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Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse

Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse

20257.71 Season26 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

Naoto Watari lives solely for his little sister, Suzushiro, until his chaotic childhood friend, Satsuki, storms back into his life. Without uttering a single word, her very presence ignites buried memories and unravels his rigid routine. As tensions rise and secrets surface, Naoto’s devotion to Suzushiro clashes with unresolved pain, threatening to collapse his fragile world.

Created by Tatsuya Takahashi
Written by Tatsuya Takahashi, Naru Narumi
Produced by Genta Ozaki, Naoya Sato, Kenji Kurota
NetworksTokyo MX

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Top Cast

Shuichiro Umeda

Shuichiro Umeda

Naoto Watari (voice)

Yumika Yano

Yumika Yano

Satsuki Tachibana (voice)

Yurie Igoma

Yurie Igoma

Yukari Ishihara (voice)

Megu Umezawa

Megu Umezawa

Makina Umezawa (voice)

Yoshiki Nakajima

Yoshiki Nakajima

Shigenobu Tokui (voice)

Hinaki Yano

Hinaki Yano

Suzushiro Watari / Sukekiyo (voice)

Naomi Ohzora

Naomi Ohzora

Tamayo Watari (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

love triangleromcomromanceslice of lifeschoolbased on mangachildhood friendsseinenanime

About Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse

Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse is a animation, comedy, drama series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of love triangle, romcom, romance, slice of life, school, based on manga. Created by Tatsuya Takahashi, it stars Shuichiro Umeda, Yumika Yano, Yurie Igoma. Naoto Watari lives solely for his little sister, Suzushiro, until his chaotic childhood friend, Satsuki, storms back into his life. Without uttering a single word, her very presence ignites buried memories and unravels his rigid routine. As tensions rise and secrets surface, Naoto’s devotion to Suzushiro clashes with unresolved pain, threatening to collapse his fragile world.

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