Romance in anime can be evocative, with characters making soft glances at each other, uttering hearty confessions, and dramatising the kind of love worth watching on-screen. However, not every relationship should survive. Some couples look cute on screen, but on a closer look, their relationships are fraught with problems and intolerable toxicity.

There are pairings that bring out the worst in each other without meaning to; couples who cling to themselves out of fear of loss, or who keep hurting each other because they don’t know any better. These are relationships with the wrong foundation that were never meant to be. And when you look closely, you start to see that breaking up is the best decision for them.

Shizuku and Haru – My Little Monster

Shizuku and Haru are an adorable duo, th

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