Two vertically cursed disasters become the chaotic love story you didn't know you needed.
24 minSeason 1 • Episode 24
LatestOtani comes to stay at Risa's place for the night before his exam and meets her family. After his exam, Otani and Risa run into Mimi, who is a model now. Risa thinks of what she should do in life.
Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm.
Acting
Okamura and Nagata's comedic timing sells every excruciating near-confession.
Writing
Refuses easy resolutions; lets characters actually grow past their insecurities.
Production
Toei's 2007 aesthetic—dated but weirdly perfect for this specific nostalgia.
Creator
Aya Nakahara
Akemi Okamura
Koizumi Risa (voice)
Akira Nagata
Ootani Atsushi (voice)
Saori Higashi
Ishihara Nobuko (voice)
Yasuhiko Tokuyama
Nakao Heikichi (voice)
Masaya Onosaka
Fukagawa Haruka (voice)
Fujiko Takimoto
Kotobuki Seiko (voice)
Yuki Matsuoka
Kanzaki Mayu (voice)
Kazuko Kojima
Tanaka Chiharu (voice)
Hiroki Shimowada
Kohori Kazuki (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Maitake Kuniumi (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Suzuki Ryouji (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 172cm/156cm height gap directly subverts Japan's rigid dating norms where male-taller remains socially enforced; Risa and Ootani's mutual 'complex' naming reframes insecurity as shared bond.
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