Say "I Love You." (Season 1)

Say "I Love You" (Sukitte Ii na yo, 2012) is a Japanese romance anime you can watch online on iFILM. A small cruelty in childhood taught Mei Tachibana one rule: getting close to anyone only ends in betrayal.

By sixteen she has settled into life as the quiet loner who keeps everyone at arm's length. Then Yamato Kurosawa, the school's most popular boy, decides she's the one person worth chasing — and gets a roundhouse kick for his trouble. That strange first meeting only pulls the two of them closer. What follows is awkward confessions, jealousy, and a first relationship neither of them has any idea how to handle.

Adapted from Kanae Hazuki's manga and animated by Zexcs across thirteen episodes, the show keeps its tone low and honest. Ai Kayano voices Mei, Takahiro Sakurai plays Yamato. It's shojo for anyone tired of sugary romance who wants a lead genuinely afraid to let someone in. Stream Say "I Love You" online on iFILM.