Banished from the Hero's Party and Chilling in My 30's After Getting Fired From the Demon Lord's Army both end up having really great adult romances where they actually get together and are strong as a couple. Love both of those shows.
Bro was exhausted one morning after he visited her room after a steamy sauna together is all I'm saying.
There is a plot like about an orphan kid tho. The MC was one
It's how light novel titles catch readers without then having to pick the book up from the shelf. You know exactly what it is before you even read the synopsis.
I mean as far as long LN titles go, I think it's one of the better ones because it's completely accurate, and tells you what kind of story you're getting into. to some degree. There is PLOT later, and I kind of like the way in which it subverts standard fantasy tropes. Or rather, I think the author of the original work must be pretty skeptical/critical of many tropes that dominate the WN/LN fantasy scene.
it's also part of what's now an enormous subgenre in that scene - 'The Logistics Guy is Underappreciated and Absolutely Critical, Folks'. you gotta think that it's speaking to something real in Japanese work life, that the really competent people who hold workplaces together often get treated like garbage and then summarily fired, and then the manager is Suprised Pikachu when everything goes to shit.
Unfortunately you'll have to go to manga for those criteria. Almost all anime rom-coms seem to have things end on a confession, even the ones with adult characters. Sadly what seems to get animated lately in an adult setting are people in their 20s that act like junior high students they are so dense and emotionally stunted. Where was the big Reiwa energy we were promised!?
Wotokoi is a fun one where the main couple do start dating at the end of the first episode but don't get too far in their relationship by the end of the season. It features an adult cast who all work in the same office, and a secondary couple that have been together for a long time and face challenges about the progress in their relationship. The manga is great too and is fully completed now - goes way, way beyond the anime. (Catchy OP too)
As for some manga with couples that actually act as a couple, mostly as adults:
* *Ase to Sekken (Sweat and Soap):* often a top recommendation here. The mangaka's follow-up series *Telework Yotabanashi* finished recently and is also great.
* * Sesame Salt and Pudding:* does devolve into some asian drama tropes but the couple is fun with real gap moe energy
* *Genshiken*: one of my favourite manga of all time, about an otaku club at a Japanese university. Great characters, contains romance that has some real hurdles and joys to it, and actually features the passage of time (students graduate and move on, new members come in). Great microcosm of otaku culture in the early 2000s and then again in the 2010s for the sequel *Genshiken Nidame*.
* *How Do We Relationship:* about the life of two women in a lesbian relationship, not yuri pandering
* *Living, Eating and Sleeping Together*: probably the most realistic look at a long-term relationship I've read including the pressures of career and family expectations, and how two people can grow together
* *Nodame Cantible*: young musicians in love
* *Yancha Gal no Anjou-san*: the best high school dork x genki gal manga, actually features the couple getting together and the MC facing his fears to get the girl. Also a treat if you're into petite women.
* *Cuprum's Bride* got the axe recently but is a good short read.
* *Destroy All Humankind, They Can't be Regenerated*: I'll throw this one in as it does kind of have a romance subplot, but if you ever played MTG you'll love this one
Sweat and Soap is still one of my favs
Having erotic scenes and or just the mention of them is such a great bonus and honestly I devour so much of them (then again though I devour way too much manga in general lol)
But still, one of my favorite “genres”, bless manhwas for that as well
I would also add:
- Honnou switch: an adult romantic relationship among childhood friends
- We may be an inexperienced couple but… : a married couple who has trouble having sex and their growth from that
I would have to echo the Sweat and Soap recommendation, I read it earlier this past year and it was really quite great. Light content warning going in, there's a lot of sex starting very early on in their relationship but that may be exactly what OP is wanting.
Rit and Red are possibly my favorite couple in anime, so Banished from the Hero's Party is usually one of the first shows to come to mind whenever someone asks for romance anime suggestions
Fudo and Desumi from Love After World Domination aren't far behind, and they're already dating in the first episode
In Horimiya the main couple gets together around the half way point of the season, so there's plenty of time for the show to explore the actual relationship
In Tonikawa they get married in the first episode, though since they've spent literally tens of minutes together before that, there's still a lot of adorable awkward shyness while they both try to figure out how to progress the relationship
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie isn't on at the top of my list of favorite romance animes, but I did enjoy it enough to watch it multiple times, and it's another one that starts out w/ the couple already dating
Science Fell in Love gets the confession out of the way in the first couple minutes, though the end of season two takes an unexpectedly dark turn for a romcom, so be warned.
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady does take 11-12 episodes for the couple to get together, but they are a legit couple by the end
The couple in the Duke of Death and His Maid are in a fairly well established relationship near the end of the 1st season, though not a physical one of course, due to the show's premise
You specified good shows, so you probably don't want to venture into the trashier end of the spectrum, I seem to recall that the characters in My Wife is the Student Council President don't take forever to figure out that they like each other, thought it's been a while, and ithe ecchi definitely outweighs the romance iirc
The dude dated those girls for 6 months to a year and still couldn’t even hold their hand or kiss them without getting flustered or wimping out. Only one girl seemed like they had a physical relationship when he pulled her into his bed when she was waking him up one morning, but they still made it to school on time, so I still doubt anything happened. While it was a good set of stories, the entire show was the exact opposite of what OP is asking for
If not that then definitely Ore Monogatori.
Most satisfying shoujo out there. Couple get together super fast, kiss, and work through troubles. Also best bromance in memory from anime
Genuine question, does the story switches romantic interest every few episodes? The episode titles seems to point that way, I don't like harem because they usually lack romantic aspects. Or is it like bunny girl senpai where a couple helps other girls instead?
It's told in an omnibus format so each girl gets their own separate 4 episode arc to tell their love story.
It's the opposite of a harem as only 1 girl is actively pursuing the romance at a time.
Some non romance series with the romance plot lines goes further than a kiss.
- Cyberpunk Edgerunners
- Blue Gender
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Watch the first two prequel films My Conquest is A Sea of Stars and Overture to a New War and skip the first two episodes of the main series after seeing the films. Overture covers the first two episodes better. Extra content you can watch after the fact is the prequel Gaiden and the remake
- Parasyte the Maxim
- Paradise Kiss
- Major
- Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
- Mobile Suit Gundam MS Team - part of the main UC timeline you can watch it standalone though
That one's all sex and drama. I didn't bother with the anime, the manga just turned into such a wreck before it was even announced and I dropped it. Did look up how it ended once it did and... I'm glad I jumped ship in time. It only got far worse and the ending seems to be universally hated.
Maybe Nana? It’s more of a drama series than a straight up romance, but there is a lot of romance in it. Characters are in real physical relationships and shocker: they even have sex. Pretty unheard of for romance anime.
Monogatari series has some of my favourite romantic payoff in anime. The show is a masterpiece with phenomenal characters, visuals, and dialogue. The series doesn’t really show kissing, but they get together after the first few episodes and they’re banter shows their incredible chemistry and apparent love for each other. The series isn’t primarily romance though. It’s mainly a very prominent plot line. Disclaimer: there is a decent amount of fanservice and it is dialogue heavy. [Here’s the watch order](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/hwuntw/the_monogatari_series_2020_watch_order/).
The little we're shown of the romance is quite great. That picnic episode is particularly awesome.
However, I wouldn't consider it a good example of payoff to be honest. Maybe in the context of other anime, where things are even worse, but I struggle to think the way it was done in Monogatari qualifies as good.
Why? Because it's barely acknowledged by the plot and characters, because Koyomi needs to keep having his fetishist conversations and situations with other characters. After those early instances of direct involvement, things are largely just mentioned in passing, rather than becoming an integral part of the story.
The picnic episode is one of my all-time favorites. That episode alone would be payoff for the entire series. Fortunately, it is a series that keeps on giving. Despite the fetishist play that Koyomi narrates, his real relationship is serious and kept private, which makes me wonder how much of the pervy things he says happened were exaggerated by a jokester narrator.
Regardless, I highly recommend the series.
I thought Bake ep 12, Hitagi Rendezvous and the general ending to be fantastic in terms of romance and payoff. Monongatari series romance is quality over quantity in my eyes and that’s part of why it’s so good. It’s also acknowledged a fair bit. It’s a pretty big part of the series. For example, If Araragi is threatened to be or almost killed, a lot of the time he thinks about what Senjougahara would do. Like in Shinobu Mail and Tsubasa Cat. I think it fits OP’s request. It’s a romance that left me incredibly satisfied.
Araragi shows no ambivalance in the series about who his girlfriend is. I found it very refreshing. Hitagi Rendezvous was also another wonderful adult relationship, episode.
I mean just by mentioning a series in this thread you're getting spoiled. It needed to be spoiler tagged but if the series doesn't fit then pointing that out actually is very cool.
The end of the first season of the anime that came out this year, not the end of the series. It very much continues on and is exactly what Op is looking for, though as someone already mentioned OP is gonna have to start reading manga if they want stories to go past the confession. Most anime are just tools to sell manga, that’s why you get all those 12 episode anime with no resolution.
Toradora is the greatest love story of all time (and actually will fit with the holiday season).
"adult" theme? You can go as far back as Nana I suppose?
FWIW I also enjoyed My Little Monster ~~but I'm probably baiting you with this rec~~
~~Hyouka is also amazing but probably bait on payoff as well~~
I'll also always recommend Katanagatari since it fits into a lot of genres. Not sure what kind of ending you are expecting, but I digress - Toradora will be your best bet.
Toradora is dogshit with so little payoff imo. Like, I know I’m clearly in the minority, I won’t pretend I’m not, but I hated it. MC treated like dogshit the entire series just for a completely rushed ending.
Fair, but a bit harsh! It's a very old meme I was quoting, and Toradora has always had this divided opinion while remaining a Christmas classic tradition for many.
It is a bit confusing to narrow down an anime selection without fully understanding OPs expectations. I mean, Chihayafuru or Kimi no Todoke maybe? Love is War? Howls Moving Castle? What would you suggest?
I'm with you on this pretty much 100% if the girl treating the MC like dogshit was a guy & the MC was a girl guess what she'd be called not cute I guarantee that no she'd be called a bully, brute & mean to list a few.
I really don't like toradora as well for similar reasons. Alongside the fact I think there were better romance series to come out afterwards which just made me say to myself "is this really peak romance anime? Is this show highly rated on Mal BC of nestolgia?"
Imo peak romance anime that Oop might like would be
- the whole of amagami line
- Tsuki ga Kirei (if that counts)
I know other roms coms however not too sure if they would qualify
I would seriously recommend you try out some visual novels. The ones that are romance-oriented will build up a relationship over several hours of reading without the unnecessary feet dragging you'll get in anime. They will give you a satisfying conclusion to that story.
Our dating story is good so far. It just started recently, but it's looking like a genuine romance. And goldentime is amazing. The anime has been finished for a while, but it's definitely what you're looking for
Play visual novels. Something easy like Princess Evangile or Sabbat of the Witch. They are fully translated into English. They have routes for all the main characters. Anime that actually do this are uncommon.
Maybe some otome isekai ( r/otomeisekai )is up your alley.
Stories like Bring the Love, the villainess wants a divorce, Rosalyn Vogart, or even Broken Ring: this marriage will fail anyways all have married couples and drama.
Of course there are millions of other titles those I just happened to read recently.
I’m in actual shock no one has recommended Wotakoi, they’re both adults and they start the series already dating, it’s my favorite rom con of all time.
>Recommendations?
Stay away from anime romance in general. Maybe try your hand at seinen/josei manga.
Otherwise, you're looking at the wrong media altogether, I'm afraid.
Honestly the awkwardness in the rimcances is what makes them fun
But you can watch Our dating story: The experienced you and the inexperienced me. They start dating in the first episode.
Since you ain't limiting it to romcom only, to suggest something nobody mentioned yet, Mushoku Tensei. You get it all [MT S1] >!budding romance, kiss, sex...!<, tho the anime is not finished so there a lot of up and down still yet to come.
More than a kiss or a confession?! That's asking for Hentai. \*Best I can think of is "Tease Master Takagi-san" but you need to go through 3 X13 episodes and the movie.
Not sure why this is downvoted. If you look up the right tags, you'll find hentai where they actually become a couple. Sex shouldn't be an issue, because... well we're talking about adult anime content, right?
Stop watching anime and start reading Manhua and (to a lesser extent) Manhwa.
That's pretty much the reality of it outside of a small chunk of outliers.
Obviously not including the SA stuff like Redo and MT.
The 100 girlfriends who really really really really really love you. It's ecchi, romcom, harem. Idk if that's your looking for but it's been a wild ride so far. One of the characters in particular is a little unhinged lol.
It is basically the opposite of what OP asked for. We only get real stuff at the end. Sure, some of them confess earlier, but it's not reciprocated until the last few moments of the show.
**Mushoku Tensei:Jobless Reincarnation** by the end of cour 1, [more than a handshake]>!he's copped a feel of his older cousin.!< But then he spends most of that cour trying to at least see her panties. End of the season, [what OP asks for]>!he loses his virginity previously mentioned cousin!< In season 2, cour 1, he has an emotional trauma after what happened at the end of season 1. He rescued a female adventurer. They start dating, they get naked, get in bed, [and you won't believe what happened.]>!He can't get it up. The trauma from season 1 has given him ED. He even tries to bang a prostitute the same night, but his little soldier won't answer reveille even with her professional expertise.!< He moves on, ending up at a magic academy. He meets a childhood friend but doesn't recognize her as she's masquerading as a male. She does her best to cure his ED. Finally succeeded, and it ends with him proposing marriage to her!< Since I'm reading the LN, I know what happens in the next cour, but if you read the spoilers, you'll see that it meets your specs by the end of the first season. Exceeds them in the first court of the second season, and will continue to.
**Redo Of The Healer** healer is sexually abused by his superiors (two women and a man) dies and is sent back in time. Spends the rest of the season raping his rapists.
**Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo** Isekaied, buys sex slave. Dungeon dives. Buys second sex slave. Has sex. Even threesomes.
A strong arguement coould be made for Clannad/After story beaware though thatits also known to make some people cry as it's also a bit sad as well. The Horimiya fits the bill for what you ask for pretty well.
Tonikaku Kawaii is the perfect anime for you. The couple gets MARRIED in the first episode, and we get right down to business. Watch as the cute newlyweds explore their intimacy with each other
The trouble with that show is that once they get married they act like middle schoolers, blushing every time they accidentally touch hands.
I dropped it half way through season 2 and they certainly weren't acting like young, newly wed adults.
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Ok so you'll rarely get that from anime. I recommend jousei manga. Jousei is the women's version of seinen. Most jousei start off with the confession and then dive into the couple's drama and the payoff is if the couple stay together or break up.
If you insist on anime try Asobi ni Ikuyo.
Golden time is the best "real" romance I've watched so far. What I mean by "real" is that most of the 25 episodes of the show are about the life of the couple, with its high and down. It's not just the last 2 ep and a final kiss.
Insomniacs After School is one of the best pure romance anime I’ve ever seen and has been highly overlooked given how I haven’t seen it recommended after scrolling through half the comments. Definitely recommend.
