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makuranodanshi

“Short anime where diverse comforting boys listen and soothe viewers' troubles with gentle affection.”

makuranodanshi

4.45
14,647 rank · 44,096 viewers · 60 favorites
Slice of Life
12 episodes · 4 min per ep min · Summer 2015 · feel. · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Short anime where diverse comforting boys listen and soothe viewers' troubles with gentle affection.

Whispering sweet lullabies into the ears of the viewers, Makura no Danshi presents the watcher with an experience of comfort. Each short episode features a different boy who will listen to the audience and hold them when they need it. There are boys to suit all tastes: Merry is a gentle brown-haired boy; Sousuke Tanaka is a mature working man; Kanade Hanamine is a high school student who acts tough, but is frightened by mere spiders; Eiji Kijinami is a sore loser who looks like a punk, but has a tender heart; the shy Ryuushi Theodore Emori loves stargazing; Yuu Maiki is a freshman with delusions of grandeur; Haruto Enokawa is an energetic 5-year-old who refuses to sleep without a bedtime story; Nao Sasayama is a hip college student that is addicted to his smartphone; Shirusu Mochizuki is a librarian that treasures both books and book lovers; Yonaga and Yayoi Chigiri are siblings who are learning flower arrangement; and Yuuichirou Iida is a humorous old man who runs an oden stall. Though the watchers may be troubled with various issues in life, these boys will softly talk about themselves and coax the audience members into revealing their problems. All the boys have kind hearts and will make the viewers feel special and loved.

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What people say

Community consensus

Derived from 47 sampled reviews

3.9 /10

What 47 viewers settled on.

20% recommend
Score distribution
median 3 mode 3 σ 2.26
1510
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Polarized

σ 2.26 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.3 pts

Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.7

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Score over time

↑ 0.91

Running avg · Sep 2015 → Jan 2026

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A Tv Production · Summer 2015

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Earth Star Entertainment

  • Format 12 × 4′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 0h 48m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2015 – Sep 2015 Summer 2015
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-10574 catalog

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