodes of the development of the relationship between Sawako and Seta - a kiss. Without him, this picture never became ideal, but, whatever you say, it did not lose its splendor.

8th place. Very nice. God / Kami-sama Hajimemashita



The first representative of the top, where the relationship between the main characters is not so simple, and it is not yet possible to see their ending even in the manga of the same name. But romance is good not only for its purpose, but also for the path to it. This picture is a great example of the fact that it’s better not to stray too far from the original manga.

A series magnificent in its humor and charming romance. The main feature of the romantic line of the series is a problem like “First of all, admit to yourself that you love...”. Such a “prelude” of love occurs quite often, but in few places we can observe interesting experiences and “throwing” of the heroes, a psychological struggle with themselves, and then decisive attempts to seize the object of passion.


The series is notable for its almost complete absence of drama, which in itself is nonsense; even certain sad events or memories are presented through the prism of humor, which, by the way, permeates almost everything here.


Perhaps, it is precisely with its comedic romance that the series attracts attention; if in an ordinary love story you flinch from any “obstacle” that faces the couple, then in this film you already know in advance that nothing threatens this couple, and they will definitely be together.

A beautifully presented romantic story about the difficult relationship between a youkai and an ordinary teenage girl, which exudes exclusively positivity - that’s my opinion about the series in a nutshell.

7th place. Chronicle of Wings / Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle



Perhaps everyone knows this series; not knowing about it is sacrilege. This painting is the most beautiful representative of dramatic romance.

The entire storyline is a search for lost memories, lost love on the scale of many worlds, in the intertwining of dozens of destinies. This series is so sublime that it seems almost perfect. The relationship between Sakura and Syaoran is incredibly beautiful, their desire for each other through all the vicissitudes of the cruel plot, when it feels like the authors themselves are against them being together... perhaps I have never worried about anyone so much.

The romance in this film is distinguished by its gloominess, as if they want to push it into the background, to give us a feeling a la “don’t even expect a happy ending,” and this is what keeps us glued to the screens, until we grind our teeth, we worry about the heroes and hope for the best. All the beauty of CLAMP's drawing, all the splendor of the twisted plot of the chronicles (and other stories closely related to it), all the quality of the characters' development - all this is just a screen and frame for love stories that are stunning in their beauty and sadness. Despite the dramatic orientation, the plot of the series is not devoid of humor, sometimes you can even observe outright theater of the absurd.


In general, the chronicles are an incredibly high-quality and interesting series, the distinctive feature of which is also a masterpiece musical accompaniment, however, it also has one drawback - the plot is incomplete, therefore (those who have not read the manga) can only guess what ending awaits our lovers.

6th place. From his side - from her side / His and Her Circumstances



This picture is another example of an unfinished plot that was able to win the hearts of very, very many. The plot centers on the ordinary life of schoolchildren, but there is no traditional banality to which we are accustomed, the relationship between the main characters Miyazawa and Arima is a kind of struggle, we watch how they fight among themselves, gradually getting to know each other, and finally fall in love. It seems like an ordinary school story, but it is so unique, so innocent, gentle and charming in a Japanese way. It was in this picture, when the characters just held hands, that I realized that I had never seen such a fantastically beautiful romantic moment in my life.

I would like to note that this picture is stunningly real, it feels like we are not watching anime, but seeing the story of ordinary people. Everything here is as it should be, from gentle and hesitant touches to kisses, from platonic love to sensual love, from recognition to general plans for the future. And we see all this against the backdrop of the most beautiful drawings, as “poor” and simple as the time when this anime was created. The facial expressions of the characters in this picture are truly filigree work, the characters seem to breathe, as if we ourselves are experiencing their very real emotions, and these deviations from the animation are pictures that seem to have stepped out of the pages of the manga of the same name.

And, of course, the characters are wonderfully revealed, their feelings, thoughts and the very essence are shown to us in stunningly colorful and accurate ways. And humor played a significant role in this series; without the wonderful comedic inserts, the film would have turned out to be too everyday.


It is difficult to convey with what pleasure I watched the development of the feelings of the main characters, the best is displayed here - there is no typical boredom and indecision, everything is real and at the same time sublime, innocent and charming. It’s just a pity that due to the conflict between the author and the director, we never saw the ending of this story, but I’m sure it would have been great.

5th place. Special class "A" / Special A



The top 5 opens with a wonderful comedy dedicated to not one, but four love stories. Of course, the main role in the series is played by the line between Hikari and Kei, which is also based on rivalry. Almost the entire series we watch how the restless Hikari torments the cold-blooded Kei with all sorts of competitions, either in studies, or in sports, or in cooking (!), and in the end, over and over again, falling into the arms of the charming prince, the blushing girl finishes him off with statements of a- "Next time I'll definitely be able to beat you," and he just smiles in response or encourages her, "Of course, Miss second place."


It is a pleasure to watch such kindergarten games. Returning to other romantic lines, we were shown the development of the relationship between the charming quiet Megumi, who communicates throughout the series through a notebook, and one of the antagonists, the sadist Yahiro; brother Megumi Jun - sometimes a modest, sometimes daring young man suffering from a split personality, and a fighter for goodness and justice, Sakura; and of course, the not-so-ambiguous romance between Hikari’s best friend, the “tomboy” Akira (that the entire series protects her like a mommy from Kei the wolf) and the school principal’s son Tadashi, who has an inexhaustible appetite for everything Akira cooks.

All lines are shown and revealed perfectly; this is the only romantic series in my memory where many love stories are shown so clearly and efficiently (with the possible exception of Amagami, but it’s difficult to call it a full-fledged story). Plus, this picture has a funny and excellent ending, when Hikari turns out to be the prince on a white horse, saving Kei, who is perfect in everything, from a life without love. And all this is crowned with a beautiful kiss accompanied by the chimes of Big Ben.


Whatever you say, the series turned out to be remarkable, showing us many wonderful stories filled with touching love, real feelings and delightful endings.

4th place. Touching complex / Lovely Complex



And here is, perhaps, the best example of an unconventional shojo that popularized the idea that “there are no and cannot be barriers to true love.” This story will tell us about the difficult relationship between the beautiful eccentric Risa and the cocky but insecure Otani, and everything would have turned out in a formulaic way if not for one thing - their height difference is 14 cm, in Risa's favor. Throughout the series, I watched how this notorious difference was vilified in every way, clothed in one comedic form or another, when the characters almost tear each other’s hair out because of a careless joke, and then suffer, blush and show mercy - and that’s all it looks so funny and beautiful that it’s simply impossible not to be happy for such impudent relationships.


I also liked the fact that in the series there is no agonizing over her insecurities and feelings, Risa soon realizes what she feels for Otani, and by hook or by crook she tries to achieve him, literally obsessed with the idea of ​​​​making him regret that he refused her , and given the comedic madness of the film, it all looks so funny that you literally can’t get away from the screen, warily waiting for what our comedy duo will do next time. And time after time, on the basis of comedy, we get the most beautiful romantic moments, full of the stupidest kisses and careless, but wonderful confessions.

This series is the brightest representative of comedic romance among all that I have seen. Laughing non-stop and worrying about the main characters is what awaits you if you watch at least one episode of this film, and I am sure that it is simply impossible for true romantics not to watch it to the end.

3rd place. Tiger vs Dragon! (Toradora!) / Toradora!



Bronze goes to the first in my top picture with a tsundere heroine, a series filled with both drama and the most beautiful romance, and, of course, a funny comedy, because it is the right combination of this trio of genres that determines the bar for a masterpiece. In this series, it’s just the opposite; a lot of time will pass before the characters realize their true feelings, experience a lot, learn even more about each other and understand that true love is much closer than they thought. The series tells us how a couple of high school students - the menacing-looking but economical Ryuji and the miniature devil in a skirt Taiga - try to help each other in romantic endeavors with their best friends, gradually getting closer and realizing that they cannot live without each other.