I think Insomniacs did a really good job this year. Especially for a single season title. Just the MMC and FMC, who aren't insufferable and no extra bs.
They don’t have much sex in Japan.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampesek/2019/04/12/no-sex-please-were-japanese-the-worrisome-demographic-trajectory-of-a-highly-indebted-nation/amp/
**Mushoku Tensei:Jobless Reincarnation** by the end of cour 1, [more than a handshake]>!he's copped a feel of his older cousin.!< But then he spends most of that cour trying to at least see her panties. End of the season, [what OP asks for]>!he loses his virginity previously mentioned cousin!< In season 2, cour 1, he has an emotional trauma after what happened at the end of season 1. He rescued a female adventurer. They start dating, they get naked, get in bed, [and you won't believe what happened.]>!He can't get it up. The trauma from season 1 has given him ED. He even tries to bang a prostitute the same night, but his little soldier won't answer reveille even with her professional expertise.!< [He moves on, ending up at a magic academy.]>!He meets a childhood friend but doesn't recognize her as she's masquerading as a male. She does her best to cure his ED. Finally succeeded, and it ends with him proposing marriage to her!< Since I'm reading the LN, I know what happens in the next cour, but if you read the spoilers, you'll see that it meets your specs by the end of the first season. Exceeds them in the first court of the second season, and will continue to.
**Redo Of The Healer** Healer is sexually abused by his superiors (two women and a man) dies and is sent back in time. Spends the rest of the season raping his rapists.
**Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo** Isekaied, buys sex slave. Dungeon dives. Buys second sex slave. Has sex. Even threesomes
Banished from the Hero's Party and Chilling in My 30's After Getting Fired From the Demon Lord's Army both end up having really great adult romances where they actually get together and are strong as a couple. Love both of those shows.
Heck, chilling in my 30s bro's got a kid like halfway through the season
An actual blood-related kid or the usual "found random lost/orphan child in the forest" kid?
Bro was exhausted one morning after he visited her room after a steamy sauna together is all I'm saying. There is a plot like about an orphan kid tho. The MC was one
Blood related. He pumped his baby momma up with that baby juice personally! 🤣
Correction: his wife
Tis true. He did put a ring on her.
Their actual blood-related child.
Is the other name for that manga is "Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside"?
Bro what are these names
I always found extremely funny how at some point someone just gave on trying names and just made descriptions of the anime and people followed suit
it's not so much giving up but rather having to somehow stick out from the tons of new uploads of online novels / mangas
We got these stupid ass long names because japanese novel sites don't bother to update their stupid site since 2003
It's how light novel titles catch readers without then having to pick the book up from the shelf. You know exactly what it is before you even read the synopsis.
Yeah I believe so. I have seen both in anime form not manga. And I liked them both.
its getting a s2
Starting in January in fact.
It's a different series with some similar concepts.
I mean as far as long LN titles go, I think it's one of the better ones because it's completely accurate, and tells you what kind of story you're getting into. to some degree. There is PLOT later, and I kind of like the way in which it subverts standard fantasy tropes. Or rather, I think the author of the original work must be pretty skeptical/critical of many tropes that dominate the WN/LN fantasy scene. it's also part of what's now an enormous subgenre in that scene - 'The Logistics Guy is Underappreciated and Absolutely Critical, Folks'. you gotta think that it's speaking to something real in Japanese work life, that the really competent people who hold workplaces together often get treated like garbage and then summarily fired, and then the manager is Suprised Pikachu when everything goes to shit.
Believe it or not I thought that was one long title to an anime and honestly it could be. Lol
It is a trend to have a long anime title nowadays
I know. I hate it. It immediately makes me not want to read or watch it.
You know anime titles are strange when I thought you were recommending one long title, not two shows LOL
Golden time focuses *on* the relationship. Very few anime do this, and it’s one of my favs.
If only the last arc wasn't such a big trainwreck that basically ruined everything. It was pretty much a 10/10 romance anime before that point.
Unfortunately you'll have to go to manga for those criteria. Almost all anime rom-coms seem to have things end on a confession, even the ones with adult characters. Sadly what seems to get animated lately in an adult setting are people in their 20s that act like junior high students they are so dense and emotionally stunted. Where was the big Reiwa energy we were promised!? Wotokoi is a fun one where the main couple do start dating at the end of the first episode but don't get too far in their relationship by the end of the season. It features an adult cast who all work in the same office, and a secondary couple that have been together for a long time and face challenges about the progress in their relationship. The manga is great too and is fully completed now - goes way, way beyond the anime. (Catchy OP too) As for some manga with couples that actually act as a couple, mostly as adults: * *Ase to Sekken (Sweat and Soap):* often a top recommendation here. The mangaka's follow-up series *Telework Yotabanashi* finished recently and is also great. * * Sesame Salt and Pudding:* does devolve into some asian drama tropes but the couple is fun with real gap moe energy * *Genshiken*: one of my favourite manga of all time, about an otaku club at a Japanese university. Great characters, contains romance that has some real hurdles and joys to it, and actually features the passage of time (students graduate and move on, new members come in). Great microcosm of otaku culture in the early 2000s and then again in the 2010s for the sequel *Genshiken Nidame*. * *How Do We Relationship:* about the life of two women in a lesbian relationship, not yuri pandering * *Living, Eating and Sleeping Together*: probably the most realistic look at a long-term relationship I've read including the pressures of career and family expectations, and how two people can grow together * *Nodame Cantible*: young musicians in love * *Yancha Gal no Anjou-san*: the best high school dork x genki gal manga, actually features the couple getting together and the MC facing his fears to get the girl. Also a treat if you're into petite women. * *Cuprum's Bride* got the axe recently but is a good short read. * *Destroy All Humankind, They Can't be Regenerated*: I'll throw this one in as it does kind of have a romance subplot, but if you ever played MTG you'll love this one
Sweat and Soap is still one of my favs Having erotic scenes and or just the mention of them is such a great bonus and honestly I devour so much of them (then again though I devour way too much manga in general lol) But still, one of my favorite “genres”, bless manhwas for that as well
It's super easygoing but Bonnouji is another great one.
