Maybe it’s because the winter season includes Valentine’s Day, or maybe it’s because these gray days could use some brightness and color. Or maybe it’s because we all love love? No matter the reason, the winter anime season is stacked with swoon-worthy romances for every kind of fan. We’ve got classics, fantasy, isekai and comedy; there’s forced proximity, slow-burn and whoa-they-confessed-in-the-first-episode ?! (I’m looking at you, You and I Are Polar Opposites ). Need a quick romance anime rec list for your watchlist? We’ve got you covered with seven new romance anime – seriously, there are even more than that – to help you start feasting on all the romance offerings of Winter 2026! Hana-Kimi Hana-Kimi , the affectionate nickname for Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ( For You in Full Blossom ), is a classic shojo romance that’s finally been adapted into animation. Mizuki Ashiya lives in the U.S., but when she sees high jump sensation Izumi Sano on TV, she decides to pretend to be a boy and enroll in his all-male boarding school in Japan to meet him. What could go wrong Disguised as a boy, Ashiya navigates getting to know her idol and trying to hide her secret from the other students. It’s a classic boy-meets-girl-disguised-as-a-boy story that will make you laugh and cry along with Ashiya, who you can’t help rooting for. In the Clear Moonlit Dusk On the other hand, Yoi Takiguchi of In the Clear Moonlit Dusk isn’t in disguise, but she’s known as the Prince of her high school because she’s often mistaken for a handsome boy. She’s tall, slender and beautiful, and the girls’ hearts flutter when she walks by. When she meets the other Prince of the school, an upperclassman named Kohaku Ichimura, he’s immediately intrigued by her. Yoi has never been the heroine or the princess, only the hero, so she can’t believe a boy might be interested in her. Will Yoi be willing to give Kohaku a chance? Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter In Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter , Seiichirou Kondou is accidentally transported to another world alongside the holy maiden that its magicians were actually summoning. The Kingdom of Romany promises to provide for him, but Kondou requests a job. Assigned to the royal accounting department, Kondou tries to fall back into his old overworked salaryman ways. He begins downing magic potions for energy while he fastidiously balances the kingdom’s books. When Kondou begins to suffer side effects from magic, Aresh, captain of the Third Royal Order, comes to his aid. His help brings him and Kondou closer than either of them could have ever imagined! Tamon's B-side Utage Kinoshita is a 16-year-old fan of the pop group F/ACE. She’s completely obsessed with group member Tamon, and to fund her fandom, she works a part-time job as a housecleaner. When she gets an assignment to cover for a sick cleaner, Utage can’t believe her luck – it’s Tamon’s house! But her beloved idol isn’t quite what she expected… The titular Tamon in Tamon's B-side is completely unlike his public image in real life, socially awkward and overflowing with doom and gloom. Utage doesn’t want her oshi to quit out of fear and anxiety, so she’s determined to help him believe in himself as much as she does. But is Utage becoming a fan of the real Tamon instead of his pin-up persona? The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife He’s a detective, she’s his assistant. He’s elegant, she’s adorable. He’s invisible, she’s blind. Wait, what? Akira Tounome and Shizuka Yakou live in a cozy and fantastical version of our world populated by humans and the supernatural. Tounome is invisible, but Yakou can always find him through her other senses. She sees him better than anyone else can. Could there be something more blossoming between them? With a fun setting, two very likable leads and a happy ever after right there in the title, The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife is sure to make you smile. Tune In to the Midnight Heart Arisu Yamabuki, the pompous protagonist of Tune In to the Midnight Heart , is a know-it-all high school student and the heir to a powerful company. When he was in middle school, his only joy was listening to a midnight livestream hosted by a girl who went by the name Apollo. He never found out what she looked like – but he knows she’s in the same prefecture, and he’s been searching for her ever since she deleted her channel. Yamabuki joins the broadcasting club because its members’ voices sound similar to the one in his memories. But are any of its four members Apollo? Can he finally tell her what he’s always wanted to say? (It’s not what you think…) You and I Are Polar Opposites No one will brighten your day this winter like Suzuki in You and I Are Polar Opposites ! She’s outgoing, cheerful and does her best to make everyone happy. Her seatmate in class, Tani, couldn’t be more different. He’s quiet but fearlessly speaks his mind when he needs to. Suzuki admires him so much that she realizes she has a serious crush on him. After she discovers they live in the same direction, Suzuki works up the courage to ask Tani if he’d like to walk home with her. Can they find more common ground even though they’re nothing alike?
