10 Best Anime Romances Of All Time

But maybe Toradora grinds your heart into a fine red paste a little too much for your liking, and you just want a light breezy romance story that's still crafted with the hands of a skilled artist. Well for that, the best place to go is Ore Monogatori, or My Love Story.

Takeo is one of the sweetest boys you'll ever meet, but because he looks like a brick outhouse got up and started walking around, people find him somewhat off putting. That is until he saves the shy, awkward Rinko from a creep on the train, kicking off one of the sweetest rom-coms in anime history.

What makes their romance work is, of course, the adorably awkward chemistry between our two leads, but the show also has another ace up its sleeve: Takeo's best friend, Makoto.

Since Makoto is exactly the male lead you'd usually find in a show like this, he's knows the tropes of romance off by heart, and he helps his pal Takeo avoid the usual pitfalls and cliches that come with this genre of anime.

His deadpan snark immediately clears up misunderstandings, talks much needed sense into our self conscious protagonists, and basically spends the entire show being the world's best wing man.

These two elements make this show stand out and work like a Swiss watch, making Takeo and Rinko's relationship the right level of funny and sweet.