Aho-Girl

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Aho-Girl

Aho Girl cover.jpeg

Cover of volume 1.

(Aho gru)

Genre Comedy, slice of life

Manga

Written by Hiroyuki

Published by Kodansha

English publisher

NA

Kodansha USA

Demographic Shnen

Magazine

Bessatsu Shonen Magazine (current)

Weekly Shnen Magazine (former)

Original run November 28, 2012 present

Volumes 9

Anime television series

Directed by

Keiz Kusakawa

Shingo Tamaki

Written by Takashi Aoshima

Music by Gin

Studio Diomeda

Original network Tokyo MX, SUN, BS11

Original run July 4, 2017 present

Episodes 10 (List of episodes)

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Aho-Girl (Japanese: Hepburn: Aho gru) is an ongoing Japanese four-panel slice-of-life
comedy shnen manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki.[1] It was originally serialized in
Weekly Shnen Magazine on November 28, 2012.[2] and then moved to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine
in July 2015.[3] Nine compilation volumes by Kodansha have been released so far.[4] An anime
television series adaptation by Diomeda began airing in July 2017.

Contents [hide]

1 Plot

2 Characters

2.1 Major characters

2.2 Supporting characters

3 Media

3.1 Volume list

3.2 Anime

4 Reception

5 Notes

6 Works cited

7 References

8 External links

Plot[edit]

The story follows the everyday lives of high school girl Yoshiko Hanabatake, known to be stupid
academically as well as socially. She constantly hangs out with and annoys her studious and serious
neighbor Akuru Akutsu, whom Yoshiko's mother wants her to marry. Yoshiko becomes friends with
the level-headed Sayaka Sumino, who, along with Akuru, try to keep Yoshiko in check. The Public
Morals Chairwoman dislikes the free-spirited Yoshiko but when Akuru makes some casual remarks
that compliment her, the chairwoman falls in love with Akuru and begins stalking him while
repressing her perverted thoughts. Yoshiko also befriends a delinquent guy Ryuichi Kurosaki who
thinks of Yoshiko as a gang leader, a group of playground kids, a group of gyarus, and some other
students and staff at school.

Characters[edit]

Major characters[edit]

Yoshiko Hanabatake ( Hanabatake Yoshiko)

Voiced by: Aoi Yki[5]

The title character of the story is a high school girl who is stupid both academically and socially. She
even gets zeroes on multiple choice tests.Ch. 1 However what she lacks intellectual capacity she
makes up with lots of spunk, ridiculous audacity and lots of energy when it comes to what she
wants. She has light brown hair styled in long twin tails. She frequently hangs out with her neighbor,
childhood best friend and classmate Akutsu whom she calls "Akkun",Vol. 2 profiles much to his
annoyance. Her favorite food is bananas, where she can tell every bit of detail about its variety,
texture and how it's grown.Ch. 9

Akuru Akutsu ( Akutsu Akuru)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[5]

Akuru is a smart and serious high school student who is constantly annoyed by Yoshiko's antics. The
reason he and Yoshiko are classmates is because he chose to attend a local high school as the really
academic schools were too far away for him to study properly. He scolds Yoshiko for her idiotic
behavior, even resorting to punches.Ch. 1 He prefers to study, and does not have a girlfriend or any
friends besides Yoshiko, although Sayaka agrees to be his friend out of pity.Ch. 3 A recurring gag is
that he is never able to get a perfect score on any exam.

Sayaka Sumino ( Sumino Sayaka)

Voiced by: Sayaka Harada[5]

Akuru and Yoshiko's classmate who ends up becoming friends with the two. She has blond hair that
goes over her shoulders and wears her school uniform with white knee socks. She too is level-
headed and assumes the straight-man role,Ch. 2 often moderating interactions between Yoshiko
and others.Ch. 56, 66 She is kind and worries about being boring.Vol. 2 profiles She is very sensitive,
especially when others point out her small chest. She sometimes loses her patience.Ch. 3, 22, 66

Fuki Iincho[6][7] ( Fki Iinch, lit. "morals chairman", manga: Head Monitor,Vol. 2 profile
anime: Disciplinary Committee PresidentEp. 1)

Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[5]

An unnamed high school upperclassman who is in charge of morals at the school. She has long dark
hair. She cannot stand Yoshiko's idiocy. When Akuru starts complimenting her by accident, saying
princely things like "If (Yoshiko) gives you any more trouble let me know." and "She's a hundred
times more attractive than (Yoshiko)", she develops a major crush on Akuru.Ch. 5 She starts stalking
him, and often has lewd fantasies about him.Ch. 7, 11, 16, 25 Yoshiko considers her a rival because
of the girl's large breast size.Ch. 5 In many instances she tries to reach out to Akuru but her
interactions give her a reputation of being just as weird, even though she is unaware of that.Ch. 7,
32-33, 53 She is fairly smart academically, placing in the top 5 of her class.Ch. 73

Supporting characters[edit]

Yoshie Hanabatake ( Hanabatake Yoshie)

Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[5]

Yoshiko's mother is constantly worrying about her daughter, but brightens up that Akuru pays
attention to her and secretly hopes he and Yoshiko can marry.Ch. 2 She hatches several schemes to
have Yoshiko flirt with Akuru but they often backfire.Ch. 8 At first she perceives Sayaka to be a
threat to marry Akuru but after checking her panties are that of a child, she deems her safe.Ch. 14
Ryuuichi Kurosaki ( Kurosaki Ryichi)

