Romance (1792)

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.

Blue

Chiba, Kozue 2024
A painful love story of four childhood friends on a island.

Mimi comes back from Tokyo to visit and meet her childhood friends. Seems like they are worried about Mimi for the sudden visit. Seems like she's heartbroken when her boyfriend broke up with her. To lift her spirits her friends try to find the legendary blue cat that has a bell attached to its tail. Legend says it will grant your wish, but will this cat even help what Mimi is going through...?

(Source: JShoujo Scans)
2009 to Sep 20, 2011 | 47 chp | Publishing

Super Lovers

Abe, Miyuki 2024
While spending summer with his mother, Haru meets Ren, a boy newly adopted by his mother. Getting along with Ren isn't easy as Haru's goal is to "civilize" him by the time summer ends. Their relationship slowly improves as Haru spends more time with Ren and in return Ren steadily warms up to him. Can they really become a "family" at the end of summer!?

(Source: Bliss)
Oct 30, 2009 to ? | chp | Publishing

Chocolate

Fukushima, Haruka 2024
Chii-chan is an elementary school student who is really unexperienced with love. When the new transfer student Rei-kun arrives at her school, her life makes big changes. Is he the one for whom she had looked for these past years... ?
(Source: Divine Sanctuary)
Jun 3, 2009 to Apr 30, 2010 | 12 chp | Publishing

16 Life

Aikawa, Saki 2024
Saya is an ordinary lethargic female high school student. At karaoke while she was singing enthusiastically a song of her favorite artist, Takase Kazuki, the person himself was watching her…!?
(Source: Chibi Manga)
Dec 5, 2009 to May 20, 2010 | 12 chp | Publishing

5-ji kara 9-ji madeFrom five to nine

Aihara, Miki 2024
Sakuraba Junko is an English teacher at an English Language School in Tokyo. Her dream is to live a fancy and dramatic life abroad, but the reality is that she is 27 years old and still single. Her family forces her into an omiai with Hoshikawa Takane, but Hoshikawa turns out to be a monk at a Buddhist temple, who fully expects his future wife to quit any outside jobs and lead a quiet, proper life, becoming of a monk's wife. Junko is horrified and refuses immediately, but it seems he is not one to back down so easily...
Jul 24, 2009 to Mar 24, 2020 | 106 chp | Publishing

Kimi ni Moete Ii desu ka?Burning Love

Sakurada, Hina 2024
Kyoko, who was not interested in real men at all, thought that she would be happy only if "Haruki," an anime character, stayed with her. However, she was unexpectedly kissed by Aki, a flashy classmate. Moreover, he wanted to date her.

(Source: Baka-Updates Manga)
Not available | 6 chp | Publishing

Hieshou Danshi Kouryakuhou

Sugi, Shippo 2024
She can not stand the hot weather and does not want to live in Hokkaido. He, the ice man who loves the high temperatures and wants to live in Okinawa. They are a harmonious pair but this does not prevent them to have different for the good of another? (Source: Chibi Manga)
2009 | 3 chp | Publishing

Acchi KocchiPlace to Place

2024
Wouldn't you just love to poke in a relationship between two young high-schoolers who have a subtle distance between each other? Of course you would. Tsumiki and Io have this subtle distance that anyone would want to jump in between just to bug them. That's what the other characters are there for. Tsumiki, being a tsundere and all, won't be honest about her feelings toward Io. Io on the other hand is unaware of Tsumiki's feelings, hence the subtle distance between the two. Now, let's watch these two and see what events await them...

(Source: MangaHelpers)
Sep 9, 2006 to ? | chp | Publishing

Kilala☆Princess

Tanaka, RikaKodaka, Nao 2024
Novel adaption of the manga series. According to Rika Tanaka in an author's note, the novel will feature slightly different versions of Kilala and Rei.
Sep 20, 2008 to Mar 20, 2009 | chp | Publishing

Family!

