Scenes from “Hana Kimi” and “The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom.” Images: Courtesy of Crunchyroll A confession is often the make-or-break moment for relationships. In anime ...

Romance is everywhere in entertainment, but there’s a reason so many viewers say anime love stories hit differently. While Western rom-coms are fun, charming, and endlessly quotable, anime romances ...

Sick of copy-paste anime crushes and recycled confessions under sakura trees? Same here. Thankfully, there’s a weirder, wilder side to anime romance that refuses to play by the rules. In this world, ...