Romance (1990)

Falling in love and struggling to progress towards—or maintain—a romantic relationship take priority, while other subplots either take backseat or are designed to develop the main love story. The narrative focuses on the thoughts and emotions of the characters, illustrating the connections between them and explaining their reactions to events or conflict. Almost always, the story ends happily and the couple is rewarded for their efforts with lasting love. Romance stories require significant romantic development leading to some kind of conclusion: either to begin the relationship, continue it, or end it. Open-ended romantic endings are only acceptable when the work is an incomplete adaptation of a Romance source. "Teasing" stories which do not narrate significant romantic development but have a conclusion should be tagged Romantic Subplot. A story can be simply Romance. Since they are plot-driven stories showing humans experiencing romantic struggle, most Romance has some Drama inherently. For both tags, the drama should be focused not only on the relationship but also on the side storylines; for example, one character overcoming the death of a loved one or a drug addiction. Comedy requires Romance narratives to be focused on eliciting laughter, not only using comedy for lightheartedness. Slice of Life and Romance are incompatible by definition.

Legend of Basara
Legend of Basara

Legend of Basara

In a small village, twins are born: a boy, Tatara, and a girl, Sarasa. The prophet Nagi declares that Tatara is the chosen one who will free Japan from the tyrannical rule of the King and his four sons. But when the ruthless Red King slays Tatara, Sarasa must take on her brother's name and responsibilities and embark on a quest to free Japan and deliver vengeance to the Red King.

(Source: ANN)
Apr 3, 1998 to Jun 26, 1998 | 13 eps | Publishing
Adventure Drama Romance

Koi Kaze
Koi Kaze

Koi Kaze

Saeki Koushirou works as a wedding planner, but his own love life is in shambles. His background makes it difficult for him to commit himself wholeheartedly to love. The child of a divorced couple, he lives with his father. He has a mother and a sister, but he has not seen them in years. After being dumped by his girlfriend, a chance encounter with a female high school student shakes Koushirou's calm and awakens new feelings in him—but he learns that the girl is in fact his sister, who will now be staying with his father and him. Yet, the feelings in Koushirou's heart...

(Source: ANN)
Apr 2, 2004 to Jun 18, 2004 | 13 eps | Publishing
Drama Romance Slice of Life

Iketeru Futari
Iketeru Futari

Iketeru Futari

16-year old Keisuke Saji loves to fantasize about young beautiful women. He hopes to land the object of his affection, Koizumi Akira. However, Koizumi hates Saji (as well as all men) to the point of assault. While most guys take Koizumi's cold shoulder as a hint, Saji pursues head-on without having rejection faze him.

(Source: Wikipedia)
Feb 2, 1999 to Feb 26, 1999 | 16 eps | Publishing
Comedy Romance

Ichigo 100% Special 2
Ichigo 100% Special 2

Ichigo 100% Special 2

Yui's father forbids Yui from staying at Junpei's house and decides she'll attend a local High School instead of Oumi Academy. Junpei visits with the intention of straightening out a misunderstanding for Yui's sake. Episode takes place prior to Episode 10 of Ichigo 100% TV series.
Dec 18, 2005 | 1 eps | Publishing
Comedy Romance

Ichigo 100%: Koi ga Hajimaru?! Satsuei Gasshuku - Yureru Kok...
Ichigo 100%: Koi ga Hajimaru?! Satsuei Gasshuku - Yureru Kokoro ga Higashi e Nishi e

Ichigo 100%: Koi ga Hajimaru?! Satsuei Gasshuku - Yureru Kokoro ga Higashi e Nishi e

Continues from where Ichigo 100% TV leaves off and revolves around the filming of the movie based off Toujou's script. (Best if viewed after Ichigo 100% TV series and before the DVD Animation OVAs, although it was produced the year before the series came out.)
Sep 23, 2004 | 1 eps | Publishing
Romance

Hachimitsu to Clover Specials
Hachimitsu to Clover Specials

Hachimitsu to Clover Specials

Two side stories:

Chapter L (or chapter 25) about Lohmeyer/Romaiya senpai.

Chapter F (or chapter 26) about Miwako finding ways to make fun of Yamazaki.

(Source: momento)
Dec 23, 2005 to Feb 24, 2006 | 2 eps | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance Slice of Life

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Ajisai Yumegatari
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Ajisai Yumegatari

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Ajisai Yumegatari

Whisked away to the land of Kyou, Akane learns that she is the Ryuujin no Miko, and meets the Hachiyou, her protectors. They must defeat Akuram, a demon who wants to destroy Kyou using the power of Azusa, a woman who has the power to absorb human energy. If Akane and the Hachiyou cannot defeat Akuram and bring peace to Kyou, Azusa'a power will destroy the humans.

