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Marmalade Boy

1994–1995 · 1 season

A gentle, nostalgic teen romance that ambles through school life and tangled feelings with warmth and light comedy.

Created by
Akinori Matsubara, Youichi Kasayama
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Mariko Kouda, Ryotaro Okiayu, Wakana Yamazaki
Overview
Miki's parents come home from their vacation to announce that they are getting a divorce. But what is more shocking is that they have switched partners with another couple! And to top things off, this other couple has a handsome son, Yuu, who Miki begins to develop feelings for. To make things more disturbing, everyone moves into one house. What will everyone think about Miki's family lifestyle?

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Created by
Akinori Matsubara, Youichi Kasayama
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Mariko Kouda, Ryotaro Okiayu, Wakana Yamazaki
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • school
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, drama
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Length
1 seasons, 76 episodes, 25 min each
Network
tv asahi
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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