A great school life, friends, a loving family, what more could a young girl ask for in an idyllic life? Monsters, yes, monsters and a talking wand. Illya is a magical girl. She was a normal girl until the wand Ruby decided that her previous master was being a pain in the ass and decided to jump ship and give her power to the pure-hearted girl. Illya is then led into a world of magical fights that could affect the fate of the world. We think that’s an awful lot of pressure for an elementary schooler.

Illya deserves a Valentine’s Day date. She’d be nervous and adorable. You’d go to her house and after talking with her brother (your friend, Shirou, the date is his idea after all) you’d wait in the doorway for your date. Illya comes down the staircase in her best jumper, an attempt to look older, but she still looks like an adorable little girl. She offers you some chocolates she made with Shirou’s help. You smile and then escort the little lady and lead the way. You head straight to the Lion Land amusement park. You spoil the Illya as you walk through the park. The times she tugs on your sleeve and looks up at you with her amber eyes and asks “Can we go there?” you heart melts. The end of the day leaves her exhausted and you carrying her on your back. She wraps her little arms around you and you wonder how such small arms can carry the weight of the world. You also think in a few years you’d like to try the date again because if her mother is any indication she’s going to be a knock out.

Kouko had her life planed out at an early age. She was going to marry Mitsou and live happily ever after. Mitsou, on the other hand, wasn’t that into the idea. In response, Kouko became an excellent stalker and even transferred to the same law school to be near him. She was attached to his hip most of their lives and considered him hers, reacting in very hostile manner to any girl who might show interest. She even acknowledges the fact that she’s obsessive, controlling and smothering and doesn’t know how to change. Kouko is simply a hot mess.

Kouko is a girl’s girl. She loves frills, fine dining, and romance. A valentine’s date with miss Kouko is relatively standard, but a tough task. You have to impress; roses are a must. You’d have to start with picking her up in a car, a nice car, and take her to a show. She’d love to see Romeo and Juliet if it was playing. You’d take her to dinner at a French restaurant after the play and order champagne. The evening would end with you walking her to her apartment door and standing there awkwardly waiting for the go-ahead for a good night kiss. Kouko believes in the power of St. Valentine, so a kiss could lead to a lot more. (Disclaimer: dating Kouko could result in marriage because she not one to let go, ever!)

Hikari is just your average teenage girl. She goes to school, has friends, a good relationship with her family and even her teachers. She is also a vampire. Hikari is one of several “Monster Girls” or Demi, attending a public high school in modern Japan. The world had come to the conclusion that vampires, dullahan, succubi, and snow women are just different, and accept them like any LGBTQ and in this case D. The series revolves around interviews a teacher at their school is conducting with them to learn about them and their cultures.

Hikari may seem a little young, or at least immature, to ask out on a date -- but it could be fun. She is highly energetic and has issues with personal boundaries. She doesn’t like the heat and direct sunlight bothers her, limiting the locations for a date. She wouldn’t do well in a museum either, she’s just got too much energy. You’d probably win her over by taking her ice skating. The two of you could hit the ice for a really fun Valentine’s Day date. You would also have every excuse to hold hands and bump into each other as you skate around the rink. She may get hungry while you’re out, so be sure to pack some blood because telling her to bite your neck is moving a little fast for a first date.

Mitsuha, is a girl who grew up in the countryside of Japan and yearns to bask in the big city lights of Tokyo. She spends her quiet days at school, with her friends, working in the family-run shrine, and creating braided cords with her grandmother to sell. She does have one quirk; she seems to have inherited the ability to body swap. When she goes to sleep at night she wakes up in the body of a boy named Taki Tachibana who lives in Tokyo and leads a busy life going to school, working, and dreaming of being an architect. Mitsuha and Taki switch bodies each night, living every other day in their counterpart’s skin.

Despite wanting to leave the country for the city, Mitsuha does love her town and the people in it. A valentine’s date with her would be a hike and a picnic. You’d both leave the lakeside village and begin your hike up into the mountains. You’d carry everything; you’re a gentleman after all. The two of you would hike to the ridge of the crater and look out at the valley below. The clouds would part and you’d see the light sparkling off water below. You’d put down your bag and open up the blanket. She’d unpack a bento that makes your mouth water. You’d take a drink from the thermos then offer her some. You aren’t concerned about an indirect kiss, besides, a kiss might make her feel better after just being snubbed for an Oscar.

Urara is a quiet girl. She doesn’t stand out despite her incredible beauty. She focuses all her attention on studying. Urara is a witch, though. She’s not a witch in the cackling-around-a-boiling-caldron way, though. She has the ability to swap bodies with anyone she kisses. Urara isn’t even overly interested in using her power; she only discovered it after kissing Yamada by accident. This is anime so we’ll get past the accident part. She is one of seven witches at her school. The anime revolves Yamada, Urara and their friends unraveling the secret of the witches.

A Valentine’s Day with Urara would most likely be spent in a library. She is always studying and pushing herself to learn and understand more and be at the top of her class. You both could bring your books for a study session in one of the study rooms. A bag of snacks or orange slices and a drink or two smuggled in your book bag should stave off a vending machine run. You know she is smarter than you, so you can use that to your advantage. You can sit on the same side of the table, letting her help you with your math problems. The date may seem quite tame and boring, but those moments when you stretch your arm and rest it on the back of her chair bringing your bodies close and a blush to Urara’s fair skin lets you know an idiot like you might have chance.

