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We Never Learn: BOKUBEN
★ 8.4/10•2019•24m•TV-14•Animation•Comedy
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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…!?

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateApr 7, 2019

Episodes

Episode 1 - Genius and X Are Two Sides of the Same CoinE124m

Genius and X Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

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...

Apr 7, 2019

Episode 2 - A Fish is to Water as a Genius is to XE224m

A Fish is to Water as a Genius is to X

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.

Apr 14, 2019

Episode 3 - A Genius Resonates Emotionally with XE324m

A Genius Resonates Emotionally with X

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.

Apr 21, 2019

Episode 4 - What She Wants from a Genius Is XE424m

What She Wants from a Genius Is X

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."

Apr 28, 2019

Episode 5 - A Genius in the Forest Strays for XE524m

A Genius in the Forest Strays for X

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.

May 5, 2019

Episode 6 - Thus, X Geniuses Never LearnE624m

Thus, X Geniuses Never Learn

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."

May 12, 2019

Episode 7 - A Former Tutor's Secret Spot Is XE724m

A Former Tutor's Secret Spot Is X

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.

May 19, 2019

Episode 8 - Sometimes a Genius's Every Action Is at the Mercy of XE824m

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

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.

May 26, 2019

Episode 9 - He Struggles with X in a Forbidden ZoneE924m

He Struggles with X in a Forbidden Zone

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.

Jun 2, 2019

Episode 10 - A Lost Lamb in New Territory Encounters XE1024m

A Lost Lamb in New Territory Encounters X

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.

Jun 9, 2019

Episode 11 - An Illustrious Veteran Sometimes Serves XE1124m

An Illustrious Veteran Sometimes Serves X

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.

Jun 16, 2019

Episode 12 - Sometimes a Genius Travels Down Memory Lane With XE1224m

Sometimes a Genius Travels Down Memory Lane With X

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.

Jun 23, 2019

Episode 13 - The Light in a Genius's Eye is All XE1324m

The Light in a Genius's Eye is All X

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.

Jun 30, 2019

Actors

Ryota Osaka

Ryota Osaka

Yuiga Nariyuki (voice)

Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

Fumino Furuhashi (voice)

Miyu Tomita

Miyu Tomita

Rizu Ogata (voice)

Sayumi Suzushiro

Sayumi Suzushiro

Uruka Takemoto (voice)

Lynn

Lynn

Mafuyu Kirisu (voice)

Madoka Asahina

Madoka Asahina

Asumi Kominami (voice)

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