“Three oddball girls form the chaotic Pastime Club, turning school life into relentless, hilarious mischief.”
Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun
あそびあそばせ
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Synopsis
Three oddball girls form the chaotic Pastime Club, turning school life into relentless, hilarious mischief.
During recess, Olivia, a foreign transfer student who doesn't know English, plays a game of "look-the-other-way" with Hanako Honda, a loud-mouthed airhead. Their rowdy behavior spurs the ire of Kasumi Nomura, a deadpan loner constantly teased by her older sister for her tendency to lose games. Not willing to compete, Kasumi declines Olivia's offer to join the fun, but eventually gets involved anyway and dispenses her own brand of mischief. Soon, a strange friendship blossoms between the peculiar trio, and they decide to form the "Pastime Club," where they are free to resume their daily hijinks. Whether it be failing to learn English, trying desperately to become popular, or getting caught by teachers at the wrong time, school life will never be boring when the girls of Asobi Asobase are up to their hilarious antics.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 135 sampled reviews
What 135 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.79 · some divergence
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 3.1
↑ 4.26
Running avg · Jul 2018 → Feb 2026
- 9 “Really enjoying it at the moment, specially after all the BL stuff, Laser implant and the character developments till the recent episode (episode 4) are all going nicely. It's genuinely a funny...”
- 10 “Asobi Asobase delivers brilliant comedy that even surpasses Nichijou, with well-crafted characters and impressive voice acting from newcomers, especially Hanako Honda's seiyuu. While the art style...”
- 8 “I would say this is one of the best comedic anime in recent year. Don't judge this anime simply by its op, it's a trap. The voice actor for this anime are not famous, but I think they did a good...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2018 – Sep 2018 Summer 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13680 catalog
Produced by
- Hakusensha Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Sony Music Communications Producer
- Kadokawa Media House Producer
- Kadokawa Producer