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Most of the romance anime I've seen are based on a high school setting or something similar.

They were good and all but all have this typical format with the usual shenanigans like Love triangle, beach and fireworks festival episodes, useless love interests that have a shelf life of a hamburger... Etc.

And the memorable ones have me feeling nostalgia for memories I've never even had. And in some cases its almost like waking up after a fever dream but with chest pain.

P.S - From the top of my head- the only grown up romance setting I can think of is Wotakoi. Maybe it's time I venture more into K-dramas for the romance, I remember seeing one named "Twentyfive twentyone" which was absolutely amazing.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Other than Wotakoi, the only ones I can think of, and are worthwhile imo, are 'Science Fell In Love, So I Tried To Prove It', 'Astro Note' and 'Recovery Of An MMO Junkie' though the latter 2 aren't really full on romances.

I can think of a few manga though, if that's okay with you:

  • Manga by Yamada Kintetsu (Sweat and Soap, Telework Yotabanashi, Kasane to Subaru)
  • More Than Lovers, Less Than Friends
  • She Loves To Cook, She Loves To Eat
  • I Have A Crush At Work (currently also being adapted into an anime, but only 1 ep is out, so...)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Hey thanks for all these suggestions. I'll check out all of them. I'll add those manga to my reading list.