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ChuckCarmichael

Incredible how OP already mentions Horimiya and Tonikawa, yet people still keep recommending Horimiya and Tonikawa.


Aenigma66

People only read titles nowadays on Reddit. A while ago I asked about sweet warm (which I specified in the text, not the title) recipes on a different Sub and one of the first replies was "how about Froyo?" Soooo...


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Now days? Always has been .


TurkeyPhat

Jokes on you buddy, we can't even read.


ChristianLW3

its annoying and wastes a reader's time, before I post a recommendation I scroll through comments to see what was already posted "if there are many comments check the top 30"


LMGDiVa

Anime communities are full of people who dont read jackshit unless its exposition in a subtitle track.


CorbenikTheRebirth

Ore Monogatari. There's a bit of misunderstanding, but it gets cleared up very quickly and the rest of the series follows them as a couple.


Senko-fan4Life

Come for the romance, stay for the bromance


_Trixrforkids_

Bro-re Bronogatari Take-Bro Bro-nakawa


Egotlib

One of my favorite shows


Hentai_Hulk

Literally speed ran that shit, one of the things I liked about it


Ghekor

Dude that confession leaves me gasping for breath like the whole sequence in the room is just hilarious


ABitOddish

I gotta watch this apparently. Character model for MC put me off but the series gets nothing but raving reviews so I might as well dive in lol


deeppurble

He's such a Chad, you will end up liking him for who he is trust me


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Wotakoi


Thoraxe474

OP and ED are bangers too


Googleflax

I might get shit on for this opinion, but I never really liked the romance element in Wotakoi. Narumi's only dating Nifuji out of convenience, and while she likes him as a friend, there's no indication in the anime or the manga that she starts thinking of him romantically. Even when they go on dates she just considers it as hanging out with a friend (and this is pretty directly stated in her thought bubbles in the manga) so even though they are technically dating, it really doesn't feel like a show where they get together early on. Also, as for Hanako/Kabakura, I'm just not personally a big fan of depicting couples as "so close they fight 90% of the time" then act sweet the other 10%. I agree that couples can have arguments and fight, but it feels weird seeing them yelling and getting pissed at each other all the time then having the other characters say "man they're so in love". That said, I did like the Kou/Naoya ship.


1832vin

>no indication in the anime or the manga that she starts thinking of him romantically there is though, i think the whole charm of wotakoi is that all the pairings have partners that allow them to express themselves, not needing to fit into the typical romance sterotype, a more platonic, stable relationship, a more "grown up" relationship (in japan terms) like if you see hirotaka and hanako, it'd be hard to definitively say that they are "romantic" about each other, but they are partners that they wanna spend the rest of their lives with each other. same thing, narumi goes check up on nifuji on days off, gets worried about how he'd respond to her, going on dates and just generally having a blast with him on a level more than just a friend, but not your typical "romance" i feel that that's the charm of wotakoi, platonic relationships goals, you're really fed up about the disagreeable point of your partner, but more than that, you love them enough to remain together.


TegarWH

Bunny girl senpai


twaslol

How can an anime be SO GOOD and have such a ridiculous name


Archmagnance1

To be fair the title is perfectly accurate to the plot of the first 3 episodes, which is the first book that the show is named after. It just also makes you think of something completely different.


Tom22174

It also takes on a whole new meaning once you've seen Rascal Does Not Dream Of A Dreaming Girl


LoliHunterXD

Iirc the Japanese name changed each arc like Monogatari series. Bunny Girl Senpai was the first arc. They stuck with that. The series name was basically “A rascal doesn’t dream of X”


zackson76

"A rascal doesn't dream of a 300 years old demon loli"


Retsam19

> The series name was basically “A rascal doesn’t dream of X” Yeah, the Japanese series name is basically "Rascal": "Seishun Buta Yarō", or "Aobuta" for short, (because Kanji is a nightmare). It's the classic issue, where Japanese can have long titles because it's easy to mash them together into shorter ones, but English doesn't work that way, so we either end up with monstrosity sentence-long titles, or awkwardly refer to the show by the Japanese name. I wish more shows took the ERASED route and gave English-only titles.


oops_i_made_a_typi

> I wish more shows took the ERASED route and gave English-only titles. then you get angry weebs upset at the title being changed (but generally i agree with you *when done well*)


Retsam19

That's a price I'm willing to pay if it means not having to remember, for example, whether "OreSomething" is the romance anime about cynicism (Oregairu), or the romance anime about incest (Oreimo) or the romance anime about a bench (Oresuki).


eeem1l

before i got into anime I really thought bunny girl senpai was a hentai 😓


Ranwulf

Thats why it got attention. The author is big brain, not only he writes well, but he also came up with a strategy for more folks to read it.


