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Each title says who it's good for, and who it isn't. Tap what you want tonight, or say no to one and why.

Closest to Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! first

  1. Suzuki's a high school girl in love, but the guy she's fallen for is nothing like her! While she's cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic, quiet, and doesn't seem to care what people think of him. Will Suzuki be able to overcome her anxieties and ask him out, or will she discover that opposites really don't attract?

    The sides of You and I Are Polar Opposites

    • A cheerful girl with a crush
    • A quiet, stoic classmate
    • High school friends around them

    Good for you if

    • you like a sweet high school crush between two opposites.
    • you enjoy Suzuki overthinking every move around Tani.
    • you want a light, kind romance with low stakes.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you want a love story that leaves you in tears.

    About: first love · fitting in · being yourself

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  2. Yuuta and Rikka are in their third year of high school. One day in Spring, Touka declares that she will take Rikka to Italy with her, as her job has stabilized there and thinks they should migrate together as a family. Touka is also worried about Rikka not being competent enough to advance to universities in Japan. The gangs from the club suggested Yuuta, who doesn't want to be separated, to elope with Rikka!! A runaway drama throughout Japan begins.

    The sides of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me

    • A high school couple running away across Japan
    • A girl who believes she has magic powers
    • A sister planning to take her to Italy

    Good for you if

    • you've followed Yuta and Rikka and want to see where they end up.
    • you like silly fantasy battles that only exist in a teen's head.
    • you want a sweet, low-stakes love story.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.

    About: first love · growing up · imagination

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  3. Alya is a transfer student enjoying popularity at her new high school, often sporting a cold shoulder while earning high marks in class. She ignores her nerdy classmate, Kuze Masachika, except for when she blurts out a flirtatious line to him in Russian. Little does she know, Kuze understands Russian, though he pretends not to. Let’s see where this wacky love story takes them!

    The sides of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

    • A cool transfer student who flirts in Russian
    • A lazy classmate who secretly understands every word
    • A student council election

    Good for you if

    • you like a slow romance built on what Alya says when she thinks nobody understands.
    • you like the running joke of Kuze hiding that he speaks Russian.
    • you want a light school romcom with nothing dark in it.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles, and here even the Russian asides need them.

    About: hidden feelings · ambition · first love

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  4. Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their friends know. With graduation closing in and Mochizo leaving for Tokyo, will Tamako realise her feelings and tell him in time?

    The sides of Tamako Love Story

    • A girl from a rice-cake shop
    • A childhood friend leaving for Tokyo
    • A baton club in its last year of school

    Good for you if

    • you like a shy first love between two childhood friends.
    • you like the last months of high school before everyone leaves.
    • you want a warm, gentle story in a small shopping street.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need more happening than a girl working out her feelings.

    About: first love · growing up · family

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  5. Takagi and Nishikata’s final summer in junior high is about to begin, and it’s already off to a heartwarming start! When the pair find an abandoned kitten, they decide to work together and take care of Hana, their adorable new companion until they can locate its missing mother.

    The sides of Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie

    • Two classmates in their last junior high summer
    • A stray kitten named Hana
    • Teasing games in a seaside town

    Good for you if

    • you want a gentle summer in a small seaside town.
    • you like a slow crush between Takagi and Nishikata.
    • you like Takagi teasing Nishikata at every turn.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need something at stake to stay with a film.

    About: first love · summer · growing up

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  6. Tomboy Tomo couldn't have picked a more awkward high school crush 'cause it’s on her childhood friend, Junichiro, but he only sees her as one of the guys. Despite her pretty looks and signals, nothing gets through to this meathead! Will Junichiro ever realize Tomo's into him and see her for the cutesy girl she actually is?!

    The sides of Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

    • A tomboy in love with her childhood friend
    • A friend who only sees her as one of the guys
    • Judo throws instead of confessions

    Good for you if

    • you like Tomo hitting Junichiro every time she means to flirt.
    • you like a high school romance between two childhood friends.
    • you like Tomo's two close friends scheming on her behalf.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need momentum. The romance inches forward one misunderstanding at a time.

    About: first love · identity · friendship

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  7. High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarō Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shōjo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga Let's Fall in Love (恋しよっ), they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories.

