When we talk about the genera of anime, there is variety of combination like fantasy, magic, isekai, mecha, action, sci-fi, psychological and the list goes on. When it comes to the romantic anime, it doesn’t make it a single genera as there are people with different preferences in this particular genre. There is action, romance; romantic comedy; light hearted romantic or intense love stories with a lot of tragic moments. Sometime we get to see it all in one anime.
Romance is a genre that can be find in almost all anime and it can be said that it is one of the most likeable genre in the world of anime as it has so many sub-genre to cater according to the taste of the viewer. Be it comedy, serious, action, psychological, light hearted or a tear jerker, you can pick a romantic anime with the combination of any of them. Here is our pick of the top 6 slice of life romantic anime series of 2020 that you must watch if you have missed.
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A Whisker Away
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Whisker Away is the original Netflix movie which has been produced by of sailor moon. This romantic anime was released in June 2020 on Netflix and gained popularity among many fans. It is the story about two people yearns for love and intimacy in their lives.
The story revolves around high school student Miyo Sasaki. Things became difficult for her at home when her mother left and her father remarried, bringing her a stepmother who does not get along with her. She seeks to befriends a boy in her class Kento but always fails, despite making many attempts. After trying everything to get his attention she transforms into a white stray cat to be adored and loved by him. Now she has to choose to either stay as cat for the rest of her life or live a normal life as human without getting the attention of the boy she loves.
Rent-A-Girlfriend
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No matter how weird the title sound, it can’t be surprising more than the fact that rent a girlfriend is actually a service in Japan where you can hire a girlfriend for a particular amount of time. This real life service is the real inspiration behind the production of this series which keeps you engage with its eccentric and interesting characters and a fascinating story.
It revolves around college student, Kazuya Kinoshita who became quite miserable after him. To make himself feel better he decides to hire a girlfriend through a mobile app which has gained popularity.
He chooses Chizuru Mizuhara to become his girlfriend. He was really impressed with her good looks and soft hearted nature but after looking at her profile and getting mixed reviews, he thinks that Chizuru is a fake person who likes to play with men’s heart and gives her poor feedback. Chizuru gets extremely annoyed after receiving such feedback from a client and reveals her aggressive side to him that he never thought she had.
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax
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It’s a slice of life anime that will leave with a mix of emotions after every episode. Each episode is 25 episode long and will make you yearning for more as it is never enough. Once you start you will end up watching all seasons.
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is an entertaining anime which is filled with humor, sentiments and some relatable life issues.
The anime revolves around the protagonist Hachiman Hikigaya who is a good-for-nothing high school student and has tons of life issues. He doesn’t like to get involved in things like relationships and love or even friendship.
Sing “Yesterday” for Me
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This series is one of the most relatable series for many people. It’s about a person living an ordinary mundane life whose life changes because of some course of events or a person. It’s a wholesome slice of life anime series that you might have missed.
The series revolves round Rikuo Uozumi whose life is nothing but dull doing same thing every day in a food shop in Tokyo after being graduated. His plain and boring life takes a new turn when he meets an eccentric Haru Nonaku. She often visits his shop and is a lively person. When Riko discovers that an old college friend and his crush Shinako Morinome has come to back to Tokyo. He seeks to befriends.
Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2
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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War is the anime adaptation of the award winning manga. It is about war of receiving confession between the two main protagonists of the series Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya. The love war between these two characters is the reason why it gained so much popularity among the fans of slice of anime.
Miyuki Shirogane is the president of Student Body while Kaguya Shinomiya is the Vice President. They seem to be the perfect couple. Kaguya comes from a rich family while Miyuki is a brilliant high school student and known for his intelligence.
They both are in love with each other but their pride doesn’t allow them to confess first because that would defeat. The story full of plans and dialogues that fuels up the war.
Fruits Basket Season 2
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If we talk about slice of life anime in general Fruits Basket can be included in the best series so far. This slice of life romantic anime is based on the Shoujo manga written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. The manga is also one of the most popular shoujo manga series. The series is known and loved for different characters and interesting plot.
It revolves around an orphan girl Tohru Honda who starts living with Yuki Sohma, Shigure Sohma and Kyo Sohma at Shigure’s house because of the hardships she faced after the death of her mother. She discovers the strange truth about the Soham family. The 12 members of the clan are cursed to be transformed into Chinese Zodiac animal every time they hugs an opposite gender.
The series goes deeper than that as Tohru finds out some harsh realities that these cursed members have faced. As the story progresses we learn more about these characters and their emotional traumas as Tohru helps them heal their wounded hearts with her compassionate personality. It’s a series with well-written characters as it digs deeper into each and every character of the series.
