The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
TV FINISHED SUMMER 2025 13 eps 86%
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Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls’ High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintarou, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family’s patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintarou discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?
(Source: Kodansha USA)
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Studios:
CloverWorks
Characters
Kaoruko Waguri
MAIN
VA: Honoka Inoue
Rintarou Tsumugi
MAIN
VA: Yoshinori Nakayama
Subaru Hoshina
SUPPORTING
VA: Aya Yamane
Shohei Usami
SUPPORTING
VA: Kikunosuke Toya
Saku Natsusawa
SUPPORTING
VA: Kouki Uchiyama
Ayato Yorita
SUPPORTING
VA: Hiiro Ishibashi
Kyouko Tsumugi
SUPPORTING
VA: Youko Hikasa
Keichiro Tsumugi
SUPPORTING
VA: Ryoutarou Okiayu
Madoka Yuzuhara
SUPPORTING
VA: Rio Tsuchiya
Ayumi Sawatari
SUPPORTING
VA: Saku Mizuno
Suzuka Asakura
SUPPORTING
VA: Shino Shimoji
Kaito Sudou
SUPPORTING
VA: Masaya Miyazaki
Tomonari Takahashi
SUPPORTING
VA: Takeo Ootsuka
Tsukada Shin
BACKGROUND
VA: Chikahiro Kobayashi
Furyou
BACKGROUND
VA: Hayato Doujima
Furyou
BACKGROUND
VA: Narufumi Machimoto
Kikyou Sei
BACKGROUND
VA: Rena Motomura
Dansei
BACKGROUND
VA: Takeo Ootsuka
Staff
Saka Mikami
Original Creator
Miyuki Kuroki
Director
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Assistant Director
Rino Yamazaki
Series Composition
Kouhei Tokuoka
Character Design
Manami Umeshita
Sub Character Design
Yuuko Yoshida
Prop Design
Manami Umeshita
Costume Design
Yasuho Tamura
Cake Design
Haruka Tsuzuki
Chief Episode Director
Asuka Kouki
Art Director
Yoshinori Shiozawa
Art Design
Reviews
Mcsuper
Rating: 207 (248 votes)
The characters may apologize a lot, but it ends up being more real than you could ever imagine.
Ionliosite2
Rating: 192 (593 votes)
I'm sorry for asking, but when will they stop apologizing?
Chr0ma
Rating: 45 (62 votes)
Watching this flower bloom has never been so pleasant until now. (Mostly spoiler-free)
FuzzyBarbarian
Rating: 35 (54 votes)
A romance story where the romance is the least interesting part of it.
melamuna
Rating: 34 (46 votes)
A heartfelt blend of a blossoming romance, wholesome friendship, and adolescence that deeply resonates with viewers
EdySilva
Rating: 33 (57 votes)
The best romance anime of the decade!
Stats
Average Score
86
Mean Score
86
Popularity
141,268
Favourites
8,616
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 31547
PLANNING: 45410
COMPLETED: 60072
DROPPED: 2121
PAUSED: 2118
Score Distribution
10: 183
20: 76
30: 123
40: 208
50: 670
60: 1108
70: 3697
80: 8817
90: 15154
100: 13236
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