“Awkward high schooler Raidou tries to befriend space-blind classmate Reina in this comedy of personal-space mishaps.”
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
阿波連さんははかれない
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Synopsis
Awkward high schooler Raidou tries to befriend space-blind classmate Reina in this comedy of personal-space mishaps.
Beginning his first year of high school, all 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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 118 sampled reviews
What 118 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.88 · split reception
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.7
↓ 1.13
Running avg · Apr 2022 → Feb 2026
- 8 “The story is pretty simple to understand and take in its not that good of a level of a romcom but still good enough for one to be contempt with. There's a girl in the MCs class and has problem...”
- 7 “Well, this type of anime seems to be more frequent today, a romcom / things in life a bit of the heap, although I like it in a certain way, the characters are striking in their own way, the story...”
- 7 “Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (2022) A good solid slice of life show, that has much to offer to its audience. You get the normal school days with a twist on the scenario and a great progression of love...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2022 – Jun 2022 Spring 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-20983 catalog
Produced by
- bilibili Producer
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- Crunchyroll Licensor