Anime · BS11
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Yoshinori Nakayama
Rintaro Tsumugi (voice)
13 eps
Honoka Inoue
Kaoruko Waguri (voice)
13 eps
Kikunosuke Toya
Shohei Usami (voice)
11 eps
Koki Uchiyama
Saku Natsusawa (voice)
11 eps
Hiiro Ishibashi
Ayato Yorita (voice)
11 eps
Aya Yamane
Subaru Hoshina (voice)
10 eps
Yoko Hikasa
Kyoko Tsumugi (voice)
7 eps
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Shin Tsukada (voice)
6 eps
Masaya Miyazaki
Kaito Sudo (voice)
3 eps
Saku Mizuno
Ayumi Sawatari (voice)
3 eps
Shino Shimoji
Suzuka Asakura (voice)
3 eps
Rio Tsuchiya
Madoka Yuhara (voice)
2 eps
Hayato Dojima
Delinquent (voice)
2 eps
Narufumi Machimoto
Delinquent (voice)
2 eps
Aria Seki
Woman (voice)
1 eps
Keisuke Furuhata
Shunya Shishido (voice)
4 eps
Hayata Okawa
Chidori Student (voice)
2 eps
Shou Komura
Riku Yatsugi (voice)
4 eps
Souhei Horikane
Akira Ouchi (voice)
3 eps
Hayato Mori
Chidori Student (voice)
2 eps
Takeo Otsuka
Yusei Takahashi (voice)
4 eps
Sae Hiratsuka
Kikyo Student (voice)
1 eps
Fuko Mori
Kikyo Student (voice)
1 eps
Reo Osanai
Junior High School Girl (voice)
2 eps
Sayaka Aida
Junior High School Girl (voice)
2 eps
Shunsaku Nishigaki
Teacher (voice)
1 eps
Seigo Yokota
Atsushi Kimura (voice)
3 eps
Takeru Kikuchi
Kotaro Shimizu (voice)
2 eps
Satoshi Niwa
Taiga Furukawa (voice)
2 eps
Rena Motomura
Kikyo Student (voice)
3 eps
Hina Koyanagi
Yusuke (voice)
2 eps
Kurumi Orihara
Kikyo Student (voice)
2 eps
Misato Murai
Mother (voice)
1 eps
Kakeru Hatano
Itsuki Osawa (voice)
3 eps
Kyouhei Natsume
Naoki Hara (voice)
2 eps
Koya Noda
Delinquent (voice)
1 eps
Tatsuki Kobe
Delinquent (voice)
1 eps
Lamalfa Michelle Tateyama
Mika (voice)
1 eps
Shuma Konoe
Mika's Father (voice)
1 eps
Ayako Chiba
Mika's Mother (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When the intimidating Rintaro meets the open-minded Kaoruko, the unlikely duo grows closer. The issue? Their neighboring high schools hate each other.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Blond Hair and Pierced Ears
While Rintaro struggles with his tangled emotions about Kaoruko, he invites his friends over to his home — but two unexpected visitors shake things up.
- Directed by Makoto Kato, Midori Mazaki
- Written by Honoka Katou
S01E11
A Morsel of Warmth
Kaoruko's birthday is in two weeks, and Rintaro is unsure of a gift until his mother gives valuable advice. Can he bake the perfect cake for her?
- Directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi
- Written by Honoka Katou
S01E12
Bewilderment at the Beachside
While everyone else is having fun at the beach, Subaru seems down. When prodded, she reveals her worries and makes a request to the four Chidori boys.
- Directed by Yuichi Shimodaira
- Written by Rino Yamazaki
S01E13
Kaoruko and Rintaro
With things still left unspoken between them, Rintaro arranges to meet Kaoruko and express his true feelings. Kaoruko has her own thoughts to share.
- Directed by Makoto Kato, Miyuki Kuroki
- Written by Rino Yamazaki
S01E03
A Kind Person
Desperate to improve their grades, Rintaro and Shohei cram in the library. There, Rintaro runs into Kaoruko, but their tender moment gets interrupted.
- Directed by Satoshi Yamaguchi
- Written by Honoka Katou
S01E08
The Meaning of These Feelings
Despite the awkwardness, Rintaro manages to introduce his friends to the girls. Later, Kaoruko makes a bold suggestion on how Rintaro could repay her.
- Directed by Haruka Tsuzuki
- Written by Honoka Katou
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E13
Kaoruko and Rintaro
- Directed by Makoto Kato, Miyuki Kuroki
- Written by Rino Yamazaki
S01E12
Bewilderment at the Beachside
- Directed by Yuichi Shimodaira
- Written by Rino Yamazaki
S01E11
A Morsel of Warmth
- Directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi
- Written by Honoka Katou
S01E09
Blond Hair and Pierced Ears
- Directed by Makoto Kato, Midori Mazaki
- Written by Honoka Katou
S01E08
The Meaning of These Feelings
- Directed by Haruka Tsuzuki
- Written by Honoka Katou
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Rieko NagamineProducer
- Kengo TanakaProducer
- Shin FurukawaExecutive Producer
- Shoko HoriProducer
- Yuki OgasawaraProducer
- Akihiro SotokawaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Honoka KatouWriter
- Rino YamazakiWriter
Direction
- Makoto KatoDirector
- Jiro ArimotoDirector
- Yuichi ShimodairaDirector
- Haruka TsuzukiDirector
- Midori MazakiDirector
- Hikaru YamaguchiDirector
Cinematography
- Yukiko NagaseDirector of Photography
Music
- Moeki HaradaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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