薫る花は凛と咲く
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls’ High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintarou, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family’s patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintarou discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates? (Source: Kodansha USA)
Names
| Original | 薫る花は凛と咲く (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku |
| English | The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity |
| Chinese | 薰香花朵凜然綻放 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Kaoru i Rin: Rozkwitając z tobą · BLOOM · Благоухающий цветок расцветает с достоинством · La nobleza de las flores · Kaoru und Rin · Güzel Kokulu Çiçekler Zarafetle Açar |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2025-07-06 → 2025-09-28 (Summer 2025) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | CloverWorks |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ComedyDramaRomance |
| Themes | HeterosexualPrimarily Teen CastMale ProtagonistIyashikeiSchoolFemale ProtagonistComing of AgeFoodUrbanShounenEnsemble Cast |
| Streaming | Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 8.57 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.55 / 10 |
| Composite | 74.5 |
| On lists | 205,704 |
| Favourited | 11,764 (5.7%) |
| Completion | 73.6% |
| Drop rate | 2.8% |
| In backlog | 26.6% |
| Score spread σ | 1.42 |
| MyAnimeList | 8.49 / 10 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2025 | A | 4 of 72 |
| Studio | CloverWorks | A | 4 of 59 |
| Year | 2025 | S | 7 of 284 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | A | 14 of 487 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | S | 20 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Romance | S | 22 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Comedy | S | 30 of 3,488 |
| Length | Single-cour | S | 44 of 2,668 |
| Demographic | Shounen | A | 53 of 1,219 |
| Source material | Manga | S | 72 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | S | 77 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Drama | A | 89 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | S | 107 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Miyuki Kuroki, Satoshi Yamaguchi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Rino Yamasaki |
| Character design | Kouhei Tokuoka, Manami Umeshita |
| Original creator | Saka Mikami |
AniList id 181444 · MAL id 59845 · record updated 2026-08-27

