Real Girl

Hikaru Tsutsui is a high school student who prefers the virtual worlds of animation and video games over his actual life. Largely ignored by his peers, he remains content in his isolation until he is assigned to clean the school pool with a popular classmate, Iroha Ikarashi. The story follows the resulting confusion and change in Hikaru's life after Iroha unexpectedly confesses her feelings for him.

This Japanese romance film was directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Within Hanabusa's career, this project followed Sadako 3D and Sadako 3D 2, and preceded works such as Kakegurui: The Movie and Tokyo Revengers. The main cast features Hayato Sano as Hikaru Tsutsui and Ayami Nakajo as Iroha Ikarashi, alongside Hiroya Shimizu, Yuri Tsunematsu, Moka Kamishiraishi, and Takahiro Miura. The production was handled by companies including Warner Bros. Japan, Kodansha, dentsu, and PARCO.

Upon its release in 2018, the movie received a moderate reception from viewers. It holds a rating of 6.1/10 on IMDb based on 378 votes and a slightly higher score of 6.4/10 on TMDB from 21 votes.