Crunchyroll announced Senpai is an Otokonoko Movie: Sunshine After the Rain is now streaming on the service in an episodic format. Specifically, a total of four episodes for the anime movie are streaming on Crunchyroll.
Senpai is an Otokonoko Movie: Sunshine After the Rain premiered on February 14, 2025 in Japan. Kujira performed the movie’s theme song “Otona ni Narenai (I Can’t Grow Up).” Toshiya Miyata from Kis-My-Ft2 joined the cast as Hiroshi Hongo.
The Senpai is an Otokonoko anime premiered in July 2024 on Fuji TV’s Noitamina programming block. Crunchyroll streamed the anime’s 12 episodes.
The main cast members are:
- Shūichirō Umeda as Makoto Hanaoka
- Akira Sekine as Saki Aoi
- Yūma Uchida as Ryūji Taiga
- Toshiya Miyata (Kis-My-Ft2) as Hiroshi Hongo
Shinsuke Yanagi directed the anime at project No.9, and Shōto Shinkai is the character designer. Yoriko Tomita was in charge of the series scripts. Yukari Hashimoto is the music composer.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime series, via Crunchyroll:
For Makoto Hanaoka, life’s about to get more complicated. Saki Aoi, a lively girl with loads of confidence, confesses her love for Makoto one day. When he fails to reciprocate, Saki declares she will be his first love! She shares her goal with a mutual friend, Ryuji Taiga, who also confesses his crush on Makoto. Stuck in a love triangle, Makoto must find a way to make it work and have fun.
