Best unrequited love anime
294 anime about unrequited love, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.1Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Movie · 2020 · 1 ep
Josee, the Tiger and the FishJosee to Tora to Sakana-tachiMovie · 2020 · 1 ep4.1The story centers on the relationship between Tsuneo and Josee. Tsuneo is a university student, and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds…
4.1Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
TV · 2024 · 25 ep
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su 2nd SeasonTV · 2024 · 25 ep4.1Rakuro Hizutome only cares about one thing: beating crappy VR games. He devotes his entire life to these buggy games and could clear them all in his sleep. One day, he decides to challenge himself and play a popular god-tier game called…
4.1Kamisama Kiss◎
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Kamisama Kiss◎Kamisama Hajimemashita◎TV · 2015 · 12 ep4.1Nanami Momozono and her familiars Tomoe and Mizuki have survived quite a few challenges since Nanami took up the mantle of Mikage Shrine's patron god. Naturally, the wind god Otohiko comes to invite Nanami to the Divine Assembly in Izumo…
4.1Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When DrunkKamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no HanaTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.1New university life, new dormmates…and a whole new world of drinks! Botan Kamiina takes her first sip of alcohol after spotting the quiet dorm leader, Ibuki Tonami, enjoying a highball alone. From shochu to whisky, Botan shares the joy of…
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4.0Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
TV · 2016 · 25 ep
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai SeikatsuTV · 2016 · 25 ep4.0In the story, Subaru Natsuki is an ordinary high school student who is lost in an alternate world, where he is rescued by a beautiful, silver-haired girl. He stays near her to return the favor, but the destiny she is burdened with is more…
4.0Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
TV · 2018 · 13 ep
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl SenpaiSeishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo MinaiTV · 2018 · 13 ep4.0There's a rumor about a mysterious phenomenon called "puberty syndrome." For example, Sakuta Azusagawa is a high school student who suddenly sees a bunny girl appear in front of him. The girl is actually a girl named Mai Sakurajima, who is…
4.0SPY x FAMILY Cour 2
TV · 2022 · 13 ep
SPY x FAMILY Cour 2Spy x Family Part 2TV · 2022 · 13 ep4.0With Anya Forger successfully enrolled at the renowned Eden Academy, Operation Strix advances to its second phase. To investigate Ostanian politician Donovan Desmond, Anya must either befriend his son Damian or collect eight Stella Stars…
4.0My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!
TV · 2015 · 13 ep
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. ZokuTV · 2015 · 13 ep4.0Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku picks up immediately after the events of the first season, continuing the adventures of the Volunteer Service Club—the dispassionate Hachiman Hikigaya, the cheerful Yui Yuigahama…
4.0Tengoku Daimakyo
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
Tengoku DaimakyoTengoku DaimakyouTV · 2023 · 13 ep4.0In the year 2024, the world has collapsed. Grotesque monsters lurk amongst the ruins of Japan, while remaining people scrape together what they can to survive. Kiruko, an odd-job girl in Nakano, accepts a mysterious woman's dying wish to…
4.0Blue Box
TV · 2024 · 25 ep
Blue BoxAo no HakoTV · 2024 · 25 ep4.0Do these sports-crossed lovers have a chance? Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he…
4.0The Summer Hikaru Died
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
The Summer Hikaru DiedHikaru ga Shinda NatsuTV · 2025 · 12 ep4.0Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body…
4.0A Sign of Affection
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
A Sign of AffectionYubisaki to RenrenTV · 2024 · 12 ep4.0Yuki Itose is just a typical student dealing with the pressures of college. She is struggling one day on the train when an upperclassman named Itsuomi Nagi helps her out. As he gradually opens a new world to her, Yuki develops feelings for…
4.0Whisper of the Heart
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep
Whisper of the HeartMimi wo SumasebaMovie · 1995 · 1 ep4.0During summer vacation, a schoolgirl named Shizuku, who longs to discover her true talents, observes an ordinary-looking cat riding by himself on the train. Intrigued, she decides to follow him. This chance encounter leads her to the…
4.0Cardcaptor Sakura
TV · 1998 · 70 ep
Cardcaptor SakuraTV · 1998 · 70 ep4.0One day, Kinomoto Sakura, a 4th grader stumbles upon the mysterious book of Clow. Upon opening it and reading the name of The Windy aloud, Sakura scatters the cards to the winds. Sakura is elected and appointed by Keroberos, Guardian of…
4.0The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
The Tale of The Princess KaguyaKaguya-hime no MonogatariMovie · 2013 · 1 ep4.0Okina is a bamboo cutter in ancient rural Japan. One day in the forest, he finds a tiny baby in the folds of a bamboo shoot. He brings the creature home to his wife Ounaa and they decide to keep her and raise her as a princess. She is…
4.0Millennium Actress
Movie · 2002 · 1 ep
Millennium ActressSennen JoyuuMovie · 2002 · 1 ep4.0Millennium Actress blurs the lines between the past and the present, and truth and fiction, when a documentary filmmaker fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the…
