The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
TV FINISHED SUMMER 2023 12 eps 65%
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Sajou Wataru, who is deeply in love with his beautiful classmate Natsukawa Aika, is continuing to approach her without getting discouraged while having dreams about their mutual love. However one day he woke up thinking "I am not really fit to be together with someone as good as her, huh..." Upon realizing this, Wataru started keeping an appropriate distance towards her, much to Aika's surprise. "Could it be that he hates me now...?" Did his intentions slip by her because she was getting impatient after arriving at the wrong conclusion!? This is the start of a romcom revolving around two people who just can't get their feelings across and both think their love is unrequited!
Studios:
Studio Gokumi, AXsiZ
Characters
Aika Natsukawa
MAIN
VA: Akiho Suzumoto
Wataru Sajou
MAIN
VA: Naoya Miyase
Kei Ashida
SUPPORTING
VA: Yumiri Hanamori
Kaede Sajou
SUPPORTING
VA: Mikako Komatsu
Rin Shinomiya
SUPPORTING
VA: Kaori Ishihara
Fuuka Sasaki
SUPPORTING
VA: Minami Kurisaka
Nonoka Shirai
SUPPORTING
VA: Hikari Sonoyama
Yuyu Inatomi
SUPPORTING
VA: Yukari Anzai
Megumi Ootsuki
SUPPORTING
VA: Seira Ryuu
Mina Ichinose
SUPPORTING
VA: Iori Saeki
Rena Aizawa
SUPPORTING
VA: Sara Matsumoto
Renji Hanawa
SUPPORTING
VA: Daishi Kajita
Seina Iihoshi
SUPPORTING
Aoi Okamoto
SUPPORTING
VA: Haruka Okamura
Hayato Yuuki
SUPPORTING
VA: Toshiyuki Someya
Takuto Kai
SUPPORTING
Takaaki Sasaki
SUPPORTING
VA: Genki Muro
Kazuki Arimura
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuu Kanada
Staff
Okemaru
Original Story
Mizore Saba
Original Character Design
Kazuomi Koga
Director
Michiko Yokote
Series Composition
Miyabi Ozeki
Character Design
Hajime Takakuwa
Sound Director
Yeong-Jin Heo
In-Between Animation (ep 1)
Ling Chen
In-Between Animation (ep 1)
Luyao Gao
In-Between Animation (ep 1)
Min-Jee Kim
In-Between Animation (ep 1)
Yin Baihua
In-Between Animation (ep 1)
Kaori Ishihara
Theme Song Performance (OP)
Reviews
Jerkov
Rating: 56 (64 votes)
Sometimes what you need is not dodge a bullet, but dodge a football to set you straight.
Stats
Average Score
65
Mean Score
65
Popularity
70,900
Favourites
1,541
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 8695
PLANNING: 17148
COMPLETED: 38973
DROPPED: 4750
PAUSED: 1334
Score Distribution
10: 313
20: 303
30: 731
40: 1215
50: 2526
60: 4676
70: 6666
80: 3997
90: 2206
100: 1100
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