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[Reelya]

You're probably looking in the wrong places for romance series then.

- forget Harems, they never really pay out on the romance, with rare exceptions
- Clannad and other Key^tm series aren't really about the romance either
- Nazo no Kanojo X: it's about a "relationship" but idk if I'd call it a real romance anime
- Sankarea: haven't seen this, but it's a possible one.

Some to check out could include:

Nana (though this is more like relationship trainwrecks than romcom)
Nodame Cantabile
Kimi no Todoke
Toradora
Lovely Complex
Skip Beat

[Orange Wizard]

Not really sure if they count as romcoms but Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun and Oregairu are both fantastic IMO.

[Neonivek]

I actually stopped watching that cat anime BECAUSE of the stupid Harem...

What is the point of a Harem if the characters
1) Aren't interesting
and
2) Cannot possibly get it on with out lead
and
3) Two of them are the exact same dang story.

Yes... I would have actually watched 12 episodes of an anime where ALL the main character does is reluctantly do good deeds for cats.

I cannot tolerate more then three episodes of stupid Harem Hijinks...

[Orange Wizard]

I cannot tolerate more then three episodes of stupid Harem Hijinks...

And then there's School Days which is sooooo cathartic

[Furtuka]

It's not a romance anime, but if you like super robots then recently the romance plot in Aquarion Logos really stood out to me when I watched it. Twas adorable.

[Cruxador]

romance ... I'd be grateful for some recommendations tough, if you guys have any.

Ore Monogatari!! is a recent excellent example that hits all your criteria.

There's a lot more good romance manga than anime, though. Ancient Magus Bride is an incredibly good romance that'll be getting an anime soon. In general, what you're looking for is more likely to be in shoujo stuff, which isn't that popular except on specialized sites (ie, not MAL) but I don't have a good recommendation there since it's not my interest.

[JoshuaFH]

His and Her Circumstances is great while it lasts. Probs the most intense Gainax blue balls ever though.

[Flying Dice]

It's not a romance anime, but if you like super robots then recently the romance plot in Aquarion Logos really stood out to me when I watched it. Twas adorable.

Wait, is that a continuation of Aquarion Genesis and Aquarion EVOL? I feel sorta obliged to watch it if it is.

[Furtuka]

It's not a romance anime, but if you like super robots then recently the romance plot in Aquarion Logos really stood out to me when I watched it. Twas adorable.

Wait, is that a continuation of Aquarion Genesis and Aquarion EVOL? I feel sorta obliged to watch it if it is.

It's more of a reboot/AU. Though when it aired the first episode was packaged with a one episode OVA crossing over Genesis and EVOL. According to some other viewers (since I haven't gotten to seeing the other series entries yet) some parts of the plot of Logos parody some of the more unpopular decisions made by EVOL, or do them in a much better method.

[Flying Dice]

It's not a romance anime, but if you like super robots then recently the romance plot in Aquarion Logos really stood out to me when I watched it. Twas adorable.

Wait, is that a continuation of Aquarion Genesis and Aquarion EVOL? I feel sorta obliged to watch it if it is.

It's more of a reboot/AU. Though when it aired the first episode was packaged with a one episode OVA crossing over Genesis and EVOL. According to some other viewers (since I haven't gotten to seeing the other series entries yet) some parts of the plot of Logos parody some of the more unpopular decisions made by EVOL, or do them in a much better method.

It's functionally the same thing, though, considering the mythos of the series.

EVOL wasn't great, but I did enjoy how thoroughly it cockblocked a lot of the annoying sets of viewers almost continually. Genesis of Aquarion was... basically a strange mirrorverse of Evangelion where everybody overcame their issues and grew to understand one another. Though the CGI didn't age well. Fun stuff, for anyone who hasn't watched it. Just, uh, maybe don't watch in public, because the robot transformation sequence is remarkably orgasmic.

[Stuebi]

Thank you for the recommendations. I'll start to check some of these out once I emerge from the black pits of my office.

Interestingly, I've spent forever just watching different series without being majorly bothered by any of this stuff before. But a couple weeks ago It just occured to me that there is so much tease and shallow romance in so many of them, and they so rarely try to work it into the story so it actually means something. My girlfriend got me into everyday life with Monstergirls (Or however it's called), which I mostly like for it's goofy character designs, and that was were I actually started thinking if I ever watched a decent romance anime before, or heck, one with decent romance elements in it.

On a sidenote tough, I'm probably one of those plebs mentioned before in this thread, that make up "the masses" who bury decent series under mainstream junk. I really liked Bleach after all, and if you put me on the spot as to why it would probably amount to something along the lines of "I like swordfights and like the general look and feel of the series". Which is probably the equivalent of saying that I like Mc Donalds for it's Burgers.

[Furtuka]

It's not a romance anime, but if you like super robots then recently the romance plot in Aquarion Logos really stood out to me when I watched it. Twas adorable.

