Super quiet Aharen Reina isn’t great with personal space—she’s either inches from your face or too far to hear, leaving people totally baffled. But when Raido, the friendly guy seated next to her, helps retrieve a dropped eraser, Aharen suddenly wants to get closer to him. From that moment on, she’s constantly by his side. And surprisingly…he’s cool with it.
 
This offbeat, sweet-natured rom-com proves that friendship—and maybe even something more—can bloom from the most awkward encounters.
 
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

The story follows the "indecipherable" daily life of the short and quiet Reina Aharen and Raidou who sits next to her. Aharen is not so good at gauging the distance between people, and Raidou initially felt some distance between the two of them. One day, when Raidou picked up the eraser that Aharen had dropped, the distance between them suddenly became uncomfortably close. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

The second season of Aharen-san wa Hakarenai. 
The quiet, awkward Aharen-san and her schoolmate Raidou went from unlikely friends to nearly inseparable. As another semester begins, new opportunities, challenges, and relationships present themselves as Aharen-san and Raidou navigate their school days. Now, Aharen-san struggles to know how vulnerable she can get with a new transfer student. 
(Source: Crunchyroll, edited)

A One-Shot of Aharen-san wa Hakarenai published in WSJ 2022 issue 18

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