Best Romance Anime of 1983

The three Kisugi sisters—Rui, Hitomi, and Ai—run a small cafe called "Cat's Eye" during the day. To find their father, the missing artist Michael Heintz, Hitomi and her sisters steal artworks from galleries as the clever and elusive thief "Cat's Eye," hoping his paintings will provide clues about his disappearance. The crucial twist is that Hitomi is in a relationship with Toshi, a police inspector sworn to catch "Cat's Eye"—and he has no idea about Hitomi's secret double life.

The narrative centers on a young girl named Yuu, who gains the ability to use magic for one year after encountering a spaceship. Two cats, Poji and Nega, are assigned to watch over and guide her. Using her magical powers to transform into the idol Creamy Mami, Yuu must juggle acting, singing, helping her parents run their crepe shop, fighting aliens and villains, attending school, and attempting to earn the affection of her childhood friend Toshio.

A teenage boy moves into the home of his late mother's friend, who passed away some time ago. This family happens to be a Yakuza household with four beautiful daughters—but the most stunning of them all, Hibari, is actually a boy. Hibari can't keep his hands off the protagonist, leading to their chaotic yet joyful daily life.

After the passing of Saizou, Kabamaru's incredibly strict grandfather and Iga ninja teacher (sensei), an elderly woman named Ran Ookubo claims she received a letter from him asking her to look after his grandson. So Kabamaru goes with Lady Ookubo to the big city of Tokyo to feast on yakisoba, ramen, and chow mein, and to attend a regular school—which also has its own strange peculiarities.

A farmer in Australia brings a baby named Georgie home from the forest. Growing up, Georgie remains unaware of the dark secret linked to the gold bracelet she always wears. Her father and her two brothers, Abel and Arthur, shower her with affection, but her mother views her as an outsider and cannot warm to the girl. As Georgie matures into a lovely young woman, both brothers develop deep romantic feelings for her. Ignorant of the truth, she eventually falls for the handsome grandson of the British governor. When her mother finally reveals the secret and denounces Georgie as the daughter of an exile, she departs for Britain to find her biological parents—and the young man she loves, who has also left Australia. Abel and Arthur follow her, and the three become entangled in the harsh world of London's aristocracy, rife with deception and schemes.

Yaeko Mitamura is an 18-year-old girl working at her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day, Yakko happens to meet a little boy named Hashizo and his peculiar cat Juliano. Hashizo lost both parents when he was a baby and has been raised by his older brother. Hashizo's brother, Go Kato, is the lead singer of the rising rock band "Bee Hive." When Yakko meets Go and his friend and fellow "Bee Hive" member Satomi Okawa, an unforeseen chain of events begins. Love, jealousy, rock 'n roll, and the shine of newly emerging stars are what make this anime so endearing.

By the year 2062, two global superpowers are locked in a prolonged, brutal conflict. In a last-ditch gamble for victory, pilot Kei Katsuragi receives orders to activate a super weapon known as the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb. Upon detonation, the bomb yields wholly unforeseen consequences: an array of dimensions, timelines, and realities are released into the world. Is Kei capable of reversing these effects and restoring normalcy to life?

Wakamatsu Masato resides in Tokyo with his non-blood-related step-sister, Miyuki, after their father departs for overseas work. While Miyuki is a cute, sensitive, and highly popular girl among Masato's male peers, Masato himself has a girlfriend at school named Kajima Miyuki. She is pretty and gentle, embodying the ideal dream of every high school boy.

Nanako is a young girl who suddenly gains supernatural abilities while simultaneously losing her memories from the past. By chance, a scientific prodigy named Marlow, a hardworking high school boy with grand ambitions, is present when she obtains her powers. He convinces Nanako to work for his detective agency by offering to help her recover her lost memories. Naively trusting him, Nanako agrees, but Marlow's true motive is to exploit her abilities for the benefit of his agency and himself. The story progresses as Nanako faces a series of perilous missions and puzzling events, yet her naturally cheerful outlook carries her through each incident as she resolves one mystery after another.