“Grade-focused Shizuku befriends violent outcast Haru, navigating confusing emotions and evolving relationship.”
My Little Monster
となりの怪物くん
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Synopsis
Grade-focused Shizuku befriends violent outcast Haru, navigating confusing emotions and evolving relationship.
Shizuku Mizutani is apathetic toward her classmates, only caring about her grades. However, her cold view of life begins to change when she meets Haru Yoshida, a violent troublemaker who stopped attending class after getting into a fight early in the school year. He is not much different from her, though—he too understands little about human nature and does not have any friends. Much to Shizuku's surprise, he proclaims that she will be his friend and immediately confesses his feelings toward her upon meeting her. Because of her lack of friends and social interaction, Shizuku has a hard time understanding her relationship with Haru. But slowly, their friendship begins to progress, and she discovers that there is more to Haru than violence. She begins to develop feelings for him, but is unsure what kind of emotions she is experiencing. Together, Shizuku and Haru explore the true nature of their relationship and emotions.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 172 sampled reviews
What 172 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.83 · split reception
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.6
↓ 0.95
Running avg · Dec 2012 → Sep 2025
- 7 “The series is fun and enjoyable to watch, featuring plenty of humor and cute moments throughout. However, the narrative is completely incoherent, as the story fails to go anywhere and leaves me...”
- 8 “I thoroughly enjoyed the balance of funny and sad moments in this simple, cute, and low-drama shojo anime. There are no criticisms to mention, making this a highly recommended series that I would...”
- 10 “This is the funniest, most compelling romantic anime I have ever encountered, featuring a beautiful, addictive OST and two incredibly refreshing lead characters. There are no flaws to be found in...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2012 – Dec 2012 Fall 2012
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7086 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Aniplex Producer
- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
- Kodansha Producer
Licensed by
- NIS America Licensor