Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun

Synopsis

High school student Chiyo Sakura has a crush on schoolmate Umetarō Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shōjo manga artist named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to him. As they work on his manga Let's Fall in Love (恋しよっ), they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories.

First Air Date: 2014-07-07

Last Air Date: 2014-09-22

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: TV Tokyo

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Top Cast

Ari Ozawa as Chiyo Sakura (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura as Umetarou Nozaki (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Mikoto Mikoshiba (voice)
Yuki Ono as Masayuki Hori (voice)
Ryohei Kimura as Hirotaka Wakamatsu (voice)
Mai Nakahara as Yuu Kashima (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro as Yuzuki Seo (voice)
Kenta Miyake as Ken Miyamae (voice)
Daisuke Ono as Mitsuya Maeno (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi as Yukari Miyako (voice)

Seasons

Specials (2014)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Is That Handsome Guy a Friend or a Boy Friend? (2014-10-09)

Waka wonders who the handsome guy he saw hanging out with Seo at the summer festival is. He asks Nozaki and Hori but neither are able to help him. The drama club plans to have a trip, and non-members are also invited. Hori asks Waka and Kashima asks Sakura; they both agree to go. Sakura asks Mikorin if he is going, and Mikorin becomes shocked when Sakura tells him he won't be with Kashima.
Ep. 2: Is That Handsome Guy Her Friend?? Or Her Boyfriend?? Continued. (2014-10-29)

Waka happens to observe Kashima's conversation with Seo and Sakura about the trip. He feels Seo and Sakura should be more careful around a boy like Kashima, whereas Mikorin is too cautious. The next day he joins Sakura, Seo, and Kashima as they pick out their swimsuits. He feels he won’t be judged as a pervert because Kashima is there too
Ep. 3: A Comprehensive Relationship Chart (2014-11-26)

Waka awkwardly spends his time with Seo, Sakura and Kashima at the swimsuit store. Waka adds more information based on the “facts” he’s gathered to his chart on uncovering the hunk’s identity.
Ep. 4: Summer Time! Beach Time! Trip Time! (2014-12-24)

The drama club and invited friends arrive at the beach. Nozaki compares real life situation to shojo manga, especially scenes he can use for Mamiko and Suzuki. For example, imagining Suzuki's different reaction to Mamiko's swimsuit, making Sakura jealous.
Ep. 5: Which Shines Brighter, Me or the Sun? (2015-01-28)

Mikorin relates summer and beach events to date related video games. Waka gets surrounded by two girls and runs to Seo for protection. Since they can’t see any manga scenarios, like someone getting hit, or able to hear someone's conversation, Nozaki, Sakura, and Mikorin decide to imagine their own lines.
Ep. 6: Creating a Plot for a Shoujo Manga Artist (2015-02-25)

Seo loosens Wakamatsu's, Nozaki's, and Mikorin's trunks, and they float away. Kashima finds them and gives them to Sakura. When Sakura comes to return them, she throws them not far enough, and a wave washes them away. Using that experience, Nozaki comes up with his manga scenario.