I was just going to watch an episode, but ended up finishing the series instead. Season 2, when?
Let me tell you: It was a wild ride. Kinda stupid at times, really, but hilariously so. Made me go pffft more times than I can recall! Also a lot of kyaas and a few ehhh--it was an experience! But enough about me already, let's talk about Ao-Chan Can't Study!
A summary of the story: The story follows the high school girl Ao-Chan, who stuggles with childhood trauma from being the daughter of an erotic fiction author who has made her life miserable with his pervy ways. Ashamed of his existence she dedicates all her time to studying so she can get into a good university and move as far away from him as she possibly can. Since all of her time goes to studying she's a loner, having no time for friends, and especially not for boys. Because of her father she distrusts all men, thinking them all perverts and wolves, and so she does her best to avoid them, but all of that changes when the popular boy, Takumi Kijima, confesses that he has a crush on her. Ao-chan makes every effort to reject him, having no time for boys and dating, but fails miserably everytime she looks at Kijima, thinking about all the things she wants him to do to her, while he is trying his hardest to make his true feelings come through to her. It's all very will they, won't they. (And surprisingly sweet and wholesome.)
And so begins our rom-com adventure! (and, as mentioned earlier; it was a wild ride.)
My thoughts: For an ecchi anime I found it to be surprisingly adorable. It had a great cast of supporting characters as well, my favourite being Soichiro Yabe, her fathers editor and a cutie. (Who would have been perfect for a love triangle, but I guess not. Hmpf. Anyway...)
The storyline can be very predictable at times but I found it very enjoyable to watch! And with every episode being just 12 minutes long it's perfect if you're looking to watch something new while not having to dedicate too much time to it. (Which, I think we all can agree can be a nice change at times!) It has a fun cast of characters, and a banger of an opening. It's super catchy. Don't believe me? here, judge for yourself.
Right? right? told you.
Conclusion: would I recommend it? Yes, yes I would. It was a lot of fun! and I liked it enough that I would watch season 2 if it ever were to come out. It probably won't be everyone's cup of tea, but you won't know until you give it a chance, right? (So... Go do that. You won't regret it. Probably?)
