Aharen-san wa Hakarenai

Seeing as this is an ongoing manga (there are only 13 chapters available at the time of this review), I will only be covering it up to that point.

"Aharen-san wa Hakarenai", or "Aharen Is Indecipherable", is a short length comedy about a girl who can't seem to be understood. I know this doesn't sound very interesting on its own, but so far it's really funny and charming. It reminds me a lot of "Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge", or "Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless" in the sense that the characters act in a similar way. Instead of revolving around Tanaka being lazy and Ohta reacting to it, we have Raidou, who's trying to get closer to Aharen-san.

Each chapter is about Raidou and Aharen being in different situations, ranging from being in class to going to the game centre. It follows a pretty straight-forward pattern, starting out with either them being in class, or them hanging out, and ending in either them becoming closer or with a funny joke.

If you want a pretty funny and charming manga, definitely give this a try.

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Aharen-san is definitely one of the funniest manga I have ever read, up there with Nichijou, Grand Blue, and Kaguya-sama. If you're into dry-but-ridiculous comedy, I think you'll love it.

Aharen herself is adorable, thanks to her small height, quietness, and kuudere nature. She pairs ridiculously well with Raidou, who is tall-ish, has a ridiculous imagination, and is similarly a kuudere. Having both the main characters exhibit the same nature can be hard, but Aharen-san nails it spectacularly. Every daily occurrence becomes something ridiculous, thanks to Raidou's over-imagination and Aharen's inability to speak up. In the end, any misunderstanding is ultimately cleared up for a satisfying and funny ending. Pretty much every chapter makes me laugh, and I always look forward to the next one.

If you like Tanaka-kun is Always Listless, you'll probably like this manga as well.

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