Updated May 11, 2024 by testing

When it comes to romantic comedy shows, one of the things that comes to mind is rejection and a lot of anime characters out there, especially the main characters, get rejected by a girl or the main heroine of the story. It’s nothing new to us, but there are still several anime that piques our interest as to what will happen further in their story. So here we are! The 16 anime recommendations where the main character gets rejected by a girl!

Hop in and happy reading!

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ANIME WHERE THE MC GETS HIS HEART BROKEN!

 

16. Rent-a-Girlfriend

Title	Rent-a-Girlfriend
Author	Miyajima Reiji
Genre	Comedy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	TMS Entertainment
Premiered	2020
Episode Count	12
Duration	24 min

 Starting off with one of the most popular rom-com series yet, Rent-a-Girlfriend!

This anime starts with a sudden breakup between the ex-girlfriend Mami Nanami and our hopeless protagonist, Kazuya Kinoshita. Finding it hard to recover from the breakup, Kazuya decided to hire a rental girlfriend as a way to move on from his ex-girlfriend. This rental girlfriend is Chizuru Mizuhara—a beautiful girl with an elegant figure and who always wears fashionable clothes. Due to an unexpected incident, Kazuya’s grandmother saw Chizuru and thought of her as her grandson’s lover. Chizuru was then forced to cover the part and made up a lie about their relationship and now they must keep it up as fake lovers!

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15. The Romcom Where the Childhood Friend Won’t Lose!

Title	The Romcom Where the Childhood Friend Won’t Lose!
Author	Nimaru Shuichi
Genre	Comedy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	Doga Kobo
Premiered	2021
Episode Count	12
Duration	23 min

 This romcom title is very long to type in, so we’re gonna shorten it to Osamake instead…

Anyway, Osamake was an anime that aired last 2021 and tells the story of Suehara Maru and his childhood friend, Kuroha Shida. One day, Kuroha confesses her feelings to Suehara, but the dude just rejects her because he sees her as more of an older sister. Hmm, that’s kinda reversed though. Now here’s the twist, since Suehara has a crush on a certain author known as, Shirokusa Kachi, he has decided to set his eyes on her! Until he discovers  that Kachi already had a boyfriend at the time… In short, the MC rejects a girl and then gets rejected by his dream girl. Man, what a start!

 

 14. Orange

Title	Orange
Author	Takano Ichigo
Genre	Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Type	Series
Studio	Telecom Animation Film
Premiered	2016
Episode Count	13
Duration	24 min

 Orange is an anime that is full of drama, it may not be a romcom, but it still is a show about romance and rejection. Naho Takamiya is on her first day of high school as a sophomore student. Later on, she received a letter and surprisingly, it was from her … from 10 years into the future! The letter is full of her regrets as she reads it and now, she takes this chance to make proper decisions in the future. These decisions also involve a certain guy named Kakeru Naruse, and now she must protect him at all costs.

 

13. Amagami SS

Title	Amagami SS
Author	Shinonome Tarou
Genre	Romance
Type	Series
Studio	AIC
Premiered	2010
Episode Count	25
Duration	24 min

 Amagami SS is a harem anime that involves 6 main heroines and revolves around the story of Junichi Tachibana. Junichi has a fear of getting rejected, which is why he finds it hard to express his feelings to other people. This is because his date didn’t show up on the day of Christmas Eve and it has traumatized him ever since… Until he met 6 other girls who went to the same school as him! Haruka, Tsukasa, Ai, Kaoru, Sae, and Rihoko are all potential love interests for our main characters. Will he be able to find his true love or end up getting rejected by all of them?

 

12. It’s Too Sick To Call This Love

Title	It’s Too Sick To Call This Love
Author	Mogusu
Genre	Comedy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	Nomad
Premiered	2021
Episode Count	12
Duration	23 min

 It’s Too Sick to Call This Love is a popular romcom anime that aired in 2021. The story starts with a flirtatious boy named Ryou Amakusa who fell down the stairs and was saved by a girl known as Ichika Arima. Because of his playboy nature, Ryou wants to thank her with his own “tactics”. Unsurprisingly, he was immediately rejected because of his creepy behavior. But that didn’t bring him down. Now he’s going to do whatever it takes for Ichika to fall in love with him!

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11. Are You Really the Only One That Likes Me?

Title	Are You Really the Only One That Likes Me?
Author	Rakuda
Genre	Comedy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	Connect
Premiered	2019
Episode Count	12
Duration	23 min

 Amatsuyu Kisaragi, also known as Jorou, is just like any other normal high school student and got two dates for the weekend… Sorry, I mean two FAILED dates for the weekend. First is the student council’s head in their school, Sakura Akino also known as Cosmos and Aoi Hinata–a friend of Jorou ever since they were kids. Unfortunately, God pressed the “nope” button for this guy because these two girls confessed their feelings for Jorou’s most trusted friend. His name is Taiyou Ooga or also known as Sun-chan. Now he even gets the trouble of helping them end up with Sun-chan by giving them love advice. Jorou is known for being a schemer and now he has plans in his head to make the most unexpected of events!

 

 10. Your Lie in April

Title	Your Lie in April
Author	Arakawa Naoshi
Genre	Drama, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Premiered	2014
Episode Count	22
Duration	22 min

 Human Metronome.That is the title given to the child prodigy, Arima Kousei, due to his excellent skills in playing the piano at a very young age. With the guidance of his mother, he went through harsh piano training and performed in several competitions. But all of this came to an end when his mother passed away.

Years later, he met Kaori Miyazono, a violinist who forced Kousei to be her accompanist and made Kousei’s life filled with color despite his dark past. Later on, he discovers that his best friend and Kaori are going out together, but even so, spring continues to bloom as their bond strengthens as musical partners in Your Lie in April!

 

9. Domestic Girlfriend

Title	Domestic Girlfriend
Author	Sasuga Kei
Genre	Drama, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	Diomedia
Premiered	2019
Episode Count	12
Duration	25 min

 Unrequited love is a painful thing for everyone, and this is one of the themes that this anime takes seriously. Domestic Girlfriend is a show full of drama, cheating, and anything else  that you can think of in a romance show!

Natsuo Fujii is a high school student who falls in love with his beautiful teacher, Hina. One day, he attends a mixer and meets a girl named Rui, who has a gloomy expression. They were able to understand each other because of their mutual attitudes, but parted as strangers after the day. Natsuo then received news that his father is getting remarried, and his new stepsisters are actually Hina and Rui! A love triangle forms between the three as Natsuo rethinks his true feelings.

 

8. Masamune-kun’s Revenge

Title	Masamune-kun’s Revenge
Author	Takeoka Hazuki
Genre	Comedy, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	SILVER LINK.
Premiered	2017
Episode Count	12
Duration	24 min

 Back in their childhood days, Masamune Makabe was an overweight child and earned the title “Piggy” thanks to the girl known as Aki Adagaki—a rich and elegant girl. Masamune’s feelings were rejected by Aki because of his physique, and ever since then, Masamune focused on having diets and doing regular workouts to drastically change his appearance. While doing this, he only had one goal in mind. Revenge.

Surprisingly, he discovered that Aki is the new transferee to the same school he’s currently attending! The stage is set and now he’s gonna make Aki fall in love with him and then reject her on the spot! Will Masamune be able to execute his plot of revenge that he planned over the years?

 

 7. Golden Time

Title	Golden Time
Author	Takemiya Yuyuko
Genre	Comedy, Drama, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	J.C. Staff
Premiered	2013
Episode Count	24
Duration	24 min

 From the title itself, Golden Time is indeed “golden”. It was a very popular anime back when it was released in 2013. It is a show full of drama, comedy, and of course, romance!

Golden Time tells the story of Tada Banri, who had amnesia due to an accident. His memories from the past are gone, but bit by bit, everything falls into place as the truth is slowly revealed. During his college life, Banri met Kaga Koko who is a rich and fashionable girl, and brought sparks between both of them!

Watch them grow together and form tighter bonds as Banri recuperates his lost memories in Golden Time!

 

6. I Shaved. Then I Brought a High School Girl Home

Title	I Shaved. Then I Brought a High School Girl Home
Author	Shimesaba
Genre	Drama, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	Project No. 9
Premiered	2021
Episode Count	13
Duration	23 min

 I Shaved. Then I Brought a High School Girl Home or also known as, Higehiro—is an anime that aired last 2021 and tackled several themes that can serve as life lessons for everyone!

Main character Yoshida went to a bar with his boss, Airi Gotou. Airi was Yoshida’s crush for a long time, and he decided to finally confess to her. Unsurprisingly, he was rejected. Yoshida—now a drunk and heartbroken salaryman walks into a street and meets a girl named Sayu. The girl asks Yoshida to stay in his home for the night, and Yoshida, being the drunk person he was, unreluctantly agrees.

Now their story begins with a father-and-daughter relationship as they live together and help each other with their personal problems and gain new realizations in life!

 

5. Just Because!

Title	Just Because!
Author	Hajime kamoshida
Genre	Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Type	Series
Studio	Pine Jam
Premiered	2017
Episode Count	12
Duration	23 min

 High school is the most memorable time in life as a student. That is why most young people make the most of their lives during their high school days. Eita Izumi, a third-year transferee, relights old friendships as he goes back to his hometown for his last semester in high school. There, he encounters his friends from middle school—Mio, Hazuki, Haruto, and Ena. As their final semester slowly ends, old memories and buried feelings are brought up once again…

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4. Toradora!

Title	Toradora!
Author	Takemiya Yuyuko
Genre	Drama, Romance
Type	Series
Studio	J.C. Staff
Premiered	2008
Episode Count	25
Duration	24 min

 Toradora is an anime that aired back in 2008. It’s probably the oldest one on this list, but it’s still considered as a fan favorite by many otakus until now!

This show tells the story of a hardworking guy named Ryuuji Takasu. Despite his intimidating appearance, he has a kind personality and loves doing household work. Eventually, he encounters Taiga Aisaka or also known as, “Palmtop Tiger” because of her small stature and fierce personality. On top of that, she also carries a wooden sword! More dilemmas await as these two teams up so that they end up with their schoolmate crushes!

 

3. Tada Never Falls in Love

Title	Tada Never Falls in Love
Author	Yoshiko Nakamura
Genre	Comedy, Romance, Slice of life
Type	Series
Studio	Doga Kobo
Premiered	2018
Episode Count	13
Duration	23 min

 Mitsuyoshi Tada is a second-year high school student and a photographer with excellent skills. He doesn’t care about love, nor does it concern him until he encounters a foreigner known as Teresa Wagner. The two became good friends and parted ways. Shortly after, he discovers that the new transfer student at their school is actually Teresa!

Spring has blossomed between the two as their high school days get more lively along with their circle of friends—Kaoru, Hajime, and other members of the photography club!

 

2. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Title	Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Author	Kamoshida Hajime
Genre	Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Type	Series
Studio	CloverWorks
Premiered	2018
Episode Count	13
Duration	24 min

 Puberty Syndrome is a disease that is so rare that it only affects young people.. Whoever catches this disease will get unexplainable symptoms yet it is also believed to be a myth. But from Sakuta Azusagawa’s previous experiences, he believes that this is real as this has also occurred to other people in his school.

One day, he encounters Sakurajima Mai—a third-year high school student and a child actress currently on hiatus. During their first meeting, Mai wears a bunny girl suit in the library and reveals that she also has Puberty Syndrome which sums up why no one seems to notice her! Sakuta helped Mai overcome her problems, and now they go on their high school days helping others with the said disease.

 

 1. Tamako Love Story

Title	Tamako Love Story
Author	Ichinose Mutsuki
Genre	Romance, Slice of Life
Type	Movie
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Premiered	2014
Episode Count	1
Duration	1 hr 23 min

 Coming up from the top of this list is Tamako Love Story! It is the continuation of the original series Tamako Market which aired back in 2013. It was also the winner of the Japan Media Arts Festival last 2014! So if you want a really good show then you should definitely get your hands on this.

Time is running out as they approach the final year of their high school and Mochizou Ooji decides that he will go to a university somewhere in Tokyo after he graduates. To do this, he needs to leave his hometown and his longtime crush, Tamako. Witness how they muster up their courage and accept each other’s feelings before their high school days end in Tamako Love Story!

 

Conclusion

That’s all for this list, and it looks like this sums up everything you need to know where the main character gets rejected by a girl! All of these are HIGHLY recommended to watch, as they can bring you on a rollercoaster of emotions!