The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
薫る花は凛と咲く
Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 13 episodes, ready to binge.
- Format
- TV
- Season
- Summer 2025
- Studio
- CloverWorks
- Based on
- Manga
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Started
- 6 Jul 2025
- Ended
- 28 Sep 2025
- Score
- 84/100
Comedy Drama Romance Heterosexual Primarily Teen Cast Male Protagonist School Female Protagonist Iyashikei Coming of Age Food
Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls’ High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintarou, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family’s patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintarou discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates? (Source: Kodansha USA)
Where to watch
Opening and ending songs
- Opening Manazashi wa Hikari Tatsuya Kitani (episodes 1-12) Watch ↗
- Ending 1 Hare no Hi ni Reira Ushio (episodes 1-12) Watch ↗
- Ending 2 Hitohira Hitomi Miyahara (episodes 13) Watch ↗
Song data from AnimeThemes.
Source material
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity ↗ · 薫る花は凛と咲く
Manga · Still publishing · 2021
Read it officially: Official English release ↗ BookWalker ↗
Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).
Credits, releases and news
Staff
- Director
- Miyuki Kuroki
- Original creator
- Saka Mikami
- Series Composition
- Rino Yamasaki
- Script
- Rino Yamasaki, Honoka Katō
- Character Design
- Kōhei Tokuoka
- Music
- Moeki Harada
- Art Director
- Asuka Kōki
- Chief Animation Director
- Kōhei Tokuoka
Japanese voice cast
- Rintarō Tsumugi: Yoshinori Nakayama
- Saku Natsusawa: Kōki Uchiyama
- Kyōko Tsumugi: Yōko Hikasa
- Kaoruko Waguri: Honoka Inoue
- Subaru Hoshina: Aya Yamane
- Ayato Yorita: Hiiro Ishibashi
- Shōhei Usami: Kikunosuke Toya
Latest news
- 5 Jul 2025 The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity TV Anime Debuts on Netflix Outside Japan on September 7
- 8 Jun 2025 The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity TV Anime Releases in India on July 13
- 6 Jun 2025 The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs, July 5 Debut (Updated)
- 22 Mar 2025 The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity TV Anime's New Video Announces Main Cast, Staff, July Debut
Episode titles (13)
- 1. Rintaro and Kaoruko
- 2. Chidori and Kikyo
- 3. A Kind Person
- 4. Warmth of the Heart
- 5. Premonition of a New Beginning
- 6. Self-Loathing
- 7. Coolest Guy Ever
- 8. The Meaning of These Feelings
- 9. Blond Hair and Pierced Ears
- 10. Summer Storm
- 11. A Morsel of Warmth
- 12. Bewilderment at the Beachside
- 13. Kaoruko and Rintaro
Anime News Network readers rate it 8.01/10 (113 votes).
Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.
Main characters
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Kaoruko Waguri
和栗薫子
Voiced by Honoka Inoue
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Rintarou Tsumugi
紬凛太郎
Voiced by Yoshinori Nakayama
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Subaru Hoshina
保科昴
Voiced by Aya Yamane
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Shohei Usami
宇佐美翔平
Voiced by Kikunosuke Toya
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Saku Natsusawa
夏沢朔
Voiced by Kouki Uchiyama
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Ayato Yorita
依田絢斗
Voiced by Hiiro Ishibashi
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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.