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Ganbare Doukichan

2021 · 1 season

A breezy, playful office romance where tiny episodes deliver gentle laughs and sweet, awkward longing without any real stakes.

Created by
Yom
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Nene Hieda, Sumire Uesaka, Asami Seto
Overview
Douki-chan is an office lady who is working with Douki-kun in an office. Unbeknownst to Douki-kun, Douki-chan secretly has feelings for him. As Douki-chan struggles to confess her feelings, her rivals, both the kouhai and senpai, continue to vie for his affection.

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Stream in the UK
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Yom
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Nene Hieda, Sumire Uesaka, Asami Seto
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • love
  • work
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
  • 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
Action0
Horror0
Humour6
Realism5
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, drama
Created by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 7 min each
Network
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Country
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Languages
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