Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen is Indecipherable) / Tall Guy Short Girl Special Part 1

One is big, one is petite, no bollocks in this special!  Part one Edwin and Jack review the most surprising high school romance comedy in 2022 with Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen is Indecipherable).  The story starts off with Matsuboshi Raido, a tall and big high school boy who easily gets lost in his thoughts.  He promises to make a good impression with any seatmate of his for the school year, and that seatmate happens to be Reina Aharen, a very small and mysterious girl.  Raido tries to make small talk happen but keeps getting the cold shoulder from Aharen.  As Raido becomes more self-conscious he realizes that Aharen is actually talking to him but extremely closely and with barely any sound.  Raido practices his listening skills with Aharan and that begins a most unusual bond in this quirky but charming show.  We further discuss the show's qualities from the character's dynamics to it's comparisons to Komi Can't Communicate and how this simple comedy becomes a very thoughtful and meta experience by the finale.