Series synopsis
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!, also known as 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on AT-X on July 10, 2020. It ended on December 24, 2022. It stars Kenji Akabane, Naomi Ohzora, Ayana Taketatsu and Tomoya Takagi.
Shinichi Sakurai’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Hana Uzaki — his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman — has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship!
Premise
Shinichi Sakurai’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Hana Uzaki — his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman — has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenji Akabane as Shinichi Sakurai (voice)
- Naomi Ohzora as Hana Uzaki (voice)
- Ayana Taketatsu as Ami Asai (voice)
- Tomoya Takagi as Itsuhito Sakaki (voice)
- Yosuke Akimoto as Akihiko Asai (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Tsuki Uzaki (voice)
- Seina Kato as Yanagi Uzaki (voice)
- Hideo Ishikawa as Fujio Uzaki (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yuko Sanpei as Kiri Uzaki (voice)
- Miki Ito as Haruko Sakurai (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Shiro Sakurai (voice)
Guest cast
- Masashi Yamane as Governor of Tottori Prefecture / Akkyun (voice)
- Kaede Hondo as Tottori guide (voice)
- Junko Oka as Rock climbing instructor (voice)
- Kami Daimon as (voice)
- Misato Murai as Swim club member #2 (voice)
- Yūya Nakada as Swim club director (voice)
- Haruna Nitta as (voice)
- Reina Ogawa as (voice)
- Teruo Seki as (voice)
- Chihiro Hanamori as (voice)
- Miona Kogawa as (voice)
- Arisa Kori as (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 10, 2020 | September 25, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 1, 2022 | December 24, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! College junior Shinichi Sakurai just wants to be alone, but loudmouthed sophomore Hana Uzaki sees it as her mission to keep him from being lonely. |
July 10, 2020 |
| 2 |
The Café Owner Wants a Glimpse Uzaki visits the café where Sakurai works, much to his dismay. An encounter with a cat goes horribly awry. Sakurai eats lunch with an actual friend. |
July 17, 2020 |
| 3 |
The Asai Family Wants to Look Out for Us! Turns out the café-owner’s daughter Ami loves people-watching, too. Sakurai comes down with a really bad cold. Uzaki has a big request for her senior. |
July 24, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out, All Right! When Hana becomes depressed due to summer break being over with, Sakaki cheers her up after they have a conversation about Shinichi. They then decide to go bowling, and knowing that Shinichi is bad at it, Hana proposes a penalty game and uses underhanded tactics to try to throw him off. On another day, the café is closed and Ami uses the opportunity to make Hana and Shinichi try on new sexy uniforms. On campus, Shinichi is sleepy from playing video games with Hana into the wee hours of the morning. She later finds him taking a nap between classes and also falls asleep next to him. |
October 1, 2022 |
| 2 |
I Want to Make Udon After We Hang Out! Sakaki shows pictures of Hana and Shinichi napping together on campus to Ami. The four of them then go clothes shopping, and Hana shares with Ami that she has been going swimming with Shinichi, who complimented her on her bathing suit. Later, they play futsal and meet acquaintances of Sakaki, who challenge him to a game. On another day, Hana daydreams she is Shinichi's upperclassman while they head to her house. After Tsuki taught Shinichi how to make udon, he became good at it but Hana gives him harsh criticism. While Shinichi practices properly cutting the noodles, Tsuki still misinterprets his motivations, and a conversation with Hana only makes the misunderstanding worse. That evening, Hana's younger brother, Kiri, eagerly eats the udon prepared by Hana's senpai, who he erroneously believes is a woman. |
October 8, 2022 |
| 3 |
Does Uzaki-chan Want to Go to the School Festival? Sakaki convinces Hana and Shinichi to attend the college's festival, bribing them with the opportunity to win a video game console in a lottery. On the first day of the festival, they actually have fun together and decide to have their fortunes read at the Occult Club's stand. They then try to leave when they discover that only romantic fortunes are told, but are forced to comply. Shinichi is left emotionally shaken after he hears their fortune. Later, Hana prepares a meal for Shinichi and herself. She concludes via a self-absorbed thought process that he needs her around and tries unsuccessfully to get him to say it. |
October 15, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 10, 2020 |
| Last aired | December 24, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |