We have Valentine’s Day practically on top of it, and whether you spend it alone or with others, many times what we may be missing are marathons of romantic series and movies. In the field of anime we have a good catalog, and we can also watch streaming.
So if you’re looking love stories that leave your heart warm and a smilehere are four anime series and a movie that can be enjoyed at any time, but that are not even painted for the most romantic day of the year.
‘Komi-san can’t communicate’
If we want a high school romantic comedy, ‘Komi-san can’t communicate’ is an option funny and tender that will always leave you with a smile.
The plot revolves around shoko komi, who has social anxiety so terrible she can’t even talk to anyone. Your desk partner Hitohito Tadano He is the only one who can understand her, and he decides to help her overcome her shyness to fulfill her dream of having a hundred friends.
‘Sasaki to Miyano’
This romantic anime was one of the big hits of 2022 and managed to get a good number of fans hooked thanks to how subverts many stereotypes of BL (Boy Love) stories.
When some bullies are killing a friend of Miyanoan older student named sasaki gets into the middle of the conflict. From that moment, Miyano begins to feel tremendous admiration for her high school classmate, although little by little she begins to wonder if she feels something more for him.
‘Love After World Domination’
What happens if a superhero and a supervillain fall in love? Well, maintaining balance in the relationship is not easy and they must also keep it a secret from the rest of the world. And so ‘Love After World Domination’ leaves us a romantic comedy of entanglements with hints of a superhero movies.
Fudo Aikawa is the leader of the Gelato 5 fighting force, while Desumi Magahara is a member of the evil Gecko organization, and neither have been in a relationship before. As they try to make their love blossom, both must also juggle their secret courtship and their respective responsibilities.
‘Wotakoi: How difficult is love for an otaku’
Leaving adolescent romances aside, we are going to ‘Wotakoi: How difficult is love for an otaku’, a charming office story with two adults as protagonists. Hirotaka and Narumi they are two inveterate geeks who secretly enjoy their hobbies while trying to maintain a “normal” and “professional” appearance.
Is a fun series full of references to other manga and anime, and without falling into too much kitsch, it also develops the relationship between its characters in a very tender way.
‘Howl’s Moving Castle’
If, even if they are short series, what you are looking for is a contained film, the filmography of Studio Ghibli it is full of romance. In this case, we cannot stop recommending ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’, which in addition to being Visually beautiful, it has given us one of the studio’s most beautiful love stories..
When sophie she is cursed by a witch and turned into an eighty year old lady, she leaves her home and embarks on a journey to break the spell. She thus ends up in the wizard’s strange castle howlwho is said to eat the hearts of beautiful young women.
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