The 20 Greatest Love Triangle Anime Series:
Love triangle anime series are Japanese animated television shows that tell romantic stories about three people falling in love with at least one other person. These stories are heartwarming.
This list of romance anime series will primarily focus on stories about love triangles, which depict the joys and challenges of three people falling in love.
So, without further ado, let’s begin our top list of the best love triangle anime shows with heartwarming, complicated romance stories.
20. Toradora!
Toradora, a good romance television show, is the first on our list of the best love triangle anime series. It follows Ryuuji Takasu, a kind high school student who enjoys housework but has a stern face that often gets him labeled a delinquent. On the other hand, Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, is anything but a cute and fragile girl.
Taiga is known as the “Palmtop Tiger” because she has an aggressive personality and a wooden katana. One day, Ryuuji and Taiga meet because of an embarrassing mistake. Ryuuji learns that Taiga actually has a sweet side: she has a crush on the popular vice president Yuusaku Kitamura, who is also his best friend. But things get even worse when Ryuuji tells Taiga that he has a
19. Honey and Clover
Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi, and Morita Shinobu are three college students sharing a small apartment. Despite living in poverty, the three of them are able to find pleasure in the little things in life. This good romance anime series follows the lives of these poor college students and their love triangle until Hanamoto Hagumi, an 18-year-old girl who is short but talented, appears.
18. Chihayafuru
Chihaya Ayase is a strong-willed, tomboyish girl who grows up under the shadow of her older sister. With no dreams of her own, she is content with her share in life until she meets Arata Wataya, a quiet transfer student in her elementary class who introduces her to competitive Karuta, a physically and mentally demanding card game inspired by the classic Japanese anthology of Hundred Poets. Captivated by Arata’s passion for the
Chihaya joins the local Shiranami Society with the prodigy Arata and her arrogant but hardworking friend Taichi Mashima. The three of them spend their idyllic childhood playing together until circumstances break them up. Now in high school, Chihaya has grown into a karuta freak and wants to start the Municipal Mizusawa High Competitive Karuta Club with the goal of winning the national championship at Omi Jingu. She reunites with Taichi, who is now indifferent,
17. Ef a Tale of Memories.
Next on our list of the best love triangle anime shows is this beautiful Japanese animated series. It takes place on Christmas Eve and follows Hiro Hirono as he chases a girl who is chasing a thief who stole her purse. He finds the girl unconscious and his bike is damaged, but the girl, Miyako Miyamura, soon wakes up and the two start talking, and they end up spending Christmas Eve together after making sure she is okay.
A love triangle develops when Hiro’s childhood friend Kei Shindou, who has had a crush on him for a long time, discovers that Miyako attends the same school as him and they begin to spend more and more time together. Miyako develops an affection for Hiro.
The series also tells the story of Renji Asou, who meets Chihiro Shindou, the twin sister of Kei Shindou, one day at an abandoned train station. Although she is very shy, they get along pretty well and start meeting at the same place every day. However, Renji learns that Chihiro was in a car accident years ago, and as a result, she has a disability: her memory only lasts 13 hours. However, after learning that Chihiro’s dream is to
16. School Days
A high school student named Makoto Itou is the first to notice, and later, he will fall in love with Kotonoha Katsura at the beginning of his second semester, freshman year. Immediately, he becomes entranced by her beauty, but his shyness prevents him from approaching her, despite the fact that they ride the same train every day. Instead, he takes a photo of her in secret and sets it as the wallpaper on his cell phone—a charm that, if kept under wrap
School Days follows the lives of these three teenagers as they traverse the joys and hardships that come with being a high schooler. In a story that is alive and brimming with romance and melancholy, the tale of these three students will linger in the memory long after the momentous conclusion. However, classmate Sekai Saionji spots the picture, but rather than ratting him out, she offers to help set him up with Kotonoha. She even goes so far as
15. Ano Natsu de Matteru
The story mainly focuses on a group of friends as they decide to make a movie over a long summer vacation; they learn a little about filmmaking and a lot more about each other and themselves. This is a drama-romance anime television show that showcases not only a relationship in a love triangle but also many love stories that are going on in the series.
As the maturing relationships between the members of the young cast take on new, and sometimes very unexpected, turns, what begins as a straightforward means of avoiding the summer doldrums quickly transforms into something much more intricate, intimate, and revealing.
14. Sakurasou no Pet Na Kanojo
This is a good school romantic comedy about Sorata Kanda, a second-year high school student who lives in Sakurasou, the school’s dormitory for troubled children. One day, Mashiro Shiina, a cute girl who is also a cosmopolitan, brilliant artist, moves into Sakurasou.
Sorata thinks he should protect Mashiro from the weirdos at Sakurasou, but Mashiro has a surprising secret: she doesn’t know how to take care of herself, she gets lost when she goes out, and her room is a complete mess. Sorata’s dorm mates have designated him as Mashiro’s “master,” and as a result, a normal boy and a brilliant girl have to live like “a master and his pet.”
13. Akatsuki no Yona
All of the drama—love, war, and even betrayal—in Yona of the Dawn, an incredible fantasy romance anime series about the adventures of the cheerful Princess Yona. On her sixteenth birthday, she planned to tell her loving father about her love for Soo-won. However, her life was turned upside down when she saw the man she loves cruelly assassinating her father. Heartbroken by this painful betrayal, Princess Yona fled the palace with her loyal servant Ha
12. True Tears
Shinichirou Nakagami should be living under the same roof as the girl he has a crush on, but the reality is closer to a nightmare. Hiromi is bright, academically successful, athletic, and popular at school. But at home, Hiromi is completely different; she is cold, distant, and encased in the protective shell she erected around herself after a painful childhood. At school, a strange girl named Isurugi Noe suddenly takes an interest
As a result, Shinichirou and Noe begin a strange relationship in which he helps Noe deal with her problems while also trying to figure out how he feels about Noe, Hiromi, and his childhood friend Andou Aiko. Shinichirou is also trying to finish writing a children’s picture book and find the key to unlock Hiromi’s heart, and it turns out that Noe is crucial to both…
11. Oregairu
Hachiman Hikigaya, a depressed high school student with narcissistic and semi-nihilistic tendencies, is the protagonist of the anime Oregairu. He holds the firm belief that youth is nothing but a farce and that anyone who asserts otherwise is merely lying to themselves.
Hachiman’s teacher forces him to join the Volunteer Service Club as a novel punishment for writing an essay that mocks contemporary social relationships. The club’s goal is to assist any student who asks for help achieving their goals.
Hachiman finds himself on the front lines of other people’s problems, a place he never imagined he would be. As Hachiman and Yukino use their wits to solve many students’ problems, will Hachiman’s rotten view of society prove to be a hindrance or a tool he can use to his advantage? Yukino Yukinoshita is the only other club member.
10. Ao Haru Ride
Another anime about a love triangle follows Yoshioka Futaba, who wants to “reset” her image and life as a new high school student for a number of reasons, including the fact that she is cute and that she was ostracized by her female peers in junior high. As a result, she was unable to convey her feelings to Tanaka-Kun, the only boy she truly loves.
She tells Tanaka-Kun that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. As a result, will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started three years ago?
9. Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Chuunibuyou! is the kind of anime that, once you watch it, you will fall in love with it and it may even take up a special place in your heart. The story shows that everyone goes through a time in their lives when they think they are unique and different from other people. They might even think they are capable of using mystical powers or that they have descended from a fantasy realm. This “disease” is called “Chuunibyou” and is often the cause of some of the
Yuuta Togashi still has the scars that his chuunibyou left behind. He posed as the “Dark Flame Master” when he was in middle school, and he remembers those times with such shame that he decides to go to a high school far away where no one will recognize him.
As a result, he longs to live a normal high school life after putting his dark past behind him. However, he hasn’t escaped his past yet: Rikka Takanashi, Yuuta’s new classmate and self-described vessel of the “Wicked Eye,” enters his life and quickly destroys his dream of living a normal, chuunibyou-free life.
8. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is a historical anime series that tells the story of Rakugo and those who build their lives around mastering it, as well as the rapidly changing nation of Japan in the days following the great war. Rakugo storytelling is one of the oldest and most important Japanese arts.
Yotarou sees Rakugo as a chance to start a new life after being released from prison; Yakumo sees it as a lifelong struggle to find his voice; Sukeroku sees it as a natural part of breathing.
