Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo.

When they were little kids laughing and playing together, Izumi Norimoto and Kazusa Onodera were like siblings. But as their bodies matured into middle school, Kazusa began seeing him as something different; unfortunately for her, so did the other girls. Ostracized, Kazusa had no choice but to distance herself from him going into high school. After joining the literature club, however, she finds friends that keep her mind occupied. Known throughout the school for reading aloud sex scenes in literature novels, the club's reputation has kept all teachers from accepting the task of being their adviser.

During a discussion about what they would put on their bucket list, one of the girls says one thing: sex. This single word sends ripples throughout the five girls, as the thought of sex begins taking over their daily lives. And, after walking in on Izumi during a very private moment, Kazusa is sent into a spiral of emotion that forces her to face her true feelings for him. Now, with their hearts racing and the literature club facing immediate disbandment, the five girls must work hard to keep both their sanities and their club alive.

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Sugawara, Niina Main

Anzai, Chika Japanese

Onodera, Kazusa Main

Kouno, Hiyori Japanese

Hongou, Hitoha Main

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Sonezaki, Rika Main

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Sudou, Momoko Main

Asakura, Momo Japanese

Amagi, Shun Supporting

Hirose, Yuuya Japanese

Juujou, Sonoe Supporting

Tomatsu, Haruka Japanese

Yamagishi, Tomoaki Supporting

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Norimoto, Izumi Supporting

Tsuchiya, Shinba Japanese

Saegusa, Hisashi Supporting

Sakuya, Shunsuke Japanese

Saitou, Shunsuke Producer

Aoi, Hiroyuki Producer

Yonai, Noritomo Producer

Sawada, Airi Producer

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Aug 19, 2024

Toby_14

Recommended

This has truly been an unexpected experience as how it started and how it rolled things into a much heavier tone. With the genre of romance/drama in mind, I believe that they have done very well to use this as the main element to move the story forward. With the level of execution of its drama, I can easily put it in between Nisekoi and Toradora, and if we were to scale it, I'd put oregairu at number one and this anime to number five.

It seems to have used the same formula as Toradora did but with fewer episodes to go with and the ... first half done in moderation. A lot of people dropped Toradora due to Taiga's extreme behavior, ending up with viewers having to bear it until it became interesting. In Araburu, the first half wasn't all that bad, I really thought I was watching cute girls doing cute stuffs but it caught me off guard when things went to absolute shit. I love drama, most especially if it's heavier than your ballsacks; true, it is a bit exaggerated and it is a kind of drama that you won't see in real life, but I love the way they used elements of the drama/romance genre to unravel the conflict, and as a writer myself, I say that it is a well constructed narrative progression. To be honest, this only got a 9/10 from me just because it felt like the ending wasn't finished at all with some conflicts being left unsolved but that was it. I'm just glad that it didn't ended up wasting my time like it did in HigeHiro, with the first half being interesting and everything until shit didn't make any sense anymore and it all became cringe as balls and story went to absolute garbage. And so I guarantee you that the Araburu's 12 episodic story is without a doubt, worth of you time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 13, 2024

andiabrudan

Mixed Feelings

I'm on the lookout for anime that don't deserve their rating. This one isn't it.

My main issue is that none of the characters are relatable. Maybe I'm just too old for this kind of stuff, or maybe because I'm a man, but I could not connect or cheer for any of the characters here. They all have good moments, but just when it gets good, it feels like another one of our main cast steps on the foot of the character we're focused on. Heck, there are like 2 or 3 moments where the suspense is actually tangible, but then they drop a cliché interruption ... that just ruins the moment.

The first few episodes do actually have a good hook. It's something new that we don't see in generic high-school anime. But, for me, as the story progressed, I felt like I could not stand most of the main cast.
As controversial as Hongou's relationship is, I think that one worked out the best, in the end, as it's so sequestered from everybody, and we actually get to explore her thoughts and feelings the best.
The rest of the girls, however, I almost completely hated. In fact, I was actively hoping that they would fail in their endeavors.
They all try to get with boys for one reason or another, but the way they go about it is, for lack of better terms, dumb and annoying. This is why I say I might be too old for this kind of stuff; I just wouldn't have the patience to put up with their shenanigans.

I would say that there are 2 parts to the story here. There is a tipping point around halfway through.
The main cast stops being so exhausting after that, but the plot doesn't get any better. The girls actually start stepping on each other's toes even more after that.
Honestly, it kinda made me wish the story would just go haywire like in School Days towards the end. There is some mild tension that could actually explode in a glorious way, but unfortunately the author never sets fire to the keg. Instead, we get a wishy-washy ending that solves all the problems and everybody lives happily ever after.

It is sad to see a story that has a strong start become more and more generic as it goes on. This could have been much better.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 25, 2024

Giratinaswrath

Not Recommended

I wanted to like this show. The topic is interesting, but usually poorly done and this was no exception. Almost all the characters unrealistically, despite the show trying to portray realistic emotions. Not in a unpredictable teenager kind of way, but in a no-one-would-ever-behave-like-that kind of way. When confronted by problems the cast comes off as easily brushing them aside, incredibly dumb, or malicious for no reason. The build up is very poor and a lot of the drama comes on too fast or seemingly without cause. Without spoilers I will say the ending was super forced and everything wraps up immediately. The complicated ideas ... the show brings up are done in a shallow way, maybe because there are too many. I cannot tell if these topics were fumbled or if morally deficient or questionable points were made on purpose as a "happy ending" for every single problem.

4/10
It was enjoyable in some places, but, overall. I would rather not have watched it. In my opinion.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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