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.

Ura Peach GirlPeach Girl: Sae's Story
Ura Peach GirlPeach Girl: Sae's Story
Ueda, Miwa 2024
Kairi and Momo are attending university together and are finally happy...but Sae has been left behind after failing her last year of high school—she should've attended class a bit more! Follow Sae's adventures as she reunites with a childhood love and deals with high school life once again.

(Source: Tokyopop)
Included one-shot:
Volume 3: Love♥Charge
Sep 13, 2004 to May 13, 2005 | 12 chp | Publishing
Drama Romance

UrukyuuUltra Cute
UrukyuuUltra Cute
Akimoto, Nami 2024
For all 15 years of their lives, Ami and Noa have competed against each other for love with the same results: both fall for the same guy, inevitably scaring him away and leaving them boyfriend-less. But the vicious cycle is broken when the girls go to a party and each fall for two different guys! With potential love on the horizon, the sky couldn't be bluer...until Ami discovers that these two dudes are actually duds with ulterior motives. Determined to get revenge on these players, Ami vows to make her guy fall for her while she trys to protect an unsuspecting Noa!

(Source: Tokyopop)
May 1, 1999 to Jun 3, 2003 | 30 chp | Publishing
Romance

Tenkuu no EscaflowneVision of Escaflowne
Tenkuu no EscaflowneVision of Escaflowne
Katsu, Aki 2024
When high school girl Hoshino Hitomi dabbles with tarot cards she suddenly finds herself on a strange world called Gaea. With her new found friend, Van Fanel, the young prince of the devastated kingdom of Fanelia, Hitomi becomes involved in the battle against the Zaibach forces, an evil empire bent on conquering the planet.

(Source: Tokyopop)
Dec 1994 to Jan 1998 | 34 chp | Publishing
Action Drama Fantasy Romance

Midori no HibiMidori Days
Midori no HibiMidori Days
Inoue, Kazurou 2024
Seiji Sawamura is the toughest seventeen-year-old in town, feared by all for his fighting prowess and his deadly "Devil's Right Hand." But at heart, Seiji is a softy, and all he wants is an end to his seventeen-year history of being a lonely single guy. Unfortunately, his tough-guy reputation only serves to decrease his popularity with the ladies, until one day he wakes up to find a girl named Midori has replaced his right hand, and admits she has had a crush on him since middle school.
Sep 18, 2002 to Jul 21, 2004 | 86 chp | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance Supernatural

Tokyo Mew Mew à La Mode
Tokyo Mew Mew à La Mode
Ikumi, Mia 2024
Berry Shirayuki is a cheerful and optimistic 12-year-old girl who has just been accepted into a private girl's school after studying hard for her exams. Aside from friendly but unwanted comments from her next-door neighbor Tasuku Meguro, it seems as if nothing can go wrong for this newly-made middle schooler! After the first day of school ends, Berry is saved from tripping over stairs by a blonde-haired boy, and ends up following him to Café Mew Mew in hopes of thanking him. While in the cafe, Berry accidentally stumbles upon a shining statue that projects visions of a cat and rabbit—who enter her body just before she metamorphosizes into a white-costumed magical girl with bunny ears and a cat tail!

Following a series of strange incidents which lead her to discover amazing hearing and jumping skills (as well as a craving for carrots), Berry realizes that she has become a new member of Tokyo Mew Mew—a group of magical girl superheroes with both animal-like and supernatural abilities! Berry needs to take her new responsibility as a protector of the peace seriously, because she is now a target for Tokyo Mew Mew's new enemy... and they are on the hunt for some fresh rabbit.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Usagi no Furasu Hoshi
Mar 3, 2003 to Dec 27, 2003 | 12 chp | Publishing
Comedy Romance Sci-Fi

Trinity Blood: Rage Against the Moons
Trinity Blood: Rage Against the Moons
Sunao, YoshidaShibamoto, Thore 2024
The background is in the distant future, a post-apocalyptic world after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between humans (Terran) and vampires (Methuselah) continues, as a struggle between two factions: the Vatican and the New Human Empire.

Yet, amidst the bloodshed and violence, many desire a peaceful co-existence between the two species. However, standing between them and this goal is the Rosenkreuz Orden, a group of vampire extremists who manipulate the two sides and pit them against each other. To combat them, the Vatican special operations group "AX," led by Cardinal Caterina, must use everything they have—even a vampire who preys on the blood of other vampires.

