Series synopsis
April Showers Bring May Flowers, also known as ブスに花束を。 is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 4, 2025. It ended on September 26, 2025. It stars Saori Hayami, Shimba Tsuchiya, Yoshino Aoyama and Yoshimasa Hosoya.
Pessimistic high school student Hana Tabata doesn't believe her life could ever be like that of a heroine from the shoujo manga she reads—she's convinced she's ugly, and she's always alone. Still, she can't help but imagine herself as a leading lady when she's changing out flowers early one morning...until she's caught in the act by her handsome classmate Yousuke Ueno! Hana can't wrap her head around his kind words at first, but as they grow closer, she finds her life slowly beginning to change…
Premise
Pessimistic high school student Hana Tabata doesn't believe her life could ever be like that of a heroine from the shoujo manga she reads—she's convinced she's ugly, and she's always alone. Still, she can't help but imagine herself as a leading lady when she's changing out flowers early one morning...until she's caught in the act by her handsome classmate Yousuke Ueno! Hana can't wrap her head around his kind words at first, but as they grow closer, she finds her life slowly beginning to change…
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Saori Hayami as Hana Tabata (voice)
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Yosuke Ueno (voice)
- Yoshino Aoyama as Sumire Uguisudani (voice)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Tetsuo Gotanda (voice)
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Tsutomu Shinbashi (voice)
Guest cast
- Megumi Toda as Chika Kurokawa (voice)
- Rina Honnizumi as Tomoko Mori (voice)
- Shota Hayama as Kenta Inoue (voice)
- Reiou Tsuchida as Shunsuke Kimura (voice)
- Sachiko Kojima as Hana Tabata's Mother (voice)
- Kentaro Tone as Hana Tabata's Father (voice)
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Mr. Aizawa (voice)
- Daisuke Takahashi as Program MC (voice)
- Rie Kawamura as Announcer (voice)
- Asaki Yuikawa as Beautification Committee Member (voice)
- Mei Shibata as Female Student (voice)
- Erisa Kuon as Female Student (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 10 | July 10, 2025 | October 7, 2025 |
| Season 1 | 13 | July 4, 2025 | September 26, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mini anime #01 | July 10, 2025 |
| 2 | Mini anime #02 | July 17, 2025 |
| 3 | Mini anime #03 | July 24, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unpopular Girl and Extrovert | July 4, 2025 |
| 2 | How to Act as an Extra | July 11, 2025 |
| 3 | Ugly Girl and Flower on a High Peak | July 18, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 4, 2025 |
| Last aired | September 26, 2025 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:30:00 |