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The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

★ 7.6 7K votes 2012–2013 1 season · 24 episodes Ended Tokyo MX
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 8/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 8/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Yoshitsugu MatsuokaAi KayanoMariko NakatsuNatsumi TakamoriTakahiro SakuraiYui Horie
Written by
Hajime Kamoshida
Starring
Yoshitsugu MatsuokaAi KayanoMariko NakatsuNatsumi TakamoriTakahiro SakuraiYui Horie
Written by
Hajime Kamoshida
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
075150225300

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About

"Dorm-room comedy that turns into a talent reckoning"

A normal high schooler gets shuffled into a dorm reserved for his school's oddballs and creative misfits, where a strange, animal-loving girl who can't function on her own quickly upends his quiet life. What starts as slice-of-life comedy about eccentric roommates gradually turns into a surprisingly earnest story about creative ambition, jealousy, and figuring out what you're actually good at. It's talky and character-driven, leaning on warmth and slow-burn relationships rather than spectacle, with a back half that gets heavier and more emotionally direct than the opening episodes suggest.

Watch it for

the slow shift from goofy dorm antics into a genuine story about creative ambition and self-worth.

Maybe skip if

you want fast pacing, since the emotional payoff takes many episodes of dorm-life setup to earn.

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

All Seasons

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Season 12012
7.94K249h 12m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Cat, White, Mashiro7.4
20223 min
▶2I've Painted Pictures7.5
18123 min
▶3So Close, So Far...7.4
16723 min
▶4A World Changing Colors7.7
17323 min
▶5The Serious Girl of Sakura Dormitory8.0
17223 min
▶6The Blue After the Rain7.8
16523 min
▶7She Attacks7.7
16023 min
▶8Let's Fire a Big Firework8.1
16423 min
▶9An Autumn Storm Blows In7.6
15623 min
▶10I Hate You, I Hate You, I Love You7.9
15523 min
▶11Galactic Cat Nyaboron7.8
15123 min
▶12The Power of Love in the Cultural Festival8.6
20323 min
▶13Just a Stone's Throw to Winter7.5
14623 min
▶14The Windows and Lights of Christmas Eve8.1
15423 min
▶15Where's Your Usual Self?7.7
14423 min
▶16I've Always Loved You...7.6
14623 min
▶17Valentine's Day Is About Chocolates8.3
15523 min
▶18An Alien's First Love8.1
15523 min
▶19Home Is Where Sakura Dormitory Is7.4
14723 min
▶20So We Can Keep Calling It Home7.7
14623 min
▶21The Rain Falls with No One to Blame8.5
19623 min
▶22Dash Through Those Brilliant Days8.1
16823 min
▶23Graduation Ceremony8.8
26623 min
▶24Welcome to Sakura Dormitory8.4
18423 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Sorata Kanda
Ai Kayano Mashiro Shiina
Mariko Nakatsu Nanami Aoyama
Natsumi Takamori Misaki Kamiigusa
Takahiro Sakurai Jin Mitaka
Yui Horie Ryuunosuke Akasaka, Maid-chan
Megumi Toyoguchi Chihiro Sengoku
Skyler Sinclair Rita Ainsworth
Ayako Kawasumi Rita Ainsworth
Taishi Murata Daichi Miyahara

Crew

Hajime Kamoshida

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