History OfficialCouple / AnimeAndManga

** Subverted with Kogoro and Eri. They are technically still married, but they have an estranged relationship and it is only a matter of time when they are finally going to get back together.
** In contrast to how long [=Shinichi×Ran=] or [=Heiji×Kazuha=] take to become a couple, Sonoko, who was notorious for frequently seeking a boyfriend, is together with Makoto Kyogoku the first to become an Official Couple. Initially, the RunningGag of Sonoko looking for boyfriends and having eyes for other good-looking guys still continued, but it toned down when their relationship became more and more serious, to the point that she would choose Makoto over her "sort-of-idol" crush Kaito KID.
** Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato are the first non-married police couple to become together and the cases involving their relationship have been frequently called "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story". Nowadays, it's a RunningGag to tease their rather active sex life.
** Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi are one of the quickest ships to become together. Shiratori's previous crush on Sato is {{Retcon}}ned as him having mistaken her for Kobayashi-sensei all along.
** Shuichi Akai used to be Akemi Miyano's boyfriend, but she is killed by Gin early on in the manga (or in episode 128 in the anime). Akai also used to be together with [[spoiler:Jodie Starling]] prior to dating Akemi. He still has feelings for his dead girlfriend.
** Zigzagged with Yumi Miyamoto and Shukichi Haneda. Shukichi is introduced as Yumi's ex-boyfriend, but he still has the intention to marry her. Yumi eventually catches on and supports him to fulfill his promise.
** Shinichi and Ran finally become a couple in chapters 1004-1005, although they are still "separated" from each other since Shinichi has still not be fully cured.

** The series is infamous for its tedious WillTheyOrWontThey shenanigans, and while there are a lot of canon ships in the series, it either takes tons of chapters to make them real or the readers/viewers are getting blue-ball'd again. However, some of them have managed to become official (already married couples excluded except one):

* ''Manga/GirlFriends'': [[spoiler:Akko and Mari upgrade from a GayRomanticPhase to being a true couple in a SecretRelationship. The end of the series indicates they will remain together.]]

* ''Manga/ShimejiSimulation'': An AgeGapRomance and a TeacherStudentRomance variant between [[spoiler:Mr. Takahashi and Yoshiko]]. The circumstances regarding their relationship was vague, [[spoiler:but Chapter 41 heavily implies that they have been romantically involved for some time, as it led to an, albeit bizarre-looking, marriage ceremony between both of them]].

* ''Anime/KandagawaJetGirls'': A yuri example between [[CompetitionFreak Fuka Tamaki]] and Inori Misuda. While there are subtle indicatives of Inori already falling to Fuka, the BreakUpMakeUpScenario served as their focal CharacterArc in the game. After Inori finally accepts Fuka's SplitPersonality simply as a part of her, both of them confess their feelings to each other at the end of Chapter 7. If that is not enough, their ending card within the game show both of them lovingly gaze each other, complete with Japanese white lilies within the background, a known symbol of lesbian relationships.

* ''Manga/ShimejiSimulation'': An AgeGapRomance and a TeacherStudentRomance variant between [[spoiler:Mr. Takahashi and Yoshiko]]. The circumstances regarding their relationship was never shown, [[spoiler:but Chapter 41 heavily implies that they have been romantically involved, as it led to an, albeit bizarre-looking, marriage ceremony between both of them]].

* ''LightNovel/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'': Ikki Kurogane and Stella Vermillion, the protagonists from the aforementioned Light Novel/Manga/Anime, on a twist of what would be easily mistaken for an harem series by how it begins, the couple is formed very early on the story (around the end of volume 1 from the Light Novel, chapter 10 from the Manga and episode 4 of the Anime).

* ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'' has Sonosuke Izayoi and Ruruka Andou, [[ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood friends]] who have been together since at least high school.

* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': The only couples that are together are [[{{Yandere}} Seiji]] and [[StalkerWithACrush Mika]], [[StepfordSmiler Kida]] and [[HoneyTrap Saki]] and [[EyesAlwaysShut Walker]] and [[YaoiFangirl Erika]]. [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Mikado]] and [[BrokenBird Anri]] and [[HeadlessHorseman Celty]] and [[BackAlleyDoctor Shinra]] also join in eventually.

* Louise and Saito of ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero''.

* ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'': Shiki and Mikiya. Not very surprising, considering it's essentially a romance. There's some stuff in there about the nature of personalities and murder too, but the romance is the important bit. [[BrotherSisterIncest Azaka is really kind of unhappy about it.]]

* ''LightNovel/{{Gosick}}'': Kazuya and Victorique. After many moments of ShipTease, it's finally official in the end.

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' makes it clear that Issei and Rias are the official couple... and the rest of the harem would make it clear that's "official" as in "she gets to be the legal wife". Each member of the harem has a meaningful relationship with Issei, [[MarryThemAll they're all okay with that]], and any competition is for the position of First Mistress.

* ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'': [[spoiler:Kazuma and Megumin]] confess to each other in volume 9 and agree to become a couple in volume 12. They wanted to keep it a secret to not disturb the harmony in the group, but the confession of their friend [[spoiler:Darkness towards Kazuma]] causes a reveal towards everyone else. And though they are still not quite lovers, they regularly cite their loyalty to each other as a reason to not get romantically involved with other people.

* [[HoYay Nezumi and Shion]] of ''LightNovel/{{No 6}}'' were confirmed by the end.

* Though it presents itself rather like a harem, and the series is filled with TriangRelations, ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' has Hak and titular Yona as the official couple. In truth, the "harem" ends up functioning more as a found-family, and Hak's unrequited feelings do ''eventually'' become very requited.

** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' have these in the end: Shinn and Lunamaria, Kira and Lacus, and Murrue and Mu. Athrun and Cagalli ''were'' an official couple in the first series, but things got a lot [[{{UST}} more ambiguous]] in ''Destiny'', and fandom has never been able to agree on the subject since.
** From ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', the fourth and presumably final ED could best be described as an {{Official|Couple}}/BetaCouple montage, [[spoiler:namely Saji Crossroad/Louise Halevy (the series' first couple since S1), Allelujah Haptism/Soma Peries, Lyle Dylandy/Anew Returner, and [[CargoShip Setsuna/Gundam]]. The finale adds Patrick/Kati, wedding ceremony and all.]].

** The ending of season 3 cements Jaden and Yubel, the franchise's only LGBT couple to date. [[note]]Yubel is an intersex Duel Monster, implying Jaden may be pansexual, and even InUniverse characters noted there was something off with Judai's sexuality.[[/note]]

** The ending of season 3 cements Judai and Yubel, the franchise's only LGBT couple to date. [[note]]Yubel is an intersex Duel Monster, implying Judai may be pansexual, and even InUniverse characters noted there was something off with Judai's sexuality.[[/note]]
** In Season 3, there's Amon and Echo. However, while Echo's feelings are very strong, Amon believes that [[spoiler:achieving power is more important than Echo and he sacrifices her.]]

In Season 3, there's Amon and Echo. However, while Echo's feelings are very strong, Amon believes that [[spoiler:achieving power is more important than Echo and he sacrifices her.]]

* ''Manga/{{Is}}'': Ichitaka and Iori.

** Part 1 has Jonathon and Erina, who get married shortly before the end of the part.
** Part 2 has Joseph and Suzi Q, who do likewise.
** Part 4 has Koichi and Yukako, after the Cinderella arc.
** Part 6 has Jolyne and Annasui [[spoiler: in the form of their second universal reset counterparts, Irene and Annakiss]].

** The Kyou and Tomoyo Another World OVA episodes make Kyou and Tomoya or Tomoyo and Tomoyo the Official Couple respectively.

* ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' has Elizabeth/Meliodas [[spoiler:also they married and had a son named Tristan]]

* ''[[Anime/Nanatsu no Taizai]]''has Elizabeth/Meliodas [[spoiler:also they married and had a son named Tristan]]

** The ending of season 3 cements Judai and Yubel, the franchise's only LGBT couple to date. [[note]]Yubel is an intersex Duel Monster, putting Judai firmly in the pansexual category, and even InUniverse characters noted there was something off with Judai's sexuality.[[/note]]
** Earlier in the same season, In Season 3, there's Amon and Echo. However, while Echo's feelings are very strong, Amon believes that [[spoiler:achieving power is more important than Echo and he sacrifices her.]]

* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'': Ken and Jun (or Mark and Princess, if you go for the American DubNameChange), TheHero and TheChick of the FiveManBand finally ended up together. It only took three series and a LoveTriangle with Joe (or Jason), TheLancer (pretty funny, Jun was supposed to be TheLancer when the series was being made).

* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'': Kirito and Asuna, who fall in love and [[spoiler:get married in-game]].

* ''Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut'': Sakurai and Uzaki start dating officially from Chapter 73. Their LoveConfession actually happened on Chapter 72, when Sakurai [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud accidentally says to Uzaki that he loves her]], and while she's flustered at first, she happily accepts to be his girlfriend.

** [[spoiler:[[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Chouji and Karui]] is a rare PairTheSpares case. Their romance started in ''Sakura Hiden'' when Choji made excuses so he could go to Kumogakure and visit her. As with his Team 10 teammates, Choji marries Karui (after she went to Konohagakure) and they concieved Chocho off-screen.]]

** [[spoiler:Sai and Ino were in a relationship sometime between the events of ''Shikamaru Hiden'' and ''Konoha Hiden''. They too got married off-screen and have a son later in ''Boruto''.]]

** Asuma and Kurenai got married off-screen sometime prior to ''Shippuden'' and were expecting Mirai,[[spoiler:only for Hidan to kill Asuma later]].

** Konan held romantic feelings with Yahiko [[spoiler:and was devastated when the latter pulled a ThanatosGambit. She would later join him in the afterlife after her final confrontation with Tobi.]]

** [[spoiler:Kiba and Tamaki]].

** Asuma and Kurenai. [[spoiler:Until Asuma's death.]]
** Minato and Kushina. TogetherInDeath.
** Dan and Tsunade. Until Dan's death.
** Yahiko and Konan. Now TogetherInDeath after Konan's passing.
** [[spoiler:Naruto and Hinata]].
** [[spoiler:Sasuke and Sakura]].
** [[spoiler:Shikamaru and Temari]].
** [[spoiler:Sai and Ino]].
** [[spoiler:[[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Chouji and Karui]]]].

* ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' is usually good about resolving its love triangles:

** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' infamously ''does not resolve'' its LoveTriangle in the series. However, the movies confirm that the OfficialCouple is [[spoiler:Alto and Sheryl, with WordOfGod corroborating]]. Also Michael/Klan, [[spoiler: albeit only for a very short time (in the series; in the movies, Michael is thankfully SparedByTheAdaptation).]]
** ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' has Hayate and [[spoiler:Freyja]] confirmed in the final episode (though most of the series had already pointed in their direction to begin with), with ''Absolute Live'' following up on the results of the two getting together for both good and [[MayflyDecemberRomance ill]].

** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' has [[spoiler:Alto and Sheryl, confirmed by the end of the second movie and WordOfGod]]. Also Michael/Klan.
%%** ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' has Hayate and [[spoiler:Freyja]].