ラブ★コン
Lovely Complex
Love is unusual for Koizumi Risa and Ootani Atsushi, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm. To add to their plights, their crushes fall in love with each other, leaving Koizumi and Ootani comically flustered and heartbroken. To make matters worse, they're even labeled as a comedy duo by their homeroom teacher due to their personalities and the stark difference in their heights, and their classmates even think of their arguments as sketches. Lovely★Complex follows Koizumi and Ootani as they encourage each other in finding love and become close friends. Apart from their ridiculous antics, they soon find out an unexpected similarity in their music and fashion tastes. Maybe they possess a chemistry yet unknown, but could love ever bloom between the mismatched pair? (Source: MAL Rewrite)
Names
| Original | ラブ★コン (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Lovely★Complex |
| English | Lovely Complex |
| Chinese | 恋爱情结 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Love★Com · Love Com |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 24 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2007-04-07 → 2007-09-29 (Spring 2007) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shoujo |
| Genres | ComedyRomanceSlice of Life |
| Themes | Female ProtagonistShoujoSchoolPrimarily Teen CastSlapstickHeterosexualTomboy |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 7.91 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.90 / 10 |
| Composite | 66.0 |
| On lists | 135,696 |
| Favourited | 5,055 (3.7%) |
| Completion | 81.3% |
| Drop rate | 4.6% |
| In backlog | 38.6% |
| Score spread σ | 1.54 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2007 | S | 2 of 70 |
| Year | 2007 | A | 8 of 234 |
| Studio | Toei Animation | A | 8 of 243 |
| Demographic | Shoujo | B | 31 of 297 |
| Era | Late 2000s | A | 44 of 1,149 |
| Length | Two-cour | B | 102 of 699 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | A | 118 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Romance | A | 120 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | A | 138 of 1,578 |
| Genre | Comedy | A | 189 of 3,488 |
| Source material | Manga | A | 297 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | A | 329 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 456 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kounosuke Uda |
|---|---|
| Character design | Hideaki Maniwa |
| Music | Hironosuke Sato |
| Original creator | Aya Nakahara |
AniList id 2034 · MAL id 2034 · Bangumi 2940 · record updated 2026-08-27