6.524 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestWhen fifteen-year-old Kaho Nikaidou leaves her sheltered home to start life anew in a Tokyo high school dormitory, the last thing she expects is to nearly get hit by a truck! Saved in the nick of time by a handsome stranger, Kaho falls head over heels for him and, after finally tracking him down, boldly confesses her feelings. Turns out Kaho's mystery savior, Kanade, is the son of Kaho's new landlord! The handsome object of Kaho's affection agrees to go out with her, but her newfound bliss is short-lived when it turns out that her new boyfriend...is a fifth-grader?!
Writing
Relentlessly commits to its unhinged premise with zero shame.
Acting
Takahiro Sakurai's deadpan fifth-grader delivery is cursed perfection.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Parodies the 'cool mysterious senpai' archetype by making him literally unable to reach high shelves, weaponizing shoujo clichés against themselves.
The manga ran in Aria, a seinen magazine—meaning grown men were the target audience for this teenage girl's romantic misadventures with a child, adding layers nobody asked for.
JP
