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“Four clumsy boys hide embarrassment with cool composure, unintentionally charming girls with their airheaded nature.”
Play It Cool, Guys
クールドジ男子
7.85
1,001 rank · 112,687 viewers · 1,142 favorites
Slice of Life
Adult Cast
Iyashikei
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Crunchyroll
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Synopsis
Four clumsy boys hide embarrassment with cool composure, unintentionally charming girls with their airheaded nature.
Despite their distinctive personalities, Souma Shiki, Hayate Ichikura, Shun Futami, and Takayuki Mima all have one thing in common: though naturally clumsy, the four disguise their embarrassment from tiny slip-ups by maintaining a composed demeanor. However, it is actually the guys' airheaded natures that makes the girls' hearts throb. No matter what happens in their daily lives, the boys do their best not to lose their cool!
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 41 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 41 viewers settled on.
97%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 8
σ 1.27
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.27 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.7 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.44
Running avg · Oct 2022 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Love this anime alot aaaa not to mention all 4 of the main characters, hayate, shun, takayuki and souma are all handsome, and cute when they're clumsy >about this anime that it is so short :')...”
- 8 “I was surprised by how much i enjoyed this show. This show is just a bunch of likable characters doing clumsy things that's all. But I'm really enjoying this show because the humour in this show is...”
- 8 “I came across this series by total chance and I think it was the best thing that's happened to me in a while. The plot focuses on 4 cute guys, who are really, REALLY clumsy and how they get along...”
Verbosity
Short · 66%
Medium · 29%
Long · 5%
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- Format 24 × 11′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 24m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2022 – Mar 2023 Fall 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-22015 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Magic Capsule Producer
- Avex Pictures Producer