(Source: ANN)
Mar 27, 2002 to Jan 23, 2003 | 2 eps | Publishing
Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance Supernatural

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary
Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary

Naoki Kuzumi, a junior in high school, had lost his parents in an accident five years ago, and is living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin Matsuri. He always thought his life was ordinary, besides the fact that he can't remember what happened in his youth. One sunny day as he is taking a nap on a bench, a redheaded girl -- Mikoto -- literally falls on him from the sky. For some reason, she thinks he's her younger brother. Naoki's time period is a temporal shelter for those in the future, when many are suffering from an incurable disease. When she heard her younger brother Yuusuke had been taken to Naoki's time, Mikoto herself had gone back in time.
(Source: ANN)
Jun 30, 2004 to Sep 22, 2004 | 13 eps | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance Sci-Fi

Hanaukyou Maid-tai: La Verite
Hanaukyou Maid-tai: La Verite

Hanaukyou Maid-tai: La Verite

After his mother passes away, Taro Hanaukyo is invited to his grandfather's home. There, he meets a beautiful maid named Mariel and finds out that his grandfather has retired to a remote island and has given him ownership of his estate. Taro also discovers that not only is the estate a colossal mansion, it has hundreds of gorgeous maids ready to serve him 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
(Source: ANN)
Apr 4, 2004 to Jun 20, 2004 | 12 eps | Publishing
Comedy Romance

Air in Summer
Air in Summer

Air in Summer

An extension of the summer-arc in the Air TV-series, showing more of what happened during Kanna's, Ryuya's and Uraha's journey to find Kanna's mother.
Aug 28, 2005 to Sep 4, 2005 | 2 eps | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance Supernatural

Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten
Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten

Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten

In the peaceful life of modern Japan, Shaorin and Tasuke explore their relationship amid familiar interventions and new challenges. Shaorin begins to discover why she chose to stay with Tasuke, and Tasuke begins to learn the depth of his love toward Shaorin.

(Source: ANN)
Jun 23, 2000 to Nov 30, 2001 | 8 eps | Publishing
Comedy Fantasy Romance

Elf-ban Kakyuusei: Anata dake wo Mitsumete...
Elf-ban Kakyuusei: Anata dake wo Mitsumete...

Elf-ban Kakyuusei: Anata dake wo Mitsumete...

High school students Mizuho Yuuki and Miko Kamiyama are best friends. Miko likes fellow classmate Tohru Nagase. Mizuho is determined not to get in the way of their budding relationship. But underclassmate Ai Minamizato also likes Tohru. Tohru must decide which girl he likes the most.

(Source: ANN)
Nov 24, 1997 to Jun 26, 1998 | 4 eps | Publishing
Drama Romance

Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl
Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl

Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl

Hazumu was a shy boy who enjoyed gardening, collecting herbs, and long walks in the mountains. One day he finally worked up the courage to confess his love to Yasuna, but she rejected him.

Depressed, he wandered up Mt. Kashimayama, the place where they first met, to reconsider his feelings. After getting lost, he wished upon a shooting star and received a bizarre twist of fate.

Now he is a she, and she stumbles headfirst back into social life and relationships only to find that the entire landscape has changed!

(Source: Media Blasters)
Jan 12, 2006 to Mar 30, 2006 | 12 eps | Publishing
Comedy Drama Girls Love Romance Slice of Life

Green Green Thirteen: Erolutions
Green Green Thirteen: Erolutions

Green Green Thirteen: Erolutions

Spring is coming and the all-male Kanenone Gakuen prepares to become coeducational with the new academic year. Naturally, the teenage boys are more than thrilled at the prospect of having adolescent girls around. With only a few months until the merger, the incoming female students decide to pay a visit to the academy. As luck would have it, Yusuke Takasaki gets a chance to confess his feelings to one of the arrivals, Futaba Kutsuki, who is also looking forward to the encounter.

However, as the pair struggles to find a moment for themselves, a girl called Midori Chitose visits them in their dreams, urging them to do their best and encouraging them to seize the opportunity. From then on, the lovers decide to make the most of their short time together before they are separated again.

