Series synopsis
Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota, also known as 顔に出ない柏田さんと顔に出る太田君 is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 4, 2025. It ended on December 20, 2025. It stars Akane Fujita and Kyouhei Natsume.
Kashiwada-san's face is a masterpiece of stoicism. Her classmate Oota-kun? A walking explosion of emotions determined to crack her calm with over-the-top antics. (Spoiler: It's not working.) But between his failed surprises and her secret smiles, these polar-opposite classmates might just be into each other! Witness a rom-com where love speaks louder than expressions.
Premise
Kashiwada-san's face is a masterpiece of stoicism. Her classmate Oota-kun? A walking explosion of emotions determined to crack her calm with over-the-top antics. (Spoiler: It's not working.) But between his failed surprises and her secret smiles, these polar-opposite classmates might just be into each other! Witness a rom-com where love speaks louder than expressions.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Akane Fujita as Kashiwada-san (voice)
- Kyouhei Natsume as Oota-kun (voice)
Guest cast
- Yuya Hirose as Tadokoro-kun (voice)
- Souhei Horikane as Sata-kun (voice)
- Yumiri Hanamori as Tabuchi-san (voice)
- Mayu Mineda as Odajima-san (voice)
- Shiori Mikami as Oota-kun's Sister (voice)
- Daisuke Kishio as Kashiwada-san's Brother (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as Oniwarada-sensei (voice)
- Kenta Zaima as Oota-kun's Father (voice)
- Rika Kinugawa as Kashiwada-san's Mother (voice)
- Kyo Yaoya as Kashiwada-san's Grandmother (voice)
- Marie Miyake as Vengeful Spirit / Kitten (voice)
- Yu Okano as Zombie (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 4, 2025 | December 20, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Those Who Are Completely Inexpressive and Those Who Are Super Expressive Kashiwada is inexpressive and Oota is very expressive. |
October 4, 2025 |
| 2 |
Kashiwada-san and Oota-kun and the Pool Oota hopes that the extra tools around the pool will give him the means to shock Kashiwada. |
October 11, 2025 |
| 3 |
Kashiwada-san and Oota-san and the Gym Storage Room Getting trapped in the gym storage room might give Oota the chance to get a rise out of Kashiwada. |
October 18, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 2025 |
| Last aired | December 20, 2025 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 21:00:00 |