Romance is one of the most popular genres across movies, television series, novels, and anime and manga. Falling in love is something that many people yearn for, or else want to watch bloom, and many iconic anime couples share heartwarming first meetings. Other times, couples start off on the wrong foot or have a disastrous beginning, but somehow manage to fall in love anyway.
Married couples in anime aren't as popular as many would hope. However, there are many great series about anime couples and their married lives. These are usually slice-of-life anime, which depict the everyday routines of the characters. This also means that these couples experience mostly normal lives with incredible highs and heartbreaking lows, showing a more realistic side to married life.
10 An Ex-Yakuza Boss Learns To be A Househusband For His Corporate Wife (The Way Of The Househusband)
The Way Of The Househusband is an anime about a former yakuza boss who becomes a househusband. Tatsu, once known as the Legendary Immortal Dragon, left that life behind and no longer has anything to do with the yakuza — even if his mean-looking face suggests otherwise.
In this series, Tatsu does everything he can to make his wife's life easier, as she's an important and hardworking woman. He worries about making sure everything is perfect in their home and that there's food on the table. He also struggles with choosing the right gifts and making his wife's family less scared of him.
9 Hajime Tsunashi Is An Otaku With An Ordinary Wife Who Doesn't Always Understand Her Husband (I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying)
I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying is a slice-of-life romance anime about an otaku, Hajime Tsunashi, who spends most of his life inside working on his blog. His wife, Kaoru, is a hard-working office assistant who's quite normal in comparison — except for the fact that she's a rowdy drunk.
They're both quirky and unique in their own rights and work so well together. They do have their ups and downs, but always find a way to navigate through their struggles, even when Kaoru has a hard time understanding her husband's otaku ways.
8 Nasa Yuzaki Meets His Wife When She Saves Him After A Truck Accident (Tonikawa: Over The Moon For You)
Tonikawa: Over The Moon For You is a cute romantic comedy shonen anime, the first season of which finished airing in the latter half of 2020. This anime is about Nasa Yuzaki, a young man who ranked first in the national mock exams. However, an unfortunate incident occurs in which he is struck by a truck and saved by a beautiful girl.
He chases after her to ask her out and she accepts on the condition that they get married — and they do! The two have to adjust their lives and figure out how to be husband and wife while discovering who it is that they've married.
7 Suzu Urano Moves To Be With Her Husband During A Time Of War (In This Corner Of The World)
In This Corner Of The World is a historical drama seinen film that debuted in 2016. Its protagonist, Suzu Urano, is a kindhearted girl who's always daydreaming. She lives in Hiroshima and enjoys helping out with her grandmother's nori business. However, when she comes of age, she is wed to a young man that she doesn't know.
Unfortunately, the move to be with him is difficult, as is living with his family and getting to know him. On top of this, she's homesick and struggles with the war efforts that seem to be ever-growing.
6 Chisato Mizusawa Has Two Deep Secrets That Only Her Husband Knows (Love Is Like A Cocktail)
Love Is Like A Cocktail is a slice-of-life romantic comedy about Chisato Mizusawa and her husband, Sora. Chisato is an assistant manager who normally projects a calm and collected attitude and claims doesn't like alcohol. However, it turns out that she secretly loves alcohol.
What's more is she has an even bigger secret that no one knows about except for her husband: when drunk, Chisato has a cute and adorable personality. Sora takes care of his wife with a meal and a drink when she comes home from work, and the two share many hilariously fun moments.
5 An Elderly Man Proves That Love Doesn't Die No Matter How Old You Become (Komatta Jii-San)
Komatta Jii-san is an incredibly adorable slice-of-life romantic comedy all about an elderly duo's peaceful life. The older man goes on to prove that he still has his boyish charms despite his old age.
He uses his sweet and charming nature to make his wife's heart flutter like a hummingbird once more. He goes on to show his wife, and their viewers, that love doesn't die no matter how old you are. Even though the episodes are very short, it's well worth watching.
4 Ryo Has To Take A Wife He Doesn't Want For A Secret Government Project (Final Approach)
Final Approach is a slice-of-life romantic comedy that finished airing in 2004. This anime is about Ryo and his sister Akane, who lost their parents at a young age but are happy regardless. However, their lives are changed after a secret government project takes over Japan.
Due to the declining birth rate, people are forced to marry one another based on their compatibility and they have no choice in the matter. Shizuka is more than happy to be Ryo's wife, even though he wants nothing to do with her. The two have to find a way to get through their ups and downs.
3 Tomoya Okazaki And Nagisa Furukawa Take A Bold Step And Deepen Their Bonds (Clannad: After Story)
Clannad: After Story takes place after the events of Clannad, which should be watched before checking out After Story. This slice-of-life romance finished airing in 2009 and follows Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa after they graduate from high school. The two decide to deepen their bond by getting married.
They have to confront their problems and the pitfalls of their new life together to figure out what their futures hold. On top of this, their lives are full of trials as they discover all the joy and sadness that comes with growing older.
2 Goh Saruwatari Is A Mecha Pilot Whose Wife Cares For His Old Love Interest (Marriage of God & Soul Godannar!!)
Marriage of God & Soul Godannar!! is a sci-fi romantic comedy that finished airing in 2003. This isn’t your typical marriage anime, as it's a mecha series. However, it's still amazing.
Goh Saruwatari, a mecha pilot, first met Anna Aoi while battling an alien force, and the two end up getting married. Things don't go as smoothly as they'd hoped, though, and they have to deal with many issues. One of these issues is Goh's former love interest, who Anna decides to take care of.
1 Nagasumi Michishio Discovers The Existence Of Mermaids And Has To Marry One Or Be Killed (My Bride Is A Mermaid)
Similar to Marriage of God & Soul Godannar!!, My Bride Is A Mermaid is a supernatural romantic comedy shonen that finished airing in 2007. In this anime, Nagasumi Michishio, a high school student, is saved from drowning by a mysterious mermaid. Later that night, the girl appears to him and tells him her name, Sun Seto, and reveals that she's a mermaid from a yakuza family.
Normally, humans who learn a mermaid's name would be killed, but to prevent this, the two families decide that Sun and Nagasumi should get married — and they do. The two have to figure out their new lives together while keeping their relationship a secret and discovering one another.