Aliases
Haru wo Daite Ita, Haru wo Daiteita, Embracing Love: Cherished Spring, 春を抱いていた, Embracing Love, Default, Synonym, Japanese, English
S52SPRING 2005OVA
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Embracing Love: Cherished Spring
Haru wo Daiteita
The adorable and attractive main characters of Haru wo Daiteita are Kyousuke Iwaki and Youji Katou who are both in the film industry, having starred in various adult video films and are trying to climb the ladder of success and become greater actors. Iwaki is accepted to star in a popular movie, having beaten Katou in the auditions. During their time together, Katou believes he is in love with Iwaki-San, who on the contrary refuses to believe that he is in love. It is later on that another gay actor comes back to Japan and co-stars with Katou that problems starting arising. And it is from then on that the two realise where their hearts are set.
(Source: Anime News Network)
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37.8
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Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 33 minutes ago
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- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 62.7
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~1,392 followers
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Kitty Media, Trinet Entertainment) historically renew 0% of productions
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Ok
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Financial & Commercial49
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception63
Strategic Priors18
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 3,611 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 522 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 23,165 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 14 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 66.6 | May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | May 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 1,883 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 64.36 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 9,427 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.12 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 10 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 81 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 43 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 58 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,714 | May 31, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 1.86 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |