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ぼくたちは勉強ができない / Bokutachi wa benkyō ga dekinai #9
We Never Learn, Vol. 9
When studious Nariyuki tutors two supergeniuses who are total dunces in their favorite subjects, he’ll get a crash course in love!
Nariyuki Yuiga comes from an impoverished family, so he’s eager to secure a full scholarship to college before he graduates high school. His principal agrees, with one stipulation—he must tutor the two smartest girls at school and make sure they get into their target colleges!
Some people are bad at cooking, but Mafuyu Kirisu is bad on a whole new level! You need more than a cute apron to be a great chef. Plus, Uruka Takemoto gets some life-changing news… How will it change her relationship with Nariyuki Yuiga?
Nariyuki Yuiga comes from an impoverished family, so he’s eager to secure a full scholarship to college before he graduates high school. His principal agrees, with one stipulation—he must tutor the two smartest girls at school and make sure they get into their target colleges!
Some people are bad at cooking, but Mafuyu Kirisu is bad on a whole new level! You need more than a cute apron to be a great chef. Plus, Uruka Takemoto gets some life-changing news… How will it change her relationship with Nariyuki Yuiga?
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 4, 2018
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March 12, 2020
Volume notes:
Like volume 7, this one rotates through the cast bu ends strongly on a Fumino chapter that is actually funny and sexy at the same time.
Series review:
"We Never Learn" or #BokuBen is a comedy manga that draws its laughs from the interactions of the main character Yuiga with his harem, I mean, his classmates Fumino, Ogata, and Uruka. He tutors them, with a college scholarship on the line for him. There are also two other supporting characters in the periphery, teacher Kirasu, and recent alum Asumi, whose orbits sometimes cross into the paths of the main cast. It has the usual pervy tropes found in manga of its ilk, although toned down because of the high school setting. It was a manga I did not expect to enjoy as much as I did. It gave me that "finale high" which I associate with stories that get me as a reader.
One reason I probably enjoyed this series is the earnestness of the main character. One can't help but cheer for him. He's a good guy and hopelessly clueless sometimes, which is main component of his charm.
My rating for the entire series is 4 stars.
Like volume 7, this one rotates through the cast bu ends strongly on a Fumino chapter that is actually funny and sexy at the same time.
Series review:
"We Never Learn" or #BokuBen is a comedy manga that draws its laughs from the interactions of the main character Yuiga with his harem, I mean, his classmates Fumino, Ogata, and Uruka. He tutors them, with a college scholarship on the line for him. There are also two other supporting characters in the periphery, teacher Kirasu, and recent alum Asumi, whose orbits sometimes cross into the paths of the main cast. It has the usual pervy tropes found in manga of its ilk, although toned down because of the high school setting. It was a manga I did not expect to enjoy as much as I did. It gave me that "finale high" which I associate with stories that get me as a reader.
One reason I probably enjoyed this series is the earnestness of the main character. One can't help but cheer for him. He's a good guy and hopelessly clueless sometimes, which is main component of his charm.
My rating for the entire series is 4 stars.
April 10, 2020
This was going to get two stars out of me, but the last sections with Uruka and Fumino really saved the book. They were a lot closer to what this series was at the start, which was goofy harem antics with a side of ecchi, rather than the reverse of that.
The first parts are not super exciting - this series is really feeling stale more often than not (the chapter with Asumj working as a pet sitter is dire). There’s nothing wrong with boob jokes, but when you get the exact same one two chapters in a row, it feels like lazy pandering. The spark from the early volumes just isn’t there.
As always, the art is fantastic and the reaction shots and such are amazing. They just don’t feel earned with the quality of the writing.
The first parts are not super exciting - this series is really feeling stale more often than not (the chapter with Asumj working as a pet sitter is dire). There’s nothing wrong with boob jokes, but when you get the exact same one two chapters in a row, it feels like lazy pandering. The spark from the early volumes just isn’t there.
As always, the art is fantastic and the reaction shots and such are amazing. They just don’t feel earned with the quality of the writing.
July 13, 2020
Ah, the adventures continue. But who's hand was he holding?
