Japanese animations are experts when it comes to dramatic bursts of emotions. Confession, rejection, and regret, a typical scenario that only they can turn into a unique unexpected masterpiece.
For fans of drama and romance anime, look no more, here is a list of the BEST series where the girl regrets rejecting the main character, which I am sure you will love.
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Anime where the girl repents turning down the MC (Recommendations)
15. Naruto
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10/20 |
6/10 |
6/10 |
6/10 |
28/50 |
Although it’s not the main romance story of the anime, Jiraiya and Tsunade have quite a history. He is also not the MC, but we love him just as much. So, I’m making an exception and giving him a place on this recommendation list.
Jiraiya confessed his love to the beautiful shinobi more than once and always got brutally rejected.
However, Tsunade’s true feelings came out after his tragic death. She loved him back! But realized it when it was too late and regret filled her grieving heart.
14. Masamune-kun's Revenge
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12/20 |
6/10 |
6/10 |
6/10 |
30/50 |
When Masamune was just a kid, well, I have no way to say it nicely so I’ll be blunt, he was extremely ugly.
Yet, he mustered the courage to confess to the most beautiful and most popular girl of the school. Stupid move!
He was, of course, harshly rejected and nicknamed “Pig” by that same girl. Just like that, his middle school life was ruined.
As he grew up, all he thought about was revenge. He fixed his body, increased his grades, and upgraded his personality. Long story short he became a narcissistic prince.
Now that he is ready, he will find the evil human being that made his life hell, he will make her fall in love with him and then throw her away like an old sock in front of everyone.
He will make her regret ever humiliating him.
13. My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14/20 |
6/10 |
6/10 |
6/10 |
32/50 |
Hachiman has a very cynical view of life. He has no interest in friends or relationships. Forced to enter a Club by one of his teachers he meets Yukino Yukinoshita and his whole point of view changes.
Maybe it wouldn’t be that bad to have at least one friend. One a bit more than a friend. However, she rejects him and assures him that they will never have any kind of relationship whatsoever.
Thing is, they are stuck together and grow closer by the day. Did Yukino really make the right choice?What is that bitter feeling that won’t go away?
12. My Little Monster
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14/20 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
6/10 |
34/50 |
Shizuku Mizutani is an A-student who only cares about her studies. Cold and rude, she’s a friendless introvert and likes it.
On the other hand, Haru Yoshida is a delinquent but surprisingly, he’s a lot like her as he lacks social skills.
The two of them happened to meet and it was love at first sight for Haru. Although extremely shy, he immediately confesses his love only to be turned down.
What if there is more to Haru than meets the eyes? Shizuku is having second thoughts for the first time in her life.
11. Toradora
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15/20 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
36/50 |
Takasu Ryuuji is a kind soul with no hint of malice in his heart. Yet, due to his scary face, he is always labelled as a dangerous delinquent.
He transferred into a new school and due to a certain turn of events, he got stuck in a love triangle.
Kitamura Yuusaku is one of the MCs of the series, he confessed to Taiga, and yet the girl completely shut him down only to try to win his heart back after realizing the mistake she made.
10. The World is Still Beautiful
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15/20 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
37/50 |
Livius, king of the Sun Kingdom, managed to conquer the entire world. Known to be merciless and cruel, no one dares to oppose him.
So when he asked for the hand of Princess Nike, of course, he got it. The Princess, filled with fear, came to meet him and got a little brat sitting on a throne.
While the King only wanted her power, he came to love her. However, Nike only saw a child in him, a very powerful child.
Time passed and Nike realized that he was a kid only in appearance, that he was a monster only in rumors, and that his love was genuine. Oh my! Looks like she likes him too after all.
9. Inuyasha
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16/20 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
7/10 |
38/50 |
Inuyasha and Kikyo were madly in love even though the former was a demon and the latter a priestess.
Due to their differences, they could be easily manipulated and were deceived to believe that they had betrayed each other.
Kikyo ended up sealing Inuyasha on a tree, and the monster who trapped them killed her. Decades passed, Inuyasha was released and Kikyo was brought back to life.
Inuyasha’s love never faded and he kept trying to win her back even after what she did to him.
She kept rejecting him, hurting him and using him until he turned his back on her. It was only when she truly lost what was most precious to her that she realized what a mistake she had made.
8. Vampire Knight
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17/20 |
8/10 |
7/10 |
8/10 |
40/50 |
Kaname Kuran is a ravishing student attending Cross Academy. He is not an idol, nor a celebrity, not even a model and yet all the girls line up just to see him up close. All the girls are going crazy over him except one.
Yuki is really an oddball and because of her differences, she piqued Kaname’s curiosity. He tried to win her over more than once but she isn’t showing any sight of budging. Until now at least.
She might bite her nails later on due to her lack of wisdom. Or not, who knows…
7. The Case Study of Vanitas
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
42/50 |
Vanitas is an eccentric character with a very complex personality. To take his revenge against the vampire who ruined his life, he decided to save them whether they like it or not.
Pretty contradicting don’t you think? He also hates himself, and only falls in love with people who will never ever come to like him back.
