Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings” has one theme in mind throughout the entire episode: reconciliation. It’s not just Makoto and Ryuji who get their reconciliation, thanks to Saki. In fact, Saki herself gets a reconciliation from a surprising source. One that had been hinted at in the previous episode.

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings”: Details

Senpai is an Otokonoko NA key art.
At last, everyone is smiling again!

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings” is the 10th episode (you can read my reviews of Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4, Ep. 5, Ep. 6, Ep. 7, Ep. 8, and Ep. 9 here) of this LGBTQ+ romantic comedy anime series. Said anime is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Pom. Project No.9 (Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!, Love After World Domination) is the animation studio behind this anime. Crunchyroll is the company licensing this anime in NA region.

Production Cast

Fumio Maezono is the director behind Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings”, with Yoriko Tomita as the writer, Keiichi Ishikura as the storyboarder, and Shōto Shinkai, Eri Ogawa, and Yuta Masaki all jointly taking credit for the role of chief animation director. As for Senpai is an Otokonoko as a whole, Shinsuke Yanagi is the director behind the anime. Yoriko Tomita is the writer behind the same, with Yukari Hashimoto as the composer for the music you hear in that anime.

Speaking of music: the opening theme song is “Wagamama” (我がまま, “Selfishness”) by Kujira. Meanwhile, “Are ga Koi Datta no kana” (あれが恋だったのかな, “I Wonder If That Was Love”) by Kujira feat. Nishina is the ending theme song.

Voice Cast

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings” features the voices of Shūichirō Umeda as Makoto Hanaoka, Akira Sekine as Saki Aoi, and Yuma Uchida as Ryuji Taiga. Other notable voice roles in this episode include Kaori Maeda as Konatsu Taiga, Ai Satō as Masako Aoi, and Hitomi Ishikawa as Chihiro Ishikawa.

When and Where to Watch

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings” made its airing and streaming debut (read: simulcast) on September 12, 2024. You can watch this episode only on Crunchyroll. In fact, you can watch the anime as a whole only on Crunchyroll due to it being an exclusive there.

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings”: Synopsis

It’s not just Makoto we get to see smile in this episode.

Alas, Senpai is an Otokonoko is an ongoing anime series. In fact, Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings” only just made its debut six days ago as of this writing. Thus, I will present to you Crunchyroll’s official synopsis for this episode instead of a spoiler-filled plot summary. You can read that synopsis below:

Saki devises a plan to help Makoto and Ryuji make up. While the two are working on that, Saki also has an unexpected encounter.

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings”: The Good

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 "Their Feelings" screenshot showing Saki about to high-five her friends.
The true hero of this episode.

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings” continues to show why I’m a huge fan of this anime’s story. It’s a nice fluffy romcom with just a hint of darkness to it to complement the sweetness. It’s like milk chocolate, but with the chocolate part being just a bit more pronounced to balance out the milk and sugar. In particular, the domestic issues between Makoto and their mother and Saki and her mother you see in this episode can feel quite tense at times. However, the happy endings to those situations (so far) are both a relief and helps keep them from bringing down the mood too far. Honestly, it goes to show just how good a writer Pom is to craft this sweet a LGBTQ+ romcom.

On top of that, we have the most excellent animation from Project No.9 to complement that story. There’s not only a good amount of HD animation here, but also a good amount adorable chibi animation as well. In fact, this episode seems to feature an equal balance of both. The former being for the serious and heartfelt scenes, while the latter is used to enhance the more comedic scenes and to lighten up otherwise dark moments. My favorite one of those scenes was definitely Saki covering Ryuji in plushie whales. It’s as adorable as it sounds, and it makes a heartwarming sense in context.

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings”: The Bad

Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 "Their Feelings" screenshot showing Saki sitting in front of an array of desserts.
Those cakes and assorted desserts could’ve been better, but they still look scrumptious.

Honestly, my only complaint about Senpai is an Otokonoko Ep. 10 “Their Feelings” is the animation quality of the food, as you can see above. It’s not that it’s bad. Far from it, it actually looks pretty good. I think Black Butler -Public School Arc- has spoiled me in that regard. The food in that anime looks almost photorealistic in how delicious it looks. So much so that it makes almost every other anime’s food pale in comparison. Thus, why this is a nitpick for this episode.

Another thing I do want to point out though is that this episode, and by extension this entire anime, is not an action-heavy one. This is a LGBTQ+ romantic comedy, not a Michael Bay movie. If you want that bombastic, stylish action, then you might want to check out  Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Solo Leveling, Kaiju No. 8, The Elusive Samurai, and/or DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION.