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Junjo Romantica

Junjo Romantica

20086.93 Seasons36 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Three couples, three intense romances: a student’s tutor crosses the line, a loner meets a force of nature, and a carefree man faces love he can’t ignore.

Produced by Rie Ogura
NetworksTokyo MXSun TVAT-XtvkChiba TVTeletamaBS11TVQ

Top Cast

Hikaru Hanada

Hikaru Hanada

Akihiko Usami

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Misaki Takahashi

Nobutoshi Canna

Nobutoshi Canna

Nowaki Kusama

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Hiroki Kamijō

Daisuke Kishio

Daisuke Kishio

Shinobu Takatsuki

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Yō Miyagi

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Ryūichirō Isaka

Kisho Taniyama

Kisho Taniyama

Takahiro Takahashi

Kohsuke Toriumi

Kohsuke Toriumi

Haruhiko Usami

Isshin Chiba

Isshin Chiba

Keiichi Sumi

Themes & Keywords

collegeromanceslice of lifecoming of agebased on mangaartteacher student relationshiplgbtangstanimedrastic change of lifeeroticgay themetsundereboys' love (bl)

About Junjo Romantica

Junjo Romantica is a animation, comedy, drama series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of college, romance, slice of life, coming of age, based on manga, art. it stars Hikaru Hanada, Takahiro Sakurai, Nobutoshi Canna. Three couples, three intense romances: a student’s tutor crosses the line, a loner meets a force of nature, and a carefree man faces love he can’t ignore.

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