おじさんとマシュマロ

Ojisan and Marshmallow

The story centers around Kusaka, an older man who loves marshmallows, and Wakabayashi, an OL (office lady) who loves Kusaka. The anime follows as their relationship unfolds at their office. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	おじさんとマシュマロ (japanese)
Romaji	Oji-san to Marshmallow
English	Ojisan and Marshmallow
Chinese	大叔与棉花糖 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Ojimasu

Facts

Format	TV short · 12 ep · 4 min · 1h total
Aired	2016-01-08 → 2016-03-25 (Winter 2016)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Creators in Pack
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Seinen
Genres	Comedy Romance Slice of Life
Themes	Food Seinen Slapstick Heterosexual Male Protagonist Female Protagonist Love Triangle Primarily Adult Cast Office Office Lady
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	6.32 / 10
Bayesian score	6.51 / 10
Composite	41.0
On lists	16,749
Favourited	84 (0.5%)
Completion	88.3%
Drop rate	5.3%
In backlog	23.1%
Score spread σ	1.73

Score distribution

111221193267451351,31262,13772,22881,009941510352

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Creators in Pack	—	7 of 22
Broadcast season	Winter 2016	D	71 of 92
Format	TV short	D	238 of 417
Year	2016	E	336 of 418
Demographic	Seinen	E	690 of 775
Length	Short-form	D	947 of 1,250
Season (all years)	Winter	E	1,315 of 1,557
Genre	Slice of Life	E	1,429 of 1,578
Genre	Romance	E	1,494 of 1,687
Era	Late 2010s	E	1,526 of 1,863
Source material	Manga	E	2,739 of 3,025
Genre	Comedy	E	3,084 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	E	6,181 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Noriyoshi Sasaki, Hisayoshi Hirasawa, Masakatsu Oomuro, Yasuyuki Konno
Character design	Mari Shirakawa
Music	Minoru Hirata
Original creator	Rekomaru Otoi

Franchise — おじさんとマシュマロ

おじさんとマシュマロ日下さんと夢マシュマロ

Ojisan to Marshmallow: Hige-san and Marshmallow

2016Special37.7

Relation	Year	Title
sequel	2016	Ojisan to Marshmallow: Hige-san and Marshmallow

AniList id 21239 · MAL id 31848 · Bangumi 138210 · record updated 2026-08-26