The main character is essentially hanging out and being flirted with by a hot female ghost. There is much playfulness in this series. As the whole of Welcome to the NHK can be described as “kind of messed up,” it is par for the course. However, you soon learn that it is kind of messed up. The romance that does happen seems innocent and almost helpful at first. While romance is not the central focus of the show, it is a part of it. He gushes over her, she tries not to eat him, he tries to keep her from decomposing. Well, its a romance between a human guy that accidentally brought a girl back to life as she was trying to kill herself. The complexity of plot and relationships in Blood+ is actually what makes it a top tier series. Blood+ is actually much more complex than your typical vampire romance perhaps because they prioritize action over feelings. It’s not impossible, but it is rare to have vampire romance and not have it be dark. They fall in love and it teeters between heartbreaking and awkwardly sexual. The guy is a monster hunter, the girl is a flesh eating monster. This is your standard Romeo and Juliet plot. The main character realistically jumps from many different emotions about his odd girlfriend as you watch the girlfriend herself go through a transformation. In fact, the darkness comes from its realistic drama. Mysterious Girlfriend XĪs dark romances go, this series isn’t quite as dark as it could be. It does a fantastic job at exploring the relationships that these two girls have with the people in their life and how they are not often choosing the best route for them, but yet you can completely understand why they do what they do. If you want a romance series where people are just as unhappy in life as they are in real life, Nana is for you. ![]() You want to watch these people suffer and chase after any romantic feeling that would make them feel better. Yet, sometimes that is just what you want. Every dark and dramatic topic is touched upon in this small group of friends. This is a series that drowns itself in drama. Yet, while the world starts off innocent as they are children, there is a distinct darkness that you uncover as they grow older. It is interesting to follow the rope of relationships because it is so intertwined among the characters. A small group of kids develop complex and shifting feelings for each other as the world changes around them. It is important, but not the focus of the plot. Romance is presented in From the New World as it is in real life. It takes the drama to the furthest end of the spectrum by the end and provides a lesson on not being a manslut. Infamous in the anime world, School Days is perhaps an extremism parody of the dramatic romance genre. Anime has an uncomfortable relationship with incest sometimes, but Koi Kaze is really the only series that approaches it in a mature way and explores those taboo feelings without making it feel like it is supposed to shock you or turning it into an ecchi joke. Koi KazeĪlthough an older show, this is well worth the watch. Does he ultimately love her though? It is hard to just brush off the devotion of a girl that will kill anyone for you. The main character wants to live, but is appalled by the psychotic yandere that loves him obsessively even to the point of harming him. Future DiaryĪ glorious blend of horror and romance, the relationship in Future Diary is a major plot point in the show. If you don’t actually want to feel good watching a romance, this is it. It is a kind of show that makes you hate the characters, and does so in the best possible way. Scum’s Wish is an exploration of romantic relationships when every one is just the worst kind of person they could be. This is one the few that highlights the bad bits when it comes to relationships and human nature. So many romance series highlight the good parts of humanity. Flowers of Evil is just a hard romance to watch, and that is completely by design. The characters – Well, you get the point. ![]() The animation in this show make it difficult to watch.
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