HAPPY☆LESSON ADVANCE
HAPPY☆LESSON: ADVANCE
Hitotose Chitose is now living together with his 5 teachers as his mothers when a mysterious girl appears and becomes their neighbor which turns out that that person is Nagatsuki Kuron who wants Mu-chan to be her mother so another sibling rivalry ensues as to who would end up as Mu-chan's child. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: During the original broadcast, the episode Hoka Hoka★Kanna to Futari Kiri, first included as an unaired special in the 6th DVD volume of HAPPY☆LESSON (TV), was also aired as the 9th episode of this season, with updated opening and ending to match the current season, as well as some minor changes to the episode itself.
Names
| Original | HAPPY☆LESSON ADVANCE (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | HAPPY☆LESSON: ADVANCE |
| English | — |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2003-07-03 → 2003-09-28 (Summer 2003) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Hibari |
| Source | Multimedia project |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyRomanceSlice of Life |
| Themes | Female HaremKuudere |
Reception
| Community score | 6.49 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.16 / 10 |
| Composite | 47.6 |
| On lists | 2,738 |
| Favourited | 20 (0.7%) |
| Completion | 85.5% |
| Drop rate | 5.1% |
| In backlog | 32.9% |
| Score spread σ | 1.86 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2003 | C | 13 of 29 |
| Studio | Studio Hibari | C | 15 of 37 |
| Source material | Multimedia project | D | 58 of 106 |
| Year | 2003 | D | 80 of 148 |
| Era | Early 2000s | D | 400 of 687 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | D | 933 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 1,014 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | D | 1,060 of 1,578 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,503 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Comedy | D | 2,014 of 3,488 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,025 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,108 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Iku Suzuki, Mayumi Watanabe |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Takao Yoshioka |
| Character design | Mayumi Watanabe |
| Original creator | Mutsumi Sasaki |
Franchise — HAPPY☆LESSON
DHAPPY☆LESSON
DHAPPY☆LESSON
HAPPY☆LESSON (TV)
HAPPY☆LESSON ホカホカ★カンナと二人きり
HAPPY☆LESSON: Hoka Hoka★Kanna to Futari Kiri
DHAPPY☆LESSON THE FINAL
HAPPY☆LESSON: THE FINAL
HAPPY☆LESSON ADVANCE バウバウ★カンナのX'マス騒動
HAPPY☆LESSON ADVANCE: Bau Bau★Kanna no X'mas Soudou
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| prequel | 2002 | HAPPY☆LESSON (TV) |
| sequel | 2004 | HAPPY☆LESSON: THE FINAL |
| side story | 2004 | HAPPY☆LESSON ADVANCE: Bau Bau★Kanna no X'mas Soudou |
| alternative | — | HAPPY☆LESSON: Hoka Hoka★Kanna to Futari Kiri |
AniList id 261 · MAL id 261 · record updated 2026-08-26