The Girl Downstairs (2023)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

Freshman Yuan Juntang applied for Minsong University in order to get closer to Zhu Zhu, whom he has had a crush on. At the university, he meets Li Shiya who used to be his idol and took a temporary absence from school. Li Shiya takes the initiative to approach Yuan Juntang and they become friends and form a trio of friends with Zhu Zhu. Zhu Zhu is clearly aware of Yuan Juntang’s affection for her, but she has no courage to accept him and tries to avoid being intimate and only keeps a certain distance with him. At the same time, Yuan Juntang and Li Shiya are getting closer, more than just friends.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (915 votes)
Episode average: 8.9 +1.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: ZH
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

8.93 avg 22 episodes 8.8 → 9.5 15 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Encounter	8.8	93
2	Miss Headshot	8.5	58
3	She wants to know more	8.8	60
4	Emotion under cherry blossoms	8.7	54
5	Hand over a glass of wine	8.6	52
6	First kiss	8.9	55
7	Reconcile	8.7	42
8	Unchanging Heart	8.9	44
9	Confession	8.8	48
10	Variety	8.8	39
11	Appointment	9.3	45
12	She on stage	9.1	40
13	Like people	9.0	39
14	Collapse	8.8	42
15	Break out	8.9	38
16	New start	9.0	40
17	Ruoni	8.8	39
18	Fall	9.0	42
19	Li Shiya	9.3	56
20	The ending of youth	9.2	43
21	Juer	9.1	43
22	Reasons to fall in love with her	9.5	81