The year 2025 is shaping up to be a golden era for romantic comedy anime fans, especially those who love a good heartbeat-skipping romance mixed with laugh-out-loud humor. From the highly anticipated returns of fan-favorites like My Dress-Up Darling and The Apothecary Diaries to fresh, heartwarming adaptations like The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, the seasonal lineup is stacked with potential classics.
Whether you enjoy high school drama, supernatural twists, or hilarious cultural clashes, finding the perfect show to binge can be overwhelming. To help you navigate the season, we have compiled a ranked list of the 10 best romantic comedy anime of 2025, based on popularity and viewer ratings. Get ready to find your next obsession and update your watchlist!
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Summer 2025
“The other side of the curtain. A world I’ll never have anything to do with.”
Chidori High is a bottom-tier boys’ school populated by delinquents and idiots. It is despised by its neighbor, Kikyo Girls’ School, a prestigious academy for wealthy young ladies. The curtains between them are always drawn; despite the buildings standing side-by-side, no one has ever seen inside the other’s classrooms.
Rintaro Tsumugi, a student at Chidori, is constantly judged for his intimidating appearance. Shunned by those around him, he eventually learned to keep his distance from others. One day, while helping out at his family’s cake shop, he meets a customer named Kaoruko.
“I’ve never once thought you were scary, Rintaro-kun.”
Rintaro is bewildered yet comforted by the time he spends with Kaoruko, who treats him without prejudice. However, he soon discovers she is a student at Kikyo…
This is a vibrant school story coloring the youth of two people who are “so close, yet so far.”
Dandadan Season 2 (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Summer 2025
The story continues from the final episode of the first season.
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Summer 2025
Following a chance encounter, Wakana Gojo and Marin Kitagawa have deepened their bond through the world of cosplay. But there are still countless characters to portray and costumes to create.
As they interact with classmates and meet new friends in the cosplay community, Marin and Wakana’s world expands even further. And will there be any progress in the love life of Marin, whose heart won’t stop pounding for Wakana?!
Shinichi Fukuda’s hugely popular manga, serialized in Young Gangan and Manga UP! (Square Enix), receives its second anime adaptation by CloverWorks. A world expanded by cosplay, a self discovered—Marin and Wakana’s cosplay-fueled love story continues!
WITCH WATCH (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Spring 2025
Magic that defies all imagination!!
Nico, a girl training to become a proper witch, moves in with her childhood friend, Morihito Otogi—a high school boy possessing the power of an Ogre. While Nico is thrilled to reunite with him, Morihito has a grave mission as her familiar: to protect her from a prophesied disaster.
Unpredictable trouble caused by Nico’s magic, two teenagers living under one roof… a difficult, mysterious, and chaotic daily life begins! A fantastical magical comedy by Kenta Shinohara, creator of SKET DANCE and Astra Lost in Space, is now in session!
A Bouquet for an Ugly Girl (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Summer 2025
A bittersweet romance like in a shoujo manga will surely never happen to me… because I am—
Hana Tabata is a humble, unpopular high school girl with zero confidence in her appearance. Although she yearns for a romance straight out of a comic book, her overwhelming negativity keeps her quietly tucked away in the corner of the classroom.
Her high school life changes drastically when Yosuke Ueno, a handsome boy at the top of the social hierarchy, witnesses her in an “embarrassing moment” early one morning in the classroom. Triggered by that incident, she begins interacting with Yosuke and other classmates, and her quiet world gradually becomes lively.
Is spring finally arriving for a lonely, unpopular high school girl…? Or is it just a feeling? Gag after gag, with occasional heart-throbs—a new type of school romantic comedy is now open for enrollment!
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Winter 2025
Following the revelation that the Emperor’s favorite consort, Gyokuyou, is pregnant, Maomao returns to her role as food taster in the Jade Palace. She spends her days remaining vigilant to prevent any further attempts on the lives of the Consort and the Emperor’s unborn child.
However, dark clouds begin to gather over the Inner Palace: the arrival of a new Consort, Loulan, whose father is a senior statesman from the previous era; an unprecedented unsolved case targeting Jinshi’s life; and the disappearance of the suspect, Suirei.
Amidst this lingering unease, a foreign caravan arrives, followed by an envoy making unreasonable demands. New, difficult mysteries await Maomao and Jinshi—mysteries that will eventually spiral into a major incident involving the entire nation.
Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Summer 2025
Our summer isn’t over yet!
Three months have passed since Iori Kitahara began his university life in Izu. Living at the diving shop “Grand Blue,” he shares a roof with his cute cousin, Chisa Kotegawa. Joined by his cousin Nanaka, the irresistibly mature Azusa Hamaoka, and his classmate Aina Yoshiwara, he appeared to be enjoying a smooth-sailing, youthful campus life!
…Or so it seemed on the surface. In reality, most of his time was spent in a chaotic frenzy with naked guys! The diving circle Iori joined, “Peek a Boo,” treated diving as a side activity; their daily routine consisted of burly men stripping down, drinking, and partying like idiots. Along with Kohei Imamura, a handsome but hardcore otaku, Iori had been completely corrupted by the circle.
Meanwhile, after finishing a diving license course in Okinawa and returning to Izu, Iori receives a letter from his younger sister, Shiori… An invasion by his little sister, the Omi Women’s University festival, tests of courage, dates, and camping on a deserted island! Surrounded by these lovable naked guys, Iori’s university life begins once again!
The Tattered Heiress is Doted on by Her Sister’s Ex-Fiancé (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Summer 2025
Marie, the second daughter of a poor baronial family, wears tattered clothes and is treated like a servant by her parents. Despite this, she maintains an honest and kind heart, devoting herself to her family.
One day, a birthday party is held for Marie. However, the true star of the show is her sister, Anastasia, who acts like a princess. Standing sadly outside the venue, Marie coincidentally encounters the wealthy Count Cyrus Granado. They are instantly attracted to each other, and Count Granado falls for Marie at first sight. However, due to a misunderstanding, he proposes to Anastasia instead!
The engagement between the Count and her sister proceeds rapidly. But when Anastasia dies in a sudden accident, Marie is sent to marry into the Count’s family in her place…?!
A “Tattered Heiress” Cinderella story, born from a misunderstanding, begins now!
The Girl I Like in Okinawa Speaks in Such a Heavy Dialect It’s Painful (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Winter 2025
Teruaki “Teru” Nakamura, a transfer student to Okinawa, falls in love with his classmate, Kyan-san. He thinks his dream high school life is about to begin… only to realize he can’t understand a single word of her Uchinaaguchi (Okinawan dialect)!!
He constantly relies on Higa-san to translate Kyan-san’s dialect for him, but what he doesn’t know is that Higa-san actually has a secret crush on him!?
Set on a southern island completely different from Tokyo, a slightly unusual cross-cultural romance begins!
The Mikadono Sisters Are Surprisingly Easy (TV Romantic Comedy Anime)
Season: Summer 2025
Subaru Ayase was a legendary national actress possessing a trifecta of talents: literature, martial arts, and performance. Her son, Yu Ayase, however, was a mediocre boy who performed below average at everything.
Selfishly burdened with expectations and then selfishly disappointed by others, Yu eventually loses his mother—his only family—and is sent to live at an acquaintance’s house. That house turns out to be the home of the Mikadono sisters, known as the “Three Emperors,” who hold the top grades in the Performing Arts, Physical Education, and Academic courses at the prestigious Saika Academy!
Although he starts living with these three genius sisters, they look down on him, dismissing him as useless. However, as they watch Yu struggle to fulfill his mother’s dying wish to “create a happy family,” the sisters’ hearts begin to change.
A story about three genius sisters and one ordinary boy becoming a “family” under one roof.
From the chaotic, alcohol-fueled energy of Grand Blue Dreaming to the sweet, slow-burn romance of The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, the romantic comedy anime slate for 2025 truly offers something for every taste. Whether you are looking for a “Cinderella” story, a magical adventure, or just a relatable slice-of-life comedy, this year’s releases are not to be missed. We hope this ranked list helps you discover your next favorite series among these top-rated rom-coms. Which series are you most excited to watch? Let us know in the comments below, and don’t forget to bookmark this page as we continue to track the best anime releases of the year!
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