Ganta Nakami is a high school student who suffers from insomnia. He meets Isaki Magari, a girl with the same condition. A relationship forms as they share a secret and catch up on their sleep in their school’s abandoned observatory.
The best episode of "Insomniacs After School" season 1 is "Capella", rated 7.7/10 from 141 user votes. It was directed by Yuuki Ikeda and written by Rintarou Ikeda. "Capella" aired on 4/11/2023 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Mu Scorpii".
When Ganta Nakami goes into the observatory, rumored to be haunted, he finds his classmate Isaki Magari sound asleep! They learn they're both struggling with the same problem.
Director: Yuuki Ikeda
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
Ganta and Isaki have experienced lonely nights as they each struggle with sleeplessness. They form a "Nightly Fun Society" using the observatory as a secret base.
Director: Taisuke Mamori
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
When another student expresses interest in joining the Astronomy Club, it makes things a lot more complicated for Ganta!
Director: Fumihiro Matsui
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
Ganta invites Isaki to the fireworks festival, swearing that they'd only be going together for "photography practice", and Isaki promptly accepts.
Director: Rokou Ogiwara
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
On a cloudy seaside class trip, Isaki makes a promise with Ganta to meet on the beach under the starry sky if the weather clears up.
Director: Yasuyuki Shinozaki
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
The heat is unbearable! The lack of AC doesn’t help. Even the breeze is too warm. It's almost too hot to take pictures.
Director: Taisuke Mamori
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
Isaki and Ganta try to hand out fliers at the Shokusai Market for a meteor shower viewing party. Will anyone take them up on their offer?
Director: Kazuya Fujishiro
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
It's almost time for summer break! If that weren't enough to be excited about, the Astronomy Club plans a meteor shower viewing party.
Director: Daiki Handa
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
After the viewing party was rained out, Ganta plans to shoot pictures of the starry night sky and then use them to enter a contest.
Director: Rokou Ogiwara
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
Despite starting a part-time job, Ganta hasn’t raised enough money for training camp. But thanks to Isaki staying at her grandmother's house, their problems are solved.
Director: Sota Yokote
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
On the second day of their training camp, Ganta and Isaki's adventure begins with a trip to Mitsukejima.
Director: Kazunari Araki
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
With their chaperone Haya now gone, Ganta and Isaki are left all alone at her grandmother's house.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda
Isaki's parents find out that she and Ganta have been staying all by themselves. Naturally, they demand that Isaki come home right away, but she refuses.
Director: Yuuki Ikeda, Kayona Yamada
Writer: Rintarou Ikeda