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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Synopsis
The story
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?
ComedyDramaRomance
Episode guide
13 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 5, 202502Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 12, 202503Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 19, 202504Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 26, 202505Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 2, 202506Episode 6Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 9, 202507Episode 7Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 16, 202508Episode 8Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 23, 202509Episode 9Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 30, 202510Episode 10Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 6, 202511Episode 11Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 13, 202512Episode 12Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202513Episode 13Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 27, 2025Characters & voices
500 credited
Kaoruko Waguri
Main
Rintarou Tsumugi
Main
Subaru Hoshina
Supporting
Shohei Usami
Supporting
Saku Natsusawa
Supporting
Ayato Yorita
Supporting
Kyouko Tsumugi
Supporting
Makoto Tsukada
Background
Keichiro Tsumugi
Supporting
Madoka Yuzuhara
Supporting
Ayumi Sawatari
Supporting
Suzuka Asakura
Supporting
Furyou
Background
Furyou
Background
Kikyou Sei
Background
Dansei
Background
Kikyou Sei
Background
Kaito Sudou
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Chizuko KusakabeAnimation Director (eps 5, 10)Chizuko KusakabeStoryboard (ep 10)Chizuko KusakabeKey Animation (ep 10)
Masayoshi TanakaAnimation Director (ep 13)Masayoshi TanakaKey Animation (ED2)
Asami KomatsuAnimation Director (ep 13)
Toshiyuki KomaruKey Animation (eps 2, 11, 13)
Úrsula BezerraADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)
Yuka HasegawaKey Animation (eps 7, 11)
Hiroaki GoudaKey Animation (ep 6)
Satoshi YamaguchiAssistant DirectorSatoshi YamaguchiAnimation Director (eps 3, 7, 12, 13)Satoshi YamaguchiStoryboard (eps 3, 7, 11)Satoshi YamaguchiEpisode Director (ep 3)Satoshi YamaguchiKey Animation (ep 3)
Hiroyuki KanbeKey Animation (OP)
Atsuhiro IwakamiPlanning
Toshifumi AkaiKey Animation (ep 12)
Yuuichi OkaAnimation Training Director (OP, ED, eps 1, 2, 5, 7-9, 11, 12)
Haruka FujitaEpisode Director (ED)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
HeterosexualTheme-Romance95%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast91%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast87%
SchoolSetting-Scene82%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast82%
IyashikeiTheme-Slice of Life82%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama79%
FoodTheme-Arts71%
UrbanSetting-Scene70%
ShounenDemographic70%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast69%
Class StruggleTheme-Drama51%
DelinquentsCast-Traits48%
PhilosophyTheme-Other47%
Community pulse
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Planning56,409
Completed120,940
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
The best romance anime of the decade!
@EdySilva39/69 helpful
The characters may apologize a lot, but it ends up being more real than you could ever imagine.
@Mcsuper273/335 helpful
I'm sorry for asking, but when will they stop apologizing?
@Ionliosite2318/850 helpful
Watching this flower bloom has never been so pleasant until now. (Mostly spoiler-free)
@Chr0ma50/67 helpful