Looking for quirky romance anime

I mean, I don’t know if I would describe Alya Hides her Feelings in Russian as quirky, but the first season felt fun to watch because of the concept of having a main character who could communicate with a different language.

But basically I was wondering what other fun romance anime have that premise where the main characters use other languages besides Japanese because I don’t know if such shows are rare.

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gud_fellow2026-01-04 07:11

I guess Okitsura is quirky.

KaleidoArachnid2026-01-04 07:11

What is that anime about?

gud_fellow2026-01-04 07:14

A high school kid (mc) gets shifted to Okinawa, there is he develops a crush on a girl who speaks Okinawan dialect so he doesn't understand her but the girl's best friend translates it for him also the girl's best friend has crush on mc.

Future-Demon-692026-01-04 07:14

Scum's wish.

blackninjakitty2026-01-04 07:57

A Sign of Affection plays with this heavily as the FL is deaf and communicates in JSL. The ML is a polyglot and knows some of a few different languages, and a major throughline is him learning Sign from her.

KaleidoArachnid2026-01-04 07:59

That premise sounds kind of nice as I was looking for more anime about people expressing their feelings through different languages.

dora_the_bich2026-01-04 08:23

Scums’s wish?

futanari_kaisa2026-01-04 08:56

DanDaDan

True-Temperature1382026-01-04 09:20

Hayate the Combat Butler is a lighter harem anime than most, filled with intentionally random logic as well as some quirky but mostly entertaining attempts at humor. It sadly didn't adapt all chapters, but there are still many that made it to the anime.

Most people say Katsura Hinagiku is best girl.

Artistic-Low-91022026-01-04 11:02

I know. Undead Unluck

123ORANGEZ_KING2026-01-04 11:12

Try 'chunibyo, love and other delusions' that's a good one

Careful_Ad_90772026-01-04 11:17

Reading only the title I would recommend hatsukoi gentei/limited.

It's like one of those harem anime where there are multiple girls, some in junior high some in high school. But the quirk is that inat as of having a central male mc it also has a bunch of boys.so it becomes a complex mess of people liking and not liking each other.

For example one polygon has guy A likes girl A, but girl A likes guy B, guy B likes girl B , girl B likes guy A , guy C also likes girl B.

Now regarding language in specific, maybe *a silent voice" which is about won't language.shampoo from ranma.also has a language barrier in her first appearances.

soracte2026-01-04 11:34

> I was wondering what other fun romance anime have that premise where the main characters use other languages besides Japanese because I don’t know if such shows are rare.

They're pretty rare. There's [Cultural Exchange with a Game Center Girl](https://myanimelist.net/anime/59689/Game_Center_Shoujo_to_Ibunka_Kouryuu?q=game%20cent&cat=anime), I guess. Other than that, multilingual characters in romance anime are often set up to be attractive but not the main point of the plot. I guess [Senryuu Shoujo](https://myanimelist.net/anime/38787/Senryuu_Shoujo?q=senryuu&cat=anime) is about a girl who only speaks in (Japanese) verse, if that's a close analogue.

If you're looking for romance anime that're quirky *in some more general sense* then that's a wider field, e.g. [Fruits Basket](https://myanimelist.net/anime/38680/Fruits_Basket_1st_Season?q=fruits%20basket&cat=anime) (people becoming animals), [Ranma 1/2](https://myanimelist.net/anime/210/Ranma_%C2%BD?q=ranma&cat=anime) (surely you've heard of the premise of this one), [Mysterious Girlfriend X](https://myanimelist.net/anime/12467/Nazo_no_Kanojo_X?q=mysterious&cat=anime) (spit! it's spit!!), [Midori no Hibi](https://myanimelist.net/anime/330/Midori_no_Hibi?q=midori%20no%20hibi&cat=anime) (handy), &c &c &c.

KaleidoArachnid2026-01-04 19:14

Yes either is fine with me actually as I was basically seeking romance anime with sort of experimental premises.

reactguides2026-01-05 10:29

I really laughed a lot with “Princess Jellyfish” it's more comedy but has some romance.
Socializing skills for the MC and her companions are low, so they express through different means (kimono dolls, phrases and characters of their favourite manga, or… jellyfish!)

shiriuslee2026-01-07 20:50

Maybe "Nodame Cantabile" as they communicate through music, there's also "Tada Never Falls in Love" where they bond through photography

KaleidoArachnid2026-01-07 21:11

Thanks as those shows sound nice.