Romance in Dark Settings (i.e.thriller)
Romance with darker themes. Romance in a setting of thriller, horror, action, psychological, etc. Some of the tropes may include forbidden love, tearjerkers, tragic backstories, psychotic leads, and doomed toxic relationships (these dynamics are fun to watch, but don't romanticize).
Please use discretion on the difference between interesting storylines and dynamics versus how unhealthy and unsafe some of these relationships would be in irl.
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![Crazed Fruit]()
101. Crazed Fruit
Japanese Movie - 1956
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![What a Good Girl]()
102. What a Good Girl
Chinese Drama - 2025, 88 episodes
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![Last Sunrise]()
103. Last Sunrise
Chinese Movie - 2019
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![Had I Not Seen the Sun]()
104. Had I Not Seen the Sun
Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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![Twelve Letters]()
105. Twelve Letters
Chinese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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![Lesson in Love]()
106. Lesson in Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
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![The Monster Within]()
107. The Monster Within
Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
Spoiler: Twisted ML, domestic abuse, and unhappy ending for couple, but overall bittersweet ending
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![Helpless without You]()
108. Helpless without You
Chinese Drama - 2025, 61 episodes
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![Dominion and Devotion]()
109. Dominion and Devotion
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
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![Sinful Marriage]()
110. Sinful Marriage
Chinese Drama - 2025, 24 episodes
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![Speed and Love]()
111. Speed and Love
Chinese Drama - 2025, 29 episodes
Beware of terrible cuts in the last third of the drama. The first 17 episodes are what I based my rating on. It goes downhill after that, but still suppppperrrr worth it. Just don't think too hard.
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![Had I Not Seen the Sun Part 2]()
112. Had I Not Seen the Sun Part 2
Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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![If Wishes Could Kill]()
113. If Wishes Could Kill
Korean Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
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![My Dearest Assassin]()
114. My Dearest Assassin
Thai Movie - 2026
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![Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest]()
115. Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest
Japanese Drama - 2026, 9 episodes
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![Punch-Drunk Woman]()
116. Punch-Drunk Woman
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
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![Haiiro no Otome]()
117. Haiiro no Otome
Japanese Drama - 2023, 7 episodes
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![Whisper of Desire]()
118. Whisper of Desire
Thai Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
warning: this one has explicit content
