Aho Girl

   Aho-Girl (Japanese: アホガール Hepburn: Aho gāru, lit. "Stupid-girl") is a Japanese four-panel slice-of-life comedy shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki.  It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazineon November 28, 2012. and then moved to Bessatsu Shonen Magazinewhere it was serialized between July 2015 and December 2017.  Twelve compilation volumes by Kodansha have been released. An anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa aired between July and September 2017.

Plot

   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.

Characters

Major characters

Yoshiko Hanabatake (花畑 よしこ Hanabatake Yoshiko)

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki 

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. 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 Akuru 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.

Akuru Akutsu (阿久津 明 Akutsu Akuru)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita

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. 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. A recurring gag is that he is never able to get a perfect score on any exam.

Sayaka Sumino (隅野 さやか Sumino Sayaka)

Voiced by: Sayaka Harada

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-manrole, often moderating interactions between Yoshiko and others. She is kind and worries about being boring. She is very sensitive, especially when others point out her small chest. She sometimes loses her patience.

Fuki Iincho (風紀委員長 Fūki Iinchō, lit. "morals chairman", manga: Head Monitor, anime: Disciplinary Committee President)

Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka

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.  She starts stalking him, and often has lewd fantasies about him. She is considered a rival to Yoshiko because of her breast size. 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 initially unaware of that. She is fairly smart academically, placing in the top 5 of her class, but later requests to repeat a grade so that she can be in the same school year as Akuru.

Supporting characters

Yoshie Hanabatake (花畑 よしえ Hanabatake Yoshie)

Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa 

Yoshiko's mother who is constantly worrying about her daughter, but brightens up that Akuru pays attention to her and secretly hopes he and Yoshiko can marry. She hatches several schemes to have Yoshiko flirt with Akuru but they often backfire. 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, but finds the Chairwoman to be a far more serious threat.

Ryuuichi Kurosaki (黒崎 龍一 Kurosaki Ryūichi)

Voiced by: Taku Yashiro

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

Ruri Akutsu (阿久津 瑠璃 Akutsu Ruri)

Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi

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

Playground kids

Two boys (Mamoru and Tadashi) and a girl (Nozomi (希)) whom Yoshiko meets at the playground. They are concerned about Yoshiko's desires to just play all day and not study. Nozomi is kind to others and especially guillible to Yoshiko and her teachings.

Atsuko Oshieda (押枝 あつこ Oshieda Atsuko)

Voiced by: Rina Satō 

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

Dog (犬 Inu)

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

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

Rinko Inui (乾 凛子 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.

Akane Eimura (栄村 茜 Eimura Akane)

Voiced by: M·A·O

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. Akane has red hair and is the most antagonistic of the three against Yoshiko. 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.

Kii Hiiragi (柊 姫衣 Hīragi Kii)

Voiced by: Rena Maeda

The second of the gyaru classmates. She has short blond hair.

Kuroko Shiina (椎名 黒子 Shīna Kuroko)

Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi

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

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