Top 10 Romance Anime of 2021
1. Fruits Basket The Final Season
After last season’s revelations, the Soma family moves forward, but the emotional chains that bind them are not easily broken. Unable to admit why she wants the cure, Tohru wrestles with the truth, aware that time is running out for someone close.
And a secret still lurks that could break another’s heart. But hope is not lost—a clue to the curse is found. Could their imprisonment’s end be near?
(Source: Funimation)
Note: This season premiered on Funimation and AnimeLab on March 20, 2021. The Japanese broadcast started two weeks later on April 6, 2021.
2. Heaven Official's Blessing Special Episode
Xie Lian, crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, ascends to Heaven despite successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie Lian must descend to the secular world to exorcise ghosts.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
3. Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
After learning more behind the Death Loop and Witches of Sin, Subaru vows to save Emilia and his friends from further doom.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
4. Horimiya
A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?
(Source: Funimation)
5. given: on the other hand
OVA bundled with the Given manga's seventh volume, as a limited edition bonus.
6. The Quintessential Quintuplets 2
Through their tutor Fuutarou Uesugi's diligent guidance, the Nakano quintuplets' academic performance shows signs of improvement, even if their path to graduation is still rocky. However, as they continue to cause various situations that delay any actual tutoring, Fuutarou becomes increasingly involved with their personal lives, further complicating their relationship with each other.
On another note, Fuutarou slowly begins to realize the existence of a possible connection between him and the past he believes to have shared with one of the five girls. With everyone's feelings beginning to develop and overlap, will they be able to keep their bond strictly to that of a teacher and his students—or will it mature into something else entirely?
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
7. Dou Po Cangqiong 4
8. TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ~SNS~
When Nasa is suddenly called in for some work, Tsukasa spends her first night alone since their marriage began. As the loneliness pulls at her, she takes the smartphone that Nasa got her as a gift in hand and continues to wait. Messaging allows the two of them to stay connected, even while separated.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
9. Douluo Dalu: Haishen Zhi Guang
The eighth part of Douluo Dalu.
Note: Episodes 144 to 156.
10. Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night
Return to the death game where it all began—Sword Art Online. In this new Aincrad Arc by original creator Reki Kawahara, the story is seen through Asuna’s eyes. What at first seems like a dream come true quickly becomes a nightmare when newbie gamer Asuna Yuuki learns the only way to escape the virtual world of Aincrad is to beat all 100 levels—but “Game Over” means you die in the real world.
(Source: Crunchyroll)