Rom-com fans, add another title to the watchlist radar: My Crush’s Crush is officially getting a TV anime adaptation.
The manga, known in Japanese as Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito, comes from writer Sekina Aoi and artist Ryō Tsuzura. To mark the anime announcement, Tsuzura shared a special commemorative illustration — the usual “yes, this is really happening” moment that manga fans love to see when a series levels up into animation.
For now, the source announcement confirms the adaptation itself, but does not list broadcast timing, staff, studio, cast, streaming platforms, or international rollout details. So yeah, don’t start planning your simulcast schedule just yet — this is the first flag planted, not the full launch briefing.
The manga began serialization in Hakusensha’s Young Animal Zero magazine in November 2022. Its seventh compiled volume shipped in Japan on Friday, meaning the series already has a decent amount of material behind it before making the jump to TV.
The bigger reason this news is worth paying attention to: Sekina Aoi is not some random newcomer name. Aoi is also behind Gamers!, the light novel series launched in 2014 with illustrator Sabotenn. That franchise later received a manga adaptation by Tsubasa Takahashi, which started in Kadokawa’s Monthly Shōnen Ace in October 2016, before becoming a TV anime in July 2017. According to the source, Crunchyroll streamed Gamers! as it aired in Japan, while Funimation streamed an English dub and released the series on home video.
Aoi’s earlier work also includes Seitokai no Ichizon, which inspired The Student Council’s Discretion TV anime in 2009 and Student Council’s Discretion Lv. 2 in 2012. The source also notes that Sentai Filmworks released the first anime on home video in March 2015, followed by the second in May 2015.
Why this may matter for Malaysia and SEA anime fans
Analysis: Rom-com anime tends to travel well across SEA because the appeal is easy to understand even before you know the full production details: crushes, messy feelings, awkward timing, and characters making questionable emotional decisions — classic watch-with-the-group-chat material. With My Crush’s Crush, the title alone already hints at a relationship triangle or unrequited-love setup, though the source does not provide plot details, so we’re not going to pretend we know more than we do.
Inference: Aoi’s past connection to Gamers! may give this project a bit more visibility among viewers who remember that anime’s chaotic relationship misunderstandings. If My Crush’s Crush leans into similar romantic confusion, it could land nicely with fans who enjoy comedy built around bad timing and emotional overthinking.
For now, the smart move is simple: keep this one on your anime radar, especially if you’re into school-life romance comedy and manga-to-anime adaptations. Once staff, studio, cast, and release window details appear, that’s when we’ll know whether this is just a cute announcement or potentially one of the rom-com picks to watch.