Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai!

As a fan of the harem genre, I was expecting the usual cliches, but this anime surprised me with its unique approach.

The story follows Nariyuki Yuiga, a high school student who becomes a tutor for three intelligent but troubled girls - Fumino, Rizu, and Uruka. What sets Bokuben apart is its focus on the girls' individual struggles and strengths, rather than just their romantic interests.

The characters are well-developed and relatable, with each girl having her own distinct personality, quirks, and motivations. Fumino's naivety and kindness, Rizu's analytical mind, and Uruka's athletic prowess make for a fascinating dynamic.

The anime expertly balances humor, heartwarming moments, and character ... growth. Nariyuki's dedication to his students is admirable, and his interactions with each girl are genuine and entertaining.

The animation is vibrant, with expressive character designs and detailed backgrounds. The soundtrack complements the tone perfectly, with catchy OP and ED themes.

Season 2 is mostly follows the similar formula as season 1, numerous jokes here and there, overly lucky main character and also; fanservice. But compared to season 1, season 2 is actually slightly funnier in some areas though the storyline, while its actually a bit interesting, gets ruined by the mediocre ending.

I noticed that some jokes are repeated with season 1 but for some reason the jokes here are slightly funnier and other jokes are actually really funny and enjoyable.

The animation is essentially the same as season 1 and the sound and music are also the same. Characters are hilarious but storywise, the characters doesn't ... really get anywhere.

All in all, this season is quite enjoyable and the weak ending doesn't really destroy the series that much.

Here's the thing. I really like anime that focus on the education journey for entrance exams, because I went through that myself. So, it's the reason why I have a soft spot for this anime.

BOKUBEN is pretty good, in my opinion. The characters are fun and have their own little quirks which are fun to explore, although they don't really have any developments in character other than a love for the oh so perfect MC.

The MC is pretty basic, nothing too outstanding although I like how they show that he too has dirty thoughts and is not this perfect being of innocence. I couldn't ... hate him though.

The OST is also super nice to listen to. I really loved the soundtracks. They're worth a listen on their own, I'd say.

Coming to the art style, I.. really like it. Not because of the ecchi scenes, they didn't stand out that much to be honest, but because of the character design and the overall comedic scenes. It keeps it really interesting to watch.

The only development I've seen in this is that of Fumino, which was VERY refreshing. I really liked that, but that's about it.

One disapointment is that Kirisu Sensei seems to have been reduced to just another damsel in distress for Yuiga to save. I would have appreciated some level of character development on her part at the very least.

Overall, fuck man, I'd still re watch it, the character style and the ecchi is fun enough to warrant that at the very least.

This review is spoiler free but with bad Grammer. Enjoy!

Personal Enjoyment: Not much to review. It's ur average slice of life harem school anime. It's a fun show to watch if u don't mind the cliches. Although the 1 arc in this season was very tasteful.

Read Manga: If ur planning to read the Manga, make sure to either start from chapter 70 or from the beginning. The ending to the show is completely anime original, the Manga is still ongoing. The anime orginal ending is fine for these type of shows I personally did not mind.


Sound/music: I enjoyed the opening and ending, both are ... super catchy. My favorite ost however goes to the character songs. I do prefer S1 opening more. As for ost in the show, it's pretty typical for these types of shows.


Animation/Art: The animation is fine, expect for the cgi driving parts (ew leave it to polygon or Orange studio for cgi animation pls). The character designs are pretty well done, liked more then the actual art Manga art.

Overall 7/10 for my enjoyment. Hey 1 point higher then S1.

P.S The arc that I'm talking about (which u should know snice u probably finish watching both seasons). Is after the the festival arc, which means they skipped the festival arc to do her arc first and left the festival arc to conclude the show.


Are u happy now MAL? I wrote a longer review

Not as good as S1, but still worth watching it you enjoyed the first season. The plot...seems to not really go anywhere this season? But the characters themselves are so damn good it's still worthwhile. Maybe we were just spoiled by how good the first season was and we fell in love so quickly- but man sometimes this show felt like trudging through mud. My main complaint is the lack of interactions between the girls- whereas last season it was plentiful and kept the plot interesting. S2 here you'll get one episode pretty much dedicated to 1 or 2 girls, and it's rare any one ... else shows up. Over all though, it's probably top 6 or 7 in my harem genre anime list.

So I will start with the story. Its pretty generic for a harem tbh. Similar to the Gotoubun series. Tutor who is an all rounder for all his subjects needs money or more of a scholarship reccommendation so he teaches the girls who are pretty bad in alot of subjects but in this case, each of them is specialized in a certain subject but wants to learn the other subjects that they suck in. Season 1 was very much on this storyline approach but I felt Season 2 strayed away with minimal focus given to the original plot. It was more on their relationships rather ... than the studies. They all like him because he is a nice guy and all. Overall it is an enjoyable harem.

Art was a 9/10 cos it is the type that appeals to me and I really liked it. I give it 9 because in one of the episodes, they used pretty bad CGI for what could have been a real good performance. Other than that, all good.

Sound, well the songs are nice. Cheerful and enjoyable without being cringy. I couldnt complain.

Now for characters, I do think they did a great job in this area. Each of the girls had their own arc which really I think would invest their audience into the character greatly. The arcs bring out each of their personalites really well. None of them are similar in anyway making each girl their own unique self and having a shot at taking the spot for best girl. I am TeamFuruhashi btw but that doesnt matter.

For enjoyment, I gave it a 8/10 that factors in 2 things. One, solid harem. Enjoyable and hard to pick a best girl tbh. This itself has earned it a 10/10 for a harem anime imo. Very enjoyable and nothing was left out or lackluster. Each girl well defined and boundaries between relationships properly set. I then gave it -2 points because of how it ended. The ending was really out of nowhere and they added a time skip at the end kicking out the chance of a potential Season 3. The ending aftercthe time skip was as unsatisfactory cos for one, my best girl didnt win and two, it was kinda outta nowhere since this girl wasnt really focused on in the majority of season 2. I could have never seen it coming.

Overall, without any bias, it was pretty enjoyable and I am quite sad that it has come to an end. Worth the watch for sure.

So, season 2 continues the story of Nariyuki, Ogata, Furahashi, and Takemi as they try to figure out their lives. I thought season 1 was mid at best, however, season 2 wasn't much better. The jokes didn't land for me and while the story was a lot better, especially the second half, it didn't do much for it overall. Ogata was the only character I really liked and to be fair she received a fair bit of development (they all did), but beyond that, I didn't care much about the rest. I felt Nariyuki was made to be some sort of Mary Sue character as ... he could do just about anything.

Nariyuki felt a bit like a cardboard cutout and there was little else to go on. The animation was decent for the most part but really went downhill towards the end with the dodgy CGI and the static animation (maybe they were rushing.) The end was okay I guess and it closed things out as much as you'd expect from an anime like this. The romantic aspect wasn't really fun for me and the anime failed to get me invested in any of the ships. The lack of complexity of most of the characters (Furuhashi and Ogata aside) and the stale writing made this an anime I wanted to finish quickly so I could move on to something more fun.