Series synopsis
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, also known as 月刊少女野崎くん is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on July 7, 2014. It ended on September 22, 2014. It stars Ari Ozawa, Yuichi Nakamura, Nobuhiko Okamoto and Yuki Ono.
High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarō Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shōjo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga Let's Fall in Love (恋しよっ), they ...
Premise
High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarō Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shōjo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga Let's Fall in Love (恋しよっ), they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ari Ozawa as Chiyo Sakura (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Umetarou Nozaki (voice)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Mikoto Mikoshiba (voice)
- Yuki Ono as Masayuki Hori (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Hirotaka Wakamatsu (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Yuu Kashima (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Yuzuki Seo (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as Ken Miyamae (voice)
Supporting cast
- Daisuke Ono as Mitsuya Maeno (voice)
- Ayako Kawasumi as Yukari Miyako (voice)
- Mamoru Miyano as Saburō Suzuki (voice)
- Marie Miyake as Mamiko (voice)
Guest cast
- Kengo Kawanishi as Male Student (voice)
- Marie Oi as Female Student (voice)
- Daisuke Kageura as Mr. Aoki (voice)
- Ryo Sugisaki as P.E. Teacher (voice)
- Nichika Omori as Female Student (voice)
- Ayane Sakura as Asuka (voice)
- Sumire Uesaka as Sayuri (voice)
- Yūya Matsushita as Boy (voice)
- Erii Yamazaki as Girl (voice)
- Masumi Tazawa as Girl (voice)
- Kiyono Yasuno as Girl (voice)
- Sawako Hata as Girl (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | October 9, 2014 | February 25, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 7, 2014 | September 22, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Is That Handsome Guy a Friend or a Boy Friend? Waka wonders who the handsome guy he saw hanging out with Seo at the summer festival is. He asks Nozaki and Hori but neither are able to help him. The drama club plans to have a trip, and non-members are also invited. Hori asks Waka and Kashima asks Sakura; they both agree to go. Sakura asks Mikorin if he is going, and Mikorin becomes shocked when Sakura tells him he won't be with Kashima. |
October 9, 2014 |
| 2 |
Is That Handsome Guy Her Friend?? Or Her Boyfriend?? Continued. Waka happens to observe Kashima's conversation with Seo and Sakura about the trip. He feels Seo and Sakura should be more careful around a boy like Kashima, whereas Mikorin is too cautious. The next day he joins Sakura, Seo, and Kashima as they pick out their swimsuits. He feels he won’t be judged as a pervert because Kashima is there too |
October 29, 2014 |
| 3 |
A Comprehensive Relationship Chart Waka awkwardly spends his time with Seo, Sakura and Kashima at the swimsuit store. Waka adds more information based on the “facts” he’s gathered to his chart on uncovering the hunk’s identity. |
November 26, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
This Love... Is Being Turned Into a Shojo Manga Chiyo Sakura, age 16, tells her crush Umetaro Nozaki that she is his fan, but he responds by giving her his autograph. She then says she wants to be with him always, so Nozaki invites her home and gives her some "beta work", which after several hours, she realizes she is doing inking for him. She realizes he is a shojo manga artist who is published in a magazine she has bought. Later, they think of romance ideas such as making a guy a delinquent but should obey the laws, and taking a girl home with a bicycle. Nozaki invites Sakura home but he has a tandem bicycle, so they see if any of the situations are conducive to romance. After seeing him interact with some cats, Sakura tries to confess her love again, but gets another autograph. Nozaki introduces Sakura to his friend. |
July 7, 2014 |
| 2 |
Meet the New Heroine Nozaki introduces Sakura to his friend Mikoto Mikoshiba, a popular and flirtatious guy who Sakura soon learns is actually painfully shy and is often ashamed of his own words. He spends a session at Nozaki's place eagerly waiting for Sakura to ask him for help although he is too shy to prompt her. Sakura learns that Mikoshiba's artistic specialty is adding background decorations such as flowers, and she discovers that Mikoshiba is Nozaki's model for the heroine of his manga. Nozaki later asks Sakura if she has any friends who might fit in a shojo manga. Sakura introduces them to Yuzuki Seo, a girl who the guys discover has a habit of being insensitive and oblivious (not reading the atmosphere). However, she has an angelic singing voice, of which she is nicknamed the Glee Club's Lorelei. |
July 14, 2014 |
| 3 |
Violence vs. the Prince Mikoshiba introduces to Sakura and Nozaki his best friend, Yū Kashima, who is known as the school prince, but is actually a girl. She is a member of the acting club and is really popular among the girls. However, she is a bit dense and acts idiotic sometimes that her senior at acting club Masayuki Hori will scold and even physically beat her. After helping Hori paint some sets, Sakura discovers that he is the one who does backgrounds for Nozaki's manga. When Mashima sees Hori with Nozaki, she gets a bit jealous. Nozaki later has Hori and Sakura role-play some parts, during which Mikoshiba also gets involved. |
July 21, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 7, 2014 |
| Last aired | September 22, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday |