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“Socially awkward otaku Tsutsui reluctantly befriends notorious Iroha, learning to navigate real emotions and break his 2D shell.”
Real Girl
3D彼女 リアルガール
6.86
5,405 rank · 371,518 viewers · 1,666 favorites
Romance
Otaku Culture
School
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Socially awkward otaku Tsutsui reluctantly befriends notorious Iroha, learning to navigate real emotions and break his 2D shell.
For Hikari Tsutsui, life within the two-dimensional realm is much simpler. Socially inept and awkward, he immerses himself in video games and anime, only to be relentlessly ridiculed and ostracized by his classmates. Sharing his misery is Yuuto Itou, his only friend, who wears cat ears and is equally obsessed with the world of games. After being forced to clean the pool as punishment for arriving late, Tsutsui meets Iroha Igarashi, but he attempts to steer clear of her, as her notoriety precedes her. Brazenly blunt, loathed by female classmates, and infamous for messing around with boys, Tsutsui believes that getting involved with her would cause nothing but problems. 3D Kanojo: Real Girl is a story revolving around these two outcasts—a boy full of emotions he has never experienced before, struggling to lay them bare, and a girl who strives to break him out of his shell.
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Derived from 100 sampled reviews
6.5
/10
What 100 viewers settled on.
77%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.43
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.43 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 2.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.48
Running avg · Apr 2018 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “honestly I don't tend to watch slice of life animes like this but a close friend suggested it and it was really cute. the characters are all pretty cool there's the ones you cant help but love and...”
- 7 “There is no point in watching this without season 2. This is just half of the story and honestly not the better half. A lot of things appear strange and out of nowhere so it's no wonder people...”
- 8 “This romantic comedy completely subverted expectations from its misleading title, delivering an amazing experience filled with mystery and wholesomeness. The mystery behind the girlfriend and the...”
Verbosity
Short · 37%
Medium · 38%
Long · 25%
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A Tv Production · Spring 2018
Hoods Entertainment.
in association with
VAP · Nippon Television Network
- Format 12 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2018 – Jun 2018 Spring 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13461 catalog
Produced by
- VAP Producer
- Nippon Television Network Producer
- DeNA Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor