My Little Monster (2012–2012)

TV ShowEndedAnimation, Comedy1 season, 13 episodes
My Little Monster posterReview score: 82%

Plot

Mizutani Shizuku finds peace in her studies.  Working hard to stay at the top of the class, alone but focused.  When she is tasked with delivering class materials to Yoshida Haru, her world starts to rapidly expand.  With some new friends and feelings, will she be able to stay focused on her studies?

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  1. 01My Little Monster S01E01Sitting Next to Yoshida-kunS01E01 · 7.0Shizuku Mizutani is tasked with delivering the class printouts to Haru Yoshida's home (who is skipping school despite having a suspension he obtained for fighting, over). Haru sees this as something only a friend would do and declares that they are friends. Their class teacher, Saeko tries to get Shizuku to persuade Haru to come to school or else he would be expelled. Meanwhile, Haru's punk friends take advantage of his sincerity and use him for money but Shizuku steps in and reveals the truth to Haru. He then confesses of loving her. Haru eventually goes back to school, where his inability to distinguish social protocols causes a wave of bizzare actions. Eventually, Haru nags Shizuku to go to a monjayaki restaurant but she states that she can't because of her studies. Though when he solves her math problem, she has a flashback where Haru had been the top ranked student before he was suspended. Shizuku then deems him her rival and studies hard, eventually places 1st in the midterms.
  2. 02My Little Monster S01E02WeirdS01E02 · 7.0Shizuku is caught in a whirlwind of emotions and to make matters worse, a new weirdo has entered her life.
  3. 03My Little Monster S01E03NuisanceS01E03 · 7.0An oddball collection students have teamed up to build a chicken coop for Nagoya.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2012Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S01E01My Little Monster S01E01Season's bestSitting Next to Yoshida-kunOctober 2, 2012 7.0Shizuku Mizutani is tasked with delivering the class printouts to Haru Yoshida's home (who is skipping school despite having a suspension he
  2. S01E02My Little Monster S01E02WeirdOctober 9, 2012 7.0Shizuku is caught in a whirlwind of emotions and to make matters worse, a new weirdo has entered her life.
  3. S01E03My Little Monster S01E03NuisanceOctober 16, 2012 7.0An oddball collection students have teamed up to build a chicken coop for Nagoya.
  4. S01E04My Little Monster S01E04Summer BreakOctober 23, 2012—Some simple advice from Shizuku has led to the class thinking different of Haru. Haru and friends enjoy time by the river.
  5. S01E05My Little Monster S01E05Yoshida Family MattersOctober 30, 2012 7.0Shizuku wants to know more about Haru’s past, but it is a difficult subject for him. She learns more than expected when Haru’s brother meets
  6. S01E06My Little Monster S01E06Girls Feeling MelancholyNovember 6, 2012 6.0Still bothered between Haru's interaction with Oshima, Shizuku begins to act more coldly and distant towards Haru while she comes to the dec
  7. S01E07My Little Monster S01E07The Distance Between UsNovember 13, 2012 7.0Haru and Shizuku's relationship keeps flipping back and forth. Haru is now determined to win her over and is getting advice from his new fri
  8. S01E08My Little Monster S01E08Come Down to Shoyo FestivalNovember 20, 2012 7.0It’s the day of the festival and tension runs high between Haru and Shizuku. With Yamaken causing trouble, Natsume trying to help her friend
  9. S01E09My Little Monster S01E090 x 1November 27, 2012 7.0A month since the school festival, Shizuku's father's convienence store goes under for the 6th time which upsets her however she is able to
  10. S01E10My Little Monster S01E10ChristmasDecember 4, 2012 6.0It’s Christmas time and the mysterious Summer X has been planning a party for months. The party takes a turn when a group of delinquents inv
  11. S01E11My Little Monster S01E11The Yamaguchis' Son, Kenji-kunDecember 11, 2012 6.0Kenji is shown to consider himself to being an elite member of society, since he, and his family hold him in high regard, even considering h
  12. S01E12My Little Monster S01E12The Year Draws to a CloseDecember 18, 2012 6.0As the year draws to a close people go their separate ways, loneliness starts to creep into some of Mizutani’s friends as well un-resolved f
  13. S01E13My Little Monster S01E13Spring Is NearDecember 25, 2012 5.0Many things were left unsaid in the passing year, but before anybody can say what they are feeling Haru has been visiting each of his friend

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Castfull cast & details

Haruka TomatsuHaruka TomatsuShizuku Mizutani (voice)Takuma TerashimaTakuma TerashimaYamaguchi Kenji (voice)Tatsuhisa SuzukiTatsuhisa SuzukiYoshida Haru (voice)Kana HanazawaKana HanazawaChizuru Oshima (voice)Atsumi TanezakiAtsumi TanezakiNatsume Asako (voice)Yuichi NakamuraYuichi NakamuraYoshida Yuuzan (voice)Ryota OsakaRyota OsakaSohei Sasahara (voice)Tomoyuki HiguchiTomoyuki HiguchiMisawa Mitsuyoshi (voice)

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