In this article, we are going to see the best forbidden love anime. Have you ever watched an anime where romance or love is forbidden? Is there anything sadder than forbidden love? Most of the time this happens because of family, society, age, war and racism.
Incest is one of the most popular topics when it comes to anime with forbidden love. In this article we separate a complete list of anime where love is somehow forbidden.
I will start the article by mentioning one of the most popular anime of 2018 called Darling in the FranXX that presents a utopia where the only people who have the possibility of relating to each other are also forbidden from doing so. A very important factor in the story, as it revolves quite a bit around the romance of the characters.
The anime tells the story of young couples who pilot robots in strange ways to fight the bears that threaten the "humans". The protagonist is unable to pilot with his partner and later encounters a different and seemingly threatening partner that he was able to pilot with, but putting his life at risk.
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Anime where forbidden love involves races and social classes
Social classes and races are topics covered in some romance anime, below we will see some popular ones:
Nagi no Asukara - A great anime that addresses the topic of racism between human beings who live under the sea and those on land.
The Rose of Versailles - A 40-episode anime that shows the life of a young woman from an Austrian royal family who needs to marry an heir from .
Akagami no Shirayuki-hime - Snow White with the Red Hair - This very cute and light anime tells the story of a pharmacist and a prince who develops a romance little by little. The big problem is that the country's societal expectations forbid Prince Zen from pursuing a relationship with someone of lesser status.
England Love Story Emma - This anime is set in 19th century England, where a hardworking maid falls in love with the son of a wealthy family.
The Garden of Words - A very popular film that shows the romance of a 15-year-old boy who designs shoes with a middle-aged woman who meets him in a garden.
Anime where forbidden love is not human
Anime where there is romance between aliens, spirits, supernatural, chimeras, women with tails and ears is not uncommon. Below we will try to list anime where this happens, but where the focus on this subject is a little more addressed:
Plastic Memories // Chobits - These 2 animes show the romance between a boy and a robot. Both are very good and I highly recommend them!
Please Teacher - An eighteen-year-old boy who looks like he's fifteen enters into a physical relationship with his big-breasted teacher, who is also an alien. Seems legit.
Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light - It tells the story of a human who falls in love with a spirit.
Kemonozume - Shokujinki are a race that lives in the shadows and eats monsters. The anime tells the story of someone who falls in love with a Shokujinki woman.
- Mizu ni Sumu Hana
- Rosario + Vampire
Below are some anime specifically involving vampires:
- Trinity Blood;
- Vampire Hunter D:
- Bloodlust; Blood+
- Fortune Arterial;
- Karin;
- Tsukuyomi:
- Fase da Lua;
- Dança na Barragem do Vampiro;
- Kurozuka;
- Vampire
- Knight;
Anime where love is forbidden by wars and factions
Many anime feature forbidden loves due to wars and factions, one of them has already been mentioned (Darling in the FranXX) now let's see others below:
Romeo x Juliet - This anime is based on the classic work of William Shakespeare, but it goes much further with a more original story and plenty of action and a sad romance. We also recommend another similar one Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet.
Basilisk - This anime shows the story of 2 characters who belong to different rival ninja clans. They need to decide between killing the person they love or destroying their own clan.
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade - Kazuki cannot obey the order to execute a young woman who ends up committing a suicide bombing. He is sent to a reevaluation training camp and later he meets the deceased's sister, where he develops a peculiar connection between them. (OVA);
- Kemonozume also fits into this category;
Anime where forbidden love is incest
In Japanese culture, incest is not viewed negatively, until it was classified as a health risk. Many anime tend to address a forbidden romance, especially between siblings. The anime in this section will mainly focus on the theme of incest.
My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute - This anime tells the story of 2 brothers who don't have a good relationship, but when they discover that their younger sister is an otaku addicted to eroge, the relationship of the 2 gets closer. From the synopsis it may seem like something very perverted, but the anime is great, fun, innocent and among my favorites.
Ero manga sensei - From the same creator as the previous anime, he manages to approach an adult theme in an innocent way without immoral things and involving younger sisters. In this comedy we find a light novel author who has the illustrations made by his sister who is a hikikomori.
KissXsis - this anime ecchi The comedy features 2 sisters in love with their stepbrother, always doing provocative things with him.
Marmalade Boy - An anime with 76 episodes that tells the romance of 2 half-brothers.
Yosuga no Sora - an anime ecchi pretty heavy that shows various relationships, including an incest between siblings.
Other anime where incest is forbidden love:
- Aki Sora: In the Dream
- Lately, my little sister has been acting a little strange
- Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
- To love-Ru-Trouble Darkness
- The Labyrinth of Grisaia
- I love my sister
- Angel Sanctuary
- Koi Kaze
- Canvas 2
I hope I haven't mentioned any adult anime in this list, as I didn't look for much information about these animes, but know that if you search you will find a lot. Although it is not the focus of the article, we will list below some incest anime that involve same-sex individuals like yaoi.
- Candy Boy
- Super Lovers
- Shoujo Kakumei Utena
Other forbidden love anime
To finish the article I will leave a list with other anime that I could not categorize:
- Ef: A Tale Of Memories;
- Kurozuka;
- Pandora Hearts;
- Ginban Kaleidoscope;
- Count and Fairy;
- Hatenkou Yuugi;
