10 Best Rom-Com Anime You Need to Watch

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Love and laughter are two things that almost everyone enjoys. When you combine them in a story, the result is something special. Rom-com anime does exactly that, giving you characters and moments that are both funny and genuinely touching.

Rom-com anime is one of the most popular genres in the anime world. Fans love it because it feels relatable and fun at the same time. These shows have built a huge following, and new favorites keep appearing every season.

There are so many great titles out there, so finding a good starting point can be tricky. In this article, we have compiled a list of 10 of the best rom-com anime that are so funny you'll find it hard to stop watching once you start. Let's check them out.

At its core, this show is about two people who are too proud to admit they like each other. Kaguya and Miyuki are the top students at their elite school, and both have feelings for the other. But neither will confess first. Instead, they spend every day coming up with clever tricks to make the other person crack. It is funnier than it sounds.

Living with a family that turns into zodiac animals when hugged sounds like a lot, but Fruits Basket handles it with surprising warmth. Tohru Honda moves in with the Sohma family after losing her home and slowly uncovers their strange secret. As she grows closer to each member, the story blends light comedy with real emotional depth, making it one of the most beloved rom-coms in anime.

Few anime couples are as entertaining to watch as Ryuuji and Taiga. On the outside, Ryuuji looks intimidating and Taiga is tiny but terrifying. In reality, both are softer than they appear. The two team up to help each other pursue their crushes, but the more time they spend together, the more complicated things get. It is a classic high school love story done right.

Not many rom-com anime start with a wedding, but this one does. After a chance encounter one night, Nasa falls for a girl named Tsukasa and proposes on the spot. She agrees, but only if he actually marries her. What follows is a sweet and lighthearted story about two newlyweds learning to live together, full of small moments that are genuinely charming to watch.

Misaki runs her high school with an iron fist as student council president, but she works part-time at a maid cafe to support her family. When the school's most popular boy, Usui, finds out, she braces for the worst. Instead, he keeps showing up and saying nothing. Their slow-burn dynamic, built on stubbornness and quiet care, is what makes this show so easy to get hooked on.

A locket, a forgotten promise, and a fake relationship make up the heart of this rom-com anime. Raku has been waiting years to find the girl from his childhood who holds the key to his locket. Now in high school, he is forced into a phony relationship with Chitoge to keep their families from going to war. Sorting out his real feelings only gets messier from there.

Keima has never lost a dating simulation game, which is how a demon ends up at his door with a contract. To capture evil spirits hiding in girls' hearts, he must make them fall in love with him in real life. The catch is that Keima only understands fictional romance. Watching him apply game logic to real human emotions is where most of the comedy comes from.

Chiyo musters the courage to confess to her crush Nozaki, and he hands her a manga autograph. It turns out he is a professional shojo manga artist who mistakes her confession for fan admiration. She ends up as his assistant instead. Built around the gap between how love looks in manga and how awkward it is in real life, this rom-com anime is a smart and funny watch.

The premise here is simple: one tutor, five identical sisters, and a mystery about which one he will marry. Fuutarou takes a tutoring job to help his struggling family, only to find that none of his five students want his help. As the story unfolds, real bonds form between them. The added layer of a future wedding teased from the very start keeps things interesting all the way through.

Waking up as the villain of an otome game is a problem most people would panic over. Catarina knows that in every storyline, her character ends up exiled or worse. So she throws herself into befriending every single person around her, hoping to change her fate. The comedy lands because she is working so hard to survive while completely missing that everyone around her is falling for her instead.