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Real Girl

TV·2018–2019·2 seasons, 24 episodes·Nippon TV·Animation, Comedy, Drama·23m·8.5

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Tsutsui Hikari (a.k.a "Tsuttsun") is a high school student who is content with his virtual life of anime and video games. One day, he gets stuck cleaning the pool with Iroha, a real live girl who is stylish, sassy and known to be easy with boys ... and she aggressively approaches him! Tsuttsun, who has few friends and lives in his own world, finds himself smitten by the confident and wild Iroha ... and his whole world is turned upside down!! It's the awkward and pure love story of a boy who experiences relationship for the first time.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Real Girl S02E12Regarding Her Future and Mine.S02E12 · 10.0No matter what happens to your memory, they say the heart never forgets.
  2. 02Real Girl S01E01About the Time I First Met Her.S01E01 · 6.5Tsutsui and Iroha are forced to clean the pool together as punishment for being late. But is it the start of something more?
  3. 03Real Girl S01E02About the Time My Chastity was in a Predicament.S01E02 · 6.5Tsutsui discovers that real life relationships aren't always easy to navigate as he and Iroha's relationship starts to bloom.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0112Episodes2018Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Real Girl S01E01About the Time I First Met Her.April 4, 2018 6.5Tsutsui and Iroha are forced to clean the pool together as punishment for being late. But is it the start of something more?
  2. S01E02Real Girl S01E02About the Time My Chastity was in a Predicament.April 11, 2018 6.5Tsutsui discovers that real life relationships aren't always easy to navigate as he and Iroha's relationship starts to bloom.
  3. S01E03Real Girl S01E03About the Time Normies Made Me Even Worse.April 18, 2018Tsutsui struggles with growing feelings he has for his real world girl and receives advice from an unexpected source.
  4. S01E04Real Girl S01E04About My Dark Times.April 25, 2018Tsutsui receives a mysterious letter to meet someone at the gym. Could this be some kind of confession or will it be a trap.
  5. S01E05Real Girl S01E05About When I Tried to Make Summer Memories.May 2, 2018Tsutsui struggles to voice his feelings for Iroha while they deal with the aftermath of the mysterious letter.
  6. S01E06Real Girl S01E06About the Way I Apologize.May 9, 2018After an argument with both Itou and Iroha, Tsutsui tries to figure out how to apologize.
  7. S01E07Real Girl S01E07About the Two Girls and Me.May 16, 2018Iroha and Tsutsui struggle to navigate their feelings and jealousy within their relationship because of the newcomer in their group of frien
  8. S01E08Real Girl S01E08About How Camping Was a High-Level Event for Me.May 23, 2018Emotions run high all weekend while the gang is at the cabin, causing conflict around every corner.
  9. S01E09Real Girl S01E09About Our Mutual Misunderstandings.May 30, 2018Tsutsui and his 3D girl struggle to work through the aftermath of what happened at the cabin. Will this be the end?
  10. S01E10Real Girl S01E10About My Confession.June 6, 2018Tsutsui finally deals with the awkwardness of Ayado's confession and the aftermath it brings to his relationship.
  11. S01E11Real Girl S01E11About the Love of a Best Friend That I Worry About.June 13, 2018Despite Tsutsui's honest intentions, he ends up causing more harm than good when he suggests that Ito invite Ayado to see a movie.
  12. S01E12Real Girl S01E12About the Shape of Our Love.June 20, 2018Tsutsui tries to prove what his relationship with Iroha means after her brother's surprising arrival home.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0212Episodes2019Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Real Girl S02E01Regarding the Time We Put One Foot in the Normie World.January 9, 2019Nothing can save Tsutsui from the normie event of the season: The Culture Festival. Will the gang be able to pull it together to have an eve
  2. S02E02Real Girl S02E02Regarding the Time We Had Important Roles in the School Festival.January 16, 2019The Culture Festival is in full swing, which means the gang must step up to the plate and make sure the whole school has a good time, no mat
  3. S02E03Real Girl S02E03Regarding My Unforseen Family Crisis.January 23, 2019Hikari welcomes the return of normalcy with sweet relief, but it doesn't last after he finds his dad at a cafe with a woman who isn't his mo
  4. S02E04Real Girl S02E04Regarding the Untold Story of My Parents' Courtship.January 30, 2019Tsutsui's family is at a crossroads. Some families can survive betrayals, but others cannot. One thing remains clear though: Trust isn't so
  5. S02E05Real Girl S02E05Regarding Miss Ayado's New Mental Anguish.February 6, 2019When Ayado's manga-inspired fantasies derail her date with Ito, she realizes dating in 3D is a lot more complicated than it looks.
  6. S02E06Real Girl S02E06Regarding the Courtship of My Female Friend Ishino.February 13, 2019Ishino has finally scored a date with Takanashi! But they aren't the only ones visiting the aquarium this afternoon...
  7. S02E07Real Girl S02E07Regarding the Troubling Invitation from My Girlfriend.February 20, 2019Why has Ito gone to Takanashi for advice? Shouldn't he be asking Tsutsui for help, instead? They're best friends, after all, and — wait, Ito
  8. S02E08Real Girl S02E08Regarding When My Friend and My Maybe Friend Became Official.February 27, 2019When Takanashi's mother is hospitalized, Ishino steps in to help cook dinner. She means well, but will Takanashi just see this as more of Is
  9. S02E09Real Girl S02E09Regarding My Choice to Have No Regrets in My High School LifeMarch 6, 2019As college entrance exams loom large, Tsutsui's grades begin to slip. Has he stopped caring about his future, or is something else distracti
  10. S02E10Real Girl S02E10Regarding My Thoughts on the Sacred Mysteries of Life.March 13, 2019Iroha's time with Tsutsui will come to an end in just one month -- so why is she avoiding him?
  11. S02E11Real Girl S02E11Regarding My Last Promise to Her.March 20, 2019Tsutsui has been in a rut ever since he said goodbye to Iroha. Can his friends snap him out of it before their college entrance exams?
  12. S02E12Real Girl S02E12Regarding Her Future and Mine.March 27, 2019 10.0No matter what happens to your memory, they say the heart never forgets.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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