![Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?]() Add to My List | Status: | WatchingCompletedOn-HoldDroppedPlan to Watch | | Eps Seen: | / 12 | | Your Score: | Select(10) Masterpiece(9) Great(8) Very Good(7) Good(6) Fine(5) Average(4) Bad(3) Very Bad(2) Horrible(1) Appalling | | Add Detailed Info | Add to Favorites Alternative Titles Synonyms: How Many Kilograms are the Dumbbells You Lift? Japanese: ダンベル何キロ持てる？ English: How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? German: How Heavy Are The Dumbbelss You Lift? More titles Information Type: TV Episodes: 12 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Jul 3, 2019 to Sep 18, 2019 Premiered: Summer 2019 Broadcast: Wednesdays at 22:30 (JST) Producers: AT-X, Shogakukan, Kadokawa Media House, RAY, NTT Plala, Kadokawa Licensors: Funimation Studios: Doga Kobo Source: Web manga Genres: ComedyComedy, EcchiEcchi Theme: CGDCTCGDCT Duration: 24 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Statistics Score: 7.211 (scored by 198118198,118 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #35022 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #614 Members: 428,468 Favorites: 1,344 Available AtOfficial SiteResources AniDB ANN Wikipedia More links Streaming Platforms Crunchyroll Netflix May be unavailable in your region. | - Details
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Top > Anime > Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? 7.21Ranked #3502Popularity #614Members 428,468Summer 2019TVDoga KoboAdd to My ListWatchingCompletedPlan to WatchSelect(10) Masterpiece(9) Great(8) Very Good(7) Good(6) Fine(5) Average(4) Bad(3) Very Bad(2) Horrible(1) Appalling Episodes: /12PVplayMore videos EditSynopsisDuring a regular after-school grub crawl, gluttonous high schooler Hibiki Sakura is confronted about her ever-expanding waistline by her best friend, Ayaka Uehara. With her attempts at solitary exercise failing miserably, Hibiki decides to join the newly opened Silverman Gym. At her orientation, Hibiki runs into student council president and school idol Akemi Souryuuin. However, it soon turns out that Hibiki is in for a lot more than she bargained for. Not only is Silverman Gym full of world-renowned bodybuilders and athletes, but to make matters worse, Akemi turns out to be a total muscle fetishist! Grossed out by the scene unfolding before her eyes, Hibiki begins to leave, only to be stopped by trainer Naruzou Machio. Completely enthralled with her newfound Prince Charming, Hibiki signs up as a gym member. Now, as a result of her spur-of-the-moment decision, Hibiki must adapt to her new lifestyle. [Written by MAL Rewrite] | Edit  Adaptation (Manga) Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? | Side Story: | - Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?: Silverman-Gym Oni Tore Kouza (Special)
| | Visit MALxJapan MALxJapan -More than just anime-  MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2026 - NOVELOUS Worlds Love or Fear?  Anime Art Academy: Learn how to draw anime & manga from Japanese pros🎨  Watch "ConBiz!" ー a new Japanese business entertainment program | More charactersCharacters & Voice Actors ![Sakura, Hibiki]() | Sakura, Hibiki Main | | Fairouz Ai Japanese | ![Fairouz Ai]() |
| ![Souryuuin, Akemi]() | Souryuuin, Akemi Main | | Amamiya, Sora Japanese | ![Amamiya, Sora]() |
| ![Machio, Naruzou]() | Machio, Naruzou Supporting | | Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese | ![Ishikawa, Kaito]() |
| ![Sekibayashi, Jun]() | Sekibayashi, Jun Supporting | | Inada, Tetsu Japanese | ![Inada, Tetsu]() |
| ![Boyd, Gina]() | Boyd, Gina Supporting | | Touyama, Nao Japanese | ![Touyama, Nao]() |
| ![Tachibana, Satomi]() | Tachibana, Satomi Supporting | | Horie, Yui Japanese | ![Horie, Yui]() |
| ![Uehara, Ayaka]() | Uehara, Ayaka Supporting | | Ishigami, Shizuka Japanese | ![Ishigami, Shizuka]() |
| ![Shortsinator, Barnold]() | Shortsinator, Barnold Supporting | | Genda, Tesshou Japanese | ![Genda, Tesshou]() |
| ![Aina, Rumika]() | Aina, Rumika Supporting | | Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese | ![Tomatsu, Haruka]() |
| ![Gerson, Kristal]() | Gerson, Kristal Supporting | | Uchida, Shuu Japanese | ![Uchida, Shuu]() |
| More staff Staff ![Cook, Justin]() | Cook, Justin Producer | ![Kikushima, Kazufumi]() | Kikushima, Kazufumi Producer | ![Iizuka, Aya]() | Iizuka, Aya Producer | ![Ogata, Mitsuhiro]() | Ogata, Mitsuhiro Producer | Edit Opening Theme Preview | Spotify | Apple Music | | Amazon Music | Youtube Music | | "Onegai Muscle (お願いマッスル)" by Hibiki Sakura (Ai Fairuz), & Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) |
Edit Ending Theme | 1: "Macho a Name? (マッチョアネーム？)" by Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) (eps 1-11) | | 2: "Snow Globe" by tea (eps 12) |
