Digest tasks with an 'Automatic Study System' even on days you lack motivation! Yukari Kono's study method, an active student passing the University of Tokyo Science III, turned into a book.
KADOKAWA released 'The Systematization Study Method' by Yukari Kono, a graduate of Todai Faculty of Medicine, on April 15, 2026. It introduces a self-driving learning method that establishes an 'automatic study system' utilizing AI and Anki without relying on willpower.
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KADOKAWA CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Director, Representative Executive Officer and CEO: Takeshi Natsuno) released 'The "Systematization" Study Method by Yukari Kono, a Graduate of the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine: A Self-Driving Learning Method That Doesn't Rely on Willpower' (Author: Yukari Kono) on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
What is necessary for improving grades is not 'strong willpower,' but a 'system that allows you to study without relying on willpower.'
Yukari Kono, a former cast member of the TBS show 'Todai-Oh', has compiled into one book the self-management techniques she has utilized for all kinds of learning, from quiz studying to university entrance exams.
'I can't execute my plans.'
'I don't know how to make a plan or how to study.'
'I want to acquire skills, but I don't have time.'
It is packed with study methods that she wants everyone struggling with studying, from students to working adults, to utilize.
## Also introduces the latest learning management methods in the AI era!
- How to properly 'utilize' AI instructions without swallowing them whole, and build a learning roadmap
- A system to memorize efficiently with a hybrid of the Q&A memorization app 'Anki' and AI
It also includes practical methods utilizing the latest tools.
## What is the 'Automatic Study System'?
You want to study, but you end up lounging around and the day is over
↓
Is the cause of 'lounging' going back to sleep, or looking at your smartphone?
↓
If it's going back to sleep, is the cause lack of sleep? Or is it because it's cold and you don't want to get out of bed?
↓
If it's cold, try setting the heater to turn on automatically in the morning.
If it's going back to sleep, try finding an appropriate wake-up and sleep schedule.
↓
What if you still can't study!?
↓
There is a possibility that what you 'want to study' hasn't been broken down into daily tasks, so you just 'don't know what to do'!
If you properly analyze 'not being able to study' and eliminate each factor one by one, a solution will become visible.
In this way, by separating and adjusting the perspectives of 'the self who studies' and 'the self who manages the progress of study,' you can GET the optimal solution for filling your day with only 'things you should do' and 'things you want to do.'
## Table of Contents of This Book
Introduction
Chapter 1: Let's prepare to aim for the destination of your studies
90% of studying depends on 'before you grip the pen'
Why effort without a destination doesn't last
Remove obstacles and head to a comfortable 'personal course'
Study trouble consultation for beginners
Chapter 2: Break free from willpower dependence! Self-management techniques to acquire an 'Automatic Study System'
Acquire an 'auto-mode' where daily studying proceeds smoothly
Let's think by separating the 'manager self' and the 'executor self'
'Automatic Study System' Step (1): Make long-term, medium-term, and short-term plans
'Automatic Study System' Step (2): Taskification using the 'two-thirds buffer technique' to ensure what needs to be done gets done
'Automatic Study System' Step (3): 'Look back' on the day from a manager's perspective
Yukari Kono's weekly schedule during her second year of high school
The trick to task completion lies in 'how to finish it'!
The trick to 'parallel processing' to achieve everything you want to do
Column: How to spend liberating free time
Chapter 3: Avoid 'feeling like you did it'! 5 rules to steadily improve your grades
Rule 1: Always grasp your 'location information' and head towards the goal
Rule 2: Studying is one set 'until it is fixed in your memory'
Rule 3: Decide in advance to 'stop if you are stuck for more than X hours'
Rule 4: Avoid rote memorization as much as possible
Rule 5: Understand by drawing it closer to familiar phenomena
Study trouble consultation for intermediate learners
Chapter 4: Practice! Subject-specific/Essential point mastery techniques
Let's switch your head's 'mode' according to the subject
Subject-specific study method 1: Strategy for Japanese
Subject-specific study method 2: Strategy for Mathematics
Subject-specific study method 3: Strategy for English
Subject-specific study method 4: Strategy for Science
Subject-specific study method 5: Strategy for Social Studies
Chapter 5: How to face 'Mock Exams' to circulate input & output
Yukari Kono's optimal solution for input
You should allocate 80% of your study time to output
Don't solve it being too conscious of 'within the time limit' at first
If you take a mock exam, secure '3 times' the exam time for review
Record mistake tendencies with a 'correction notebook'
Takes
What is necessary for improving grades is not 'strong willpower,' but a 'system that allows you to study without relying on willpower.'
