ぼくたちは勉強ができない

2019 - 2019

Genius and X Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Episode 1

There are two geniuses at Ichinose Academy: Fumino Furuhashi, a liberal arts prodigy, and Rizu Ogata, a scientific whiz. Nariyuki Yuiga is a talented student who has contempt for them, especially as he’s aiming to get a "special VIP recommendation.” But then, as a condition for receiving it, Nariyuki is ordered to tutor Fumino and Rizu so that they’re accepted at their first-choice university. Nariyuki rolls up his sleeves but is dismayed to find that Fumino wants to be a science major and Rizu a liberal arts major, the exact opposite of where their talents lie. Moreover, they seem to have no aptitude whatsoever for the subjects they’re interested in. Nariyuki advises the geniuses to change their minds, but...

A Fish is to Water as a Genius is to X

14th April 2019

Episode 2

Uruka Takemoto has been a friend of Nariyuki's since middle school and is a swimming prodigy who should have a brilliant future ahead of her, but her academic grades are so bad that she's in danger of losing the college scholarship she's counting on. The academy's headmaster orders Nariyuki to tutor her, too. Uruka hates studying but suddenly becomes eager when she hears that Nariyuki is going to be her tutor. Actually, she's been in love with Nariyuki since middle school which is when he started helping her. Aware of her fellow mentees, Fumino and Rizu, Uruka secretly gets fired up.

A Genius Resonates Emotionally with X

21st April 2019

Episode 3

The results of Nariyuki’s tutoring are about to be put to the test with the midterm exams. If the girls don’t raise their grades, they’ll get a new tutor. The three of them want to keep Nariyuki, though, so they become even more resolved to study hard for the exams.

What She Wants from a Genius Is X

28th April 2019

Episode 4

Fumino is determined to go on a diet after a sudden weight gain. Rizu's self-proclaimed rival, Sawako Sekijo, has the wrong idea that the reason Rizu has set her sights on humanities is because she's in love with Nariyuki, and she tries to test Rizu's "love."

A Genius in the Forest Strays for X

Episode 5

Ichinose Academy’s famous three-day, two-night study training camp has begun. Nariyuki and the students study hard at the boarding house in the mountains, but Rizu can’t stop thinking about her tutor.

Thus, X Geniuses Never Learn

Episode 6

Nariyuki is summoned by Mafuyu Kirisu, the girls’ former tutor, who interrogates him about the camp incidents. A worried Fumino, waiting outside the student guidance counselor's door, hears snatches of the conversation, including the expression "illicit sexual conduct."

A Former Tutor's Secret Spot Is X

Episode 7

While Nariyuki and Fumino are talking to each other behind the school, she loses her balance and falls into Nariyuki’s arms. Rizu apparently sees the "hugging" part and looks furious.

Sometimes a Genius's Every Action Is at the Mercy of X

Episode 8

After Nariyuki wins a smartphone in a lottery, he can't wait to use it for apps like the dictionary, schedule managing, and the like. He also learns that studying in the bathtub is effective and quickly puts the method into practice.

He Struggles with X in a Forbidden Zone

Episode 9

When Nariyuki is walking by Mafuyu's apartment one day, she invites him in because she apparently had seen a cockroach. He goes inside and finds the place just as messy as it was during his last visit.

A Lost Lamb in New Territory Encounters X

Episode 10

As a reward for being a tutor, Nariyuki gets to take a short summer course at an entrance exam prep school. He's eager to take the course in order to improve his results, but he meets Asumi Kominami, an academy alumni who is still studying to get into a university.

An Illustrious Veteran Sometimes Serves X

Episode 11

Downtown at night, Ms. Kirisu finds Nariyuki as he's about to enter a suspicious café and calls him to a halt. It's the maid café where Ms. Kirisu's former student, Asumi, works part-time.

Sometimes a Genius Travels Down Memory Lane With X

Episode 12

Nariyuki consults Fumino about how his relationship with Uruka has become awkward, but he claims he's asking "for a friend." Right after that, Uruka comes to Fumino to discuss the same issue.

The Light in a Genius's Eye is All X

Episode 13

When Nariyuki goes to a festival, he runs into Uruka and strolls with her past the food stalls, helps Rizu deliver food, and takes an injured Mafuyu to Asumi's father's first-aid tent. In other words, as ever, he's a busy do-gooder.

Top Cast

Ryota Osaka•Haruka Shiraishi•Miyu Tomita

Animation Comedy

Nariyuki Yuiga is in his last and most painful year of high school. In order to gain the “special VIP recommendation” which would grant him a full scholarship to college, he must now tutor his classmates as they struggle to prepare for entrance exams. Among his pupils are “the sleeping beauty of the literary forest,” Fumino Furuhashi, and "the Thumbelina supercomputer," Rizu Ogata–two of the most beautiful super-geniuses at the school! While these two were thought to be academically flawless, it turns out that they’re completely clueless outside of their pet subjects…!?

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Ryota Osaka Image

Ryota Osaka

Yuiga Nariyuki (voice)

Haruka Shiraishi Image

Haruka Shiraishi

Fumino Furuhashi (voice)

Miyu Tomita Image

Miyu Tomita

Rizu Ogata (voice)

Sayumi Suzushiro Image

Sayumi Suzushiro

Uruka Takemoto (voice)

Lynn Image

Lynn

Mafuyu Kirisu (voice)

Madoka Asahina Image

Madoka Asahina

Asumi Kominami (voice)

Full Crew

Masakatsu Sasaki

Character Designer

Satoshi Motoyama

Sound Director

Hideki Imaizumi

Director of Photography

Tomomi Umetsu

Editor

Yoshiaki Iwasaki

Series Director

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Masaharu Yamanouchi

Music Producer

Kozue Kananiwa

Producer

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Nobuhiro Nakayama

Producer

Masakatsu Sasaki

Supervising Animation Director

Masato Nakayama

Original Music Composer

Yoko Naeki

Prop Designer

Yuji Furuya

Sound Effects

Kazumasa Sanjouba

Producer

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Tomoyuki Ohwada

Producer

Go Zappa

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