A Story About a Relationship Between an Experienced Girl and an Inexperienced Guy. Vol. 1 [DVD]

Summary

A pure, realistic, and thrilling coming-of-age love story begins!

★The highly acclaimed Fantasia Bunko series "A Story of a Dating Experienced You and a Experienced Me" will be adapted into a TV anime series starting in October 2023! The original work is the popular light novel "A Story of a Dating Experienced You and a Experienced Me" currently being published by Fantasia Bunko (KADOKAWA)! The manga adaptation is currently being serialized in "Gangan ONLINE" (Square Enix)! Kashima Ryuto, a dull, introverted boy, ends up dating Shirakawa Luna, the most beautiful gal in his grade, due to a series of unexpected events! This superb coming-of-age love story, featuring a nerdy guy with zero dating experience and a gal with some experience, is full of twists and turns, but it's also pure, realistic, and thrilling. It will begin airing in October 2023!

★ A classic romantic comedy featuring a nerdy guy with zero dating experience and a gal with some experience, brought to you by a stellar staff!

Directed by Hideaki Ohba, known for his work on "Killing Love" and "My Hero Doctor Ramune." Series composition is handled by Yuko Fukuda, who has written screenplays for the film versions of "Teasing Master Takagi-san" and "I Quit Being a Hero." Character design is handled by Yosuke Ito, who served as character designer and chief animation director for "The Detective Is Already Dead" and "The Newbie Alchemist's Shop Management." Animation production is handled by ENGI, known for such popular works as the "Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!" series and "The Otome Game World is Tough for Mobs." A superb coming-of-age love story brought to you by a rock-solid staff!

★Talented, popular voice actors bring out the best in the characters! The protagonist, Kashima Ryuto, a mass-produced, introverted boy with zero experience, is voiced by Hanae Natsuki, known for his roles as Kamado Tanjiro in "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" and Ajiro Shinpei in "Summertime Render." Shirakawa Tsukia, the most outgoing girl in her grade and the prettiest girl in her class, is voiced by Onishi Saori, known for her role as Shikimori in "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie." In addition, the role of Kurose Mia, a pure and beautiful transfer student who was actually Ryuto's classmate in the first year of middle school, is voiced by Koga Aoi, known for her role as Komi Shouko. Other talented, popular voice actors, including Fukuhara Ayaka and Kusunoki Tomori, bring out the best in the characters!

★First-run bonuses include a special booklet containing an original short story written by Nagaoka Makiko, the original author! In addition, each volume comes with luxurious first-run bonuses, such as an outer case featuring an original illustration by character creator magako and a digipack with an original illustration by character designer Ito Yosuke. Every volume comes with a wealth of bonus content, including audio commentaries and numerous video bonuses!

[First-run Bonuses] 1. Original outer case with original character design by magako 2. Original digipack with original character design by Yousuke Ito 3. Special booklet featuring a short story written by Makiko Nagaoka ・Setting materials collection ・Interviews, etc.

[Bonuses] 1. Audio commentary (Episodes 1 & 2) 2. Creditless opening and ending credits

[Number of episodes included] Episodes 1-4

[Story] Kashima Ryuto (Ryuto) is a dull, introverted guy. Naturally, he hasn't had a girlfriend in 16 years. His crush is Shirakawa Luna (Luna), the prettiest girl in his grade with plenty of romantic experience. He thought admiring her from afar would be enough, but... They end up dating!? A superb coming-of-age love story between two people from completely different worlds: a shy guy with no dating experience and a gal with some. It's a perfect love story, full of imperfections, but pure, realistic, and heart-pounding.

[Broadcast Information] The anime will begin airing on Friday, October 6, 2023! AT-X: Starting October 6th, every Friday from 10:30 PM Repeat Broadcast: Every Tuesday from 10:30 AM / Every Thursday from 4:30 PM TOKYO MX: Starting October 6th, every Friday from 1:35 AM BS11: Starting October 6th, every Friday from 1:00 AM Sun TV: Starting October 7th, every Saturday from 1:30 AM KBS Kyoto: Starting October 7th, every Saturday from 1:30 AM

[Main Staff] Original Story: Makiko Nagaoka "A story about a relationship between an experienced you and an inexperienced me." ” (Published by Fantasia Bunko) Original Character Design: magako Director: Hideaki Ohba Series Composition: Yuko Fukuda Character Design: Yosuke Ito Art Director/Art Setting: Haruka Miyata Color Design: Aiko Yamagami Director of Photography: Ayumi Itakura & Yusuke Yamamoto Offline Editing: Rina Oguchi Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera Sound Effects: Yuka Kazama Music: Kei Haoka Music Production: Pony Canyon Sound Production: Glovision Animation Production: ENGI Produced by: KimiZero Production Committee Opening Theme: Maaya Uchida "Love You Tender!" Ending Theme: AliA "Ai Kotoba"

Main Cast: Ryuto Kashima: Natsuki Hanae Tsukia Shirakawa: Saori Onishi Miai Kurose: Aoi Koga Eru Yamana: Ayaka Fukuhara Tanikita Akari: Tomori Kusunoki Ijichi Yusuke: Fukutsugu Ochiai Nishina Ren: Daisuke Sakaguchi Sekiya Shugo: Tomoaki Maeno KEN: KUN

(c) Makiko Nagaoka, magako/KADOKAWA/KimiZero Production Committee

Synopsis (from the "Oricon" database)

Kashima Ryuto (Ryuto) is a dull, introverted boy. Naturally, he hasn't had a girlfriend in 16 years. His idol is Shirakawa Luna, the prettiest gal in his grade, with plenty of romantic experience. He thought admiring her from afar would be enough, but... they end up dating!? A shy boy with zero dating experience and a gal with plenty of experience. These two people from completely different worlds weave together a pure, realistic, and thrilling youthful love story! 4988111665393