Series synopsis
Koikimo, also known as 恋と呼ぶには気持ち悪い is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on AT-X on March 29, 2021. It ended on June 14, 2021. It stars Yurie Kozakai, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Rena Hasegawa and Junya Enoki.
One rainy day, salaryman Amakusa Ryo is saved by a high school girl he doesn't know at the station. He later finds out that the girl is Arima Ichika. Ryo is somewhat of a womanizer and to repay her for saving him, he suggests giving her a kiss or going out on a date with her, in which Ichika tells him he's creepy. This, however, opens a new door for Ryo and he falls madly in love with her. Ever since then, Ryo tries to overly express his feelings to Ichika. Ichika just keeps insulting him and sa ...
Premise
One rainy day, salaryman Amakusa Ryo is saved by a high school girl he doesn't know at the station. He later finds out that the girl is Arima Ichika. Ryo is somewhat of a womanizer and to repay her for saving him, he suggests giving her a kiss or going out on a date with her, in which Ichika tells him he's creepy. This, however, opens a new door for Ryo and he falls madly in love with her. Ever since then, Ryo tries to overly express his feelings to Ichika. Ichika just keeps insulting him and says he's being creepy, but he just seems to take it as her way of showing affection towards him...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yurie Kozakai as Ichika Arima (voice)
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Ryō Amakusa (voice)
- Rena Hasegawa as Rio Amakusa (voice)
- Junya Enoki as Kai Tamaru (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Arie Matsushima (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Masuda (voice)
Guest cast
- Mariko Honda as Suzuki (voice)
- Miyu Terashima as Nakayama (voice)
- Haruna Kuramoto as Woman A (voice)
- Haruka Michii as Woman B (voice)
- Mirei Suda as Female Employee A (voice)
- Miyu Konno as Female Employee B (voice)
- Naoyuki Ageishi as Male Employee A (voice)
- Mashiro Yagi as Woman A (voice)
- Rio Kawakami as Woman B (voice)
- Nagisa Kakegawa as Girl A (voice)
- Konomi Inagaki as Girl B (voice)
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Male Employee B (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | March 29, 2021 | June 14, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
He's Not Entirely Bad On a rainy day, the elite salaryman Amakusa Ryo almost falls down some stairs when he is saved by an ordinary high school girl named Arima Ichika. Ryo was dizzy from not eating breakfast, which worries Ichika and she offers him her lunch then runs off. Later when Ryo gets home, Ichika is in his living room and he finds out that she is actually his sister Rio's classmate. Ryo wants to thank Ichika for saving his life and offers to kiss her... |
March 29, 2021 |
| 2 |
He Smelled Like Cologne Ryo gets home and he finds Ichika there wearing an apron. Ryo thinks he's daydreaming for a moment, but then he finds out Rio invited her as well as their other classmates, Satsuki and Ruri over. Satsuki and Ruri fall head over heels for Ryo. Meanwhile, Ryo's old friend, the photographer Masuda, hears rumors that Ryo had laid his hands on a high school girl and he tries to get to the bottom of this. |
April 5, 2021 |
| 3 |
You're Just Messing With Me Ichika ends up slamming a volleyball into the face of her classmate, Tamaru Kai during gym class. She later goes to apologize to him when he's reading a book, but she realizes the book is connected to the anime that she loves, and Kai promises to lend her the series. That night Ryo meets up with Ichika at a convenience store so he can walk her home, and Kai also happens to be there. Ryo finds out that Kai is letting Ichika borrow some books. Kai tells Ichika that he'll see her tomorrow at school, but then Ryo calls him over. |
April 12, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 29, 2021 |
| Last aired | June 14, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday |