The Aharen-san wa Hakarenai anime is getting a second season, and a teaser image and trailer have been released. The announcement was made during a special broadcast held on Saturday hosted by Inori Minase (voice of Reina) and Takuma Terashima (voice of Raido).
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen is indecipherable in English) is a manga series by Asato Mizu. The first season premiered in April 2022 with 12 episodes. Studio Felix Film animated the anime with Tomoe Makino and Yasutaka Yamamoto as directors. Takao Yoshitaka wrote the script and MONACA composed the music.
Voice actor group Trysail performs the series' opening theme while musical duo HaKoniwalily sings the ending theme. The first season's cast includes:
Inori Minase as Reina AharenTakuma Terashima as Raido MatsuboshiM・A・O as Mitsuki OshiroTetsuya Kakihara as IshikawaTomori Kusunoki as Hanako SatoKana Hanazawa as Tobaru-senseiYurie Kozakai as Miyahira-sensei
The series is currently available to stream on Bilibili and Crunchyroll and the following describes the plot of the series as follows:
Socially awkward Aharen-san has issues with personal boundaries, either being too close or too far away from her classmates. When classmate Raido picks up her dropped eraser, Aharen-san decides they are now best friends. Whether studying, playing video games, or just eating lunch—she goes along. What follows is an impromptu bonding that shows feelings can blossom in the most unexpected places!
Source: Official Website, Special Broadcast
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