Overview
High school freshman Hotaru Hinase has a vibrant life full of family and friendship, but not much luck in romance. That all changes when she makes a warm gesture to her handsome and heartbroken classmate, Hananoi, leading to him asking her out and her becoming flustered. Witness a girl who grapples with the enigma of love and a boy who is heavy handed with it.
Cast
Rena Motomura
as Girl (voice)
2 episodes
Mikako Takahashi
as Hotaru's Mother (voice)
4 episodes
Hirofumi Nojima
as Hotaru's Father (voice)
1 episode
Naoya Uchida
as Ginji-san (voice)
2 episodes
Seina Takahashi
as Child (voice)
1 episode
Yuki Terui
as Spectator (voice)
1 episode
Akari Bando
as Girl (voice)
1 episode
Asaki Yuikawa
as Female Student (voice)
2 episodes
Saya Hitomi
as Girl (voice)
1 episode
Kokoa Amano
as Female Student (voice)
1 episode
Gara Takashima
as Saki's Grandmother (voice)
3 episodes
Rina Hidaka
as Tomori Hinase (voice)
3 episodes
Saki Takahashi
as Spectator (voice)
1 episode
Yuka Nukui
as Classmate (voice)
1 episode
Yukiya Matsui
as Senior (voice)
1 episode
Natsune Inui
as Girl (voice)
1 episode
Yuri Usui
as Spectator (voice)
1 episode
Mio Masui
as Female Student (voice)
1 episode
Kazuyuki Okitsu
as Yukihiro Kuroe (voice)
3 episodes
Kento Shiraishi
as Male Student (voice)
1 episode
Ko Bonkobara
as David (voice)
1 episode
Kyo Yaoya
as Old Lady (voice)
1 episode
Reo Osanai
as Boy (voice)
2 episodes
Chiaki Kobayashi
as Saki Hananoi (voice)
Ayane Matsuda
as Female Student (voice)
1 episode
Saeko Oki
as Freshman (voice)
1 episode
Sachiko Rindo
as Sara (voice)
1 episode
Madoka Asahina
as Freshman (voice)
1 episode
Sayumi Suzushiro
as Satomi Satomura (voice)
5 episodes
Mayu Mineda
as Saki as an Elementary School Boy (voice)
1 episode
Ryota Osaka
as Keigo Kurata (voice)
6 episodes
Hinata Sato
as Classmate (voice)
1 episode
Anan Furuya
as Male Student (voice)
1 episode
Shuichi Uchida
as Sohei's Friend (voice)
2 episodes
Yui Tsukada
as Classmate (voice)
1 episode
Yujiro Kakuda
as Male Student (voice)
1 episode
Min Konno
as Elementary School Teacher (voice)
1 episode
Mikako Komatsu
as Kagari Hinase (voice)
4 episodes
Kaito Takeda
as Senior (voice)
1 episode
Kana Hanazawa
as Hotaru Hinase (voice)
Crew
Assistant Art Director
Koto Tanibata
Eri Kimura
Executive Producer
Naokazu Tsuruta
Emiko Iijima
Shinya Watanabe
Storyboard Artist
Yuri Isowa
Namako Umino
Producer
Nobuhiko Kurosu
Junichiro Tanaka
Other
Hiroki Kikuno
Ikuya Hirano
Art Direction
Yoko Nakao
Background Designer
Shizuka Nozoe
Takamasa Nakakuki
Maki Tanigawa
Yurie Ishitaka
Mio Kawachi
Shiori Tanigawa
Haruki Matsuo
Art Designer
Mika Akatsuka
Shino Tanaka
Director
Haruka Yabuuchi
Hideaki Uehara
Michita Shiraishi
Haruo Ogawara
Prop Designer
Anri Higuchi
Eisuke Nakajima
Publicist
Maki Tsunemi
Takayuki Tonishi
Special Effects
Keiko Goto
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Details
- First Aired
- April 04, 2024
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 24 minutes
- Origin
- JP
- TMDB Votes
- 63