Anime romances often follow a number of tropes – tropes that many of us are used to by now. But what if these fictional rules of the game made their way into real life? Would it make things easier, or just more confusing? In this season, a trio of young men find out. Because their school days have become exactly the anime, manga, and light novels they love best!

What happens when your 2D waifu shows up in the real world? Or you get your very own harem? And what happens to the forgotten third corner of the classic love triangle? These new animes will show you!

Pseudo-harem

It is no secret that Pseudo-harem is one of our favorite anime love stories—and one of our favorite anime—of the season. Rin Nanakura is the darling of her high school’s drama club, but she only has eyes for Eiji, her set designer senpai. When he casually remarks how great it would be to have a harem, she becomes one! But her excellent imitation of tsunderes, spoiled brats, and flirtatious imps hides her true secret: she’s in love with Eiji.

Harem anime are a mainstay of the medium and Pseudo-harem plays with these clichés. Eiji realizes how difficult it would be to run a real harem. At the same time, Rin realizes that a large fan base can really motivate you. If only she knew how he feels about her…

MAKEINE: Too many heroines lose!

Kazuhiko Nukumizu loves light novels and anime romances. But he has a particular weakness for the “losing heroines”: the girls who come second in the game of love. Now life imitates art in MAKEINE: Too many heroines lose when he meets three such girls at his school!

Anna convinced her crush to confess to her, be Crush. Lemon lost her heart to a taken senpai. And Chika lost to her childhood friend. What’s life like for these ladies? And what’s going on between Nukumizu and Anna? See what happens after the romantic comedy ends and these brave losing heroines move on!

2.5 Dimensional seduction

In anime romances, you can fall in love with anyone – even a real angel! Thanks to his favorite manga and anime, Okumura is pretty spoiled when it comes to girls in real life. When he has Liliel, he doesn’t need 3D girls. But when he meets Ririsa, who is dedicated to the perfect Liliel cosplay, 2.5 Dimensional seduction begins.

As the series delves deeper into the cosplay scene as it goes on, it keeps coming back to the growing relationship between Okumura and Ririsa. If he gives up his claim that no real girl could compare to Liliel, will he recognize Ririsa’s charm? Could he possibly accept someone else sharing his taste? Keep watching and find out!

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