Anime like Heart Cocktail

Honobono Log

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Adaptation of an illustration book by popular artist Naka Fukamachi that offers heartwarming peeks of the lives of close couples and families.

Tags: Episodic , Family Life , Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Achronological Order

Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories

Studio: Studio DEEN , Animate Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere.




Tags: Anthology , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Seinen , Snowscape , Nudity , Rugby , Yakuza

Angel Densetsu

Also known as Angel of Legend.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Angel Densetsu is a story about Seiichirou Kitano, a kind and naive boy with the heart of an angel, but the sinister looks of a devil. This causes many misunderstandings, leading people to assume that he is a villain or heroin addict, and results in a career as the head thug, or "school guardian" at his new school.



Tags: Delinquents , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , School , Gangs , Shounen , Cosmic Horror

Boku no Oldies wa All Color

Studio: Nippon Columbia
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Romance

A minimalist adaptation of Seizou Watase's manga of the same name. It contains 5 stories of slow paced vignettes of romance whose only dialogue lies within the "oldies" being played as background music.

Tags: No Dialogue , Heterosexual , Urban , Cars , Time Skip

Sentimental Journey

Studio: Sunrise , Media Blasters , TV Tokyo , Banpresto , Mitsubishi Corporation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Sentimental Journey is a collection of twelve short stories about twelve different girls. Though unrelated, there is one common theme that binds the episodes together: each girl's bittersweet experience of first love.



Tags: Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Urban , Age Gap , Anthology , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast

Chalk-iro no People

Studio: NEC Avenue , Kadokawa Shoten , 3D Co.
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

OVA adaptation of a manga by Watase Seizou.

Five short episodes from Seizou Watase's romantic manga:
"Building Without Tide,"
"Brother and Sister"
"Sometimes I'm Happy"
"I've Saved the Sidecar for You"
"The Santa Quartet"

Tags: Heterosexual , Seinen , No Dialogue , Coastal , Bar

TWO ON THE ROAD: Itsumo Futari de

Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Romance

Two anthology releases of 13 short stories, based on originals by Seizo Watase. As with other adaptations of Watase's work, they are set to music-stories here include: Ashes of Love, White Fish/Blue Fish, Dance on the Sands, Glider, Handbag Mirror, Blue Snow, Living in the World, etc.



Tags: No Dialogue , Heterosexual , Anthology

Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

Also known as Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Fuji TV , Kanetsuu Investment , Christmas Holly , Dentsu , Ichijinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Having slept through all four of her alarms, the energetic Narumi Momose finds herself running late for her first day of work at a new office. As she races to catch her train, she makes a promise to herself that none of her coworkers will find out about her dark secret: that she is an otaku and a fujoshi. Her plan goes instantly awry, though, when she runs into Hirotaka Nifuji, an old friend from middle school. Although she tries to keep her secret by inviting him out for drinks after work, her cover is blown when he casually asks her whether or not she will be attending the upcoming Summer Comiket. Luckily for her, the only witnesses—Hanako Koyanagi and Tarou Kabakura—are otaku as well.

Later that night, the pair go out for drinks so that they can catch up after all the years apart. After Narumi complains about her previous boyfriend breaking up with her because he refused to date a fujoshi, Hirotaka suggests that she try dating a fellow otaku, specifically himself. He makes a solemn promise to always be there for her, to support her, and to help her farm for rare drops in Monster Hunter. Blown away by the proposal, Narumi agrees immediately. Thus the two otaku start dating, and their adorably awkward romance begins.



Tags: Otaku Culture , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , Female Protagonist , Office Lady , Video Games , Work , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Urban , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Cosplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Office , Athletics , Tomboy , Classic Literature , Bisexual