Series synopsis
My Clueless First Friend, also known as 事情を知らない転校生がグイグイくる。 is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 9, 2023. It ended on July 2, 2023. It stars Konomi Kohara and Shizuka Ishigami.
One lonely, gloomy fifth-grade girl is the target of her classmates' relentless bullying and teasing—that is, until a new kid arrives on the scene. Friendly Takada is as clueless as he is well-meaning, but somehow he possesses the magic ability to start drawing "Grim Reaper" Nishimura out of her shell. As the elementary schoolers experience all the fun of a childhood summer together—from going to the pool to picking sunflowers to watching fireworks—an unusual friendship blossoms!
Premise
One lonely, gloomy fifth-grade girl is the target of her classmates' relentless bullying and teasing—that is, until a new kid arrives on the scene. Friendly Takada is as clueless as he is well-meaning, but somehow he possesses the magic ability to start drawing "Grim Reaper" Nishimura out of her shell. As the elementary schoolers experience all the fun of a childhood summer together—from going to the pool to picking sunflowers to watching fireworks—an unusual friendship blossoms!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Konomi Kohara as Akane Nishimura (voice)
- Shizuka Ishigami as Taiyo Takada (voice)
Guest cast
- Kengo Kawanishi as Daichi Hino (voice)
- Reina Kondo as Umi Adachi (voice)
- Wakana Maruoka as Sumire Kasahara (voice)
- Kohei Amasaki as Kotaro Kitagawa (voice)
- Shinnosuke Tokudome as Yuya Yamamoto (voice)
- Seiji Maeda as Katsunori Tanaka (voice)
- Mayuko Kazama as Junko Kurokawa (voice)
- Aria Seki as Megu Nagie (voice)
- Kiko Tamura as Iori Moriguchi (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Akane's Father (voice)
- Miki Ito as Akane's Grandmother (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Yukiko Takada (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 9, 2023 | July 2, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Grim Reaper and the Transfer Student Nishimura Akane is always alone, teased by her classmates as the "Grim Reaper". But Takada Taiyou, a new transfer student, quickly takes an interest in her and her rumored deadly curse. Now it's up to the new kid to shake things up in the class! |
April 9, 2023 |
| 2 |
Lunch Duty and Ghost Photographs and Love Letters Be it serving up school lunches, trying to photograph ghosts, or writing love letters, Taiyou just can't get enough of hanging out with Akane. And with his big sister, Yukiko, thrown into the mix, Akane's in for double the affection! |
April 16, 2023 |
| 3 |
Summer Vacation Begins As everyone in class begins to make plans for the upcoming break, Akane finds that she's the only one with a wide open schedule. Luckily, Taiyou's here to make sure that both of them have a fun summer vacation packed to the brim! |
April 23, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 2023 |
| Last aired | July 2, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |