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“Bored teen Kazuya finds purpose through photography, attracting seven girls who may want more than modeling.”
Photo Kano
フォトカノ
6.19
9,603 rank · 136,558 viewers · 185 favorites
Romance
Ecchi
School
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Synopsis
Bored teen Kazuya finds purpose through photography, attracting seven girls who may want more than modeling.
High school student Kazuya Maeda finds his daily life dull and meaningless. This changes right before the end of his summer break when he receives an old camera from his father. Initially hesitant, Kazuya decides to experiment with photography and starts looking for potential models for his pictures. Kazuya is approached by various girls willing to model for him: Haruka Niimi, his popular childhood friend; Nonoka Masaki, the athletic ace pitcher of the softball club; Aki Muroto, the Student Council president; Hikari Sanehara, a fellow photography enthusiast; Tomoe Misumi, his timid classmate; Rina Yunoki, the only member of the Cooking Research Society; and Mai Sakura, a friend of his sister. As he pursues his new hobby, Kazuya feels like every day becomes more vibrant and meaningful. However, his continued interactions with the girls lead him to wonder if they want to be involved in other areas of his life besides his photography.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 27 sampled reviews
5.8
/10
What 27 viewers settled on.
59%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 2.02
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.02 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.22
Running avg · May 2013 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I thought it was really great and cute but then as i got further into the eps i felt like i was watching amagami ss all over again. Dont get me wrong they are both good animes, but all i know is...”
- 9 “I called luck.... and it's a win... Cause it all make sense... He end up with all of them.. in every route.. (especially his sister???? better not involve her with this) Best to update the route...”
- 7 “Where should I start? For one thing, Its more than one storyline, so its hard to follow if you don't pay attention. It has an ending for each of the Main Girl Characters, and the dude essentially...”
Verbosity
Short · 26%
Medium · 30%
Long · 44%
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2013 – Jun 2013 Spring 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7404 catalog
Produced by
- TBS Producer
- Enterbrain Producer
- BS-TBS Producer
- RAY Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor