What would love look like in a time of androids, aliens, and cybernetics? Speculative fiction genres like science fiction allow people to safely explore complex subjects in a futuristic setting, and that includes romance. Sci-fi romances, especially in a medium like anime, go beyond just placing a love story in between spaceships and laser battles, and instead delve deeply into issues like sentience, the nature of the soul (if one exists), and the essence of human connection.