The Best Forbidden Love Animes

In this article, we will look at the best forbidden love animes. Have you ever watched an anime where the 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 cases are one of the most popular themes when we talk about animes with forbidden love. In this article, we have put together a complete list of animes where love is forbidden in some way.

I will start the article by mentioning one of the most popular animes of 2018 called Darling in the FranXX, which presents a utopia where the only people who have the possibility of relating are also forbidden to do so. This is a very important factor in the story, as it revolves significantly around the romance of the characters.

The anime tells the story of young couples who pilot robots in a strange way to fight the Klaxosaurs that threaten “humans.” The protagonist cannot pilot with his partner and later finds a different and seemingly threatening partner with whom he is able to pilot, but at the risk of his life.

Animes where forbidden love involves races and social classes

Social classes and races are themes addressed in some romance animes; below we will see some popular ones:

Nagi no Asukara – A great anime that addresses the theme of racism between humans living underwater 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 France.

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime – This cute and light anime tells the story of a pharmacist and a prince who gradually develop a romance. The big problem is that the social expectations of the country prohibit Prince Zen from pursuing a relationship with someone of lower status.

Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma – This anime is set in 19th century England, where a hardworking maid falls in love with the son of a wealthy family.

Kotonoha no Niwa – A very popular film that shows a romance between a 15-year-old boy who designs shoes and a middle-aged woman who meets him in a garden.

Animes where forbidden love is not human

Animes where there is romance between aliens, spirits, supernatural beings, chimeras, women with tails and ears are not uncommon. Below we will try to list animes where this happens, but where the focus on this subject is a bit more addressed:

Plastic Memories // Chobits – These 2 animes show the romance of a boy and a robot. Both are very good, and I highly recommend them!

Onegai Teacher – An eighteen-year-old boy who looks like he is fifteen enters into a physical relationship with his large-breasted teacher, who is also an alien. Seems legit.

Hotarubi no Mori e – Tells the story of a human who falls in love with a spirit.

Kemonozume – Shokujinki is 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 animes specifically involving vampires:

• Trinity Blood;
• Vampire Hunter D;
• Bloodlust; Blood+;
• Fortune Arterial;
• Karin;
• Tsukuyomi;
• Moon Phase;
• Dance in the Vampire Bund;
• Kurozuka;
• Vampire
• Knight;

Animes where love is forbidden due to wars and factions

Many animes have forbidden loves because of 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 manages to go much further with a more original story filled with 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 must 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 training camp for reassessment, and later he meets the deceased’s sister, where a peculiar bond develops between them. (OVA);

• Kemonozume also fits into this category;

Animes where forbidden love is Incest

In the Japanese culture, incest is not viewed negatively, until the moment it was classified as a health risk. Various animes often address a forbidden romance, especially between siblings. The animes in this section will address incest as the main theme.

Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii wake ga nai – This anime tells the story of 2 siblings who do not have a good relationship, but when they discover that their younger sister is an otaku addicted to eroge, their relationship becomes closer. From the synopsis, it may seem quite perverted, but the anime is great, fun, innocent, and is among my favorites.

Ero manga sensei – From the same creator as the previous anime, it manages to address an adult theme innocently without immoral things and involving younger sisters. In this comedy, we find a light novel author whose illustrations are done by his sister, who is a hikikomori.

KissXsis – This ecchi comedy anime shows 2 sisters in love with their half-brother, always doing provocative things with him.

Marmalade Boy – A 76-episode anime that tells the romance of 2 half-siblings.

Yosuga no Sora – A heavy ecchi anime that shows various relationships, including incest between siblings.

Other animes where incest is portrayed as forbidden love:

• Aki Sora: Yume no Naka
• Saikin, Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto Okashiinda ga
• Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
• To love-Ru-Trouble Darkness
• Grisaia no meikyuu
• Boku wa imoto ni koi o suru
• 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 plenty. Although it is not the focus of the article, we will mention below some incest animes that involve same-sex people, such as yuri or yaoi.

• Candy Boy
• Super Lovers
• Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Other forbidden love animes

To conclude the article, I will leave a list of other animes that I couldn’t categorize:

• Ef: A Tale Of Memories;
• Kurozuka;
• Pandora Hearts;
• Ginban Kaleidoscope;
• Hakushaku to Yousei;
• Hatenkou Yuugi;