(Source: Tokyopop)
Mar 2001 to Dec 2004 | 23 chp | Publishing
Drama Fantasy Horror Romance Sci-Fi Supernatural

V.B. Rose
V.B. Rose
Hidaka, Banri 2024
Ageha Shiroi suffers from a massive sister complex. When she discovers that her sister Hibari is pregnant and getting married in less than a month, she refuses to accept it. After a chance encounter with two beautiful men, Ageha accompanies Hibari to the bridal boutique Velvet Blue Rose (V.B. Rose), where she discovers those very same men are responsible for running the store!

Together, Yukari Arisaka and Mitsuya Kuromine design and create wedding dresses, with the aim to make their customers as satisfied as possible. Yet Ageha is still unhappy about her sister's impending marriage, and her bad attitude causes Yukari to kick her out of the store.

The next day, Ageha goes back to apologize, but after she loses her temper again, Mitsuya's hand gets injured as a result. Possessing a gift for making fashionable accessories, Ageha volunteers to help finish Hibari's wedding dress in place of Mitsuya. Before she knows it, she is thrown into the world of wedding dresses, reigniting dreams that she has had all her life.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Aug 2004 to May 2009 | 83 chp | Publishing
Romance

Wild☆ActWild Act!
Wild☆ActWild Act!
Takada, Rie 2024
Yuniko Sakuraba isn't your ordinary 15-year-old girl. She is a die hard fan of the late actor Akira Nanae and she became a thief in an effort to recover and collect Akira's stolen memorabilia.

She then encounters, the 17-year-old actor Ryu Eba who has been labeled as the "New Nanae." She tries to steal his award which formerly belonged to Akira but is discovered. On the other hand, Ryu seems taken by the unique girl and offers to give her the award if she can steal it again. On the other hand, mystery surrounds Yuniko's past as she finds out that her mother, a former actress and who she hasn't seen because of her mother's illness has actually an amnesia and Akira's death has something to do with it!
1998 to 2000 | 57 chp | Publishing
Adventure Comedy Romance

Yubisaki Milk Tea
Yubisaki Milk Tea
Miyano, Tomochika 2024
Through a series of coincidences, Yoshinori wound up having to fill in for his beautiful older sister as a model for a bridal gown. Now, he has discovered that he has a liking for cross-dressing, and that by doing so, he is learning a great deal about what it means to be a woman—and a man.

(Source: Tokyopop)
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Hadairo Soda-sui, Namaiki na Amaashi
Volume 2: Reason
Dec 27, 2002 to Mar 12, 2010 | 89 chp | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance

Kodomo no Jikan
Kodomo no Jikan
Watashiya, Kaworu 2024
The story of Kodomo no Jikan is centered around 23-year-old Aoki Daisuke, who has just landed his first teaching job as a grade school teacher at Futatsubashi Elementary School. He is placed in charge of Class 3-1, where one of his students, a mischievously precocious Rin Kokonoe, develops a crush on him and goes so far as to proclaim herself Aoki's girlfriend. She aggressively pursues her efforts to be with her teacher despite the fact that he will lose his job if she gets too close, a situation further complicated by the often complex, intertwining relationships existing between them and their respective friends, families, and peers.

(Source: Wikipedia)
May 22, 2005 to Apr 22, 2013 | 93 chp | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance Slice of Life

Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son)
Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son)
Shimura, Takako 2024
Shuuichi Nitori is a 5th grade student who likes to bake and has always been something of a feminine boy. When he transfers to a new school, Shuuichi is mistaken for his 6th grade sister on his first day. Then he ends up sitting next to Yoshino Takatsuki, a tall, boyish girl who everyone calls "Takatsuki-kun." They both have secrets they can't let anyone know...

The series deals with issues such as being transgender, gender identity, and the beginning of puberty.

(Source: Kotonoha, edited)
Nov 12, 2002 to Jul 12, 2013 | 123 chp | Publishing
Drama Romance Slice of Life

Negima!? NeoNegima!? Neo: Magister Negi Magi
Negima!? NeoNegima!? Neo: Magister Negi Magi
Akamatsu, KenFujima, Takuya 2024
Welsh magister magi in training, Negi Springfield (ten), is sent to complete his magical training in Japan. Although he's an English teacher in an all girls academy, his class is quite extraordinary for normal school girls... middle school girls, 32 of them, average age 14!
Sep 26, 2006 to Aug 20, 2009 | 35 chp | Publishing
Action Comedy Romance

