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Looking for romance (or magical girl like sailor moon) animes to watch with my wife that aren't "odd."

No upskirts or weird non-character sexualization (if the main characters are attracted to each other it's vastly different than sexual harassment by schoolmates/teachers/the invisible camera man..)

No children (obviously, but 🤮 at so many titles in this genre)

Either apolitical (impossible), or at least empowering to women and not the typical Western/Japanese "your job is to be your husband's token"

Edit: Non hetero-normative animes fully welcome but I would be lying if I said she wouldn't be pissed at a lesbian anime if it's overtly and obviously written for/by men.

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[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

This season's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is really cute and has none of that weirdness! Another one I enjoyed is A Sign of Affection which is set in college and features a Deaf protagonist.

It's been a while since I watched these, but I don't think Wotakoi (office romance) or Recovery of an MMO Junkie have any of that weirdness, and they both have adult casts.

Bloom Into You is one of the best yuri anime out there, and Sasaki and Miyano is a very cute BL show.

Separate from romance, if you haven't watched Cardcaptor Sakura it's an absolute classic of the magical girl genre.