Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun

Original title: Asobi Asobase

TV Series
2018
24m

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Anime Parody Seinen Slapstick Slice of Life Teen Comedy Animation Comedy

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.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations

Episodes15

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TopTop-rated 1 Season 2018

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

User reviews15

Review

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8/10

Girls Have Fun

A story about three cute and innocent middle school students whose personalities complement each other. Spanning 12 episodes, these girls form a bond and enjoy time with each other in a way that is quite different from what the usual perception is of what girls may have for hobbies or do during their pastime's. You have your karaokes, shopping sprees, café hangouts, etc., but these three have other things in mind and in the process, bond over and have a blast that's uniquely of the Pastimers Club.

What I find very likeable about this anime is that it breaks down stereotypes in a very fun fashion. It is wild and zany, but also genius in a way. Each episode is made up of short stories or narratives that continue on to the next. The story however sort of cuts short after the twelfth episode (when you don't count the OVA), but other than that, Asobi Asobase is a fun watch. The opening and ending tracks are a must watch/listen too as well (at least for the first episode) as it really sets the tone for the rest of the anime.