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.
3 sharedKaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
★ 7.9 · Japan
3 sharedFruits Basket -prelude-
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedA Silent Voice: The Movie
★ 8.4 · Japan
2 sharedDragonball Evolution
★ 2.9 · Hong Kong
2 sharedTeasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie
★ 8.4 · Japan
2 sharedStudent Council Staff Members the Movie
★ 6.3 · Japan
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.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal 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.
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 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
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 Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | April 27, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6893370 |
| Official Site | tona-kai.jp |










