High School Debut
2011 1h 33m movie Film Japan

High School Debut

高校デビュー

Synopsis

高校デビュー

Based on the best selling manga, Haruna Nagashima (Ito Ono) devoted herself to softball while in middle school. Now that she is in high school, Haruna believes its time find a boyfriend. Unfortunately for Haruna, she didn't pay attention to trends and is now clueless on how to attract a boy. Through a fortuitous event, Haruna encounters popular upperclassman You Komiyama (Junpei Mizobata) Haruna asks You to teach her how to become attractive to boys. You agrees but with one catch. She can't fall in love with him …

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with High School Debut. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Asmik Ace Entertainment

Comedy + Romance in Japan

120 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding High School Debut itself).

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

In the crowded 2010-2012 Japan release window, High School Debut sits at #345 of 441. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Solitary Gourmet
    #2

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  3. Carnival Phantasm
    #3

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. High School D×D
    #5

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  6. Hunter x Hunter
    #6

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  7. Kamisama Kiss
    #7

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  8. Maid Sama!
    #8

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when High School Debut premiered alongside 138 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.

The 2436th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

22
Reviews
39th
Review-volume percentile
10th
Popularity percentile

22 audience reviews — more than 39% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,613 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,161 of 1,411 (top 82%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesAsmik Ace Entertainment
Runtime1h 33m
Release DateApril 1, 2011
IMDbtt1707384