30-sai made Doutei dato Mahoutsukai ni Nareru Rashii

When mundane office worker Kiyoshi Adachi turns 30 years old, he discovers that he has gained the ability to read minds due simply to remaining a virgin for his entire life. The caveat, however, is that he must make physical contact with a person to know what they are thinking about. Adachi believes there is no real use for this power until he accidentally hears the thoughts of his coworker, Yuuichi Kurosawa.

Charismatic and dependable, Kurosawa is the star of Adachi's team at work, earning praise and admiration from everyone at the office. But deep within, Kurosawa harbors an intense one-sided crush for the gloomy Adachi—a fact that Adachi only learns because of his ability, and knowledge he tries to respectfully disregard. As Kurosawa treats Adachi with kindness and affection he has never experienced before, Adachi finds it increasingly difficult to ignore his coworker's genuine advances.

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Kurosawa, Yuuichi Main

Suzuki, Ryouta Japanese

Adachi, Kiyoshi Main

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Fujisaki, Nozomi Supporting

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Tsuge, Masato Supporting

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Wataya, Minato Supporting

Satou, Gen Japanese

Rokkaku, Yuuta Supporting

Shirai, Yuusuke Japanese

Kurosawa, Mari Supporting

Taichi, You Japanese

Showta Supporting

Okino, Shuju Japanese

Kusumoto Supporting

Nakasone, Yoshia Japanese

Asahina Supporting

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Yamaguchi, Mai Producer

Yamada, Yuriko Producer

Mine, Ayako Producer

Okumura, You Producer

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Nov 15, 2025

timelordcharles

Recommended

Damn, I can’t believe I was tricked into watching a fluffy BL anime version of ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’… and loved it.

Right off the bat let me just say what originally kept me away from watching this anime for a while— The art style. It grew on me as I watched, and it’s nice, just not my thing. It’s ‘shinier’ and more modern than what I prefer. It’s almost standard, but that’s not a bad thing. I can see why I found this through TikTok-like shorts going around. The way their faces and hair are drawn took me a while to enjoy, but the personality of ... the show made up for it, so I didn’t mind about 2 to 3 episodes in.

I like this story premise, it’s fun, quirky, and a little spicy (kinda). There’s no Toxic Yaoi™ here; Cherry Magic! is pure tooth-rotting fluff with small amounts of drama. All the characters are sweet and deserve each other. The side couple are also very nice, in fact, unlike some BL side couples, their premise/dynamic could almost serve as its own anime plot worth fully dedicated episodes. A virgin romance novelist falling for his bad-boy delivery boy? C’mon now.

The pacing feels good and rewarding; being relatively fast I’d say. I watched the SUB, although I’ve seen clips and heard the DUB is silly. I have yet to read the manga (which I will). In short, I obviously recommend this anime to any BL partaker. It’s an easy and adorable watch with a happy ending!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Nov 15, 2024

Frogfrog_

Mixed Feelings

This is literally the happiest anime I've watched in a long time, I'm still shocked at how the last episode ended (I really wasn't expecting it to have such a happy ending). The anime is fluffy, the moments when Adachi reads Kurosawa's thoughts are always give me secondhand embarrassment, but it's with Adachi's power that the anime manages to show the part of failed communication and how insecure he feels.
Despite talking so well about the subjects it addresses, it's a very simple story in itself, with a plot that I can't even tell if it really is a plot, the development focuses only on ... Adachi and his "boring" appearance is very romanticized (in quotes because he's always drawn beautifully).

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Esse é literalmente o anime mais feliz q eu assisti em muito tempo, ainda to chocada em como terminou o ultimo episódio (realmente não tava esperando que tivesse um final tão feliz).
O anime é engraçadinho e fluffy, os momentos quando o Adachi lê os pensamentos do Kurosawa são sempre vergonha alheia, mas é com esse poder do Adachi que o anime consegue mostrar bem a parte de comunicação falha e como ele se sente inseguro.
Apesar de falar tão bem sobre os assuntos abordados, é uma história bastante simples em si, com um plot que eu nem sei dizer se realmente é um plot, o desenvolvimento se foca apenas no Adachi e é muito romantizado sua aparência "sem graça" (entre aspas pq ele é sempre desenhado lindamente).

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jul 5, 2025

synveles

Not Recommended

Let me preface this review with one thing: I am a big fan of the slice-of-life genre, as well as romance, especially queer romance. And look, to some extent I see how I can be a little spoiled - I am into danmei, so I'm used to engaging and elaborate plots, deeper characterization, all that stuff. But this anime was just not it and I'm surprised to see how highly it's rated on here.

My first complaint is that the series is a slop to get through. It is very, very boring. For the better part of the anime, there's no overarching plot, really; it's ... just a bunch of typical romance tropes glued together with the hope it'll stick somewhat, for better or worse. The animation is also nothing to write home about: low budget, with muddy colors and a very inconsistent art style. Some shots of Adachi have so much potential, they genuinely look good, while some others would make me laugh out because of how ugly they are.

The characters aren't too annoying, so there's that, just... very mediocre and forgettable, at the end of the day. There was talk of the main character growing and developing, but my question is... when? Just having it said doesn't make it true and yeah, the anime does have an issue with telling instead of showing - or showing in the cringiest, most awkward ways. It went like this: a guy does something, the other guy thinks it's adorable, the first guy reads his thoughts and then has a 'deep' internal monologue about it. Rinse, repeat.

If you want to watch a good modern BL, just opt to spend your time on Sasaki to Miyano. It's also rather fluffy and sweet, although a highschool romance instead of an office one. Still, I only pushed through this one because I'd already started it and I hate to drop things without a very good reason. But there's so much good queer media around - no need to settle for something this shallow and dull.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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