Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Oota-kun

With a smirk, Oota disregards his single-digit test scores and searches for a new source of amusement. He is soon captivated by his classmate Kashiwada, a mysterious student who consistently wears a blank face. Oota conspires to break her placid demeanor through scares and mischievous schemes, though his tactics always seem to backfire.

Oota is known as the class clown and is constantly disciplined by his teacher, who claims "his face gives it away." To no fault of his own, he lacks control of his emotions and facial expressions. Kashiwada, on the other hand, seems perpetually emotionless and unreadable—no one knows what she is thinking!

Oota and Kashiwada are complete opposites, but that does not stop a unique relationship from developing between them. As they realize their feelings for each other, it raises an important question: do opposites really attract?

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Kashiwada-san Main

Fujita, Akane Japanese

Oota-kun Main

Natsume, Kyouhei Japanese

Kashiwada's Brother Supporting

Kishio, Daisuke Japanese

Oniwarada-sensei Supporting

Miyake, Kenta Japanese

Oota's Sister Supporting

Mikami, Shiori Japanese

Tabuchi-san Supporting

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Odajima-san Supporting

Mineda, Mayu Japanese

Narrator Supporting

Yokoo, Mari Japanese

Sata-kun Supporting

Horikane, Souhei Japanese

Tadokoro-kun Supporting

Hirose, Yuuya Japanese

Higashi, Mao Producer

Kuroda, Kenji Producer

Ozawa, Fumihiro Producer

Komatsu, Mikuni Producer

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Nov 8, 2025

VictorEvo

Recommended

Preliminary (6/12 eps)

Watching this anime feels like being at home. The atmosphere is cute, calm, and sometimes funny — it’s the kind of anime that makes you smile without trying too hard.

I really like Kashiwada’s character and her relationship with Oota. Even though she doesn’t show much emotion, you can feel the warmth between them. Their interactions are simple but full of charm, and I enjoy how their personalities balance each other out.

The art style fits the tone of the show perfectly — it’s not overly detailed, but it’s soft and pleasant to look at. It gives the anime a cozy feeling that matches its story.

This is ... the kind of anime you should watch when you want to relax. It doesn’t rush or try to be dramatic, it just makes you feel good while you watch. Honestly, I don’t understand why the rating is so low. For me, it definitely deserves a solid 8.5/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 2, 2025

WollenbergGaard

Recommended

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

"Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Oota-kun" is a very simple little show, each episode being cut into smaller segments that tell amusing little stories about the blossoming romantic life of the two main characters.

The show is highly defined by a "puppy love" style vibe, with very little meaningful conflict actually occurring at any given point. Instead, the show simply focuses on the kuudere-esc girl Kashiwada and how she has fallen in love with the highly emotional and expressive boy Oota, as a result of him showering her in attention; attention that she lacks due to her inexpressiveness alienating most other people.

Thus, ... whether one would enjoy this show depends on one's ability to enjoy the show's general "low key," kuudere-focused gags and "puppy love" theme. The show is, in other words, a comfortable experience that is more likely to make its audience smile warmly than outright laughing.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 15, 2025

Destron

Not Recommended

Preliminary (6/12 eps)

I'm not entirely sure why I'm still watching this anime, maybe it's because I don't completely hate it, but I'm also not finding it to be that good of an anime. Out of all the seasonal anime I'm watching there's only 3 of them that I like, that being Spy x Family s3, My Awkward Senpai and Mechanical Marie. Inexpressive Kashiwada has been a very meh anime to me.

A basic summery is there's a girl called Kashiwada and she doesn't tend to show emotion at all. Even if she's happy, sad, angry or even confused she pretty much always has a blank expression on ... her face. Oota, a guy in her class does everything in his power to make her break this cycle and get her to react (for some reason) and so goes their day to day lives in school doing various things. It's a very run of the mill anime.

Personally I like my comedies, slice of life and romance anime so this to me felt like a must watch. However, my main issue with this show has not been Kashiwada, but Oota. Oota comes across as a complete shit stain. Kashiwada will just be minding her own business or be having a good time and Oota comes along and just ruins the mood by doing something to fuck with her. All because she doesn't react. Sometimes it even comes across as down right cruel. I already find him to be incredibly annoying as is, but with the constant bullying I just find him to be a completely horrible character. Kashiwada, I find to be a great character. I have no issues with her because despite being emotionless, I find her to be entertaining but I really don't like Oota.

The episodes themselves are fine, nothing to go crazy over. When it's your typical Rom/Com, you're not going to get anything out of the ordinary.

If the anime picks up in the last couple of episodes I'll edit or rewrite this review as I've only watched up to episode 7 (the latest as of writing this)

3/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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