Slow Start

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Japanese: スロウスタート
English: Slow Start
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 7, 2018 to Mar 25, 2018
Premiered: Winter 2018
Broadcast: Sundays at 00:30 (JST)
Producers: Aniplex, Houbunsha, Kansai Telecasting, Lawson, Kinoshita Group Holdings, Drecom
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: CloverWorks
Source: 4-koma manga
Genre: ComedyComedy
Themes: CGDCTCGDCT, SchoolSchool
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.021 (scored by 2946829,468 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #42522
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2342
Members: 82,639
Favorites: 178

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Synopsis

Hana Ichinose, a 17-year-old high school student who is not only introverted, but also insecure and timid, has just moved and will be attending a new school. To make her situation more difficult, Hana is a "slow start," which means that she missed a year and worries about attending a class where everyone is younger than her.

During her introduction, the teacher reveals it is Hana's birthday, which gives her the jumping-off point to meet three of her classmates: Tamate Momochi, a charismatic and extroverted girl; Kanmuri Sengoku, who is shy and small; and the popular and pretty Eiko Tokura. Not wanting to lose the chance to make new friends, Hana's interactions with these three mark the beginning of some beautiful relationships that will change her life.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Momochi, Tamate

Momochi, Tamate

Main
Itou, Ayasa
Japanese
Itou, Ayasa
Sengoku, Kamuri

Sengoku, Kamuri

Main
Naganawa, Maria
Japanese
Naganawa, Maria
Ichinose, Hana

Ichinose, Hana

Main
Kondou, Reina
Japanese
Kondou, Reina
Tokura, Eiko

Tokura, Eiko

Main
Mineuchi, Tomomi
Japanese
Mineuchi, Tomomi
Hannen, Hiroe

Hannen, Hiroe

Supporting
Uchida, Maaya
Japanese
Uchida, Maaya
Enami, Kiyose

Enami, Kiyose

Supporting
Numakura, Manami
Japanese
Numakura, Manami
Kyouzuka, Shion

Kyouzuka, Shion

Supporting
Ichimichi, Mao
Japanese
Ichimichi, Mao
Takahashi, Nanae

Takahashi, Nanae

Supporting
Minase, Inori
Japanese
Minase, Inori
Tsubakimori, Sachi

Tsubakimori, Sachi

Supporting
Kouno, Marika
Japanese
Kouno, Marika
Ichinose, Hazuki

Ichinose, Hazuki

Supporting
Hikasa, Youko
Japanese
Hikasa, Youko

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Staff

Kobayashi, Hiroyuki
Kobayashi, Hiroyuki
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Onoue, Taiki
Onoue, Taiki
Producer
Hashimoto, Hiroyuki
Hashimoto, Hiroyuki
Director
Aketagawa, Jin
Aketagawa, Jin
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"ne! ne! ne!" by STARTails☆ (Reina Kondou, Ayasa Itou, Tomomi Mineuchi, Maria Naganawa)
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Ending Theme

 1: "Kaze no Koe wo Kikinagara (風の声を聴きながら)" by Sangatsu no Phantasia (eps 1-11)
2: "Yuuyake to Issho ni (夕焼けといっしょに)" by STARTails☆ (Reina Kondou, Ayasa Itou, Tomomi Mineuchi, Maria Naganawa) (eps 12)




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19 Recommended
1 Mixed Feelings
4 Not Recommended
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Mar 28, 2024
Boynisan
Recommended
I just watched this anime from Ani-One Asia last week.  At first, I was worried that this anime would be in an all-female genre with unique characters.  At first, when I first got to know this anime around 2020, I found this anime on LINE TV. When I watched episode 9, there were a few nude scenes.  Until now, I have seriously watched all 12 episodes. In my opinion, these 12 episodes give me a very satisfying feeling.  And each character can be a good indicator of the future.  But except for Hana-chan, she was delayed by 1 year in school because she had mumps.  ...
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Apr 13, 2023
OG_Otaku
Mixed Feelings
Recommended with a big asterisk.

Bottom line: if you like CGDCT, yuri, and ecchi, then you will enjoy Slow Start. It is a PG-13 teaser, with enjoyable fan service and lots of yuri flirtations between the characters, especially so between Eiko and her teacher. But there is no nudity, nothing explicit, just a lot of joking and CGDCT.

The plot is minimal. The anime writers and producers let us down, suggesting a number of story lines that just fizzled out before they could get interesting. The art style is sort of classic for CGDCT, and may not be everyone's cup of tea.

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Apr 15, 2018
Axew13
Not Recommended
"The protagonist is a normal high school student going to your typical all-girls' high school. But wait! She's actually one year behind! I swear I'm not running out of ideas."
This was my first thought upon seeing Slow Start. Bear in mind, I actually (guiltily) enjoyed this show after watching it. But flaws are flaws, so here's my review.

STORY: Hana Ichinose is a- you already know this. And that's all the plot you're going to get from this series aside from minor character development. Spoiler: The gap year thing ends up not being essential to the show at all.

ART: Slow Start has the most generic art ...
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