Love that is rejected by a crush always breaks the heart. There are many reasons why someone is rejected, whether it is because of dissimilar feelings, social status, and others. Not only in the real world, love stories like this are also often found in anime as a side story for one of the characters.
However, they are not always rejected, some even succeed on their own or find the love of another. For example, Ryuuji Takasu and Taiga Aisaka from the anime series Toradora! who are dating after being rejected by someone they liked for a long time.
Apart from them, there are several anime characters who always fail in love. Here’s the list.
1. Boa Hancock (One Piece)
dock. Toei Animation/One PieceBoa Hancock, one of the characters in the series One Piece depicted as a charismatic Pirate Queen. He was used to the confessions of people who were attracted to his appearance, but he always rejected them without thinking.
He, who was very stupid towards men, then met Monkey D. Luffy. Only he wasn’t attracted to her charms. Seeing Luffy’s reaction, Boa teased him until he finally really liked the man with the straw hat. Unfortunately, Luffy still has no feelings for Boa even though she continues to chase him non-stop.
2. Tsubaki Sawabe (Your Lie in April)
dock. Studio A-1/ Your Lie in AprilYour Lie in April also has a story about the unrequited love of one of the characters, namely Tsubaki Sawabe. The woman is Kousei Arima’s childhood friend who belatedly realized that she had feelings for the boy.
Tsubaki, who had mustered up the courage to confess her feelings for Kousei, had to accept his rejection. Even though he knew that at that time Kousei was in love with Kaori Miyazono, who at that time was dating Ryota Watari. Even though he was rejected, Tsubaki felt relieved and proud of himself for daring to throw away his pride.
3. Tsubasa Hanekawa (Bakemonogatari)
bakemonogatari.fandom.comTsubasa has liked Koyomi for a long time, but he only kept it hidden and never expressed it directly. His feelings continued to surge until he felt disturbed himself, followed by unreasonable fear. Finally Tsubasa confesses to Koyomi, even though he knows he will be rejected.
The man’s refusal actually made her heart feel relieved. He no longer had to bottle up his feelings and realized that his courage had succeeded in freeing him from fear.
4. Brakes (Re:Zero)
dock. White Fox/ Re:ZeroRem, one of the characters in the anime Re:Zero failed in his love story. He had to accept the bitter pill that his feelings for Subaru Natsuki were only one-sided. The reason is, Subaru already likes someone else, namely Emilia.
Rem’s sadness was very clear as she expressed her emotions smoothly. Subaru’s kind rejection seemed to leave a deep impression on Rem’s heart. Nevertheless, Rem continues to support Subaru under any circumstances.
5. Tomoe (Kamisama Kiss)
kamisamahajimemashita.fandom.comKamisama Kiss follows the story of ghosts and land gods named Tomoe and Nanami. At first, Tomoe finds Nanami’s sudden presence very disturbing, but eventually they connect in an important bond between God and servant.
Tomoe thinks that it is impossible for ghosts and humans to have a relationship, so she continues to close her heart and build a strong defensive wall. However, Nanami’s kindness and persistence succeeded in making the wall collapse. Tomoe falls in love with him, even though the path they have to take is very difficult and painful.
6. Tooru Ishikawa (Horimiya)
dock. CloverWorks/ HorimiyaThe anime character who always fails in love then falls to Tooru Ishikawa. He experiences unrequited love for his friend, Kyoko Hori. When he begins to express his feelings for her, Hori politely rejects him. This is because Hori’s heart has been stolen by someone else, namely Miyamura.
The heartbroken Ishikawa tries to accept the fact that the woman he likes is in a relationship with someone else. Unexpectedly, Ishikawa actually became close to Miyamura, there was no hatred towards him. His friendship with Hori continues as before.
7. Asta (Black Clover)
dock. Pierrot/ Black CloverAsta, the main character in the anime Black Clover, Turns out he also felt unrequited love. He has deep feelings for Lily Aquaria, a devout nun who has vowed not to date or marry. Even though he knows this, Asta is not afraid to win Lily’s heart.
Unfortunately, Lily remains obedient to her oath and firmly rejects Asta. That love didn’t end up making Asta very heartbroken, until he discovered the real reason why he couldn’t be with the nun.
8. Ryuuji Takasu and Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!)
dock. JCStaff/ Toradora!In the anime Toradora!, the two main characters, namely Ryuuji Takasu and Taiga Aisaka work together to help each other to find their respective loves. Ryuuji likes Minori Kushieda, while Aisaka likes Yusaku Kitamura. After planning various ways and gathering courage, the two of them confessed to the person they liked.
Unfortunately, they were rejected. This made them devastated and they decided to withdraw. The sadness they both felt together turned out to make them both aware of each other’s feelings.
9. Sakura Chiyo (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun)
dock. Doga Kobo/ Monthly Girls’ Nozaki KunThis comedy genre anime centers on the character Chiyo Sakura who has harbored love for Nozaki, her classmate. Even though Sakura often gives signals, Nozaki is still insensitive and instead thinks that his friend is a fan asking for his autograph.
For Nozaki, who is a manga artist, his career in comics is more important than pursuing romance stories. The confused Sakura made it clear what she wanted, namely to have a relationship with this man. Seeing the man’s indifferent attitude made Sakura trapped inside friendzone. Even so, he continues to try so that his feelings can be reciprocated someday.
10. Karen Tendou (Gamers!)
gamers-gemazu.fandom.comKeita Amano is a loner whose hobby is playing games. His classmate, Karen Tendo, invited him to join the club games. After seeing the activities carried out by the club, Keita felt that he was not suitable to join because he felt that he was not one gamers the pros.
Hearing this rejection made Tendo sad. He also continued to chase Keita to join the club and was continuously rejected. He also reached the stage of asking the man out on a fake date, but was again rejected by Keita. This continuous rejection made Tendo so bad that gossip spread about them throughout the school.
These are a number of anime characters who always fail in love. So, which character do you think has the saddest love story?
