Aharen-san wa Hakarenai

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (阿波連さんははかれない, "Aharen-san Is Indecipherable") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asato Mizu. It began serialization in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service in January 2017,[2] and has been compiled into thirteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Felix Film premiered in April 2022 on the Animeism programming block.

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
Cover of the first manga volume
阿波連さんははかれない
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byAsato Mizu
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 29, 2017 – present
Volumes13
Anime television series
Directed by
Written byTakao Yoshioka
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
MONACA
StudioFelix Film
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkMBS, TBS, BS-TBS
Original run April 2, 2022 – present
Episodes5

Premise

In his first year of high school, making companions isn’t easy as Raido struggles to make friends. One day in class, Raido tries to talk to his classmate next to him and thinks she is ignoring him, but later realizes she was shunned by her pervious classmates for being clingy, awkward and timid.

Raido makes it up to help his classmate, Reina to come out of her shell and befriend her for whatever it takes.

Characters
Reina Aharen (阿波連 れいな, Aharen Reina)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[1] (Japanese); Dani Chambers[3] (English)
Raidō (ライドウ)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[1] (Japanese); Ben Balmaceda[3] (English)
Mitsuki Ōshiro (大城 みつき, Ōshiro Mitsuki)
Voiced by: M.A.O[4] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire[3] (English)
Ms. Tōbaru (桃原先生, Tōbaru-sensei)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[4]
Ishikawa (石川)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara[5] (Japanese); Kevin Thelwell[6] (English)
Hanako Satō (佐藤 ハナコ, Satō Hanako)
Voiced by: Tomori Kusunoki[5]
Ms. Miyahira (宮平先生, Miyahira-sensei)
Voiced by: Yurie Kozakai[5] (Japanese); Tia Ballard[3] (English)
Raidō's Little Sister (ライドウ妹, Raidō Imōto)
Voiced by: Rika Nagae[7] (Japanese); Jalitza Delgado[3] (English)
Atsushi (あつし)
Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara[7]
Futaba (ふたば)
Voiced by: Maria Sashide[7]

Media

Manga
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 August 4, 2017[8]978-4-08-881090-4
2 December 4, 2017[9]978-4-08-881301-1
3 April 4, 2018[10]978-4-08-881396-7
4 July 4, 2018[11]978-4-08-881525-1
5 November 2, 2018[12]978-4-08-881635-7
6 April 4, 2019[13]978-4-08-881805-4
7 August 2, 2019[14]978-4-08-882023-1
8 January 4, 2020[15]978-4-08-882181-8
9 May 13, 2020[16]978-4-08-882287-7
10 October 2, 2020[17]978-4-08-882434-5
11 March 4, 2021[18]978-4-08-882563-2
12 August 4, 2021[19]978-4-08-882737-7
13 April 4, 2022[20]978-4-08-883075-9

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 31, 2021. The series is produced by Felix Film and is directed by Tomoe Makino, with Yasutaka Yamamoto serving as chief director, Takao Yoshioka overseeing the scripts, Yūko Yahiro designing the characters, and Satoru Kōsaki and MONACA composing the music. It premiered on April 2, 2022, on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS.[1][7][lower-alpha 2] The opening theme song is "Hanarenai Kyori" (はなれない距離, "Inseparable Distance") by TrySail, while the ending theme song is "Kyorikan" (キョリ感, "A Sense of Distance") by HaKoniwalily.[5] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.[21]

On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on April 15.[22][3]

Episode list
No.Title [23][24]Directed by [lower-alpha 3]Written by [lower-alpha 3]Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 3]Original air date [25]
1"Isn't This Too Close?"
Transcription: "Chika Sugi ja ne?" (Japanese: 近すぎじゃね？)		Tomoe MakinoTakao YoshiokaTomoe MakinoApril 2, 2022 (2022-04-02)
Raido begins his first year of high school. Due to possessing a naturally unfriendly face, he struggles to fit in and tries to become friends with Reina Aharen whom sits beside him in class. He is baffled when she either ignores him or speaks too softly to be heard. Aharen drops her eraser which he picks up for her, after which she becomes extremely close to him. Raido asks for an explanation of her behaviour so she reveals she has a warped sense for distances that makes it difficult to judge when she is invading someone’s personal space. When she stands too close she seems clingy, and when she stands too far away she appears antisocial, so she struggles to make friends. Initially Raido struggles to hear when she speaks but eventually finds that he is able to hear her as practice makes him more sensitive to small noises. At an arcade, Aharen’s warped sense of distance makes her an expert on claw machines as she wins multiple stuffed toys and gives most of them to Raido who tagged along, keeping only one for herself. As time passes Aharen increasingly invades Raido’s personal space, including sitting on his lap and falling asleep on him. Their odd relationship is observed by another female student who appears angry.
2"Are We Being Followed?"
Transcription: "Tsukerareterun ja ne?" (Japanese: 尾行 (つけ)られてるんじゃね？)		Shō HamadaAyumu HisaoSaori YamamotoApril 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)
Aharen has something in her eye so Raido administers eye drops. Aharen claims having him close to her face is embarrassing, confusing Raido as she often comes closer on her own. Raido senses someone spying on him, so Aharen makes him feel better with a hug. The spy is Aharen’s childhood friend Mitsuki Oshiro, a tall, nervous girl who cries a lot and doesn’t trust boys. She declares she will protect Aharen, but from a distance to avoid Raido. Aharen tries to communicate to Raido his zipper is exposing his underwear, but when he doesn’t understand she spends all day concealing his lower body from everyone. Raido doesn’t realise until after he gets home. Oshiro notices Aharen hasn’t gone home and suspecting she doesn’t have an umbrella, tries to covertly give Aharen her own but is caught. She and Aharen share an umbrella, but due to their height difference Aharen still gets wet. She thanks Oshiro anyway, pointing out she knows Oshiro follows her and Raido home every day but isn’t good at hiding. The next day Oshiro watches Aharen from even further away using binoculars. Raido challenges Aharen to Reversi at which he is a master. He realises with her unusual vision Aharen is actually a Reversi master even better than him and cheats their game into a draw.
3"We're Changing Seats, Huh?"
Transcription: "Sekigae ja ne?" (Japanese: 席替えじゃね？)		Ken AndōKotsukotsuYoshihiro TakamotoApril 16, 2022 (2022-04-16)[lower-alpha 4]
Aharen comes to school with bed head. Oshiro’s family owns a hair salon so she is able to give Aharen a haircut. She also cuts Raido’s hair despite being tempted to shave him bald. Aharen is suffering from dry lips so Raido attempts to apply lip balm but messes up. Oshiro steps in again with makeup and a skin massage. Aharen later reveals she is stressed due to the growth spurt of the boy who sits in front of her, so now she can’t see the chalkboard. Raido attempts several increasingly ludicrous methods of helping but eventually just moves her desk closer to his own. A seat change is announced meaning Raido and Aharen might no longer be sat next to each other. Deciding to do something nice for her Raido tries to help her win at baseball, then cooks for her which she eats despite it being terrible. He also helps her record them dancing together, believing she wants to be a U-Tube idol, though it turns out it was a class project and the video is a U-Tube failure. On seat moving day Aharen hugs Raido so say goodbye, only to not move anywhere as by chance they are reassigned their original seats beside each other.
4"Isn't That Overdoing It?"
Transcription: "Hamari Sugi ja ne?" (Japanese: ハマりすぎじゃね？)		Masahito OtaniTakao YoshiokaHatsuki TsujiApril 23, 2022 (2022-04-23)
Class teacher Ms. Tobaru is obsessed with classical romance. She notices Aharen and Raido and determines they are tightly emotionally linked, and is so overcome by passion watching them she faints, causing rumours of ill health. Aharen begins acting strangely, causing Raido to think she is demon-possessed, but it turns out she was choking on food. Realising he needs to understand her better he tries to teach her facial expressions but fails. Aharen discovers Japanese hip hop and quickly masters rapping everything she says. Raido also learns to rap and they begin communicating perfectly, until their microphones are confiscated for being a banned item in school. Raido’s sister gives him a fidget spinner which Aharen becomes obsessed with and teaches herself to perform tricks which impresses Raido. Watching them, Ms. Tobaru faints again. In the park Raido learns Aharen’s spinner tricks have made her popular with children, who call her King Aha. One little girl named Futaba is jealous her friend Akkun admires Aharen and challenges her to Reversi, which Aharen lets her win. Despite her victory Akkun is mean to Futaba so Aharen makes him apologise. Aharen is exhausted by the children and cannot walk, so she summons her giant dog, Nui, whom Aharen rides like a horse when she is tired.
5"Isn't That a Little Too Heavy?"
Transcription: "Futori Sugi ja ne?" (Japanese: 太りすぎじゃね？)		Yoshihisa IidaAyumu HisaoYoshihisa IidaApril 30, 2022 (2022-04-30)
Aharen becomes obsessed with the game HokeKo. Raido has the strongest creature in the game but is still defeated by Aharen using superior strategy. At an arcade Aharen sees Futaba attempting to with the stuffed toy of Raido’s creature as a gift for Akkun. She fails multiple times while Aharen wins several toys. Insisting on doing it herself Futaba wins a toy on her last attempt. She later realises Aharen, by winning all the other toys, had been manoeuvring the toy into a better position for Futaba to get it. Aharen gives her toys to Raido which he adds to his collection. Raido gains a lot of weight and Aharen worries it is because she gives him her lunch every day. Meanwhile Raido mistakenly think Aharen is worried about her own weight, and while researching proper diet and exercise routines, ends up losing the weight overnight. Exams are soon and Raido has not been studying so he asks for Aharen’s help, though Aharen admits she hasn’t been studying either. After studying Aharen hugs Raido, glad that she finally did something to help him since he helps her with things every day.
6"Isn't This Too Strong?"
Transcription: "Tsuyo Sugi ja ne?" (Japanese: 強すぎじゃね？)		Takanori YanoKotsukotsuHirohide ShikishimaMay 7, 2022 (2022-05-07)

See also

Notes
  1. Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku).
  2. MBS and TBS list the series premiere at 26:25 on April 1, 2022, which is effectively 2:25 a.m. JST on April 2.
  3. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  4. This episode aired at 2:40 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time.

References
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