Watanabe, Taeko 2024
This story takes place in Florida, USA. The main characters are the lovable members of the Andersons; each one has his or her own different characterstics which conflict and support the others'. By going through many events (meaningful ones as well as weird ones) together, the bond between them grows stronger and tighter. (Source: Baka-Updates)
1981 to 1985 | chp | Publishing

Mankai DarlingBlooming Darling

Yamamoto, Kotetsuko 2024
Ever since Takashi Murakami started dating Haruhiko Fujimori, the manager of the flower shop he works at, he has been a constant victim of sexual harassment. Although he loves and wants to grow closer to his new boyfriend, Takashi is afraid to take the next step together, intimidated by how direct and brazen Haruhiko is in his advances. However, realizing that he needs to come to terms with the difficulties in their relationship, Takashi decides to let Haruhiko do as he pleases—eventually making love with him for the first time.

The following morning, Haruhiko proposes the unthinkable: Takashi should move in with him! Initially rejecting the offer, Takashi ultimately gives in and obeys his boss. Now that they are housemates, Takashi must find a way to overcome his fears while dealing with Haruhiko's perverted personality.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
2006 to 2008 | 11 chp | Publishing

Uminari

Takao, HiroiKamuro, Akira 2024
Uminari is a collection of four short, unrelated stories featuring a variety of adult men in relationships.
1. The Sound of the Sea
Shougo is your average high school student living in a humble seaside port town. His world is flipped upside down when the new art teacher, Asano-sensei, moves into Shougo's house! During Asono's stay, Shougo grows a strange yet strong longing for him. Emotions unstable as the waves in a storm, the characters' feelings are almost dangerous.
2. Moon on the 16th Night
Shuu is a well-aged man settling down in life. Kazui, on the other hand, is a young man partying his life away. Shuu and Kazui are lovers. All seems well until newcomer Kohei squeezes into the story and Shuu suspects ill will between this Kohei and his beloved. Maintaining their relationship reveals struggling to solidify honesty as well as trust.
3. Shared Key
Arisawa and Yuki thought that by living together they can do much "more" things. It's easier said and done when their stressful jobs and wonky schedules adds bricks to the wall between them!
4. Last Kiss
Two matured fathers, Kouichi and Mamoru, go for a trip to the beach with their families. What first seems to be a simple fun-in-the-sun plot twists to the reminiscences between the lives of the two men. Having first met as new neighbors during their grade school years, Kouichi and Mamoru have been the best of friends for over thirty-five years. The retreat questions their relationships between their families... and themselves.
5. 3:00 AM
A short ending to the first story.
(Source: Alipio)
2007 | 5 chp | Publishing

Kure-nai

Katayama, KentarouYamamoto, Ya 2024
Kure-nai is about the adventures and misadventures of 16-year-old Kurenai Shinkurou. Shinkurou is an authority in settling disputes between people, and finds his life turned upside down one day when he is assigned as a bodyguard for Kuhouin Murasaki, the daughter of a powerful plutocratic family.

(Source: ANN)
Dec 20, 2005 to ? | chp | Publishing

Hakuouki Junrenka

RURU 2024
A collection of short stories, each split into two parts, all based on the famous otome game and anime series, Hakuouki, which follows Yukimura Chizuru as she begins her journey to find her missing father in Kyo and meets members of the Shinsengumi, who harbor an awful secret. Each story is written by different authors and is meant to individually highlight Chizuru's relationship with one of the main characters of the series. Consequently, there is a story dedicated to Hijikata, Okita, Saitou, Harada, and Heisuke.
2009 to 2010 | chp | Publishing

Futari to Futari

Yoshitomi, Akihito 2024
Ayumi and Sayako are roommates. Ayumi is dating Asami. Sayako is dating Keiko. What happens when Ayumi and Sayako both find out the other is dating another woman?

(Source: MU)
Jun 18, 2009 to Jun 18, 2010 | 6 chp | Publishing

Ruriiro no YumeThe Conditions of Paradise: Azure Dreams

Morishima, Akiko 2024
1. Ruriiro no Yume (Azure Dream)
2. Princess of the Stars
3. Honey & Mustard
4. Nostaliga
5. Virgin Season
6. Mangetsu no Yoru ni wa (On a Night When the Moon is Full)
7. Soft-Boiled Fujoshi (Hanjuku Joshi side story)
Aug 18, 2009 | 7 chp | Publishing

Kimi no Sei

Chatani, AmiSakurairo 2024
Takaya has fallen in love at first sight with a girl he saw at his college. The only problem is that she happens to be Yurina, the girl he spent his elementary school days tormenting. While he hardly remembers her from those days, Yurina hates him with a passion. She holds him responsible for all the lasting emotional and psychological scars that were caused by the years he made her life a living hell. Takaya hopes they'll be able to move past their history and fall in love, but can Yurina ever feel anything for him but hatred and the desire for revenge?

(Source: tethysdust from Manga-Helpers)
2009 | 9 chp | Publishing

Countrouble

Nao, Akinari 2024
Matsushiro Kouta has a crush on a pretty yet kinda cold classmate of his. Sasara, the self-proclaimed angel, appears for a sole purpose of helping him, but her love magic—activating after counting down from 10 to 0 by using specific methods—brings lots of trouble to the protagonist's life. Also, little does he know about his cute childhood friend's feelings and how Sasara is not the only angel out there...
Included one-shot:
Volume 6: Countrouble (pilot)
Nov 9, 2009 to Nov 9, 2012 | 39 chp | Publishing

Namida Usagi: Seifuku no Kataomoi

Minase, Ai 2024
The class is changing seats and Momoka got stuck sitting by Narumi, the weird kid in the class. He has long hair that covers his eyes, he doesn't talk much and when he does he is kind off scary, and a circle of rumors follows him everywhere he goes. But is Narumi really a weird boy? Or is he just misunderstood? what kind of pure love could result from this...?
Aug 5, 2009 to Feb 4, 2012 | 58 chp | Publishing

Bousou♥Kareshi

Sakira 2024
My super strong classmate, Ran, is my cute lover. We are so in love! Or that's how it's supposed to be. I think he's cheating on me!

Bousou Kareshi features many other stories. Included is Keitachi's meeting with the normally weak glasses boy. He loses his rationality and goes erotically wild!

(Source: Blissful Sin)
Feb 28, 2009 | 8 chp | Publishing

Boku to Watashi no Henai Jijou

Amano, Shiro 2024
Jin is a rock artist in the making, and in a relationship with Tama, a wanna-be bread maker. However, as Jin's popularity grows, he feels he doesn't have enough time for Tama, and breaks up with her. Tama agrees to call it off... A little too easily. The two go off their separate ways and decide to meet new people, but is their relationship really truly over? Watch their piping hot love slowly unfold!
(Source: Operation Boredom)
Aug 28, 2008 to Apr 30, 2011 | 17 chp | Publishing

Uta no☆Prince-sama♪

Yukihiro, Utako 2024
Nanami Haruka is a shy teenage girl who has a dream to become a talented song writer. She is accepted by Saotome Gakuen, an elite entertainment industry school developed for the sole purpose of nurturing future idols. The classes are taught by famous idols; facilities include top notch recording studios and live theaters. Most importantly, only a small portion of the most talented, natural born idol students are allowed into the prestigious Shining Agency after graduation and introduced to the nation.

The school randomly pairs up a singer to a song writer but as fate would have it, Haruka ends up being paired with 3 very different boys all striving to become the next big idol; Ittoki Otoya is upbeat and lively, Shinomiya Natsuki is bright and intelligent, Hijirikawa Masato is cool and calm. Haruka, determined to make all three boys into future idols must work harder than anyone else and overcome her shy personality if she wants to reach her dream.

(Source: MangaHelpers)
May 17, 2009 to Nov 5, 2012 | chp | Publishing

Veins

Shimotsuki, Kayoko 2024
This is a strange love story about a genius who is unable to erase his memories and an average girl.

Mika, an average female high-school student, falls head over heels for her beautiful violin teacher, Akizuki, who has the uncanny ability of "never forgetting something he's remembered once."

(Source: Stiletto Heels)
Included one-shots: Lion, Room 1/4: Kinketsu Cinderella
May 13, 2009 to Jun 13, 2009 | 4 chp | Publishing

Do You Remember, Mogwa?

Han, Yu-Rang 2024
Sun Jong is a girl who doesn't like to be near others, and wears a mask on her face.Her grandma decides to take in a good looking boy who has the mission to become friends with her. Can she take off her mask? (Source: Mangafox)
2008 to ? | chp | Publishing