Top 5 Best Romance Anime of All Time [part
2]
5. Kimi ni Todoke
Kimi ni Todoke is an anime adaptation from
manga with the same name made by Karuho Shiina.
The first season of this anime aired from
October 2009 to March 2010 with total had
25 episodes, and the second season aired from
January 2011 to March 2011 with total had
12 episodes.
Kimi ni Todoke tells story about Kuronuma
Sawako, a high school girl who completely
misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid
and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious
behavior. This is due to her resemblance to
the ghost girl from "The Ring," which has
led her peers to give her the nickname Sadako.
Longing to make friends and live a normal
life, she is naturally drawn to Kazehaya Shouta,
the most popular guy in class, whose "100%
refreshing" personality earns him great admiration
from Sawako. So when Kazehaya starts talking
to her, maybe there is hope for the friendships
Sawako has always longed for. Maybe... there
is even a little hope for some romance in
her future.
Kimi ni Todoke presents a shoujo anime that
is full of elements of romance in it. With
a story that focuses on romance story between
Sawako, the shy girl who looks like Sadako
(Japanese ghost) with Kazehaya the popular
guy, isn't just full of romantic moments.
We will see various conflicts that must be
faced especially by Sawako, starting from
the bullying from another woman, the emergence
of a third person who interferes with their
relationship, even to the difficulty of expressing
their feelings for each of them, making this
anime feel so interesting to watch. In terms
of characterizations, the characters in this
anime come with unique and interesting personalities.
This makes the conflict involving several
characters in it makes this anime even more
interesting. From a visual perspective, there
is no doubt considering that this anime was
done by Production I.G, both from animation
and background art all look detailed and neat.
The character designs of this anime itself
are able to adapt the original manga designs
very well. Overall, if you are looking for
a romance shoujo anime that is so romantic
and makes you smile by yourself while watching
it, then you should watch this anime.
4. Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai
no Yume wo Minai
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no
Yume wo Minai is an anime adaptation from
light novel with the same name, made by Hajime
Kamoshida and Keiji Mizoguchi. This anime
aired from October 2018 to December 2018 with
total 13 episodes.
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no
Yume wo Minai is telling story about Puberty
Syndrome, a rare disease which only affects
teenagers, and its symptoms are so supernatural
that hardly anyone recognizes it as a legitimate
occurrence. However, high school student Sakuta
Azusagawa knows from personal experience that
it is very much real, and happens to be quite
prevalent in his school.
Mai Sakurajima is a third-year high school
student who gained fame in her youth as a
child actress, but recently halted her promising
career for reasons unknown to the public.
With an air of unapproachability, she is well
known throughout the school, but none dare
interact with her—that is until Sakuta sees
her wandering the library in a bunny girl
costume. Despite the getup, no one seems to
notice her, and after confronting her, he
realizes that she is another victim of Puberty
Syndrome. As Sakuta tries to help Mai through
her predicament, his actions bring him into
contact with more girls afflicted with the
elusive disease.
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no
Yume wo Minai present a romance anime mixed
with supernatural element that really entertaining
and enjoyable to watch. The story itself mainly
focuses on how our male protagonist, Sakuta
settles this problem for the ones undergoing
this syndrome.Albeit totally supernatural,
there are sufficient backstory and explanations
relating to quantum physics, in which I think
is always a great touch to the story to not
let the audience sit in confusion. With a
lot of romantic moment that happens, and also
some emotional moments with all of the characters,
the story of this anime will absolutely gonna
make you smile but also feels touched. All
the characters in this anime are all really
great and likeable, but they also contribute
a lot to the story. In term of visual, the
animation is looks smooth, the background
art is also looks detail, and the character
design looks cute and attractive. Overall,
with if you want to watch anime with good
story, likeable characters, and great animation,
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no
Yume wo Minai is absolutely the anime you
must watch.
3. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi
no Renai Zunousen
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no
Renai Zunousen is an anime adaptation from
manga with the same name made by Aka Akasaka.
This anime aired from January 2019 to March
2019 with total had 12 episodes.
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no
Renai Zunousen take place at the renowned
Shuchiin Academy, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya
Shinomiya are the student body's top representatives.
Ranked the top student in the nation and respected
by peers and mentors alike, Miyuki serves
as the student council president. Alongside
him, the vice president Kaguya—eldest daughter
of the wealthy Shinomiya family—excels in
every field imaginable. They are the envy
of the entire student body, regarded as the
perfect couple.
However, despite both having already developed
feelings for the other, neither are willing
to admit them. The first to confess loses,
will be looked down upon, and will be considered
the lesser. With their honor and pride at
stake, Miyuki and Kaguya are both equally
determined to be the one to emerge victorious
on the battlefield of love!
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no
Renai Zunousen present a romance comedy anime
with cliche story but can be delivered in
an interesting and entertaining way. With
the story of the psychological battle between
Miyuki and Kaguya who couldn't be honest about
their feelings for each other in the anime,
it was very interesting to follow. The comedies
element in this anime also feel entertaining
and make you laugh a lot while watching them.
The characters in this anime have unique personalities
and can complement each other make this anime
much more exciting to watch. Visuals in this
anime are not too special, just like romance
comedy anime in general. Overall, this anime
is one of the entertaining romance comedy
anime, with interesting stories and unique
characters, this anime is must to be included
in your watch list.
2. Clannad
Clannad is an anime adaptation from visual
novel with the same name made by Key. The
first season of this anime aired from October
2007 to March 2008 with total had 23 episodes,
and the second season aired from October 2008
to March 2009 with total had 24 episodes.
There's also a movie that premiered on September
2007.
Clannad tells story about Tomoya Okazaki,
a delinquent who finds his life dull and believes
he'll never amount to anything. Along with
his friend Youhei Sunohara, he skips school
and plans to waste his high school days away.
One day while walking to school, Tomoya passes
a young girl muttering quietly to herself.
Without warning she exclaims "Anpan!" (a popular
Japanese food) which catches Tomoya's attention.
He soon discovers the girl's name is Nagisa
Furukawa and that she exclaims things she
likes in order to motivate herself. Nagisa
claims they are now friends, but Tomoya walks
away passing the encounter off as nothing.
However, Tomoya finds he is noticing Nagisa
more and more around school. Eventually he
concedes and befriends her. Tomoya learns
Nagisa has been held back a year due to a
severe illness and that her dream is to revive
the school's drama club. Claiming he has nothing
better to do, he decides to help her achieve
this goal along with the help of four other
girls.
As Tomoya spends more time with the girls,
he learns more about them and their problems.
As he attempts to help each girl overcome
her respective obstacle, he begins to realize
life isn't as dull as he once thought.
Clannad presents an anime with slice of life,
drama and romance elements that filled with
various heartwarming and emotional moments
in it. Various dramas and conflicts which
are divided into several story arcs are able
to be presented so well that can make us feel
so emotional and sad when watching this anime
in each episode. Even so, this anime not only
gives us a variety of drama and conflict,
because many also insert various comedy elements
that are funny and entertaining from the silly
behavior of some of its characters. This anime
also holds many implied moral meanings and
messages that are so strong that when we watch
this anime, we not only feel entertained but
are also able to get a variety of good life
values and can be applied in the real world.
The characters in this anime themselves have
unique and different personalities, which
makes the story presented in this anime even
more interesting to follow. Plus the chemistry
between the characters is really good that
various moments involving many characters
here become even more alive and look fun to
watch. The visuals presented look so good,
with smooth animations, detailed background
art, and character designs that are able to
look very cute and moe. Overall, if you are
looking for a slice of life, drama, and romance
anime that is so sad but also heartwarming
to watched, then this anime is perfect for
you.
1. Tenki no Ko
Tenki no Ko is an original movie anime made
by CoMix Wave Films and directed by Makoto
Shinkai. This anime premiered on July 2019.
Tenki no Ko tells story about Tokyo, a city
which currently experiencing rain showers
that seem to disrupt the usual pace of everyone
living there to no end. Amidst this seemingly
eternal downpour arrives the runaway high
school student Hodaka Morishima, who struggles
to financially support himself—ending up
with a job at a small-time publisher. At the
same time, the orphaned Hina Amano also strives
to find work to sustain herself and her younger
brother.
Both fates intertwine when Hodaka attempts
to rescue Hina from shady men, deciding to
run away together. Subsequently, Hodaka discovers
that Hina has a strange yet astounding power:
the ability to call out the sun whenever she
prays for it. With Tokyo's unusual weather
in mind, Hodaka sees the potential of this
ability. He suggests that Hina should become
a "sunshine girl"—someone who will clear
the sky for people when they need it the most.
Tenki no Ko presents a romance anime mixed
with supernatural element with a fresh and
unique story. With a story about a young man
who ran away from home and lived alone in
Tokyo meeting with a woman who can control
the weather, this anime is able to present
a storyline that is really interesting and
not boring. Especially with the moments that
are quite romantic, emotional, and unexpected,
certainly will make you moved with the story
of this anime. In terms of characterizations,
the characters in this anime have unique and
interesting personalities. All interactions
that occur between characters are able to
present a variety of exciting and fun moments
to watch. From a visual perspective, of course
the anime made by Makoto Shinkai and the CoMix
Wave Films studio certainly do not need to
doubt the results, with very smooth and neat
animations, very detailed and beautiful background
art, and attractive character designs. Overall,
if you are looking for a romance anime that
comes with a very good story and visuals that
will spoil your eyes, then Tenki no Ko is
an anime that you must watch.
