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Kyouko Hori is an admired, fashionable high school girl who secretly manages household chores and cares for her little brother while her parents work. Izumi Miyamura is an aloof, quiet classmate who wears heavy glasses and long hair, assumed by everyone to be an unsociable otaku. One afternoon, a pierced, tattooed young man escorts Hori's injured brother home, revealing himself to be Miyamura outside of school. Sharing their authentic, unvarnished domestic selves away from classroom expectations, Hori and Miyamura form a deep secret friendship that gradually blossoms into a sweet, comforting, and transformative high school romance.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
CloverWorks animated this hit thirteen-episode romantic comedy television series, which aired during the winter 2021 season. Directed by Masashi Ishihama, celebrated for *Shinsekai Yori* and *Persona 5: The Animation*, with series composition by Takao Yoshioka, the anime adapts HERO and Daisuke Hagiwara's wildly popular romantic manga. The production became an international romance phenomenon, praised for its gorgeous pastel cinematography, naturalistic dialogue, and emotionally satisfying character relationships. Ishihama brought his trademark visual flair, using expressive silhouettes and striking lighting to create an intimate, heartwarming celebration of adolescent connection and self-acceptance.
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13
1
A Tiny Happenstance
Aired 2021-01-09
2
You Wear More Than One Face
Aired 2021-01-16
3
That's Why It's Okay
Aired 2021-01-23
4
Everybody Loves Somebody
Aired 2021-01-30
5
I Can't Say It Out Loud
Aired 2021-02-06
6
This Summer's Going to Be a Hot One
Aired 2021-02-13
I kind of thought that Hori's weird "alpha male" fetish rated a subtraction of stars, but in the end I felt that even with THAT the show was still much better than the average rom-com.
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