Lovely Complex
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 8/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 8/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 7/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Akemi OkamuraAlejandro SaabAmber Lee ConnorsGianni MatragranoHoward WangJacob Eiseman
Written by
Aya Nakahara
Starring
Akemi OkamuraAlejandro SaabAmber Lee ConnorsGianni MatragranoHoward WangJacob Eiseman
Written by
Aya Nakahara
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| S1 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
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About
"Odd-couple comedy that earns its romance honestly"
Lovely Complex follows Risa, an unusually tall girl, and Atsushi, an unusually short boy, who become fast friends bonded by their shared feeling of not fitting the typical mold. Both are dealing with unrequited crushes on other people, and their friendship slowly (and awkwardly) shifts into something more. The show is a breezy, goofy high-school rom-com carried by slapstick comedy, exaggerated reactions, and genuinely charming chemistry between its leads. It leans hard into comedic timing over drama, making it an easy, feel-good watch rather than an emotionally heavy one.
Watch it for
the goofy, big-hearted chemistry between two leads who feel like real, flawed friends first.
Maybe skip if
you want a subtle, low-key romance rather than loud physical comedy and exaggerated reactions.
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Season 12007
8.52K249h 36m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Summer of 1st Grade! I Will Get Myself a Boyfriend! | 7.8 | 116 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Ex-Girlfriend Love Triangle!? | 8.0 | 113 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Between the Guy I Like and the Guy from the Past? | 8.2 | 104 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Kiss! I Like You! | 8.4 | 104 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Send Forbidden Love Flying! | 8.7 | 105 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | A Maiden's Determination! Love-Love Confession Plan!! | 8.9 | 102 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Sunk! The Worst Confession in History!! | 8.6 | 99 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Comeback Impossible! Major Heartbreak!! | 8.6 | 93 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Resuscitation!! Aim for Girlfriend Status!! | 8.8 | 91 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | A Confrontation with the Ex-Girlfriend?! The Epic Breast-Baring Battle!! | 8.5 | 90 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Absolute Death! Revived Love with the Ex-Girlfriend?! | 8.7 | 92 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Recapture Love! Improve as a Girl with Winning Chocolate! | 8.3 | 89 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Heating Up! A First Kiss in his Room? | 8.8 | 95 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | A Killer Crush on Maity! | 8.6 | 92 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | A Dangerous Man. Maity's Sweet Seduction | 8.1 | 90 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Maity's Magic! The Transforming Patterns of Love!? | 8.1 | 89 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Love's Iron Fist! Catch That Maiden's Soul!! | 8.4 | 86 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | The Best Birthday in History | 9.2 | 139 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Sudden Downturn!! The First Date is the Beginning of Misfortune | 8.7 | 93 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Declaration of War!! The dangerous Beauty Burns with Envy!! | 8.3 | 87 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Foreboding of separation?! The separate roads which Risa and Otani walk. | 8.3 | 85 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Farewell Otani!!! | 8.2 | 86 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Many Future Paths!! The Circumstances We All Bear | 8.4 | 86 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Together Forever | 9.2 | 107 | 24 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Akemi Okamura Risa Koizumi
Alejandro Saab Heikichi Nakao
Amber Lee Connors Risa Koizumi
Gianni Matragrano Kuniumi Maitake
Howard Wang Atsushi Ootani
Jacob Eiseman Additional Voices
Akira Nagata Atsushi Ootani
Kenjiro Tsuda Ryouji Suzuki
Saori Higashi Nobuko Ishihara
Kazuko Kojima Chiharu Tanaka
Crew
Aya Nakahara
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