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Kowloon Generic Romance (TV)

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Alternative title:
九龍ジェネリックロマンス (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai—one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself. (from manga)
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User Ratings: 89 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Excellent: 19 votes (sub:15, dub:2, raw:1, ?:1)
 Very good: 31 votes (sub:27, dub:2, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 21 votes (sub:18, dub:3)
 Decent: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)
 So-so: 3 votes (sub:2, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (raw:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 270 users, rank: #3287 (of 10087)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.382 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.7191, rank: #2351 (of 10248)
Weighted mean: 7.512 (Very good−), rank: #1706 (of 10248) (seen all: 7.62 / seen some: 7.21 / won't finish: 4.59)
Bayesian estimate: 7.507 (Very good−), rank: #1410 (of 7721)
Running time: 23 minutes
Vintage: 2025-04-05
Opening Theme:
"Summer Time Ghost" by Wednesday Campanella
Ending Theme:
"Koi no Retronym" by Mekakushe
Reviews: Show:
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 13 (Jun 30, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 12 (Jun 22, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 11 (Jun 16, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 10 (Jun 9, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 9 (Jun 2, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 8 (May 26, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 7 (May 19, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 6 (May 12, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 5 (May 5, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 4 (Apr 27, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 3 (Apr 21, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episodes 1-2 (Apr 15, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance (Apr 15, 2025)
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Kowloon Generic Romance Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, April 5 Debut (Mar 5, 2025)
Kowloon Generic Romance Anime Unveils Trailer, Cast, Staff, April 2025 Premiere (Updated) (Dec 18, 2024)
After the Rain's Jun Mayuzuki Launches New Manga on November 7 (Updated) (Oct 17, 2019)
Press Releases:
Mekakushe's Digital Album 138-Oku Nen Me no Koi to Release on November 7 (Sep 8, 2025)
Mekakushe's “Watashi Dake no Polaris” (from Kowloon Generic Romance) Now Streaming (May 23, 2025)
More Anime Shows Announced for Crunchyroll Spring Season (Apr 3, 2025)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Series Composition: Jin Tanaka
Script: Jin Tanaka (eps 1-13)
Storyboard:
Junichi Yamamoto (OP)
Nagisa Miyazaki (9 episodes
eps 3-7, 9, 11-13
)
Yoshiaki Iwasaki (ED; eps 1-2)
Yūichi Nihei (eps 8, 10)
Episode Director:
Asahi Yoshimura (ep 10)
Daisuke Kurose (eps 7, 12)
Jet Inoue (ep 5)
Masato Kitagawa (eps 3-4, 9, 13)
Shunji Yoshida (ep 8)
Taishi Kawaguchi (eps 1-2, 6, 11)
Yoshiaki Iwasaki (ep 13)
Unit Director:
Junichi Yamamoto (OP)
Yoshiaki Iwasaki (ED)
Music: Ryōhei Sataka (Hifumi,inc.)
Original creator: Jun Mayuzuki
Character Design: Yuka Shibata
Art Director: Yūji Kaneko
Chief Animation Director:
Yoshiko Takemoto (eps 1-4, 6-13)
Yuka Shibata (ep 5)
Yukiko Nakatani (eps 1-4, 6-13)
Animation Director:
Dai Ōhara (ep 10)
Daisuke Saitō (ep 10)
Etsushi Mori (ep 9)
Hai Lin Liu (ep 12)
Hirofumi Takahashi (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 11-13
)
Hiroo Sekitō (eps 4, 6, 13)
Hodaka Hashimoto (ep 10)
Ji Qiang Xu (ep 12)
Jia Liu (ep 12)
Jia Xin Wang (eps 7, 9, 12-13)
Jung Min Yeo (JM REINFORCE; ep 3)
Kansaku Ando (eps 8, 10)
Kaori Takahashi (ep 10)
Katsuji Matsumoto (ep 7)
Kazunori Ozawa (ep 13)
Kiyoshi Nohji (eps 4, 7)
Mari Saitō (ep 10)
Mariko Inagaki (eps 9, 13)
Mian Qui (ep 12)
Rie Usui (ep 8)
Rui Matsui (eps 8, 10)
Shiori Sakaguchi (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 11-13
)
Tōi Yamamichi (ep 10)
Tomoya Noguchi (ep 8)
Wei A (ep 7)
Wei Xin Tang (ep 12)
Xia Huai (ep 12)
You Seon Hwang (JM REINFORCE; eps 2-3)
Yui Kinoshita (ep 5)
Yuka Shibata (OP/ED; ep 5)
Yūki Nishimura (eps 8, 10-13)
Zang Chen (ep 7)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Director of Photography: Hideki Imaizumi

