We Never Learn: BOKUBEN (2019)

Animation · Comedy · Romance

Nariyuki Yuiga is in his last and most painful year of high school. In order to gain the “special VIP recommendation” which would grant him a full scholarship to college, he must now tutor his classmates as they struggle to prepare for entrance exams. Among his pupils are “the sleeping beauty of the literary forest,” Fumino Furuhashi, and "the Thumbelina supercomputer," Rizu Ogata–two of the most beautiful super-geniuses at the school! While these two were thought to be academically flawless, it turns out that they’re completely clueless outside of their pet subjects…!?

IMDb rating: 6.9 (1,616 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.38 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 8.0 24 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Genius and X Are Two Sides of the Same Coin	7.1	71
2	A Fish is to Water as a Genius is to X	7.1	64
3	A Genius Resonates Emotionally with X	7.2	60
4	What She Wants from a Genius Is X	7.2	59
5	A Genius in the Forest Strays for X	7.3	59
6	Thus, X Geniuses Never Learn	7.4	58
7	A Former Tutor's Secret Spot Is X	7.4	58
8	Sometimes a Genius's Every Action Is at the Mercy of X	7.3	58
9	He Struggles with X in a Forbidden Zone	7.7	60
10	A Lost Lamb in New Territory Encounters X	7.5	57
11	An Illustrious Veteran Sometimes Serves X	7.4	57
12	Sometimes a Genius Travels Down Memory Lane With X	7.4	58
13	The Light in a Genius's Eye is All X	8.0	73

Season 2 (2019)

7.61 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 7.0 24 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	He and a Genius Each Consider a Decision Pertaining to X	7.7	56
2	At Times, an Elder's Pride Is in Direct Opposition to X's Circumstances	7.4	52
3	With the Changing Seasons, a Genius Experiences the Sorrow of X	7.4	51
4	Sometimes a Genius Struggles With a Limited X	7.6	53
5	A Heartfelt Gift Sometimes Becomes a Complicated X	7.6	53
6	Wherefore Might They Fathom the Aspirations of the Immediate X	7.7	52
7	A Genius Secretly Responds with X to their Conjectures	7.3	52
8	The Flow of X Never Ends...	7.4	52
9	The Star of Ultimate Love and the Name of X, Part 1	7.8	52
10	The Star of Ultimate Love and the Name of X, Part 2	9.0	79
11	X Descends Like Wildfire at the Festival's Beginning	7.6	52
12	X Treads a Thorny Path as the Festivities Continue...	7.4	52
13	A Post-Festival Celebration of X, Both Dazzling And Lonely	7.0	56

We Never Learn: BOKUBEN (2019)

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