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17+ BEST Romance Donghua (Recommendations)

Donghua or Chinese animation is most commonly known for genres like action, and historical. But, swords and armors aside, we all know that romance will always have a certain place in everyone’s heart—not even buff people are excused!

You don’t have to be in a relationship to get butterflies, scream on your pillow, or smile through the screen, all you need is the right romance animation. Just like magic, you will get the exact amount of oxytocin and euphoria a person gets when falling in love with these 18 Romance Donghua.

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18. Cupid's Chocolates

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To most guys, a girlfriend is a dream, two is a blessing, and a group of them a paradise.

How would you feel when you’re living your ordinary life—waking up early, walking to school, pretending to listen to the teacher, and suddenly a bunch of girls come to you claiming that you are their lover? To top things off, some of them claim to have a child with you?

A college student who wants nothing but a normal and peaceful life, scared to be stuck in any kind of trouble suddenly gets all the good-looking girls (whom he doesn’t even know) lining up for his attention! Watch how this ordinary guy takes charge of his extraordinary fate!

 

17. Monster List

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What are the odds that your crush would reciprocate your feelings when you ACCIDENTALLY confessed? Geez! You must be God’s favorite if they would!

The world has constantly reminded Feng Xi how single he was. While frustratingly telling his friends how much he likes Sujiu, she accidentally overhears him. Surprisingly, she asks him if they could be a couple! Feng Xi-senpai, sprinkle us with your luck and grace!

But then, maybe luck isn’t free at all. Little does Feng Xi know that things are going to change for him as he gets involved with the girl he thought he knew well.

 

16. No Doubt In Us

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With all the honesty left in your body, what is the first thing you would do if you swap bodies with the opposite sex? Y’all the holy spirit is watching, no sus answers allowed!

There are people who get flustered with the slightest contact, and it happens that the queen is one of them. As the emperor went too close to her, she impulsively pushed him—making them fall into a pond. Hence, the moment they wake up, they suddenly find themselves in each other’s bodies!

Would this incident bring the feuding and distant couple close? Or are they going to grow more distant from each other?

 

15. Spicy Girl

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Imagine the burden of being naturally born with intimidating feats. As much as you’d want to be friends with everyone, you would most probably end up as the last person being approached, even if it is an emergency.

Su Xiao is a very passionate actress, however, she’s been stuck with the villain role ever since forever. She’s desperate to become a protagonist but her intimidating aura says no—until Xiao Jin arrives.

Xiao Jin, a famous actor and producer, miraculously says yes to her request. Knowing that he’s a businessman, it would be suspicious if he wouldn’t want anything in return, right? If your heart beats for romance at work, and feel-good genres, then this donghua is made for you.

 

14. My Cultivator Girlfriend

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We all know how hundreds of love stories started with a prince saving a princess, right? Well, this donghua happens to be one of them. Well… maybe except for the royal titles part, the protagonists here are more of a security guard and a cultivator girl.

After saving the girl, Ma Yingxiong accidentally took her cultivator powers, leading him to a series of troubles. Will he ever get his normal life back?

 

13. Fox Spirit Matchmaker

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If love knows no gender, love also knows no genus… or so I guess?

Yuechu, a human Taoist, and Susu, a fox spirit, cross paths when Susu literally falls through the roof and into Yuechu’s life. After the incident, Yuechu finds himself helping Susu with her mission—bringing two separate reincarnated lovers back together.

However, because the lovers were both feisty in their own way, the mission didn’t go smoothly—resulting in several events that led to the unravelling of the truth behind who and what Yuechu and Susu used to be to each other.

Looks like matchmakers also have their matches as well.

 

12. Lan Mo’s Flower

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Here we go again with the girl falling in love with her best friend trope. But the problem is, he never saw her as a woman, but a brother. Ouch! That’s worse than being called a sister!

T-shirts, jumpers, and pants—everything but a gown or a dress was Lan Mo’s signature clothes. She moves boyishly and she’s not comfortable with heels. Not exactly anyone’s type, especially Yifeng’s, her best friend.

But everything changes when a magical hair clip comes into her possession, which turns her into a conventionally attractive woman. Will Yifeng finally see her? What happens if everyone finds out her secret?

As generic as the plot may be, you won’t even need a girlfriend/boyfriend to get butterflies with this cute romance donghua!

 

11. Psychic Princess

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Born with psychic powers, the Prime Minister sets his own daughter to live in the mountains as he perceives Yunxi as an ominous girl. Years later, when his younger daughter is set to marry a prince to unite both kingdoms, he sends Yunxi instead.

Right after their marriage, Yunxi finds out that Prince Ye is her polar opposite. He was cold and cruel, while she was bubbly and had the warmest personality. Yes, this is one of those cliché but classic tropes.

Maybe opposites really do attract… well, I mean, maybe not at first but it’ll eventually work out… I guess? Watch how these two opposite people find love in their differences.

 

10. The Beauty Blogger

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Beauty standards vary according to places and evolve throughout time. Along with that is the make-up style.

So what if a modern beauty blogger goes back in time? Welp, not exactly in time, but she gets stuck in a VR reality game, wherein China was still a monarchy.

How will a modern woman survive a traditional setting?

 

9. White Snake

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We’ve seen countless romance stories about a demon and a human falling in love, and in almost all of those, the female lead is always the human. So, if you’re looking for a romance where the female lead is the powerful entity, and the male lead is the one who keeps the other calm, then this is perfect for you.

Xuan, an ordinary snake catcher, saves Blanca after she fails her mission. However, when she woke up, she couldn’t remember anything—not even her own name! As they embark on a journey to find her identity, they also find themselves falling for each other.

What lengths are a snake catcher, and a white snake demon, willing to take to fight for their love? Or… would Xuan still even want to risk everything for Blanca when he finds her real identity?

