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
Usagi Drop
A wholesome empathizing masterpiece.
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
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.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.
