Series synopsis
Senpai Is an Otokonoko, also known as 先輩はおとこのこ is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on July 5, 2024. It ended on September 27, 2024. It stars Shuichiro Umeda and Yuma Uchida.
For Makoto Hanaoka, life’s about to get more complicated. Saki Aoi, a lively girl with loads of confidence, confesses her love for Makoto one day. When he fails to reciprocate, Saki declares she will be his first love! She shares her goal with a mutual friend, Ryuji Taiga, who also confesses his crush on Makoto. Stuck in a love triangle, Makoto must find a way to make it work and have fun.
Premise
For Makoto Hanaoka, life’s about to get more complicated. Saki Aoi, a lively girl with loads of confidence, confesses her love for Makoto one day. When he fails to reciprocate, Saki declares she will be his first love! She shares her goal with a mutual friend, Ryuji Taiga, who also confesses his crush on Makoto. Stuck in a love triangle, Makoto must find a way to make it work and have fun.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shuichiro Umeda as Makoto Hanaoka (voice)
- Yuma Uchida as Ryuji Taiga (voice)
Guest cast
- Akira Sekine as Saki Aoi (voice)
- Natsuko Abe as Ryuji Taiga (child) (voice)
- Ai Kakuma as Ai Hayase (voice)
- Arata Nagamine as Mob Boy A / Angel (voice)
- Kanon Amane as Fish (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Mika Hanaoka (voice)
- Shinya Takahashi as Principal (voice)
- Yurina Amami as Clerk (voice)
- Go Shinomiya as Takahiro Hanaoka (voice)
- Azusa Aoi as Kaede Hanekawa (voice)
- Kaori Maeda as Konatsu Taiga (voice)
- Yuya Hirose as Endo Tooru (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 5, 2024 | September 27, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Senpai Is an Otokonoko Makoto is surprised by Saki's confession of love and has to clarify that he is not the girl Saki thinks he is. However, Saki is undeterred and throws herself wholeheartedly into the mission of becoming Makoto's first love. |
July 5, 2024 |
| 2 |
Cute Things Pilgrimage Now that it's summer break, Saki is saddened by the long separation, so Ryuji gives her a notebook he borrowed from Makoto. In high spirits, Saki goes to the Hanaoka residence with the notebook, but then... |
July 12, 2024 |
| 3 |
Goodbye, Me Makoto decides to stop liking cute things so that his mother won't be sad. He starts going to school as a boy, and even asks Saki if she will go out with him... |
July 19, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 5, 2024 |
| Last aired | September 27, 2024 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:55:00 |