Romance anime and manga
The guide lists 1,060 titles tagged romance. The genre peaked in the 2000s (243 titles). Studios with the most romance titles: Madhouse (17), Toei Animation (14) and TMS Entertainment (13). It often comes paired with drama, school and fantasy.
Best-known romance anime
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED 2002
- Sailor Moon 1992
- Cardcaptor Sakura 1998
- The Fruit of Grisaia
- Revolutionary Girl Utena 1997
- Hanasaku Iroha 2011
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water 1990
- Fruits Basket 2019
- Love Hina 2000
- Fruits Basket 2001
- Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea 2013
- Maison Ikkoku 1986
- Onegai My Melody
- Blue Box 2024
- Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions 2012
- Eureka Seven 2005
- Whisper Me a Love Song 2024
- The Vision of Escaflowne 1996
- Martian Successor Nadesico 1996
- Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf 2024
- Eden of the East 2009
- Macross Frontier 2008
- Tales of Wedding Rings 2024
- Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku 2018
- Spice and Wolf 2008
- My Dress-Up Darling 2022
- Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu 2003
- RahXephon 2002
- Romeo × Juliet 2007
- Attacker You!
Best-known romance anime films
- Your Name 2016
- Castle in the Sky 1986
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006
- Whisper of the Heart 1995
- 5 Centimeters Per Second 2007
- From Up on Poppy Hill 2011
- Ocean Waves 1993
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices 2011
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days 2004
- Summer Wars 2009
- The Last: Naruto the Movie 2014
- Voices of a Distant Star 2002
- Hello World 2019
- Josee, the Tiger and the Fish 2020
- Ride Your Wave 2019
- Bleach: Fade to Black 2008
- Sailor Moon R: The Movie 1993
- Maboroshi 2023
- Her Blue Sky 2019
- Clannad 2007
- Sing a Bit of Harmony 2021
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl 2019
- Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie 2022
- The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie 2022
- The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars 2017
- Hal 2013
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends 2023
- ChaO 2025
- Fruits Basket: Prelude 2022
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out 2023
Best-known romance manga
- Cardcaptor Sakura 1996
- High School! Kimengumi 1982
- Bakuman 2008
- The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity 2021
- The Apothecary Diaries 2017
- Negima! Magister Negi Magi 2003
- Spy × Family 2019
- Future Diary 2006
- Love Hina 1998
- Slam Dunk 1990
- Vampire Knight 2004
- X 1992
- Mahoromatic 1998
- Blue Box 2021
- Nana 2000
- Black Lagoon 2002
- The Rose of Versailles 1972
- School Rumble 2002
- Magic Knight Rayearth 1993
- The Ramparts of Ice 2020
- Chrono Crusade 1998
- Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku 2014
- Your Lie in April 2011
- Cells at Work! 2015
- Candy Candy 1975
- The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All
- A Sign of Affection 2019
- A Silent Voice 2013
- Ao-chan Can't Study! 2015
- D.N.Angel 1997