7.1/10206 votes#1 - I Want to Be Seen as a Girl!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2023
Tomo Aizawa, a tomboy girl, confesses her love to her childhood friend Kubota Junichirō. However, he mistakes her confession as a casual assurance of friendship between boys, disgruntling her. Later on, Tomo asks her best friend Misuzu Gundo for advice. However, Misuzu says she has rightly portrayed herself as a boy because of her lack of femininity.
Director: Makoto Sokuza
Writer: Megumi Shimizu
7.2/10180 votes#2 - Tomo's Skirt / The School Idol
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2023
After Tomo is groped by an old man on the bus, Junichiro suggests that she stop wearing skirts. Then Tomo meets Carol, an English girl that all the boys in school admire.
Director: Shigeru Fukase
Writer: Megumi Shimizu
7.3/10165 votes#3 - Best Bud's Secret / Let's Go on a Date!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2023
Tomo is shocked to learn that Junichiro and Misuzu briefly dated in middle school. Tomo then decides to invite Junichiro out on a date herself, with help from Misuzu and Carol.
Director: Masahiko Suzuki
Writer: Megumi Shimizu
7.5/10158 votes#4 - The Reason for Her Smile / I Want to Be Playful Like a Girl / Heroes Fall a Lot
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2023
Tomo wants to experience some girly interaction, like hugging and hand-holding, so she tries it with all of her girl friends.
Director: Ken Ando
Writer: Megumi Shimizu
7.6/10160 votes#5 - The Girls of the Olston Family / A Feeling I Won't Give Up / Heart-Pounding! A Gaming Overnighter
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2023
Tomo visits each of her best friends' houses. She meets Carol's mom, gets some help studying for midterms at Misuzu's, and... stays overnight at Junichiro's house?!
Director: Makoto Sokuza
Writer: Megumi Shimizu
7.6/10145 votes#6 - Birthday Present / Burn Up! The Ball Sports Tournament
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2023
Misuzu and Carol give Tomo an extra-girly makeover and send her to the convenience store, where she unexpectedly runs into Junichiro. Later, Tomo gets fired up for the school's ball sports tournament.
Director: Tomonori Mine
Writer: N/A
7.7/10144 votes#7 - Junichiro's Promise / When Tomo Puts On a Swimsuit...
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2023
Junichiro recalls how he and Tomo first met and the four friends spend a day at the beach.
Director: Shinya Kawabe
Writer: Megumi Shimizu
7.5/10132 votes#8 - The Night of the Summer Festival / The Distance Between Them
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2023
Tomo has noticed that Junichiro is starting to act differently around her. They both try to sort out their feelings while seeing the summer festival fireworks together.
Director: Takuro Tsukada, Wazuka Komamiya
Writer: Megumi Shimizu
7.7/10131 votes#9 - The Angel's True Face
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/2023
Misuzu sees that Misaki and Carol need help expressing their feelings for each other, so she comes up with a plan to get them together... but the results are far beyond what she expected.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10124 votes#10 - How the Contest Ends / To Stay Best Friends...
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2023
Tomo and Junichiro are fired up for the school marathon. They start out neck-and-neck at the head of the pack, but when they reach the girls' turn-around point...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10125 votes#11 - My First Part-Time Job / The Abandoned Cinderella
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/2023
Tomo wants to earn money for a birthday present for Jun, so she works part-time at the ramen restaurant owned by Tanabe's family. Later, their class prepares for its presentation of "Cinderella" at the cultural festival.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10157 votes#12 - Goodbye, Best Friend
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/2023
Junichiro finally confronts his own feelings for Tomo, and Tomo questions whether she really wants the friendship they have to turn into something else.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10165 votes#13 - To Stay by Your Side...
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/2023
Tomo begins to wonder why Junichiro always seems so calm and collected around her, even though she always feels flustered around him. Then she finds out that Junichiro made a certain deal with her father...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Season 1
Every episode of Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Season 1!
Tomboy Tomo couldn't have picked a more awkward high school crush 'cause it’s on her childhood friend, Junichiro, but he only sees her as one...
Genres:AnimationComedy
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"I Want to Be Seen as a Girl!" is the best rated episode of "Tomo-chan Is a Girl!" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 206 votes. Directed by Makoto Sokuza and written by Megumi Shimizu, it aired on 1/5/2023. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Tomo's Skirt / The School Idol".