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Lovely★Complex

2007-04-07 · 24 min / episode · ★ 8.3

Animation · Comedy

Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm.

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Creators
Aya Nakahara
Production companies
Toei Animation
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Akemi OkamuraAkemi OkamuraKoizumi Risa (voice)
Akira NagataAkira NagataOotani Atsushi (voice)
Saori HigashiSaori HigashiIshihara Nobuko (voice)
Yasuhiko TokuyamaYasuhiko TokuyamaNakao Heikichi (voice)
Masaya OnosakaMasaya OnosakaFukagawa Haruka (voice)
Fujiko TakimotoFujiko TakimotoKotobuki Seiko (voice)
Yuki MatsuokaYuki MatsuokaKanzaki Mayu (voice)
Kazuko KojimaKazuko KojimaTanaka Chiharu (voice)
Hiroki ShimowadaHiroki ShimowadaKohori Kazuki (voice)
Junichi SuwabeJunichi SuwabeMaitake Kuniumi (voice)
Kenjiro TsudaKenjiro TsudaSuzuki Ryouji (voice)

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