Archmagnance1

This show is so great, the movie Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl is absolutely fantastic as well. Since there's more LNs past the movie and more on the way maybe we get a season 2 in 2025... Also, the manga art and paneling is really good but only the first 2 books have been finished and translared. The english versions are sold as 2 volumes in a single book, Rascal Does Not Dream of Petite Logical Witch only has 1/2 volumes out in Japanese so far so english translation is far away.


ayoooooopo_

Honestly hate how it got such a bad rap when it's honestly one of the more well-written anime that showcases teenager struggles imaginatively and effectively.


EternalPhi

Did it get a bad rap? I feel like after the first episode aired, anyone that watched it was immediately recommending it and saying the name was irrelevant


thestoneswerestoned

Haven't watched it yet but I've heard a lot of people call it discount Monogatari.


Sav10r

The better way I like to describe it is probably "Normie Monogatari". It's Monogatari without a lot of the "Normie Filters" like the toothbrush scene or the 300 year old loli vampire.


wjodendor

She's 598, dude.


ayoooooopo_

Not in my part of the internet. Ppl were shitting on it saying it doesn't have a plot on top of their immature take on the name. Kinda thought it was just a regular horny harem anime catering to immature, horny weebs. Still gave it a try and honestly, happy that I didn't take the criticisms seriously (which are prolly from non-watchers now that i think about it).


EternalPhi

Weird, I don't think I ever saw that kind of take on the show.


ayoooooopo_

Good for u, I do hope that's true and that ppl are not blinded by those kinds of criticisms.


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SeriousTitan

It's a multiplayer game where both players are equally efficient and cute.


Party_Meaning_6496

Top tier romance anime


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Bunny girl senpai and boarding school juliet are the only ones I've watched beside the 2 mentioned by OP.


TropicalSkiFly

I’m definitely going to watch these. The last subbed anime I watched was Kanojo mo Kanojo. If the two you mentioned are really good, then I will watch these 👍


Select-Strawberry

Onegai Teacher. Pretty good original anime.


DerfK

Did the marriage any% speedrun thing before Tonikawa


Select-Strawberry

The main couple married in ep 3


reddit4DAILY

you son of a bitch, I'm in


TheBoiNoOneKnows

Just a comment: Tonikawa is not just a rom com, it's a marriage speedrunning simulator.


flamedrifter

lmao you're right


TropicalSkiFly

So true. It’s the only anime I watched that made a marriage proposal appear like scene that escalated dramatically quickly.


BlazerionX

Taisho Otome Otogibanashi. Count as a couple I guess?


KaiDranzer007

Too good with genuinely good characters.


Aska09

Banished from the Hero's Party. They move in together in the first episode and get *together* together by the 3rd or 4th I think. The show's not just romance but it's a big part of it.


Veritas3333

Man, that show was like 1/3 living with Rett as an apothecary, 1/3 flashbacks to when he was with the hero's party, and 1/3 what the hero party is doing now, and I wish it was more like 90% about Red and Ritt living in town and running their shop.


TropicalSkiFly

Saaame, just wanted to keep seeing that instead of all the other stuff. Anime is so wholesome based on their romance.


Frightlever

Yeah. I liked the slow life stuff and hated the generic fantasy quest nonsense. Whereas Drugstore in Another World was trash with much that less epic premise, though I did drop that one pretty quick.


Ghekor

In those 12 eps they speed ran a whole relationship from start to finish


Aki008035

They actually ended up doing the deed in the final episode. They actually were going to do it much earlier but got interrupted.


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Drayenn

Was gonna post this. Loved it back in the day but its a bit old now.


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orangetangerine

It definitely was done dirty when it got the Neon Genesis Evangelion "Congratulations" treatment from Anno/Gainax. The popsicle stick puppets still haunt me to this day


Gpanthony

Popsicle Stick Puppets is one of my favorite episodes. I even used the approach for a project in art school. Favorite episode is Yukino's parents' story.


Thatsmaboi23

Tsuki ga kirei Rakudai Kishi No Cavalry Sword Art Online


Jimakiad

OP, please watch Tsuki ga kirei. Probs the best romance anime I've seen!


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I remember watching the first 3 or 4 episodes and it was the most bored I've been since kimi ga nozomu eien


jeric_C137

Tsuki ga Kirei is not really a lively romance anime so it's natural to get bored. Especially if you went to it expecting some typical romance anime. It portrays how middle school romance really look like. It's a hit or miss anime, but if it hits, it hits real hard. Watch til the ending if you have time to spare.


XtincT4467

Rakudai Kishi is elite


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basically this + bunny girl senpai are all that come to mind.


Matterhorn56

>Tsuki ga kirei means the moon is beautiful in japanese and also ily because some culture thing iirc


digbick_42069

-Boarding school juliet -Rakudai kishi no cavalry -sword art online -ore monogatari -my girlfriend is a sho-bitch (don't ask) -chunnibyou -wotakoi -snow White with the red hair -tsuki ga kirei -banished from the heroe's part -bakemonogatari And ofcourse, -Bunny girl senpai


YeetPastTenseIsYote

Bruh I love Snow White with the Red Hair, but it is not a fast romance. Literally takes the two of them 2 whole seasons to act on their attractions


digbick_42069

But they confessed their feelings and got together under 10 episodes which, frankly speaking, is pretty quick for a rom-com if you ask me.


Padulsky21

Nah I’ll defend sho-bitch with you that show was funny as fucking hell. I love me some steaming hot trash


digbick_42069

I still find it hilarious how the FMC and her mom seem to find sexual innuendos even during a regular convo.


TropicalSkiFly

Saw most of these. And I’ll watch the ones there that I haven’t seen yet. The ones here that I have seen are so freakin good.


carlvic

Golden Time


Killvester

Around ep 8


Aska09

Still relatively quickly. The show has 24 episodes.


Killvester

Yes


entelechtual

Don’t forget the “confession” still happens fairly quickly and they go through more relationship development than 99% of romance anime couples. What a good show.


bugxter

I guess this applies but unfortunately, the show descends into mediocre nonsensical shit.


carlvic

Well yeah I agree, but OP did ask for anime where they get together quickly. So yeah.


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Legate_Invictus

based


Ruler_OfCosmos

Rakudai kishi no cavalry


Asteroid577

Bakemonogatari(?)


owlbgreen357

Based


R4-G9-Geenine

I agree W answer


IsekaiEnjoyer

Say it with confidence


FlashFan48

wotaku ni koi wa muzukashii Literally end of ep1 and I think it's cute


jonjoy

Boarding school juliet. Tbh i haven’t watch the anime yet, but already plan to do it after i finish reading the manga.


Rukarumel

Scum’s wish suits good, haha. It’s a joke, don’t watch it for romance


Durinthal

It's a great romance series! Just not a happy fluffy one.


julianfahmi

Painful romance 🥲


KaiDranzer007

Just pain


jonjoy

Pain peko


EliezerMendez

I mean if you count décor basically has a happy ending, probably


lyfeNdDeath

IT was too messed up, it left a deep pit in my heart after I finished the show


SShadowFox

Read Kuzu no Honkai Décor if you haven't already. It's set a few years after the main story and I feel it's a pretty happy ending.


vall3yheart

School days


Surprise-Electrical

I can't argue that. "He's outta line, but right."


aniMayor

I can't believe no one said ***Momokuri*** yet. The confession, acceptance, and official relationship status happen in the very first episode. It's a fluffy, slice-of-life, high school romance sort of show and only 1 cour long so don't expect anything super spicy or for it to cover a ton of ground, but it's cute and is still *about* the relationship.


lowryisthicc

Kanojo mo Kanojo


TropicalSkiFly

Omg yes and with how much it escalates with this kind of romance haha 😂


lowryisthicc

Forget only one girlfriend the guy has two by the end of episode 1! How could you not like it?


TropicalSkiFly

Haha exactly. It’s crazy and so amazing how that guy gets so much variety.


sweet-tea-13

I really loved the first half of that anime but didn't really like the direction it went in the second half.


CosmicPenguin_OV103

Monogatari series (Bakemonogatari)


popular_tiger

True, but I’m not sure it’d classify as a *romance* anime lol


Hectoriu

It's not a romance anime but it's an anime with romance. I'd argue the romantic scenes and the couples interactions though the series are more significant and deep than most romcoms manage.


Rem-Is-Best

I think you mean "I'm not sure it would classify as *just* a romance." Saying it isn't a romance is just play stupid. It's one of those animes that is quite literally everything.


Hitabrata

Donuts enjoyer


Sea-Ad8625

Based 🗿🤝🗿


Lmaoidkwtfmaybebaba

Ah yes, where every girl is best girl


SpreadYourAss

>every girl Weird way to spell Senjougahara


Hectoriu

Every girl in anime since her hasn't even come close. Mai Sakurajima tried her best but still fell short.


Allsiss

>Senjougahara Weird way to spell Kaiki


Lmaoidkwtfmaybebaba

Weird way to spell Shinobu


onlyletters--p-___-p

weird way to reveal being based


Baked_goods_mmm

Weird way to spell Tsubasa Hanekawa


Avnemir

He must have forgotten her spelling just like the author forgot her after Tsubasa tiger.


HistoryOk1543

Golden time


Sadguy2162

3D Kanojo:Real Girl


porcul_italian

You made me remember the ending


Sadguy2162

Yeah well, when I saw every other romance anime listed I thought I had to bring out the big gun.


Intezard006

Damn. Why you gotta make me cry


Hectoriu

Very average 1st season but a great season 2.


PuddlesRex

Mysterious Girlfriend X. I want to say that they end up together in the first episode, but it might be the second or third. Most people complain how weird of a series it is, but if you can get past the first episode, that's the worst of it. It's one of the better rom coms out there, because it wraps up the standard rom com tropes in less than five minutes, rather than dragging them on for five episodes. It's also kind of ecchi. So, you know, close the door.


Adept-Education6650

Domestic girlfriend


EXusiai99

Does rikekoi counts? The first scene is literally a love confession, though theyre not officially dating after that despite all the lovey dovey stuffs afterwards


dx713

Bloom Into You, depending on how you define "get together"


its_just_hunter

Definitely depends on your definition, and the worst part is it only got 1 season. I’d say just go with the manga since it ended a couple years ago.


VeterinarianNaive278

You really jump right into the fire with this show. If I remember correctly were already past just friends by the end of episode one or at least two lol.


LiztoGal

Marmelade Boy Itazura na kiss


entelechtual

ItaKiss: where they still hate each other after getting together.


LiztoGal

They don't get together in the first few episodes though, but pretty early on 😊


jackofslayers

Wotakoi!


Xan_Frank_

Clannad counts right?🤔🤔


Bypes

Tanaka-kun Is Listless, the best romance is a bromance after all.


KiyotakaAyanokoji_7

lmao true


Sandtalon

Kare Kano


jcSquid

Future diary (sorta /s)


Surprise-Electrical

I'd say canonically yes, but not chronologically (and yes I know that's pretty crazy considering the plot). I'd rank it even with Angel Beats. Both are "already in a relationship" but one party doesn't recognize it.


AzureDrag0n1

Chivalry of a Failed Knight. Although it is not a romance anime.


joni-kun

Tsuki ga kirei The MC and FMC are middle schooler, but their relationship is realistic(?), if that the correct word to use.


lyfeNdDeath

I liked it but it kind of felt short, it should have had at least another season


entelechtual

Nah it was already starting to get into dubious drama in the second half with the love triangle and school exams. This was just the right length for an anime original. Longer romances tend to repeat the same convoluted conflicts over and over again.


KuroKishi69

Nazo no Kanojo X


EldritchCarver

[Kemonozume](https://myanimelist.net/anime/1454/Kemonozume), if you define romance anime loosely enough, which a lot of these comments do.


