My Little Monster
2018 1h 45m movie Film Japan

My Little Monster

となりの怪物くん

Synopsis

となりの怪物くん

Problem student Haru Yoshida sits next to the cold and studious Shizuku Mizutani in class. Without any other friends to turn to, both of them start to get to know each other and grow closer. Haru eventually develop feelings for Shizuku and confesses his feelings to her. Will Haru and Shizuku get their happily ever after?

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with My Little Monster. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Toho Pictures

Romance + Comedy in Japan

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

The 2017–2019 Japan Window

My Little Monster holds position #153 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. Sonic Mania Adventures
    #2

    Sonic Mania Adventures

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  3. Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
    #3

    Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D

    ★ 8.9 · 2019
  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    #4

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019
  5. DARLING in the FRANXX
    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  6. Dr. STONE
    #6

    Dr. STONE

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  7. The Rising of the Shield Hero
    #7

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  8. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
    #8

    Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

    ★ 8.6 · 2018

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Little Monster premiered alongside 194 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.

The 3745th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

76
Reviews
72nd
Review-volume percentile
51st
Popularity percentile

76 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (72th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
76
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #938 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #53 of 406 (top 13%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesToho Pictures
Runtime1h 45m
Release DateApril 27, 2018
IMDbtt6893370
Official Sitetona-kai.jp

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