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“Hanako's shy brother joins Pastime Club fun; arm-wrestling contest erupts over who's strongest.”
Asobi Asobase Specials
あそびあそばせ
7.59
1,723 rank · 50,154 viewers · 21 favorites
Comedy
Gag Humor
Seinen
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Synopsis
Hanako's shy brother joins Pastime Club fun; arm-wrestling contest erupts over who's strongest.
Ototo On their way home from school, the Pastime Club encounters Hanako Honda's younger brother, Kentarou. The timid yet studious boy introduces himself to Hanako's friends but quickly attempts to leave the awkward situation. However, he is roped into joining the three girls to have some fun at the park. Amusutorongu Chisato Higuchi's spontaneous question of which Pastime Club member is the strongest leads to a fierce arm-wrestling contest—spurred further by some underhanded methods.
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
8.8
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.17
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Mostly aligned
σ 1.17 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.20
Running avg · Dec 2018 → Oct 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “These specials are for the people who enjoyed the show; they don't really add all that much, but it doesn't need to. Like toppings on an amazing ice cream. The first special is the weaker one,...”
- 9 “Asobi Asobase Specials (2018) A continuation of the show essentially 2 parts that would make up half of an episode. Again the story doesn't really matter outside of it being a school with after...”
- 8 “i found Asobi Asobase through a suggestion by another MAL user and i will probably thank them every day of my life for bringing me to this gem of an anime story (8/10): these stories are great! the...”
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Short · 40%
Medium · 60%
Long · 0%
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A Special Production
Lerche.- Format 2 × 6′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 12m all episodes
- Aired Nov 2018 – Dec 2018
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-14213 catalog