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A Sign of Affection

★ 7.8 5K votes 2024–2024 1 season · 12 episodes Ended Tokyo MX
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 8/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Sumire MorohoshiYu MiyazakiTakeo OtsukaReagan MurdockLara WoodhullKaede Hondo
Written by
Suu Morishita
Starring
Sumire MorohoshiYu MiyazakiTakeo OtsukaReagan MurdockLara WoodhullKaede Hondo
Written by
Suu Morishita
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"A tender romance told mostly in silence"

A quiet, deaf college student named Yuki lives a bit apart from the noisy chatter around her until a well-traveled, easygoing guy named Itsuomi starts learning to communicate with her directly. What follows is a gentle, slow-building romance told largely through gestures, sign language, and glances rather than dialogue. The pacing is unhurried and soft, closer to a mood piece than a plot-driven drama, and it leans on delicate visuals and quiet emotional beats rather than big twists. It is sweet, sincere, and easy to watch in short sittings.

Watch it for

the delicate, sincere portrayal of connection built through sign language instead of spoken words.

Maybe skip if

you need fast pacing or plot momentum rather than slow, feeling-driven romance.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12024
7.84K123h 4m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Yuki's World7.8
40623 min
▶2To Affection7.8
34623 min
▶3Someone is Thinking of Someone7.8
31823 min
▶4What Kind of Voice?7.8
304—
▶5The Answer7.9
32323 min
▶6I Thought I Wanted to Keep Watching Her Forever7.9
40823 min
▶7Let Me Introduce You to My Girlfriend7.8
29423 min
▶8One Small Step7.8
27423 min
▶9I Don't Want to Leave7.8
263—
▶10Oushi's World7.9
38123 min
▶11Promise7.8
217—
▶12Our World7.8
326—

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Sumire Morohoshi Yuki Itose
Yu Miyazaki Itsuomi Nagi
Takeo Otsuka Ôshi Ashioki
Reagan Murdock Itsuomi Nagi
Lara Woodhull Yuki Itose
Kaede Hondo Rin Fujishiro
Rebecca Danae Rin Fujishiro
Tasuku Hatanaka Shin Iryû
Ethan Gallardo Shin Iryû
Ryôta Ôsaka Kyôya Nagi

Crew

Suu Morishita

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