Nobuta wo Produce focuses on the formation of friendship among three students - the most popular guy in school, an unpopular class clown, and a new student who is painfully shy and socially inept.

Shuji has always considered his popularity as a game. He maintains several false fronts in order to maintain his status in school, including "dating" the cutest girl, although he has no sincere romantic feelings for her.

Akira is, on the surface, a flakey dope. No one wants anything to do with him (especially Shuji), but he appears not to notice or care. He makes a hobby of antagonizing Shuji, trying to hang around him, despite Shuji's rebuffs.

Nobuko (nicknamed "Nobuta") is a new student in the school. Her lifelong history of being bullied has made her withdrawn and pessimistic.

Being an easy and defenseless target, the class "bad girls" waste little time targeting her for bullying. Shuji and Akira discover this and decide that they will make it their project to "produce" Nobuta and make her the most popular girl in school.

Nobuta wo Produce is a beautiful story of friendship, personal growth and love. It masterfully weaves comedy, tragedy and triumph in a way that you've never experienced.
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Nobuta wo Produce focuses on the formation of friendship among three students - the most popular guy in school, an unpopular class clown, and a new student who is painfully shy and socially inept.

Shuji has always considered his popularity as a game. He maintains several false fronts in order to maintain his status in school, including "dating" the cutest girl, although he has no sincere romantic feelings for her.

Akira is, on the surface, a flakey dope. No one wants anything to do with him (especially Shuji), but he appears not to notice or care. He makes a hobby of antagonizing Shuji, trying to hang around him, despite Shuji's rebuffs.

Nobuko (nicknamed "Nobuta") is a new student in the school. Her lifelong history of being bullied has made her withdrawn and pessimistic.

Being an easy and defenseless target, the class "bad girls" waste little time targeting her for bullying. Shuji and Akira discover this and decide that they will make it their project to "produce" Nobuta and make her the most popular girl in school.

Nobuta wo Produce is a beautiful story of friendship, personal growth and love. It
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