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The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi

“A high-school fudanshi finds friends who share his love for BL manga and gay fantasies.”

The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi

6.52
7,554 rank · 78,101 viewers · 102 favorites
Comedy Otaku Culture School Josei
12 episodes · 3 min per ep min · Summer 2016 · EMT Squared · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

A high-school fudanshi finds friends who share his love for BL manga and gay fantasies.

Ryou Sakaguchi is a totally normal high school student, aside from his single unusual hobby. Sakaguchi is a fudanshi—a man who loves reading "boys' love" manga, and fantasizing about the gay potential he sees everywhere. He has only one wish before he dies: to find himself some friends that understand his secret passion. His wish comes true, as Sakaguchi begins to uncover a host of interested parties. There's Rumi Nishihara, a closeted fujoshi who is more than eager to discuss the joys of boys' love with Sakaguchi; the flamboyantly gay leader of the school's cooking club, Yuujirou Shiratori, who makes no effort whatsoever to conceal his sexuality; Akira Ueda, Shiratori's diligent admirer, who will do anything for the love of his life; and even the mischievous Daigo, a fellow fudanshi and popular author of boys' love doujinshi. Standing by their sides throughout all the otaku chaos is Sakaguchi's best friend, Toshiaki Nakamura, who only wishes his classmates would start acting more like normal people.

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7.0 /10

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92% recommend
Score distribution
median 7 mode 7 σ 1.84
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σ 1.84 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.8 pts

Recommenders 7.8 · others 2.0

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A Tv Production · Summer 2016

EMT Squared.
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DAX Production · Dream Creation

  • Format 12 × 3′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 0h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2016 – Sep 2016 Summer 2016
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-11417 catalog

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