Should I Watch Aharen-san wa Hakarenai?

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai cover art

Japanese title: 阿波連さんははかれない

English title: Aharen Is Indecipherable

No. of Episodes: 12

Season: Spring 2022

My personal score: 8/10

Quick answer: It made me happy, so yes.

Ahh, here we go. Another one of these calming and easy-going slice of life anime. You've probably heard this term "hiyashikei", roughly translates to "claming type", this is another one of those anime. And it is a pretty good one.

The story is about a pair of MC's that somehow always ends up stuck together with each other like a letter and a stamp, and filled with a lot of smiles and giggles from the comedy of it.

There's quite a unique aspect to the plot, despite the development being relatively typical for the most part. Why the pair of MC's end up stuck together, you ask? If you're curious about that enough, then that would be a sign that this anime is worth watching!

Pacing of the anime wasn't consistent all the way too. At some points the pace feels a little slow, at other points the pace feels a little fast, and overall felt fairly well balanced.

Characters and art style are both great, though not something entirely new. Absolutely not a boring moment throughout!

All in all, this one is a very kawaii and fluffy anime, and sure brought quite the joy in me.

The ending seems to hint at a potential sequel, so we shall see about that. If a sequel does air, you can be sure you'll find my opinion on whether you should watch that anime, right here!

What's good:

  • Pretty cute and floof anime
  • Pacing felt good
  • Can fill you with joys and laughs
  • Very good for destressing
  • Overall art looks pretty great

What's not so good:

  • Not much thrills can be felt, may not suit the tastes of higher paced anime audience
  • Ultimately it's nothing unique, but is still good