Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai

Ao-chan Can't Study! / 淫らな青ちゃんは勉強ができない
Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai
Genres: Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, School, Shounen
Themes: School
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: SILVER LINK.
Producers: DMM pictures, Kodansha, Mainichi Broadcasting System
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 6.7 / 10
Rank: #6016
Popularity: #901
Users Listed: 296,844
Users Scored: 143,614
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/14/2022
Aired: April 6, 2019 – June 22, 2019 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Saturday at 02:10 (JST)

Synopsis:

The series follows Ao Horie, a high school student striving for academic success as a means of independence from her father's prominent, yet sexually charged, literary legacy. Ao finds herself increasingly flustered by the persistent affections of Takumi Kijima, whose earnest attempts at connection are consistently misinterpreted through a lens shaped by her father’s influence. This leads to a series of awkward and escalating misunderstandings as Ao struggles to maintain a facade of focused study while battling her own internal reactions. The narrative explores themes of familial expectations, self-perception, and the challenges of navigating romantic feelings when past experiences color present perceptions. The anime centers on the subtle comedy arising from these miscommunications and the emotional turmoil of a young woman attempting to define herself against a complicated family history.

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Episodes:

  • Episode 1: Ao-chan Can't Enjoy Her Youth
  • Episode 2: Ao-chan Can't Easily Decline
  • Episode 3: Ao-chan Can't Protect Her Lower Half
  • Episode 4: Miyabi-chan Can't Be Beaten
  • Episode 5: Ao-chan Can't Lead Virgins
  • ... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

  • Horie, Ao (Main) - Voice Actors: Waki, Azumi, Wiedenheft, Sarah
  • Kijima, Takumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Terashima, Junta, Jackson, Blake
  • Hasebe, Jun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Sara, Smithhart, Avery
  • Horie, Hanasaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Kenjirou, Harbold, David
  • Manaka, Kaori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sekine, Akira, Menzel, Savanna
  • Skinhead-senpai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kasama, Jun
  • Suzuki, Hiroko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasamoto, Natsue, Blocker, Shelby
  • Takaoka, Miyabi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kimura, Juri, Rial, Natalie
  • Uehara, Masaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shirai, Yuusuke, Baugus, Bryson
  • Yabe, Souichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kondo, Takashi, Daniels, Joe
  • Yonezuka, Shuuhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukamachi, Toshinari, Haimoto, Mike

Staff:

  • Aoi, Hiroyuki (Producer)
  • Furukawa, Shin (Producer)
  • Kaneko, Hayato (Producer)
  • Inoue, Keisuke (Director)
  • Kameyama, Toshiki (Sound Director)
  • Enomoto, Mamoru (Episode Director)
  • Horiuchi, Yuuya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Ibe, Yuushi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Minato, Mirai (Storyboard)
  • Genda, Soma (Theme Song Arrangement)
  • Spira Spica (Theme Song Performance)
  • Akita, Hideto (Animation Director)
  • Furuya, Rie (Animation Director)
  • Hatta, Noriko (Key Animation)
  • Hisamatsu, Saki (Animation Director)
  • Ichino, Maria (Key Animation)
  • Imada, Akane (Animation Director)
  • Katsuragi, An (Key Animation)
  • Kawahara, Ren (Original Creator)
  • Kimura, Ayaka (Key Animation)
  • Kiyuna, You (In-Between Animation)
  • Maehara, Kaoru (Animation Director)
  • Maruyama, Hiroo (Planning)
  • Miyake, Masakazu (Art Director)
  • Mizusaki, Kenta (Animation Director)
  • Mori, Etsuhito (Animation Director)
  • Nagai, Rina (Animation Director)
  • Nagakawa, Kaoru (Animation Director)
  • Oh, Hyun Kyung (Key Animation)
  • Ooshima, Miwa (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
  • Satou, Atsushi (Director of Photography)
  • Shou, Menglong (Animation Director)
  • Takatsuma, Takumi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Tsunoda, Naotoshi (Planning)
  • Tsutsumi, Hiroaki (Music)
  • Watanabe, Daiki (In-Between Animation)
  • Yokote, Michiko (Series Composition)
  • Yoneda, Hiroshi (Key Animation)
  • Yoshida, Hayato (Color Design)

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Related Anime/Manga:

  • Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai (manga - Adaptation)