10 Anime Where The Popular Boy Falls In Love

Anime where Popular Boy fall in Love with Unpopular Girl

Welcome to Bakabuzz and for this top 10 list we’re looking at some anime series that showcases stories of popular boy who end up falling in love with an unpopular girl.

So, just keep in mind that almost all of the mentioned anime series are sharing a common theme which is Romance and Love.

Let’s get started.

10. Chihayafuru

Episodes: 50 / Two Seasons
Studios: Madhouse
Genres: Drama, Game, Josei, School, Slice of Life, Sports

Summary:

Chiyaha Ayase is a kind girl who spent most of her life supporting her older sister’s model career.

So, When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has skills to become an amazing karuta player.

Karuta is a card game that demands strong physical and mental skills.

Furthermre, The game is influenced by a classic Japanese anthology of Hundred Poets.

Hence, As Chihaya starts chasing her dream of becoming Japan’s best player, she is now away from her karuta playing friends.

Currently she is in high school, and Chihaya still plays karuta’s game, hoping that she will meet up with her friends once again.

9. Dance with Devils

Episodes: 12
Studios: Brain’s Base
Genres: Harem, Demons, Supernatural, Romance, Vampire, Shoujo

Summary:

Ritsuka Tachibana used to be a good student, so its a choking moment to suddenly find herself summoned by the student council.

Whats even worse, is that they start labeling Ritsuka as a troublemaker.

Hence, the student council now tries to question her, however, it soon becomes clear that they have ulterior motives.

Thus, this is only the beginning. after the kidnaping of her mother, Ritsuka’s life turns upside down, as she became involved with the world of vampires and devils.

Therefore, Vampires and Devils seeks to rule the world throught finding the Forrbidden”Grimoire,” which will allows in doing so.

Dance with Devils showcases the life of Ritsuka, who is in dilemma about whom she can trust in this dark mystery world, while the handsome and dangerous members of the student council compete for her attention.

8. Arakawa Under the Bridge

Episodes: 26 / Two Seasons
Studios: Shaft
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Seinen

Summary:

Kou Ichinomiya is the son of a rich businessman. that what makes him determined to avoid becoming indebted to anyone.

However, one day, he ends up falling into the river running underneath Arakawa Bridge. Fortunatily, a passing person saves his life, and now, he is indebted to this stranger !

Kou cant bear this debt; so he insists on paying her back, but this may just be the worst deal the arrogant businessman has ever made.

This stranger is a homeless girl goes by the name “Nino”; she lives in a cardboard box under the bridge and her only dream is just falling in love.

Hence, she Asks Kou to be her love ineterest, and he has no other option but to accept.

Now Kou must move out of his comfortable life and home and start a new life with Nino under the bridge!

Anime where Popular Boy fall in Love with Unpopular Girl

7. Net juu no Susume

Episodes: 10
Studios: Signal.MD
Genres: Game, Comedy, Romance

Summary:

Moriko Morioka quit her long-standing job of over 11 years, she is now unemployed, and starts spending her free time online games.

In the MMO Fruits de Mer, Moriko turns herself into the handsome and dashing male hero “Hayashi”.

Now that the obligations of her real world out of the way, she sunk into the world of the game, where she will meets the kind and adorable healer Lily.

Moriko and Lily instantly become inseparable friends, and Moriko in now adopting her life style as The Hero Game “Hayashi”.

Meanwhile, unperceived to Moriko, a corporate worker “Yuuta Sakurai” also joins the game from the other side of town.

Hence, they will Coincidentally bumps into each other at the convenience store one night, both write off their meeting as no more than just another awkward encounter with a stranger—however, fate has more in store for them than they think.

6. Kamigami no Asobi

Episodes: 12
Studios: Brain’s Base
Genres: Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural

Summary:

The Human Yui Kusanagi, suddenly transfers to another world for a very unique mission: to teach the young lords of the divine realm what it means to be human.

Over the time, these young lords have lost their potential to be in tune with or connects with humans.

Undoubtedly, Anyone would be happy to be mingled with these charming good-looking people, However, her problem is, she must finish her mission in one year, and if she fails, all of them will be stuck in this realm forever.

Hence, With various lords ready and happy to be a part in this compassion project, Yui faces a rising battle.

So, Will Yui be able to convince them all to learn a lesson in humanity or will they all be stuck together for the rest of their lives?

5. Watashe ga Motete Dousunda

Episodes: 12
Studios: Brain’s Base
Genres: Harem, Comedy, Romance, School, Shoujo

Summary:

Kae Serinuma is a kind student and a real otaku. furthermore, she is also obsessed with the fantasy of Boy’s Love.

Serinuma seems often dreaming of her male classmates falling in love for each other.

Another known fact about Serinuma, however, is that she’s noticeably fat.

Later, Serinuma will fall in depression, because of the death of her most beloved Tv Show’s character.

as a result, she became unable eat her meals as usual, let alone going to school.

And, Hopefully After an entire week, she finally recovers.

Now she Returns to school, and looks different, Because, during the time she was shut-in in her room, she ends up losing weight and somehow become extermely beautiful!

Now Due to her beauty, she is at the center of attention of four handsome boys she has always known at her school.

their only wish is to spend time with her, However, Serinuma prefers that they will falls in love with one another.

So, How will Serinuma deal with the four boys pursuing her Boy’s Love-obsessed self?

4. Fukumenkei Noise

Episodes: 12
Studios: Brain’s Base
Genres: Music, Drama, Romance, School, Shoujo

Summary:

This Anime Series is focusing on young girl who always wears a mask, while standing by the beach and sings a nostalgic melody.

During her Childhood, Nino Arisugawa experienced two sudden heart-wrenching partings of Childhood friends.

Since then, she used to sing her songs to the ocean, bound by a promise made with her friends.

These two parting friends consists of her first love, Momo Sakaki, and a boy who composed music, Kanade “Yuzu” Yuzuriha.

Having never met each other, the boys both individually promised that if Nino was ever separated from them, her voice will be the tool that can reunite them once again.

Hence, After six long years, finally Nino, Momo, and Yuzu meets up once again in the same high school.

However, the time can change anything, and many unexpected obstacles break into their friendship!

So, can the music! make them able to repair their friendship and overcome all the feelings involved in this complicated love triangle?

Anime where Popular Boy fall in Love with Unpopular Girl

3. Kaichou wa maid Sama

Episodes: 26
Studios: J.C.Staff
Genres: Comedy, Romance, School, Shoujo

Summary:

Ayuzawa Misaki is the first female student council president, and its not that easy to be a female president for a school that recently transforms from an all boy school to a mixed one.

Furthermore, Misaki secretly works as a waitress in a french maid uniform for part-time.

She managed to keep her part time job a secret for a long time.

Until, One day, the handsome and popular boy Usui Takumi discover her secret and start to have interest in her.

Thus, He can destroy her reputation with her secret… or he can teases the student council president and use her secret as an opportunity to get closer to her.

2. Kimi ni Todoke

Episodes: 37 / Two Seasons
Studio: Production I.G
Genres: Slice of Life, Drama, Romance, School, Shoujo

Summary:

Sawako Kuronuma is misunderstood due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from The Ring.

Kuronuma Sawako’s classmates misunderstand her resemblance to the ghost girl “the ring” is completely misunderstood by her classmates.

Her timid and sweet behavior is usually seen as malicious behavior.

The unpopular Girl in this anime is just Longing to make friends and live a normal life, and one day she succeed in doing so when the popular boy in the class, Kazehaya befriends her, Maybe there is even a little hope for some romance and love in her future.

Everything begin to change after that, even everyone’s perspective of Sawako.

1. Sukitte ii na yo

Episodes: 13
Studios: Zexcs
Genres: Drama, Romance, School, Shoujo

Summary:

The sad truth that Mei Tachibana lives with, is Friends will only let you down.

Everything starts when her classmates blamed her for the death of a class pet.

Since then, she starts avoiding getting close to people in order to not get hurt again.

However, Mei’s life will turn upside down when a misunderstanding in high school causes her to meet the popular student Yamato Kurosawa.

As soon as Yamato starts realizing how her personality is intriguing, he insists to be her friend, even though Mei refuses and avoiding him.

But a sudden kiss from Yamato to save her from the unwanted attention of a stalker, makes Mei begins to develop feelings for him.

So, during the process of finding out if their feelings are mutual, they start dating and she gains not only a boyfriend, but friends also.

However, is not that easy for Mei to adapt to this new lifestyle, especially in showing her true feelings towards Yamato.

The anime highlights the story of a Popular Boy fall who is in Love with Unpopular Girl, and Throughout misunderstandings of their new relationship, each other, and the attentions of other girls, Mei and Yamato slowly grow closer and learn the true meaning of those three little words: “I love you.”

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