| One of the most popular anime of this season is "Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku" or "The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity". A short excerpt of the plot is as follows: "One day at work, Rintarou sees a customer at a table, but she runs off before he can talk to her. The next day, he receives an apology from the girl, Kaoruko Waguri, who explains that she did not run away because of his appearance and that she believes Rintarou is a kind-hearted person. Although he is not used to Kaoruko's bright personality, Rintarou looks forward to forming a friendship with her. There is just one obstacle that stands in his way: Kaoruko is a Kikyo student!" It is ranked the 48th best anime of all time as of August 8th, 2025. I have always been wondering for a few years why is romance anime so popular? I don't watch romance, but please explain why this appeals to many people |
| Are romance anime shows realistic depictions of romance? Or are they completely detached from reality? I would like to know. |
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| Because romance and sex are some of the most basic human needs. Likewise, anime about violence or entertainment always attracts a lot of viewers. Another issue is that, as we know thanks to shipping and fanservice, people often try to turn even quite chaste shows into this, which were not intended to excite the viewer or tell about the romantic relationships between the characters. There is even a list of authors who deliberately avoid romance in their titles, believing that it would either devalue the platonic themes in their manga or distract the reader from other plot topics. For example, Oda, Miyazaki, Ayano, and the author of Natsume are against it. |
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| Because I like to watch romance anime and self-insert. He's literally me. |
| Taiga best girl forever. |
| I have no idea, there are like 4 billion women/men in the world. If you want vanilla romance or sex, just go and have it IRL, it shouldn't be much harder than buying groceries. |
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I have no idea, there are like 4 billion women/men in the world. If you want vanilla romance or sex, just go and have it IRL, it shouldn't be much harder than buying groceries.
| @queenofautism do you have proof porn exists? I have never seen it TBH. |
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| Because romance anime are relatively easy to watch, especially if it's pure and wholesome whenever I want a dose of diabetes. It's a shame we don't get to have many romance stories that are simple but feel amazing... |
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Because romance anime are relatively easy to watch, especially if it's pure and wholesome whenever I want a dose of diabetes.
It's a shame we don't get to have many romance stories that are simple but feel amazing...
It's a shame we don't get to have many romance stories that are simple but feel amazing...
| @RaiYou so what is wrong with sex scenes in romance anime/manga? |
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@RaiYou so what is wrong with sex scenes in romance anime/manga?
| @DesuMaiden Nothing's wrong with it, in fact there's a show that has healthy sexual scenes and it's called "I Have a Crush at Work". FYI, it's the most mature workplace romance I've watched. |
RaiYou5 hours ago
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| I avoid romance anime like that, I literally have experienced ZERO romance in my life and romance anime does not please me at all. |
| Because watching social or people dynamics in fiction is so fascinating. The human mind (including fictional characters) is so fascinating to analyze or dissect. |
| AM I A POTATO??? |
| why are songs about love and relationships so popular? why are romance novels so popular? |
| I'm not interested in romance anime but some people enjoys romance anime. |
AnimeEnjoyer23574 hours ago
| Why the most basic human instinct is popular? Next question will be why we buy food or something like that.. Atleast it should get more popularity the teenagers/mam child shouting hype genre.. |
| I tend not to watch romance manga and anime. I enjoy the Mahou Shoujo anime the most. Like Sailor Moon and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Those shows contain romantic elements, however. It is not overly dramatic romance for the most part. |
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| Because romance is love, and love feels good, and feeling good is popular. |
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Because romance is love, and love feels good, and feeling good is popular.
| @Zarutaku which romance is fun to watch? I like the romance in Mahou Shoujo more so than romance shows. |
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| they are fun to watch đź’“ its the same as all other media, watching charas fall in love in diff ways is nice |
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| Seeing them happy makes me happy :3 :3 |
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| How many romantic anime exist? I say almost 1/2 of anime contains certain romantic elements. |
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| This is something that I would like to know the answer to as well lol |
| Seeking the opposite gender is part of our natures and desires, is a necessity and a human right, even, this leads people to seek such stories for various fulfilling reasons. |
| Because I like it. I like the feeling that it generates within me. These kawaii and doki doki interactions are what every man wants but will sadly not get so romcoms are pretty much what they have. |
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Because I like it. I like the feeling that it generates within me. These kawaii and doki doki interactions are what every man wants but will sadly not get so romcoms are pretty much what they have.
| @FZREMAKE i enjoy romance anime, too. Have you ever seen Inuyasha? It is worth watching. |
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| I'm a romance junkie, I love me some good lovey dovey type shit. We go through a roller coaster of emotions - the yearning, the uncertainty, the self-doubt - until we get to the payoff in the end. it makes me feel good. Now I'm not sure why "Kaoru Hana" in particular is so popular. As an anime-only it seems like a pretty standard "Romeo & Juliet" type story so far but we'll see. But the beautiful art and animation from CloverWorks certainly doesn't hurt. |
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I'm a romance junkie, I love me some good lovey dovey type shit. We go through a roller coaster of emotions - the yearning, the uncertainty, the self-doubt - until we get to the payoff in the end. it makes me feel good.
Now I'm not sure why "Kaoru Hana" in particular is so popular. As an anime-only it seems like a pretty standard "Romeo & Juliet" type story so far but we'll see. But the beautiful art and animation from CloverWorks certainly doesn't hurt.
Now I'm not sure why "Kaoru Hana" in particular is so popular. As an anime-only it seems like a pretty standard "Romeo & Juliet" type story so far but we'll see. But the beautiful art and animation from CloverWorks certainly doesn't hurt.
| @GrumbleDango so which site(s) do you watch anime on? |
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Reply to DesuMaiden
@FZREMAKE i enjoy romance anime, too. Have you ever seen Inuyasha? It is worth watching.
| @DesuMaiden Nope. It was too long so I decided to hold it for now. I did buy its manga and I have bought some other manga from the same author like Rinne and Mao. |
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time. |
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@GrumbleDango so which site(s) do you watch anime on?
| @DesuMaiden Mostly on Yahoo and Myspace |
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@DesuMaiden Mostly on Yahoo and Myspace
| @GrumbleDango there is anime on MySpace? Btw I thought nobody used MySpace......in 2025? I'm surprised anyone still uses it. Let alone for anime streaming. |
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