Domestic Girlfriend

Natsuo is a high school boy who is experiencing the crushing despair of unrequited love. To make matters worse, the person he is in love with is his teacher, Hina. In an attempt to lift his spirits, he attends a mixer where he meets a girl named Rui. The two sleep together, expecting never to see one another again, but fate has other plans. His life suddenly becomes more complicated when his father comes home and announces he has remarried a woman with two daughters whom Natsuo has met before: Hina and Rui!

Domestic Girlfriend (2019) is a Japanese anime romance series produced by studios including diomedéa and FlyingDog, adapted from a Kodansha manga and broadcast on MBS and TBS. Natsuo, a high school boy pining hopelessly for his teacher Hina, drifts into a one-night stand with Rui, a girl he meets at a mixer and never expects to see again. Their fling becomes impossible to escape when his father remarries and the two women are revealed as Natsuo's new stepsisters. Voice performances by Taku Yashiro as Natsuo, Yoko Hikasa as Hina and Maaya Uchida as Rui carry the emotional tug between the three characters. The twelve episodes of this single season are built on awkward household encounters, shifting loyalties and escalating romantic confusion in a contemporary Japanese setting. Its tone swings between steamy, comic and wistful, with a melancholic undercurrent of longing. Fans of Oreimo, Tonikaku Kawaii and Kimi ni Todoke will recognise its romantic melodrama and its eagerness to push a love triangle to its limits.

Reception is mixed, with the animation and romantic tension praised while the explicit sexual content and melodramatic stepfamily premise draw criticism.

• Oreimoshared steamy romantic comedy tone, household romance entanglements, anime adaptation of a romance manga
• Tonikaku Kawaiishared forbidden romance between step relatives and a messy domestic love triangle
• Kimi ni Todokeshared romantic melodrama built on hopeless love and a complicated household

Release Date

2019-01-12

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (476)

What is Domestic Girlfriend about?

A high school boy's unrequited crush on his teacher collapses into chaos when a one-night stand turns out to be his future stepsister.

What is Domestic Girlfriend like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Domestic Girlfriend as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.

Is Domestic Girlfriend violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Domestic Girlfriend.

What did critics think of Domestic Girlfriend?

Reception is mixed, with the animation and romantic tension praised while the explicit sexual content and melodramatic stepfamily premise draw criticism.

Which shows are like Domestic Girlfriend?

Shows with a similar feel include Oreimo, Tonikaku Kawaii, and Kimi ni Todoke.

How long is Domestic Girlfriend?

Domestic Girlfriend: 1 season, 12 episodes.

Is Domestic Girlfriend still running?

No, Domestic Girlfriend has ended.

Where can I watch Domestic Girlfriend?

In United States, Domestic Girlfriend is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies.