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Love Through a Prism(2026)

Also known as Prism Rondo • Miłość przez pryzmat

Archived · Netflix

8.21220 eps
S01
AnimationDrama
ON AIR: JAN 15Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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Love Through a Prism gives its animated period romance the texture of a painter’s sketchbook: studio hallways, cramped lodgings, and foggy London streets. Its gentle, observant pace leaves room for glances and shared canvases, letting affection develop through the everyday work of learning to paint. The tenderness comes with a competitive edge, as admiration for another artist’s talent can also provoke the need to prove oneself.

The two young painters challenge each other even as they grow closer. Their romance does not erase their separate ambitions; each is still trying to find an artistic voice. For the young Japanese woman, that self-discovery also means navigating life far from home. These threads unfold in one continuing story, with creative rivalry gradually becoming a more intimate exchange.

Best for

tender period romance, artistic rivalry and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 20 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

In early 1900s London, a young Japanese woman enrolls in a famous art school, only to be surprised when rivalry with a gifted classmate becomes romance.

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