5 Anime Couples That Define Relationship Goals

If you are looking for dating advice and don’t feel like calling up a matchmaker, then you may want to turn on some anime.

Sure, there are plenty of series out there which feature less-than-perfect relationships, but the world of anime does house a few enduring affairs. Over the years, dozens of shonen and shojo series have debuted with heart-racing romances, and some of them feature model relationships.

Here at ComicBook, we’re looking at five anime couples who scream couple goals. Whether they are saving the world or simply saving each other, these couples will make you heart grow approximately 4x its original size.

Be sure to click on the slideshow tab to see each of our five best.

Sailor Uranus & Sailor Neptune

If you still think Sailor Uranus and Neptune are cousins, it’s time to think again. The U.S. import of Sailor Moon may have convinced kids the ladies were related, but their relationship is anything but platonic. The intergalactic warriors were girlfriends, and while censors didn’t want to showoff the partnership, the scouts themselves did. The scouts weren’t afraid to be openly affectionate with one another, and Uranus never held back Neptune from a fight over fear. Instead, the two trusted each other enough to wage war beside one another, and they even held hands along the way.

Edward Elric & Winry Rockbell

The tale of a childhood friend becoming something more has never been as sweet as it was in Fullmetal Alchemist. The shonen series was mainly preoccupied with the Elric Brothers and their search for the Philosopher’s Stone, but that didn’t meant romance was off the table. As the series progressed, fans learned more about the romantic undertones lingering between Edward and his friend-turned-mechanic Winry Rockbell. So, when the pipsqueak alcehmist used his theory of equivalent exchange as a pick-up line, fans were left with heart palpitations.

Taiga & Ryuuji

The romance found within Toradora is one few saw coming. Looking at Taiga and Ryuuji, you would never expect the pair to fall in love. The former looks like a doe-eyed princess while the latter comes off as a gangsters. In real life, Ryuuji is the straight-A student while Taiga struggles to keep her tsundere temper in check. So, when the two are forced to helped each other out with school, they clash in unpredictably awkward ways. However, along the way, the pair eventually learn how well they compliment each other. After all, love doesn’t have to make sense to feel right.

Risa & Otani

If you are looking to learn how to laugh in love, then Lovely Complex has a how-to guide for you with Risa and Otani. The hilarious mismatched pair are comedic rivals in high school who feel insecure about their flip-flopped heights. Risa feels like she towers over all her prospective crushes while Otani struggles to be noticed. The anime challenges serious social norms with a smile, and its love story is one that’ll make your cheeks hurt from laughing. Not all relationships have to taste sour first to become sweet, and Risa’s growing love for Otani shows couples how to persevere when things take a turn.

Usagi & Mamoru

The couple is called a classic for a reason. For fans of Sailor Moon, they grew up wishing to marry either Usagi or Mamoru, but they knew they never had a shot; After all, the two were meant for one another already. Nostalgia plays part in Sailor Moon’s cherished romance with Tuxedo Mask, but their relationship is one that makes fans feel warm and tingly. Separated by time and space, the two souls are predestined to find one another in every lifetime. There is no other option for Usagi and Mamoru. In the end, there is only them.