YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily
ゆるゆり · Yuru Yuri
- TV series
- Summer 2011
- 12 episodes
- 23 min
- Doga Kobo
- Manga
- PG-13
- Comedy
- Girls Love
- Yuri
- Award Winning
- CGDCT
7.56Score#1,010Ranked#931Popularity64.1KOn listsFinished airing
From Acino, the anime encyclopedia
Contents
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| Japanese | ゆるゆり | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Yuru Yuri | |
| Also known as | YRYR | |
| Genre | Comedy, Girls Love, Yuri, Award Winning, CGDCT, Gag Humor, School | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Namori | |
| Directed by | Masahiko Oota | |
| Written by | Takashi Aoshima | |
| Character design | Chiaki Nakajima | |
| Music by | Yasuhiro Misawa | |
| Studio | Doga Kobo | |
| Original run | July 5, 2011 – September 20, 2011 | |
| Episodes | 12 | |
| Episode length | 23 min | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 36 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Summer 2011 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.56 (#1,010) | |
| On users' lists | 64,112 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll, Hulu | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Namori | |
| Published in | Comic Yuri Hime | |
| Original run | June 18, 2008 – ongoing | |
YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily (Japanese: ゆるゆり, Hepburn: Yuru Yuri) is a 2011 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Namori. It is animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Masahiko Oota. It aired from July 5, 2011 to September 20, 2011, with 12 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Rise Matsumoto · Mirakurun · Nana Nishigaki · Mari Funami · Ganbo · Rivarun · Hiro Takaoka · Tomoko Yoshikawa
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | Korean |
|---|---|---|
| Chinatsu YoshikawaMain | Rumi Ookubo | Seo Yeong Kim |
| Akari AkazaMain | Shiori Mikami | Yeo Jin Yun |
| Yui FunamiMain | Minami Tsuda | Jeong Hwa Yang |
| Kyouko ToshinouMain | Yuka Ootsubo | Mi Sook Jeong |
| Himawari FurutaniSupporting | Suzuko Mimori | Do Yeong Song |
| Chitose IkedaSupporting | Aki Toyosaki | Hyeon Jin Lee |
| Sakurako OomuroSupporting | Emiri Katou | – |
| Ayano SugiuraSupporting | Saki Fujita | Jeong Mi Bae |
| Kaede FurutaniSupporting | Aya Uchida | – |
| Chizuru IkedaSupporting | Momo Kuraguchi | Soyeon |
| Rise MatsumotoSupporting | Saori Gotou | – |
| MirakurunSupporting | Ayana Taketatsu | Ui Jin Chae |
Production
Key staff
NamoriOriginal Creator
Masahiko OotaDirector
Takashi AoshimaSeries CompositionChiaki NakajimaCharacter Design
Yasuhiro MisawaMusic
Yasunori EbinaSound DirectorShunsuke SuzukiArt Director
Doga KoboStudioStaff
| Studio | Doga Kobo |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Namori |
| Director | Masahiko Oota |
| Series Composition | Takashi Aoshima |
| Script | Takashi Aoshima, Hideaki Koyasu, Kenji Sugihara |
| Character Design | Chiaki Nakajima |
| Music | Yasuhiro Misawa |
| Sound Director | Yasunori Ebina |
| Art Director | Shunsuke Suzuki |
| Chief Animation Director | Chiaki Nakajima, Daisuke Itou, Junichirou Taniguchi |
| Director of Photography | Takafumi Kuwano |
| Color Design | Genta Makabe |
| Editing | Emi Onodera |
| Theme Song Performance | Shiori Mikami, Rumi Ookubo, Yuka Ootsubo, Minami Tsuda |
| Producer | Ryousuke Oono, Takashi Yoshizawa |
Music
| Composer | Yasuhiro Misawa |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Yuriyurarararayuruyuri Daijiken” — Minami Tsuda, Rumi Ookubo, Shiori Mikami, Yuka OotsuboAnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“My Pace de Ikimashou” — Minami Tsuda, Rumi Ookubo, Shiori Mikami, Yuka OotsuboAnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
12 of 12 episodes aired
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Middle School Debut!”中学デビュー！ | July 4, 2011 | Aired |
| 2 | “Me and You and the Student Council”私とあなたと生徒会♥ | July 11, 2011 | Aired |
| 3 | “You Wanna Come Visit!?...Yeah, Let's Go!”ウチくる！？…いくいくっ！ | July 18, 2011 | Aired |
| 4 | “Summer Harvest”夏の大収穫祭 | July 25, 2011 | Aired |
| 5 | “When Akari and the Cicadas Cry”あかりとかミンミンゼミとかなく頃に | August 2, 2011 | Aired |
| 6 | “Art Arter Artist”あーと☆あーたー☆あーちすと | August 8, 2011 | Aired |
| 7 | “Christmas”くり済ませり | August 15, 2011 | Aired |
| 8 | “April Fool's”エイプリルフール | August 23, 2011 | Aired |
| 9 | “This Summer Isn't Scary”今年の夏はこわくない | August 30, 2011 | Aired |
| 10 | “It's called a school trip, but what are we here to study?”修学旅行というが、私たちは一体何を学び修めたのだろう | September 6, 2011 | Aired |
| 11 | “Our Amusement Club”わたしたちのごらく部 | September 13, 2011 | Aired |
| 12 | “Everyone's Poka Poka at Training Camp”みんなでポカポカ合宿へ | September 20, 2011 | Aired |
Where to watch
Streaming services that list YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
7.568,775 ratings#1,010 by score in Acino
Score distribution
1015.1%
911.4%
825.7%
725.5%
612.7%
55.1%
42.1%
31.1%
20.5%
10.8%
On users' lists
- Plan to watch13,918
- Watching1,232
- Completed15,526
- On hold854
- Dropped1,406
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
64.1KOn users' lists
15.5KCompleted
1.2KWatching
13.9KPlan to watch
461Favorites
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 31,176 | — | — | — | — | 461 |
| Shikimori | 32,936 | 1,232 | 15,526 | 13,918 | 1,406 | — |
Watch order
The YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily story in order of release, as listed in Acino.
| # | Title | Format | Episodes | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily | TV series | 12 | July 5, 2011 |
| 2 | YuruYuri: For Whatever Reason, Never Ending, Heart Throbbing, Pitter-patter, Paradox Eternal (Side story) | Special | 1 | November 16, 2011 |
| 3 | YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily ♪♪ (Sequel) | TV series | 12 | July 3, 2012 |
Related works
Sequel7.81YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily ♪♪TV series · 2012Side story6.42YuruYuri: For Whatever Reason, Never Ending, Heart Throbbing, Pitter-patter, Paradox EternalSpecial · 2011
| Original work | Yuru Yuri (Manga) |
|---|---|
| Spin-off | Oomuro-ke: Dear Sisters (Film, 2024) |
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- “Yuru Yuri”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Yuru Yuri”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “YuruYuri: Happy Go Lily”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q16830194”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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