Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru.
My Clueless First Friend / 事情を知らない転校生がグイグイくる。 / The Clueless Transfer Student Is Assertive.
| Genres: Comedy, Love Status Quo, Romance, School, Shounen | |
| Themes: Love Status Quo, School | |
| Demographics: Shounen | |
| Studios: Studio Signpost | |
| Producers: Animax, BS Fuji, Crunchyroll, Jinnan Studio, Nippon Columbia, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Square Enix, Studio Pierrot, Yomiuri TV Enterprise | |
| Rating: 7.51 / 10 | |
| Rank: #1965 | |
| Popularity: #2724 | |
| Users Listed: 76,114 | |
| Users Scored: 33,700 | |
| NSFW: No | |
| Last Updated: 10/10/2024 | |
| Aired: April 9, 2023 – July 2, 2023 (Spring) | |
| Type: tv | |
| Source: manga | |
| Age Rating: PG 13 | |
| Episodes: 13 | |
| Broadcast: Sunday at 22:00 (JST) |
Synopsis:
Akane Nishimura carries a heavy burden of perceived misfortune. Labeled "Grim Reaper" by her peers due to a reputation for attracting ill-fate, she exists isolated by rumors of cursed power and enduring social ostracism. The arrival of Taiyou Takada, a new student with an open curiosity about the unusual, disrupts this carefully constructed isolation. Taiyou’s unwavering optimism compels him to connect with Akane, drawn not by fear but by fascination with the stories surrounding her.
The narrative explores themes of social perception, loneliness, and the potential for genuine connection in unexpected places. Set within a high school environment where unspoken anxieties simmer beneath the surface of everyday life, the story examines how one person’s persistent kindness might challenge deeply ingrained assumptions and offer a path toward acceptance for someone struggling with self-doubt and a fractured sense of self. The series offers a character-driven exploration of empathy and the complexities of human interaction.
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Episodes:
- Episode 1: The Grim Reaper and the Transfer Student
- Episode 2: Lunch Duty and Ghost Photographs and Love Letters
- Episode 3: Summer Vacation Begins
- Episode 4: Grandma's House (Aired: 04/23/2023)
- Episode 5: Call Me the Grim Reaper (Aired: 04/30/2023)
- ... and 8 more episodes
Characters:
- Nishimura, Akane (Main) - Voice Actors: Kohara, Konomi, Zhang, Molly
- Takada, Taiyou (Main) - Voice Actors: Ishigami, Shizuka, Morris, Madeleine
- Adachi, Umi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kondou, Reina, Chambers, Dani
- Akane's Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun, Hom, Alex
- Akane's Grandmother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Miki
- Hino, Daichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawanishi, Kengo, Rusape, Belsheber
- Kasahara, Sumire (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maruoka, Wakana, Sheppard, Lindsay
- Kitagawa, Kasumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsui, Eriko, Mageto, Bev
- Kitagawa, Kotarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amasaki, Kouhei, Igneczi, Kyle
- Kurashiki, Noriyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kameyama, Yuuji
- Kurokawa, Junko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kazama, Mayuko, Rojas, Michelle
- Moriguchi, Iori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takizawa, Kiko, Thompson, Rachel
- Nagie, Megu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Aria, Moreno, Naya
- Takada, Haruko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Chiwa, Johnson, Kirsty
- Takada, Yukiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanezaki, Atsumi, Duran, Marisa
- Tanaka, Katsunori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeda, Seiji, Mai, Alex
- Yamamoto, Yuuya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tokudome, Shinnosuke, Lea, Morgan
Staff:
- Fujimura, Tomoko (Producer)
- Hayashi, Eisuke (Producer)
- Iijima, Emiko (Producer)
- Kikuchi, Youhei (Producer)
- Naruke, Yoshinori (Producer)
- Oomori, Shinji (Producer)
- Tamura, Yousuke (Producer)
- Ebato, Kenji (Assistant Producer)
- Kageyama, Shigenori (Director)
- Haraguchi, Noboru (Sound Director)
- Genbe, Chika (Episode Director)
- Kamiya, Maki (Episode Director)
- Kawanishi, Taiji (Episode Director, Assistant Director)
- Kimura, Yoshitsugu (Episode Director)
- Maezono, Fumio (Episode Director)
- Matsumoto, Masayuki (Episode Director)
- Morita, Yuuki (Episode Director)
- Yasue, Natsumi (Episode Director)
- Aoba, Mizuki (Storyboard)
- Hayashi, Naotaka (Storyboard)
- Masuda, Toshihiko (Storyboard)
- Naitou, Mea (Storyboard)
- Kitri (Theme Song Performance)
- Kondou, Reina (Theme Song Performance)
- hisakuni (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
- Abe, Ryuuji (Planning)
- Aoki, Mariko (Animation Director)
- Esaka, Yuuko (Associate Producer)
- Gotou, Ryouta (Background Art)
- Hagino, Ken (Planning)
- Hagiwara, Ryousuke (Chief Producer)
- Hashimoto, Atsutoshi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
- Hoshikawa, Takafumi (Series Composition)
- Hoshino, Reika (Animation Director)
- Houjou, Makoto (Planning)
- Huang, Hua (2nd Key Animation)
- Inomata, Yasushi (Sound Effects)
- Iraha, Risa (Background Art)
- Juuzou (Key Animation, Animation Director)
- Kadekaru, Chikashi (Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
- Kawada, Tetsuya (Director of Photography)
- Kawakami, Daisuke (Planning)
- Kawamura, Taku (Original Creator)
- Kim, Hyeon-ok (Chief Animation Director)
- Kimura, Yasutaka (Chief Producer)
- Kondou, Yuuji (Animation Director)
- Kumagai, Takuto (Associate Producer)
- Kuratani, Hikari (Associate Producer)
- Lee, Jong-kook (Animation Director)
- Lee, Seok-yun (Animation Director)
- ... and 22 more staff
News:
- Spring 2023 Simulcast List [Update 5/19] (03/29/2023)
- Spring 2023 Preview (03/22/2023)
- PV Collection for Mar 6 - 12 (03/13/2023)
- 'Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru.' Reveals Supporting Cast, Ending Theme (02/21/2023)
- 'Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru.' Unveils Additional Cast, Staff, First Promo, Spring 2023 Premiere (01/19/2023)
- Manga 'Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru.' Gets TV Anime in 2023 (11/16/2022)
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