Kowarekake no Omocha
Kowarekake no Omocha
CJ Michalski 2024
1. Kowarekake no Omocha (A Toy with Sadness)
2. Hako no Naka no Omocha
3. Kinjirareta Omocha
4. Yumemiru Koro wo Sugite mo (Even Beyond Dreams)
5. Taiyou no Playboy (Sun's Playboy)
6. Kamihitoe no Daikirai (Paper-Thin Loathing)
7. Nakanaka Sunao ni Narenakute (Communication is still an issue)
Apr 9, 2002 to Oct 9, 2004 | 7 chp | Publishing
Boys Love Drama Romance

Koukou Debut (High School Debut)
Koukou Debut (High School Debut)
Kawahara, Kazune 2024
While in middle school, Haruna Nagashima threw herself into playing softball while secretly dreaming of finding romance, but without any luck. High school has just started for her, and she now has the perfect chance to fall in love with a potential boyfriend. But there's one problem—she has no idea where to begin!

On her first day of school, she accidentally bumps into You Komiyama, the most popular boy in the year. With his stunning looks, Haruna is positive he can help. The handsome boy reluctantly agrees to coach her about love under one condition: she must not fall in love with him. Under You's guidance, will Haruna be able to kick off her high school debut and find herself a boyfriend?

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Aug 13, 2003 to May 13, 2013 | 62 chp | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance Slice of Life

ChunRangYulJun
ChunRangYulJun
Park, Sung-Woo 2024
The mighty Kingdom of Goguryeo is in the midst of a war which has raged on for decades. In need of talented warriors to help lead their people, O’Rhang Yhun is sent on a mission by his master into enemy territory to find and bring back his eldest brother. However, just as O’Rhang departs on his mission, his master, a renown warrior and general of Goguryeo, passes away. Unfortunately for O’Rhang, his 2nd eldest brother has always been jealous of his martial arts potential and betrays O’Rhang by branding him as a traitor defecting to the enemy. Having been branded a traitor, he is pursued and nearly killed. As fate would have it though, O’Rhang is able to escape from his homeland barely managing to survive when a maiden as beautiful and graceful as an angel saves his life. (Source: Infinity Studios)
1997 to ? | chp | Publishing
Action Adventure Fantasy Mystery Romance

Okusama wa Joshikousei
Okusama wa Joshikousei
Kobayashi, Hiyoko 2024
Onohara Asami is a cute, 17 year-old, 2nd year high school student. What nobody knows is that she's actually already married, to her physics teacher. Besides her responsibility as a student, she now has to take care of the household and keep the marriage a secret in school. Will she be able to do all of this and will she succeed in making her husband interested in her?

(Source: MU)
Jan 11, 2001 to Mar 29, 2007 | 160 chp | Publishing
Comedy Romance Slice of Life

Boku ni Natta WatashiSecret☆Girl
Boku ni Natta WatashiSecret☆Girl
Shimaki, Ako 2024
Welcome to Momoko's waking nightmare. Things were settled. They were! She was SUPPOSED to have gone to a normal school, made normal friends, and led a blissfully normal life. But the universe is just cruelly, irredeemably, monstrously unfair, so instead she found herself thrown out of home, stuck in an all-boys boarding school with a roommate she hates, cursed with a hideous haircut and wearing clothes which, to be frank, she wouldn't be seen dead in.

And the only thing worse than her current situation is the one that she'll be in if anyone ever realizes that she is, in fact, a girl. Everything is wrong! Everything! Particularly the fact that, even though she's surrounded by amazingly gorgeous guys, her chances of romance are less than zero. But with life this complicated, something is bound to give. In fact, it just did. Damn.

(Source: Storm in Heaven)
Included one-shots:
Volume 2: Nopan Musume. (A Girl Without Panties)
Volume 3: Aah! Ijuin-sama
Volume 5: Kimochi Henkousen), Massugu na Kanojo
Nov 24, 2004 to Feb 24, 2006 | 20 chp | Publishing
Drama Romance

Ghost Only: Yuurei Senyou Restaurant
Ghost Only: Yuurei Senyou Restaurant
Shin, Yui 2024
In a certain part of town, there is a very exclusive restaurant. So exclusive that only ghosts get to dine there! Yes, it's a ghost-only restaurant where ghouls and goblins freely roam, drink and eat! Strange? Not until you meet the only waitress there, who happens to be a full-blooded human!

