夜は短し歩けよ乙女
The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
A black haired girl is walking around the streets of Kyoto, from the night scene of Pontocho to a second-hand book fair in Shimogamo, then off to a college fair. The main character that has a romantic feeling for her secretly follows her around and looks for the opportunities to run into her in a manner that seems like a coincidence. Unfortunately for him, she is not interested in love yet, so she does not notice his feelings. What awaits these two characters are a series of crazy incidents caused by bizarre individuals, such as a person who introduces himself as Tengu, the god of second-hand books, or a money lender, who collects young men's underwear and lives on a three story barge. (Source: Sugoi Japan, edited)
Names
| Original | 夜は短し歩けよ乙女 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome |
| English | The Night is Short, Walk on Girl |
| Chinese | 夜短夢長,少女前進吧! (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | 春宵苦短,少女前进吧! |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 93 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2017-04-07 (Spring 2017) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Science SARU |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyRomance |
| Themes | Surreal ComedyPrimarily Adult CastFemale ProtagonistPhilosophyComing of AgeLGBTQ+ ThemesBarHeterosexualCollege |
| Streaming | Max · Max |
Reception
| Community score | 8.20 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.15 / 10 |
| Composite | 68.7 |
| On lists | 52,598 |
| Favourited | 2,069 (3.9%) |
| Completion | 94.6% |
| Drop rate | 0.8% |
| In backlog | 47.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.43 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2017 | S | 3 of 101 |
| Studio | Science SARU | — | 3 of 19 |
| Source material | Novel | A | 10 of 170 |
| Year | 2017 | A | 12 of 376 |
| Format | Feature film | A | 58 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | A | 58 of 997 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | A | 77 of 1,868 |
| Era | Late 2010s | A | 82 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Romance | A | 82 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Comedy | A | 108 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 305 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Masaaki Yuasa, Hiroshi Oono, Shinichi Uehara, Michiyo Kiriyama |
|---|---|
| Character design | Yuusuke Nakamura, Nobutake Itou |
| Original creator | Tomihiko Morimi, Yuusuke Nakamura |
Franchise — 四畳半神話大系
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| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| parent | 2010 | The Tatami Galaxy |
AniList id 97917 · MAL id 34537 · record updated 2026-08-26

