“Shy couple navigates first love while girl hides obsessive, stalker-like habits from unsuspecting boyfriend.”
Momokuri
ももくり
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Synopsis
Shy couple navigates first love while girl hides obsessive, stalker-like habits from unsuspecting boyfriend.
After taking one hundred secret photos and observing him from afar for months, second-year high schooler Yuki Kurihara has finally mustered up the courage to ask out her first-year crush Shinya "Momo" Momotsuki. Although taken by surprise, the bashful Momo accepts; however, he does not know the profoundly abnormal truth. As her strait-laced friend, Norika Mizuyama, has observed, Yuki has developed some unnerving—but nonetheless sincere—habits: taking pictures of Momo in secret, doing extensive research into his personal life, collecting his used straws, and even going "Momo watching." Though Momo remains blissfully unaware of his new girlfriend's peculiar habits, he does notice some oddities in their daily conversations. Still unsure and nervous about his first relationship, Momo finds himself regularly getting into awkward interactions due to his inexperience, but nevertheless resolves to make his new girlfriend happy. Momokuri follows Yuki and Momo as they shyly explore their newfound love, and also deal with the problems that arise from it.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
What 18 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.56 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Jul 2016 → Sep 2024
- 9 “This anime excels at delivering a pure, "moe" experience that consistently makes me smile and say "d'awww" while watching the two lovebirds be shy and cute. While it lacks an intricate plot or...”
- 10 “I absolutely loved the sweet, naive romance between Momo and Kurihara and found the character of Yuki incredibly relatable, all while enjoying a fast-paced story free of boring fillers. However, I...”
- 9 “Momokuri is a delightfully simple and cute romance that refreshingly avoids the forced drama and unnecessary misunderstandings common in the genre. While the show lacks deep backstories and a...”
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- Format 26 × 12′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2015 – Feb 2016
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-10244 catalog
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- Sentai Filmworks Licensor