Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota
Also recorded as Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Ōta-kun
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• Ja Kanji — 顔に出ない柏田さんと顔に出る太田君 • Ja Romaji — Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Ōta-kun • Genre — Romantic comedy
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• Type — manga • Author — Fuyu Azuma • Publisher — Fujimi Shobo • Imprint — Dragon Comics Age • Magazine — Niconico Seiga (Dra Dra Sharp#) • First — June 22, 2018 • Last — June 9, 2023 • Volumes — 10
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• Type — manga • Title — Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota+ • Author — Fuyu Azuma • Publisher — Fujimi Shobo • Imprint — Dragon Comics Age • Magazine — Niconico Seiga (Dra Dra Sharp#) • First — October 13, 2023 • Volumes — 3
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• Type — tv series • Director — Tomohiro Kamitani • Writer — Michiko Yokote • Music — * Yukari Hashimoto • Tetsuya Shitara • Studio — Studio Polon • Licensee — Crunchyroll • Network — Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, BS11, HTB, AT-X, NCC • First — October 4, 2025 • Last — December 20, 2025 • Episodes — 12
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• Portal — yes Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Fuyu Azuma. It was serialized on Niconico Seiga's Dra Dra Sharp# website from June 2018 to June 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Polon aired from October to December 2025.
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Plot
Ota frequently makes fun of his classmate, Kashiwada, because her expression never changes. However, his prank never succeeds, mainly due to her getting clued in by his own extremely expressive face. Unbeknownst to them, Kashiwada does change expression, but can be hardly noticed, including her crush towards Ota.
Characters
Characters
• Hiyori Kashiwada • Shiori Mikami (PV), Akane Fujita (anime) • Usually referred to as Kashiwada-san by others, she is a seemingly inexpressive girl, whom nobody knows what she is thinking. Instead, most of her expressions are conveyed through her twin ponytails. She and Oota were classmates in kindergarten, and she felt sad when he moved away. She had been attached to him since their kindergarten days and was happy to be reunited with him in high school. • Akito Oota • Daisuke Kishio (PV), Kyōhei Natsume (anime) • Usually referred to as Ōta-kun by others, he is a mischievous and selfish boy who is very expressive. He is very easy to read. He is concerned with Kashiwada's inexpressive face and has been trying to make her let out expressions, but to no avail. • Tadokoro-kun • Yūya Hirose (anime) • Oota's friend, who, despite being very optimistic and laid back about almost everything, is also a worry-wart. He questions things Oota does to Kashiwada, but does anything Oota commands him to anyway. • Sata-kun • Sōhei Horikane (anime) • Oota's honourable student friend who has calm demeanor. He loves to observe Oota and Kashiwada's interactions. • Tabuchi-san • Yumiri Hanamori (anime) • The class president, who loves Kashiwada. She thinks Oota is bullying Kashiwada, and has been trying to protect her. • Odajima-san • Mayu Mineda (anime) • A high-spirited girl who is able to read Kashiwada's feelings, but also the only one who is oblivious to Kashiwada's feelings towards Oota. She also likes to see Oota's flustered expression, but she also blushes when Oota does things similar to romantic advances towards her. She eventually realizes that she has romantic feelings towards Oota. • Oota's older sister • Shiori Mikami (anime) • Oota's older sister who frequently shows grin on her face and loves to teases her younger brother. She also tries to develop relationships between Oota and Kashiwada—messing with them while at it. • Kashiwada's older brother • Daisuke Kishio (anime) • Kashiwada's older brother who dotes on her. Like Kashiwada, he shows lack of emotions behind his smiling face.
Manga
Manga
Written and illustrated by Fuyu Azuma, Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota started on Niconico Seiga's Dragon Dragon Age on June 22, 2018; the site was renamed Dra Dra Sharp# in December 2018. The series finished on June 9, 2023. Fujimi Shobo collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from December 7, 2018, to July 7, 2023. A promotional video animated by Seven Arcs was released on October 3, 2022; Yui Kinoshita directed, supervised, designed the characters, and wrote the storyboard for the PV. Risa Yoshida was an animation director. In North America, the manga is licensed for digital English release by Kadokawa. A spin-off manga series also illustrated by Azuma, titled Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Ōta-kun+, began serialization on the same website on October 13, 2023. As of December 9, 2025, three volumes has been released.
Anime
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 14, 2025. It is produced by Studio Polon and directed by Tomohiro Kamitani, with Michiko Yokote handling series composition, Naoto Nakamura designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Yukari Hashimoto and Tetsuya Shitara composing the music. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is 'Funny Faces', performed by Hashimero, while the ending theme song is 'Contradiction-Filled Hero', performed by Sangatsu no Phantasia. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.
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