Yukari Kono, a former cast member of the TBS show 'Todai-Oh', has compiled into one book the self-management techniques she has utilized for all kinds of learning, from quiz studying to university entrance exams.
'I can't execute my plans.'
'I don't know how to make a plan or how to study.'
'I want to acquire skills, but I don't have time.'
It is packed with study methods that she wants everyone struggling with studying, from students to working adults, to utilize.
## Also introduces the latest learning management methods in the AI era!
- How to properly 'utilize' AI instructions without swallowing them whole, and build a learning roadmap
- A system to memorize efficiently with a hybrid of the Q&A memorization app 'Anki' and AI
It also includes practical methods utilizing the latest tools.
## What is the 'Automatic Study System'?
You want to study, but you end up lounging around and the day is over
↓
Is the cause of 'lounging' going back to sleep, or looking at your smartphone?
↓
If it's going back to sleep, is the cause lack of sleep? Or is it because it's cold and you don't want to get out of bed?
↓
If it's cold, try setting the heater to turn on automatically in the morning.
If it's going back to sleep, try finding an appropriate wake-up and sleep schedule.
↓
What if you still can't study!?
↓
There is a possibility that what you 'want to study' hasn't been broken down into daily tasks, so you just 'don't know what to do'!
If you properly analyze 'not being able to study' and eliminate each factor one by one, a solution will become visible.
In this way, by separating and adjusting the perspectives of 'the self who studies' and 'the self who manages the progress of study,' you can GET the optimal solution for filling your day with only 'things you should do' and 'things you want to do.'
## Table of Contents of This Book
Introduction
Chapter 1: Let's prepare to aim for the destination of your studies
90% of studying depends on 'before you grip the pen'
Why effort without a destination doesn't last
Remove obstacles and head to a comfortable 'personal course'
Study trouble consultation for beginners
Chapter 2: Break free from willpower dependence! Self-management techniques to acquire an 'Automatic Study System'
Acquire an 'auto-mode' where daily studying proceeds smoothly
Let's think by separating the 'manager self' and the 'executor self'
'Automatic Study System' Step (1): Make long-term, medium-term, and short-term plans
'Automatic Study System' Step (2): Taskification using the 'two-thirds buffer technique' to ensure what needs to be done gets done
'Automatic Study System' Step (3): 'Look back' on the day from a manager's perspective
Yukari Kono's weekly schedule during her second year of high school
The trick to task completion lies in 'how to finish it'!
The trick to 'parallel processing' to achieve everything you want to do
Column: How to spend liberating free time
Chapter 3: Avoid 'feeling like you did it'! 5 rules to steadily improve your grades
Rule 1: Always grasp your 'location information' and head towards the goal
Rule 2: Studying is one set 'until it is fixed in your memory'
Rule 3: Decide in advance to 'stop if you are stuck for more than X hours'
Rule 4: Avoid rote memorization as much as possible
Rule 5: Understand by drawing it closer to familiar phenomena
Study trouble consultation for intermediate learners
Chapter 4: Practice! Subject-specific/Essential point mastery techniques
Let's switch your head's 'mode' according to the subject
Subject-specific study method 1: Strategy for Japanese
Subject-specific study method 2: Strategy for Mathematics
Subject-specific study method 3: Strategy for English
Subject-specific study method 4: Strategy for Science
Subject-specific study method 5: Strategy for Social Studies
Chapter 5: How to face 'Mock Exams' to circulate input & output
Yukari Kono's optimal solution for input
You should allocate 80% of your study time to output
Don't solve it being too conscious of 'within the time limit' at first
If you take a mock exam, secure '3 times' the exam time for review
Record mistake tendencies with a 'correction notebook'
Takes