Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai

The rare and inexplicable Puberty Syndrome is thought of as a myth. It is a rare disease which only affects teenagers, and its symptoms are so supernatural that hardly anyone recognizes it as a legitimate occurrence. However, high school student Sakuta Azusagawa knows from personal experience that it is very much real, and happens to be quite prevalent in his school.

Mai Sakurajima is a third-year high school student who gained fame in her youth as a child actress, but recently halted her promising career for reasons unknown to the public. With an air of unapproachability, she is well known throughout the school, but none dare interact with her—that is until Sakuta sees her wandering the library in a bunny girl costume. Despite the getup, no one seems to notice her, and after confronting her, he realizes that she is another victim of Puberty Syndrome. As Sakuta tries to help Mai through her predicament, his actions bring him into contact with more girls afflicted with the elusive disease.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Sakurajima, Mai Main

Seto, Asami Japanese

Azusagawa, Sakuta Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Futaba, Rio Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Azusagawa, Kaede Supporting

Kubo, Yurika Japanese

Koga, Tomoe Supporting

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Makinohara, Shouko Supporting

Minase, Inori Japanese

Toyohama, Nodoka Supporting

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Kunimi, Yuuma Supporting

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Kamisato, Saki Supporting

Akaneya, Himika Japanese

Hanawa, Ryouko Supporting

Aikawa, Natsuki Japanese

Kida, Kazuya Producer

Kurokawa, Yuuichirou Producer

Yokoyama, Shuko Producer

Masui, Souichi Director, Storyboard

Reviews

Jan 21, 2025

Fenixfeather

Recommended

- German translation below -

Story 15 % 7,5/10
The idea of the anime is definitely quite interesting and something different. On the one hand, it seems very realistic because it deals with real problems, but on the other hand, it's very wacky because it depicts some of the themes in a very creative way.

Pacing / narrative flow 20 % 6/10
The pacing is rather difficult here. As good as the idea is, at this point the anime unfortunately feels like a patchwork quilt. A better transition of the problems would have done the anime a lot of good here, unfortunately this point is very noticeable when ... watching.

Animation 15 % 7/10
The animations are quite nice, nothing special but definitely not bad. Despite the simplicity, you can tell the character of the anime.

Character depth 25 % 7/10
The characters seem well thought out for the most part. They are written well enough to be able to connect with them emotionally. There are a few clichés here and there, but all in all they are well worth watching. The love story between the main characters is nice to watch and comes across as believable.

Worldbuilding 10 % 7.5
The anime is set in the real world. The locations are well designed, everything looks realistic, the variety of different places is great.

Music / sound design 10 % 6.5/10
At this point, the music is just a means to an end, nothing memorable. It's okay, but not a big deal.

Overall impression 5 % 7/10
An anime well worth watching. Only the patchwork is off-putting and drags the rating down significantly. But if you can look past that, this is a good to very good anime. By the way, there is a movie about it, which is even better and rounds off the whole thing very well.

Total 6.9 (7/10)

------------------

Story 15 % 7,5/10
Die Idee des Animes ist definitiv ganz interessant und mal was anderes. Sie wirkt einerseits sehr realistisch weil sie sich mit echten Problemen beschäftigt aber andererseits sehr abgefahren weil sie die Themen teilweise sehr kreativ abbildet.

Pacing / Erzählfluss 20 % 6/10
Das Pacing ist hier eher schwierig. So gut die Idee auch ist, an dieser Stelle fühlt sich der Anime leider wie ein Flickenteppich an. Hier hätte ein besserer Übergang der Probleme dem Anime sehr gut getan, leider fällt dieser Punkt stark beim zuschauen auf.

Animation 15 % 7/10
Die Animationen sind ganz hübsch, nichts besonderes aber definitiv nicht schlecht. Man merkt trotz der Einfachheit den Charakter des Animes.

Charaktertiefe 25 % 7/10
Die Charaktere wirken größtenteils gut durchdacht. Sie sind gut genug geschrieben um mit Ihnen eine Emotional eine Verbindung aufbauen zu können. Hier und wird aus der Klischeekiste gekramt, aber alles im allem durchaus sehenswert. Die Liebesgeschichte zwischen den Hauptcharakteren ist schön anzusehen und kommt glaubwürdig rüber.

