
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
Beginning his first year of high school, all Matsuboshi Raidou wants is to make friends—starting with the cute, tiny, and soft-spoken Reina Aharen, who sits right next to him in class. Unbeknownst to Raidou, Reina shares the same sentiment, but she has a problem. Awkward and timid, Reina is incapable of determining how chummy she has to be when approaching a person. Due to Reina's complete inability to gauge personal space, the two struggle to spark their unlikely friendship, as even the simplest tasks like talking seem impossible for them. But despite the countless yet pointless challenges that hinder the pair, the overly imaginative Raidou will do whatever it takes to befriend the indecipherable Reina.
Raido spent middle-school isolated due to his unintentionally unfriendly appearance, and hopes that high school will be different. He decides the first step to being more social will be to get to know Aharen Reina, the girl who sits next to him. She seems distant at first, then a little too close, and before long Raido comes to understand that Aharen has more than a little trouble at gauging the distance between herself and others--in more ways than one.
Guest Stars:
Mao Ichimichi, Yurie Kozakai, Rika Nagae, Kazumasa Nakamura, Yuji Kameyama
Aharen finds herself having even more trouble with distance than usual thanks to her vision being impaired. When Raido tries to help her with eye drops, he incurs the wrath of Aharen's imposing childhood friend.
Guest Stars:
Mao Ichimichi, Tetsuya Kakihara, Rika Nagae, Kazumasa Nakamura, Yuji Kameyama
An absent-minded Aharen finds herself missing her lunch, and is forced to contend with the howling masses at the school counter, in addition to Raido's competitive streak, and Futaba's one-sided romantic rivalry.
Guest Stars:
Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomori Kusunoki, Maria Sashide, Yuji Kameyama, Marina Yamada
As Aharen and Raido's friendship continues to fan the flames of Ms. Tobaru's imagination, the festival season arrives, with the taciturn duo and their friends heading out to enjoy the fireworks.
Guest Stars:
Mao Ichimichi, Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomori Kusunoki, Kana Hanazawa, Yurie Kozakai
Ishikawa invites Raido, Aharen, Oshiro, and Sato to go camping in the mountains. Spurred on by the beauty of their surroundings, Aharen decides to be honest about her feelings...
Guest Stars:
Mao Ichimichi, Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomori Kusunoki, Kana Hanazawa, Yurie Kozakai
Ambiguity and snow are in the air, as Raido and Aharen enjoy an igloo cafe, while their friends speculate about whether or not the taciturn duo's relationship status has changed.
Guest Stars:
Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomori Kusunoki, Rika Nagae, Maria Sashide, Natsumi Fujiwara
After upping her stealth tactics, but still being found out by Aharen, Oshiro decides she needs to confront Raido about how he feels towards her childhood friend.
Guest Stars:
Mao Ichimichi, Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomori Kusunoki, Kana Hanazawa, Yurie Kozakai