# Golden Time (2013)

> A Tokyo law student with amnesia is drawn into a tangled web of romance and obsession with his classmates.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/59285

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, romance
- Network: MBS
- Cast: Yui Horie, Makoto Furukawa, Ai Kayano, Kaito Ishikawa, Ibuki Kido, Takahiro Hikami, Saori Goto, Shizuka Itoh
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3105452/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Tone: comedic, melancholic, warm, whimsical, tense

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive but modest, with viewers praising the comedic romance and the tangled character dynamics while the series is seen as a light, uneven anime.

## Synopsis

Golden Time (2013-2014) is a Japanese anime romance comedy series produced by J.C.STAFF and broadcast on MBS. Banri Tada, a freshman at a Tokyo law school, returns to campus with severe memory loss after an accident and must rebuild his life. His voice actor Makoto Furukawa anchors the story, while Yui Horie voices the beautiful but obsessive Kouko Kaga. Ai Kayano and Kaito Ishikawa round out the main circle as the friends Nana Hayashida and Mitsuo Yanagisawa, whose affections complicate every friendship. The engine of the series is Banri's struggle to piece together who he was while navigating new bonds that pull him in several directions at once. Each episode mixes campus life, club activities, and awkward social situations with the emotional fallout of a romantic tangle. Running for a single season of 24 episodes, the show plays as a slice of life story with a serialized romantic arc. Its tone blends comedic warmth with melancholic undercurrents, and the story is set in contemporary Tokyo university life. Fans of Toradora!, Oregairu, and Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai will find resonance in its blend of youthful romance and self-aware drama.

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