    The sides of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

    • A love confession mistaken for a fan request
    • A tall schoolboy who secretly draws shojo manga
    • Classmates who become his models without knowing

    Good for you if

    • you like gags about a manga artist who misreads every romantic moment.
    • you want a light, warm comedy with nothing at stake.
    • you like oddball classmates, from a girl everyone calls the school prince to a shy boy who acts cool.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.

    About: creativity · friendship · first love

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  8. Following Natsuki Enomoto's confession rehearsals with Yuu Setoguchi, their younger siblings Kotarou and Hina struggle to confess their own love. Despite a disastrous first meeting in middle school with her upperclassman Koyuki Ayase, Hina’s heart is captured by his warm smile. Initially confused by these newfound feelings, Hina soon realizes that she has fallen in love for the very first time. Chasing after her brother Yuu and her crush Koyuki, Hina also enrolls in Sakuragaoka High School; but the threads of love are far-reaching, and they entangle Hina and her friends. Boisterous but sensitive, Hina hopes to confess her feelings to the tender-hearted Koyuki. Meanwhile, Kotarou, oblivious to his own feelings for her, is determined to always keep Hina smiling. This movie follows Hina, Kotarou, and Koyuki in high school. Their youthful love forges new relationships, but also threatens to break others.

    The sides of The Moment You Fall in Love

    • A girl in love for the first time
    • A childhood friend who doesn't see his own feelings
    • A confession waiting to happen in high school

    Good for you if

    • you like a shy first love between Hina and a kind upperclassman.
    • you like the first year of high school and the first big crush.
    • you want an hour of soft, gentle school romance.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Japanese.

    About: first love · confession · friendship

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  9. When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.

    The sides of Sasaki and Miyano

    • Two high school boys falling in love
    • A shy fan of boys' love manga
    • An older student who borrows his manga

    Good for you if

    • you like a slow, tender love story between two boys.
    • you want something gentle and warm with no real villain.
    • you like a teenager slowly working out who he likes.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need a plot where things happen fast.

    About: first love · self-acceptance · shyness

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  10. My Love Story!! 2015

    Anime

    Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Makoto Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Rinko Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Rinko again, and he finds himself falling in love with her... But with handsome Suna around, does Takeo even stand a chance?

    The sides of My Love Story!!

    • A giant, kind-hearted high school boy
    • A shy girl he saves on a train
    • A handsome childhood friend the girls always choose

    Good for you if

    • you like a sweet first love between Takeo and Rinko.
    • you're won over by a hero with a huge, sincere heart.
    • you want a warm, low-stakes show that leaves you smiling.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need conflict and suspense, not a couple who simply adore each other.

    About: first love · friendship · kindness

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  11. Mitsuyoshi Tada, a boy who has never known love, is taking pictures of the cherry blossoms in full bloom when he meets Teresa Wagner, a transfer student from Luxembourg. Upon arriving in Japan, she got lost, separated from her travel companion. Mitsuyoshi helps her and brings her to his grandfather's coffee shop.

    The sides of Tada Never Falls in Love

    • A shy photographer and a transfer student from Luxembourg
    • His grandfather's coffee shop
    • A school photography club

    Good for you if

    • you like a slow first love between Tada and Teresa.
    • you like cherry blossoms, a cosy café and low stakes.
    • you like goofy school club comedy.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need suspense to stay hooked.

    About: first love · photography · friendship

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  12. Real Girl 2018

    Anime

    Tsutsui Hikari (a.k.a "Tsuttsun") is a high school student who is content with his virtual life of anime and video games. One day, he gets stuck cleaning the pool with Iroha, a real live girl who is stylish, sassy and known to be easy with boys ... and she aggressively approaches him! Tsuttsun, who has few friends and lives in his own world, finds himself smitten by the confident and wild Iroha ... and his whole world is turned upside down!! It's the awkward and pure love story of a boy who experiences relationship for the first time.

    The sides of Real Girl

    • A gamer otaku with few friends
    • A confident girl who asks him out
    • A first relationship at high school

    Good for you if

    • you like an awkward, sincere first love between two opposites.
    • you like a shy boy learning that real people are worth the risk.
    • you like Iroha slowly showing what hides behind her reputation.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.

    About: first love · self-esteem · reputation

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  13. Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates' peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro's not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna's a bit odd herself!

