May 23 marks “Kiss Day” in Japan, a romantic day celebrating the release of the first Japanese film featuring a kissing scene on this day back in 1946, Hatachi no Seishun. While kissing in all forms of media is now much more common, back then it was a very rare occasion, with Hatachi no Seishun breaking the mold and showcasing youthful love.
To celebrate the day, the Japanese website AnimeAnime.jp polled 287 users on what their favorite kiss in anime was. 30% of the respondents were male with the other 70% being female. 60% of the total was under 19 years old, with the rest over 20 – skewing the results much younger than the usual anime ranking.
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Note that Crunchyroll didn’t have any say over the ranking or the results. We’re just as interested as you in what anime fans think!
Warning, there may be spoilers!
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- 8th (Tied) – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Kyon and Haruhi
- 8th (Tied) – Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom – Koko and Nozomi
- 8th (Tied) – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- – Subaru and Emilia
- 7th – Inuyasha – Inuyasha and Kikyo
- 6th – Sasaki and Miyano – the titular characters
- 5th – Fruits Basket – Kyo and Tohru
- 4th – Pokémon XYZ– Ash and Serena
- 3rd – Assassination Classroom – Nagisa and Kaede
- 2nd – Sword Art Online – Kirito and Asuna
- 1st – Detective Conan/Case Closed – Shinichi and Ran
What s your favorite anime list? Is it a romantic one or one that surprised you? Let us know down in the comments!
Source: animeanime.jp
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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
