If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Ao-chan Can't Study! Is available in Australia on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, and in the US on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Juri Kimura sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Ao-chan Can't Study! Arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Ao-chan Can't Study! Gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Ao Horie's father, a popular erotic fiction author, chose Ao's name because A stands for “apple” and O stands for “orgy”! Desperate to escape her father's legacy and get into a prestigious university, Ao devotes herself to studying instead of pursuing romance. She has no time for boys, but there's just one problem: Kijima, her handsome and popular classmate, just confessed his love to her! Juri Kimura and Toshinari Fukamachi lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It was aired in 2019. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Ao-chan Can't Study! Holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Ao-chan Can't Study! Respects your intelligence. Fans of Overflow will recognise the sensibility here immediately. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Juri Kimura is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

Ao-chan Can't Study! wrapped up in 2019 — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.