Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

This is a list of anime that fall under the 'Cottagecore' aesthetic. The Cottagecore aesthetic romanticizes nature, the countryside and slow living. It consists of peaceful pastoral locations, homemade crafts, and traditional homesteading activities such as cooking, picnicking, gardening, forging, care-taking, etc.

Cottagecore is a western concept, but goes hand in hand with 'Iyashikei', which is a theme often intertwined with Slice of Life. It emphasizes slow living, and appreciates the wonder of being alive. It brings a gentle joy to the chores in every day life, and has a peaceful, serene tone. It's one of the narrative styles that make Japanese works so distinct and charming.

I'll be adding to this list as time goes on. Some of these works wont fully fit the Cottagecore aesthetic, but are close enough that they're worthy of being in the stack.

This includes Shojo, BL, Seinen, and Shounen. Although Shounen and Seinen are usually targeted at a male audience, there are some shows which I think more attract a female audience instead ^^
Also some new shojo that will be airing over the next 1-2 years. I'm so happy that there are new shoujos / female-targeted series coming out instead of just more Shounen romance 😭.

--> Link to Part 2 because the Shoujo gods have blessed us with more shows. https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32081

Animes shoujosei (and some seinen/shounen) of romance (not all), with royalty/historical/isekai themes

𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆: These anime feature royalty: members of a royal family such as King, Queen, Prince, or Princess.

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹: The setting of a historical anime takes place at some point in Earth's past. The level of dedication to portraying the lifestyles, societies, and technologies of past periods and peoples accurately or believably can vary greatly between different works.

𝗜𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗮𝗶: Isekai is a fantasy genre where a person from Earth is transported to, reborn, or trapped in a parallel universe or fantasy world.

Anime with romance as a main or relevant part of the plot, but also a "bigger plot" going on.

I'm talking actual romance, more than just "two characters happen to like each other". Something that is relevant, and ideally progresses through the show (note: also includes some incomplete adaptations with more romance past anime content).

As for the bigger plot, it can be anything from fantasy, adventure, mystery, sci-fi, etc. Check my notes for details.

Harem are mostly ignored as they are usually lacking in actual romantic progress, unless there is a clear main love interest.

Animes that consist of royalty anime characters. For example: emperor, empress, duke, duchess, archduke, baron, baroness, king, queen, princess, prince, nobles, count, countess, and etc.

These typical animes are usually isekai.

An incomplete list of good anime that are generally safe to watch for women and girls. Shows that star strong and well-written female (main) characters, center around female friendships, relationships and empowerment, address important women's issues or feature feminist notions.

This is a work in progress! Some shows I have seen, others I want to.

A list loaded with fluff and comedy that will help you relax.

the anime equivalents to rofan manhwa aka watch these if you're obsessed with rofan
:) i sincerely hope there will be more in the future

Muse Asia is a YouTube channel run by Muse Communication Co., Ltd. (also known as simply Muse), a Taiwanese distributor and licensor that specializes in the distribution of Japanese anime. This YouTube channel has licenses for several popular anime series. For those who feel guilty about streaming anime illegally but don't have any access to legal streaming sites, Muse Asia is an amazing platform for you. This channel currently has about 5.27M subscribers, 6,259 videos, and 1,469,681,440 views. And the anime are available in hardcoded subtitles and 720p resolution. Here is the list of anime you can stream on Muse Asia.


For the complete and updated list of Muse Asia anime, kindly visit this link: https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Noitra/lists/anime-you-can-stream-on-muse-asia-894404

See also:

part 2:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20727

part 3:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20728

It's not like every Seiyuu has just one acting style(!?), but in many cases, only a few become popular.
Here's another useless stack that shows anime with the lovely new (?!) voice of Rie Takahashi.
(If there is any problem with this stack [or I should add/remove X anime] you can message me.)

Looking for new romances??
New romances in the years 2020+
-In ascending order from the first season

part 2- https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28791

For those of us who dream of being a princess or living in a fantasy world. :)

Part 2 of my list of anime which are considerably low in typical tropes.

Part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/6133

No open end (to some extent, in some)
No harem, ecchi, bl or gl
*They are tagged as romance genre in general, the degree of romance content varies and some blooms in sequels which will require patience.
!After completing the anime it's recommended checking out the sequels, movies and/or source materials, if they have those, to confirm couples getting together and/or for further developments.
*Please do specified research before giving your time to watch.
I generally put similar ones side by side.

Upcoming romances:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22655

The student romance list:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22438

Hard to find good romance anime which isn't filled with stupid and boring cliches, so here's my attempt to list the best shows, or at least the ones I found entertaining enough to bother watching.

My slice of life anime list https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23190

people need to give these a try or even know these exist