24 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestThe animal-costumed Nariyuki's intrusion onto the stage brings Fumino's play to an ending that has the crowd on its feet. Meanwhile, business is booming at Rizu's class's udon shop.
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…!?
Writing
Genuine cleverness beneath the harem tropes—exam anxiety hits different.
Acting
Ryota Osaka's panicked everyman energy carries the whole operation.
Production
Visual metaphors so extra they become art—literal study hellscapes.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'VIP recommendation' system mirrors real Japanese university entrance pressure—this comedy is secretly horror for exam-takers. The 'ronin' year dread is REAL.
The manga famously had multiple endings (routes) for each girl—a controversial 'choose your own canon' that split the fandom into eternal warfare. The anime played it safer with one clear winner.
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