Top 10 Best Romantic Anime Movies of All Time You Can't Miss

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Your Lie In April (2014)

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Your Lie in April is a touching and profound romance anime that was released in 2014. The story is about a young teenager named Kosei, a brilliant but lost piano talent. passionate about music and lost the ability to play the piano after the death of his mother. From then on, he lived a dark life, unable to feel music. Kosei's life changes completely when he meets the young and beautiful violin girl Kaori, who brings him new feelings and passion for music.

The main characters together go through moments of excitement and emotion, making the audience unable to take their eyes off the screen. This work is not only touching but also provides viewers with profound visions of love, sacrifice and meaningful life.

With beautiful graphics, impressive soundtrack, "Your Lie in April" is truly a great anime and can make you cry from beginning to end.

Release year: 2014
Directed by: Kyohei Ishiguro
Screenwriter: Takao Yoshioka
Characters: Kosei Arima, Kaori Miyazono, Tsubaki Sawabe,...
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 22 episodes
Status: Completed
Country: Japan

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Your Name (2016)

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Your Name (Japanese title: Kimi No Na Wa) is a popular anime series produced in 2016 by CoMix Wave Films and directed by Makoto Shinkai. 

The story revolves around two main characters, Taki and Mitsuha, who do not know each other and live in two different lands. However, suddenly they have their bodies changed and experience the other person's life in their own body. After realizing this fact, they try to contact each other to solve this problem and find each other. 

The film offers an emotional fusion of love, family, and country. At the same time, Your Name is also appreciated for its graphics with beautiful scenes and impressive background music. Your Name has become one of the most watched anime movies of this decade.

Release year: 2016
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Writer: Makoto Shinkai
Characters: Taki Tachibana, Mitsuha Miyamizu,...
Genre: romance, fiction
Duration: 107 minutes
Status: Completed
Country: Japan

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Citrus (2018)

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The Citrus anime is a shoujo-ai (yuri) anime series adapted from the manga series of the same name by author Saburouta. This anime revolves around the love story between two young girls, Yuzu and Mei.

Yuzu is a cheerful, outgoing young woman who has a special love for fashion. After her father remarries, she has to move to a new high school, where she meets and falls in love with Mei - the daughter of her mother's new husband. However, Mei is quite cold and difficult to approach.

With sensitive topics, Citrus Anime has been highly appreciated for its content and graphic techniques. This anime is filled with hot love scenes between the two main characters, but also deals with issues such as family, friendship, and growing up.

Release year: 2018
Directors: Takeo Takahashi, Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Writer: Naoki Hayashi
Characters: Yuzu Aihara, Mei Aihara,...
Genre: romance, yuri
Episodes: 12 episodes
Status: Completed
Country: Japan

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Toradora! (2008)

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Toradora! is a 25-episode Japanese television anime series, produced by J.C.Staff and aired in 2008. The story focuses on the adventures of the main characters, Takasu Ryuuji and Aisaka Taiga, in helping out. each other find love and clear each other's misunderstandings.

Ryuuji is a high school student and a person with a scary "dinosaur" face, so everyone is afraid of him. On the other hand, Taiga is a mischievous little girl, but very fierce and famous for her violent personality.

After an incident, Ryuuji discovers that Taiga has a crush on his friend, and Taiga finds himself attracted to Ryuuji's best friend again. They decide to help each other find love and the two begin to form a close relationship. However, the mess and fistfights that ensue make it difficult to find their love.

Toradora! Not only focusing on the anime industry, but also a romantic story with many funny scenes and touching scenes. This anime series was critically acclaimed and became one of the most popular and worth watching works of 2008.

Release year: 2008
Directed by: Tatsuyuki Nagai
Screenwriter: Mari Okada
Characters: Ryuji Takasu, Taiga Aisaka,...
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Casual
Episodes: 25 episodes
Status: Completed
Country: Japan

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Clannad (2007)

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Clannad is a Japanese anime film released in 2007. The film revolves around the story of Tomoya Okazaki, a high school student who is bored and finds life devoid of joy.

When he meets Nagisa Furukawa, a calm and determined girl to re-establish the school drama club, Tomoya's life begins to change. This couple begins a unique relationship, sharing life's hardships and growing through different experiences.

Clannad falls into the comedy, romance and dark genres, it conveys messages about friendship, love and family. The film is beautiful and detailed, and the story structure is logically built and touching. Clannad won many awards and became one of the classic romantic anime movies of the 2000s.

Release year: 2007
Producer: Pony Canyon, TBS, Movic, Animation Do
Characters: Tomoya Okazaki, Nagisa Furukawa​​
Genre: Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Episodes: 23 episodes
Duration: 24 minutes/episode
Status: Completed
Country: Japan