Lovely x Cation The Animation Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

Lovely x Cation The Animation, one of the best hentai for its romance plot, as been out for 10 years since its release.

Origin

This adult anime is based on LOVELY×CATION, an eroge produced by Hibiki Works and released on June 24, 2011.

The renowned Pink Pineapple label released its first episode on March 27, 2015. Its animated version concluded on July 24 of the same year with its second installment.

Story

The protagonist lives alone in an apartment owned by his uncle and lives a carefree school life. One spring day, his uncle can’t stand seeing him confining himself in his room any more and tells him to go out and find love while he is still young. However, he doesn’t have any experience with girls nor does he have anyone that he’s interested in.

Reception

Lovely x Cation The Animation was a huge success in Japan, becoming the best-selling animated series on Getchu throughout 2015. It also gained significant popularity overseas, where, thanks to its romantic storyline and beautiful waifus, it is considered one of the most well-known romance series of all time.

Unfortunately, despite its overwhelming success, LOVELY×CATION2 was never adapted into an anime. However, other eroges from the franchise did receive adaptations.

Trivia

The hentai was animated by T-Rex and directed by Raika Ken.
LOVELY×CATION is part of the Lovely/Pretty franchise, which includes the following eroge: LOVELY×CATION, LOVELY×CATION2, PRETTY×CATION, PRETTY×CATION2, PURELY×CATION, Niizuma LOVELY×CATION, Natural Vacation, and Re CATION ~Melty Healing~.
Within the series, the only titles that did not receive an animated adaptation are PRETTY×CATION2, PURELY×CATION, Niizuma LOVELY×CATION, and Re CATION ~Melty Healing~.
Interestingly, there is a “Mandela effect” associated with this franchise, as many people claim to remember an animated adaptation of PRETTY×CATION2 and even insist that they have seen its OVAs.
Surprisingly, Natural Vacation The Animation, another romance hentai produced by Pink Pineapple, is also part of this series due to its connection with the eroge Niizuma LOVELY×CATION.
LOVELY×CATION2 and Niizuma LOVELY×CATION share the same protagonist, with the difference being that in the former, he is a student, while in Niizuma LOVELY×CATION, he is already an adult.
In terms of sales, Lovely×Cation The Animation was the best-selling hentai on Getchu in 2015, while Pretty×Cation The Animation was the most successful in 2016. However, its second animated series did not achieve the same level of popularity, although its OVAs still performed well in their respective release years.
On the other hand, the commercial success of Natural Vacation The Animation remains uncertain, as it was released at the end of 2018, and there is no precise data on its sales performance.
Thanks to its achievements in Japan and the significant popularity it has gained abroad, the Lovely/Pretty animated franchise is considered the best in the romance genre within hentai.