Ao-chan Can't Study (the Japanese name literally means "Lewd Ao-chan Can't Study"¹) is an anime about a girl named Ao and Kijima, a guy who is pursuing Ao.² Ao's name was given her by father, who is an erotic novelist, and the "a" stands for "apple" while "o" stands for "orgy".³ Ao, desirous to escape the influence of her father, attempts to study in hopes she can leave for a college far away from home.
Degeneracy
First of all, who in their right mind names their child after an "orgy"? Ao's name, in Japanese, means "blue", but according to this show, it was meant to signify something else. What kind of perverted, disgusting person do you have to be to think that it's okay to name a child this way? Degeneracy makes people think this way and it's 1) wrong and 2) disgusting. It could even be seen as a form of pedophilia, naming a child after something like that.
Inappropriate Content
Crunchyroll lists the show as 16+ for "Nudity, Sexual Content, [and] Suggestive Dialogue".³ The women in this show wear short skirts. Additionally, there "is mild nudity."⁴ Ao "is always thinking [bad] thoughts."⁴ People get touched inappropriately⁴, a woman's undergarments are seen, and there are "revealing swimsuits"⁴. Paul, in 1 Timothy 2:9, says the following:
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;" (1 Timothy 2:9)
Not only does this forbid immodest dress, but it also mentions broided (braided) hair. There is a scene in which Ao wears braids, and so she's adding sin on top of more sin. This does not please the LORD. God is of "purer eyes than to behold evil" (Habakkuk 1:13).
Conclusion
This anime is very sexually perverted and inappropriate. Any Christian who thinks this is fine to watch has zero discernment. If someone watches this show, they are sinning by doing so. Read my post Against Anime for my dissertation to back up that claim.
Sources:
1. "Ao-chan Can't Study!." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 June 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ao-chan_Can%27t_Study!. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
2. "Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/38778/Midara_na_Ao-chan_wa_Benkyou_ga_Dekinai. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
3. Ao-chan Can't Study!. Crunchyroll, crunchyroll.com/series/GY3K9XM9Y/ao-chan-cant-study. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
4. "Ao-chan Can't Study: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt9828696/parentalguide. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.