
Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
Taste attributes: animationcomedydramateenromancefasttried & testedwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections
"I may be tough, but I still want to hear him say "I love you.""
Boxlist takeLight and heightened: a polished animated series, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.8 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
Where to watch
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Season
Season 1
· 2023 · 25 episodesEpisodes (25)
1I Want to Be Seen as a Girl!5 Jan 2023
Tomo Aizawa, a tomboy girl, confesses her love to her childhood friend Kubota Junichirō. However, he mistakes her confession as a casual assurance of friendship between boys, disgruntling her. Later on, Tomo asks her best friend Misuzu Gundo for advice. However, Misuzu says she has rightly portrayed herself as a boy…
- 2A Terrifying Challenge5 Jan 2023
3Tomo's Skirt12 Jan 2023
After Tomo is groped by an old man on the bus, Junichiro suggests that she stop wearing skirts.
4The School Idol12 Jan 2023
Tomo meets Carol, an English girl that all the boys in school admire.
5Best Bud's Secret19 Jan 2023
Tomo is shocked to learn that Junichiro and Misuzu briefly dated in middle school.
6Let's Go on a Date!19 Jan 2023
Tomo decides to invite Junichiro out on a date herself, with help from Misuzu and Carol.
- 7The Reason for Her Smile26 Jan 2023
8I Want to Be Playful Like a Girl26 Jan 2023
Tomo wants to experience some girly interaction, like hugging and hand-holding, so she tries it with all of her girl friends.
- 9Heroes Fall a Lot26 Jan 2023
10The Girls of the Olston Family2 Feb 2023
Tomo visits Carol Olston's house and meets Carol's mom.
11A Feeling I Won't Give Up2 Feb 2023
Tomo visits Misuzu's house, where gets some help studying for midterms.
12Heart-Pounding! A Gaming Overnighter2 Feb 2023
Tomo visits Junichiro's house and... stays overnight?!
13Birthday Present9 Feb 2023
Misuzu and Carol give Tomo an extra-girly makeover and send her to the convenience store, where she unexpectedly runs into Junichiro.
14Burn Up! The Ball Sports Tournament9 Feb 2023
Tomo gets fired up for the school's ball sports tournament.
15Junichiro's Promise16 Feb 2023
Junichiro recalls how he and Tomo first met.
16When Tomo Puts On a Swimsuit...16 Feb 2023
The four friends spend a day at the beach.
17The Night of the Summer Festival23 Feb 2023
Tomo has noticed that Junichiro is starting to act differently around her. They both try to sort out their feelings while seeing the summer festival fireworks together.
- 18The Distance Between Them23 Feb 2023
19The Angel's True Face2 Mar 2023
Misuzu sees that Misaki and Carol need help expressing their feelings for each other, so she comes up with a plan to get them together... but the results are far beyond what she expected.
20How the Contest Ends9 Mar 2023
Tomo and Junichiro are fired up for the school marathon. They start out neck-and-neck at the head of the pack, but when they reach the girls' turn-around point...
- 21To Stay Best Friends...9 Mar 2023
22My First Part-Time Job16 Mar 2023
Tomo wants to earn money for a birthday present for Jun, so she works part-time at the ramen restaurant owned by Tanabe's family.
23The Abandoned Cinderella16 Mar 2023
Tomo's class prepares for its presentation of "Cinderella" at the cultural festival.
24Goodbye, Best Friend23 Mar 2023
Junichiro finally confronts his own feelings for Tomo, and Tomo questions whether she really wants the friendship they have to turn into something else.
25To Stay by Your Side...30 Mar 2023
Tomo begins to wonder why Junichiro always seems so calm and collected around her, even though she always feels flustered around him. Then she finds out that Junichiro made a certain deal with her father...
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Tomboy Tomo couldn't have picked a more awkward high school crush 'cause it’s on her childhood friend, Junichiro, but he only sees her as one of the guys. Despite her pretty looks and signals, nothing gets through to this meathead! Will Junichiro ever realize Tomo's into him and see her for the cutesy girl she actually is?!
Synopsis: TMDB
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Cast
- Rie Takahashi
- Kaito Ishikawa
- Rina Hidaka
- Sally Amaki
- Kohei Amasaki
Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2023
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Lay-duce
- Taste scores
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