Oh! And can we talk about the art? Because it’s just soo… *chef’s kiss*

 

8. How to Steal 55 Kisses

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A lack of communication can complicate things and cause a lot of misunderstandings, and this couple is just the perfect example of that.

The broken union between Jin Nian, and Anhao was complicated by a long list of misunderstood events in their past. As time passes by, their misunderstandings just keep piling one after another.

If you’ve been single for a long time or haven’t gone out for so long, and you want to feel dozens of emotions in every episode of the series you watch, then this is your sign to prepare your popcorn and open a new tab.

 

7. I’m Joybo

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Xiaobai was a trainee until his senior failed to accomplish a task, and Xiaobai was suddenly reassigned as the new editor for a rising author. Fate sure is playful, because the reassignment of Xiaobai brought him close to Tong Li, the author, who played a big part in his past—which he forgot due to amnesia.

As they progress working on the serialized novel, the unravelling of the forgotten past also progresses as the universe conspires to intertwine their fate, the second time around.

 

6. Memory of Chang’an

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Being rich is cool until you are born in a monarchy era and country.

Well, you can say that this is one of those typical historical-romcom donghuas, but you know what? You’ll never get the same butterflies in each of them.

Princess Ming Yue and Prince Li Qiang were stuck in an arranged marriage, to keep their kingdoms in harmony. However, as the princess finally found comfort in her new home, the enemies of the royal family just couldn’t sit still until they were dethroned and ruined.

 

5. Adorable Food Goddess

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I think we should change the man’s in “the way to a man’s heart, is through his stomach” into everyone’s, because in this recommendation, people of all genders get swooned by the cooking prowess of the female lead.

Well, yes, this is an isekai, but not the type that involves getting hit by a train or a truck. Just food… a lot of food.

Jiayao is a modern talented cook, and the moment she took a sip of her new recipe to check the taste, it took her to another world… like literally… in Imperial China. To make matters worse, she was immediately kidnapped for ransom right after she was isekai’d.

Fortunately, she was talented in cooking and had a good sense of humor, which made her life somewhat easier during her captivity. The head of the bandits that kidnapped her is the same person who also looks after her, and good gawwdd! He was good-looking!

I wonder if she was actually miserable or inwardly happy haha!

 

4. Be My Wife

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Who doesn’t love a strong female lead?

A 21st century esteemed assassin gets betrayed and killed by her own lover when she talked about wanting a normal life. Before she knew it, she was already reincarnated as the mistreated Fourth Lady of the Su Manor.

The original Su Luo never dared to talk back nor fight back as her own family abused her constantly, until the modern Su Luo’s consciousness took over. Because of her bravado and skills in martial arts, she captivates the attention of Lord Jin, the empire’s demonic imperial highness.

With the newly acquired power, she asks Jin to help her become stronger, and as they spend more time together, romance starts to bud. However, a lot of people want to drag her down and keep her from getting stronger.

 

3. Heaven Official’s Blessing

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No clichés, just slow burn romance. Not to mention that the characters are nothing but eye candy. The 2021 danmei novel, adapted in an 11 episode animation, revolves around a heaven official and a mysterious ghost king.

What do you think happens if a deity crosses paths with heaven’s nemesis, the ghost king? The words that would come to mind are probably: war, destruction, bloodshed—anything along those lines, but what if a spark of romance beat all of those? Ironic, right?

After being banished twice, Xie Lian comes back to the mortal realm for his first mission after his third ascension in heaven, where he meets Hua Cheng, the mortal enemy of the heavenly realm. Discover how the two deities of different realms get stuck with the red thread of fate as their journey progresses.

 

2. Immemorial Love For You

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Ah! To be in love with the same person, both in your past and present life. I’d pay millions to have that! Kidding, I’m broke y’all haha!

Imagine a handsome alien, yes a HANDSOME alien, comes to Earth and becomes king of Babilonia. Would you hand over Earth to him? Welp! Sorry to break your bubble but he didn’t come to Earth for that.

He became king to be able to build Babel Tower, which he and his colleagues will be using to go back to their home. However, upon his stay, he fell in love with a human. Unfortunately, when they were about to take off, their spaceship exploded—killing the woman he loves.

As she reincarnates 2500 years later, they meet again. Will their interrupted love continue?

 

1. Big Fish & Begonia

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As a rite of passage, 16-year-olds from the mystical realm are sent to the human world for a certain period of time. But then, Chun gets stuck the moment that the portal to their world appeared, but with the help of a young boy, she was able to come home with his life in return.

Devastated, she desperately used magic to bring the young boy back to life—unaware of how heavy the consequence it brings.

Dive into the mystical realm as it unravels the tale of life, death, love, and sacrifice. Oh! And bring some tissues, please *evil laugh*

 

Which one gave you the most butterflies?

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See? I told you didn’t I? Whether it be office romance, school romance, fantasy romance, name it and we got you covered! You won’t even need to pay hundreds of dollars, spend hours on make-up and dressing up to go out on a date and feel butterflies in your stomach when you have the right list of romance donghuas to watch!

All you need is comfortable clothes, your laptop…and maybe some popcorn or ice cream. We need to take ourselves on a date once in a while too! Even if it’s just a stay-in date. Peace of mind matters, bruh.

 

8 thoughts on “17+ BEST Romance Donghua (Recommendations)”

  1. NoneOfYourBusiness

    Heaven Official’s Blessing it not a bl I like that anime but I don’t think it suppose to be romance…..

  2. The Beauty Blogger , Be my wife , Heaven Official’s Blessing , Adorable Food Goddess , Fox Spirit Matchmaker , Phychic Princess .
    I liked All the above very much . I also liked others u mentioned

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