24 minSeason 2 • Episode 12
LatestMost of the inhabitants expect Tina to return soon from her trip home to America - only Kaoru and Aoi have seen the paper that Tina left at her door, and Aoi seems to miss Tina the most. But finally, when they were about to give up on their friend, the Enishi of the Western Style house shows its power...
Kaoru is a college boy with everything going for him. He lives in a mansion with his beautiful fiancé, Aoi, all his roommates are babes, and they all have the hots for him. There’s just one hitch: due to family complications, Kaoru and his beloved have to keep their engagement a secret. As he gets tangled in countless steamy situations, can Kaoru overcome temptation and stay true to the lovely Aoi?
Acting
Ayako Kawasumi's Aoi somehow makes 'eternal patience' devastating.
Writing
Childhood promise trope executed with surprising emotional sincerity.
Ayako Kawasumi
Aoi Sakuraba (voice)
Soichiro Hoshi
Kaoru Hanabishi (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu
Miyabi Kagurazaki (voice)
Haruko Momoi
Chika Minazuki (voice)
Kaori Mizuhashi
Taeko Minazuki (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Tina Foster (voice)
Sayaka Narita
Mayu Miyuki (voice)
Gara Takashima
Aoi's Mother (voice)
Kan Tokumaru
Patriarch of Hanabishi (voice)
Kazutoshi Hatano
Takashi (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
Suzuki (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Aoi's Father (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'secret engagement' trope here reflects real anxieties about ie family systems and mukoyōshi marriage traditions in decline.
The manga ran in Young Animal — yes, the same seinen magazine as Berserk — explaining the tonal whiplash between tender romance and gratuitous bath scenes.
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