diff --git a/api/watchlist/handler.go b/api/watchlist/handler.go
index 2b13c9e..506ebda 100644
--- a/api/watchlist/handler.go
+++ b/api/watchlist/handler.go
@@ -82,7 +82,26 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleDeleteWatchlist(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) HandleDeleteContinueWatching(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	http.Error(w, "Not implemented", http.StatusNotImplemented)
+	user := middleware.GetUser(r.Context())
+	if user == nil {
+		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	animeIDStr := r.URL.Path[len("/api/continue-watching/"):]
+	animeID, err := strconv.ParseInt(animeIDStr, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "invalid anime id", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := h.service.DeleteContinueWatching(r.Context(), user.ID, animeID); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to remove from continue watching: %v", err)
+		http.Error(w, "failed to remove from continue watching", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) HandleGetWatchlist(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/internal/server/routes.go b/internal/server/routes.go
index ac09018..e355367 100644
--- a/internal/server/routes.go
+++ b/internal/server/routes.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func NewRouter(cfg Config) http.Handler {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/api/watchlist/card", watchlistHandler.HandleCardWatchlist)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/api/watchlist", watchlistHandler.HandleUpdateWatchlist)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/api/watchlist/", watchlistHandler.HandleDeleteWatchlist)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/api/continue-watching/", watchlistHandler.HandleDeleteContinueWatching)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/watchlist", watchlistHandler.HandleGetWatchlist)
 
 	// Wrap mux with global CSRF origin verification and auth checking
diff --git a/templates/components/continue_watching.gohtml b/templates/components/continue_watching.gohtml
index e15f5a3..8e43a92 100644
--- a/templates/components/continue_watching.gohtml
+++ b/templates/components/continue_watching.gohtml
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@
       {{$title := .TitleOriginal}}
       {{if .TitleEnglish.Valid}}{{$title = .TitleEnglish.String}}{{end}}
 
-      <a href="/anime/{{.AnimeID}}/watch" class="group relative w-70 shrink-0 snap-start cursor-pointer space-y-2 2xl:w-lg">
+      <div id="continue-watching-{{.AnimeID}}" class="group relative w-70 shrink-0 snap-start space-y-2 2xl:w-lg">
         <div class="bg-background/80 relative aspect-video w-full overflow-hidden">
-          <img src="{{if .ImageUrl}}{{.ImageUrl}}{{else}}https://placehold.co/500x500{{end}}" alt="{{$title}}" class="h-full w-full object-cover" />
+          <a href="/anime/{{.AnimeID}}/watch" class="block h-full w-full">
+            <img src="{{if .ImageUrl}}{{.ImageUrl}}{{else}}https://placehold.co/500x500{{end}}" alt="{{$title}}" class="h-full w-full object-cover" />
+          </a>
 
-          <div class="absolute inset-0 z-10 flex flex-col p-3 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:opacity-100 bg-black/40">
-            <div class="flex justify-end">
-              <button class="bg-black/60 hover:bg-black/80 rounded-full p-1.5 text-white transition-colors focus:outline-none disabled:opacity-50 backdrop-blur-sm" aria-label="Remove from Continue Watching">
+          <div class="absolute inset-0 z-10 flex flex-col p-3 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:opacity-100 bg-black/40 pointer-events-none">
+            <div class="flex justify-end pointer-events-auto">
+              <button hx-delete="/api/continue-watching/{{.AnimeID}}" hx-target="#continue-watching-{{.AnimeID}}" hx-swap="outerHTML" class="bg-black/60 hover:bg-black/80 rounded-full p-1.5 text-white transition-colors focus:outline-none disabled:opacity-50 backdrop-blur-sm" aria-label="Remove from Continue Watching">
                 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="size-5"><path d="M18 6 6 18"/><path d="m6 6 12 12"/></svg>
               </button>
             </div>
@@ -28,14 +30,16 @@
         </div>
 
         <div>
-          <h3 class="text-foreground truncate text-lg font-normal">
-            {{$title}}
-          </h3>
-          <p class="text-foreground-muted mt-0.5 text-base">
-            {{if .CurrentEpisode.Valid}}Episode {{.CurrentEpisode.Int64}}{{end}}
-          </p>
+          <a href="/anime/{{.AnimeID}}/watch" class="block">
+            <h3 class="text-foreground truncate text-lg font-normal">
+              {{$title}}
+            </h3>
+            <p class="text-foreground-muted mt-0.5 text-base">
+              {{if .CurrentEpisode.Valid}}Episode {{.CurrentEpisode.Int64}}{{end}}
+            </p>
+          </a>
         </div>
-      </a>
+      </div>
     {{end}}
   </div>
 </section>