TV series

Cheeky Angel

2002–2003 · 1 season

A breezy, playful school comedy with gender-bending antics, light romance, and occasional action, easy to dip into.

Overview: Cheeky Angel is a comedy romance action manga series by Hiroyuki Nishimori. The story revolves around the adventures of 15-year-old schoolgirl Megumi Amatsuka, a popular and beautiful tomboy that always get into fights with a secret: she used to be a boy. Originally a serial in Shōnen Sunday, it has been collected in 20 tankōbon volumes and adapted as a 50-episode anime series. In 2001, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, romantic and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, gender, friendship, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
gender
friendship
love
coming-of-age
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild