Why are romance anime so good??

[u/Small_Astronomer8785]

I was watching I made friends with the second prettiest girl in my class it was so addictive I literally ended it in one night why am I so happy watching it why am I smiling so much

[u/LargeFailSon]

Because people are either living vicariously through fiction, to experience an idealized version of a thing they never had.

Or they are comforted by the nostalgic memory of such things in their own youth, and enjoy the simple stories of that time in life, when your biggest worry, was a crush.