Riko Kurahashi
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Estimated watch time
5h 12m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
School95%Female Protagonist95%Primarily Female Cast90%Slapstick90%Cute Girls Doing Cute Things82%Seinen79%School Club75%Heterosexual68%Parody60%Primarily Teen Cast53%
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Synopsis & Story
The Fujisaki Girls Academy is known for their school body being composed of very proper students. The most prominent one of them is Maki, the student president who is admired by her classmates for her calm and polite demeanor. On the other hand, Kurahashi Riko is also admired but for having a very forward and boyish personality. Riko accidentally walks into Maki while she's practicing kissing with a pillow and learns that she isn't what everyone thinks she is. Riko is forced into keeping Maki's secret and join her in practicing all aspects of romance like holding hands and more.
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Love Lab: should you watch it?
At a glance
Love Lab has been well received, with an average AniList score of 71/100 — 43% of 18,120 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #44 highest-rated anime of 2013, and #48 most popular anime of 2013, and #13 highest-rated anime of Summer 2013 on AniList.
Of the 30K AniList users who started it, 7.5% dropped it, so it is dropped at a typical rate; 23.5K have finished it.
At about 5 h 12 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy, Romance — especially school, female protagonist, primarily female cast, slapstick.
Episodes
13 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Ruri Miyahara
- Director
- Masahiko Oota
- Series composition
- Takashi Aoshima
- Character design
- Chiaki Nakajima
- Music
- Yasuhiro Misawa
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Love Shitai!” by Ayane Sakura & Inori Minase & Manami Numakura & You Taichi
Endings
- ED1“Best FriendS” by Ayane Sakura & Inori Minase & Manami Numakura & You Taichi · eps 1-12
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Love Lab FAQ
- How many episodes does Love Lab have?
- Love Lab has 13 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 5 h 12 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Love Lab?
- About 5 h 12 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 7 days; at one hour a day, about 6 days.
- Is Love Lab finished?
- Yes. Love Lab has finished airing — the final episode aired September 27, 2013.
- Is there a season 2 of Love Lab?
- No sequel is listed for Love Lab as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is Love Lab based on a manga?
- Yes. Love Lab adapts the manga by Ruri Miyahara.
- Who animated Love Lab?
- Love Lab was animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Masahiko Oota.
- Who sings the opening of Love Lab?
- The opening, "Love Shitai!", is performed by Ayane Sakura & Inori Minase & Manami Numakura & You Taichi.