村井の恋

Murai In Love

The slightly strange high school student Murai confessed love to his teacher and otome-game fanatic Tanaka-sensei. She refused by telling him she's not interested in (real-life) long, black-haired boys. The next day, Murai came back with short blonde hair, which made him look just like Tanaka-sensei's favorite game character! A non-stop romantic comedy between a stubborn high school boy and his favorite teacher!

Names

Original	村井の恋 (japanese)
Romaji	Murai no Koi
English	Murai In Love
Also known as	村井之戀 · Zakochany Murai

Facts

Format	ONA (net original) · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2024-09-04 → 2024-11-20 (Autumn 2024)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	J.C.STAFF
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shoujo
Genres	Comedy Romance
Themes	Shoujo Coming of Age Slapstick Teacher Surreal Comedy Otaku Culture School
Streaming	Disney Plus · Hulu · Hulu

Reception

Community score	7.16 / 10
Bayesian score	7.35 / 10
Composite	49.9
On lists	9,543
Favourited	181 (1.9%)
Completion	57.8%
Drop rate	13.4%
In backlog	48.4%
Score spread σ	1.99

Score distribution

1392363494795121625474988417933510192

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2024	D	45 of 70
Studio	J.C.STAFF	C	136 of 277
Demographic	Shoujo	D	173 of 297
Year	2024	D	188 of 297
Format	ONA (net original)	C	384 of 857
Genre	Romance	C	798 of 1,687
Season (all years)	Autumn	C	921 of 1,921
Era	Early 2020s	D	959 of 1,596
Length	Single-cour	C	1,229 of 2,668
Genre	Comedy	C	1,564 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	D	1,649 of 3,025
Origin	Japan	C	3,222 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Yoshinobu Yamakawa, Jin Aketagawa
Series composition	Susumu Yamakawa
Music	Ruka Kawada
Original creator	Junta Shima

AniList id 150930 · MAL id 52080 · record updated 2026-08-27