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Real Girl

Real Girl

152018•23m•8.5/10
AnimationComedyDrama

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8.5/10(454)

Tsutsui Hikari (a.k.a "Tsuttsun") is a high school student who is content with his virtual life of anime and video games. One day, he gets stuck cleaning the pool with Iroha, a real live girl who is stylish, sassy and known to be easy with boys ... and she aggressively approaches him! Tsuttsun, who has few friends and lives in his own world, finds himself smitten by the confident and wild Iroha ... and his whole world is turned upside down!! It's the awkward and pure love story of a boy who experiences relationship for the first time.

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Production

Hoods Entertainment

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 4, 2018

Last Aired

March 27, 2019

Networks

Nippon TV

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Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
About the Time I First Met Her.
E1
About the Time I First Met Her.
Air date: 2018-04-04
Tsutsui and Iroha are forced to clean the pool together as punishment for being late. But is it the start of something more?
About the Time My Chastity was in a Predicament.
E2
About the Time My Chastity was in a Predicament.
Air date: 2018-04-11
Tsutsui discovers that real life relationships aren't always easy to navigate as he and Iroha's relationship starts to bloom.
About the Time Normies Made Me Even Worse.
E3
About the Time Normies Made Me Even Worse.
Air date: 2018-04-18
Tsutsui struggles with growing feelings he has for his real world girl and receives advice from an unexpected source.
About My Dark Times.
E4
About My Dark Times.
Air date: 2018-04-25
Tsutsui receives a mysterious letter to meet someone at the gym. Could this be some kind of confession or will it be a trap.
About When I Tried to Make Summer Memories.
E5
About When I Tried to Make Summer Memories.
Air date: 2018-05-02
Tsutsui struggles to voice his feelings for Iroha while they deal with the aftermath of the mysterious letter.
About the Way I Apologize.
E6
About the Way I Apologize.
Air date: 2018-05-09
After an argument with both Itou and Iroha, Tsutsui tries to figure out how to apologize.
About the Two Girls and Me.
E7
About the Two Girls and Me.
Air date: 2018-05-16
Iroha and Tsutsui struggle to navigate their feelings and jealousy within their relationship because of the newcomer in their group of friends.
About How Camping Was a High-Level Event for Me.
E8
About How Camping Was a High-Level Event for Me.
Air date: 2018-05-23
Emotions run high all weekend while the gang is at the cabin, causing conflict around every corner.
About Our Mutual Misunderstandings.
E9
About Our Mutual Misunderstandings.
Air date: 2018-05-30
Tsutsui and his 3D girl struggle to work through the aftermath of what happened at the cabin. Will this be the end?
About My Confession.
E10
About My Confession.
Air date: 2018-06-06
Tsutsui finally deals with the awkwardness of Ayado's confession and the aftermath it brings to his relationship.
About the Love of a Best Friend That I Worry About.
E11
About the Love of a Best Friend That I Worry About.
Air date: 2018-06-13
Despite Tsutsui's honest intentions, he ends up causing more harm than good when he suggests that Ito invite Ayado to see a movie.
About the Shape of Our Love.
E12
About the Shape of Our Love.
Air date: 2018-06-20
Tsutsui tries to prove what his relationship with Iroha means after her brother's surprising arrival home.

Cast

Teppei Uenishi

Teppei Uenishi

Hikari Tsutsui (Voice)

Yu Serizawa

Yu Serizawa

Iroha Igarashi (Voice)

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

Sumie Ayado (Voice)

Sayaka Kanda

Sayaka Kanda

Ezomichi (Voice)

Minami Tsuda

Minami Tsuda

Arisa Ishino (Voice)

Shouta Aoi

Shouta Aoi

Yuuto Itou (Voice)

Takuma Terashima

Takuma Terashima

Mitsuya Takanashi (Voice)

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