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“Unconventional 15-year-old Tabata unexpectedly finds love with charming classmate Ueno, beginning her dream romance.”
April Showers Bring May Flowers
ブスに花束を。
7.17
3,796 rank · 35,871 viewers · 157 favorites
Comedy
Romance
School
Seinen
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Synopsis
Unconventional 15-year-old Tabata unexpectedly finds love with charming classmate Ueno, beginning her dream romance.
At the age of 15, Hana Tabata has already made peace with the idea of never experiencing an unforgettable high school romance. Although she likes shoujo manga, flowers, and anything cute, Tabata considers herself a mere background character; she is a little bit chubby, with a round face, glasses, and freckles—all things that would make her conventionally unattractive. But when Tabata accidentally befriends Yousuke Ueno, a warm and charming classmate, things start to change. While she grapples with conflicting feelings about her unexpected new relationship with Ueno, Tabata has yet to realize that the love story she has been dreaming of has already begun.
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Community consensus
Derived from 32 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 32 viewers settled on.
86%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.69
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.69 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.9 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 4.3
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.59
Running avg · Aug 2025 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This anime was a really cute watch! It has some pretty funny moments and is really sweet. Like some people mentioned the side characters are kind of more interesting than the main characters. Hana...”
- 7 “Actually exceed my expectations! It's ur typical popular guy x unpopular girl trope but thank god this time the guy is a whole green flag and yes quite similar to skip and loafer! The story pretty...”
- 8 “I really enjoyed this anime. I looked forward to each episode every week. The characters were cute and the situation was relatable because I grew up the ugly girl at my school. And that was part of...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 44%
Long · 19%
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2025 – Sep 2025 Summer 2025
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23027 catalog
Produced by
- VAP Producer
- Marvelous Entertainment Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Tokyo MX Producer
- BS NTV Producer