Reviews Write review 64 Recommended 15 Mixed Feelings 3 Not Recommended All reviews (82)  Feb 24, 2026 malaprzeponka Recommended First i was mortified that this anime will trigger so much body issues but instead it actually taught me some basic important stuff about working out and made sign to a gym and i found out something good, helthy and fun to improve myself. Of course everyone has their own reasons for going to the gym which i found refreshing in this anime. Their reasons and off gym activities were mostly realistic aside from obviously theme oriented anime moments. Hibiki, who is a cute girl who loves food and can pinpoint focus her energy levels for a short period of time, is somehow relatable when ... she makes mistakes and point out strange things, like why is everything weirdly erotic? I didnt have had much fun with other characters aside maybe from Machio san who doesnt think about "ero" even when in front of him because flexing muscles and proper training is more important. Truly a macho man. There were many moments where i had so much fun, not to mention healthy tips and informations about how to exercise safely at home or at the gym. I actually did learn how to use few machines and what they are for which made my own voyage to the gym much easier. I love both opening and ending and it lifts my spirits and mood! Unfotunately its a simple comedy anime without much plot as it focuses on its characters working out time, and we only have glimpses of them lazing at home, going out for food or watching great movies. Therefore theres not much depth to the characters nor much of excitement. I still give it 8/10 because it literally changed something in my life for positive and it made me have a good time. Id recommend it to everyone who would like to try gym or working out but are afraid or dont know where to start. Each episode ends with different beginner friendly home work out that once can do and then add next ones and improve. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice  0 Love it  0 Funny  0 Confusing  0 Informative  0 Well-written  0 Creative  0More reviews by malaprzeponka (1) Show allRead moreShow lessOpen Gift Report  Dec 31, 2025 jlzap Mixed Feelings There was 0 plot throughout this show except for "I want to get a boyfriend and a bod," which is fine, except in the last two episodes they randomly introduce real plot???? I won't say what for obvious spoiler reasons, but it annoyed me SO MUCH. Like no real plot this whole time then you do for the ending, and it's washed away immediately (pun intended for those who know)???? And A WHOLE NEW CHRACTER???? Why even bother including that when it's over so soon and had 0 impact???? Also, the weight we see Hibiki at in the beginning where she wants to ... lose weight is a perfectly healthy weight for her, so that's pretty annoying, let's not introduce that type of thing to our audiences. They also made Hibiki SO inconsistent. In some scenes she clearly weighs more than her peers, but then in others she's around the same size (a few scenes apart, not gym progress). It's like they want her to weigh more for the main point of the show to work, but it's an ecchi so they make her already skinny 90% of the time anyways. It was also overly fanservicy with unrealistic proportions, which I am not personally a fan of. The whole macho man bit also made me really uncomfortable for some reason. My only compliments to this show are that they taught you how to do exercises in each episode, and the ending scene. The final final scene of Hibiki was really nice, but that's it. It was still overall okay, a bit cringe at times and very over the top, but overall okay. If you like the fanservice you'll probably enjoy it. If you don't care for it but don't hate it, you might still enjoy it. If you hate it stay away from this. Reviewer’s Rating: 5 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0More reviews by jlzap (36) Show allRead moreShow lessOpen Gift Report  Jul 1, 2020 ktulu007 Not Recommended Funny Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru is an anime from last year. It's a Doga Kobo series based off of a Web Manga. You know, the studio behind New Game & Yuru Yuri. I have yet to review a bad anime from them. So, let's dive in with a little cautious optimism. Story: Sakura Hibiki is worried about her weight and her inability to attract a hunky boy. So, she decides to hit the gym. Little realising that her unattractiveness stems from being dumb as a brick and not her appearance. She tries the newly opened Silverman gym and winds up collaborating with a group of classmates on a light-hearted ... journey to physical fitness. There are two fundamental flaws with this series. The first is that it spends a huge amount of time on fitness and nutrition tutorials. You know, the kind of stuff you can learn about much better and more efficiently elsewhere and don't need to watch an anime for. I thought Tsuritama spent too much time with its fishing tutorials but this series easily has twice the tutorials with none of the charm. That's the second big problem here. This series is not funny. It tries to be, but its idea of "comedy" is exceptionally stupid. Hibiki tries to hit on a boy, finds out he has a bodybuilder's physique and looks disgusting to her. The girls try to do exercises at home using chairs for support, accidentally break chairs because they weren't sturdy enough. Their teacher cosplays and doesn't want them to know. These are the kinds of jokes you can anticipate. Half the time you only know they're trying to be funny because they use some hideous, exaggerated face one one of the main girls. Characters: I've said in the past that a comedy doesn't need characters who are deep or complex and I fully stand behind that statement. What a comedy does need are characters who have strong interactions and mesh well for comedic moments. The characters in this range from being bland and unfunny to just being a bit obnoxious. It's like Sandrovich Yabako wanted his characters to be different, noticed that other comedies tried to make characters who were funny and endearing and decided that he was going to go in the opposite direction. Jokes on him, Seth MacFarlane did that first. Art: The character designs are pretty much the standard "cute girls doing cute things" type. But with obnoxious amounts of fan-service and changes to ugly faces as a signal to the audience that it's time to laugh. Because otherwise you would never know which parts you were supposed to find funny. On the subject of the fan-service, this anime is downright sleazy with it. Most of the main characters are in their early high school years. And the fact that they frequently mix the fan-service with exercise tutorials makes it seem like Sandrovich specifically made this series to appeal to the types of guys who perv on women at the gym. With some overly muscled dudes thrown in just in case there's someone with a bodybuilder fetish who finds this all tolerable. Sound: The acting isn't bad. Not the best I've heard from Amamiya Sora, Touyama Nao or several others. But it's basically passable performances with occasional bad direction leading to exaggerated delivery. Although, in fairness to the director Yamazaki Mitsue, exaggerated performances are often a hallmark of bad comedies. It's like there's this idea that if the actors just go full ham on their lines, they might get a pity laugh for trying so hard. The music is mostly bland. The ending theme tune is really annoying. The opening theme tune is almost decent but ten it throws in the characters shouting the names of exercises and that just sounds terrible. It kind of reminds me of the American cartoon C.O.P.S, where the theme tune had a nice beat but when you throw in all the random "Cops" throughout it just makes you want to hear the tune without lyrics. Ho-yay: There's very little. There's one scene where Gina seems almost interested in her female teacher. Then all the characters go back to chasing that elusive boyfriend who finds them charming and not imbecilic and annoying. Areas of Improvement: 1. You don't need tutorials in an anime. Seriously, anyone who wants to learn about strength training and nutrition has much better sources available. All your audience is going to do is get up and get some crisps, kinder eggs or other junk food while there's a lull. Or fapping to the images of under-aged girls exercising because they can't do that at a real gym any more. 2. If complex characters are beyond you, which they clearly are. At least make characters with endearing qualities who can work well for comedy. 3. If you want to go all in on the fan-service, at least make your main cast grown women. Honestly, there'd have been no real difference if the main cast had been made up of young ladies in University and their teachers. Except that the adults in the fan base wouldn't be under observation by law enforcement. And it would be significantly less skeevy. Final Thoughts: This comedy is pretty bad. It's unfunny, downright obnoxious at times, spends far too much time on boring fitness tutorials and sleazy. That being said, I have seen much worse comedies. I've seen ones with much more annoying characters. I've seen ones with much more wretchedly bad humour, this one is mostly just stupid. And I've seen ones that are much worse with their fan-service. It's still bad, but I'd hesitate to call it terrible. My rating is going to be a 3/10. As for people who might enjoy it, fitness nuts who really want to watch media that tells them how to do the exercises they're already doing might get a kick out of it. Guys who want to gawk at women exercising but either don't want to enter a gym, can't because they got kicked out already or just don't want to act pervy in public will certainly find an outlet here. I can't really suggest it to anyone else. Reviewer’s Rating: 3 What did you think of this review? 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