8 Anime To Watch With Your Girlfriend

If you're reading this, it's likely because you are either searching for anime both you and your girlfriend can enjoy, or because you are introducing your girlfriend to the world of anime. Here are our top anime picks watch with your girlfriend.

1. A Silent Voice


 

If your girlfriend has not watched any anime before, or is still new to the genre, A Silent Voice is a great choice to introduce her to anime.

A young boy bullies his classmate who is hearing impaired, bullying her to the extent where she must transfer schools. The films fast forwards to the boys teenage years, where he is no longer the bully he once was. Haunted by his own bullying, the boy seeks to make amends with the girl he hurt.  

2. Erased

This short series follows the life of 29-year-old Satoru who has the ability to travel into the past. With this ability he travels backwards to prevent a terrible series of events that occurred during his childhood.

Erased is a easily bingeable anime, bound to keep both of your on the edge of the couch the entire time.  

3. Sword Art Online

If you and your girlfriend have both experienced anime viewers, and are looking for a new series to binge, Sword Art Online will not let you two down.

The Anime series is Adventure & Science fiction focused, immersed in the world of futuristic virtual reality, the plot is boundless with the infinite number of realities accessible.

4. Ponyo

Ponyo, a Studio Ghibli film, is a movie that won’t disappoint. Intended for children, Ponyo can be enjoyed just as much by adults. It follows the story of a Goldfish princess, who gets a taste of what it is like to be human. Her journey starts when she escapes home and meets a young boy; her action throwing off the balance of the entire world.

 5. Weathering With You

A teenage boy runs away from home to the big city, there he meets a young girl who holds a strong connection to the rainy weather that has persisted for months. The two become friends, and living arrangements escalate so that the authorities are involved.

 6. My Neighbor Totoro

Another Studio Ghibli Film made in 1988, My Neighbor Totoro explores the realm between spirits and humans when schoolgirl Satsuki and her younger sister explore their new home.

Studio Ghibli films are among the most beautiful and perfectly animated films to date. They are the perfect late night film to sit down and relax to, their plots easy to follow and soundtrack tuned to perfection.

 7. Death Note

Light Yagami, an intelligent high school boy finds a mysterious notebook belonging to a God of death. The notebook has the power to kill anyone whose name is written in it. When Light finds himself playing God, he uses his intelligence and notebook to stay a step ahead of the authorities.

Death Note is bingeable, but better watched as your Saturday night show. Comprised of 37 episodes, the series is packed full of captivating ideas and events. 

8. A Promised Neverland

A group of orphans find themselves facing the harsh reality that there home and guardians do not have their best interest in mind and must deal with their sinister fate which was decided at birth.

A Promised Neverland is a good compromise between an intense series, and a cute series. It is sure to keep you two entertained, and each other happy with your choice of anime.