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I've Always Liked You
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I've Always Liked You

2016-04-23 · 63 min · ★ 7.4

Animation · Drama · Romance

Love is blooming at Sakuragaoka High School. Natsuki Enomoto has finally mustered the courage to confess to her childhood friend, Yuu Setoguchi. However, in the final moments of her confession, an embarrassed Natsuki passes it off as a "practice confession." Oblivious to her true feelings and struggling with his own, Yuu promises to support Natsuki in her quest for love. While Natsuki deals with her failed confession, fellow classmate Koyuki Ayase struggles with his own feelings for Natsuki. Despite his timidness, he is determined to win over her heart. This movie follows Natsuki as she dreams of one day ending her practices and genuinely confessing to Yuu. Meanwhile, close friends also find themselves entangled in their own webs of unrequited love and unspoken affections.

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Directors
Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Production companies
Qualia Animation, Aniplex, MCIP Holdings, dentsu, MusicRay'n, INCS toenter, Lawson, Fuji Television Network, movic
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Aki ToyosakiAki ToyosakiMiou Aida (voice)
Haruka TomatsuHaruka TomatsuNatsuki Enomoto (voice)
Kana AsumiKana AsumiAkari Hayasaka (voice)
Yuki KajiYuki KajiSouta Mochizuki (voice)
Kenichi SuzumuraKenichi SuzumuraHaruki Serizawa
Hiroshi KamiyaHiroshi KamiyaYuu Setoguchi (voice)
Hikaru MidorikawaHikaru MidorikawaSaku Akechi (voice)
Tsubasa YonagaTsubasa YonagaKoyuki Ayase (voice)
Natsuki HanaeNatsuki HanaeKotarou Enomoto (voice)
Sora AmamiyaSora AmamiyaSena Narumi (voice)
Momo AsakuraMomo AsakuraHina Setoguchi (voice)
GeroGeroMidori Hamanaka (voice)
Kenji SuzumuraHaruki Serizawa (voice)

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