10 best anime to watch if you like The Dangers in My Heart

The Dangers in My Heart has quickly become a fan favorite anime thanks to its dark themes mixed with an underlying sweet romance. The unusual protagonist Kyotaro and his evolving relationship with the multi-faceted Anna subvert standard assumptions for the genres it spans.

Fans find themselves unexpectedly invested in the redemptive direction of this unlikely pairing who bring out the best in each other. If you've quickly binged through The Dangers in My Heart and want more genre-bending anime titles in a similar vein, here are 10 fantastic series to add to your watchlist next.

Disclaimer: This article reflects the writer's opinion. The anime are not ranked in any particular order.

Top 10 must-watch anime for fans of The Dangers in My Heart

1. Death Note

The iconic anime Death Note immediately comes to mind when thinking of shows similar to The Dangers in My Heart. This thriller series follows Light Yagami, a high school student who finds a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing their name.

Light initially begins killing criminals, striving to make the world a better place. But over time, his god complex and ends-justify-the-means mentality leads him down a dark path. The series explores the corruption of power through a cat-and-mouse game between Light and a detective known only as "L".

While significantly darker, Death Note's exploration of moral dilemmas provides a thematic contrast to The Dangers in My Heart's lighter take on inner darkness.

2. Future Diary

Future Diary offers another male protagonist whose inner darkness wars with emerging feelings for a girl. The story follows Yukiteru Amano, a loner who communicates with imaginary friends through a cell phone diary.

One day, his diary reveals the power to predict the future, and Yuki is forced to compete in a battle royale against 11 others wielding similar diaries. Like Kyotaro, Yuki starts quite isolated and struggles to connect to others.

Over time, his interactions with an unusual girl named Yuno help bring out his humanity just as Anna does for Kyotaro. However, Yuno has an extreme dark side of her own that leads to dramatic twists across this thriller series.

3. Erased

For viewers who connected with the themes of fate and redemption in The Dangers in My Heart, the acclaimed anime Erased should appeal strongly. The protagonist Satoru has a strange ability to rewind time, which activates one day to prevent a tragedy.

He finds himself back in his childhood body and races against the clock to stop a serial kidnapping and murder case that ruined countless lives back then. Through this suspenseful premise, Satoru tries to rewrite fate and make up for mistakes that have haunted him.

Erased shares the central idea that one decision or encounter can fully reshape someone’s path and relationships. Like Kyotaro, Satoru discovers that his harsh first impression of someone concealed a very different truth underneath.

4. Blue Spring Ride

Blue Spring Ride (Image via Production I.G)

For those hungry for more unconventional shoujo romance like The Dangers in My Heart, don’t miss Blue Spring Ride. When former middle school student Futaba suddenly reunites with her first love Tanaka in high school, memories and feelings come flooding back.

But the tender boy she once knew seems to have transformed into a brusque and intimidating person she hardly recognizes. Through a series of earnest interactions, however, the two troubled teens find themselves opening up to each other again little by little.

Like Kyotaro and Anna, Futaba, and Tanaka discover that they misjudged each other, allowing their relationship to grow into something beautiful. Blue Spring Ride captures the transformative power of love through endearingly flawed characters.

5. Your Lie in April

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The heartfelt musical drama Your Lie in April delivers powerful emotional storytelling reminiscent of The Dangers in My Heart. It centers on Kousei, a former piano prodigy unable to play anymore after his demanding mother's death.

That changes when the free-spirited violinist Kaori comes crashing into his life, coaxing Kousei to accompany her musically. Through their poignant, music-infused journey, Kaori nurtures Kousei's gradual musical and personal recovery.

At its core, Your Lie in April beautifully depicts how connecting with another person can rescue you from the darkest, loneliest places. Similar to The Dangers in My Heart, Kaori and her vibrant passion for life transform and redeem someone lost in grief and isolation.

6. My Little Monster

My Little Monster (Image via Brain's Base)

The quirky romantic comedy My Little Monster focuses on the developing relationship between Shizuku, a highly driven overachiever, and Haru, an unpredictable troublemaker prone to violence. Despite their very different personalities, the two find themselves drawn to each other.

Haru helps Shizuku open up beyond her solitary focus on academics and see the joys of friendship. Meanwhile, Shizuku’s steadfastness and motivation inspires Haru to channel his volatility into productive personal growth.

Like The Dangers in My Heart, this anime highlights how an unlikely personal connection helps temper a dangerous character’s more harmful tendencies into better directions. Viewers root for the central duo as their friendship softens their sharper edges.

7. Fruits Basket

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The revered shoujo series Fruits Basket centers on kind-hearted orphan Tohru who discovers the Sohma family curse that transforms members into animals from the Chinese zodiac when hugged by the opposite sex.

As she interacts with the Sohma family, Tohru's empathy and optimism help heal emotional wounds and bring out the best in those carrying dark burdens from their pasts.

Like Anna, Tohru represents a gentle force of change for those struggling with inner demons and isolation.

Her presence helps characters like hot-headed Kyo and the mysterious Akito become better versions of themselves across this poignant drama.

8. My Love Story

For another sweet twist on romantic tropes, don’t overlook My Love Story. Kind-hearted but imposing Takeo has long pined for his pretty best friend Yamato. But Takeo always gets perceived as the friend, not a love interest.

When he rescues the petite Rinko from a harasser on the train one day, she falls head over heels for the noble, gentle giant Takeo. Much of the show’s humor and charm comes from Rinko’s aggressive pursuit of the oblivious Takeo.

Like The Dangers in My Heart, this anime delights in subverting standard assumptions about characters.

Underneath Takeo’s intimidating appearance lies a considerate boy with a heart of gold worthy of being the shoujo protagonist rather than sidekick.

9. My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (Image via Brain's Base)

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU centers on the cynical loner Hachiman Hikigaya, who is forced to join his school’s volunteer service club.

There he grudgingly interacts with the club’s only two members – the fierce Yukino Yukinoshita and bubbly Yui Yuigahama.

Through their entertaining clashes and conversations, the girls slowly prompt Hachiman to reconsider his misanthropic worldview that keeps him so bitterly isolated.

Like Kyotaro, Hachiman’s interactions with unexpected personalities shift his perspective in positive ways he never imagined.

10. Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Image via A-1 Pictures)

For a more lighthearted office romance, Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku makes a strong companion to The Dangers in My Heart.

Protagonist Narumi is a fujoshi, a female otaku who loves anime and manga focused on male relationships. After changing jobs, she discovers her childhood friend and gaming otaku Hirotaka works in her company.

Although they initially hide their geeky hobbies, recognizing each other as fellow otaku brings them closer over shared interests. And despite their awkwardness and quirks, they help encourage each other to pursue their professional dreams as well.

Like Kyotaro and Anna, discovering unexpected connections underneath surface impressions is central to the growing attraction between Narumi and Hirotaka. Their sweet geek romance adds a lighter counterpoint to The Dangers in My Heart's intensity.

Conclusion

The Dangers in My Heart subverts assumptions through an unlikely protagonist-heroine pairing that brings out the best in each other. Fans taken with its fresh take on standard tropes are sure to find plenty more unconventional characters and relationships to enjoy across these highly entertaining anime titles.

Whether you crave more redemptive connections, sweetly offbeat romances, or thought-provoking themes about human nature – these 10 anime all deliver poignant, binge-worthy storytelling reminiscent of The Dangers in My Heart.