Valentine¡¯s Day 2024: 7 Romantic Anime That You Can Stream On OTT
Valentine¡¯s Day 2024:? Hollywood and Bollywood have a long history of producing romantic films. We typically turn to well-known films that we have heard about when we want to watch anything romantic, but on this Valentine's Day, if you want to branch out a bit, we have a list of romantic anime you can stream on OTT. We don't even need to tell you how fantastic anime narratives are if you already love the genre, but if you¡¯re a first-time watcher then you may find your new love in Anime.
Romantic Anime To Watch On Valentine¡¯s Day
1. More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers
Y¨±ki Kanamaru is the creator of the Japanese manga series More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers. Since March 2018, it has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace; as of December 2023, its episodes have been compiled and released in eleven tank¨bon volumes. From October to December 2022, Studio Mother aired an adaptation of an anime television series.
Where To Watch: Netflix
2. A Silent Voice
Japanese manga series A Silent Voice was written and illustrated by Yoshitoki ?ima. The series was originally published as a one-shot in Kodansha's Bessatsu Sh¨nen Magazine and was later serialized in Weekly Sh¨nen Magazine from August 2013 to November 2014. Seven tank¨bon volumes compiled its chapters. The manga was licensed by Kodansha USA for North American distribution and was made available digitally in English by Crunchyroll Manga. September 2016 saw the premiere of Kyoto Animation's theatrical version of an anime feature.
As per Netflix, ¡°A grade-school student with a hearing impairment is bullied and transfers to another school. Years later, the former bully is tormented by his behaviour and sets out to make amends.¡±
Where To Watch: Netflix
3. Your Name
Produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho, Your Name is a 2016 Japanese animated love fantasy film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. It tells the tale of two high school students, Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha Miyamizu, who, despite never having met, start to switch bodies and cause havoc in each other's lives. The frequent natural disasters in Japan served as the inspiration for the movie.
Where To Watch: Crunchyroll
4. I¡¯ve Always Liked You
Here at Sakuragaoka High School, love is blossoming. At last, Natsuki Enomoto has plucked up the guts to tell Yuu Setoguchi, a childhood friend. But when she finishes her confession, a humiliated Natsuki refers to it as a "practice confession." Unaware of her genuine emotions and grappling with his own, Yuu pledges to assist Natsuki in her pursuit of love. As Natsuki manages her botched confession, Koyuki Ayase, a classmate, wrestles with his own love for her. He is trying to win her love despite his timidity. In this film, we follow Natsuki as she pursues her desire of finally stopping her practices and telling Yuu the truth. In the meantime, intimate friends also become enmeshed in their own webs of unsaid feelings and unfulfilled love.
Where To Watch: Crunchyroll
5. After the Rain
Japanese manga artist Jun Mayuzuki is the author and illustrator of the After the Rain series. It appeared in serial form in two different Shogakukan publications: Monthly Big Comic Spirits (June 2014¨CNovember 2015) and Weekly Big Comic Spirits (January 2016¨CMarch 2018). Ten tank¨bon volumes were created by compiling its chapters. Akira Tachibana, a high school student, works part-time at a family restaurant and begins to fall in love with the 45-year-old manager, who is divorced and has a small boy.
Where To Watch: Prime Video
6. A Whisker Away
The 2020 anime love fantasy film A Whisker Away was made by Twin Engine, Toho Animation, and Studio Colorido. The Japanese-language Netflix release of the film, which was directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, took place on June 18, 2020. When an odd girl changes into a cat to attract the attention of her crush, the distinction between human and animal begins to blur.
Where To Watch: Netflix
7. Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You
After receiving his practice exam results for high school, Nasa Yuzaki, a kid who was teased as a child due to his unusual name, meets a stunning girl on a snowy winter's night. His inattention causes him to be struck by a truck as he attempts to approach her. But the girl comes to his rescue, and Nasa follows her at a bus stop in a remarkable way before telling her how much he loves her. Tsukasa Tsukuyomi, the girl, consents to be his girlfriend¡ªbut only after they tie the knot. Nasa promptly accedes to her request before collapsing and awakening in a hospital. When he doesn't locate her again until he turns eighteen, Nasa is devastated.
Where To Watch: Crunchyroll
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