May 28, 2004 | 1 eps | Publishing
Comedy Romance

Koi Koi 7
Koi Koi 7

Koi Koi 7

Tanaka Tetsuro is excited at getting a full scholarship at a new high school, far away from his family. What he does not know is that he will be the only boy in an all girl school, and that there is a girl head-over-heels in love with him, waiting for his arrival. But his special friendship with the very cute and dynamic Asuka also causes him to get into a lot of trouble with the powerful student council leadership, as they are at open war with Asuka and her five friends, a group of super amazon warriors called the Koi Koi Seven.
Apr 2, 2005 to Jun 25, 2005 | 13 eps | Publishing
Comedy Romance

Kujibiki Unbalance
Kujibiki Unbalance

Kujibiki Unbalance

Chihiro Enomoto is a freshman that just got to a new school called Rikkyoin High School. He lost his parents in a traffic accident when he was 10. Since then, he has been living only with his elder sister Shinobu. He is good at cooking and cleaning, and does all the housekeeping jobs. He fell in love with Tokino at first sight when he met her in the school library on the first day of school. Another girl named Ritsuko, a childhood friend of Chihiro and the chair of student council, falls in the love with the boy instantly after this long-awaited reunion. But she is not the only one who is in love with him. This is the story about a one-year campaign among the candidates for the next students government leaders, who are also chosen by the lot (kujibiki), in order to gain the position.

(Source: ANN)
Dec 22, 2004 to Apr 22, 2005 | 3 eps | Publishing
Comedy Romance

Lamune
Lamune

Lamune

Oct 11, 2005 to Dec 27, 2005 | 12 eps | Publishing
Drama Romance Slice of Life

Refrain Blue
Refrain Blue

Refrain Blue

Jun 23, 2000 to Oct 27, 2000 | 3 eps | Publishing
Drama Romance

Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

Apr 8, 1998 to Jul 1, 1998 | 12 eps | Publishing
Drama Romance

Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo
Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo

Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo

Goro's down on his luck. He keeps losing jobs and has little money. One day he meets a fortune-teller outside of a pet store who predicts that his luck will change. That night three girls appear in his appartment claiming to be his guardian angels. Soon a total of twelve girls appear to help him, each one a reincarnation of a deceased pet once owned by Goro.

(Source: ANN)
Oct 4, 2001 to Dec 20, 2001 | 12 eps | Publishing
Comedy Fantasy Romance

Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo Specials
Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo Specials

Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo Specials

Episodes 5.5 and 13.
Mar 25, 2002 to Jul 25, 2002 | 2 eps | Publishing
Comedy Fantasy Romance

Tenshi no Shippo Chu!
Tenshi no Shippo Chu!

Tenshi no Shippo Chu!

Somewhere, there was a young man. A kind hearted young man who loved animals but, the most unfortunate things happen to him. The place where he works going bankrupt, bumping into a signboard as he walks in the streets. He is just completely burdened with bad luck.
However, his life completely changes when he meets a fortune teller. With the power of the fortune teller, "Guardian Angels" are called through a mobile phone and a group of cute girls appear.
These Guardian Angels, who came from the other world, were actually reincarnations of the pets that the young man had once taken care of before. They are now back to repay his kindness.
This sequel takes place a year after the last series. We go back to the time when the 12 Guardian Angels goes to Goro Mutsume. Once again, we have the voice talents of Nogawa Sakura, Chiba Saeko, Kawasumi Ayako and a whole extravanganza of other voice actors / actresses. Lets see how the Guardian Angels grow up!
(Source: AnimeNfo)
Mar 6, 2003 to Apr 3, 2003 | 11 eps | Publishing
Fantasy Romance

To Heart: Remember My Memories
To Heart: Remember My Memories

To Heart: Remember My Memories

Time flies by; Hiroyuki and Akari are 12th-graders now. Both of them and their friends have grown up gradually in someway, physically or mentally, but one of their best friends is missing: the lifelike android Multi. To their surprise, Multi is brought to their campus again without notice, yet she is no longer the same Multi they have known.

(Source: ANN)
Oct 2, 2004 to Dec 25, 2004 | 13 eps | Publishing
Drama Romance Sci-Fi Slice of Life

Dousou Kai
Dousou Kai

Dousou Kai

A young group of friends meet up for the first time in a very long time after finishing high-school. One of them remembers how once ago a girl left him Daisies and a love letter inside his locker, back in the high-school days. He has three suspects of who this secret lover could be and so there is only one way to know... by having sex with all of them.
(Source: AniDB)
Mar 27, 1998 to Dec 18, 1998 | 4 eps | Publishing
Romance