"She Might Be a Real Yowayowa Sensei" Voice Actress Marika Kono, Who Plays the Lead in TV Anime "Yowayowa Sensei," Goes Viral for Her Series of Hilarious Wrong Answers on a Memorization Test!?

A challenge video featuring Marika Takano, who plays Hiyori Hiwamura, posted on the official X account of the TV anime "Yowayowa Sensei," has become a hot topic.

Along with the announcement of the broadcast starting on Saturday, April 11th, the account released the first installment of Takano's project video, "Marika Takano's Quest to Find Yowayowa!" To verify whether she is as "yowayowa" as the character she plays, she took on a memory check challenge to memorize a fictional seating chart in 30 seconds.

In the video, she struggled with comments like "Rokubungi-kun?" and "Are there two Ito-sans?" while filling in the blanks with wild guesses. The result was only 1 correct answer out of 5 people, earning her the certification of "yowayowa memory." She concluded with a smile, saying, "I wonder if Hiyori-sensei can say everyone's names correctly in the main series? Please watch and find out!"

The TV anime "Yowayowa Sensei" is based on the manga of the same name serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha) by Kamio Fukuchi. It's a romantic comedy centered around Hiyori Hiwamura, known as "Yowayowa Sensei," whose all stats are at their weakest. She's a timid new teacher who tends to be feared by students as "Kowakowa Sensei," but she actually has a caring side and works hard for her students. The story depicts how Akihito Abikura, a male student in her homeroom class who accidentally discovers her secret, cooperates and supports her to clear up the misunderstandings.

Fans who watched this video have left many warm and supportive comments about Kono's efforts and expressed their anticipation for the anime broadcast, such as "It's great to see yowayowa Marinka," "She might be a real Yowayowa Sensei," "We get to see Marinka's cuteness every week, right!?" and "Good luck next time too."