The 20 Best Adult Romance Anime With Grown-Up Couples

A 26-year-old woman named Narumi Momose just started a new office job where she's hoping to keep her otaku nature under wraps. But when she realizes she's working with her childhood friend Hirotaka Nifuji, a fellow otaku who knows her secret, she realizes she won't be able to hide it from everyone. She doesn't think she wants to date a guy with her interests, but Hirotaka might actually be the perfect man for her.

The exact premise could easily play out in a high school, but the office setting makes the story unique. In addition, it's more relatable for adult viewers who would rather leave their teenage memories firmly in the past. 

Spice & Wolf tells the story of Kraft Lawrence and Holo the harvest wolf as they travel from town to town, making trades and business deals. While the story is as much about economics as it is about romance, the relationship between the 25-year-old man and the ancient deity does carry a large portion of the show.

Most anime about a godlike or magical woman involve a teenage boy as her love interest, so the change is refreshing. 

This series will probably resonate with adults who love video games. It tells the story of Moriko Morioka, a 30-year-old woman who quits her corporate job to play online games full-time. She's particularly fond of a game called Fruits de Mer, in which she creates a male avatar named Hayashi. Through the game, she meets who she thinks is a young lady named Lily, but who turns out to be a man named Yuuta Sakurai.

As Yuuta and Moriko's in-game and offline lives begin to intersect, the two develop a relationship. It's a cute anime about how even people with complicated lives can still find love. 

Tsuneo Suzukawa spends his days working multiple part-time jobs in order to save up enough money to study marine biology abroad. One day when heading home from work, he stops a young woman named Josee careening down a hill in an out-of-control wheelchair.

At her grandmother's behest, Tsuneo ends up taking a part-time job as Josee's caretaker. Josee can take care of herself in her own home, but the outside world lacks many of the accomodations she needs. Together, the two set about exploring their environment - and falling in love along the way. 

One of Himuro's memorable traits is that he produces ice and snow around his body whenever he feels a strong surge of emotions. The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague follows Himuro at his new office job where he meets co-worker Fuyutsuki. While Himuro's ice and snow abilities cause him distress, Fuyutsuki is constantly there to lift his spirits, and in turn a romantic bond develops.

If you're in the mood for a cute, lighthearted romance series, this one is definitely a must-watch.

Hajime Tsunashi is an introverted anime nerd, and his wife Kaoru is a "typical" Japanese office lady. Despite their differences, which they openly acknowledge and lightly tease each other about, the Tsunashis clearly love and respect each other.

This anime is about two people with different personalities and priorities building a life together, something that would be difficult to depict realistically with younger characters.