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Sakura Diaries

“Touma pretends to attend Keio, juggling love triangle with cousin Urara and classmate Meiko after failing entrance exam.”

Sakura Diaries

6.14
9,893 rank · 17,276 viewers · 23 favorites
Comedy Drama Romance Ecchi Adult Cast Love Polygon Seinen
12 episodes · 21 min per ep min · Shaft · R+ - Mild Nudity
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Synopsis

Touma pretends to attend Keio, juggling love triangle with cousin Urara and classmate Meiko after failing entrance exam.

A Keio University (one of the top three colleges in Japan) exam candidate, Touma Inaba, is interupted when a cute young girl, Urara Kasuga, arrives at his hotel room door. She later turns out to be his cousin who he barely remembers from his childhood. Urara, who had felt something special for him (an other-than-cousinly-love), invites Touma to live with her since he has no place to stay other than the hotel room. Before taking the test, Touma meets Meiko Yotsuba, a beautiful, sophisticated woman also trying to get into Keio. Meiko gets into Keio but Touma does not, due to a cold Urara had given him shortly before. Although he did not make it, he pretends he does to earn the respect of Meiko. Touma is caught up in a love triangle with Urara and Meiko, while struggling to keep Meiko believing he's really a Keio student and still be there for Urara at the same time. (Source: ANN)

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6.1 /10

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71% recommend
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median 6.5 mode 5 σ 2.51
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σ 2.51 · split reception

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The polarity gap

6.2 pts

Recommenders 8.2 · others 2.0

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A Ova Production

Shaft.
in association with

Kitty Films · Studio Tulip

  • Format 12 × 21′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 12m all episodes
  • Aired May 1997 – Oct 1997
  • Source Ova media type
  • Rated R+ Mild Nudity
  • Ref. BS-0740 catalog

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