Simmering romances appear not only in romance books, but also in Japanese entertainment. From anime, manga, and light novels, the concept of a romance that takes the entire season or longer to progress may not seem all that appealing to certain fans.
However, for some, this is just the gift they have been waiting for, along with waiting for the characters to confess their feelings or finally kiss. After watching the characters for so long, the sense of accomplishment is one of the perks of simmering romances, and here are 10 of the best.
10 Yuta and Rikka fall in love amid delusions of grandeur (love, chuunibyo and other delusions)
Yuta Togashi has an embarrassing past that he does not wish to talk about, one in which he thought he was the Lord of the Dark Flame in high school. In short, he had chuunibyou, also known in Japan as someone in his teens who had a lot of delusions.
Although he got over it when he entered high school, Rikka Takanashi still has chuunibyou and starts following Yuta despite her teasing him. As the series progresses, feelings for each other gradually grow and they figure out how to deal with getting over chuunibyou, and the real reasons she’s stuck in this cycle, together.
9 Takeo and Rinko start a sweet romance (My love story !!)
Takeo Gouda and Rinko Yamato are perhaps the most unlikely couple in anime My history of Love!! After he saves Rinko from a pervert on a train, she decides to gather something of value and asks him to become her boyfriend.
Of course, with the way everything progresses, their relationship progresses at a snail’s pace, but it does have several moments that have made fans fall in love with the purity of both characters and their love for each other.
8 Victorique and Kazuya fall in love slowly but surely (Gosick)
In the mysterious anime Gosick, the romance progresses so slowly that it hardly comes. Victorique de Blois is a young detective who lives on the top floor of the Saint Marguerite Academy in France, while Kazuya Kujo is a Japanese exchange student.
To ease her boredom, spend time with her. He ends up becoming something of his assistant as they solve mysteries together, and little by little they begin to have feelings for each other.
7 Risa and Atsushi go from comedy duo to boyfriend and girlfriend (lovely complex ★)
Sometimes frustrating and sometimes rewardingLovely complex ★ it has one of the slowest romances in anime and manga, but the payoff is great. Risa Koizumi and Atsushi Otani are opposite of each other. While Risa is taller than the average Japanese girl, Atsushi is shorter than the average Japanese boy.
For this reason, they are called a comedy duo because of their difference in height. However, after becoming friends, Risa begins to fall in love with Atsushi, although it takes Atsushi almost the entire anime to notice her, causing them to confess that they really care for each other.
6 Tohru and Kyo experience a romance on the road to pain (fruit basket)
In the original Fruit basquet anime, romance was just a plot point. However, in the 2019 anime adaptation that is a full remake, fans finally got what they were waiting for: the romances between the supporting characters and Tohru Honda and Kyo Sohma are shown in more detail.
What’s unique about the anime is how it shows the process of Tohru and Kyo coming to take care of each other, as well as how they treasure each other. Although their lives are a bit heavier than an average teenager, seeing how happy they are when they interact is definitely one of the best points ever and how much they are willing to sacrifice to make each other happy.
5 Sakura and Syaoran go from enemies to lovers in an innocent romance (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Sakura Card Captor It’s not just a magical girl series that explores plot points and coming-of-age action, but romance as well. In the original series, Sakura Kinomoto had a crush on her brother’s best friend, Yukito Tsukishiro. However, after Syaoran Li shows up and they get off to a rocky start, with him trying to steal Clow’s cards from her, they eventually become friends.
Syaoran thinks he likes Yukito but realizes he likes Sakura after spending more time with her. It takes the entire original series for Sakura to like Syaoran after finding out that Yukito likes Toya, and they start dating in the sequel. Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card.
4 Shinichi and Megumi slowly build their relationship (Nodame Cantabile)
Nodame Cantabile focuses on music and romance, with Shinichi Chiaki not wanting to have anything to do with Megumi Noda, also known as Nodame. She quickly falls in love with him, but he ignores her, not until much later, when he learns to appreciate their quirks and how they somehow manage to propel him both in music and in life.
Fortunately, the anime adapts the entire manga and shows how their relationship progresses through college and eventually France.
3 Shirayuki and Zen start out as friends and end as lovers (Snow White with red hair)
Shirayuki is a young woman who is told to become Prince Raj’s concubine because of her red hair, so she instead runs away and rejects his offer so she can live the life she wants. Along the way, she meets Prince Zen, a kind and fair young man, and they become friends after this incident.
They both slowly begin to have feelings for each other as Shirayuki works to become a herbalist and Zen while learning to communicate better with others.
two Holo & Lawrence travel the world and joke in love (Spice & Wolf)
Spice and wolf has perhaps one of the most satisfying romances between adults, even though anime is on the older side. After Lawrence, a traveling merchant, finds a naked Holo in the back of his car, she proposes a deal: he will take her to his homeland and she will help him with his business by granting him wisdom.
After all, she is the coveted goddess of wisdom. While traveling, they have clever jokes and discover that they like each other more than they thought. As they travel, see different settings and buy many apples, they develop one of the best relationships in anime.
1 Yukino and Souichirou take time to get to know their true selves (his and her circumstances)
Yukino Miyazawa is the perfect student and the most popular girl in school, at least on the outside, she is. He’s having trouble beating the person who gets the highest score on the midterms, Souichirou Arima, and he’s actually completely different at home. After she finally hits him, she is over the moon and wants nothing more than to rub it on her face, to which he congratulates her and confesses his love instead.
Although she rejects him, he discovers his true self at home and begins to blackmail her into doing her homework, in which she realizes that she is not the only one hiding behind a mask. The anime focuses on each other, their personalities, and their true feelings for each other.
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