Summary
- Spring sees the highest concentration of romance anime titles, closely followed by Summer.
- The trend of more romance anime in Spring may be due to the metaphorical idea of youth’s “springtime.”
- Data shows an increase in total anime titles and romance concentration from 2020 to 2024.
Each anime season seems to have a distinct feel, especially in recent years, with Fall seasons often bringing the most eagerly-awaited titles of the year on streaming platforms like Crunchyroll. Over the past few years, it’s noticeable that Winter is when we embark on the greatest number of parallel world adventures, on average. Trends in anime may change over time, but this pattern has become more apparent recently.
Is it merely a result of confirmation bias that such observations are made, or is there some truth to the claim that certain seasons tend to feature more of a particular genre of shows than others? More precisely, does the Winter anime season have a higher proportion of romance titles compared to Spring, Summer, and Fall? To find out if this observation holds any validity in the past five years, let’s delve into data from MyAnimeList.
Laying Out the Investigation’s Parameters
Number of Romance Titles Vs Total Number of Titles
Initially, we’ll require a substantial amount of data. To maintain clarity, let’s limit our study to anime that have been released within the last five years. This means any anime from 2020 up until Winter 2025 is included. For easier comprehension, this research will strictly focus on television (TV) anime. Therefore, Original Video Animation (OVA) and theatrical releases won’t be considered. If a series has sequel seasons, they’ll also be taken into account as long as they don’t air immediately after each other. The season an anime belongs to is determined by when its first episode was broadcasted.
We are going to analyze the number of anime titles per season, starting with Winter 2020, and we will specifically focus on those where romance is the primary theme. After that, we will calculate the “romance concentration” for each season from Winter 2020 until now by comparing the count of such titles to the total number of titles in each season. Next, we will find the average “romance concentration” for each season over the last five years to make a final comparison.
The Data: Total Number of Titles Each Season From Winter 2020
Determining Each Season’s Romance Anime Concentration
The table you see is filled with data gathered from MyAnimeList.net. It’s important to note that this table showcases the count of TV-aired romance anime series, excluding OVA (Original Video Animation) and movie releases.
| Total Number of Anime vs Number of Romance Anime Per Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Number of New Titles | Number of Romance Titles | % Concentration of Romance Titles |
| Winter 2020 | 45 | 2 | 4.44. |
| Spring 2020 | 48 | 5 | 10.4 |
| Summer 2020 | 25 | 6 | 2.4 |
| Fall 2020 | 52 | 3 | 5.7 |
| Total | 170 | 16 | 9.4 |
| Winter 2021 | 59 | 4 | 6.8 |
| Spring 2021 | 52 | 7 | 13.5 |
| Summer 2021 | 37 | 7 | 19 |
| Fall 2021 | 52 | 5 | 9.6 |
| Total | 200 | 23 | 11.5 |
| Winter 2022 | 46 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Spring 2022 | 53 | 8 | 15.1 |
| Summer 2022 | 49 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Fall 2022 | 50 | 6 | 12 |
| Total | 198 | 24 | 12.12. |
| Winter 2023 | 56 | 11 | 19.6 |
| Spring 2023 | 57 | 16 | 28.1 |
| Summer 2023 | 49 | 12 | 24.5 |
| Fall 2023 | 72 | 8 | 11.1 |
| Total | 234 | 47 | 20.1 |
| Winter 2024 | 58 | 13 | 22.4 |
| Spring 2024 | 60 | 14 | 23.3. |
| Summer 2024 | 60 | 12 | 20 |
| Fall 2024 | 72 | 14 | 19.4. |
| Total | 250 | 53 | 21.2 |
| Winter 2025 | 56 | 10 | 17.9 |
A period at the end of the percentage denotes recurring decimals.
The table provides a seasonal analysis of romance anime titles starting from Winter 2020. It’s intriguing to note that the numbers reflect a significant drop in romance anime production during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 2020 having the least number of romance anime within our study scope. Interestingly, while there was a modest rise in romance anime per year between 2020 and 2022, the numbers skyrocketed from 2023, which can also be attributed to an increase in the total new anime titles launched during that period and beyond.
What Does This Mean?
And the Winner Is…
To determine which season has the most romance anime releases overall, it’s not the Winter but rather Spring that leads, often closely followed by Summer. Interestingly, only one year in our study period, 2024, experienced a substantial increase in romance anime, although it was narrowly surpassed by Spring. However, Spring remains the season with the highest anticipated number of romance anime titles. As we have several announced anime titles for both Spring and Summer 2025, we can estimate initial numbers to see if Spring could potentially hold the record for the year’s highest concentration of romance anime by the end of 2025.
- Spring 2025 – 40 total titles scheduled* | 8 expected romance anime = 20% romance anime
- Summer 2025 – 16 scheduled* | 2 expected romance anime = 12.5%
Although the specific schedules are yet to be finalized for Spring 2025, it’s clear that there’s a high proportion of romance anime lined up so far. To make our analysis more accurate, we might want to normalize the data first. This way, instead of focusing on the average percentage of romance titles, which can be influenced by the total number of anime, we consider other factors. For instance, seasons with a higher volume of shows, like Fall, usually have more new titles and thus may have a greater number of romance anime, causing potential data bias. By normalizing the figures, we can ascertain whether some seasons indeed tend to have a particular type of show more frequently than others – which seems to be the case from our preliminary findings.
What Reason Could There Be For the Spring’s Romantic Saturation?
“The Springtime of One’s Youth”
In many instances, the release schedule and production process of an anime series can cause delays in its premiere. However, let’s imagine that all anime titles are always released on time. In such a scenario, it’s not uncommon for Spring to be the season with the highest concentration of romance anime. One reason why this might be could be linked to the notion that “adolescence is the springtime of one’s youth.” This saying symbolizes the abundant energy, potential, and blooming of first romantic experiences during a delicate but exciting phase in life. Therefore, it seems logical for production committees to release their new romance anime during Spring, as it aligns with this romantic sentiment.
Most romance anime focus on characters who are either high school students or young adults, with many older characters reminiscing about this phase of their lives as they watch the younger generation navigate love and life. The term “springtime” is often used to symbolize the blooming of romantic relationships, or one’s first love experience. Additionally, spring has traditionally been associated with positivity due to its warmth following the cold winter, but it also signifies the start of the school year, a significant time for teenage characters that are frequently at the heart of romance anime.
In the Winter season of 2025, you’ll have the chance to watch numerous romance anime series, including “The 100 Girlfriends Who Truly, Deeply, and Beyond a Doubt Adore You (Season 2)”, on Crunchyroll.
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