I may have to go back & reread the volume. I am dying to know who's hand mr. Tutor was holding at the festival when the first firework went off. That's what I get staying up until after 2 AM, reading & playing video games. I was really tired. So I must have skipped right past it. Well anyways, I just love the characters in this manga. So much fun, & it brings back so many fond memories of my youth. Yeah, believe it or not, but yer ol pal Uncle Joe was once a teen, too lol. Ok. Art, very good. The style really fits the story. Dialogue, very good, very believable. Characters, likeable, relatable, adorable.
I may have to go back & reread the volume. I am dying to know who's hand mr. Tutor was holding at the festival when the first firework went off. That's what I get staying up until after 2 AM, reading & playing video games. I was really tired. So I must have skipped right past it. Well anyways, I just love the characters in this manga. So much fun, & it brings back so many fond memories of my youth. Yeah, believe it or not, but yer ol pal Uncle Joe was once a teen, too lol. Ok. Art, very good. The style really fits the story. Dialogue, very good, very believable. Characters, likeable, relatable, adorable.
May 9, 2022
This was another pretty fun one. The skeleton in the first chapter was creepy as heck though! Reminds me of my Firby that turned on with no batteries in it! As usual, Asumi's chapters were the funniest. Fumino always winds up in the awkward situations for some reason, and I feel like she's the least developed of the characters.
Uruka has some good character development in this as well, and Mafuyu is cutely bumbling.
Uruka has some good character development in this as well, and Mafuyu is cutely bumbling.
March 6, 2021
Letto un po' più volentieri rispetto all'ottavo volume. Alcuni capitoletti erano anche divertenti, come quello sui succhiotti... O quando la professoressa deve fare la supplente durante l'ora di economia domestica.
Sembra che in Giappone si sia chiuso con il ventunesimo volume. Vuol dire che siamo quasi a metà...
Sembra che in Giappone si sia chiuso con il ventunesimo volume. Vuol dire che siamo quasi a metà...
December 22, 2024
I liked Takemoto's bit towards the end of the volume, there's actual... plot here??? Wow, who would have guessed, every few volumes we get a chapter where the characters actually think about their future and why they're studying instead of a generic 'you are a student you need good grades'. The rest of the volume is fine, I did like Takemoto's shojo-vision at the start as well.
April 23, 2020
2.5 stars.
January 2, 2021
This series is purely a romantic comedy with little bits of studying tips and life lessons thrown in.
Honestly, comedies like this tend to be fairly bland, in my opinion (especially with the amount of boob jokes). The characters get up to stupid shenanigans and we're all supposed to laugh at the gags. BUT, this series is taking the time to build the characters; their hopes and dreams, quirks and issues, and interactions with each other; in between all of the crazy gags and laughs.
Because this series focuses on the characters more than the gags, I think this comedy is so much better than normal gag manga. I mean, the gag with the girl who's terrible at cooking is so overused, the trope is almost boring. But here the gag isn't just plastered onto the character. The character has that trait, yes, but they learn and grow and improve. They're not just 'that girl who always accidentally poisons their friends with bad food'; they're 'the girl who doesn't know how to cook, but can and does learn'.
Being able to learn and improve a skill despite being bad at it is the underlying premise of this story and I love it.
This series has 21 volumes.
Honestly, comedies like this tend to be fairly bland, in my opinion (especially with the amount of boob jokes). The characters get up to stupid shenanigans and we're all supposed to laugh at the gags. BUT, this series is taking the time to build the characters; their hopes and dreams, quirks and issues, and interactions with each other; in between all of the crazy gags and laughs.
Because this series focuses on the characters more than the gags, I think this comedy is so much better than normal gag manga. I mean, the gag with the girl who's terrible at cooking is so overused, the trope is almost boring. But here the gag isn't just plastered onto the character. The character has that trait, yes, but they learn and grow and improve. They're not just 'that girl who always accidentally poisons their friends with bad food'; they're 'the girl who doesn't know how to cook, but can and does learn'.
Being able to learn and improve a skill despite being bad at it is the underlying premise of this story and I love it.
This series has 21 volumes.
June 12, 2021
I'm still enjoying this.
One thing I forgot to mention: there are some pretty useful study suggestions included in the dialog. A student would do well to pay attention to Yuiga's recommendations.
One thing I forgot to mention: there are some pretty useful study suggestions included in the dialog. A student would do well to pay attention to Yuiga's recommendations.
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