Wait, is that a continuation of Aquarion Genesis and Aquarion EVOL? I feel sorta obliged to watch it if it is.

It's more of a reboot/AU. Though when it aired the first episode was packaged with a one episode OVA crossing over Genesis and EVOL. According to some other viewers (since I haven't gotten to seeing the other series entries yet) some parts of the plot of Logos parody some of the more unpopular decisions made by EVOL, or do them in a much better method.

It's functionally the same thing, though, considering the mythos of the series.

EVOL wasn't great, but I did enjoy how thoroughly it cockblocked a lot of the annoying sets of viewers almost continually. Genesis of Aquarion was... basically a strange mirrorverse of Evangelion where everybody overcame their issues and grew to understand one another. Though the CGI didn't age well. Fun stuff, for anyone who hasn't watched it. Just, uh, maybe don't watch in public, because the robot transformation sequence is remarkably orgasmic.

Well the thing is

Spoiler: sortof spoilers maybe? (click to show/hide)

it actually had its own different background story that's seperate from the traditional Aquarion mythos, and at one point the old Aquarion shows are actually shown being played on tv and some of the merchandise is show in the background of shots. Though apparently there's some theory regarding other Aquarion materials that discuss how alternate universes work in the franchise?

On an unrelated note, a fun thing with Logos is that the MC is a fairly amusing parody/deconstruction of Mahouka-man style stoic genius main characters.

Spoiler: Genuine spoilers (click to show/hide)

After his initial Mary Sue alert introduction over the course of the series he turns out to actually be sortof an even less socially adjusted Shirou Emiya whose glory hog tendencies cause several jerkass moments that nearly alienate the rest of the team, come close to getting him killed several time, and unintentionally creates his own worst enemy by driving his rival so far into the depths of patheticness through his initial constant failures against him that he comes out the other end as the based Kotomine to his Shirou.

[ToonyMan]

Spoiler: diamonds (click to show/hide)

[Flying Dice]

It's not a romance anime, but if you like super robots then recently the romance plot in Aquarion Logos really stood out to me when I watched it. Twas adorable.

Wait, is that a continuation of Aquarion Genesis and Aquarion EVOL? I feel sorta obliged to watch it if it is.

It's more of a reboot/AU. Though when it aired the first episode was packaged with a one episode OVA crossing over Genesis and EVOL. According to some other viewers (since I haven't gotten to seeing the other series entries yet) some parts of the plot of Logos parody some of the more unpopular decisions made by EVOL, or do them in a much better method.

It's functionally the same thing, though, considering the mythos of the series.

EVOL wasn't great, but I did enjoy how thoroughly it cockblocked a lot of the annoying sets of viewers almost continually. Genesis of Aquarion was... basically a strange mirrorverse of Evangelion where everybody overcame their issues and grew to understand one another. Though the CGI didn't age well. Fun stuff, for anyone who hasn't watched it. Just, uh, maybe don't watch in public, because the robot transformation sequence is remarkably orgasmic.

Well the thing is

Spoiler: sortof spoilers maybe? (click to show/hide)

it actually had its own different background story that's seperate from the traditional Aquarion mythos, and at one point the old Aquarion shows are actually shown being played on tv and some of the merchandise is show in the background of shots. Though apparently there's some theory regarding other Aquarion materials that discuss how alternate universes work in the franchise?

On an unrelated note, a fun thing with Logos is that the MC is a fairly amusing parody/deconstruction of Mahouka-man style stoic genius main characters.

Spoiler: Genuine spoilers (click to show/hide)

After his initial Mary Sue alert introduction over the course of the series he turns out to actually be sortof an even less socially adjusted Shirou Emiya whose glory hog tendencies cause several jerkass moments that nearly alienate the rest of the team, come close to getting him killed several time, and unintentionally creates his own worst enemy by driving his rival so far into the depths of patheticness through his initial constant failures against him that he comes out the other end as the based Kotomine to his Shirou.

Coolio, I'll have to catch it when I have more free time. That's one of the things I enjoyed about Genesis, how pretty much the entire cast had their own flaws and failings, and how what really mattered was their ability to overcome their differences to work together for the collective good--and how taking that step was emotionally beneficial in the end, too.

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

So, uhhh, I'm reading... Boku No Hero Acedamia.
I like it, set in a world in the near future, superpowers suddenly arose in the world a few generations ago, to the point where people without powers are the minority, we focus on a kid without powers who always dreamed of becoming a hero but whose dreams were crushed once it was found out, so blah blah blah, some time in the future, he's a massive doormat who meets All Might, the number 1 superhero, who has the flying brick template without the flying part, long story short, All might gives his powers to our MC, who then finds out that the super-strength does not come with the prerequisite power of super-durability.
It gives a pretty interesting view on a world filled with super-powered people, and I like the characters, maybe I'm just not jaded enough to manga like this to see all of the boring, checklist-like shit that is what actually makes up the series, but I give it a greenlight for anyone who's still hankering for a good old little action series.