Voiced by: Taku Yashiro[8]

A delinquent guy whom Yoshiko interacts with, he becomes Yoshiko's disciple, calling her anego (
, "big sister").Ch. 4, 6 He tries to become friends with Akuru but fails because of his shyness,
and ends up acting more like his underling.Ch. 29

Ruri Akutsu ( Akutsu Ruri)

Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi[8]

Akuru's little sister who is in the fifth grade. She is worried she will become an idiot like Yoshiko as
she struggles academically,Ch. 10 and that even her brother tells her to give up - even giving her a
guidebook on how to get through life without a degree. She admires Sayaka-chan because she helps
tutor her a little bit.Ch. 18

Playground kids

Two boys (Mamoru and Tadashi) and a girl (Nozomi ()) whom Yoshiko meets at the playground.
They are concerned about Yoshiko's desires to just play all day and not study.Ch. 12, 17, 27

Atsuko Oshieda ( Oshieda Atsuko)

Voiced by: Rina Sat[8]

Yoshiko's homeroom teacher. She tries to teach Yoshiko but with not much luck. She becomes
painfully aware of her singleness because of Yoshiko.Ch. 15, 21, 28

Dog ( Inu)

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[5]

A big dog that Yoshiko takes a liking to and would like to ride like a horse.Ch. 17, 24 Akuru likes him
too as he seems to understand his feelings.Ch. 48

Rinko Inui ( Inui Rinko)

A second-year student who takes a liking to Yoshiko and treats her like a dog, even with commands
like sit and stay. Her facial expression is difficult to read.Ch. 31, 35

Akane Eimura ( Eimura Akane)

Voiced by: MAO[8]

The leader of a trio of gyaru classmates whom Yoshiko starts interacting with later in the series. They
do not really like her, but they are just as dumb as Yoshiko in school.Ch. 57, 58 Akane has red hair
and is the most antagonistic of the three against Yoshiko.Ch. 151. However, she tends to listen and
participate in Yoshiko's schemes, and is sometimes unwillingly manipulated by her. She dislikes
Akuru, who calls her ugly. She also wants to be more popular and have a boyfriend.Ch. 62, 66, 75

Kii Hiiragi ( Hragi Kii)

Voiced by: Rena Maeda[8]

The second of the gyaru classmates.Ch. 57, 58 She has short blond hair.Ch. 151
Kuroko Shiina ( Shna Kuroko)

Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi[8]

The third of the gyaru classmates.Ch. 57, 58 She has long dark hair.Ch. 81, 151 She is only one of the
three who has a boyfriend (Toshi), although she is extremely shy about it.Ch. 57, 58, 81

Media[edit]

The manga was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shnen Magazine starting on November 28, 2012[2]
A crossover one-shot with Love Hina was released on August 27, 2014.[9] Starting with the July 2015
issue, Aho-Girl was moved to Bessatsu Shnen Magazine.[3][10]

Kodansha USA has licensed the manga series in English.[11] The English manga cover presents the
title as a dictionary definition.[12]

Volume list[edit]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN English release date English ISBN

1 May 17, 2013[13] ISBN 978-4-06-384871-7 July 18, 2017[12] ISBN

9781632364579

Chapters 1-19. Covers chapters published in Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2012 issue 52 to 2013
issue 19.

The volume introduces the main characters for the series: Yoshiko Hanabatake, a stupid and clueless
high school girl; her classmate and neighbor Akuru Akutsu who loves to study but is annoyed by her
shenanigans; Yoshiko's mom devises schemes for the two to be together in romantic situations;
Sayaka Sumino, a classmate that becomes friends with the two; Ryuichi Kurosaki, a delinquent guy
who looks up to Yoshiko; the school's Head Monitor, a girl who despises Yoshiko, but develops an
obsessive crush on Akuru; Akuru's little sister Ruri, who also struggles academically; the
neighborhood kids at the playground that Yoshiko hangs out with; and Atusko Oshieda, who is
Yoshiko's homeroom teacher. Other stories include: Yoshiko and Akuru watch a PreCure film, Sayaka
visits Yoshiko's mom, The Head Monitor hides a photo of Akuru from Yoshiko, Yoshiko meets a big
dog, Yoshiko interrupts Ruri and Sayaka's study session, Yoshiko tries to comfort Akuru over his
grades by acting like a mom.

2 October 17, 2013[14] ISBN 978-4-06-394954-4 August 15, 2017[15] ISBN

9781632364586

Chapters 20-36. Covers chapters published in Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2013 issues 20-36, 37.

Yoshiko plays Concentration with Akuru. Oshieda-sensei tries to tutor Yoshiko in reading
comprehension. Yoshiko, Sayaka and the Head Monitor break into Akuru's room to find out what he
would like for his birthday. Yoshiko and the Head Monitor try to be body sushi models. Yoshiko
brings home Dog and buys an expensive banana. Yoshiko's mom confronts the Head Monitor. While
hiking, Akuru lays banana-based traps for Yoshiko. Yoshiko and the playground kids attend a super
sentai show. Oshieda-sensei trains Yoshiko to be a Japanese idol. Yoshiko helps Ryuichi relate to
Akuru. Yoshiko tutors Ruri on