The entire series is filled with the bright colors of the everyday life of schoolchildren, they study, travel, celebrate and, finally, fall in love, this picture is incredibly simple and life-like and that’s why it’s so charming. With what a sinking heart I watched how the characters either mark time, or make a sharp breakthrough in relationships, how they struggle with themselves and their feelings, and how they innocently reach out to each other in a fit of such new and sublime feelings.


But in the end, the series became a real standard of “happy ending”; perhaps no one can boast of such a beautiful love ending. To say that I was delighted with this picture is to say nothing, I literally fell in love with this story, so bright, beautiful and innocent. There is something thanks to which this series will forever remain in my memory - it was here that I watched the most passionate and sensual kiss in the anime world.

2nd place. Louise-Zuliza's henchman / Zero no Tsukaima



Silver goes to another anime with a tsundere heroine, the most beautiful comedy fantasy, the main theme and decoration of which was wonderful love. The plot of the picture is based on magic, dragons, ancient prophecies, and an ordinary schoolboy Saito finds himself in this strange world, however, his fate is not an easy one, he became the familiar of one eccentric, selfish, incompetent sorceress Louise. And although we receive a kiss already in the first episode, the love of the heroes will only develop over time, from slave and mistress to friends, and from there to lovers.

The romance between Saito and Louise is a story of trials, tears, jealousy and pain... pain that Saito will never forget, because Louise knows how to inflict it very, very well. All the romance in this series is imbued with humor, which is so wonderful (albeit harem-clichéd), sharp, and appropriate in all the ramifications of the plot.

The very love of the heroes, although it carries a tinge of sarcasm and frivolity, shows us that no matter how different people are, no matter how they part and scold, get angry and jealous, if they are connected by such a great feeling, they cannot live without each other. This picture, by the way, was the only harem that made it to the top, but, despite the youthful maximalism of our heroes and some of Saito’s concern about the bust sizes of many, many girls, there is not even a thought about betrayal. I was very pleased with the fact that on the way to a happy ending, our heroes faced many trials, their feelings were tested more than once for strength, and time after time they proved that there is nothing stronger than their love.


Whatever you say, this picture is the most magical love story, a love that was built with sweat, blood, humor and drama. I will never stop admiring this story, and as I watched it over and over again, I realized that I gave it second place for its great ending.

1 place. The student council president is a maid! / Kaichou wa Maid-sama!



And here it is, the best romantic picture of all time, the best love story, so beautiful and perfect that you still can’t believe that such a masterpiece was created. In the center of events is the story of the confrontation between a workaholic, a charmer, and a student president. advice from Misaki and the perfect sadistic prince Usui, who quite by chance found out that our brave president works part-time as a maid in a cafe - and this is where the fun begins. In her attempts to kill Usui, who now constantly revolves around Misaki for reasons completely incomprehensible to her, she gradually develops feelings for him that she is afraid to admit to herself, and even hatred for guys plays an important role.

But the heroes live, rejoice, experience all kinds of adventures and trials and, finally, understand how much they need each other. It seems like an ordinary school romance... but every frame, every emotion and joke is conveyed with unsurpassed quality. You sit and enjoy this perfect story, you can’t tear yourself away, you want to know what will happen next, and your only regret is that the series will soon come to an end. I have never seen such a perfect romantic picture before; the relationships between the characters are not just magical, they are divine.

This series is almost addictive; I still remember with a shudder how much pleasure I watched the first episodes, how happy and worried I was about our lovers. Nowhere else will you see such a perfect combination of love and drama, comedy and pathos, fantastic art and the brightest emotions. Each hero here is in some way the embodiment of perfection, a bright and interesting personality, the story of each is a separate chapter, only decorating the overall picture, ultimately creating an unsurpassed masterpiece.

Never before have any love story captivated me so much. This story carries an unlimited amount of positive emotions, it is one of the best anime in history, amazing with its quality and great characters. There is no person who would remain indifferent to this series. And this story gets gold for the most beautiful and magical declaration of love. I will never stop loving this picture, because it gave me some of the most vivid emotions of my life.

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