Sasaki and Miyano
Sasaki and Miyano
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Sasaki and Miyano

"It all began with admiration"

8.4
Yr 2022
Rt 30m
Status Ended
Animation Comedy
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Series Brief

Overview

When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 90 /100

Sasaki and Miyano received overwhelmingly warm reviews from critics, who praised the anime as a sweet, sincere, and refreshing addition to the boys' love (BL) and high school romance genres. Reviewers particularly appreciated the show's lighthearted tone and its thoughtful depiction of young love, noting how refreshing it was to watch a romantic comedy that avoids heavy homophobia as the main leads navigate their evolving relationship.

Critique also praised the series' technical and artistic execution. Reviewers highlighted the soft, shiny visual aesthetics that faithfully capture the manga's style, alongside a whimsical piano and violin soundtrack that effectively underscores the show's charming romantic moments.

“sweet, sincere, and oh so charming”

“This series is too good to end after one season.”

“There’s a softness and shininess to the aesthetics of both versions that reinforces the protagonists’ romantic feelings”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Crunchyroll
UK • US • CA
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
UK • US • CA
Why fans love it

Sasaki and Miyano turns the typical high school romance on its head by focusing on the characters who usually consume these stories. Instead of diving straight into dramatic territory, the series captures the quiet, everyday moments of a budding relationship. The animation highlights this shift in tone, frequently using chibi-style humor to contrast the characters' internal anxieties with the reality of their school life.

It is a deliberate subversion of the boys' love genre that feels grounded in the awkwardness of coming of age. By rooting the romance in the perspective of a student who is more accustomed to reading about love than experiencing it, the show explores how fiction shapes and complicates real identity. Yusuke Shirai provides a performance that anchors this dynamic, balancing the brash energy of a senior with the growing realization that his life is beginning to mirror the books he shares with the younger student.

Production Board

Crew

Executive Producer
Fumihiko Shinozaki Shingo Kunieda Jiro Hirosawa Nobumitsu Urasaki Akira Kubota Sho Tanaka
Animation Director
Akiko Higaki Yukari Akimoto Shiori Nagata
Storyboard Artist
Hirofumi Koiwai
Director of Photography
Shin'yo Kondou
Supervising Animation Director
Ayaka Murakami
Producer
Akiko Okubo Miku Sakurazawa Mitsuhiro Ogata Rie Ogura Hiroyasu Taniguchi Riyako Tamura Akihiro Sotokawa
Assistant Editor
Yuki Koike Yuki Iwashima
Assistant Director
Souta Ueno Mizuki Kobayashi
Theme Song Performance
Soma Saito
CGI Director
Shinsuke Oshima
Original Music Composer
Kana Shibue
Sound Effects
Noriko Izumo
Color Designer
Imari Katsuragi
Art Direction
Masaki Mayuzumi
Series Director
Shinji Ishihira
Signal Match

Similarity

Where Sasaki and Miyano overlaps with other shows, and exactly what they have in common.

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

high school romance slice of life coming of age school based on manga high school student shoujo anime chibi japanese high school boys' love (bl)
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
January 10, 2022
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
30 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
117