Top 10 Best Romance Anime Of All Time

Now's the time to get a little mushy as we count down the greatest romance anime of all time. Speaking generically, these series will sometimes confine themselves with a single storyline involving the development of two people falling into love, often starting with a crush that blossoms into something more. Romance anime does beautifully record several kinds of relationships: from schoolyard infatuations and first kisses to mature connections that perhaps grow and evolve in workplace settings. They also have some of the hottest anime characters ever drawn. Some people even refer to them as "love anime." These shows may be a little more slow-paced compared with the usual shoujo anime, but that does not make them the least bit less interesting. In fact, many of the best romance anime intertwine love stories with multiple genres, constructing rich, diverse narratives.

Take Inuyasha, for instance. Yes, the love of Inuyasha and Kagome can be the driving point behind the series, but it's usually cast aside for the action-packed battles that move the story along. The same goes with Eureka Seven,  whereby a love story unfolds between Renton and Eureka as they go through their tribulation of piloting mechs and fighting an evil United Federation.

### Best Romance Anime

1. Maid Sama! (2010)

- 60,815 votes: Working in a maid café might sound fun—if you like cute outfits and taking orders—but for Misaki Ayuzawa, the heroine of Maid Sama!, it's a necessity. As the student council president of a former all-boys school, Misaki has to keep her part-time job a secret while being tough at school. Everything changes when the most popular boy in school, Usui Takumi, discovers her secret, sending Misaki on a whirlwind emotional journey juggling responsibilities with newfound feelings towards Usui.

2. Horimiya (2021)

- 23,046 votes: Kyoko Hori is a high school girl with great grades and a fun social life but ends up leading a different life when she's at home. Izumi Miyamura is an introverted boy, yet he hides behind his bland exterior, as well. What if their paths cross outside school? Don't you sometimes think there's more to people than what first meets the eye? If you feel like watching a sweet, day-to-day romance with traces of humor, Horimiya should be on your watch list.

3. Your Name (2016)

- 28,117 votes: Your Name is an innovative film that describes the mysterious linkage of two souls that appear to be far apart, Mitsuha and Taki, who suddenly started switching bodies and thus living each other's lives. While performing this strange activity, they grew a bond that surpasses both time and space. This award-winning film is a must to be watched by any romance anime fan.

4. Kamisama Kiss (2012)

- 37,124 votes: When schoolgirl Nanami Momozono is kicked out of her home, she becomes the land god of a broken-down shrine and discovers loads of supernatural creatures. Joined by her fox familiar Tomoe, she begins to learn how to use her powers and take on the role of the divine. In attempting to balance her ordinary earthly lifestyle with her immortal duties, Nanami interacts with many people, and her circumstances get increasingly intricate in a complex web of love, obligation, and friendship in Kamisama Kiss.

5. Snow White with the Red Hair (2015)

- 32,387 votes: Shirayuki was born with bright red hair and was living an ordinary life until a chance encounter with the self-centered Prince Raj demanded she be his concubine. She refuses to be ordered about and cuts her hair to make her getaway from the kingdom. It is on her journey that she meets the gentle Prince Zen, who helps her start her life anew as an apprentice herbalist. The love brewing between the two, along with the challenges presented, makes for an impossibly beautiful romance amidst a fantasy world.

6. Blue Spring Ride (2014)

- 28,512 votes: Blue Spring Ride follows the story of Futaba Yoshioka and her reunion with her middle school crush, Kou Mabuchi, only to find that he has changed. As Futaba tries to reconnect with the now distant Kou, they both struggle with their pasts and personal obstacles. This emotional story of rekindled love poignantly looks at how people change with time.

7. Yona of the Dawn (2014)

- 23,676 votes: Princess Yona lives a life of luxury until her father's murder forces her to run with her bodyguard, Hak. As Yona is slowly changing from a spoiled princess into a strong warrior on a mission of reclaiming her country, she gets close to her protector. Yona of the Dawn offers an engaging mix of romantic, fantasy, and adventure elements.

8. Your Lie in April - 2014 

- 24,908 votes: Kousei Arima was a piano genius that, after his mother's death, lost the ability to hear his own music. He transforms when he meets the free-spirited violinist Kaori Miyazono, who manipulates her way into his life and awakens his love of music again. Together they embark on a road to recovery and finding themselves, with their relationship strengthening through their shared love of music.

9. Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019)

- 12,494 votes: The story of two incredibly talented student council members, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane, both from Shuchiin Academy, engaging in a very serious battle of wits to get each other to confess their love first. The strategic attempts to constantly one-up each other have hilarious and adorable consequences-proving even the smartest can be a fool in love.

10. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (2009)

- 29,281 votes: Kuronuma, whose face often comes out in such a way that it resembles the main character of horror movies, struggles to adjust to her high school class. Determined, Sawako attempts to reach out to her classmates, even the quite popular Shota Kazehaya. As Sawako's friendly nature gradually begins to attract her classmates, her life is about to take a dramatic turn toward friendships and romance-but not all is as it would seem.