(Source: Aerandria)
Apr 28, 2005 to Jun 28, 2008 | 12 chp | Publishing
Comedy Fantasy Romance Supernatural

Tokage OujiThe Lizard Prince
Tokage OujiThe Lizard Prince
Asuka, Izumi 2024
Princess Canary is to go to an omiai with Prince Heath, a prince from another kingdom known for his flirting with women, drinking and gambling. She agrees but only to have the chance to preach to him about the way he rules his kingdom. Prince Heath is completely opposed to the idea and instead of going, gives his pet lizard a potion to turn him into an exact duplicate so that he may replace him.

But when the lizard and Princess Canary meet, she is surprised to find herself falling in love with the prince thinking the rumours may not be true at all. What will happen when she discovers that the prince she’s falling in love with is actually a lizard? And what about the lizard, himself? Will he be content living as a lizard once he’s had a taste of what being human is like? (Source: Aerandria)
2003 to 2004 | 11 chp | Publishing
Comedy Fantasy Romance

Ai Kora
Ai Kora
Inoue, Kazurou 2024
Maeda Hachibei is peculiar, because, when most males lusting after gorgeous females, he instead lusts after discrete parts. When he relocates to Tokyo to attend school, he finds himself living in a dormitory with five females, each possessing a distinct ideal physical trait he desires: gorgeous blue eyes, bullet-train breasts, a deep dulcet voice, and straight "anime-esque" legs. Can he manage to keep his wits when these women surround him? Although you would not be completely incorrect if you believe this is like Love Hina… Hachibei is no Keitaro.

(Source: Musashi Quality)
Included one-shot:
Volume 12: The Boy Who Heard Too Much
Jul 6, 2005 to Feb 6, 2008 | 120 chp | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance

Uwasa no Midori-kun!!
Uwasa no Midori-kun!!
Ikeyamada, Go 2024
Yamate Midori is a 15 year-old girl and is very much a tomboy. One day Midori meets a boy called Hino Tsukasa, who came to the island she lives on for a holiday. He teaches her to play soccer and she falls in love with the sport. Midori is inspired by Tsukasa and continues to play soccer in hopes that they would meet again someday. When they do meet again Tsukasa does something unforgivable. Determined to defeat Tsukasa on the soccer field Midori enrolls in an all boy high school.

(Source: Tenshi-Tachi)
Included one-shots:
Volume 8: Shounen x Cinderella
Volume 9: Shounen x Cinderella II
Aug 5, 2006 to Aug 5, 2008 | 51 chp | Publishing
Drama Romance Sports

Cipher
Cipher
Narita, Minako 2024
Anise can't believe her luck when she finds herself in the same high school as famous former child star Siva. Although the cool and handsome Siva seems unapproachable, Anise manages to become his friend. But her happiness turns to surprise when she discovers Siva's secret: for years, he's been switching identities with his twin brother, Cipher! (Source: CMX)
Jul 1985 to Dec 1990 | 65 chp | Publishing
Romance

Gakuyaura OujiBackstage Prince
Gakuyaura OujiBackstage Prince
Sakurakouji, Kanoko 2024
News of the handsome and famous Kabuki actor, Ryuusei Horiuchi reaches the ears of Akari but she has no interest in checking him out when all she wants is to meet the one who truly loves her. Just when she declares this statement she accidentally injures Horiuchi, who silently glares at her before leaving. Later on in the day, she finds a black cat, which she follows right into Horiuchi's Kabuki theater. Guilty for causing a bruise on the actor himself, Akari volunteers to become his assistant until it heals. While Akari initially dislikes Horiuchi's silent and cold personality, her feelings begin to change as she remains by his side.
2004 to 2005 | 6 chp | Publishing
Drama Romance Slice of Life

Skip Beat!
Skip Beat!
Nakamura, Yoshiki 2024
Sixteen-year-old Kyouko Mogami followed her childhood friend and love interest Shoutarou "Shou" Fuwa to Tokyo to support him while he works toward his dream of becoming a top idol in the entertainment industry. But after finding out that Shou considers her as little more than a mere housekeeper, she swears to enact revenge by entering the entertainment industry herself and beating him at his own game!

However, Kyouko's revenge plan suffers a setback almost immediately when she is rejected by the talent agency of her choice. Fortunately, the president of the agency gives her a second chance, and places her in the newly made "Love Me" section. Kyouko then begins her long journey to stardom, cultivating her skills as an actress and forming relationships with new friends along the way.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Feb 15, 2002 to ? | chp | Publishing
Comedy Drama Romance