Series synopsis
A Condition Called Love, also known as 花野井くんと恋の病 is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on MBS on April 4, 2024. It ended on June 20, 2024. It stars Kana Hanazawa and Chiaki Kobayashi.
High school freshman Hotaru Hinase has a vibrant life full of family and friendship, but not much luck in romance. That all changes when she makes a warm gesture to her handsome and heartbroken classmate, Hananoi, leading to him asking her out and her becoming flustered. Witness a girl who grapples with the enigma of love and a boy who is heavy handed with it.
Premise
High school freshman Hotaru Hinase has a vibrant life full of family and friendship, but not much luck in romance. That all changes when she makes a warm gesture to her handsome and heartbroken classmate, Hananoi, leading to him asking her out and her becoming flustered. Witness a girl who grapples with the enigma of love and a boy who is heavy handed with it.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kana Hanazawa as Hotaru Hinase (voice)
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Saki Hananoi (voice)
Guest cast
- Yurika Kubo as Hibiki 'Kyo-chan' Asami (voice)
- Maaya Sakamoto as Tsukiha 'Shibamu' Shibamura (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Sohei Yao (voice)
- Ryota Osaka as Keigo Kurata (voice)
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Satomi Satomura (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Yukihiro Kuroe (voice)
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Shoichiro Hozumi (voice)
- Marika Kouno as Non-chan (voice)
- Mikako Komatsu as Kagari Hinase (voice)
- Rina Hidaka as Tomori Hinase (voice)
- Mikako Takahashi as Hotaru's Mother (voice)
- Hirofumi Nojima as Hotaru's Father (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 4, 2024 | June 20, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nice to Meet You Hotaru has never really understood love. She loves her friends and family, but romance? That's an entirely different story. So what's a girl to do when someone she's just met immediately asks her out? |
April 4, 2024 |
| 2 |
My First Boyfriend Hotaru and Hananoi-kun have agreed to start dating on a trial basis so Hotaru can figure out how she feels. But with the Christmas deadline quickly creeping up, will the whole experiment blow over without any real results, or...? |
April 11, 2024 |
| 3 |
Our First Christmas Hotaru and Hananoi-kun's trial dating period is set to expire on Christmas, and Hananoi-kun has promised her a Christmas Eve to remember. But now he isn't responding to her and Hotaru's not sure how to face him, if she ever sees him again at all. |
April 18, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 4, 2024 |
| Last aired | June 20, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 23:45:00 |