2nd Key Animation:
Honami Shibata (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-13
)
Kaiki Murase (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11-13
)
Kanae Yamaguchi (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11, 13
)
Kyou Itou (10 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-7, 9, 11-13
)
Shōma Hirota (8 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-7, 9, 13
)
Taisei Tsujima (8 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-7, 9, 13
)
Tomoaki Hirauchi (eps 1-2)
Yuna Kamata (eps 1-2, 6-7)
Yūsuke Yasue (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 11, 13
)
Art Setting: Akihiro Hirasawa
Color design: Aiko Matsuyama
Costume Design: Tomomi Ozaki (eps 1-13)
Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Key Animation:
Agustina Gauto (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Asahi Yoshimura (ep 8)
Atsushi Kasano (ep 7)
By_Izaya (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Eun Byeong Kim (LIKAI STUDIO; ep 8)
Fan Li (Kamiiru Animation Studio; ep 8)
Garu (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Hai Lin Liu (ep 12)
Hideo Amemiya (ep 9)
Hideyuki Kanesaka (ep 7)
Hirofumi Takahashi (ep 4)
Hiroo Sekitō (eps 1-3)
Hodaka Hashimoto (eps 8, 10)
I Cheol Kim (OP; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11, 13
)
Issei Arakaki (ep 5)
Itsuki Ishikawa (OP; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11, 13
)
Ji Qiang Xu (ep 12)
Jia Xin Wang (eps 7, 13)
Joo-hak Lee (JM REINFORCE; eps 2-3)
Jung Rim Kim (JM REINFORCE; ep 3)
Junko Matsushita (ep 7)
Justin French (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Kanae Aoki (ep 5)
Kanako Ōyabu (ep 7)
Kansaku Ando (ep 10)
Kaori Takahashi (ep 10)
Kayoko Oshita (ep 5)
Kazunori Ozawa (ep 13)
Kiyoshi Nohji (eps 7, 12)
Kugimaru (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Kumi Staitra (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Kureha Shirai (ep 10)
Kuro-A (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
MadeleineJ (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Mai Sugita (ep 5)
Mari Saitō (ep 10)
Mariko Inagaki (ep 4)
Masatsugu Takeda (eps 4, 7, 9, 12)
Masayoshi Nishida (ep 10)
Nanami Ōhashi (ep 1)
Natsue Chiba (ep 5)
Natsumi Furuya (ep 5)
Natsumi Tomobe (ep 10)
Noriaki Takahashi (ep 12)
Noriyasu Yamauchi (ep 4)
Osamu Sakata (ep 7)
Paula Edith (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Qi Wan (Kamiiru Animation Studio; eps 8, 12-13)
Reika Hoshino (ep 5)
Reina Tsukakoshi (ep 5)
Retsu (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Rie Usui (ep 8)
RIKAI (ep 8)
Risa Yoshida (ep 5)
Rostrek (AL STUDIO; ep 10)
Rui Matsui (ep 10)
Ryōta Asada (eps 6-7, 13)
Sen (ep 10)
Shinichi Iimura (ep 7)
Shiori Sakaguchi (OP; eps 1, 4)
Shōta Norimura (9 episodes
eps 1-3, 6-7, 9, 11-13
)
Shōtarō Hashiguchi (ep 4)
So I Sim (JM REINFORCE; eps 2-3)
Su Min Hyun (JM REINFORCE; ep 2)
Tadashi Aizawa (ep 10)
Taro Tanaka (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 9, 11-13
)
Tōi Yamamichi (ep 8)
Tōko Miyaji (ep 10)
Tomoaki Hirauchi (eps 4, 11-12)
Tomoya Noguchi (ep 8)
Tong Tong Wang (ep 9)
Woong Gil Park (JM REINFORCE; ep 2)
Yasunori Matsuki (ep 4)
Yasunori Yamaguchi (ep 10)
Yi Chen Ding (Kamiiru Animation Studio; ep 8)
Yong Sun Kim (JM REINFORCE; ep 3)
You Seon Hwang (JM REINFORCE; ep 3)
Yu Wang (Kamiiru Animation Studio; ep 8)
Yui Kinoshita (ep 5)
Yuka Akiyama (OP; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 11, 13
)
Yuka Shibata (ep 5)
Yūki Nishimura (eps 2, 6, 9, 13)
Yumi Sudarehata (ep 7)
Yuna Kamata (eps 6-7, 9, 11)
Yuri Tateiwa (ep 5)
Ze Liu (ep 9)
Zi Yang Xu (ep 9)
Photography:
Hideki Imaizumi (OP/ED; Typhoon Graphics; ep 1)
Jing Le Chu (Typhoon Graphics; 10 episodes
eps 2-3, 5-11, 13
)
Kokoa Matsuno (Typhoon Graphics; 8 episodes
eps 2-3, 5-6, 8-9, 12-13
)
Mai Nakamura (Typhoon Graphics; eps 1-13)
Shinya Kanetake (Typhoon Graphics; eps 5-6, 10)
Shun Yoshioka (Typhoon Graphics; eps 1-13)
Tadaaki Yamazaki (Typhoon Graphics; eps 1-13)
Takumi Kurosawa (Typhoon Graphics; eps 2-3, 5-13)
Yuzuru Funakoshi (eps 7, 9-13)
Zhi Yuan Yuan (Typhoon Graphics; eps 2-13)
Prop Design: Yoshinori Iwanaga
Sub-Character Design: Yoshiko Takemoto (eps 1-13)
Theme Song Performance:
mekakushe (ED)
Wednesday Campanella (OP)
Haruka Shiraishi as Reiko Kujirai
Tomokazu Sugita as Hajime Kudō

