Ran Mori is the karate-practicing childhood friend of Shinichi Kudo, currently masquerading as the elementary school kid detective Conan Edogawa. When the two were still together, they had a fairly close relationship, and it’s clear that they harbored romantic feelings for each other.

Unfortunately, their romantic progress was halted when Shinichi was forced to take APTX 4869, turning him into a small child. Because he is forced to hide his identity from Ran, Conan often goes a while without contacting Ran as Shinichi, causing her worry.

Yui Kotegawa – To Love Ru

Yui Kotegawa is a stickler for morals, which is why she constantly badges the main characters Rito Yuuki and Lala. She has a strong dislike for perversion and degeneracy. It puts her in a complex situation when she ends up falling for Rito, whom she sees as a major source of both.

Despite her aggressive moralizing, Kotegawa is surprisingly innocent when it comes to love. Despite her dislike for overt affection, she’s much more receptive to it with the person she likes. While Kotegawa is never a major love interest in either the main series or its sequel.

Noelle Silva – Black Clover

Noelle Silva, despite being a noble with large amounts of magic power, is regarded as a failure by her family. It gives her an inferiority complex that she tries to hide by acting overly prideful.

When her initially low opinion of Asta turns into romantic interest. Noelle is unable to reconcile her feelings of appreciation with her initially arrogant first impression. Asta isn’t helping things, since he isn’t getting the hint.

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Kagome Higurashi – Inuyasha

Kagome Higurashi was just a normal high school girl until she was dragged into a well by a demon. There, she finds herself 500 years in the past and meets Inuyasha, the half-demon. With Inuyasha’s abrasive personality and Kagome’s virtuous nature, it’s not a surprise to see the two butt heads.

Still, as the two worked together to gather the shards of the Shikon Jewel, Kagome and Inuyasha found themselves attracted to each other. Unfortunately, the presence of Inuyasha’s former lover Kikyo complicates things. Nevertheless, her affection for Inuyasha is true, and she is more honest than most other tsundere about it.