History Main / InterspeciesRomance

* "O Evangelho Segundo Serguei" by Brazilian comedy band U.D.R., puts Serguei (a z-list music celebrity best known for claiming to have had an affair with Janis Joplin) wandering around the Garden of Eden and banging everything in there: the lamb of God, the llama of God, the panda of God, the ''cement mixer'' of God...

* The music video of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xweiQukBM_k "Opposites Attract"]] has Paula Adbul dancing with and romancing a cartoon cat named M.C. Scat Cat

->'''''Junior Tracy:''''' ''"I do love you! You know I love you!"''
->'''''Moon Maid:''''' ''"Love always, you, me."''
->'''''Junior Tracy:''''' ''"Yes, I understand. The die is cast. Somehow I shall learn to cope with your moon conditions and your planet's temperature. I'm on the greatest adventure ever experienced by man. Life on a new planet with the girl I love. Yes, the universe is mine."''
-->[[Comicstrip/DickTracy --Dick Tracy,]] ''April 16, 1954''

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BoldyComing, BestialityIsDepraved, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), 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), MuggleMageRomance and WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid. 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 and PredatorPreyFriendship are the platonic versions of this trope. It may also involve [[NonStandardKiss Non-Standard Kissing]].

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BestialityIsDepraved, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), 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), MuggleMageRomance and WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid. 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 and PredatorPreyFriendship are the platonic versions of this trope. It may also involve [[NonStandardKiss Non-Standard Kissing]].

* 'Star Girl' by Music/McFly was about an interspecies romance between a human and an alien. According to Tom Fletcher, the song was based on a dream he had where he romanced an alien woman.
* In CNR by Music/WeirdAlYankovic, one of Charles Nelson Reilly's many accomplishments was making sweet, sweet love to a manatee.
* 'Interspecies Love' by Kevin Blechdom. Aliens again.

* '[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2kc570KwUs Herr Mannelig]]'. She's a mountain troll. Though the 'romance' in this case is pretty one-sided.

* "Fish and Bird", by Music/TomWaits, tells the story of two StarCrossedLovers: a bird and a whale. As ridiculous as the premise sounds, it still manages to be deeply sad.

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BestialityIsDepraved, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), 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), MuggleMageRomance and WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid. 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. It may also involve [[NonStandardKiss Non-Standard Kissing]].

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For some this is [[BoldlyComing the way to go about First Contact]]. [[AlienInvasion Alien invaders]] seemingly love to tempt humans with this as part of their {{Masquerade}}, although [[HowToInvadeAnAlienPlanet you'd think they'd learn better]].

See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BestialityIsDepraved, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), 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), and MuggleMageRomance. 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. It may also involve [[NonStandardKiss Non-Standard Kissing]].

* In NHK's ''Minna no Uta'', the music video ''Tanishi-chan'', which played in NHK television channels in February and March 1986, is about an anthropomorphic pond loach and snail who are in love with each other, despite loaches preying on snails.

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* Parodied by [[http://wearscience.com/design/martian/ this shirt]].
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* ''Bat Boy: The Musical'' features a romance between the Bat Boy (Edgar), and [[spoiler:[[BrotherSisterIncest Shelley]]]]. This is encouraged by the Demi-God Pan, in the midst of a rather-large, MUSICAL, inter-species orgy.
* ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' gives us Princeton (a human/puppet) and Kate Monster ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a monster]]/puppet)
* Umbridge (an extremely strong human woman) and Firenze (a centaur) from ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Sequel]]''.
* ''Theatre/{{Seussical}}'' has [[Literature/HortonHearsAWho Horton the Elephant]] and Gertrude [=McFuzz=], a bird.
* The ''Creator/TeamStarKid'' play ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' has an alien bug/human romance, as well as a human/robot one.
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* The origins of the [[spoiler:Furude]] family in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' stem from a marriage between a human and a demon ([[spoiler:Hanyuu]]). Note: [[spoiler:Hanyuu was older than the form seen in the 7th and 8th novels during said marriage.]]
* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is a DatingSim, like many others, where your character tries to romance cute guys. Only this time, replace "cute guys" with "photo-realistic pigeons". To help players identify with the characters, there is an option for the intro scene of each love interest to show an image what he would look like as a human (answer: {{Bishounen}}). However, it is made clear that the birds really are birds, and this is just a visual TranslationConvention.
* ''VisualNovel/DraKoi'' is a love story between a nameless protagonist and a dragon who similarly has no name. [[spoiler:She picked him out as the one who would slay her, a choice he can reject.]]
* Taken pretty seriously with the noted titles of ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' by Creator/KeyVisualArts. Both scenarios are demonstrated in a rather TearJerker route following the BeautifulAllAlong path, except... just replace ''beautiful'' with ''animal''.
* ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'' has one between Aoba and [[spoiler:Clear, an android]].
* In ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateAngelOrDevil'', Akane is engaged in a romantic relationship with either an angel, a demon, or a reaper.
* In ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateBloodInRoses'', Mina, a witch who will turn into a vampire, is involved with either a vampire or a werewolf.
** Her ancestor, Tatiana, was in love with the father of vampires, Harold.
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See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BestialityIsDepraved, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), 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), and MuggleMageRomance. 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.

** [[InterspeciesRomance/TheReviewTeam The Review Team]]

** InterspeciesRomance/DungeonsAndDragons

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, 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.

* In CNR by Music/WeirdAlYankovic , Charles Nelson Reilly has relations with a manatee.

*** Charles Grodin, however, was quite enamoured with her in ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper''.

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* [[AluminumChristmasTrees As incredible as it sounds]], this trope has been very real in Europe in the dawn of history. ''Homo sapiens'' did have interspecies romances with ''Homo neanderthalensis'' - to the extent that 1% to 4% of modern Caucasian DNA is originally Neanderthalian. It is assumed the same happened in Asia with humans and the Denisovan Man, ''Homo altai''. {{UpToEleven}}: African DNA carries parts of another, unknown Homonid species. We [[ReallyGetsAround really got around]].
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* [[AluminumChristmasTrees As incredible as it sounds]], this trope has been very real in Europe in the dawn of history. ''Homo sapiens'' did have interspecies romances with ''Homo neanderthalensis'' - to the extent that 1% to 4% of modern Caucasian DNA is originally Neanderthalian. It is assumed the same happened in Asia with humans and the Denisovan Man, ''Homo altai''.