Adorable rom-com Aharen-san wa Hakarenai welcomes a new cast member to in the next episode: Iori Noguchi, best known for her work in idol group =LOVE. Noguchi will be playing Aragaki, a rival whom Oshiro beat in a karate competition a year prior. Iori Noguchi (=LOVE) RELATED: Aharen-san is Indecipherable Manga Gets English Omnibus Release in February 2026 Noguchi has had a few other anime roles in recent years, including Eagle in Demon Lord, Retry! R and Rosetta in the Japanese dub of A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized . She makes her debut in Aharen-san wa Hakarenai in episode 9. Yasutaka Yamamoto ( Nekopara ) and Tomoe Makino ( Kotaro Lives Alone ) direct Aharen-san wa Hakarenai at studio Felix Film, with series composition by Takao Yoshioka ( Horimiya ), character designs by Yuko Yahiro ( Kaguya-sama: Love is War ) and music by Satoru Kosaki and MONACA ( Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu ) . The series is based on the manga by DENKI-GAI creator Asato Mizu. Crunchyroll currently streams the series and describes the story: Socially awkward Aharen-san has personal boundary issues, either getting too close or too far from her classmates. When fellow student Raido picks up an eraser she drops, Aharen-san decides they’re now best friends. Whether studying, playing the arcade, or just eating lunch—she’s along for the ride. What follows is an impromptu bonding that shows affection can blossom in the unlikeliest of places! Source: Comic Natalie