4.0Princess Tutu
TV · 2002 · 38 ep
Princess TutuTV · 2002 · 38 ep4.0In a fairy tale come to life, the clumsy, sweet, and gentle Ahiru (Japanese for 'duck') seems like an unlikely protagonist. In reality, Ahiru is just as magical as the talking cats and crocodiles that inhabit her town - for Ahiru really is…
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4.0Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles
TV · 1979 · 40 ep
Lady Oscar: The Rose of VersaillesVersailles no BaraTV · 1979 · 40 ep4.0Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between…
4.0Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!TV · 2026 · 13 ep4.0Love at first sight is no myth—just ask Okuto Nakamura. Whenever his dreamy classmate Aiki Hirose enters the room, his heart skips a beat, despite the fact that they’ve never actually spoken. Not to mention, Nakamura is a complete klutz…
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4.0SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary Season 2
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary Season 2Shoushimin Series 2nd SeasonTV · 2025 · 12 ep4.0The second season will focus on two new cases from the novel series, adapting the two-part third volume Shuuki Gentei Kuri Kinton Jiken (The Autumn-Exclusive Kuri Kinton Case) and the fifth volume Touki Gentei Bonbon Chocolat Jiken (The…
4.0Naruto
TV · 2002 · 220 ep
NarutoTV · 2002 · 220 ep4.0Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to…
4.0My Dress-Up Darling
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
My Dress-Up DarlingSono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo SuruTV · 2022 · 12 ep4.0High schooler Wakana Gojou cares about one thing: making Hina dolls. With nobody to share his obsession, he has trouble finding friends—or even holding conversation. But after the school’s most popular girl, Marin Kitagawa, reveals a…
4.0Ouran High School Host Club
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
Ouran High School Host ClubOuran Koukou Host ClubTV · 2006 · 26 ep4.0Fujioka Haruhi wins a scholarship to attend Ouran Academy, a school reserved for only the most rich and prestigious. Despite what other students may think of her, she cares little for physical appearances or the fact that she is a…
4.0Shangri-La Frontier
TV · 2023 · 25 ep
Shangri-La FrontierShangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to suTV · 2023 · 25 ep4.0"When was the last time I played a game that wasn't crap?" This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can't keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a "crap…
4.0Sound! Euphonium
TV · 2015 · 13 ep
Sound! EuphoniumHibike! EuphoniumTV · 2015 · 13 ep4.0Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire. There, she comes across Reina, her former classmate from junior…
4.0Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!TV · 2024 · 12 ep4.0Kazuhiko Nukumizu is a high school boy content to blend in with the background mob, until he witnessed his more popular classmate Anna Yanami get dumped by her childhood friend. He felt like he had to try to comfort Yanami, but this led…
4.0Chihayafuru
TV · 2011 · 25 ep
ChihayafuruTV · 2011 · 25 ep4.0Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta…
4.0Kids on the Slope
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Kids on the SlopeSakamichi no ApollonTV · 2012 · 12 ep4.0The beginning of summer, 1966. Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to…
4.0Planetes
TV · 2003 · 26 ep
PlanetesTV · 2003 · 26 ep4.0In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris…
4.0Blue Box Season 2
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Blue Box Season 2Ao no Hako Season 2TV · 2026 · 12 ep4.0The second season of Ao no Hako .
4.0Major S1
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Major S1TV · 2004 · 26 ep4.0Honda Shigeharu is a Major League batter on the rise. His son Gorou is a Little League pitcher who one day hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. Hoshino Momoko is Gorou's schoolteacher and the first woman Shigeharu has been interested…
4.0Major S3
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
Major S3TV · 2007 · 26 ep4.0After leaving Kaido in a promise to meet them at the Koshien tournament, Goro comes back to his home town once again in an attempt to join up with his old friends. Only this time, things aren't as easy to get back in the groove of.
4.0Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
TV · 2009 · 25 ep
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to YouKimi ni TodokeTV · 2009 · 25 ep4.0Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from "The Ring", which has led her peers to give her the…
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4.0Wistoria: Wand and Sword
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Wistoria: Wand and SwordTsue to Tsurugi no WistoriaTV · 2024 · 12 ep4.0A hard-working boy named Will enters a magic academy in hopes of becoming a great sorcerer. Unfortunately, there's a fatal flaw in his plan: he lacks the ability to use magic. Amid the cold stares of his classmates and instructors, Will…
4.0Paprika
Movie · 2006 · 1 ep
PaprikaMovie · 2006 · 1 ep4.0Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a…
4.0Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2
TV · 2011 · 13 ep
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2Kimi ni Todoke 2nd SeasonTV · 2011 · 13 ep4.0Sawako Kuronuma and her friends have just begun their second year of high school and they are in the same class together again. To make matters more interesting a male student newly transferred into their class is seated right next to…