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu’s stories are unforgettable on stage and off. Rakugo is what brings these three very different men’s stories together and the woman who would change everything.
7. Golden Time
A tragic accident leaves Banri Tada with amnesia, erasing his memories of his hometown and past. However, after becoming friends with Mitsuo Yanagisawa, he decides to move on and start a new life at a Tokyo law school. This romantic love drama anime story will probably make you cry.
After getting a glimpse of college life, Banri discovers that he is in a new place and world– where he can be reborn, have new friends, fall in love, make mistakes, and grow. As a result, as he begins to discover who he was, the path he has chosen leads him toward a blindingly bright life that he will never want to forget. On the other hand, just as he is beginning to adjust
6. AnoHana
The Anohana television show tells the story of Jinta Yadomi, a quiet recluse who spends his days away from school playing video games at home. One hot summer day, his childhood friend Meiko “Menma” Honma appears and begs him to grant a forgotten wish. He pays her no mind, which irritates her, but he doesn’t really care because Menma died years ago.
Jinta and his childhood friends split up after Menma’s untimely death, but they are brought back together as they try to put her spirit to rest. Reliving their pain and guilt, will they be able to find the strength to help not only Menma move on but also themselves? At first, Jinta thinks he is just hallucinating because of the heat of the summer. But later, he is convinced that what he sees is the ghost of Menma.
5. Vampire Knight
On the surface, Yuuki Cross and Zero Kiryuu are the prefects of Cross Academy, attempting to maintain order among the students as classes rotate in the evenings. Cross Academy is an elite boarding school with two separate, isolated classes: the Day Class and the Night Class.
This can be challenging at times because the elites of the night class are all stunning, but it is absolutely necessary because these “elites” are actually vampires. Yuuki and Zero serve as guardians, ensuring the safety of the ignorant day class and the secrets of the Night Class.
Yuuki, the adopted daughter of the academy’s chairman, takes her job seriously and with a lot of energy. It also lets her interact with Kaname Kuran, the night class dorm president and her secret crush and savior. On the other hand, Zero has a strong hatred of vampires and will sometimes kill.
This anime about a love triangle tries to figure out whether vampires and humans can love and live together, even in the strict environment of the Cross Academy. Only time will tell!
4. Nana
This is a wonderful love story about Komatsu Nana, who moves to Tokyo with her boyfriend Shouji to live the life she has always wanted. The show was animated by the amazing Japanese studio “madhouse.”
She meets Osaki Nana, a punk rock band vocalist for the band “Blast,” who is also moving to Tokyo to pursue her professional goals. Because they share the same name, the two main characters in the anime ended up living together in Tokyo, where they help each other through their love lives and careers.
3. Kokoro Connect
The story of five members of the Cultural Research Club, Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki, is told in the anime Kokoro Connect. One day, Aoki and Yui suddenly switch bodies.
The five students initially find some amusement in the confusion, but this unwarranted connection also reveals the painful scars that are hidden within their hearts. As their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change…
2. White Album 2
This is a touching love story about Haruki Kitahara’s light music club, which is about to be disbanded. At this rate, the third-year student’s dream of performing at the school festival would never come true. However, as his exhausted fingers drift through the chords of “White Album,” the first song he would ever play, an angelic voice and mysterious piano begin harmonizing with his lonely guitar. This is a significant performance that sets the stage for everything else Haruki would do in
As the curtains of the stage that he so desired begin to open, White Album 2 orchestrates Haruki’s final semester with intricate romance and love relationships and exhilarating music…
1. Nagi no Asukara
Nagi no Asukara is a romance anime series about a love triangle in a fantasy world. The story takes place long ago, when all humans lived in the ocean. However, some people who wanted to live on land left the ocean, throwing away the special clothes given to them by the sea god to help them adapt to life under the sea. Despite the fact that humans were divided into sea dwellers and land dwellers, each with a different way of thinking, they were still all fellow humans, and they continued
The young fantasy tale of these young people’s lives unfolds in a strange and beautiful world. Sakishima Hikari, Mukaido Manaka, Hiradaira Chisaki, and Isaki Kaname live in an undersea village, while Kihara Tsumugu lives on land. When these middle school second-year land and sea dwellers meet for the first time, their hearts begin to undulate like the tides.
