Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun -
During recess, Olivia, a foreign transfer student who doesn't know English, plays a game of "look-the-other-way" with Hanako Honda, a loud-mouthed airhead. Their rowdy behavior spurs the ire of Kasumi Nomura, a deadpan loner constantly teased by her older sister for her tendency to lose games. Not willing to compete, Kasumi declines Olivia's offer to join the fun, but eventually gets involved anyway and dispenses her own brand of mischief. Soon, a strange friendship blossoms between the peculiar trio, and they decide to form the "Pastime Club," where they are free to resume their daily hijinks. Whether it be failing to learn English, trying desperately to become popular, or getting caught by teachers at the wrong time, school life will never be boring when these girls are up to their hilarious antics.
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A surreal comedy anime centered on the daily, unhinged lives of three middle school girls who form an unofficial "Pastimers Club". The series subverts the "cute girls doing cute things" genre with over-the-top, often vulgar, and slapstick humor.
1.Equivalent Exchange / Cheap Thrills / Pleasure Seekers / The Kind Pervert
9.508-07-201824mOlivia has an odd way of playing look-the-other-way. Her opponent, Hanako, convinces Kasumi to play against her instead. This is the beginning of the Pastimers Club.
2.Killing Time / Friendship Game / The Witch Trials / Non-title Match
8.515-07-201824mThe Pastimers don’t have the minimum number of members necessary to be officially recognized as a club. They attempt to negotiate with the student council president, who isn’t impr...
3.A Battle That Must Be Won / Puppets / Betting My Life
8.022-07-201824mKasumi isn’t amused at the stakes involved in the game that Hanako and Olivia are playing. Her well-meant intention to make the game more wholesome backfires.
4.Lower Body Lasers / Pots and Kettles / Illegal Occupation / Butt Play
9.029-07-201824mMaeda-san, who works at Hanako’s home, fires lasers from his butt. This offers Kasumi with a unique perspective for her fan fiction.
5.Devilish Taste / Loaded Questions / Maeda's Curse / Sex Ed
9.505-08-201824mHanako arrives at a café to meet up with Olivia and Kasumi. Olivia and Kasumi were just commenting on how this is the first time they’ve seen each other out of their school uniform...
6.Asterisk / Studying for Exams / A New Look / Spirited Combat, Again
8.512-08-201824mHanako and the other girls are asked by Oka-san from the Occult Research Club if they want to read a grimoire with her. They ask Oka-san how gathering members is going for the club...
7.Phantom Thieves: Pass Club / Woman of Terror / Weirdo Go / Boobie Tragedy
8.519-08-201824mHanako, Olivia, and Kasumi are asked by Aozora Tsugumi to go into the student council room to retrieve the Banana Papers that are hidden somewhere in there. The Banana Papers conta...
8.Gotta "Catch" 'em All! / Divine Revelation / The Evil Sugoroku
9.526-08-201824mWhen Hanako sees Olivia wandering around the classroom with her face glued to her smartphone, she assumes she’s playing that popular monster-collecting game, but it turns out that...
9.Troubles of a Fake Foreigner / A Dutchey Wife / Genetic Engineering
7.502-09-201824mOlivia’s classmates try to strike a conversation with her during the break after English class. She hadn’t talked to them much until then, even though their seats are nearby, but t...
10.Heart Go Boing Boing / Hanako's Trial of Shame / Secret of the Dong / Film Production
8.509-09-201824mBecause of her appearance, Fujiwara-san is assumed to be good at classical literature, even though her talent is in English, having replaced Olivia in the English speech contest an...
11.Goodbye, Student Council President / Oka-ken Witch Project / Face of Mass Destruction
7.516-09-201824mThe three visit the student council president to demand that their film be accepted for the cultural festival. The president, meanwhile, is busy trying to get the vice president to...
12.Daniel / Bra Meeting / Fairy Tale Battle Royale / Paper Wars
9.523-09-201824mThe trio is left to take care of a baby. The baby tries to take care of the trio. Hanako is struck down by the boob gods. Olivia takes Hanako and Kasumi to Fairy Tale Hell. They pl...
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