After weeks of airing in Japan, the anime adaptation of Saka Mikami’s The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity manga finally comes to fans around the world with an English dub. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, including the weekly schedule and release dates for all episodes.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity focuses on a budding relationship between Chidori High student Rintaro Tsumugi and Kikyo Girl’s High student Kaoroko Waguri after an encounter at Rintaro’s family’s cafe. Although Rintaro’s demeanor has scared many people away, Kaoroko seems to be enamored with him, and the two seem to be getting closer after they realize they attend schools right next to each other.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity air on Sundays at 12:30 a.m. JST (Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. EST) on the Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS 11 channels in Japan. Netflix is streaming the English dub of The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, as of September 7, and you can read our review of the first English dub episode now. Fans in Japan can also stream the anime on Netflix.
Here are the release dates and schedule for The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (subject to change):
- Japanese TV Release
- Episode 1 – July 5 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – July 12 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – July 19 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – July 26 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – August 2 – OUT NOW
- Episode 6 – August 9 – OUT NOW
- Episode 7 – August 16 – OUT NOW
- Episode 8 – August 23 – OUT NOW
- Episode 9 – August 30 – OUT NOW
- Episode 10 – September 6 – OUT NOW
- Episode 11 – September 13 – OUT NOW
- Episode 12 – September 20 – OUT NOW
- Episode 13 – September 27 – OUT NOW
- Netflix Release (English Dub)
- Episode 1 – September 7 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – September 7 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – September 14 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – September 21 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – September 28 – OUT NOW
- Episode 6 – October 5 – OUT NOW
- Episode 7 – October 12 – OUT NOW
- Episode 8 – October 19 – OUT NOW
- Episode 9 – October 26 – OUT NOW
- Episode 10 – November 2 – OUT NOW
- Episode 11 – November 9 – OUT NOW
- Episode 12 – November 16 – OUT NOW
- Episode 13 – November 23 – OUT NOW
New episodes of The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Standard Time (PST): 7:30 a.m.
- Mountain Standard Time (MST): 8:30 a.m.
- Central Standard Time (CST): 9:30 a.m.
- Eastern Standard Time (EST): 10:30 a.m.
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 3:30 p.m.
- Japanese Standard Time (JST): 12:30 a.m.
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Tatsuya Kitani performs the opening theme song “Manazashi wa Hikari (The Gaze is a Light),” and UshioReira performs the ending theme song “Hare no Hi ni (On This Sunny Day).”
The cast includes:
- Yoshinori Nakayama (JP) / Robbie Daymond (EN) as Rintaro Tsumugi
- Honoka Inoue (JP) / Bijou Middlebrooks (EN) as Kaoruko Waguri
- Kikunosuke Toya (JP) / Aaron Yamawaki (EN) as Shohei Usami
- Koki Uchiyama (JP) / Aaron Fors (EN) as Saku Natsusawa
- Hiiro Ishibashi (JP) / Skylar Silverlake (EN) as Ayato Yorita
- Aya Yamane (JP) / Kelly Baskin (EN) as Subaru Hoshina
Kuroki directs the anime at CloverWorks alongside associate director Satoshi Yamaguchi. Rino Yamazaki is in charge of series scripts, Haruka Tsuzuki is the series technical director, and Kōhei Tokuoka is the character designer and chief animation director. Moreover, Moeki Harada is the music composer.
Where Can I Watch The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity?
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is airing on the Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS 11 channels and Netflix streaming service in Japan. Outside Japan, Netflix is streaming The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity in various regions, including Southeast Asia and North America.
What is The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity About?
Saka Mikami launched the manga series in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket website in October 2021. Lastly, here’s an overview of the manga’s story, via Kodansha USA:
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 Rintaro, 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 Rintaro 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?
