The winter season is upon us! With so many shows coming out it's hard to file down the season's offerings to the handful of shows you want to watch all the episodes of.

Watching the first episode and making your own judgment is a tried and true method, so for all the lovers of love we've pulled out the romance anime for you to choose from. Everything from pure love to shounen ai to ecchi is below!

TV Series

Snow White with the Red Hair 2

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2 / 赤髪の白雪姫 2

Genres: Drama, Fantasy,Historical, Romance, Shoujo

Start: Jan 12, 2016

Studio: Bones

Why you should watch the first episode: It's heartwarming with little to no tropes mixed with a dash of action animated beautifully by Bones. The heroine is a woman you can look up to and there's true to life chemistry between the love interests. There is a first season so watch the first episode to get pulled in then watch the first season as you wait for the next episode of season two.

Synopsis of Season One: Shirayuki is a normal citizen of the kingdom of Tanbarun with one unique feature: her red hair. When the first prince of Tanbarun, Raji, orders her to become his concubine because of this, she cuts her hair and escapes to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines. On her way there, she meets and befriends Prince Zen and his two aides. When Zen is poisoned by an apple meant for her, Shirayuki successfully obtains the antidote and decides to accompany the trio to Clarines. The story follows Shirayuki and her friends as she finds her place in Clarines and carries out her duties as a court pharmacist.

AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue

Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm / 蒼の彼方のフォーリズム

Genres: Drama, Romance, School, Sci-Fi

Start: Jan 12, 2016

Studio: Gonzo

Why you should watch the first episode: AOKANA is a popular 2014 adult visual novel adapted into an anime that focuses on a sport with more strategy and depth than you realize at first glance. Harem lovers who enjoy sport-themes and good animation should check this out.

Synopsis: In a world where flying is as simple as riding a bicycle, there is a popular sport called "Flying Circus."
The protagonist once had a bright future ahead of him in that field of sports but due to an overwhelming defeat in addition to a certain other reason, he has left that field. However, he meets the transfer student Kurashina Asuka and regains his passion as he teaches her how to fly.
With his situation changed, he participates once again in the Flying Circus. Just how high will he be able to fly this time with Asuka at his side?

This is a love story about the two who met while soaring in the skies, and the friends surrounding them.

ERASED

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi / 僕だけがいない街

Genres: Mystery, Psychological, Seinen, Supernatural, Thriller

Start: Jan 8, 2016

Studio: A-1 Pictures

Why you should watch the first episode: If the anime is anything like the manga, it will pull your heart out of your chest with hope, anticipation, and a real concern for the characters as they solve a mystery over decades. You should give this anime a try if you love romance where characters fight for the people they love, literally.

Synopsis: Satoru Fujinuma is a 29 year old manga artist struggling to make a name for himself following his debut. But, that was not the only thing in his life that Satoru was feeling frustrated about… He has a unique supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back in time before the incident occurred, repeating time until the accident is prevented. One day, he gets involved in an accident that has him framed as a murderer.

Desperate to save the victim, he sends himself back in time only to find himself as a grade-schooler one month before fellow classmate Kayo Hinazuki went missing. Satoru now embarks on a new quest: to save Kayo and solve the mystery behind her disappearance.

Haruta & Chika

Haruchika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru / ハルチカ～ハルタとチカは青春する～

Genres: Mystery, Romance, School, Slice of Life

Start: Jan 7, 2016

Studio: P.A. Works

Why you should watch the first episode: It seems like we're not getting another Hyouka so Haruchika can hopefully fill the hole in people's heart for a mystery slice of life. The shows from Gonzo can be hit or miss (Glasslip anyone?) but it's always a fun ride.

Synopsis: The Haruchika Series novels by Sei Hatsuno revolves around two high school students named Haruta and Chika, who are members of a wind instrument club that is on the verge of being shut down. The two are childhood friends, and they spend their days practicing hard while also trying to recruit new members. When a certain incident happens within their school, they work together to solve it.

Konosuba - God’s blessing on this wonderful world!!