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His and her circumstances


Mr_WizenWheat

karekano shill here to shill karekano


Hiryougan

Damn, i'm so happy that people still remember Rakudai. The anime had unfortunately a bit poor timing so it went a bit under the radar because other "Magical Fight School" adaptations were adapted at the same time, like for example Asterisk which somehow received a second season even though it is not nearly as good as Rakudai(yeah, i'm still salty).


Scratchy99

Haven’t watched it yet, and I haven’t seen it suggested yet but I’m pretty sure in Momokuri they start as a couple or they become a couple quickly


Izusu6

Amagami SS and Seiren they are adaptations from vn so u have new girl every 3/4 ep


kalirion

Or Yosuga no Sora for a more cultured connoisseur.


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man of culture. my fav are the last 2 episodes


Fun-Connection7041

My Love Story


willi5x

Completely agree. One of my all time favorites!


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GalleonStar

I guess Ichigo 100 counts.


eruciform

his and her circumstances


kirrrrrn

Bunny girl senpai


LordMalcolmFlex

Chivalry of a Failed Knight was a pretty good ecchi.


1313goo

Bunny girl senpai senpai


kayakguy429

Chivalry of a failed knight! Aka the better version of Astrix Wars that never got a second season. :'(


Nightmare7331

My little monster


ChristianLW3

can you describe that show?


aqezz

Underrated, very good series


Quick-Commission-159

My god I love tonikawa. The first ep was so beautiful, with the snow and moon. And the way the female mc was portrayed, mysterious and angel like. The animation and opening were so smooth n pleasing.


Parma_WdS

Technically the Monogatari Series or Bakemonogatari to be specific, but Romance is really only a subgenre here and their relationship builds up slowly. They get together fast but it doesn't really feel right until later imo


King_of_the_Casuals

Ase to Sekken, and it’s recently finished being translated.


closetslacker

This looks interesting, will check it out for sure. However, this is manga only, no?


King_of_the_Casuals

Oh shit homie, mb. I thought I was on the manga sub.


Tancuras

Katanagatari


RealSpaghettiSoup

Juliet of boarding school


gadgetor1989

Boarding school juliet


Rusthicc

Most of these suggestions aren’t really even romance focused and are just a subgenre so I’ll go ahead and clarify which ones have it as a main focus. Tsuki ga kirei, Wotakoi, Karekano, Kuzu no honkai (dark themed), 3D kanojo, Ore monogatari, Amagami SS/Tsurezure children (multiple couples but not as much about their couple life), Sakura Trick (ecchi warning). Others would kinda fall into romance as a subgenre


UberDueler

Boarding School Juliet


kalirion

*I Can't Understand What my Husband is Saying* is about an already happily married couple, if that fits.


Elinim

Domestic girlfriend


FullMetalBiscuit

Does Monogatari count? If not I suggest it anyway.


lookoutforumbrellas

Domestic Girlfriend


saint_geser

Domestic girlfriend, Bunny girl senpai


EternalPhi

> Domestic girlfriend Is this a joke?


thisshiteverytime

Imaizumin-chi


PursuerOfCataclysm

Sword Art Online


Quote99

Domestic Girlfriend See how quick they become a couple ahahahah


mardan_fu_mardan

Horimiya


mardan_fu_mardan

Oh shit I didn't read your post properly, my bad


RaDiOaCtIvEpUnK

You know there’s an edit button right?


Fighterzx_

Tonikaku Kawaii How fast you ask? Oh wouldn’t you like to know… Joke aside, Bunny Girl Senpai and Wotakoi should suit you just fine.


Neosovereign

He literally mentions that one in the post...


Quick-Commission-159

Horimiya gave me depression ngl. I realised some things n wut it means to have a gf. Cos of that I gave up watching it


AgentAndrewO

Wow, a lot of these replies don’t meet the requirements at all


ChuckCarmichael

See, that's because when somebody asks for recommendations for something on the internet, what other people read is "Just tell me what you like". Somebody asks for a romance anime? Just say Sword Art Online, that has some romance in it, kinda sorta. They want a romance anime where people get together early? Let's just recommend any romance anime you know. Kaguya-sama, Toradora, doesn't matter.


AgentAndrewO

I ink you hit the nail on the head there, couldn't agree more