
The Dangers in My Heart
Taste attributes: animationcomedydramawholesomelightimaginarylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeHeightened and stylish: a light animated series, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.5 /10
TMDB · 175 votes
Where to watch
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Seasons
Episodes (25)
1I Was Stolen Away2 Apr 2023
At first glance, he’s just the disturbed boy, and she’s just the popular girl. But people are more than the sum of their parts, as both Kyotaro and Anna are about to discover.
2I Died9 Apr 2023
Despite his misgivings, Kyotaro keeps helping Anna the more they interact. He may be a better person than he believes.
3I Want to Hug You16 Apr 2023
Anna and her friends keep their guard up around the boys; it’s obvious what they want. But Kyotaro’s different. Each brief interaction brings him and Anna closer together.
4I Have a Problem23 Apr 2023
Like many people his own age, Kyotaro has a tendency to overthink everything. Anna, however? She has her own way of approaching life.
5We Got Split Up30 Apr 2023
It’s not like Kyotaro wants to join Anna’s group or anything. But when a certain other classmate tries to join the group, Kyotaro just gets swept up in events. That’s all!
6I Melted It7 May 2023
As Kyotaro wrestles with his feelings, he notices Anna’s been acting differently. Could it be that she—? No, he shouldn’t read too much into it. She’s just being nice. Right?
7We Swapped Places14 May 2023
Kyotaro can no longer deny he likes Anna. He tells himself it’s not like he wants to be her boyfriend, but there’s a detail he hasn’t considered: maybe Anna wants him to be.
8I Had a Dream21 May 2023
Parent-teacher day mortifies Kyotaro. Not only is his mother at school, but she’s bonding with Anna! Things couldn’t get any worse.
9I Hate Yamada28 May 2023
Despite all the hints Anna throws at him, and others beginning to notice, Kyotaro refuses to believe that she could actually like him. He is his own worst enemy.
10We Walked Slowly4 Jun 2023
It’s Japan’s most romantic time of the year, and Kyotaro and Anna are not-on-a-date. Kyotaro is keeping a running tally of all his screw-ups, but Anna is enjoying herself.
11We’re a Bit Alike11 Jun 2023
Distance separates Kyotaro and Anna, but their thoughts are of each other. However, their budding relationship faces a threat: Haruya still has his eyes set on Anna.
12I Wanted to Be Seen18 Jun 2023
Kyotaro didn’t think his cunning plan for New Year’s all the way through. Anna showed up early, and now his sister is trying to be his wingwoman.
13We're Searching7 Jan 2024
Anna wants to help Kyotaro since he has a broken arm, but she's unaware of the secret he's keeping from her.
14I'm Growing Up14 Jan 2024
It's the first time Kyotaro has ever been in Anna's home, so he's naturally left feeling like a bundle of nerves and anxiety.
15Yamada and Me21 Jan 2024
Valentine's Day is a week away, and Kyotaro finds himself roped into making chocolates with Anna and her friends. But complications arise when Moeko claims Kyotaro as her bae.
16Yamada Likes…28 Jan 2024
Valentine's Day chocolates hold a special meaning, and Anna wants to know what they mean to Kyotaro.
17I Want to Know4 Feb 2024
Despite all the time Kyotaro has spent with Anna, he discovers that there is so much more he doesn't know about her. More importantly, he realizes he wants to change that.
18Yamada Likes Me11 Feb 2024
As the student rep, Kyotaro faces the unenviable task of delivering the graduation speech. Now he'll need a dose of confidence and a little help from Anna to pull it off.
19We're Overflowing18 Feb 2024
The implications and meanings of Anna's indirect confession leave Kyotaro reeling. He may not know what will happen next, but he knows he cannot afford to mess this up.
20We Stayed Up All Night25 Feb 2024
The school year is ending. With a window of opportunity closing, Kyotaro reaches a decision: if he can make this shot in a basketball game against Anna, he’ll ask her out.
21We Made a Promise3 Mar 2024
Kyotaro discovers an obsessed fan is spreading rumors online that Anna has a boyfriend. Knowing what that means for both her safety and career, he cannot help but worry.
22I Want to Be Closer to Yamada10 Mar 2024
A new school year means a new class and new friends. Unfortunately, it also means new challenges to Kyotaro and Anna's evolving situationship.
23I Don't Want to Lose17 Mar 2024
Kyotaro wants nothing to do with the sports festival this year, but all that changes when Sho challenges him to a one-on-one in the cavalry battle.
24I Want to Tell Her24 Mar 2024
The class is excited for the upcoming school trip, except for Anna, who is no longer acting like herself. Kyotaro wonders what it means, not realizing that she made a choice.
25I, We, Fell in Love31 Mar 2024
Anna and Kyotaro's bond is teetering between friendship and romance. Perhaps this time the scales will tip and Kyotaro can finally tell Anna the words she wishes to hear.
Specials
· 2023 · 1 episodeEpisodes (1)
1Bonus Dangers10 Dec 2023
How do two people grow closer? There is a time and place for grand gestures, but it’s the small everyday moments that actually matter.
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- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
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- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates' peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro's not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna's a bit odd herself!
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- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2023
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Akita Shoten
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