Best Pseudo-Romances

With unresolved childhood crushes and unrequited love as issues to tackle, this can be a rough watch, but its tragedy is tempered well with how its characters reconcile.

There's a romance in here, but the series is mostly a coming-of-age story showcasing great friendships and a love of jazz.

An action/adventure much more than it is a romance, it's a beautiful display of martial arts with a unique art style.

Searching for the rose-colored campus life doesn't involve a lot of romance, but it does involve our lead learning to appreciate what and who he has in his life.

Not much romance to speak of, but familial love abounds in this classic and gorgeously-realized tale.

If you want your mystery plot with a side of light romantic tension, you won't find much better.