Makura no Danshi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

If you are lonely sleeping alone at night, then this show is for you! A first-person anime, each episode features a different boyfriend who sleeps beside the viewer each week. Natsuki Hanae will play one of 12 "makura no danshi" (pillow boys), all full of distinctly individual personalities and each catering to viewers who like a certain "type." The boys all live in the same town underneath a starry sky. Each of the "makura no danshi" will star his own weekly episode as they "sleep beside you and whisper." With 12 different personalities and ranging from a stall vendor to a librarian boy, there is surely a boyfriend for every viewer!

Series details

• Title: Makura no Danshi
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2015-07-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5164

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-07-13; final listed air date 2015-09-29; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Makura no Danshi 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.