“Two 12-year-old girls experience first love with classmates in a sweet coming-of-age romance.”
12-sai.: Chicchana Mune no Tokimeki
12歳。~ちっちゃなムネのトキメキ~
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Synopsis
Two 12-year-old girls experience first love with classmates in a sweet coming-of-age romance.
Reaching a period of life where they are neither a child nor an adult, 12-year-old Hanabi Ayase and Aoi Yui meet with life-changing events. Due to the mischievous demeanor of her male classmates, Ayase does not think highly of the opposite sex. However, her perspective begins to change after she is paired with the kind-hearted Takao Yuuto for a class assignment and unexpectedly shared their first kisses with each other on the school rooftop. With her best friend discovering love, Aoi yearns to seek her own. She finds herself falling in love with the rash Kazuma Hiyama after protecting her from a rejected suitor who had talked behind her back. 12-sai.: Chicchana Mune no Tokimeki follows the four in this phase of adolescence. As they grow up alongside each other, this sweet romance depicts the innocence and excitement of first love.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
What 15 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.0
↑ 1.87
Running avg · Jul 2016 → Feb 2025
- 10 “First of all, this is a kid's show so don't even try to complain anything, im pretty sure the author/director knows what's he/she is doing so don't listen to these people that disagree. But for me...”
- 8 “Keep in mind that this is a romance where the main characters are 12 year olds. Think back to when you were that age, and how you behaved (especially concerning love) back then. If that sounds...”
- 10 “If I had to choose a word to describe this anime, it would be "cute". This anime was so adorable and cute that it really touched my heart. I judge anime based on enjoyment and whether or not it...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 Spring 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-11059 catalog
Produced by
- Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Nippon Columbia Producer
- Tokyo MX Producer
- Shogakukan Producer
- JR East Marketing & Communications Producer
- Sun TV Producer