Every anime fan needs their “I knew it!”

moment when a romance becomes a reality.

In anime, some of these friendships may develop after a tumultuous meeting while others grow with time.

The Strawhat Crew, Ash and Pikachu, Naruto and Sasuke.

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When Gen spends time with Senku, he grows impressed with his abilities and the progress hes made.

Scheming, inventive, or just plain smart, these anime characters are geniuses.

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He easily defects to Senkus side, believing that his is the winning corner.

As a child, Bakugo bullied Deku for being quirkless, seeing him as weak and pathetic.

His hot-headed nature constantly goes against Dekus meek personality.

Chika, Reigen, and Himmel from multiple anime.

Despite this, Deku still wants to treat Bakugo as a friend.

As they end up as classmates, training as heroes together, Bakugo still remains abrasive towards Deku.

Eventually, Bakugo reveals the source of his hostility and it deepens the relationship between the two.

Senku, Naruto, Gaara, and Scar from various anime.

However, while Naruto sought connection, Gaara embraced isolation, becoming a merciless killer.

When they encounter each other during the Chunin exam, Naruto vows to avenge those Gaara has hurt.

Later on, the face off against each other and Naruto overpowers Gaara.

Anime couples pictured in front of a Sailor Moon background.

Narutos words also reach Gaara and he eventually abandons his destructive path.

He ends up becoming a respected leader and Narutos loyal friend.

Edward Elric, the youngest state alchemist, is naturally one of his targets.

Meruem and Komugi from Hunter x Hunter.

Scar almost succeeds in eliminating Edward in their first encounter.

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When he loses, he pretends to be Mobs friend with the intention of taking over his powerful body.

Gen and Senku from Dr. Stone.

Growing up rejected and isolated, he eventually develops a cunning personality and commits thievery so you can survive.

When he first meets Bojji, he robs him of everything hes got.

Surprised that Bojji would be so gullible, he follows him out of interest.

A collage of intelligent Characters from Anime including L from Death Note and Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Iino sees Ishigami as lazy and delinquent, while Ishigami finds Iino overly strict and annoying.

There are a lot of romance anime out there, but which ones are best?

Here, it’s possible for you to check out some of the best romance anime to watch.

Bakugo and Deku from My Hero Academia

In the anime we love, there are side characters whose sheer presence steals the show from the protagonists.

Naruto and Gaara from Naruto.

A collage of characters from anime that never give up including Goku, Rock Lee, and Ash Ketchum.

Scar and Edward from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Dimple and Mob from Mob Psycho 100.

Kage and Bojji from Ranking of Kings.

Ishigami and Iino from Love is War.