So I got her watching a few animes in the past year, our first was beastars, she liked it, then full metal, also one she liked, I showed her some space dandy but she wasn’t totally interested, and it’s been tough to find one that really hooked her. Then I found it, one day of just “eh whatever I’ll put this on” we started romantic killer, and it’s surprisingly really good. I like it but she loves it. Shell literally play it as her comfort show, I must have seen the season 3 times over now.
Now this is great and all, but I still wanna show her more things she’ll like, any ideas? I was thinking toradora is a long the same vein but so far my suggestions have fallen kind of flat and I haven’t really seen much slice of life, So I’d like to see what you all think
Here are some of my favorites. Some are not comedy and some are not romance though:
- Bocchi the Rock! (Comedy / Music / Slice of Life)
- My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (Drama / Romance / Slice of Life)
- Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Drama / Mystery / Romance)
Note: There is also a movie that I highly recommend to watch if you like the series. A second movie was recently released as well but I haven’t seen it. - Violet Evergarden (Drama / Fantasy / Slice of Life)
Yes to Violet Evergarden. Think it’s one of those anime that people who don’t like anime will like, since feels more grounded in presentation and the animation is really good too.
Usagi Drop
A wholesome empathizing masterpiece.
I take it that you didn’t read the manga?
Yes
On Netflix,
- Blue Period
- Campfire Cooking in Another World
- The Great Pretender
- Horimiya (New season just started too)
- Komi Can’t Communicate
- More than a Married Couple but Not Lovers
- Spy Family
From last season:
- Skip and Loafer
- Loving Yamada at Lv999
Want a really obscure recommendation: Yamada’s First Time: B Gata H Kei which might sound really not like what you’re looking for when reading the synopsis, but is actually a really solid rom-com that doesn’t follow the cookie-cutter tropes. Well, it does but only to a degree.
Then there is Ore Monogatari!! which I consider being one of the most refreshing rom-coms since they don’t spend all season on getting to the relationship but are developing that relationship instead.
Lastly, my favorite rom-com series is Working!! which is just perfection that got even better with each season.
Some other recent, “non-standard”, romantic comedies that might appeal:
- Komi-san Can’t Communicate
- Tomo-chan Is A Girl!
- Teasing Master Takagi-san
- The Dangers In My Heart
- Loving Yamada at Lv999!
- Kimi ni Todoke
If the “messed-up magical contract” setting is what she likes, check out:- Magical Girl “Oré”
- Madoka Magica
- Revolutionary Girl Utena
Toradora is quite good but I recall it being more serious. Some others like that:- His and Her Circumstances
- Horimiya
- The Ancient Magus’s Bride
- Insomniacs After School
As an aside, if you haven’t seen it already, Heavenly Delusion is just a fantastic show that everyone should check out, inventive and gorgeous.
