The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

氷属性男子とクールな同僚女子 (Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi)

9.0(1)

OtakuDen

7.3(108,653)

MAL Score

Ranked #3122

Popularity #1082

Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Adult Cast
Mythology
Urban Fantasy
Workplace

Episodes: 12
Duration: 23 min per ep
Aired: Jan 4, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Kind-hearted Himuro starts a new office job with an unusual problem: whenever he gets nervous, stressed, or overly focused, the cold inside him spills out as real snow and ice, turning his surroundings into a sudden blizzard. On his very first day, he meets the calm and composed Fuyutsuki, who helps free him from the ice brought on by his nerves—only for him to realize she’s also his new coworker.

As they settle into workplace life, Fuyutsuki approaches Himuro’s frosty mishaps with practical, levelheaded fixes, whether he’s trying to tend plants without freezing them or navigating a tropical company retreat. Her quiet kindness only makes his emotions flare stronger, and those feelings have a way of showing themselves in the weather. With his affection becoming harder to conceal, Himuro looks for ways to return her warmth, even as Fuyutsuki finds herself unsure of what love is supposed to feel like.

Otaku Consensus

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague succeeds as a low-conflict office rom-com because Mankyuu’s direction leans into relaxed pacing, small-cast banter, and an iyashikei mood rather than manufactured romantic chaos. Critics and fans consistently singled out its wholesome atmosphere, adult workplace texture, and side-character breathing room, while the most common complaint is that its gentleness can make the 12-episode run feel slight or overly slow for viewers expecting sharper comedy or faster romantic escalation.

Why You Should Watch

Watch this if you want an adult-cast romance that trades shouting, jealousy triangles, and school-festival deadlines for quiet gestures, desk-side comedy, and supernatural gags treated like normal office inconveniences. It scratches a similar workplace-romance itch to Wotakoi, but with more iyashikei softness and urban-fantasy absurdity; it also has the gentle emotional tempo of My Senpai Is Annoying without the same slapstick volume. The appeal is in how small reactions carry weight: a calm reply, a practical favor, a moment of embarrassment that the whole office can read before the characters do. Viewers who like kuudere heroines, low-stress romance, and episodic slice-of-life structure will get the most from it.

Key Characters

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Himuro
Himuro is compelling because his emotional transparency turns a reserved office crush into visible environmental comedy, making him both the joke and the most sincere person in the room.
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Fuyutsuki
Fuyutsuki stands out as a kuudere lead whose calmness is not coldness: fans tend to latch onto how her practical kindness gives the romance its rhythm without forcing her into exaggerated reactions.

What Makes It Stand Out

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The series is built around an adult office ensemble rather than a school setting, matching AniList’s high-confidence tags for Office Lady, Work, Office, and Primarily Adult Cast. That gives the comedy a different texture from most seasonal romances: meetings, coworker etiquette, business trips, and everyday professional politeness become romantic pressure points.
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Its fantasy is urban and casual, not lore-heavy: the Youkai, Super Power, Mythology, and Urban Fantasy tags all point to a world where supernatural traits are folded into ordinary corporate life. The show rarely treats magic as a battle system, which is why the romantic and iyashikei tones remain dominant.
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The 12-episode structure is intentionally episodic, a trait reflected in AniList’s Episodic tag at 62%. Rather than pushing a single dramatic arc, the adaptation uses repeated office-life situations to let micro-changes in the leads’ comfort level become the progression.
4
Liber and Zero-G co-produced the TV anime, with Miyako Kano handling character design and jimao credited for prop design. That staffing matters in a series where character expressions, office items, and small environmental details carry more narrative weight than action cuts.
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Ruka Kawada’s music supports the show’s relaxed romantic-comedy identity, while web commentary specifically called out the opening song’s strong first impression. The soundtrack’s role is less about standout set pieces and more about preserving the series’ soft, low-anxiety mood.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: The anime adapts the work of original creator Miyuki Tonogaya and aired as a Winter 2023 series from January 4 to March 22, finishing at 12 episodes.
Fun fact 2: Mankyuu directed the anime, with Tomoko Konparu in charge of series composition. That pairing helps explain the show’s steady, vignette-like pacing instead of a drama-heavy romantic structure.
Fun fact 3: The production credits include Eiji Iwase as art director, Sachiko Urishido as color designer, Tomomi Saitou as director of photography, and Shun Tokuda as editor, a staff layout that reflects how carefully the show’s cool-toned atmosphere had to be managed.
Fun fact 4: Reception was solid rather than breakout: MyAnimeList lists it at 7.3/10 from 108,653 votes, with a popularity rank of #1082 and overall rank of #3122, while AniList records a 72/100 score and 1,931 favourites.
Fun fact 5: Reviewers repeatedly noted that the small cast works in the anime’s favor because side characters receive visible time across the season instead of existing only as reaction shots for the central pair.