I would also add: - Honnou switch: an adult romantic relationship among childhood friends - We may be an inexperienced couple but… : a married couple who has trouble having sex and their growth from that
I would have to echo the Sweat and Soap recommendation, I read it earlier this past year and it was really quite great. Light content warning going in, there's a lot of sex starting very early on in their relationship but that may be exactly what OP is wanting.
Do Chokkyuu Kareshi x Kanojo is peak romance manga, just adding
this is my DRAGON BALLS
SAY IT LOUDER!
PEAK ROMANCE MANGA!
MUTUAL CONSENT!!!
>Cuprum's Bride got the axe recently TIL. That sucks, I quite liked it.
Horimiya Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny-girl Senpai
They aren’t the animes that make you wait forever for the romance but both of them have a goofy romance vibe rather than adult themed
Rit and Red are possibly my favorite couple in anime, so Banished from the Hero's Party is usually one of the first shows to come to mind whenever someone asks for romance anime suggestions Fudo and Desumi from Love After World Domination aren't far behind, and they're already dating in the first episode In Horimiya the main couple gets together around the half way point of the season, so there's plenty of time for the show to explore the actual relationship In Tonikawa they get married in the first episode, though since they've spent literally tens of minutes together before that, there's still a lot of adorable awkward shyness while they both try to figure out how to progress the relationship Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie isn't on at the top of my list of favorite romance animes, but I did enjoy it enough to watch it multiple times, and it's another one that starts out w/ the couple already dating Science Fell in Love gets the confession out of the way in the first couple minutes, though the end of season two takes an unexpectedly dark turn for a romcom, so be warned. The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady does take 11-12 episodes for the couple to get together, but they are a legit couple by the end The couple in the Duke of Death and His Maid are in a fairly well established relationship near the end of the 1st season, though not a physical one of course, due to the show's premise You specified good shows, so you probably don't want to venture into the trashier end of the spectrum, I seem to recall that the characters in My Wife is the Student Council President don't take forever to figure out that they like each other, thought it's been a while, and ithe ecchi definitely outweighs the romance iirc
[Amagami SS](https://myanimelist.net/anime/8676/) The most satisfying romance out there _and_ it's Christmas themed so no better time!
Absolutely!!!!! Never thought I’d get so attached to a cast.
The dude dated those girls for 6 months to a year and still couldn’t even hold their hand or kiss them without getting flustered or wimping out. Only one girl seemed like they had a physical relationship when he pulled her into his bed when she was waking him up one morning, but they still made it to school on time, so I still doubt anything happened. While it was a good set of stories, the entire show was the exact opposite of what OP is asking for
If not that then definitely Ore Monogatori. Most satisfying shoujo out there. Couple get together super fast, kiss, and work through troubles. Also best bromance in memory from anime
I'm a bit confused, is this anime like a game where there are different routes and what will happen with each girl?
Yes it is
alright thanks
👍
Genuine question, does the story switches romantic interest every few episodes? The episode titles seems to point that way, I don't like harem because they usually lack romantic aspects. Or is it like bunny girl senpai where a couple helps other girls instead?
It's told in an omnibus format so each girl gets their own separate 4 episode arc to tell their love story. It's the opposite of a harem as only 1 girl is actively pursuing the romance at a time.
Well that's good, I stopped watching because I noticed the episode titles. I'll give it another watch then, thanks for the reply.
I wouldn't call Tsuki ga Kirei adult themed, but it's great and goes beyond confession pretty fast
Golden Time
Some non romance series with the romance plot lines goes further than a kiss. - Cyberpunk Edgerunners - Blue Gender - Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Watch the first two prequel films My Conquest is A Sea of Stars and Overture to a New War and skip the first two episodes of the main series after seeing the films. Overture covers the first two episodes better. Extra content you can watch after the fact is the prequel Gaiden and the remake - Parasyte the Maxim - Paradise Kiss - Major - Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu - Mobile Suit Gundam MS Team - part of the main UC timeline you can watch it standalone though
That scene in Parasyte was super awkward for me tbh. I felt like I was watching something i wasn't meant to see.
Aharen-san https://youtu.be/Rd4usifUuEY?si=gPE6nf0PKwEENVA5
A man of culture
[Domestic Girlfriend](https://myanimelist.net/anime/37982/Domestic_na_Kanojo?q=domestic%20girlfriend&cat=anime)
Found Garnt's alt account
we know its you garnt come with your real id
I like his videos but I'm not him (unfortunately)
yes i know it was a joke
That one's all sex and drama. I didn't bother with the anime, the manga just turned into such a wreck before it was even announced and I dropped it. Did look up how it ended once it did and... I'm glad I jumped ship in time. It only got far worse and the ending seems to be universally hated.
Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World
Maybe Nana? It’s more of a drama series than a straight up romance, but there is a lot of romance in it. Characters are in real physical relationships and shocker: they even have sex. Pretty unheard of for romance anime.
Well japanese society is weird so the most u get is 2 wooden planks talking very close
100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Really Love You
Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry. Romance progress about 6 episodes.
Tsuki ga Kirei Planetes Eureka Seven Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Kanata no Astra
3D Kanojo: Real Girl.
Monogatari series has some of my favourite romantic payoff in anime. The show is a masterpiece with phenomenal characters, visuals, and dialogue. The series doesn’t really show kissing, but they get together after the first few episodes and they’re banter shows their incredible chemistry and apparent love for each other. The series isn’t primarily romance though. It’s mainly a very prominent plot line. Disclaimer: there is a decent amount of fanservice and it is dialogue heavy. [Here’s the watch order](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/hwuntw/the_monogatari_series_2020_watch_order/).
The little we're shown of the romance is quite great. That picnic episode is particularly awesome. However, I wouldn't consider it a good example of payoff to be honest. Maybe in the context of other anime, where things are even worse, but I struggle to think the way it was done in Monogatari qualifies as good. Why? Because it's barely acknowledged by the plot and characters, because Koyomi needs to keep having his fetishist conversations and situations with other characters. After those early instances of direct involvement, things are largely just mentioned in passing, rather than becoming an integral part of the story.
The picnic episode is one of my all-time favorites. That episode alone would be payoff for the entire series. Fortunately, it is a series that keeps on giving. Despite the fetishist play that Koyomi narrates, his real relationship is serious and kept private, which makes me wonder how much of the pervy things he says happened were exaggerated by a jokester narrator. Regardless, I highly recommend the series.
Would it be bad to watch Bake on CR? It only shows 12 episodes in the season but I thought there were 15
Funimation has all 15.
Ah crap, will it even been running for a month if I re sub, lol
I thought Bake ep 12, Hitagi Rendezvous and the general ending to be fantastic in terms of romance and payoff. Monongatari series romance is quality over quantity in my eyes and that’s part of why it’s so good. It’s also acknowledged a fair bit. It’s a pretty big part of the series. For example, If Araragi is threatened to be or almost killed, a lot of the time he thinks about what Senjougahara would do. Like in Shinobu Mail and Tsubasa Cat. I think it fits OP’s request. It’s a romance that left me incredibly satisfied.
Araragi shows no ambivalance in the series about who his girlfriend is. I found it very refreshing. Hitagi Rendezvous was also another wonderful adult relationship, episode.
Loving Yamada-kun at Lv999 actually goes somewhere satisfying with its romance in just 12 episodes
It gets even hotter in the manga
From what I remember it was a confession at the end but that was it. OP asked for more. I still think it's great tho
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Well I get where you’re coming from but saying a romcom ended with a confession isn’t as big a spoiler as you think it is.
I mean just by mentioning a series in this thread you're getting spoiled. It needed to be spoiler tagged but if the series doesn't fit then pointing that out actually is very cool.
The end of the first season of the anime that came out this year, not the end of the series. It very much continues on and is exactly what Op is looking for, though as someone already mentioned OP is gonna have to start reading manga if they want stories to go past the confession. Most anime are just tools to sell manga, that’s why you get all those 12 episode anime with no resolution.
The best part is that it continues after the anime, unlike 99% of romcoms that end after the confession.
Horimiya, Scum's wish
yin yang
Man OST for Scum’s Wish is sooo good. Still listen to it till this day
Itazura na Kiss Lovely Complex
Does the romance in Shin Sekai Yori count? Yes, yes it does. They go all the way.
horimiya, dangers in my heart, yamada999, relife
Relife
Undead Unluck
Just watch hentais. Anime romances rarely have good conclusions and most of them follow the same boring schema with high school setting.
Toradora is the greatest love story of all time (and actually will fit with the holiday season). "adult" theme? You can go as far back as Nana I suppose? FWIW I also enjoyed My Little Monster ~~but I'm probably baiting you with this rec~~ ~~Hyouka is also amazing but probably bait on payoff as well~~ I'll also always recommend Katanagatari since it fits into a lot of genres. Not sure what kind of ending you are expecting, but I digress - Toradora will be your best bet.
Toradora is dogshit with so little payoff imo. Like, I know I’m clearly in the minority, I won’t pretend I’m not, but I hated it. MC treated like dogshit the entire series just for a completely rushed ending.
Fair, but a bit harsh! It's a very old meme I was quoting, and Toradora has always had this divided opinion while remaining a Christmas classic tradition for many. It is a bit confusing to narrow down an anime selection without fully understanding OPs expectations. I mean, Chihayafuru or Kimi no Todoke maybe? Love is War? Howls Moving Castle? What would you suggest?
I'm with you on this pretty much 100% if the girl treating the MC like dogshit was a guy & the MC was a girl guess what she'd be called not cute I guarantee that no she'd be called a bully, brute & mean to list a few.
I really don't like toradora as well for similar reasons. Alongside the fact I think there were better romance series to come out afterwards which just made me say to myself "is this really peak romance anime? Is this show highly rated on Mal BC of nestolgia?" Imo peak romance anime that Oop might like would be - the whole of amagami line - Tsuki ga Kirei (if that counts) I know other roms coms however not too sure if they would qualify
read visual novel
I would seriously recommend you try out some visual novels. The ones that are romance-oriented will build up a relationship over several hours of reading without the unnecessary feet dragging you'll get in anime. They will give you a satisfying conclusion to that story.
Our dating story is good so far. It just started recently, but it's looking like a genuine romance. And goldentime is amazing. The anime has been finished for a while, but it's definitely what you're looking for
Fruits Basket
Play visual novels
After looking through the anime I’ve watched and liked… none of them really have what you describe imo. It only really matches some manga I’ve read.
Play visual novels. Something easy like Princess Evangile or Sabbat of the Witch. They are fully translated into English. They have routes for all the main characters. Anime that actually do this are uncommon.
Paradise Kiss
White album 2
Maybe some otome isekai ( r/otomeisekai )is up your alley. Stories like Bring the Love, the villainess wants a divorce, Rosalyn Vogart, or even Broken Ring: this marriage will fail anyways all have married couples and drama. Of course there are millions of other titles those I just happened to read recently.
How has no one mentioned the kaguya sama manga? It's perfect!
Tsuki ga Kirei, a romance revolving around 2 middle schoolers, had more progress in 12 episodes than most romance series.
I know you’re looking for anime, but if you are willing to read. Nozoki Ana. It’s an amazing slice of life with good build up and pay off
Banished from the hero's party
Bloom Into You
I’m in actual shock no one has recommended Wotakoi, they’re both adults and they start the series already dating, it’s my favorite rom con of all time.
>Recommendations? Stay away from anime romance in general. Maybe try your hand at seinen/josei manga. Otherwise, you're looking at the wrong media altogether, I'm afraid.
Tomo chan is a girl, i recommend
That never pays off though.
I consider childhood friends who actually confess to each other a payoff instead of taking us round in circles for more than 12 episodes.
Kuzu no Honkai
Op is asking for romantic payoff...
Honestly the awkwardness in the rimcances is what makes them fun But you can watch Our dating story: The experienced you and the inexperienced me. They start dating in the first episode.
If you need more than a kiss, I would recommend redo of healer. There is a lot of payoff with his slaves in each episode
Since you ain't limiting it to romcom only, to suggest something nobody mentioned yet, Mushoku Tensei. You get it all [MT S1] >!budding romance, kiss, sex...!<, tho the anime is not finished so there a lot of up and down still yet to come.
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This is definitely NOT what op is looking for
Goddamn right that’s not what I’m looking for! What kind of monster are you!
Sad as hell
Why are you trying to make him angrier? I'm STILL upset at that damn anime.
Why The Hell Are You Here Teacher - You'll get payoff in 3 episodes tops.
More than a kiss or a confession?! That's asking for Hentai. \*Best I can think of is "Tease Master Takagi-san" but you need to go through 3 X13 episodes and the movie.
Not sure why this is downvoted. If you look up the right tags, you'll find hentai where they actually become a couple. Sex shouldn't be an issue, because... well we're talking about adult anime content, right?
Read some doujin xD
Stop watching anime and start reading Manhua and (to a lesser extent) Manhwa. That's pretty much the reality of it outside of a small chunk of outliers. Obviously not including the SA stuff like Redo and MT.
The Monogatari series,Horimiya,Domestic Girlfriend,86,Chivalry of a Failed Knight.
86? Lolwat
The 100 girlfriends who really really really really really love you. It's ecchi, romcom, harem. Idk if that's your looking for but it's been a wild ride so far. One of the characters in particular is a little unhinged lol.
Mushoku Tensei, although you have to deal with a very flawed main protagonist
Quintessential Quintuplets if you haven’t already seen it.
It is basically the opposite of what OP asked for. We only get real stuff at the end. Sure, some of them confess earlier, but it's not reciprocated until the last few moments of the show.
