Completed Anime
Sasaki and Miyano

“Shy BL-loving Miyano is pursued by persistent delinquent Sasaki, who discovers his secret and their relationship evolves.”

Sasaki and Miyano

8.18
468 rank · 234,576 viewers · 5,648 favorites
Boys Love Otaku Culture School
12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Winter 2022 · Studio Deen · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Shy BL-loving Miyano is pursued by persistent delinquent Sasaki, who discovers his secret and their relationship evolves.

Yoshikazu Miyano's troubles first start one hot summer day when Shuumei Sasaki steps into his life. Sasaki saves Miyano's classmate from a group of bullies, and after that, Miyano cannot seem to shake off his eccentric upperclassman. His silent admiration for Sasaki gradually sours into annoyance each time the so-called delinquent refuses to leave him alone. Constantly being called by cute nicknames and having his boundaries ignored, Miyano wonders why Sasaki wants to get close to him. The shy and easily flustered Miyano harbors an embarrassing secret—he is a "fudanshi," a boy who likes boys' love (BL) manga. The last thing he wants is for other students to find out, but through a slip of the tongue, he reveals the truth to Sasaki. Intrigued, the clueless Sasaki asks to borrow a book to read, which he is given very reluctantly. To Miyano's surprise, Sasaki enjoys the BL that he receives and asks for more, marking a shift in their strange dynamic. Although Sasaki appears to possess some personal agenda, his feelings for Miyano become complicated the more time they spend together. As they now share a common interest, their relationship is poised to change and further develop.

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What people say

Community consensus

Derived from 67 sampled reviews

8.1 /10

What 67 viewers settled on.

95% recommend
Score distribution
median 9 mode 9 σ 1.72
1510
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Mostly aligned

σ 1.72 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

5.6 pts

Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.0

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↑ 0.12

Running avg · Jan 2022 → Feb 2026

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A Tv Production · Winter 2022

Studio Deen.
in association with

Frontier Works · Movic

  • Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Jan 2022 – Mar 2022 Winter 2022
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-17540 catalog

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