ラブ米 -We Love Rice-

Love Rice

🚪 Often abandoned

The "heartwarming 'kome'dy with laughs and passion" promises to let audiences rediscover the virtues of rice ("Japan's soul food"). It follows five handsome rice-inspired boys as they shine at the "Harvest Show" live event at the Kokuritsu Inahou Gakuen ("Rice Ear Academy," a wordplay on national schools). (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)

Names

Original	ラブ米 -We Love Rice- (japanese)
Romaji	Love Kome: We Love Rice
English	Love Rice

Facts

Format	TV short · 12 ep · 4 min · 1h total
Aired	2017-04-05 → 2017-06-21 (Spring 2017)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Encourage Films
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Comedy Music
Themes	Food Primarily Male Cast Idol Cute Boys Doing Cute Things Crossdressing Parody
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	4.38 / 10
Bayesian score	6.02 / 10
Composite	28.8
On lists	3,514
Favourited	10 (0.3%)
Completion	65.8%
Drop rate	24.2%
In backlog	29.3%
Score spread σ	2.19

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Encourage Films	—	15 of 15
Broadcast season	Spring 2017	E	98 of 101
Year	2017	E	365 of 376
Format	TV short	E	390 of 417
Genre	Music	E	426 of 428
Length	Short-form	E	1,211 of 1,250
Source material	Original work	E	1,694 of 1,732
Era	Late 2010s	E	1,813 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Spring	E	1,843 of 1,868
Genre	Comedy	E	3,455 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	E	7,067 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Takashi Horiuchi, NOB-C
Series composition	Yuuki Takabayashi
Character design	Levin Aoi, Tomoyo Sawada, NOB-C
Original creator	Yuuki Takabayashi, Levin Aoi

Franchise — ラブ米 -We Love Rice-

ラブ米 -WE LOVE RICE- 二期作

Love Rice 2

2017TV short36.5

Relation	Year	Title
sequel	2017	Love Rice 2

AniList id 97862 · MAL id 34402 · record updated 2026-08-24