History Main / InterspeciesRomance

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BestialityIsDepraved, BlueAndOrangeSexuality, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), and HotSkittyOnWailordAction (for when you wonder how these two things could actually reproduce, or at least engage in activities that would lead to reproduction with members of their own species). May involve ExoticEquipment or the MaleToFemaleUniversalAdaptor. May lead to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or to a NonhumanLoverReveal if one member was keeping secrets. If society does not approve of such romance, then it's also MalignedMixedMarriage. InterspeciesFriendship is the platonic version of this trope.

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BestialityIsDepraved, BlueAndOrangeSexuality, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), and HotSkittyOnWailordAction (for when you wonder how these two things could actually reproduce). May involve ExoticEquipment or the MaleToFemaleUniversalAdaptor. May lead to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or to a NonhumanLoverReveal if one member was keeping secrets. If society does not approve of such romance, then it's also MalignedMixedMarriage. InterspeciesFriendship is the platonic version of this trope.

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BestialityIsDepraved, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), and HotSkittyOnWailordAction (for when you wonder how these two things could actually reproduce). May involve ExoticEquipment or the MaleToFemaleUniversalAdaptor. May lead to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or to a NonhumanLoverReveal if one member was keeping secrets. If society does not approve of such romance, then it's also MalignedMixedMarriage. InterspeciesFriendship is the platonic version of this trope.

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* Greg and Rose Quartz of StevenUniverse. The titular character is their child, a half-human, half-Gem (an all-female race of alien warriors).

* Greg and Rose Quartz of StevenUniverse. The titular character is their child, a half-human, half-Gem (an all-female race of alien warriors).

* The whole point of ''E.T / Futuristic Lover'' by Katy Perry.

* The music video of ''Opposites Attract'' has Paula Adbul dancing with and romancing a cartoon cat named M.C. Scat Cat

* PaulaAbdul's video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xweiQukBM_k "Opposites Attract"]]; she's human and he's a... cartoon cat guy.

* In the episode Typomaniac Vol. 1 of Starters, Chikoria thinks that Chespin and Fenniken are dating and begin to scold them for that.
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* ''Webcomic/TheCummoner'': Vilga; her many lovers include a pair of satyrs and a demon plant.
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May include a moral about the FantasticRacism version of inter-racial romances. Also may be StarcrossedLovers. Anyone looking for more built in angst will make one of these a MayflyDecemberRomance. In [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness less realistic]] settings, can easily result in {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or {{Hybrid Monster}}s.

* Taken pretty seriously with the noted titles of ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' by KeyVisualArts. Both scenarios are demonstrated in a rather TearJerker route following the BeautifulAllAlong path, except... just replace ''beautiful'' with ''animal''.

* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': Considering that most of the characters are different species, this was inevitable. The {{Official Couple}}s are Cuddles (a rabbit)/Giggles (a chipmunk) and Handy(a beaver)/Petunia (a Skunk).

!!Examples with sub-pages:

A romance, sexual or otherwise, between two different species. Sometimes they are humanoid aliens, and a GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe is involved, or they can be a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire and a human, two {{Funny Animal}}s, or a BeastAndBeauty couple. The type of species can diverge greatly, so long as they are different.

May include a moral about the FantasticRacism version of inter-racial romances. Also may be StarcrossedLovers, anyone looking for more built in angst will make one of these a MayflyDecemberRomance. In [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness less realistic]] settings, can easily result in {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or {{Hybrid Monster}}s.

Chances of it actually becoming an OfficialCouple (and evolving into a mixed marriage) are increased if the nonhuman has a [[HumanAliens human form]], although that still doesn't take away the {{Squick}} for a steadfast minority of viewers. Most people accept it, though, if there are ''no'' humans involved, just two different animals. For anthropomorphic animals, this can be a source of FurryConfusion, especially if they're the ''only'' couple seen to be of different species.

A lot more likely to happen in fan works (FanFic, WebComics, etc) and more likely to be...um...[[NotSafeForWork NSFW]].

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual; BestialityIsDepraved; MarsNeedsWomen; DivineDate; MagicalGirlfriend; DeusSexMachina; DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu; BoyMeetsGhoul; {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), and HotSkittyOnWailordAction for when you wonder how these two things could actually reproduce. May involve ExoticEquipment or the MaleToFemaleUniversalAdaptor. May lead to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or to a NonhumanLoverReveal if one member was keeping secrets. If society does not approve of such romance, then it's also MalignedMixedMarriage. InterspeciesFriendship is the platonic version of this trope.

!!Examples:

* InterspeciesRomance/{{Advertising}}

* InterspeciesRomance/{{Apparel}}

* InterspeciesRomance/{{Music}}
* InterspeciesRomance/MusicVideos

* InterspeciesRomance/{{Theatre}}

* InterspeciesRomance/VisualNovels
* InterspeciesRomance/WebAnimation

-> ''"Into the elevator, Mr. Schlock. Let's beam down to the surface so I can find an alien to fall in love with before the program is over."''
-->-- '''Captain Jirk''', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioH0POPyeEQ Stardrek]]

Chances of it actually becoming an OfficialCouple (and evolving into a mixed marriage) are increased if the nonhuman has a [[HumanAliens human form]], although that still doesn't take away the {{Squick}} for a steadfast minority of viewers. Most people accept it, though, if there are ''no'' humans involved, just two different animals. And since humans are animals, this can also be used to examine popular notions about [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman morality]]. For anthropomorphic animals, this can be a source of FurryConfusion, especially if they're the ''only'' couple seen to be of different species.

A lot more likely to happen in fan works (FanFic, WebComics, etc) and more likely to be...um...NSFW.

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual; BestialityIsDepraved; MarsNeedsWomen; DivineDate; DeusSexMachina; DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu; BoyMeetsGhoul; {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), and HotSkittyOnWailordAction for when you wonder how these two things could actually reproduce. May involve ExoticEquipment or the MaleToFemaleUniversalAdaptor. May lead to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or to a NonhumanLoverReveal if one member was keeping secrets. If society does not approve of such romance, then it's also MalignedMixedMarriage. InterspeciesFriendship is the platonic version of this trope.