Television series
There Is Also a Hole in the Student Organization!
- Comedy
- Light-hearted
A first-year student joins his school's student council hoping to fix his grades, only to discover he's landed in a den of colorful misfits. This is a warm, character-driven comedy anime that trades plot momentum for the simple joy of watching these people bounce off each other. It's comfort food for anyone who's ever felt like they don't quite belong, delivered with charm and genuine affection for its cast.
Should you watch it?
Watch it if you enjoy small-scale comedy built on lopsided friendships and a cast of oddballs bouncing off each other inside a school club room, where the laughs come from character rather than plot.
Skip it if you need a plot that moves, since six half-hour episodes lean on the cast's chemistry, so the story itself gets little room to build.
What it asks of you: Six half-hour episodes make a light commitment, and it keeps a quick, bouncy pace, switching between scenes fast and rarely letting the energy drop for long.
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A deceptively gentle school comedy with real heart and a cast that grows on you through quiet moments and unexpected warmth. The chemistry between characters develops naturally, making even mundane school days feel worth your time.
But It's deliberately slow-paced and plot-light—if you're after big dramatic moments or constant laughs, you'll find it contemplative to the point of stillness.
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War?2019
Sharp comedic writing meets character development. A school setting filled with weirdos who slowly reveal themselves as genuinely complex people, all while the show finds humor in their particular quirks and conflicts.
But The central premise gets repetitive if the joke doesn't land for you, and later seasons lean harder on elaborate schemes that can feel self-indulgent.
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei2014
A slice-of-life romance wrapped in absurdist humor and populated by characters who are strange in specific, charming ways. It captures that feeling of affectionate chaos that defines a tight-knit group.
But Structurally minimal—things happen, but nothing really *happens*. If you need narrative propulsion, you won't find it here.
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The wildcard
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Barakamon2014
Both are fundamentally about misfits finding unexpected belonging in a group, built episode by episode through small moments rather than major plot events.
A man exiled to a rural island learns to live among strangers who become family. It shares the ensemble warmth and character focus, but trades school setting for the rhythms of village life—slower, more meditative, about genuine human connection across difference.
But Its pacing is glacial, and it's genuinely interested in quiet moments of observation rather than jokes. Some will find it peaceful; others will find it dull.
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A school club formed to solve other people's problems becomes a vehicle for genuine character growth and unexpected emotional depth. The banter is clever without being exhausting, and the cast genuinely evolves.
But The protagonist's self-loathing inner monologue can feel performative, and the show takes itself more seriously as it goes on—losing some of the early lightness.
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto2016
High school comedy built around one perfectly competent person surrounded by beautiful disasters. Each episode mines humor from character interaction and genuine affection for even the most ridiculous cast members.
But The jokes can be broad and rely on visual gags that don't always land; the premise of 'perfect guy makes everyone else look silly' grows thin by the end.
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A high school club that investigates supernatural phenomena becomes the setting for a show genuinely interested in its characters' insecurities. Comedy and tenderness coexist without canceling each other out.
But The early episodes are lighter, but it commits to heavier emotional territory that might feel tonal whiplash if you came for laughs.
Servant x Service2013
A workplace comedy set in a government office with the warmth and chemistry of a school show. Characters with specific quirks find genuine connection, and the humor comes from how they interact, not from cruelty.
But The premise—paperwork and bureaucracy—is deliberately unglamorous. If you need high stakes or visual spectacle, this is aggressively mundane.
New Game!2016
A show about a game development studio that treats its ensemble cast with real respect. Low-key, affectionate, and interested in how people become closer through shared work and mutual weirdness.
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Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!2020
Like joining the student council, joining the anime club is about finding your people. But where one is comedy, this one is about the euphoria of creative collaboration.
Three high school girls form an anime club, and the show itself becomes an animated celebration of creativity and friendship. It's visually inventive, funny, and captures that specific joy of making things with people you love. A completely different medium watching itself be made.
But The art shifts constantly and deliberately—some of it is rough or experimental in ways that might feel distracting rather than clever if you prefer visual consistency.
Sora yori mo Tooi Basho A Story that leads to the Antarctica2018
Both are about misfits in a group setting, but this one actually *goes somewhere*—the school setting is the beginning, not the destination. It's what happens when the student council decides to matter.
Four girls form an unlikely friendship and embark on a journey to Antarctica. It has the ensemble warmth of a school comedy, but it's actually about ambition, growth, and how a group can become braver together. The comedy serves genuine character arcs.
But It's earnest to the point of sentimentality, and its emotional beats can feel manipulative if you're resistant to shows that wear their hearts completely outside their chests.
