We Never Learn: BOKUBEN
2019
Original language: Japanese
- animation
- comedy
The story
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…!?
What it’s like
Bright, saturated cel animation with clean pastel classrooms, sunlit windows and crisp blue uniforms, and an exaggerated comic style where faces collapse into wide-eyed reaction gags and stylised sweat drops. Scenes move in snappy cuts, with a bouncy, upbeat score that tips into pop-song flourishes during the flustered moments. The vibe is breezy and goofy: light, cheerful school-comedy energy for an easy afternoon or a late-night laugh, with a sense of being lightly teased rather than tensely hooked. Its rhythm is brisk and episodic, with the comedy coming from repeated misunderstandings and deadpan asides. Emotionally it stays warm and low-stakes, following a flustered, put-upon student and a cast of overachievers whose fragile, awkward attractions to him build slowly through a string of mishaps. The intensity is mild: slapstick and bumbling embarrassment, no real violence or gore, and fanservice in the form of costume gags, bath and swimsuit scenes, and suggestive, cheeky framing that never becomes explicit. It suits viewers who enjoy harem romcom comedy, school-life settings, and comfort-watching a silly, affectionate ensemble without any darkness.
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