TV series

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie

2022 · 1 season

A gentle, cozy romance that coasts on sweet everyday moments and the playful contrast between a cute girlfriend and her unexpectedly cool streak.

Overview: Shikimori seems like the perfect girlfriend: cute, fun to be around, sweet when she wants to be… but she has a cool dark side that comes out under the right circumstances. And her boyfriend Izumi loves to be around when that happens!
How it feels: Warm, light, romantic and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, friendship, identity, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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
friendship
identity
coming-of-age
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Saori OnishiMiyako Shikimori (voice)
Shuichiro UmedaYuki Izumi (voice)
Kaito OgawaMale Student (voice)
Haruka AikawaFemale Student (voice)
Mizuki YuinaFemale Student (voice)
Emiri SuyamaBoy (voice)
Yu OkanoMale Student (voice)
Hana HishikawaFemale Student (voice)
Reo OsanaiFemale Student (voice)
Yuki NakashimaLittle Girl (voice)
Mai KobayashiGirl (voice)
Natsu YoritaFemale Student (voice) / Little Girl's Mother (voice) / Female Video Narrator (voice)
Kouichi SoumaMan in the Stall (voice)
Haruki AsadaMale Student (voice)
Arisa KinamiFemale Student (voice)

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Genres: animation, comedy
Created by: Ryota Itoh, Ryouki Kamitsubo, Shohei Yamanaka, Takashi Takeuchi
Written by: Misuzu Chiba, Ryota Itoh, Yoshimi Narita, Yuka Yamada
Starring: Saori Onishi, Shuichiro Umeda, Kaito Ogawa, Haruka Aikawa, Mizuki Yuina, Emiri Suyama, Yu Okano, Hana Hishikawa
Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Cinematography: Takafumi Kuwano
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 23 min each
Network: HTB, tv asahi, Nagoya TV, KBC, ABC TV, NCC, OAB, ABA, Niigata Television Network 21, khb, KFB, HOME, KSB, Kagoshima Broadcasting, Iwate Asahi TV, Akita Asahi Broadcasting, Yamagata Television System, Shizuoka Asahi TV, Asahi Broadcasting Nagano, Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Ehime Asahi TV, Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting, Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting, Ryu-Q Asahi Broadcasting
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese