The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

Overview

The Pet Girl of Sakurasou is an anime adaptation of the light novel series of the same name created by Hajime Kamoshida. It is produced by J.C. Staff and directed by Atsuko Ishizuka. It began airing in Japan on October 9, 2012 on Tokyo MX.

Licensing

Crunchyroll began a simulcast on October 10, 2012.

Plot

The anime revolves around Sorata who is kicked out from his dorm for keeping a stray cat. He moves into Sakura Dormitory where he meets some of the smartest students, and he feels that he is ordinary without any dreams of his own. One day, his teacher, Chihiro Sengoku, forces Sorata to take care of her cousin who is transferred from England, Mashiro who is now living at Sakura Hall. Sorata finds out that Mashiro has no social skills and cannot take care of herself. Out of the blue, Sorata finds out that Mashiro is a world famous artist who is learning to draw manga.

Characters

Major characters are listed below. See the full character list for all characters in this series.

	Sorata Kanda (神田 空太 Kanda Sorata) Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Occupation: Student (Regular Division - 2nd Year) Gender: Male, 168 cm, 58 kg
	Sorata is a second-year student of Suiko who moves to Sakura Dormitory after being kicked out of the standard dorm for keeping a stray cat. Chihiro chooses him to take care of Mashiro's daily life.
	Mashiro Shiina (椎名 ましろ Shiina Mashiro) Voiced by: Ai Kayano Occupation: Student (Arts Division - 2nd Year) Gender: Female, 162 cm, 45 kg, B-W-H: 79-55-78
	Mashiro is a world famous artist. Unfortunately, she knows nothing other than drawing, resulting in an extreme lack of living ability and common sense. She had been living in England before moving to Japan to study at Suiko. She ends up depending on Sorata to look after her.
	Nanami Aoyama (青山 七海 Aoyama Nanami) Voiced by: Mariko Nakatsu Occupation: Student (Regular Division - 2nd Year) Gender: Female, 158 cm, B-W-H: 81-58-83
	She lives on her own and aspires to be a voice actress while working a job to make ends meet. Nanami has a crush on Sorata who is oblivious to her.
	Misaki Kamiigusa (上井草 美咲 Kamiigusa Misaki) Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori Occupation: Student (Arts Division - 3rd Year) Gender: Female, 156 cm, 46 kg, B-W-H: 87-56-85
	Misaki is a girl with an overactive imagination, and she aspires to be an animator. She loves Jin and goes to such great lengths to get Jin only to be ignored.
	Jin Mitaka (三鷹 仁 Mitaka Jin) Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai Occupation: Student (Regular Division - 3rd Year) Gender: Male, 178 cm, 65 kg
	Jin is Misaki's childhood friend who is known as a playboy in the school. He tries to resist Misaki's advancements. He aspires to be a playwright.
	Ryūnosuke Akasaka (赤坂 龍之介 Akasaka Ryūnosuke) Voiced by: Yui Horie Occupation: Student (Regular Division - 2nd Year) Gender: Male, 165 cm, 52 kg
	Ryunosuke is a hikikomori.who's obsessed over making his Maid, AI, a human being.
	Chihiro Sengoku (千石 千尋 Sengoku Chihiro) Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi Occupation: Art Teacher, Sakurasou Supervisor Age: 30, Gender: Female, 164 cm
	Chihiro is an art teacher who's interests includes drinking and dating men. She's quite lazy when she forces Sorata to take care of her cousin, Mashiro.

Music Themes

Opening and ending themes are listed below. See the franchise page for full soundtracks and other music.