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The best romantic comedy series of all time
25 ranked · updated October 2026
Spanning iconic Manhattan sitcoms, emotional Korean dramas, and high-energy romantic anime, the greatest romantic comedies thrive across distinct cultures and mediums. These standout series capture everything from high-stakes workplace deception and secret identities to heartwarming stories of healing through unexpected love.
How this ranking works
Ranked by a Bayesian-weighted score (rating average + rating count) across series classified as Romantic Comedy.
Friends
Marta Kauffman
This iconic New York sitcom redefined television romance through ten seasons of heartfelt chemistry, career missteps, and enduring friendship among its central six characters.
Explores: Friendship, Relationships, Coming of Age.
Sex and the City
Darren Star
Darren Star's groundbreaking series captures the humor and vulnerability of modern female friendship and urban dating through Carrie Bradshaw and her circle of friends.
Explores: Female Friendship, Dating in the City, Single Life.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Park Shin-woo
Park Shin-woo crafts a deeply moving psychological romance where emotional baggage, found family, and healing unfold within the backdrop of a psychiatric hospital.
Explores: healing through love, emotional baggage, found family.
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You
By trading prolonged courtship for immediate matrimony, this sweet slice-of-life anime finds pure charm in the cozy realities of newlywed life.
Explores: Love at First Sight, Newlywed Life, Arranged Marriage (Implied).
Horimiya
CloverWorks brings tender authenticity to this high school romance as two outwardly different classmates bond over their secret, unshared lives outside the classroom.
Explores: Hidden Identities, Unexpected Friendship, Social Outcasts.
Crash Landing on You
Park Ji-eun
Park Ji-eun delivers an unforgettable cross-border romance by pairing a dramatic culture-clash premise with irresistible chemistry between an heiress and an army captain.
Explores: Forbidden Love, Culture Clash, Fish Out of Water.
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
This razor-sharp anime transforms high school courtship into brilliant intellectual warfare as two proud student council leaders scheme to force an admission of love.
Explores: Tsundere, Intellectual Competition, Pride.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Yang Hui-seung
Inspired by an Olympic champion, this charming sports drama captures the endearing warmth of young athletes experiencing first love and collegiate personal growth.
Explores: First Love, Childhood Friends, Athlete Romance.
Yo soy Betty, la fea
Fernando Gaitán
Fernando Gaitán's record-setting telenovela balances sharp workplace satire and an unforgettable ugly duckling arc within the cutthroat world of Colombian fashion.
Explores: Ugly Duckling, Unrequited Love, Social Class.
Golden Time
Set against a Tokyo law school, this J.C.Staff production brings emotional weight to the collegiate romance genre through themes of amnesia and personal discovery.
Explores: Amnesia, Coming-of-age, Obsessive Love.
My Dress-Up Darling
A shared passion for cosplay sparks genuine creative connection between a reserved dollmaker and an exuberant classmate in this endearing slice-of-life series.
Explores: Cosplay, Fish Out of Water, Hidden Talents.
Maid Sama!
Sharp comedic timing and classic tsundere dynamics anchor this high school favorite after a strict student council president has her cafe secret exposed.
Explores: Secret Identity, Tsundere, Class Difference Romance.
Business Proposal
Han Sul-hee
Mistaken identity and fake dating tropes achieve peak comedic flair when an disguised employee accidentally ends up on a date with her company's CEO.
Explores: Mistaken Identity, Forced Proximity, Fake Dating.
Marry My Husband
Shin Yoo-dam
Shin Yoo-dam mixes satisfying revenge drama with second-chance romance as a murdered woman leaps a decade back in time to change her fate.
Explores: Second Chance, Reincarnation, Betrayal.
The Quintessential Quintuplets
Framed around a mysterious future wedding, this academic harem romance thrives on the distinctive personalities and growing affections of five identical sisters.
Explores: Tutoring, Multiple Love Interests, Academic Setting.
True Beauty
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: Appearance Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Love Triangle.
Boys Over Flowers
Yoon Ji-ryun
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: Class differences, Forbidden Love, Bullying.
Queen of Tears
Park Ji-eun
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: Marital Crisis, Second Chance Romance, Corporate Intrigue.
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Park Joon-hwa
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: Boss-Secretary Relationship, Quitting Job, Arrogant Boss.
My Love Story!!
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: First Love, Unrequited Love (initial), Kindness.
She Was Pretty
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: Reunion, First Love, Identity.
I Am Not a Robot
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: Misunderstanding, Allergy, Artificial Intelligence.
My Love from the Star
Park Ji-eun
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: Alien Romance, Fish Out of Water, Forbidden Love.
Blue Spring Ride
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: First Love, High School Romance, Past Trauma.
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
A standout of romantic comedy series.
Explores: Cynicism, Social Isolation, Teen Angst.
Common questions
What is the most successful romantic comedy telenovela?
Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea holds a 2010 Guinness World Record as the most successful telenovela in television history, following economist Beatriz Pinzón Solano navigating love and career at the fashion company Ecomoda.
What is the premise of Crash Landing on You?
Written by Park Ji-eun, Crash Landing on You follows South Korean heiress Yoon Se-ri, who accidentally lands in North Korea after a paragliding tornado accident and is hidden and protected by North Korean army captain Ri Jeong-hyeok.
Which romance anime starts with the characters getting married?
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You bypasses the prolonged courtship typical of traditional romance stories, focusing on genius Nasa Yuzaki and Tsukasa Tsukuyomi as they get married right away following a dramatic rescue from a traffic accident.