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“Female middle school soft tennis team comedy aiming for nationals through life's twists and turns.”
Softenni! the Animation
そふてにっ
6.5
7,721 rank · 26,182 viewers · 22 favorites
Comedy
Sports
Ecchi
School
Team Sports
Shounen
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Synopsis
Female middle school soft tennis team comedy aiming for nationals through life's twists and turns.
The tennis comedy centers around the members of a female middle school soft tennis team and the twists and turns that their lives take as they aim for the nationals. (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
6.8
/10
What 11 viewers settled on.
78%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.08
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.08 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↑ 2.82
Running avg · Apr 2011 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I haven't written a review in quite awhile here, so here we go. So far I am into the 8th episode of Softenni. The story thus far revolves around Hakuou Middle School's soft tennis team. The team is...”
- 9 “This anime delivers great simple art, excellent fanservice, and genuinely funny comedy that makes it a fun watch. While some local jokes might not land for international viewers, Kotone and Asuna...”
- 7 “Softenni succeeds brilliantly at its goal of delivering low-brow, fanservice-heavy comedy with over-the-top characters and physics-defying scenarios that fit perfectly together. While the script...”
Verbosity
Short · 45%
Medium · 45%
Long · 9%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2011 – Jun 2011 Spring 2011
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-6050 catalog
Produced by
- Geneon Universal Entertainment Producer
- Lantis Producer
- AT-X Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Studio Mausu Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor