In the USA and many other countries, the series will air on 7 September.
One of the most anticipated Summer 2025 anime just lost its Summer anime status in many countries. That’s right, Netflix has announced that The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity will premiere in the USA and some other territories on 7 September, 2025. This is a massive delay seeing the show will air in Japan and other Asian countries on 5 July, while India and some other territories have confirmed a 13 July release date.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity gets delayed for two months
Fans sensed a red flag when Netflix Anime released the trailer for the upcoming series, and it only said ‘Coming 2025’ despite clear release dates in Asia. A compilation video of their Summer 2025 anime lineup was later on published, however, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity was surprisingly absent. It included clips from Dandadan Season 2, Sakamoto Days Season 1 Part 2, Leviathan, The Summer Hikaru Died, My Melody and Kuromi, as well as continuing series such as Witch Watch, One Piece, Yaiba: Samurai Legend, and Mashle: Magic and Muscles. However, Netflix later announced that The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity won’t be available in the USA, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Colombia, France, and several other non-Asian territories till 7 September.
People who have been waiting for the series are understandably angry with the new revelation. CloverWork’s Summer Romance Trilogy was made up of The Bunny Girl Senpai sequel, My Dress-up Darling and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity. But now, a majority of the international audience won’t be able to stream the series during the summer season at all. Previously, Netflix staggered releases with several other anime titles such as Blue Box, Sakamoto Days, and Pokémon. Fans still don’t understand the massive two-month delay for a title which was Summer 2025’s most-anticipated release.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity is based on the popular romance manga written and illustrated by Saka Mikami. Miyuki Kuroki directs the anime at CloverWorks. Satoshi Yamaguchi is the assistant director while Haruka Tsuzuki is the episode director. Rino Yamazaki is handling series composition while Kohei Tokuoka is the character designer and the chief animation director. Moeki Harada composes the music. The main cast of the anime includes:
- Kaoruko Waguri voiced by Honoka Inoue
- Rintaro Tsumugi voiced by Yoshinori Nakayama
- Shohei Usami voiced by Kikunosuke Toya
- Saku Natsusawa voiced by Koki Uchiyama
- Ayato Yorita voiced by Hiiro Ishibashi
- Subaru Hoshina voiced by Aya Yamane
Kodansha publishes the manga and describes the story as:
Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls’ High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintaro, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family’s patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?
