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“Popular Sumika secretly loves classmate Ushio, who likes girls but remains oblivious to Sumika's feelings.”
Whispered Words
ささめきこと
7.05
4,471 rank · 79,963 viewers · 317 favorites
Comedy
Girls Love
School
Seinen
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Synopsis
Popular Sumika secretly loves classmate Ushio, who likes girls but remains oblivious to Sumika's feelings.
Murasame Sumika is popular in the high school for her excellence in the marks and sports. However, she has a secret: she is in love with her classmate Kazama Ushio. Ushio also has a liking to the love between girls, but she hasn't noticed Sumika's feelings and has always been refused by other girls.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 26 sampled reviews
7.2
/10
What 26 viewers settled on.
90%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.75
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.75 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.1 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.85
Running avg · Jan 2010 → Jul 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The cast of characters and their genuinely human reactions make this show stand out, with realistic portrayals that avoid typical anime melodrama, plus solid comedy throughout. However, the ending...”
- 8 “Sasameki Koto is a wholesome and relatable 13-episode anime that beautifully portrays young love through its characters' evolving unrequited crushes and their journey from individuals to a...”
- 8 “Sasameki Koto stands out as a unique hidden gem in shoujo ai anime that breaks away from typical genre tropes and delivers an emotional rollercoaster with tangible moments of heartache and longing....”
Verbosity
Short · 19%
Medium · 46%
Long · 35%
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2009 – Dec 2009 Fall 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4493 catalog
Produced by
- Half H.P Studio Producer
- flying DOG Producer