We Never Learn: BOKUBEN — Season 1, Episode 1: Genius and X Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Episode synopsis

There are two geniuses at Ichinose Academy: Fumino Furuhashi, a liberal arts prodigy, and Rizu Ogata, a scientific whiz. Nariyuki Yuiga is a talented student who has contempt for them, especially as he’s aiming to get a "special VIP recommendation.” But then, as a condition for receiving it, Nariyuki is ordered to tutor Fumino and Rizu so that they’re accepted at their first-choice university. Nariyuki rolls up his sleeves but is dismayed to find that Fumino wants to be a science major and Rizu a liberal arts major, the exact opposite of where their talents lie. Moreover, they seem to have no aptitude whatsoever for the subjects they’re interested in. Nariyuki advises the geniuses to change their minds, but...

About We Never Learn: BOKUBEN

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…!?

More episodes from Season 1

• E2A Fish is to Water as a Genius is to X
• E3A Genius Resonates Emotionally with X
• E4What She Wants from a Genius Is X
• E5A Genius in the Forest Strays for X
• E6Thus, X Geniuses Never Learn
• E7A Former Tutor's Secret Spot Is X
• E8Sometimes a Genius's Every Action Is at the Mercy of X
• E9He Struggles with X in a Forbidden Zone
• E10A Lost Lamb in New Territory Encounters X
• E11An Illustrious Veteran Sometimes Serves X
• E12Sometimes a Genius Travels Down Memory Lane With X
• E13The Light in a Genius's Eye is All X