Kurogo's obsession with kabuki isn't cute or quirky, it's genuinely annoying, and the show never apologizes for that. Watching him drag reluctant classmates into this ridiculous club is comedy that actually earns its punchlines because the characters feel like real high schoolers being roped into something deeply uncool. By the end you're not rooting for kabuki to win, you're rooting for Kurogo to stop being so insufferably passionate about the one thing nobody asked for, and then the show pulls the rug and makes you care anyway. The performances themselves matter less than the fact that four awkward teenagers chose to show up. That's it. That's the whole thing.

Kurogo Kurusu is a high school student whose love of kabuki runs so deep that it wears on the people around him. His grandfather gave him that passion when he was very young. He wants to perform kabuki with a school club, but his school has none, so he decides to found one himself and starts by hunting for members. Centuries of rigid tradition make the art a hard sell to teenagers, yet a shaky start does not stop him. He works to spark the same fire in others, aiming for the day he can put on a performance of his own. The series blends comedy, drama and slice of life.