“Carefree rocker Kusakabe helps studious Sajou with singing, sparking an unlikely romance amid chorus festival pressures.”
Doukyusei: Classmates
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Synopsis
Carefree rocker Kusakabe helps studious Sajou with singing, sparking an unlikely romance amid chorus festival pressures.
Hikaru Kusakabe is a normal, carefree boy in a rock band who is always focused on the present. During the summer, his entire class is forced to participate in an upcoming chorus festival. By coincidence, he discovers his classmate Rihito Sajou—known for being an honor student with excellent grades—practicing his singing alone. Sajou just cannot seem to get their class' song right, and Kusakabe, delighted at seeing a new side of his straight-laced classmate, offers to help him prepare for the event. Although their lives and personalities are total opposites, they begin to grow closer as time progresses. But with the pressure of an unknown future, what will become of them and their growing relationship?
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Community consensus
Derived from 106 sampled reviews
What 106 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
5.8 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.2
↑ 0.21
Running avg · May 2016 → Oct 2024
- 10 “*It's a gem nobody can change my mind* Honestly the best short bl film ever to exist. Not only it talks about the character's life changes and new challenges but is also a great love story. Few...”
- 9 “doukyusei made me feel like i was in love the whole time i was watching it. it was so cute and tender and made love feel so easy, as it should be. albeit short and felt rushed at times, it was very...”
- 10 “Doukyuusei is an amazing movie. It saved Yaoi. I really enjoyed the story and art style. the ending was cute and it made me all fuzzy on the inside. The characters are cute and the interactions...”
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- Format 1 × 60′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 00m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2016 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-10435 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Half H.P Studio Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor