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Real Girl

Wed, Apr 4, 2018
  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Tsutsui Hikari (a.k.a "Tsuttsun") is a high school student who is content with his virtual life of anime and video games. One day, he gets stuck cleaning the pool with Iroha, a real live girl who is stylish, sassy and known to be easy with boys ... and she aggressively approaches him! Tsuttsun, who has few friends and lives in his own world, finds himself smitten by the confident and wild Iroha ... and his whole world is turned upside down!! It's the awkward and pure love story of a boy who experiences relationship for the first time.

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  • Nippon TV↗
Cast

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  • Teppei Uenishi
    Teppei Uenishi
    as Hikari Tsutsui (Voice)
  • Yu Serizawa
    Yu Serizawa
    as Iroha Igarashi (Voice)
  • Reina Ueda
    Reina Ueda
    as Sumie Ayado (Voice)
  • Sayaka Kanda
    Sayaka Kanda
    as Ezomichi (Voice)
  • Minami Tsuda
    Minami Tsuda
    as Arisa Ishino (Voice)
  • Shouta Aoi
    Shouta Aoi
    as Yuuto Itou (Voice)
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Episodes

2 seasons · 24 episodes

Ended · 24 aired
Season 1
12 episodes · 12 aired
▾
  • E1
    About the Time I First Met Her.
    Aired · Wed, Apr 4, 2018 · 25m

    Tsutsui and Iroha are forced to clean the pool together as punishment for being late. But is it the start of something more?

  • E2
    About the Time My Chastity was in a Predicament.
    Aired · Wed, Apr 11, 2018 · 25m

    Tsutsui discovers that real life relationships aren't always easy to navigate as he and Iroha's relationship starts to bloom.

  • E3
    About the Time Normies Made Me Even Worse.
    Aired · Wed, Apr 18, 2018 · 25m

    Tsutsui struggles with growing feelings he has for his real world girl and receives advice from an unexpected source.

  • E4
    About My Dark Times
    Aired · Wed, Apr 25, 2018 · 25m

    Tsutsui receives a mysterious letter to meet someone at the gym. Could this be some kind of confession or will it be a trap.

  • E5
    About When I Tried to Make Summer Memories
    Aired · Wed, May 2, 2018 · 25m

    Tsutsui struggles to voice his feelings for Iroha while they deal with the aftermath of the mysterious letter.

  • E6
    About the way I apologize.
    Aired · Wed, May 9, 2018 · 25m

    After an argument with both Itou and Iroha, Tsutsui tries to figure out how to apologize.

  • E7
    About the Two Girls and Me.
    Aired · Wed, May 16, 2018 · 25m

    Iroha and Tsutsui struggle to navigate their feelings and jealousy within their relationship because of the newcomer in their group of friends.

  • E8
    About How Camping Was a High-Level Event for Me.
    Aired · Wed, May 23, 2018 · 25m

    Emotions run high all weekend while the gang is at the cabin, causing conflict around every corner.

  • E9
    About Our Mutual Misunderstandings.
    Aired · Wed, May 30, 2018 · 25m

    Tsutsui and his 3D girl struggle to work through the aftermath of what happened at the cabin. Will this be the end?

  • E10
    About My Confession.
    Aired · Wed, Jun 6, 2018 · 25m

    Tsutsui finally deals with the awkwardness of Ayado's confession and the aftermath it brings to his relationship.

  • E11
    About the Love of a Best Friend That I Worry About.
    Aired · Wed, Jun 13, 2018 · 25m

    Despite Tsutsui's honest intentions, he ends up causing more harm than good when he suggests that Ito invite Ayado to see a movie.

  • E12
    About the Shape of Our Love.
    Aired · Wed, Jun 20, 2018 · 25m

    Tsutsui tries to prove what his relationship with Iroha means after her brother's surprising arrival home.

Season 2
12 episodes · 12 aired
▾
  • E1
    Regarding the Time We Put One Foot in the Normie World.
    Aired · Wed, Jan 9, 2019 · 25m

    Nothing can save Tsutsui from the normie event of the season: The Culture Festival. Will the gang be able to pull it together to have an event to remember?

  • E2
    Regarding the Time We Had Important Roles in the School Festival.
    Aired · Wed, Jan 16, 2019 · 25m

    The Culture Festival is in full swing, which means the gang must step up to the plate and make sure the whole school has a good time, no matter how awkward it may be.

  • E3
    Regarding My Unforeseen Family Crisis
    Aired · Wed, Jan 23, 2019 · 25m

    Hikari welcomes the return of normalcy with sweet relief, but it doesn't last after he finds his dad at a cafe with a woman who isn't his mom.

  • E4
    Regarding the Untold Story of My Parents' Courtship.
    Aired · Wed, Jan 30, 2019 · 25m

    Tsutsui's family is at a crossroads. Some families can survive betrayals, but others cannot. One thing remains clear though: Trust isn't so easily repaired once broken.

  • E5
    Regarding Miss Ayado's New Mental Anguish.
    Aired · Wed, Feb 6, 2019 · 25m

    When Ayado's manga-inspired fantasies derail her date with Ito, she realizes dating in 3D is a lot more complicated than it looks.

  • E6
    Regarding the Courtship of My Female Friend Ishino.
    Aired · Wed, Feb 13, 2019 · 25m

    Ishino has finally scored a date with Takanashi! But they aren't the only ones visiting the aquarium this afternoon...

  • E7
    Regarding the Troubling Invitation from My Girlfriend.
    Aired · Wed, Feb 20, 2019 · 25m

    Why has Ito gone to Takanashi for advice? Shouldn't he be asking Tsutsui for help, instead? They're best friends, after all, and — wait, Ito asked Takanashi about WHAT?

  • E8
    Regarding When My Friend and My Maybe Friend Became Official.
    Aired · Wed, Feb 27, 2019 · 25m

    When Takanashi's mother is hospitalized, Ishino steps in to help cook dinner. She means well, but will Takanashi just see this as more of Ishino's meddling?

  • E9
    Regarding My Choice to Have No Regrets in My High School Life
    Aired · Wed, Mar 6, 2019 · 25m

    As college entrance exams loom large, Tsutsui's grades begin to slip. Has he stopped caring about his future, or is something else distracting him?

  • E10
    Regarding My Thoughts on the Sacred Mysteries of Life.
    Aired · Wed, Mar 13, 2019 · 25m

    Iroha's time with Tsutsui will come to an end in just one month -- so why is she avoiding him?

  • E11
    Regarding My Last Promise to Her.
    Aired · Wed, Mar 20, 2019 · 25m

    Tsutsui has been in a rut ever since he said goodbye to Iroha. Can his friends snap him out of it before their college entrance exams?

  • E12
    Regarding Her Future and Mine.
    Aired · Wed, Mar 27, 2019 · 25m

    No matter what happens to your memory, they say the heart never forgets.