Romance's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Romance? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Romance titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2020 25 great titles Best: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
  2. #2 2019 25 great titles Best: Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
  3. #3 2016 25 great titles Best: Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
  4. #4 2023 25 great titles Best: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  5. #5 2021 25 great titles Best: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
  6. #6 2018 25 great titles Best: DARLING in the FRANXX
  7. #7 2022 25 great titles Best: Heartstopper
  8. #8 2024 25 great titles Best: Marry My Husband
  9. #9 2014 25 great titles Best: Your Lie in April
  10. #10 2017 25 great titles Best: I Am Not a Robot
  11. #11 2015 25 great titles Best: Better Call Saul
  12. #12 2025 25 great titles Best: When Life Gives You Tangerines
  13. #13 2012 25 great titles Best: Kamisama Kiss
  14. #14 2026 25 great titles Best: Off Campus
  15. #15 2013 25 great titles Best: Golden Time
  16. #16 2010 25 great titles Best: Maid Sama!
  17. #17 2008 25 great titles Best: Toradora!
  18. #18 2011 25 great titles Best: Steins;Gate
  19. #19 2007 24 great titles Best: Clannad
  20. #20 2004 22 great titles Best: Elfen Lied
  21. #21 2005 21 great titles Best: 1 Litre of Tears
  22. #22 2009 15 great titles Best: Boys Over Flowers
  23. #23 2003 14 great titles Best: Stairway to Heaven
  24. #24 1996 14 great titles Best: Rurouni Kenshin
  25. #25 2006 13 great titles Best: La fea más bella
  26. #26 2002 11 great titles Best: Chobits
  27. #27 1994 10 great titles Best: Magic Knight Rayearth
  28. #28 1991 10 great titles Best: Tokyo Love Story
  29. #29 2001 10 great titles Best: Amélie
  30. #30 1992 9 great titles Best: Sailor Moon
  31. #31 2000 9 great titles Best: InuYasha
  32. #32 1998 8 great titles Best: Cardcaptor Sakura
  33. #33 1999 8 great titles Best: O Auto da Compadecida
  34. #34 1985 6 great titles Best: Touch
  35. #35 1990 5 great titles Best: Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
  36. #36 1995 5 great titles Best: María la del Barrio
  37. #37 1993 5 great titles Best: Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose
  38. #38 1983 5 great titles Best: The Thorn Birds