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Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun

Original title: Asobi Asobase
  • TV Series
  • 2018
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
2.1K
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Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun (2018)
Three wildly different 8th graders create a "pastimes" club to get through the absurdity of middle school. Or something. They just want to have fun.
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Three wildly different 8th graders create a "pastimes" club to get through the absurdity of middle school. Or something. They just want to have fun.Three wildly different 8th graders create a "pastimes" club to get through the absurdity of middle school. Or something. They just want to have fun.Three wildly different 8th graders create a "pastimes" club to get through the absurdity of middle school. Or something. They just want to have fun.

  • Creator
    • Rin Suzukawa
  • Stars
    • Hina Kino
    • Rika Nagae
    • Konomi Kohara
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Rin Suzukawa
    • Stars
      • Hina Kino
      • Rika Nagae
      • Konomi Kohara
    • 16User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Episodes15

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    Hina Kino
    • Hanako Honda
    • 2018
    Rika Nagae
    • Olivia
    • 2018
    Konomi Kohara
    • Kasumi Nomura
    • 2018
    Maki Izawa
    • Narration
    • 2018
    Ryôko Maekawa
    • Higuchi-sensei
    • 2018
    Manaka Iwami
    Manaka Iwami
    • Female Student…
    • 2018
    Akira Sekine
    • Female Student…
    • 2018
    Ryôtarô Okiayu
    Ryôtarô Okiayu
    • Maeda
    • 2018
    Honoka Inoue
    • Student Council President
    • 2018
    Haruka Chisuga
    • Kasumi's Older Sister…
    • 2018
    Mai Kanazawa
    • Oka-san…
    • 2018
    Aoi Yûki
    Aoi Yûki
    • Tsugumi Aozora
    • 2018
    Bin Shimada
    Bin Shimada
    • Hanako's Grandfather
    • 2018
    Mitsuki Saiga
    • Takayanagi-sensei
    • 2018
    Megumi Toda
    • Agrippa…
    • 2018
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Olivia's Brother
    • 2018
    Kaito Ishikawa
    • Koichi-kun…
    • 2018
    Shû Uchida
    • Fujiwara
    • 2018
    • Creator
      • Rin Suzukawa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews16

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    10cjsoto-37729

    Best comedy

    It's been some years since an amazing comedy anime has come out. This one is by far one of these best if not the best comedy it's up there with nichijou and gintama. I haven't enjoyed myself or laughed that hard in a long time basically every episode has my sides splitting. I've also fallen in love with Hina Kino her acting even though this is a comedy has so much passion so much emotion in her voice I can't wait to see her in more shows she's really shining in this role. She's put an A+++ effort and deserves as much honor as possible not to take away from Rika nagae or konomi kohara they too are putting amazing effort in. Together all three of them have brought such life into this show it's astonishing. Hope this show gets many more seasons. 15/10 in my book totally worth a watch or 5
    8KIKIMI_001

    New Japanese High School Girl Comedy

    Comedies like this are so hard to find!

    It was best to express the directing shown in the original cartoon well.

    Above all, each character was fun, so I could imagine what kind of comedy would come out if I was alone in the classroom.

    Three high school girls are the main characters, but there is nothing more feminine than the comedy genre. But that's the point.

    The original author knew that, so he would have shown us a laugh with such a directing.

    What surprised me even more was that a new actor was cast in this work.

    I was worried that it would be weird, but there was no need to worry.

    Even if this work comes out in the 2nd season, I will be completely convinced.
    9Tweekums

    Asobi Asobase - Workshop of Fun

    This school girl anime is centred on Hanako, Olivia and Kasumi; three friends who are second years at an all-girls middle school. They are the members of the unofficial Pastimers Club; the pastimes in question being talking or doing what they feel like at the time. We don't just see them hanging out together; they interact with other students and a teacher they try to make their official adviser.

    This looks like many other anime series but once one starts watching it feels different... and certainly delivers the laughs. The character designs are distinctive, some might say ugly, but that fits with the humour of the series. The characters are a lot of fun in their own ways; Olivia pretends that her Japanese is poor but in fact she is fluent... her English on the other hand is below average; Hanako introduces the others to some odd games and Kasumi isn't keen on games and enjoys writing yaoi stories. Overall I'd certainly recommend this hilarious series.

    These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
    9farhanmdyaseen

    Couldn't stop laughing

    Give it a try if u like anime like grand blue, prison school or konosuba. The comedy is well written and doesn't feel cringe or forced . It's available on YouTube too.
    9CyrilMartin

    A comedic relief, Finest!

    This anime might look like your typical girl anime but it's not, this is the girl version of the anime Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou but with middle school girls. This reminiscent of the nostalgic memories of your school days which have your funny memories of it.

    The story is not complex, the three main characters Olivia, Honda, and Kasumi who met in an uncircumstantial way formed a club called the Pastime Club. They're a peculiar trio each with their own traits and gains, we see a number of other characters too who come into the lives of these three main characters. The story comprises several sketches of different scenarios that take place around the main characters and their Club. There isn't a minute where these sketches are not funny, we see their daily lives in a most hysterical way.

    The sketches were damn funny, it wasn't forced and the atmosphere had a great comedic presence. The voice acting deserves high praise those were some of the best, opening and closing music are lovely and mental respectively, the directing was great. Really loved this.

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    • Trivia
      Based on a comedy seinen manga written and illustrated by Rin Suzukawa. It began serialization on Hakusensha's Young Animal Densi website in June 2015; it has also been published in Young Animal since November 2016 and finished in November 2022. Its chapters have been collected in fifteen tankobon volumes.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Anime Girls of 2018 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Three Piece
      Performed by Hina Kino, Rika Nagae and Konomi Kohara

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 2018 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official Twitter site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Bộ Ba Diễn Sâu
    • Production company
      • Lerche
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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