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“Shy Seto teams with crush Iori for school event, but childhood friend arrives to complicate romance.”
I''s Pure
アイズピュア
6.82
5,686 rank · 29,006 viewers · 64 favorites
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Ecchi
School
Shounen
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Synopsis
Shy Seto teams with crush Iori for school event, but childhood friend arrives to complicate romance.
Seto Ichitaka has a crush on Yoshizuki Iori, a girl in his class who has become so popular she now has her own fan club at school. But only a miracle could make him be with her, since the day he first saw Iori-chan, Ichitaka has been too shy to even talk to her. This miracle happened and now he and Iori are working together on the Freshmen Welcoming Party. It seems that things start to look bright for Seto, but then a special childhood friend is coming for a visit... (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 19 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 19 viewers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 2.36
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.36 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 2.5
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Score over time
↓ 2.89
Running avg · Sep 2007 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This was a truly touching series. It drew you in from the first episode, and kept you in lows and highs through to the very end. There's no magic or martial arts. The art was quite good. Overall,...”
- 8 “Note: The series name may be listed as Aizu Pure or I''s Pure elsewhere. This was a short but wonderful series that was absolutely fearless in its exploration of honest feelings. This story is...”
- 8 “I"s Pure was recommended to me by a friend. I read the manga during my commute time and watched the anime during my free time. Reading the manga in advance, I was really expecting great things from...”
Verbosity
Short · 42%
Medium · 47%
Long · 11%
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A Ova Production
Studio Pierrot.- Format 6 × 28′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 48m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2005 – Jun 2006
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0733 catalog
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor