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“Bullied "Grim Reaper" Akane finds hope when cheerful transfer student Taiyou befriends her despite classmates' superstitions.”
My Clueless First Friend
事情を知らない転校生がグイグイくる。
7.51
2,063 rank · 79,872 viewers · 325 favorites
Comedy
Romance
Love Status Quo
School
Shounen
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Synopsis
Bullied "Grim Reaper" Akane finds hope when cheerful transfer student Taiyou befriends her despite classmates' superstitions.
Akane Nishimura's quiet nature makes her classmates perceive her as a gloomy and unlikeable person. Combined with her intimidating gaze, it earns Akane the ominous nickname "Grim Reaper," condemning her to endless bullying for her supposed cursed powers that bring misfortune to everyone around her. However, none of these rumors deter transfer student Taiyou Takada from trying to befriend Akane. As someone who finds the supernatural fascinating, Taiyou approaches the Grim Reaper without hesitation, blissfully unaware of the complicated situation within the class. His bright personality and optimistic worldview may just bring about the change that Akane desperately needs.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 26 sampled reviews
8.1
/10
What 26 viewers settled on.
96%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.48
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.48 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 5.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.12
Running avg · Apr 2023 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Curing my childhood trauma one episode at a time. I love this anime. It's very sweet. I hope I can find more anime like this. Would 10/10 recommend. I hope there is a season 2 where the characters...”
- 8 “This heartwarming comedy delivers a feel-good story about an endlessly optimistic transfer student who sees the beauty in a class outcast labeled the Grim Reaper. The series excels at showing how...”
- 10 “This series is pure sugar—one of the cutest things I’ve ever watched—and its repetitive formula miraculously never gets boring, making every Sunday feel like a warm dose of diabetes. While it sadly...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 54%
Long · 8%
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A Tv Production · Spring 2023
Studio Signpost.
in association with
Studio Pierrot · Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2023 – Jul 2023 Spring 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23064 catalog
Produced by
- Studio Pierrot Producer
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Producer
- Square Enix Producer
- Animax Producer
- Nippon Columbia Producer
- BS Fuji Producer
- Crunchyroll Producer
- Yomiuri TV Enterprise Producer
- Jinnan Studio Producer