Lovely★Complex: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Koizumi Risa has always been taller than most girls, and her longtime friend, Atsushi Ootani, has always been shorter than most boys. The two of them have found a strong bond of friendship through their differences, and after a series of events lands them both in summer camp, they decide to help one another find the perfect love interest. However, when Koizumi realizes that she is in love with Atsushi, she must struggle with her own desires, as she doesn't want to risk ruining her seemingly perfect friendship.

Series details

• Title: Lovely★Complex
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2007-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 22 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 12556
• IMDb ID: tt1587394
• TVDB ID: 80901

Cast and credited roles

• Akemi Okamura — Risa Koizumi
• Akira Nagata — Atsushi Ootani
• Saori Higashi — Nobuko Ishihara
• Kazuko Kojima — Chiharu Tanaka
• Yasuhiko Tokuyama — Heikichi Nakao
• Kenjiro Tsuda — Ryoji Suzuki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-04-07; final listed air date 2007-09-29; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lovely★Complex on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.