MAL score of 8.01 from over 1 million users; consistently cited as one of the warmest and most sincerely executed high-school romance anime of its era, with Sawako's social awakening drawing praise for avoiding the genre's usual cruelty mechanics.
Renewal: Three-season anime run concluded with the 2024 Netflix season. The manga source material by Karuho Shiina completed its run in 2017. (Wikipedia)
Indian OTT platforms do not publish per-title streams. This tracks reception across the run, not viewership.
| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12009 · 25 eps | 6 October 2009 | 8.1 | n/a | 8.0/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 22011 · 12 eps | 4 January 2011 | 7.8 | n/a | n/a | WORTH-IT |
| Season 32024 · 6 eps | 1 August 2024 | 7.5 | n/a | n/a | WORTH-IT |
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The premiere establishes Sawako's situation with efficiency and sympathy: she is not difficult, she is simply misread, and the series commits immediately to treating her as a person rather than a punchline. Kazehaya's first interaction with her is the show's thesis in miniature - seeing someone clearly is itself an act of kindness.
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