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! / この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural

Start: Jan 14, 2016

Studio: Studio Deen

Why you should watch the first episode: Fans of RPG harems will embrace this show with open arms. It's adapted from an ecchi-ish novel that doesn't take itself too seriously as it plays with the tropes of it's genre.

Synopsis: The popular "alternate world home comedy" centers around Kazuma Satou, a hikikomori who is a fan of games, anime, and manga. A traffic accident brings his disappointingly brief life to an end, or it should have, but he wakes up and sees a beautiful girl who introduces herself as a goddess. "Hey, I have some good news — would you like to go to an alternate world? You may only bring one thing you like with you."

He responds, "So, I'll bring you." With that, he is transported to another world and his great adventure subjugating the demon king begins. But first the hard work of finding food, clothing, and shelter starts. Kazuma wants to live in peace, but the goddess raises one problem after another, and then the demon king's army sets its eyes on him.

Norn9: Norn + Nonet

NORN9 ノルン+ノネット

Genres: Romance, School, Shoujo

Start: Jan 7, 2016

Studio: Kinema Citrus

Why you should watch the first episode: Because it's adapted from a beautiful otome game that is absolutly crazy fun. There's time travel, psychic powers and enough guys to fulfill your every fantasy.

Synopsis: The story takes place a little in the future. Guided by one particular song, young elementary school student Suzuhara Sorata, from the Heisei Era, is warped through a time skip to an unfamiliar place that looks much like the towns from the Meiji or Taishou period from his textbooks. In this world, he meets three young ladies and nine young men and joins them on a journey aboard the mysterious Norn ship, a giant globe that floats in midair.

Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle

Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut / 最弱無敗の神装機竜《バハムート》

Genres: Action, Ecchi, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Supernatural

Start: Jan 11, 2016

Studio: Lerche

Why you should watch the first episode: If you're looking for titillation and ecchi, then look no further. The protagonist is over powered and has a full cast of characters that fit the tropes but don't conform to them.

Synopsis: The story of the light novel series revolves around Lux, a former prince of an empire named Arcadia that was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier. Lux accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory's bathing area, sees the kingdom's new princess Lisesharte naked, and incurs her wrath. Lisesharte then challenges Lux to a Drag-Ride duel. Drag-Rides are ancient armored mechanical weapons that have been excavated from ruins all around the world. Lux used to be called the strongest Drag-Knight, but now he's known as the "undefeated weakest" Drag-Knight because he will absolutely not attack in battle. After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux ends up attending the female-only academy that trains royals to be Drag-Knights.

TV Shorts

This Boy, Works With Magic

Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu. / この男子、魔法がお仕事です。

Genres: Fantasy, Magic, Shounen Ai

Start: Feb 5, 2016

Studio: CoMix Wave

Why you should watch the first episode: This is another entry into the Kono Danshi shounen ai series which has a few other OVAs you can explore. The art is always edgy and slightly dark with a story line that leaves you with a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.

Synopsis: Chiharu Kashima is the captain of the Wizard Bureau's Crisis Countermeasures Division. One day, he meets a friendly man named Toyohi Utsumi at the bar he frequents. Soon after the meeting, Utsumi confesses, "I've fallen in love with Kashima-san." Kashima is taken aback, but the two soon begin to spend more time together.

Rainbow Days

Nijiiro Days / 虹色デイズ

Genres: Comedy, Romance, School, Shoujo, Slice of Life

Start: Jan 10, 2016

Studio: Production Reed

Why you should watch the first episode: It's adapted from a popular manga that blends a pop cute style with a lovable crew of friends as they try to pursue an exciting romance. Plus it features an otaku you can likely relate to (at least sometimes).

Synopsis: Natsuki is teased for being a hopeless romantic, Keiichi disguises his sadistic personality with a constant angelic grin, Tsuyoshi is an otaku who can't read the atmosphere, and Tomoya is a frivolous playboy who likes his archenemy — these four boys are the best of friends who spend their high school life with easygoing spirit. However, certain inevitable but hilarious events might pop their happy bubble.