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<\/p>\nTop 10 Underrated Award Winning Romance Anime You Must Watch \u2013 <\/strong>Kick away those bad anime because it\u2019s time to see what underrated romance anime won Oscars\u2014or at least what Japanese people give instead of Oscars. Here are 10 underrated award winning romance anime you must watch. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n What a way to kick things off with a mystery anime. Secret agents usually have secret pasts, but what if the secret is even from themselves? That\u2019s exactly what happens to Akira Takizawa.<\/p>\n He wakes up with no memory and has to figure out how he\u2019s connected to all the strange things going on around him. And he meets this young woman called Saki Morimi, and the two should figure out how Akira lost his memory and somehow has 8 billion yen in his bank account.<\/p>\n A lot of the time, mystery and romance don\u2019t work. Either the romance becomes too generic or the mystery becomes too bland. But Eden of the East is an exception. Right from the get-go, you already have a mystery, and from there onwards the anime is fast-paced, action-filled, strong enough to keep you hooked.<\/p>\n Remember Sunrise\u2014the guys who made Code Geass? Code Geass won a ton of awards and got its fair share of publicity. But there\u2019s another anime that got awards but never got the popularity it deserved.<\/p>\n Planetes takes place in the future where flying to and from the Moon is just part of everyday life. The story follows a team that works in Technora\u2019s debris collection section, where their job is to clean up broken pieces of spaceships and satellites floating in space.<\/p>\n Right from the beginning, this anime feels unique. It puts a lot of focus on the world and how space travel has changed people\u2019s lives. The characters look a bit more Western, and the story often throws in little mysteries to keep things interesting.<\/p>\n And yes, it has romance\u2014not the dumb high school romance, but the romance that develops slowly and nicely. Trust me, we need more romance like that.<\/p>\n There\u2019s always something interesting to tell when it comes to tales of soldiers. But the most interesting stories come when a soldier has to decide between what is right and what is wrong.<\/p>\n This story is really about a man trying to balance being human and being a beast. It\u2019s war. Bad things happen. And soldiers have to follow orders they don\u2019t always agree with. Constable Kazuki Fuse gets stuck in a mess of government lies, and he\u2019s trying hard to escape that world. Things get extra bad when he meets a girl named Kei Amemiya.<\/p>\n If I can explain this anime, it\u2019s like watching the anime version of Game of Thrones, but the time you only focus on one character. The romance is also subtle but very realistic. This is a very old anime\u2014something that came out in the early 2000s\u2014but the writing of the show stands out to this day.<\/p>\n This anime is probably the pinnacle of all love triangles. This happens when us humans, as usual, get scared of aliens and flee into space. Several years later, we meet a student called Alto who is performing at a concert when aliens attack. He jumps straight into the action, helped by a girl called Ranka Lee, and then joins a skull squadron called SMS.<\/p>\n Yes, it follows the same plot structure in shows like Attack on Titan or the recent Kaiju No. 8\u2014have a guy fight some alien or monster, then make him join a squad that fights aliens or monsters.<\/p>\n But what makes this stand out is how it mixes the mecha, space, and even the romance genres\u2014and still delivers something amazing. And even if you don\u2019t like the show, you\u2019re going to still like the music.<\/p>\n You know it\u2019s going to be a masterpiece if it\u2019s animated by Studio Ghibli. This is about a girl called Umi and a guy called Shun, who start off as friends trying to save their old clubhouse before a slow romance blossoms between them. And the more they dig into the clubhouse\u2019s past, the more secrets they uncover about it.<\/p>\n The movie has a peaceful vibe with beautiful hand-drawn animation and a relaxing soundtrack. It\u2019s more about feelings, memories, and small moments than big action. If you like slow heartfelt stories, this one\u2019s worth watching.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t expect wild twists\u2014just a sweet, touching slice of life. Since this is done by Studio Ghibli, it\u2019s got that Ghibli touch\u2014from the animation, to the character development, to the amazing soundtracks.<\/p>\n Right after one Ghibli masterpiece, we have another Ghibli masterpiece. The Wind Rises isn\u2019t about wild storms\u2014it\u2019s about planes, pilots, and World War II. It follows a guy who dreams of becoming a pilot. But since this all goes down during World War II, don\u2019t expect sunrays and rainbows.<\/p>\n The Wind Rises starts off calm, like a light breeze, but slowly turns into a full-on anime storm that\u2019ll hit you right in the feels. The animation might look old school\u2014kind of like a classic anime film\u2014but once the emotions kick in, you realize this is way more than just a love story.<\/p>\n Just like From Up on Poppy Hill, this has all those elements which make Ghibli movies timeless masterpieces. So give this one a go.<\/p>\n If you love the bizarre part of JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure, then I\u2019ve got one heck of a bizarre romance anime for you. The story is about a guy who spends his first two years of college trying to ruin other people\u2019s relationships. Karma hits back hard, because two years later, he\u2019s still single.<\/p>\n But everything changes when he meets a strange man with an eggplant-shaped head. After that moment, he suddenly gets sent back in time to his first year of college.<\/p>\n Now he has a chance to do things over and live a better college life. Maybe this time he\u2019ll find love. If he stops messing with other people\u2019s relationships and focuses on his own, maybe he\u2019ll get there.<\/p>\n The anime tells the story in a really unique way and shows how our choices really matter. Also, the main character never even gets a name\u2014but honestly, I didn\u2019t mind because the story was still really good.<\/p>\n I know the cover and the first few moments of this anime would look boring to anyone who wants some fast-paced action or drama. But if you stick around, you\u2019re going to watch one of the best drama romance anime of all time.<\/p>\n So here\u2019s the deal\u2014there\u2019s a guy in the dictionary division who\u2019s ready to quit. But before he goes, he has to hand off his project to someone new. That someone ends up being Mitsuya Majime, an awkward and antisocial dude. Now he\u2019s stuck working with a bunch of loud, outgoing people and has to figure out how to fit in.<\/p>\n The Great Passage doesn\u2019t throw romance in your face but instead lets it grow slowly\u2014just like our main guy\u2019s personal growth. If you\u2019re into quick, high-energy, high school romance shows, this might not be your thing. But if you\u2019re down for a slow burn love story with some solid drama, you should totally check this one out.<\/p>\n Sometimes, all you need is a unique touch and a direction to take an anime from a biography to one of the best drama anime ever created. This anime is about a famous actress who\u2019s retired, but two well-known filmmakers bring her back into the spotlight to interview her.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t think it\u2019s just two guys sitting in chairs asking boring questions. Nope\u2014this interview is full of action and creativity. The way the story is told and the scenes are directed really stand out.<\/p>\n Millennium Actress is super unique\u2014and yeah, that might confuse some people at first. But if you stick with it until the end, the journey totally pays off. It\u2019s not your usual fantasy romance anime, but that\u2019s what makes it special. Trust me, it\u2019s worth the time. The way it blends her memories with movie scenes feels like you\u2019re jumping between dreams and reality.<\/p>\n We finish off with a good old time travel\u2014the trope every creator uses once in a while to either fumble their story so badly or to make it a great success. And this time\u2014it was a success. How many times did Steins;Gate nearly give you a heart attack? Because The Girl Who Leapt Through Time hits even harder than Steins;Gate.<\/p>\n Makoto Konno, our main girl, quickly finds out that jumping through time isn\u2019t as easy as it looks in storybooks. The more she leaps, the worse the consequences get.<\/p>\n This movie won a bunch of awards when it came out, and that alone shows how great it is. In the end, the big message is all about living in the moment and taking responsibility for your actions.<\/p>\n Sure, squeezing a time travel story into a short anime movie sounds like a bad idea\u2014but somehow they pulled it off perfectly. And it just had the right amount of drama and romance in it.<\/p>\n That is it from today\u2019s post on Top 10 Underrated Award Winning Romance Anime You Must Watch. If you do not agree with the points in the post and have some of your own opinions, share them with us in the comments section down below. Keep visiting Animesoulking for more information about Anime and Manga.<\/p>\n Also, Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n Chandan is the writer of \u201cTop 10 Underrated Award Winning Romance Anime You Must Watch.\u201d Also, Connect with me on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Top 10 Underrated Award Winning Romance Anime You Must Watch \u2013 Kick away those bad anime because it\u2019s time to see what underrated romance anime won Oscars\u2014or at least what Japanese people give instead of Oscars. Here are 10 underrated award winning romance anime you must watch. Let\u2019s go! 10. Eden of The East What […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12036],"tags":[3271,4096,70645,70646,3762,213,70647,36616,395,19837],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-177999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-award","tag-award-winning-anime-series","tag-award-winning-romance-anime","tag-romance","tag-top","tag-top-10-underrated-award-winning-romance-anime-you-must-watch","tag-underrated","tag-watch","tag-winning"],"yoast_head":"\n10. Eden of The East<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n9. Planetes<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n8. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n7. Macross Frontier<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n6. From Up on Poppy Hill<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n5. The Wind Rises<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n4. The Tatami Galaxy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n3. The Great Passage<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n2. Millennium Actress<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\n1. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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