# His and Her Circumstances (1998)

> A brilliant but image-obsessed honor student plots revenge against the rival who beat her on the entrance exam, and the scheme slowly turns into love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/33874

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 26
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, romance
- Created by: Masami Tsuda
- Network: TV Tokyo
- Cast: Atsuko Enomoto, Chihiro Suzuki, Mie Odagi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yuji Fujishiro, Ai Satou, Masayoshi Sato, Tokuyoshi Kawashima
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202430/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: witty, breezy, wistful, playful, sincere

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its romantic comedy and the sharp rivalry between its leads.

## Synopsis

His and Her Circumstances (1998-1999) is a Japanese animated high school romantic comedy created by Masami Tsuda, produced by GAINAX and J.C.STAFF and broadcast on TV Tokyo, adapted from Tsuda's manga. Yukino Miyazawa (voiced by Atsuko Enomoto) is a perfectionist student addicted to praise, and she is determined to reclaim the class representative post she lost to the sharp, aloof Souichirou Arima (voiced by Chihiro Suzuki), who beat her on the high school entrance exam. Her engine is a steady campaign of plots and counter plots, with each episode built from schoolyard jockeying, study sessions, library encounters and classroom rivalries that keep sliding toward something more sincere than either teen will admit. The single 26-episode season is a light, breezy slice of life with a wry, witty undercurrent and a gentle, wistful warmth beneath the scheming. Its late nineties Japanese school setting gives the comedy a grounded texture. Fans of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Ouran High School Host Club will find resonance in its clever rivalry and romantic tension.

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