Love is in the air, because a recent online poll on Charapedia asked Japanese otaku to vote for their favorite "endearing depictions of romance" in manga and anime. The polling took place from May 12 to May 18, 2016, and some 10,000 fans participated by picking their favorites from a pool of 84 possible choices.

The top 20 "endearing depictions of romance" in manga and anime were as follows:

20.) Strobe Edge. (129 votes)

19.) One Week Friends. (131 votes)

18.) Chihayafuru. (141 votes)

17.) Plastic Memories. (147 votes)

16.) Maison Ikkoku. (162 votes)

15.) Blue Spring Ride. (175 votes)

14.) Nisekoi. (182 votes)

13.) Your Lie in April. (195 votes)

12.) The Ef series. (Ef - A Tale of Memories and Ef - A Tale of Melodies) - 196 votes

11.) The Monogatari series. (204 votes)

10.) Nagi no Asakura, aka Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea. (210 votes)

09.) Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions. (212 votes)

08.) Snow White with the Red Hair. (214 votes)

07.) Honey and Clover. (241 votes)

06.) My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU. (249 votes)

05.) MY love STORY!! (279 votes)

04.) Sword Art Online. (324 votes)

03.) CLANNAD. (329 votes)

02.) Toradora! (402 votes)

01.) Kimi ni Todoke - From You to Me. (594 votes)

The polling demographics were fairly evenly split by gender, with men making up 51.6% of the voters and women making up 48.3% of the voters. In terms of age, the results skewed toward the younger demographic, with 65% of the votes being in their teens and twenties, while 35% of the voters were thirty or older.

Sources:

Hachima Kikō

Charapedia

Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.