    The sides of The Dangers in My Heart

    • A gloomy boy pretending to be a dark loner
    • The class idol who snacks in the library
    • Two middle schoolers slowly falling for each other

    Good for you if

    • you like a shy first love that grows in small moments.
    • you like watching Ichikawa grow out of his edgy pose.
    • you want a gentle, warm school story.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need more to happen than two kids getting closer.

    About: first love · adolescence · self-image

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  14. Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm.

    The sides of Lovely★Complex

    • A tall girl and a short boy
    • A bickering duo at an Osaka high school
    • A crush that takes a long time to admit

    Good for you if

    • you like two people who fight all the time slowly falling in love.
    • you like slapstick and shouting matches between friends.
    • you like the awkwardness of a first crush at seventeen.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you roll your eyes at big love confessions and tearful school drama.

    About: insecurity · first love · friendship

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  15. After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their true selves have they really shown to one another?

    The sides of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

    • Two student council rivals after their first kiss
    • Christmas at a Japanese high school
    • A couple unsure what they are to each other

    Good for you if

    • you want to see Kaguya and Shirogane finally work out what they are to each other.
    • you like a romcom where pride gets in the way of every confession.
    • you'd rather spend an evening with no fights and nothing grim.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.

    About: pride · first love · honesty

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  16. "If you blush, you lose." Living by this principle, the middle schooler Nishikata gets constantly made fun of by his seat neighbor Takagi-san. With his pride shattered to pieces, he vows to turn the tables and get back at her some day. And so, he attempts to tease her day after day, only to find himself victim to Takagi-san's ridicule again sooner than later. Will he be able to make Takagi-san blush from embarrassment even once in the end?

    The sides of Teasing Master Takagi-san

    • A girl who teases the boy at the next desk
    • Nishikata's failed revenge plans
    • A middle school on a small island

    Good for you if

    • you want gentle, low-stakes episodes.
    • you like a crush that never quite says its name.
    • you like Nishikata losing every little game to Takagi.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need a plot that moves faster than a classroom game.

    About: first love · teasing · childhood

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  17. When the intimidating Rintaro meets the open-minded Kaoruko, the unlikely duo grows closer. The issue? Their neighboring high schools hate each other.

    The sides of The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

    • A tall boy everyone finds scary
    • A girl from the rich school next door
    • Two high schools that hate each other

    Good for you if

    • you like a slow, gentle romance between Rintaro and Kaoruko.
    • you want a kind, warm show where people are good to each other.
    • you like sincere moments about looking past appearances, as Kaoruko sees beyond Rintaro's scary face.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need suspense and high stakes to keep watching.

    About: prejudice · kindness · first love

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  18. Love is blooming at Sakuragaoka High School. Natsuki Enomoto has finally mustered the courage to confess to her childhood friend, Yuu Setoguchi. However, in the final moments of her confession, an embarrassed Natsuki passes it off as a "practice confession." Oblivious to her true feelings and struggling with his own, Yuu promises to support Natsuki in her quest for love. While Natsuki deals with her failed confession, fellow classmate Koyuki Ayase struggles with his own feelings for Natsuki. Despite his timidness, he is determined to win over her heart. This movie follows Natsuki as she dreams of one day ending her practices and genuinely confessing to Yuu. Meanwhile, close friends also find themselves entangled in their own webs of unrequited love and unspoken affections.

    The sides of I've Always Liked You

    • A love confession passed off as practice
    • A childhood friend who doesn't get it
    • High school friends in love with the wrong person

    Good for you if

    • you like Natsuki trying again and again to tell Yuu the truth.
    • you like the awkward first loves of a high school year.
    • you want a story told in about an hour.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need more at stake than a confession.

    About: first love · courage · friendship

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  19. When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

    The sides of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    • A schoolgirl who leaps back through time
    • A summer playing catch with two friends
    • Small fixes with big costs

    Good for you if

    • you like Makoto leaping back in time to redo a test or sing karaoke for hours.
    • you like three friends who don't want anything to change.
    • you like being moved by a girl learning that every choice costs someone something.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need time travel rules that hold up.

    About: time · friendship · choices

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  20. Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.

    The sides of Dou kyu sei – Classmates

    • A top student and a guitarist in a band
    • Singing lessons after school
    • A first love between two boys

    Good for you if

    • you like a shy first love between two classmates.
    • you like two boys getting closer while practising for the school chorus.
    • you want a gentle hour with nothing cruel in it.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need more happening than two boys falling in love.

    About: first love · growing up · music

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