Even the most stoic of anime characters like the idea of falling in love. It was often an important way for a character to experience development and let the audience understand what they value in a partner. However, not all characters are able to date. Overbearing friends, overprotective parents, and ridiculous rules often played a hand in preventing characters from finding romance.
Sometimes a character would manage to fight back, but most of the time, the characters had to accept the fact that they won't get to date. Whether it's a rule they had to follow or a family member they had to please, some anime characters were forced to stop dating or break it off with the ones they love.
10 Hatori Had To Erase Kana's Memory (Fruits Basket)
Hatori and Kana were an incredibly loving couple. Although they were only together for a few months, Hatori believed the happiness he felt with her would sustain him for hundreds of years. They were ready to get married, but, unfortunately, the family head was completely against it. Akito became so enraged by the prospect of Hatori marrying someone, she stabbed him with a pair of scissors. Kana blamed herself for Akito's reaction and became so depressed, Hatori was forced to erase her memories. Although they later found happiness apart from each other, it was because of Akito that they could never be together.
9 Only Someone Who Beats Mr. Satan In A Fight Can Date Videl (Dragon Ball Z)
Mr. Satan was introduced during the Cell Saga as a character with an overly inflated ego. He was the strongest man in the world, but compared to the main cast of the series, he was incredibly weak. He often resorted to lies so people would think he was still strong. One thing he didn't have to lie about was how protective he was of his daughter, Videl. According to him, anyone who wanted to date her had to beat him in a fight first, which made it impossible for Videl to actually date anyone. Luckily for her, the man she eventually ended up with was ten times stronger than her father and would have no trouble beating him in a fight.
8 Camie Utsushimi's School Won't Let Her Date (My Hero Academia)
Camie was first introduced during the Provisional Hero License Exam, but, unbeknownst to Midoriya, it was actually Toga in disguise. When the characters eventually saw the real Camie, her personality was far different than how Toga portrayed her.
She was an airhead and a flirt, but, unfortunately for her, flirting was all she could do since Shiketsu doesn't let their students date. She made it very clear she opposed the rule, but since Shiketsu appeared to be incredibly strict and militaristic, it's unlikely to change.
7 Soichiro Yagami's Daughter Can't Date A Cop (Death Note)
Like most cops, Soichiro Yagami was a serious man. He put everything into his work to the point that he suffered from a heart attack. Even with his strictness, he didn't seem like the type of parent who put limits on the people his children were allowed to date. However, while his son Light was given free rain to date Misa, he was a lot stricter with his daughter. When a member of the tasks force flirted with her, he immediately vetoed the relationship, stating he would never allow his daughter to date a cop. As a cop himself, he obviously didn't have a high opinion of his comrades.
6 Sara Crispino's Brother Is Obsessively Overprotective (Yuri on Ice)
Sara Crispino is a female skater but mostly appeared in the series showing support for her brother. She was often around the male skaters, but because of her brother's antics, she was never able to flirt with any of them. Her brother Michael was incredibly protective of her to the point of obsession. He believed he was the only man who should be allowed to be in her life. She eventually got sick of his overprotectiveness, but it's unlikely he'll actually stop any time soon.
5 Toph Had To Stay Hidden (Avatar The Last Airbender)
Toph was a self-taught earthbender with amazing talents. Despite being blind, she could beat anyone and even invented a new form of bending. The one thing she couldn't beat was her parent's control over her. Her blindness made them believe she was frail and weak.
They refused to let her leave the family estate, let alone make friends or date. If she had continued to let her parents control her, she probably would have spent the rest of her life locked up and alone.
4 Vegeta Will Kill A Man To Stop Bra From Dating (Dragon Ball GT)
Vegeta was never the type of person someone would call a family man. Especially since he wasn't the best father to his son, Trunks. However, he was much more caring for his daughter, Bra, and even became quite overprotective of her. If any man ever showed interest, he was quick to chase them off. When a group of men driving next to their car started hitting on his daughter, Vegeta actually caused their car to crash. Vegeta definitely took the overprotective father role to the extreme.
3 Neji Didn't Want Hinata To Be With Naruto (Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals)
Hinata was one of the quieter characters in Naruto and lacked confidence. She had a crush on Naruto for most of her life, but was too scared to do anything about it. In the main series, Naruto and Hinata eventually grew closer, but in the side series, Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, Neji went out of his way to prevent them from getting together. He didn't see Naruto as an adequate partner for Hinata and outright refused to accept him as such. Luckily for Neji, he didn't have to do much to keep Naruto away from Hinata since she fainted whenever she saw him.
2 Keith Won't Leave Katarina Alone With Her Fiancé (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!)
Katrina is an incredibly popular girl with several suitors who are interested in her. One of her suitors, Geordo Stuart, is even engaged to her. Although her family set up the engagement when she is a child, most of them seem to be completely against it. Her stepbrother, Keith Claes, is especially adamant that Geordo is the wrong person for Katrina. He thwarts any attempt Geordo makes to spend time alone with Katrina to Geordo's annoyance. Even Katrina's mother no longer wants the engagement to go through, stating that she wants her daughter to marry Keith instead.
1 Riko's Father Is Scary Protective (Kuroko's Basketball)
As a young female coach, Riko often had to deal with people questioning her leadership skills. She proved that she could handle herself on many occasions, but that hasn't stopped her father from seeing her as his little girl. He often embarrassed Riko by babying her, and he was incredibly protective of her. On one occasion, he pulled a gun on her team when he suspected one of them might have seen Riko naked. Even if any of them were even mildly interested in dating her, it's clear they wouldn't stand a chance with how protective her dad was.