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Senpai is an Otokonoko

“First-year Saki confesses to cross-dressing senior Makoto, who rejects her but questions if he can love himself.”

Senpai is an Otokonoko

7.29
3,108 rank · 87,447 viewers · 462 favorites
Drama Romance Crossdressing Love Polygon School
12 episodes · 22 min per ep min · Summer 2024 · Project No.9 · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

First-year Saki confesses to cross-dressing senior Makoto, who rejects her but questions if he can love himself.

Much like the other students at her school, first-year student Saki Aoi finds herself captivated by the beauty of her senior on the school board, Makoto Hanaoka. While she worries that Hanaoka would be uncomfortable receiving a confession from another girl, Aoi musters up the courage to tell her anyway. However, Hanaoka's response surprises Aoi for a completely different reason—Hanaoka is actually a cross-dressing boy! Fully expecting Aoi to be abhorred by this revelation, Hanaoka is shocked to find that she has no issues with it. Though Hanaoka rejects Aoi's request to go out with her—citing his identity and the fact that he has never fallen in love before—Aoi insists that she will become his first love. Taken aback by Aoi's determination, Hanaoka wonders if he can really fall in love with her if he cannot find it in him to truly love himself first.

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Community consensus

Derived from 38 sampled reviews

7.7 /10

What 38 viewers settled on.

90% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 8 σ 1.68
1510
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σ 1.68 · some divergence

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The polarity gap

3.8 pts

Recommenders 8.4 · others 4.7

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Score over time

↓ 0.29

Running avg · Jul 2024 → Jun 2025

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Production slate

A Tv Production · Summer 2024

Project No.9.
in association with

Aniplex · Dentsu

  • Format 12 × 22′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 24m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2024 – Sep 2024 Summer 2024
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-23839 catalog

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