When Does Rintaro Finally Confess to Kaoruko Waguri in The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity?

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is one of the most hyped romance anime of Summer 2025. It already started airing in Japan, but Netflix is once again delaying the release for most international regions. While Japan got the first episode on July 7th, global fans in Asia will get it a week later on July 13, and the US and UK won’t get it until September 7.

The anime is being produced and animated by CloverWorks and is confirmed to have 13 episodes. The first episode covers the first chapter of the manga, and the pacing will likely improve in the upcoming episodes.

Do Rintaro and Kaoruko Start Dating in The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity?

Yup, Rintaro and Kaoruko officially start dating in The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Chapter 39. The chapter is titled “Confession” and it is where Kaoruko Waguri accepts Rintaro’s feelings.

When Does Rintaro Finally Confess to Kaoruko Waguri?

Rintaro and Waguri’s relationship grows slowly across several chapters, and everything is handled in a grounded way.

First Confession Slips Out

In chapter 35, while they are lighting sparklers at the beach with their friends, Rintaro gets caught up in the moment. He tells Kaoruko that she helped him face things and change himself. It ends with him blurting out that he likes her.

They both go red, and before anything more can happen, their friends walk in and break the mood.

Everyone heads back together, but on the train, Rintaro and Kaoruko don’t say a word. Rintaro feels better, though, and decides he needs to confess properly next time.

Rintaro later calls Kaoruko and asks her to meet again at the Summer Festival. He wants to clearly explain his feelings and make things right.

Proper Confession

At the festival, they sit on a bench together. Rintaro tells her that being with her gave him strength. He says he does not want things to go back to how they were and officially asks her to go out with him.

What Happens in The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Chapter 39?

Kaoruko reveals her feelings in The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Chapter 39. She reveals that she has known Rintaro since even before their rainy-day meeting. A year earlier, she was walking alone during winter, feeling completely low, and went into his bakery, Patisserie Plain.

She ordered cake, and the taste was so warm she cried. Rintaro came over as he was working at that time and comforted her without asking questions, and she has had a crush on Rintaro ever since.

She again reveals that she never saw him as scary and that she does not care about the rivalry between their schools. She confesses that she loves him too and accepts his feelings, and they finally become a couple.

If you are okay with me, then I will gladly accept. And I am looking forward to everything, because I love you too, Rintaro Kun!

Kaoruko Waguri, Chapter 39

Will the Confession Happen in The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Anime Season 1?

Yes, most likely the confession will happen in The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Anime Season 1. In the official trailer, there is a scene of Kaoruko in a yukata at the Summer Festival, the same dress she wore in Chapters 38 and 39. There is also a scene from Chapter 40 where she is seen holding an umbrella while looking at the bakery.

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Season 1 will likely adapt the first 40 chapters from the manga. The manga is available to read on KManga by Kodansha while the anime will be available to watch exclusively on Netflix.