Eventually, he fell in love with the righteous and innocent Jeanne, the fearsome Hell Fire Witch. He confessed his love and was rejected in pure disgust by the young maiden.
However, her face turns red every time she sees him. Her heart starts beating faster. The smell of his blood is so sweet it drives her crazy. And why in hell does he look so pretty to her?!
6. Amagami SS
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
8/10 |
8/10 |
9/10 |
43/50 |
Junichi Tachibana contracted an intense fear of rejection when he was stood up on Christmas Eve by the love of his life.
Ever since, he hid his true feelings from everyone around him. However, love struck again but it’s not just one girl he’s interested in but five. He sure got over his phobia pretty quickly.
Between the five beauties, it’s Haruka he likes the most. He confessed the first time and got turned down. Yet, he didn’t give up. He confessed over and over again until the girl finally started seeing him as a potential boyfriend material.
When they began going out together, she regretted not giving him a chance earlier. That’s how happy she was with him. Adorable, right?
5. Golden Time
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18/20 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
45/50 |
Banri Tada is suffering from severe amnesia due to a terrible accident. In the beginning, he was desperate to remember his past and was on the brink of depression when he was unable to.
It was Mitsuo Yanagisawa who saved him when she managed to convince him to start fresh. He enrolled in law school in Tokyo and he was reborn.
Free to remake himself, life was finally looking bright again. And that’s when he met Kouko Kaga. She literally shook up his world.
An adorable romance chase between the two love birds made their university life unforgettable. He confessed first when she only saw a friend in him. When she realized her mistake and crawled back to him he was already over her.
Well, that’s what he thought…
4. One Piece
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19/20 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
46/50 |
We all know that Sanji confesses to literally every single pretty girl that comes across him. The real miracle here, the miracle that made him deserve the 4th was that one of those girls happened to like him back.
She has three eyes but is still cute…when she hides it. Anyway, it doesn’t matter for the cook; he finds it mesmerizing.
Although Pudding adores him, there is no way in hell she’d ever tell him. I mean, first of all, she is supposed to be a villain. Second of all, her all-mighty personality and unwavering pride would never allow her to stoop so low.
However, she curses herself every day for not being able to get over herself and grab the happiness that is right in front of her.
3. Domestic Girlfriend
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20/20 |
9/10 |
9/10 |
10/10 |
48/50 |
Natsuo Fujii is head over heels in love with his teacher, Hina. Impossible to even imagine any kind of relationship with her, he accepts his friend’s invitation to go to a mixer.
He was technically dragged there but managed to get along with a girl that seemed to be in the same boat as him. Her name was Rui.
Rui asked him to come back home with her and asked him to deflower her so her friends won’t make fun of her anymore for being inexperienced.
An idiot would turn down such an invitation. Well, Natsuo is half of one since he thought about it but still accepted the offer thinking it might make him forget about Hina.
Both were left unsatisfied and decided to act as if nothing happened. A thing that will be difficult to do when Natsuo’s father remarries her mother and now they are living together. Oh, and before I forget, Rui has a sister, she’s a teacher by the name of Hina…
So Natsuo is living with the love of his life and the girl he had his first time with. I don’t know how he had the courage but he confessed to Hina and she, unfortunately, betrayed him.
Lucky for him, Rui was here to pick up the pieces and when Hina regretted her actions and tried to win his love back, she was devastated to know that his heart is now in Rui’s possession.
2. Orange
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20/20 |
10/10 |
9/10 |
10/10 |
49/50 |
One day, Naho Takamiya found a weird letter. The sender is herself from ten years in the future. Believing it was a stupid prank, she still read it out of curiosity.
All the events that were mentioned started happening and she couldn’t ignore the truth anymore, the letter was a real thing.
The letter stated that 10 years from now, her life would take a wrong turn and she will live a miserable life.
All the regrets that she will have are related to one person, a transfer student that goes by the name Kakeru Naruse.
Her future self is begging her current self to not make the same mistake. I’ll let you guess what that mistake was.
1. Just Because!
| Regret Meter | Character Writing | Plot | Animation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20/20 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
10/10 |
50/50 |
Due to Eita Izumi‘s father’s work, he had to move a lot. He never stayed in the same place for more than a year and now he is back in his hometown for his last school semester.
His comeback brought back a lot of buried feelings, a lot of regrets, and painful memories for a lot of people.
It was especially difficult for Mio Natsume. She had lingering emotions towards Eita and yet, she still refused his feelings when he poured his heart out to her.
It took her only one night to realize the colossal blunder she did and ran back to him but she had already hurt him enough.
In fear of being hurt once more, Eita didn’t want anything to do with the girl ever again.
Do you have your fair share of regrets in love too?
Just to make sure you won’t get overly depressed if you decide to watch it all, I incorporated some refreshing recommendations throughout the list.
Rejection doesn’t especially have to be dramatic, although I believe that is what you were looking for here.
Enjoy the emotional clash of feeling to your heart’s content and come back to us for more!
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Me: sees Domestic Girlfriend….
Me : oh no no no no….flashbacks of the dark days
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