Japanese animated movies: the best Romance titles

Japanese animated movies in the “Romance” genre by popularity (at least 50 TMDB votes), with the top rated titles, the latest releases and where to watch them online in the United States.

84movies listed
7.8/10average rating of the most popular
8.5/10highest rated: Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
Animationmost frequently associated genre

The top rated « Romance » movies

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc poster

Movie8.5Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc2025 · Animation

Movie8.5Your Name.2017 · Animation

Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie poster

Movie8.4Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie2022 · Animation

Movie8.4A Silent Voice: The Movie2017 · Animation

Movie8.3Dou kyu sei – Classmates2016 · Romance

Movie8.3Violet Evergarden: The Movie2021 · Animation

The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie poster

Movie8.3The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie2022 · Animation

Movie8.3Hotarubi no Mori e2012 · Romance

Movie8.2I Want to Eat Your Pancreas2019 · Animation

Movie8.2Josee, the Tiger and the Fish2021 · Animation

Latest releases

The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie poster

Movie8.1The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie2026 · Animation

Movie8.5Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc2025 · Animation

Movie8.2ChaO2026 · Animation

Movie8.4A Love Too Captivating2025 · Romance

Senpai Is an Otokonoko Movie: Sunshine After the Rain poster

Movie7.5Senpai Is an Otokonoko Movie: Sunshine After the Rain2025 · Animation

Movie7.0The Rose of Versailles2025 · Animation

Movie7.7given the Movie: To the Sea2025 · Animation

Movie7.6The Quintessential Quintuplets＊2024 · Animation

Movie6.5given the Movie: Hiiragi Mix2024 · Animation

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie poster

Movie6.3My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie2023 · Animation

Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai noni poster

Movie7.6Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai noni2023 · Animation

Movie7.2maboroshi2024 · Animation

Movie6.6The Quintessential Quintuplets∽2023 · Animation

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 2 poster

Movie8.0Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 22024 · Animation

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 1 poster

Movie7.4Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 12024 · Animation

Movie6.3Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation2023 · Animation

Movie6.6Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom2022 · Animation

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- poster

Movie8.0Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-2023 · Animation

Movie6.1To Me, the One Who Loved You2023 · Animation

Movie6.8To Every You I've Loved Before2023 · Animation

Most popular

Movie8.5Your Name.2017 · Animation

Movie8.5Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc2025 · Animation

Movie8.4A Silent Voice: The Movie2017 · Animation

Movie8.0Weathering with You2020 · Animation

Movie7.8The Wind Rises2014 · Animation

Movie8.3Violet Evergarden: The Movie2021 · Animation

Movie7.5The Last: Naruto the Movie2015 · Action

Movie8.2I Want to Eat Your Pancreas2019 · Animation

Movie6.4Ocean Waves1994 · Animation

Movie8.3The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie2022 · Animation

Movie7.9A Whisker Away2020 · Animation

Movie7.3Hello World2019 · Animation

Movie7.35 Centimeters per Second2007 · Animation

Movie7.6The Garden of Words2013 · Animation

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes poster

Movie7.7The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes2023 · Animation

Movie8.2Josee, the Tiger and the Fish2021 · Animation

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet poster

Movie6.5Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet2021 · Animation

Movie7.9Millennium Actress2003 · Animation

Movie8.3Dou kyu sei – Classmates2016 · Romance

Movie6.6Fireworks2018 · Animation

About « Romance » movies

The “Romance” genre includes 84 movies listed on TMDB with at least 50 user votes. The most popular right now are Your Name. (2017), Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) and A Silent Voice: The Movie (2017).

The top rated « Romance » movies include Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025, 8.5/10), Your Name. (2017, 8.5/10) and Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022, 8.4/10). This ranking covers works released from 2003 to 2025. The genre’s 20 most popular movies have an average rating of 7.8/10.

« Romance » movies are often also classified as « Animation », « Drama » and « Fantasy ». Latest releases in the genre: The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie (February 16, 2026), Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (October 24, 2025) and ChaO (April 10, 2026).

Frequently asked questions

What are the best « Romance » movies?

According to TMDB user ratings: Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025, 8.5/10), Your Name. (2017, 8.5/10), Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022, 8.4/10), A Silent Voice: The Movie (2017, 8.4/10) and Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016, 8.3/10).

What « Romance » movies should I watch right now?

The most popular right now are Your Name. (2017, 8.5/10), Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025, 8.5/10), A Silent Voice: The Movie (2017, 8.4/10), Weathering with You (2020, 8.0/10) and The Wind Rises (2014, 7.8/10).

What are the latest « Romance » movies?

The most recent releases are The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie (February 16, 2026), Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (October 24, 2025), ChaO (April 10, 2026), A Love Too Captivating (April 6, 2025) and Senpai Is an Otokonoko Movie: Sunshine After the Rain (August 28, 2025).

Where to watch « Romance » movies online?

Each title page lists the platforms offering the title in the United States (subscription, rental, purchase), according to JustWatch. You can also browse movies by platform.

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