Worldbuilding 10 % 7,5
Der Anime spielt in der echten Welt. Die Orte sind gut designt, alles wirkt realistisch, die Vielfallt an verschiedenen Orten ist groß.

Musik / Sounddesign 10 % 6.5/10
An der Stelle ist die Musik nur Mittel zum Zweck, nichts was groß in Erinnerung bleibt. Sie ist okay, aber keine große Sache.

Gesamteindruck 5 % 7/10
Ein durchaus sehenswerter Anime. Einzig der Flickenteppich stößt übel auf und zieht die Bewertung nennenswert nach unten. Wer darüber aber hinwegsehen kann, sieht her einen guten bis sehr guten Anime. Übrigens gibt es hierzu einen Film, der ist nochmal deutlich besser und rundet das ganze sehr gut ab.

Total 6.9 (7/10)

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by Fenixfeather (12)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Oct 27, 2024

terr-rawr-saur

Mixed Feelings

I found this so stressful to watch. The underlying paranormal stuff pulls the relationships in a much harder direction than your typical romance.

I think the story is fairly straight forward and predictable. Its nice to have romance where the characters get into their relationship quicker and we get to see them actually in it and building that relationship together rather than it just happening at the end.

Animation and audio is all pretty on point, no complaints there.

I sort of feel like this fits more in line with Steins Gate type of genre than most other romance anime. There's just too much of a scientific/paranormal ... undertone through the whole thing for it to be pure romance.

So if you are in a Steins Gate kind of mood, but want a bit more romance, then this is for you, but I would recommend putting it off for a while if you are just looking for some more straight forward lovey dovey type stuff.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by terr-rawr-saur (2)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Dec 22, 2024

VRez

Not Recommended

Funny

This anime........... I don't even know what to say other than it's so badly draining to watch. It tries to be so many things and do so many plot points that it fails to deliver at every angle.

Plainly boring written characters, no depth, no substance at all , the same goes for the story...... The only saving grace is the character design and art style, other than that it's just plain boring to watch.

It's just bad, like really bad

Storywise? Nothing new it's a bit of a mix with a lot of things jumbling together

Art? Nice, it's easy on the eye and matches the atmosphere of ... the anime and it's the only good thing about this anime. The character design and art style is the 1 thing you will get at least from the anime

MC is the aloof know it all above it all type of character which some might find cool or relatable in some ways but boy is he badly written

If you want something to just stare at it's ok, but if you're looking for something with substance I wouldn't recommend it

Overall I'd say watching this anime feels like a chore to me, I get why it's popular but well...... Each their own

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by VRez (6)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Self-Insert Protagonist 101

by OhlLonesomelMe

50 Entries · 20 Restacks

Loner Main characters

by Warlord53104

23 Entries · 75 Restacks

OCT6VIA'S 2025 Watchlist

by OCT6VIA

48 Entries · 2 Restacks

North American Anime & Manga Releases for November

Here are the North American anime & manga releases for November Week 1: November 5 - 11 Anime Releases Dragon Ball Z 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition Bl...read more

Nov 4, 2019 11:17 AM by Sakana-san | Discuss (3 comments)

2019 April Fools' Day Collection

Each year, April Fools' Day gives a chance for creators in the anime, manga, and games industry to showcase their creativity. With the popularity of social medi...read more

Apr 2, 2019 5:47 PM by arsonal | Discuss (37 comments)

	Poll: Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai Episode 8 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) Stark700 - Nov 21, 2018	209 replies	by Serban221 »» Yesterday, 8:59 AM
	Poll: Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai Episode 3 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Stark700 - Oct 17, 2018	334 replies	by Kingdom_64 »» Jan 1, 11:39 AM
	Poll: Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai Episode 13 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) Stark700 - Dec 26, 2018	539 replies	by Alvie48xi »» Dec 25, 2024 3:55 AM
	Poll: Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) Stark700 - Dec 19, 2018	235 replies	by Alvie48xi »» Dec 25, 2024 2:33 AM
	Poll: Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai Episode 11 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 ) Stark700 - Dec 12, 2018	199 replies	by Alvie48xi »» Dec 25, 2024 2:00 AM

In Numbers: The Best Anime of the Decade

What's the #1 anime of the 2010s? Which year was the best? What studio had the most hits? We have the answers to all these questions and more!

by Shymander

650,824 views