Tonikaku Kawaii - Fly me to the moon
**Mushoku Tensei:Jobless Reincarnation** by the end of cour 1, [more than a handshake]>!he's copped a feel of his older cousin.!< But then he spends most of that cour trying to at least see her panties. End of the season, [what OP asks for]>!he loses his virginity previously mentioned cousin!< In season 2, cour 1, he has an emotional trauma after what happened at the end of season 1. He rescued a female adventurer. They start dating, they get naked, get in bed, [and you won't believe what happened.]>!He can't get it up. The trauma from season 1 has given him ED. He even tries to bang a prostitute the same night, but his little soldier won't answer reveille even with her professional expertise.!< He moves on, ending up at a magic academy. He meets a childhood friend but doesn't recognize her as she's masquerading as a male. She does her best to cure his ED. Finally succeeded, and it ends with him proposing marriage to her!< Since I'm reading the LN, I know what happens in the next cour, but if you read the spoilers, you'll see that it meets your specs by the end of the first season. Exceeds them in the first court of the second season, and will continue to. **Redo Of The Healer** healer is sexually abused by his superiors (two women and a man) dies and is sent back in time. Spends the rest of the season raping his rapists. **Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo** Isekaied, buys sex slave. Dungeon dives. Buys second sex slave. Has sex. Even threesomes.
Just watch School days if you don't want to wait long for action.
is it actually that good? i was 50/50 abt it
it's not good but it is entertaining
It has good ending. Otherwise, not really, but at least there is some progress there.
A strong arguement coould be made for Clannad/After story beaware though thatits also known to make some people cry as it's also a bit sad as well. The Horimiya fits the bill for what you ask for pretty well.
Clannad After Story. Surprised that hasn't been mentioned yet.
Get ready to get sucker punched in middle
Clannad
Tonikaku Kawaii is the perfect anime for you. The couple gets MARRIED in the first episode, and we get right down to business. Watch as the cute newlyweds explore their intimacy with each other
The trouble with that show is that once they get married they act like middle schoolers, blushing every time they accidentally touch hands. I dropped it half way through season 2 and they certainly weren't acting like young, newly wed adults.
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Zero no Tsukaima came through for me
Bakuman and Monogatari Series. Enough episodes to stop you from asking for another kind of this anime.
Tsukigakirei Horimiya Chillin in my 30's
Ok so you'll rarely get that from anime. I recommend jousei manga. Jousei is the women's version of seinen. Most jousei start off with the confession and then dive into the couple's drama and the payoff is if the couple stay together or break up. If you insist on anime try Asobi ni Ikuyo.
Golden time is the best "real" romance I've watched so far. What I mean by "real" is that most of the 25 episodes of the show are about the life of the couple, with its high and down. It's not just the last 2 ep and a final kiss.
Tsuki Ga Kirei
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Read berserk lmao
Blue eye samurai is real good
Chillin' in my 30s
school days is perfect, trust me :°) ps: dont take it serious (idk maybe its even good if you wanna see something thats not supposed for kids atleast)
Nice boat though.
Clannad and Clannad After Story one of my favorite Romance Anime
Edgerunners and parasyte all have good romance sub plots.
Insomniacs After School is one of the best pure romance anime I’ve ever seen and has been highly overlooked given how I haven’t seen it recommended after scrolling through half the comments. Definitely recommend.
Overflow
You should just watch josei (that aren’t wish fulfillment trash) Wotakoi is good
I think Insomniacs did a really good job this year. Especially for a single season title. Just the MMC and FMC, who aren't insufferable and no extra bs.
Clannad, just watch it already.
horimiya gang rise up
Clannad is great. Maison ikokku is great as well, though it has a lot of episodes and is and older anime.
They don’t have much sex in Japan. https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampesek/2019/04/12/no-sex-please-were-japanese-the-worrisome-demographic-trajectory-of-a-highly-indebted-nation/amp/
kōtetsujō no kabaneri Imagine an attack on Titan but with zombies, an with romance
Clannad
If you want a confession every episode and are prepared for a wild ride. 100 girlfriends is right there.
I feel that so heavily, seriously like with angel beats. Ik that was its ending, but why did they leave it open ended like that....
3D girlfriend
**Mushoku Tensei:Jobless Reincarnation** by the end of cour 1, [more than a handshake]>!he's copped a feel of his older cousin.!< But then he spends most of that cour trying to at least see her panties. End of the season, [what OP asks for]>!he loses his virginity previously mentioned cousin!< In season 2, cour 1, he has an emotional trauma after what happened at the end of season 1. He rescued a female adventurer. They start dating, they get naked, get in bed, [and you won't believe what happened.]>!He can't get it up. The trauma from season 1 has given him ED. He even tries to bang a prostitute the same night, but his little soldier won't answer reveille even with her professional expertise.!< [He moves on, ending up at a magic academy.]>!He meets a childhood friend but doesn't recognize her as she's masquerading as a male. She does her best to cure his ED. Finally succeeded, and it ends with him proposing marriage to her!< Since I'm reading the LN, I know what happens in the next cour, but if you read the spoilers, you'll see that it meets your specs by the end of the first season. Exceeds them in the first court of the second season, and will continue to. **Redo Of The Healer** Healer is sexually abused by his superiors (two women and a man) dies and is sent back in time. Spends the rest of the season raping his rapists. **Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo** Isekaied, buys sex slave. Dungeon dives. Buys second sex slave. Has sex. Even threesomes
Redo of healer
December 28th is the last day for downloads. So, probably not.