The ten most popular romance anime, ranked by how many fans follow them.
1. A Silent Voice
2016 · 1 episode · Finished. Watch on Netflix.
Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced…
2. Spirited Away
2001 · 1 episode · Finished. Watch on Netflix, Prime Video.
Stubborn, spoiled, and naïve, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino is less than pleased when she and her parents discover an abandoned amusement park on the way to their new house. Cautiously venturing inside, she realizes that there is more to this place than meets the…
3. Your Lie in April
2014 · 22 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Crunchyroll, Netflix.
Music accompanies the path of the human metronome, the prodigious pianist Kousei Arima. But after the passing of his mother, Saki Arima, Kousei falls into a downward spiral, rendering him unable to hear the sound of his own piano. Two years later, Kousei still…
4. Toradora!
2008 · 25 episodes · Finished. Watch on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll.
Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, who is anything…
5. Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · 1 episode · Finished. Watch on Netflix.
Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on…
6. anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
2011 · 11 episodes · Finished. Watch on Crunchyroll.
Jinta Yadomi is peacefully living as a recluse, spending his days away from school and playing video games at home instead. One hot summer day, his childhood friend, Meiko "Menma" Honma, appears and pesters him to grant a forgotten wish. He pays her no mind…
7. Bakemonogatari
2009 · 15 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Crunchyroll, Prime Video.
Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, manages to survive a vampire attack with the help of Meme Oshino, a strange man residing in an abandoned building. Though being saved from vampirism and now a human again, several side effects such as…
8. Ouran High School Host Club
2006 · 26 episodes · Finished. Watch on Crunchyroll, t, Hulu.
Haruhi Fujioka is a bright scholarship candidate with no rank or title to speak of—a rare species at Ouran High School, an elite academy for students of high pedigree. When she opens the door to Music Room \#3 hoping to find a quiet place to study, Haruhi…
9. Clannad ~After Story~
2008 · 24 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, HIDIVE.
Clannad: After Story, the sequel to the critically acclaimed slice-of-life series Clannad, begins after Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa graduate from high school. Together, they experience the emotional rollercoaster of growing up. Unable to decide on a…
10. Sword Art Online II
2014 · 24 episodes · Finished. Watch on Hulu, Netflix, Crunchyroll.
A year after escaping Sword Art Online, Kazuto Kirigaya has been settling back into the real world. However, his peace is short-lived as a new incident occurs in a game called Gun Gale Online, where a player by the name of Death Gun appears to be killing…
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