Rankings

Best Romance Anime Movies

5 anime movies, ranked by composite score

The best romance anime movies, ranked by an averaged composite score across five major review platforms. Top of the list: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish with 83.5/100. Tap any row for the synopsis, trailer and where to watch.

Updated · 5 anime movies ranked

The Basics
Movies Ranked
5
Spanning 29 years (1991–2020)
Average Overall Score
76.5/100
Average age: 19 years
Highest Overall Score
Only Yesterday
83.4/100 (all 5 platforms)
Lowest Overall Score
Only Yesterday
83.4/100 (all 5 platforms)
Score Distribution
90+
0
80–89
2
70–79
3
Below 70
0
Data Completeness
20%
1 of 5 have all 5 scores
Platform Wars
IMDb
71.6
RT
93
Metacritic
81.5
Letterboxd
70
AniList
74.8
Most Generous
RT
Avg: 93/100
Harshest Critic
Letterboxd
Avg: 70/100
Perfect Scores
3
IMDb 9+: 0 · RT 100: 2 · MC 90+: 1 · LB 4.5+: 0 · AL 85+: 0
Raw Platform Averages
IMDb: 7.2/10 · RT: 93% · MC: 82/100 · LB: 3.5/5 · AL: 74.75/100
Genres & Decades
Top-Scoring Genre
Drama
Avg: 76.5/100
Most Popular Genre
Drama
5 movies
Best Decade
2020s
Avg: 83.5/100
Most Represented Decade
1990s
2 movies
Fun Facts
Most Divisive
Ocean Waves
27 point spread between platforms
Universally Loved
The Garden of Words
Only 7 point spread — everyone agrees
Critic Favourite
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Critics scored +22 higher than users
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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish anime movie poster
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2020 Drama
Details
Score
83.5
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.6
100
N/A
3.8
82
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Only Yesterday anime movie poster
Only Yesterday
1991 Drama
Details
Score
83.4
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.6
100
90
3.9
73
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Ocean Waves anime movie poster
Ocean Waves
1993 Drama
Details
Score
72.5
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.6
89
73
3.1
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The Garden of Words anime movie poster
The Garden of Words
2013 Drama
Details
Score
72.3
IMDb RT MC LB AL
7.4
N/A
N/A
3.4
75
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Flavors of Youth anime movie poster
Flavors of Youth
2018 Drama
Details
Score
71
IMDb RT MC LB AL
6.6
83
N/A
3.3
69
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