Series synopsis
Rainbow Days, also known as 虹色デイズ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on January 10, 2016. It ended on June 26, 2016. It was created by Tetsuro Amino. It stars Shizuka Ishigami, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Nobunaga Shimazaki and Ai Kayano.
Nijiiro Days follows the colorful lives and romantic relationships of four high school boys—Natsuki Hashiba, a dreamer with delusions of love; Tomoya Matsunaga, a narcissistic playboy who has multiple girlfriends; Keiichi Katakura, a kinky sadist who always carries a whip; and Tsuyoshi Naoe, an otaku who has a cosplaying girlfriend.
When his girlfriend unceremoniously dumps him on Christmas Eve, Natsuki breaks down in tears in the middle of the street and is offered tissues by a girl in a Santa ...
Premise
Nijiiro Days follows the colorful lives and romantic relationships of four high school boys—Natsuki Hashiba, a dreamer with delusions of love; Tomoya Matsunaga, a narcissistic playboy who has multiple girlfriends; Keiichi Katakura, a kinky sadist who always carries a whip; and Tsuyoshi Naoe, an otaku who has a cosplaying girlfriend.
When his girlfriend unceremoniously dumps him on Christmas Eve, Natsuki breaks down in tears in the middle of the street and is offered tissues by a girl in a Santa Claus suit. He instantly falls in love with this girl, Anna Kobayakawa, who fortunately attends the same school as him. Natsuki's pursuit of Anna should have been simple and uneventful; however, much to his dismay, his nosy friends constantly meddle in his relationship, as they strive to succeed in their own endeavors of love.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shizuka Ishigami as Yukiko Asai
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Natsuki Hashiba
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Keiichi Katakura
- Ai Kayano as Nozomi Matsunaga
- Minami Tsuda as Anna Kobaya
- Takuya Eguchi as Tomoya Matsunaga
- Koki Uchiyama as Tsuyoshi Naoe
- Yumi Uchiyama as Mari Tsutsui
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | April 3, 2016 | September 23, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 24 | January 10, 2016 | June 26, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Recap: After School Special Recap of the first 12 episodes. |
April 3, 2016 |
| 2 |
OVA Bundled with the 13th limited-edition volume of the manga. |
September 23, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Natsuki is a hopeless romantic who, just after being dumped by his girlfriend, falls in love with a girl handing out tissues while dressed in a Santa costume. Will Natsuki reconnect with his dream girl? |
January 10, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The boys decide to break tradition and meet up to make Valentine's chocolates for the girls they admire! |
January 17, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Tsuyoshi invites the other guys over for a much needed study session, and Natsuki finally spends some quality time with Anna! |
January 24, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 2016 |
| Last aired | June 26, 2016 |
| Runtime | 13 minutes |
| Status | ended |