TV Series · 2022

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai

24 min · Comedy, Animation · Ended

Composite

7.3

IMDb

7.0 / 10

1,940 votes

TMDB

7.4 / 10

91 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

Socially awkward Aharen-san has personal boundary issues, either getting too close or too far from her classmates. When fellow student Raido picks up an eraser she drops, Aharen-san decides they’re now best friends. Whether studying, playing the arcade, or just eating lunch—she’s along for the ride. What follows is an impromptu bonding that shows affection can blossom in the unlikeliest of places!

Trailer

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Cast

Inori Minase

Reina Aharen (voice)

Takuma Terashima

Raido (voice)

Crew

Art

Kazutaka Ema Prop Designer
Kenichi Kurata Art Direction

Camera

Kazuya Iwai Director of Photography

Crew

Minori Kimura Special Effects

Directing

Tomoe Makino Series Director
Yasutaka Yamamoto Series Director

Editing

Kuniyuki Ohnishi Online Editor
Kiyomi Yamada Editor

Production

時川直樹 Publicist
Haruka Yoshinaga Other
Kenta Sasaki Other
Anri Hakozaki Associate Producer
Li Zhen Other
Li Haoling Executive Producer
Mari Kurihara Associate Producer
Honoka Ozaki Producer
Maasa Murakami Producer
Tomohito Naka Other
Yuta Kikuchi Other
Kouichirou Natsume Executive Producer

Sound

lia Theme Song Performance
Oliver Good Original Music Composer
Satoru Kosaki Original Music Composer
Nobuyuki Abe Sound Director
Jun'ichirou Suzuki Sound Effects
Keita Inoue Original Music Composer
Shunpei Takeuchi Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Fumitake Onishi CGI Director
Hironobu Watanabe 2D Artist
Ryohei Matsuda 2D Artist
Hitomi Ito CGI Director
Yuko Yahiro Character Designer
Masaomi Suzuki CGI Director
Chiharu Tanaka Color Designer

Writing

Asato Mizu Comic Book
Takawo Yoshioka Series Composition

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (12 ep)

1. Isn't This Too Close?

Apr 2, 2022 · 24 min

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.
2. Are We Being Followed?

Apr 9, 2022 · 24 min

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.
3. We're Changing Seats, Huh?

Apr 16, 2022 · 24 min

The periodic shift of the seating chart is approaching, threatening to put Aharen and Raido's friendship to the test.
4. Isn't That Overdoing It?

Apr 23, 2022 · 24 min

A fixation on rap music leads to a new breakthrough in Raido and Aharen's friendship, but a fixation on fidget spinners threatens to ruin both their lives.
5. Isn't That a Little Too Heavy?

Apr 30, 2022 · 24 min

Exams are coming up, and Raido is hoping on Aharen's tutelage to improve his test scores.
6. Are We Too Good?

May 7, 2022 · 24 min

A trip to the school pool during P.E. sets off a string of competitions between Aharen and Raido. Can the quiet giant finally score a victory against the tiny enigma?
7. A Work of Art, Isn't It?

May 14, 2022 · 24 min

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.
8. Time for the Summer Festival, Huh?

May 21, 2022 · 24 min

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.
9. I'm Sick, Huh?

May 28, 2022 · 24 min

Raido gets sick, with surprising results. After recovering he has a surprise encounter with the intimidating, sword-wielding... Aharen?
10. We're Camping, Huh?

Jun 4, 2022 · 24 min

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...
11. It Snowed, Huh?

Jun 11, 2022 · 24 min

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.
12. This Is a Duel, Huh?

Jun 18, 2022 · 24 min

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.

Season 2 (1 ep)

12. Seriously, Isn't This Too Close?

Jun 23, 2025 · 24 min

It's time for Aharen and Raido to graduate high school and see just what the future holds.