Chiyo is your average high school girl: bright, cheerful, a talented artist and she has a crush. Her crush is the stoic Nozaki. She finally gets up the nerve to confess and tells him she’s his biggest fan. Nozaki then signs her an autograph. Chiyo didn’t realize that Nozaki is a serialized manga artist in “Girls Monthly.” She is quickly recruited by Nozaki to help with his manuscripts. Chiyo is often confused and constantly fails in conveying her feelings to Nozaki, but is happy that she gets to spend time with him even if it is working.

A Valentine’s date with Chiyo, if you happened to steal her away from Nozaki, would be a trip to an art museum. You could walk the quiet halls and stand near each other as you stared at the artwork hanging on the walls. You could try to impress her with a little art knowledge you managed to glean from Wikipedia. She’d smile and be happy even if you were wrong because you took an interest in something she was interested in. You could stop at the café and each have a coffee, ordering her extra whip just so you could see it stick to the tip of her nose. She would be adorable just sitting there, with her big red and white polka-dot bows on either side of her head, talking excitedly about art.

Lilith Asami is a teenaged teacher at the top-secret magic school Royal Biblia Academy. The Academy is one of only a few places that survives in the ruined world. The academy’s role is to train mages to stop what is known as the break down phenomena, a magical plague that dissolves organic matter and had spread over the world. She is also the mage that brought the protagonist Arata to the magic school in hopes of taming his magic skills so he wouldn’t become a demon lord.

Lilith is an amazing mage. She is one of the seven most powerful mages at the school having mastered her thema. A thema is the area of study an advanced mage focuses their abilities on and for the best results you’d need to study the opposite of your personality. Lilith is a rather prudish girl who easily gets embarrassed by innuendo, so her thema is Luxuria (Lust).

A Valentine’s Day with Lilith could be absolutely amazing and filled with twists and turns as she goes from delicate flower to dirty devil. She would sure be one to give you chocolates and be all embarrassed about it. We know that Lilith can be bossy, but she is a prodigy after all. She is very innocent in so many ways and is an easy target for teasing, not that her mini skirt isn’t a tease in itself. You could be kind and distract her from her embarrassment by asking her to teach you something… in your room. We could only hope that teaching you about Luxuria would make her one naughty sensei.

Onodera has a crush on Raku. Raku and Chitoge are pretending to date to prevent a crime war between their criminal families. Chitoge and Onodera are best friends. Onodera wouldn’t dare get between her friend and her own crush. Onodera is innocent, timid and extremely kind, and lacks confidence. She is the kind of girl who -- if she loves you -- loves you completely.

A wonderful valentine’s date would begin with her offering you chocolates she made herself. You’d walk into town and go to a family restaurant for a nice quiet meal. She’d nervously look at you from the other side of the table as she unconsciously tucks her hair back behind her ear. You will talk about movies and school and your friends. The topic will never stray into love. She’ll be nervous and distracted as you walk home, not noticing the crosswalk. You’ll grab her hand and pull her back before traffic crosses down the street. She’ll be embarrassed and quickly say thank you, then get even more embarrassed as she realizes you’re still holding her hand. You’ll try to let go and she’ll squeeze tighter, letting you know she doesn’t want to let go, now or ever.

Kumiko plays the euphonium in the Kitauji High School brass band. She is neither an athlete, the smartest girl in school, nor a musical prodigy. Kumiko is us: very ordinary. The events of Sound! Euphonium, tend to go on around her. She witnesses the drama we witness and becomes in some cases the listener or the go-between for characters caught up in the more dramatic parts of the plot. The plots in this story are many, they range from confessions, to academics, to dealing with the pressure to succeed and forgiveness of grudges for past slights. The overall plot arc deals with the band practicing to place in the national brass band competition.

We want to make Kumiko our valentine simply because she is us. She is the one looking in on the story and telling us the major events. Kumiko works hard, too. She is always practicing her instrument and trying to get better without letting her grades slip too much. She deserves to have a Valentine’s Day date. You know she would have wanted to make chocolates, but probably wouldn’t have the time or the skill, and that’s okay. She will simply look at you with her amber eyes and smile and your heart will melt. You’ll go for a walk and compliment her on her dress, something she’s a little uncomfortable wearing, so she’ll bring up a book she read. You’ll tell her it sounds interesting and you might want to read it when she’s done. Kumiko will suggest that you both sit down by the river and watch the people go by and as she watches the people all you can think of is what it must be like to burry your head in the soft curls of her brown hair. You both sit in silence and observe the other couples and maybe you creep your hand near hers and try to hold it.

Rem is one of the twin maids working for the great warlock Roswall Mathers. She and Ram, her sister, are both half Oni (ogre). She is petite and has bobbed sky-blue hair that drapes over her right eye. She is a quiet and polite girl but has enormous power and strength. Yet, when she lets her oni powers loose, she seems to have an overbearing bloodlust in direct contrast to her demure look.

Despite being a powerful warrior and competent maid in a massive manor, Rem is a simple girl at heart. She wants to be loved like any other girl. Rem would be happy going for a walk in the town market holding your hand; in her opinion it’s her way of showing how lucky she is. You’d stop at a flower stall and by a daisy to put in her hair. You’d get a bag of apples then walk out of town and stop near a big tree by a stream to rest out of the sun. She’d pat her lap letting you know that you can lay your head down. She smiles down at you and you smile back knowing that you don’t need anything more than time together for Valentine’s Day.