Name: Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration
Director: Gisaburō Sugii
Genre: Animation, TV Movie, Romance
Released: 1983-12-18
Duration: 67 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Toru Furuya, Mariko Kurata, Akira Kamiya, Chika Sakamoto, Yoshikazu Hirano

A 67-minute anime where love triangles actually feel like geometry homework—in the best way.

melodramaticsoft-focusretro-romance

Overview

Animation TV Movie Romance

Second part of the Nine film series

JP Japanese

Content warning

Standout Aspects

Direction

Gisaburō Sugii's gentle, painterly scene composition.

Acting

Toru Furuya's voice cracks with genuine teenage uncertainty.

Best for:Solo·Streaming

Director

Gisaburō Sugii

ReleasedDec 18, 1983

Runtime1h 7m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Top Cast

Toru Furuya

Katsuya Niimi (voice)

Mariko Kurata

Yuri Nakao (voice)

Akira Kamiya

Kentaro Yamanaka (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Yukimi Yasuda (voice)

Tomiko Suzuki

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Gisaburō Sugii directed this between his iconic Night on the Galactic Railroad and Touch adaptations, making Nine his 'forgotten middle child' of 80s romance anime.

Cultural

The Nine series was Adachi Mitsuru's first manga-to-anime adaptation, establishing visual templates for shōjo-influenced sports romance that dominated 1980s Japanese television.