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Romance Anime 2020-2023 and upcoming romance anime in 2024.
Not all romance anime from the 2020's, but the most notable one's for me.
This list also includes romantic subtext anime.
Mainly includes school romance anime.

--Only the Sequel-- (The series didn't start in the 2020's)
‣ Masamune-kun's Revenge R [Watched]
‣ Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2 [Watched]
‣ Kaguya-sama: Love is War: Ultra Romantic [Watched]
‣ Teasing Master Takagi-san 3 [Watched]
‣ Fruits Basket 2nd Season [Watched]
‣ Fruits Basket: The Final [Watched]
‣ The Quintessential Quintuplets 2 [Watched]
‣ My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! [Watched]
‣ The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2
‣ The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Part 2
‣ Date A Live IV
‣ Date A Live V

--Not Included-- (I dropped or skipped)
‣ The Girl Downstairs (Chinese)
‣ No Doubt In Us (Chinese)
‣ Love After World Domination
‣ Remake Our Life! [On Hold]
‣ Engage Kiss [Dropped]
‣ Aharen Is Indecipherable [Dropped]
‣ Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose [Dropped]
‣ Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory [Dropped]
‣ My Clueless First Friend [Dropped]
‣ Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! [Dropped]
‣ Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Double [Skipped]
‣ Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It [Skipped]
‣ Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It r=1-sinθ [Skipped]
‣ The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague [Skipped]
‣ The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses [Skipped]
‣ Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts [Skipped]
‣ Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence [Skipped]
‣ The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious [Skipped]
‣ Taisho Otome Fairy Tale [Skipped]
‣ A Galaxy Next Door [Skipped]
‣ Love of Kill [Skipped]
‣ My Tiny Senpai [Skipped]
‣ Ayakashi Triangle [Skipped]
‣ Temple [Skipped]
‣ Plunderer [Skipped]
‣ Love Flops [Skipped]
‣ A Girl & Her Guard Dog [Skipped]
‣ The Foolish Angel Dances with Demons [Skipped]
‣ Tales of Wedding Rings [Skipped]

--Isekai/Fantasy/Supernatural Romance--
‣ The Duke of Death and His Maid
‣ The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2
‣ The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3
‣ Sugar Apple Fairy Tale [Watched]
‣ Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Part 2
‣ My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! [Started]
‣ My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
‣ The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent [Watched]
‣ The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2 [Started]
‣ Vermeil in Gold [Watched]
‣ Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World [Watched]
‣ Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside [Watched]
‣ Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided To Live A Quiet Life In The Countryside Season 2
‣ The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady [Watched]
‣ I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss [Watched]
‣ Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs [Watched]
‣ Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte [Started]
‣ The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
‣ Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion
‣ I'm in Love with the Villainess
‣ Tearmoon Empire
‣ Surgeon Elise
‣ I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness: I'll Spoil
ㅤHer with Delicacies and Style to Make Her the Happiest Woman in the World!
‣ 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
‣ An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride [Watching]
‣ Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again
‣ Unnamed Memory
‣ Love After World Domination

--Romance Movies--
‣ A Whisker Away
‣ Love Me, Love Me Not
‣ Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
‣ Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop [Watched]
‣ Fruits Basket: Prelude [Started]
‣ The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie [Started]
‣ Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie [Watched]
‣ The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes [Watched]
‣ To Every You I've Loved Before
‣ To Me, The One Who Loved You
‣ Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends [Started]
‣ Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out
‣ Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
‣ Make a Girl [Upcoming]

--More Upcoming--
‣ A Bouquet for an Ugly Girl
‣ Giji Harem
‣ Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister
‣ Atri: My Dear Moments
‣ Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai
‣ Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)

--More Airing or Aired--
‣ A Condition Called Love [Watching]

All animes on this stack were writter and/or illustrated by a woman on the original work (manga/light novel/web manga/etc.). Let's give more credits and support to works made by women!

Animé for the stargazer in all of us. Unlike my other lists this list contains series that I have not seen or rated. I am just making this list because MAL does not have one. All titles will be listed alphabetically. If I am missing something (and I probably am) let me know. Astronomy does not have to be THE theme, it just has to be A theme. Space flight and space exploration are NOT astronomy.

Personal recommendation of titles with great romance story, romantic subtext, or wonderful couples. A collection ranging from 1995 to 2023. Actively adding.

Romance anime that worth to you read the manga after you finished it (completed/on going). If you’ve watched this maybe you’ll like the manga too!

*some anime may potencially have romance development in manga, so you can consider it.

So, you have a parent who is always asking “What is this anime thing about, anyway? Why do you like it so much?” and you want to finally show them without the hassle of uncomfortable scenes ruining your experience?

This stack will feature three classifications, each one with a different level of ‘sanitisation’ from your typical anime tropes.

Level 3 “SUPER SQUEAKY CLEAN!”:
- Most of these are either slice of life, CGDCT (but with no express Yuri), or shows originally targeted towards children.
- These feature no ‘suggestive’ material, no gore / overt violence, no dark themes, no profanity (in dub), and are essentially appropriate for all ages.
- May include elements of magic or mysticism, so I would still do further research if you have particularly conservative religious parents.
- Some mild fight scenes may be present, but all of which are justified for “morally correct” purposes (e.g. saving the world).
- May include off-screen or backstory character deaths, but nothing graphic is shown in relation to this.

Level 2 “Moderately clean”:
- Will include scenes with violence, but no “gore for the sake of gore” moments.
- Will still mostly refrain from suggestive material, but may mention such things for jokes or feature beach scenes once in a while (although these won’t actually lead to anything, being relatively appropriate given the context).
- Some of these entries can get quite dark thematically, being closer to what on might rate as “only suitable for teens and older” but just minus blatant “shock value” scenes.

Level 1 “Actually, my parents are pretty chill”:
- Only recommended for parents who you KNOW FOR CERTAIN are alright with watching mature content.
- Includes anything aside from obviously explicit genres (ecchi, hentai, etc.).
- May include violent gore sequences, intense fights often utilising weapons, openly homosexual relationships (if you have conservative parents, go back to Level 2 or 3), and barely-censored onsen or shower sequences (basically anything aside from bare breasts or genitalia is fair game).
- I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND starting with media from one of the upper levels before proceeding here, just to be safe.


*THESE RATINGS APPLY TO ALL CANNON MEDIA IN THE FRANCHISE, UNLESS EXPLICITLY STATED IN THE ADJACENT PARENTHESES.

**OF COURSE, THESE ARE JUST GUIDELINES USING MY OPINIONS. MAKE SURE TO WATCH OR AT LEAST READ THOROUGH REVIEWS BEFOREHAND JUST IN CASE I MISSED SOMETHING YOU WOULD FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH.

Best Animes of 2023 according to MAL users :
All anime that started being released in 2023 with a score of 8 or more on MyAnimeList.
All types included (TV, movies, ONA, OVA and specials).

Best Animes of 2022 : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34009

Predictions of Dubs of Anime from Sentai Filmworks that is still pending home video releases

Dubs Commfrimed:
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Love Flops
The Dreaming Boy is a Realist

Dubs Skipped:
Bibliophile Princess
Giant Beasts of Ars
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte

An assorted stack of anime series involving main/supporting characters who are teachers or mentors.

For anime with sequels, only the first seasons of each have been included in the stack. The genres include (but are not limited to) Comedy, Action, Slice-of-life, Drama, Sports, and Romance.

This list has every GOOD show from 2023

shows that make me feel cozy
(periodic updates)

Why don't we go over all the best new animes that you may have missed from 2023. As usual I tried to get a little bit of everything in terms of genre.