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Sasaki and Miyano

Sasaki and Miyano

It all began with admiration

20228.41 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.

Created by Shou Harusono
Written by Shou Harusono, Yoshiko Nakamura
Produced by Rie Ogura, Miku Sakurazawa, Hiroyasu Taniguchi
NetworksTokyo MX

Top Cast

Yusuke Shirai

Yusuke Shirai

Shuumei Sasaki (voice)

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Yoshikazu Miyano (voice)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Taiga Hirano (voice)

Yuki Ono

Yuki Ono

Jirou Ogasawara (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Masato Hanzawa (voice)

Ryohei Arai

Ryohei Arai

Tasuku Kuresawa (voice)

Mitsuhiro Ichiki

Mitsuhiro Ichiki

Gonzaburou Tashiro (voice)

Themes & Keywords

high schoolromanceslice of lifecoming of ageschoolbased on mangahigh school studentshoujoanimechibijapanese high schoolboys' love (bl)feel good romance

About Sasaki and Miyano

Sasaki and Miyano is a animation, comedy series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of high school, romance, slice of life, coming of age, school, based on manga. Created by Shou Harusono, it stars Yusuke Shirai, Soma Saito, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka. When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.

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