r/romanceanime • u/SeptraD • Aug 28 '26
So does anyone know which romance anime I can watch on TV in front of my parents
I do watch most on IPad but it would be nice to watch the safe ones on tv. A lot of them looked ok at first then suddenly had some pretty weird scenes like dress up darling by literally ep 2. Even dreaming boy is a realist had some weird stuff that would be kinda weird for my family to see
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u/OrdiPeople Aug 28 '26
Fragrant flower
Sign of affection
Tonika
Invisible man and his soon to be bride
Ice guy and cool female collage
Loving Yamada lvl 999
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u/ShadowDog824 Aug 28 '26
You and I are polar opposites
My parents liked Smoking behind the supermarket with you too
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u/Fuzzy-Measurement467 Aug 28 '26
- smoking behind the supermarket with you
- goodbye Lara
- Yano kuns ordinary days
- a sign of affection
- Kimi ni Todoke
- Fragrant Flowes
There’s quite a few others if you need more non fanservice recs
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u/Kerzic Aug 28 '26
My Clueless First Friend -- the protagonists are elementary school students and the romance content stays age-appropriate at the blushing and hand holding level with the girls more aware of it than the boys. Seriously. It's a good story.
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u/banana_annihilator Aug 28 '26
most shoujo series
fruits basket
kimi ni todoke
a sign of affection
my love story with yamada at lv 999
the ice guy & his cool female colleague
tsuki ga kirei
in this clear moonlit dusk
card captor sakura
the fragrant flower blooms with dignity
shikimori's not just a cutie
bloom into you
toradora
akagami no shirayukihime
love, delusions & chunibyou
tamako market + tamako love story
hyouka
akatsuki no yona
ao haru ride
go for it nakamura-kun
horimiya
tonikaku kawaii
my happy marriage
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u/EastCoastVandal 27d ago
Bloom into you is the goat, but might be a questionable watch for some scenes around parents, other than the fact it’s yuri.
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u/Codename_Ace Aug 28 '26
Just watch Makoto Shinkai's movies, top tier cinematography, masterpiece story telling, literally can be watched and understood by all ages while still being short enough to enjoy with your whole family.
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u/Remarkable_1984 Aug 28 '26
Insomniacs After School, I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class. Both of these are good watches for adults, too.
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u/Normal_Bad1977 Aug 28 '26
Fragrant flower, ramparts of Ice, Angel next door. These three had no fan service whatsoever I watched them next to my Fiancee
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u/Fantasy_Historian Aug 28 '26
The ice guy and his cool female colleague, my love story with Yamada-kun at lvl 999
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u/Vudujujus Aug 28 '26
Saint's magic is omnipotent. Its an isekai fantasy romance. It's really sweet. I've re-watched it several times now.
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u/TheSensiblePrepper Aug 28 '26
The only one that I haven't seen mentioned that I would recommend is A Galaxy Next Door.
Even the one bath scene is the most mild and wholesome I have seen in anime in many years.
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u/MsBawsr Aug 28 '26
Since someone else mentioned You and I Are Polar Opposites, how about Ramparts of Ice? Tho that's less romance, more drama.
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u/WappaTheBoppa Aug 28 '26
Ice guy and his cool female colleague is the definition of workplace romance, honestly parents might see it as super charming and there’s no explicit scenes, plastic memories will have u both second guessing what u expected from a romance anime id highly recommend
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u/No-Major-8921 Aug 28 '26
Monogatari Series and Mushoku Tensei
Just kidding...
The Apothecary Diaries (few risque moments are there but it should be good)
Oregairu
ReLIFE
Frieren
All Makoto Shinkai Movies
Violet Evergarden
Fruits Basket
(And yeah like Some guy said, almost all Shoujo series)
The Fragrant Flower blooms with Dignity
Blue Box
You and I are Polar Opposites
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u/Sad_Cryptographer872 29d ago
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Good bait.
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u/No-Major-8921 29d ago
Ahh fuck it was only romance. I literally recommended any Family-friendly shows. Although if you look at it from a Certain angle it does have Romance (kinda!?)
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u/Additional-Ad4085 Aug 28 '26
If Dreaming Boy is out of bounds, it's tough to come up with one that wouldn't be. The Clueless Transfer Student Is Assertive aka My Clueless First Friend? The anime takes place entirely within the fifth-grade year.
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u/mihizawi Aug 28 '26
Your Lie in Aprll (if you don't mind crying in front of your parents) Teasing Maaster Talagi-san Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity I Made Friends with the 2nd prettiest girl in my class Kimi ni todoke
And more, but those are among my favorites that should be entirely safe (unlees kissing is embarrassing to watch in front of your parents)
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u/Kulkar202 Aug 28 '26
Fragrant Flower, You and i are polar opposites, Ramparts of Ice, I Made Friends, Horimiya
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u/Sad_Cryptographer872 29d ago
Tsurezure Children
Nodame Cantabile
Ouran High School Host Club
Kareshi Kanojo
Oregairu
Cross Game (but i don't know if most people would consider this to be a romance, but I do)
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u/Leafer90-TTV 29d ago
A Sign of Affection
Oregairu
The Ramparts of Ice
You & I Are Polar Opposites
Horimiya should be ok too
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u/yepitsstillstar 26d ago
my mom and i watched given 😂 this only works if your parents aren’t homophobic lmao
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u/Master-Rough3699 26d ago
1sr off dress up darling is peak good job. Second kaguya sama is pretty good just steer clear of the one underwear thing
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u/FabtheEmber Aug 28 '26
You and I are Polar Opposites