The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi
2016 1 season · 12 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi

腐男子高校生活

Synopsis

腐男子高校生活

Sakaguchi is a high school boy and also a "fudanshi" who loves boys-love stories. He hangs out with his friends, a fujoshi named Rumi, his gay friend Yūjirō, fellow fundashi Daigo, and his "normal" friend Nakamura.

Also On AT-X

Other series that aired on AT-X.

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The 2015–2017 Japan Window

In the crowded 2015-2017 Japan release window, The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi sits at #582 of 588. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    ★ 8.6 · 2015
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The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan seriess in 2016.

The 3367th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

13
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
13th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 5, 2016
Last Air Date
September 20, 2016
Broadcast Span
3 months
Total Episodes
12 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 0.6 hours

Reception Benchmarks

4.9
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,458 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,500 of 2,532 (top 99%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesEMT²
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 12
Release DateJuly 5, 2016

Questions Answered

When did The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi end?

The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi finished its run with its final episode airing on September 20, 2016.

Where did The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi air?

The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi aired on AT-X, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.