Senpai is an Otokonoko
先輩はおとこのこ
Senpai wa Otokonoko
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 12 episodes, ready to binge.
- Format
- TV
- Season
- Summer 2024
- Studio
- project No.9
- Based on
- Manga
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Started
- 5 Jul 2024
- Ended
- 27 Sep 2024
- Score
- 72/100
Comedy Drama Romance Coming of Age Crossdressing LGBTQ+ Themes Femboy Primarily Teen Cast School Female Protagonist Male Protagonist
For Makoto Hanaoka, life’s about to get more complicated. Saki Aoi, a lively girl with loads of confidence, confesses her love for Makoto one day. When he fails to reciprocate, Saki declares she will be his first love! She shares her goal with a mutual friend, Ryuuji Taiga, who also confesses his crush on Makoto. Stuck in a love triangle, Makoto must find a way to make it work and have fun. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Where to watch
Opening and ending songs
- Opening Wagamama Kujira (episodes 1-3) Watch ↗
- Ending Are ga Koi Datta no kana feat. nishina nishina, Kujira (episodes 1-12) Watch ↗
Song data from AnimeThemes.
Source material
Senpai is an Otokonoko ↗ · 先輩はおとこのこ
Manga · Finished · 10 volumes · 100 chapters · 2019–2021
Read it officially: Official English release ↗
Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).
Credits, releases and news
Staff
- Director
- Shinsuke Yanagi
- Original creator
- Pom
- Series Composition
- Yoriko Tomita
- Script
- Seiko Takagi, Yoriko Tomita
- Character Design
- Shōto Shinkai
- Music
- Yukari Hashimoto
- Art Director
- Yukari Yasuda
- Chief Animation Director
- Susumu Watanabe, Eri Ogawa, Yūta Masaki
Japanese voice cast
- Mika Hanaoka: Mai Nakahara
- Konatsu Taiga: Kaori Maeda
- Ryūji Taiga: Yūma Uchida
- Saki Aoi: Akira Sekine
- Makoto Hanaoka: Shūichirō Umeda
Latest news
- 26 Sep 2024 Senpai is an Otokonoko Anime Gets Film
- 24 Jun 2024 Twilight Out of Focus, Days With My Stepsister, Wistoria, 11 More Anime to Get Simulcast, Indian Language Dubs
- 19 Jun 2024 Crunchyroll Confirms Schedule for Summer 2024 Season
- 9 Jun 2024 Senpai Is an Otokonoko Anime's Full Promo Video Unveils More Cast, Previews Theme Songs
- 5 May 2024 Senpai wa Otokonoko Anime Unveils Theme Song Artist, More Staff, July 4 Debut
Episode titles (12)
- 1. Senpai Is an Otokonoko
- 2. Cute Things Pilgrimage
- 3. Goodbye, Me
- 4. I Realized Something
- 5. Special
- 6. I`ve Got to Decide
- 7. Like That
- 8. Wound
- 9. Christmas
- 10. Their Feelings
- 11. Used to Be Friends
- 12. The Real Me
Anime News Network readers rate it 7.51/10 (50 votes).
Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.
Main characters
-
Makoto Hanaoka
花岡まこと
Voiced by Shuuichirou Umeda
-
Saki Aoi
蒼井咲
Voiced by Akira Sekine
-
Ryuuji Taiga
大我竜二
Voiced by Yuuma Uchida
-
Konatsu Taiga
大我小夏
Voiced by Kaori Maeda
-
Mika Hanaoka
花岡美香
Voiced by Mai Nakahara
-
Ai Hayase
早瀬藍
Voiced by Ai Kakuma
Related anime
More like this
Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.