Murai in Love

Synopsis

Murai, a peculiar high school boy, is in love with his otaku teacher Tanaka. However, Tanaka rejects him, saying that she would never be interested in a boy with long, black hair. Murai then cuts his hair and dyes it blond, becoming the spitting image of Tanaka's favorite video game character.

First Air Date: 2024-10-06

Last Air Date: 2024-12-22

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Nippon TV, BBC

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Top Cast

Kengo Takanashi as Murai (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Hitotose (voice)
Yoko Hikasa as Ayano Tanaka (voice)
Kohei Amasaki as Kiriyama (voice)
Haruki Ishiya as Hirai (voice)
Masaya Matsukaze as Yamakado (voice)
Hochu Otsuka as Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2024-10-06)

Murai is in love with his teacher, Tanaka. After a haircut, he resembles her favorite character.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2024-10-13)

In return for borrowing the game Sengoku Koi Emaki, Murai participates in the Doujinshi Convention.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2024-10-20)

Tanaka, believing Murai deceived her, runs away from the convention only to run into his friends.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2024-10-27)

Yayoi Fukunaga has a happy reunion with Murai, until she finds out he is in love with someone else.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2024-11-03)

Tanaka admits to being worried about Murai. Murai asks for three seconds in return for forgiveness.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2024-11-10)

Tanaka is worried about Murai dozing off in class. Learning the reason behind it, she goes to him.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2024-11-17)

The school festival begins. Murai struggles to beat Tanaka's brother, Mao, to gain his approval.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2024-11-24)

Murai is upset when Yamakado, the second-year head teacher, shows up for homeroom instead of Tanaka.
Ep. 9: Episode 9 (2024-12-01)

Tanaka wakes up to find herself at Yamakado's house. Yamakado does something unexpected.
Ep. 10: Episode 10 (2024-12-08)

Yamakado asks Tanaka about her relationship with Murai. Something starts to change in Tanaka.
Ep. 11: Episode 11 (2024-12-15)

Murai and Tanaka are caught hugging each other on TV. Kiriyama and Yamakado try to save them.
Ep. 12: Episode 12 (2024-12-22)

As a child, Murai met and fell in love with Tanaka, but she never realized that the boy was Murai.