Shion & Nezumi - 'No. 6'
[ranking: 2]
Nezumi and Shion come from very different worlds. Nezumi has experienced terrible suffering, watching his entire village burn to the ground and barely escaping with his own life. Meanwhile, Shion has lived a life of privilege and ignorance inside a protected city called No. 6 - the city responsible for Nezumi's tragic past.
When Shion helps Nezumi escape from a conflict, he's stripped of his position and nearly gets captured before Nezumi helps him in turn. From there, the two begin to develop a relationship, slowly falling in love despite their deeply dissimilar backgrounds. Ultimately, their differing views on how to handle the political strife that surrounds them separates them, but their deep love persists.
Fumi Manjoume & Akira Okudaira - 'Sweet Blue Flowers'
[ranking: 14]
Fumi Manjoume and Akira Okudaira have a long and complicated friendship that eventually develops into a romantic relationship. Akira wants to protect Fumi from both physical harm and emotional strife. She does her best to do so as Fumi comes out of the closet, then goes through several romantic relationships where her powerful feelings are not reciprocated.
It takes some time, but eventually Fumi manages to place her romantic feelings with Akira, who has been emotionally supportive all along. Meanwhile, Fumi is also able to offer some emotional assistance to Akira when she needs it.
Ymir & Krista Lenz - 'Attack On Titan'
[ranking: 6]
Ymir and Krista Lenz's relationship is one of the best things about Attack on Titan, which is saying a lot given the overall quality of the show. The two bond over their complex hidden histories, throw aside expectations that have been placed on them by others, and devote themselves completely to keeping each other safe and happy. It's a genuinely beautiful relationship that blooms in the midst of chaos and bloodshed.
Early in the Attack on Titan fandom, there was some debate as to whether or not Ymir and Krista were romantically involved, but their relationship was confirmed both by the manga author Hajime Isayama and Krista's voice actor, Shiori Mikami.
Yukito Tsukishiro & Touya Kinomoto - 'Cardcaptor Sakura'
[ranking: 4]
Yukito Tsukishiro and Touya Kinomoto share one of the most recognizable relationships in the CLAMP universe. The two boys start off as good friends before eventually progressing toward a romantic relationship. They've been attached at the hip from the moment they met, and each considers the other to be the most important person in the world to them. The anime iteration of their relationship can technically be interpreted as platonic, but the manga version is clearly romantic.
Given the manga is aimed at young children, this is especially heartening. No matter what their future orientation might be, kids need non-binary representation. It can help heterosexual kids grow up to be tolerant, while non-binary kids feel validated for their identities.
Shion Karanomori & Yayoi Kunizuka - 'Psycho-Pass'
[ranking: 8]
Shion Karanomori and Yayoi Kunizuka are both employees of the Public Safety Bureau, an organization in charge of monitoring whether or not citizens might break the law, and arresting or slaying them before they get to that point. Shion serves as a lab technician, which is a far more prestigious job than Yayoi's position as an Enforcer.
Nevertheless, both of them are stuck in a dystopian environment that neither of them truly feel fulfilled by. They find comfort in a physical relationship with each other. This relationship is never really commented on; instead, it's simply depicted as a small part of their dramatic lives.
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Tohru & Miss Kobayashi - 'Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid'
[ranking: 7]
When a nerdy computer programmer named Kobayashi makes a drunken agreement with a dragon, she doesn't expect to end up living with Tohru, a dragon maid who is head-over-heels in love with her. She also doesn't expect to find herself reciprocating that love.
That's exactly what happens in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. As the series progresses, the two learn more about each other's lives and grow so close that they act like a married couple. They even start making mutual decisions about the dragon child who has been living with them as if she's their daughter. It's nice to see two women live in domestic bliss, even if one of them is a dragon.
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