Slow Start is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yuiko Tokumi, serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara since 2013. It has been collected into eleven tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by CloverWorks aired between January 7 and March 25, 2018.

Mao Ichimichi is a Japanese actress. She started her career as a Japanese idol member of Horipro's HOP Club under the stage name Rio Minami and is a gravure idol. She started an extensive voice acting career under the stage name M・A・O.