Aoi Koga as Yaomay
Kengo Kawanishi as Yūlong
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Miyuki Hebinuma
Sayumi Suzushiro as Xiaohei
Sōma Saitō as Xiaohei (Male)
Taito Ban as Tao Gwen
Yuriko Yamaguchi as Kujirai-B

Aiko Ōkubo as Female A (ep 8)
Akari Bando as Female B (ep 8)
Akihiro Tajima as Middle-aged Man A (ep 1)
Akira Kuwabara as Old Woman's Voice (ep 12)
Arisa Sakuraba as Secretary (ep 3)
Eiji Hanawa as Zhou (4 episodes
eps 2, 4, 10, 13
)
Hana Hishikawa as Consultant (ep 5)
Harumi Sakurai as Rose (ep 7)
Hayato Fujii as Shop Owner (ep 3)
Hiroki Maeda as Old Man Hiyo (eps 3-4)
Hisako Kanemoto as Suhan (ep 12)
Hitomi Shogawa as
Female Store Owner (ep 2)
Landlady (eps 1, 5, 13)
Junichi Yanagita as Sean (ep 5)
Kanehira Yamamoto as Chen (eps 2, 4)
Kensuke Shimizu as Passerby (ep 6)
Kenta Sasa as Branch Manager (6 episodes
eps 1-3, 5, 12-13
)
Kō Bonkobara as Doctor (ep 12)
Kōsuke Tanabe as Waiter (ep 10)
Kyō Yaoya as Guo (eps 10, 13)
Madoka Asahina as Maid B (eps 3, 5)
Makoto Sahara as Middle-aged Man B (ep 1)
Masaki Nakanishi as Bartender (ep 7)
Masashi Yamane as Man in Black (ep 4)
Michitake Kikuchi as Shop Owner (ep 9)
Mie Sonozaki as Yang Li (eps 5, 11)
Minami Hinata as Boy A (ep 12)
Naoko Komatsu as Female Caster (ep 1)
Natsu Yorita as Dancer (ep 7)
Natsuko Abe as Caster (ep 11)
Natsumi Kawaida as Female Presenter (ep 5)
Reo Osanai as Female Talent (ep 1)
Riho Yoshioka as Success (ep 13)
Ryō Sugisaki as Kin (6 episodes
eps 2-4, 8, 10, 13
)
Ryōsuke Asano as Driver (ep 5)
Saeko Ooki as Clerk (ep 9)
Satsumi Matsuda as Yūlong (Young; ep 12)
Shinichirō Miki as Hebinuma's Father (5 episodes
eps 5-6, 8-9, 12
)
Shion Wakayama as Maid A (eps 3, 5-6)
Shōko Yuzuki as Boy B (ep 12)
Sōshirō Hori as Male B (ep 8)
Takuya Makimura as Male A (ep 8)
Tarō Kiuchi as Clothing Store Owner (ep 1)
Toshiki Iwasawa as Black Suit (ep 12)
Yasuhiro Kikuchi as Male Caster (ep 1)
Yōhei Matsuoka as Clerk (ep 13)
Yuga Sato as
Host (ep 2)
Waiter (ep 11)
Yukako Kiuchi as Owner (ep 11)
Yūki Hirose as Miyuki Hebinuma (young; ep 12)
Yūki Ishikari as Delivery Person (ep 7)
Yūko Iida as Staff (ep 2)
Yuna Yoshino as Female Reporter (ep 1)
Yutaka Nakano as Wang (eps 6-7, 11-12)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation: JM REINFORCE (eps 2-3)
Animation Direction: JM REINFORCE (eps 2-3)
Animation Production: Arvo Animation
Key Animation: JM REINFORCE (eps 2-3)
Production:
Bandai Namco Filmworks
Bandai Namco Music Live
East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc.
Shueisha
TV Tokyo
English staff
English cast
Producer: Eric P. Sherman

Adaptation:
Chris Cason
Ryan Raydarke (eps 2-3)
Casting Director:
AJ Gam
Mami Okada
Engineer: Esgardo Valadez
Mixing: Kenneth Thompson
Voice Direction: Julie Maddalena
Ben Balmaceda as Hajime Kudo
Lauren Landa as Reiko Kujirai

Amber Lee Connors as Kujirai-B
Anjali Kunapaneni as Yaomay
Caleb Yen as Xiaohei (Male)
Edward Mendoza as Tao Gwen
Kayleigh McKee as Miyuki Hebinuma
Risa Mei as Xiaohei

Bill Rogers as Dr. Wong
Brent Mukai as Lee
YongYea as Hebinuma's Father (5 episodes
eps 5-6, 8-9, 12
)
English companies
ADR Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
Italian cast
(none)

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