Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan

Resolved to become a more independent person, Yukino Yukinoshita decides to smoothen things out with her parents, and the first step toward achieving that goal is to prove herself.

As graduation draws closer for the third-year students, Iroha Isshiki—the president of the student council—requests a graduation prom in collaboration with the Volunteer Service Club. Yukino accepts this request of her own volition, hoping to use it as a chance to demonstrate her self-reliance, but what lies ahead of her may prove to be a hard hurdle to cross.

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Kan revolves around the graduation prom as emotions are poured into the preparations for the event. At the same time, a chance for the Volunteer Service Club members to better understand each other presents itself. And thus, Hachiman Hikigaya's hectic and bittersweet high school life begins to draw to a close.

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Hikigaya, Hachiman Main

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Yukinoshita, Yukino Main

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Yuigahama, Yui Main

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Isshiki, Iroha Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Hiratsuka, Shizuka Supporting

Yuzuki, Ryouka Japanese

Totsuka, Saika Supporting

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Hikigaya, Komachi Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Kawasaki, Saki Supporting

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Yukinoshita, Haruno Supporting

Nakahara, Mai Japanese

Yuigahama, Mother Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka Japanese

Tanaka, Junichirou Producer

Takigasaki, Makoto Producer

Hasegawa, Yoshinori Producer

Katou, Masazumi Producer

Reviews

Sep 24, 2020

rakc

Recommended

*** CONTAINS SPOILERS ****

Ah, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru (aka Oregairu), what a journey. For those waiting 4 years or those waiting a few days to finish Oregairu, the wild ride has finally come to a stop and we can sit back and enjoy the final moments of the fantastic trio of Yui Yuigahama, Hikigaya Hachiman, and Yukino Yukinoshita (as well as all the brilliant side character). To some, this review might seem like a rave of why I love Oregairu but I believe this show is a painful experience that all anime watchers should bear. Now let's cut to the chase, ... Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru Kan is masterful. No, not a masterpiece, but not yet as bad as an excellent show. Yes, I may have said it was a masterpiece last review, but that was swayed by the one Yui ep I fell in love with. Still giving a 10/10 :)

Story: 9.5/10
The final destination of the Service club at Sobu High School. The last project the trio has to work with, a prom. Oh, how romantic. As the prom is the main focus of the show, tidbits of interactions show the development of the actions about the notorious final scene in Oregairu Zoku. While the planning of the prom progresses, their relationship is continually questioned by the side characters, influencing the trio’s thoughts on their interactions themselves. Doing so puts their current relationship in a tense position, sacrificing what is "genuine" for continuing their relationship, or ending it all. This question is constantly barraged into the audience’s mind through many of the characters and conversations. Unfortunately, the group realizes this fundamental issue with their relationship and attempts to break free of the entanglement they have landed themselves in. With a limit of 12 episodes and a lot of things to conclude for the audience, each episode is high intensity and filled to the brim with pain, pain constantly reminding the audience that this show must have a resolution. Sadly, some pacing is lost compared to the LN, but it is what it is. Fortunately, the resolution is as expected (at a sad loss to all Yui fans such as myself) and gives a fairly conclusive ending satisfactory to the majority of the audience. Even with its tidbits of consistent comedy, the adrenaline runs high during about 95% of the show. Yes some stuff is roundabout and they don’t always take the direct path, however, I think it is unbelievably unrealistic if there was no roundaboutness. Innately, humans are roundabout creatures and want the best for themselves and keep things "how they currently are", Oregairu does a great job of demonstrating that instinct. Episode 11 confession was not the greatest but represented the show’s core themes perfectly and was consistent with character interactions seen in the past. The finale brought closure to the show and I believed was exceptional, it is quite unfortunate something like this is coming to a close, however, it is a much needed one. TLDR: The depth of which both the story and the relationship progresses is phenomenal, thank you very much, Mr. Watari.

Art/Sound/Animation: 8.5/10
Didn't expect too much from a smaller studio like Feel., but I got the gist of it from last season. Art is pretty clean, honestly like it more than the Brain's base variant. However, the jawlines seem a lil sharp and the art seems rigid, which makes sense for this season though. The sound was amazing. Loved the op loved the ed loved the special little changes put to the beginning of almost every op. Ops that do that create an extra sense of development and allow for the audience to go "wow they're moving forward". I listened to every op and every ed sound in the actual show was quite exceptional, same good ol vibes from every other Oregairu season. The animation was also quite decent, there isn’t much to expect from Feel., however, they were able to pull off a good job of doing so.

Characters: 9.5/10
Wow. Where do I even start? I think there’s an argument to be made that every girl in this show could be the best girl in another show. However, the best girl in my eyes is undoubtedly Yui Yuigahama, so I shall start with her.
Yui Yuigahama, an eccentric, dumb, fun girl that is the third official member of the Service Club. The distance Yui goes to keep the relationship of the trio is phenomenal and extremely representative of how people want good things to stay good things. The unchanging nature of Yui slows the development of both Hikigaya and Yukinon but is also the glue that keeps the three of them together. The issue with Yui within the series is her incapacity to deal with issues, ultimately either stalling or forcing the problem onto another. I lied, Yui is probably the smartest of the trio. Why? She knows the issues and she knows the solution but due to her unchanging nature, she does not present issues as issues nor solutions as possible solutions. One could argue Yui is the antagonist of the series and holds back the trio from finding something genuine because Yui doesn't truly desire to be genuine. But she is also the catalyst for the relationship, taking steps and pushing both yukinon and hachiman to move on. The actions she takes specifically contradict the developments Hikigaya and Yukinon strive to make and that brilliance is why she is the best girl. The pain she takes to keep relationships between the three of them is depressing yet very needed. She is the essence of oregairu. Easy 10/10.
Hachiman Hikigaya, the protagonist of the series. An isolated, seemingly self-centered, and generally deprived boy. Depressed on the all over with a small amount of care left within his heart. The essence of every rejected high school boy on the planet. As the story progresses, Hikigaya grows out of his shell of isolation by maintaining the Service Club. He is the one who provides all the solutions to the problems, at the cost of hurting himself and creating a sense of reliance by many of his classmates, including Yui and Yukinon. However, when he is confronted by Haruno, he starts questioning his own ways of solving issues. The rapid growth of Hachiman then begins, breaking apart his rotten outside and letting the caring side of him flow into the show. I know, I know, sounds like Hachiman is a generic tsundere, however, the way Hikigaya expresses his care is undeniably satisfying. By opening up, Hachiman is able to reveal his true nature and his desires that he would only be able to get out from the Service Club. Masked by his rotten exterior it is Hikigaya slowly crumbles to the wills of everyone around him and eventually evolving to the final form of Hikigaya. 9.5/10
Finally, the ice queen herself, Yukino Yukinoshita. A typical tsundere, one might say. And I would have to agree. The fact is Yukinon is a tsundere and the story only works because she is a tsundere. Yukinon is special because she is able to set up so many issues with the Service Club, be it the Sports festival or the prom. Yukinon is the largest weakness in the group, and from that, they are able to develop together. From family issues to friends, she has it all. As a matter of fact, I think Yukinon is the only irreplaceable character in this show. Without her presence, the show would no longer have the tensity nor the pain that is present throughout the journey of these three friends. Yukinon serves her part extremely well and even though she is my least liked of the three she deserves mad respect for her impact within the show. However, her reaction to Hachiman’s confession was kinda iffy but demonstrated her character splendidly. 9/10
Wow, you really thought I wasn’t gonna talk about some of what I consider the best side characters ever? There’s not much to say except these characters fucking rock. Be it femboy or sensei each and every element that they provide increases the value of the show, realizing this show is moving forward comedic value, and their impact on the main trio is undeniable. Not only do these characters play their tropes well, they go beyond and are memorable. (yuigamama is adorable) 10/10

Enjoyment 10/10
Didn’t skip a single second in any of the episodes and watched them while in class. Undoubtedly my best anime of the 2020 summer season. I loved the pain. As some people at some point said “no pain no gain”.

Overall 9.5/10
Gonna still give this a 10/10 cuz that’s what I feel in my heart (: Very sad that this show has finally come to a close but glad it did so in the way it did. The show has a special place inside me. Thank you feel, brains base, the VA’s, and Mr. Watari for putting together and wrapping up one of my favorite romcoms.

Thank you for reading my rant/review, it means a lot, honestly.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 24, 2020

FlatTurtle

Mixed Feelings

As someone who had their fair share of drama and romance during my high school days, I’ll provide my two cents on this finale season.

What initially drew me to this anime was the comedy and wittiness of the MC, Hachiman, and his little funny monologues. I watched the first season maybe four or five years ago and I went through a kind of “edgy,” nihilistic outcast phase, so I found him funny and somewhat relatable. In this season, Hachiman still has that vibe, but he just doesn’t seem as funny as before. Comedy-wise, this season is greatly lacking. I think the the biggest portion ... of humor is usually derived from Hachiman’s internal quips, but they feel very misplaced due to the nature of the plot.

Speaking of the plot, this season is 100% drama. I think that’s my biggest issue with this season. There is virtually no comedy. I guess Isshiki is comic relief, but her whole “wait, are you actually trying to hit on me because I’m your cute kouhai” thing gets stale. There’s the ironic “siscon” between Hachiman and his sister too if that’s supposed to be funny. Oh yeah, the hands guy was pretty neat I guess, until the weird rap battle. The rest of the characters are practically irrelevant.

The “plot” generally revolves around making a prom, with the subplot being the trio in the Volunteer Service Club trying to express their feelings to each other. And man, is it slow and boring. There are some cute moments between Yui and Hachiman sprinkled in. But most of the time, I feel like the dialogue and storyline are just complicated nonsense that would make most viewers confused. We have the Yukinoshita family drama intertwined with the prom drama, which is also intertwined with the drama between our trio. It just seemed like a huge overblown mess and it made me feel confused and nearly indifferent to times when the plot actually moves. I was not drawn into the plot whatsoever and the whole “story” being ambiguous did not help. Like at certain points, I was thinking, “oh, is this supposed to be a good thing? Was this important? Am I supposed to care this happened?”

As a casual viewer, I approached this season mostly expecting some cheap laughs, a nice story, and a little drama, which made this anime very difficult to enjoy considering how nearly every dialogue between characters is ambiguous and convoluted. I understand that high school is a very confusing time and it’s hard to properly comprehend and express feelings to one another. But this anime takes it to another level. Nearly all dialogues have confusing nuances and are left inconclusive on purpose, probably to let the viewers understand them on their own. Which is fair. But realistically, normal people don’t talk in metaphors and deliberately leave things ambiguous. Even if you were to understand every subtle nuance in the dialogues, you’d still be in the same place as most confused viewers: nothing really important was said, right? Even the characters’ internal monologues are ambiguous, which doesn’t make any sense. If they’re going to give audiences internal monologues of characters, it should at least be clear exactly what they’re thinking and how they’re feeling. But it’s not clear. Which makes it hard to get attached to the characters and storyline, and ultimately makes it pretty boring.

One thing I did appreciate was the development between Yui and Hachiman. I feel like she had the least confusing monologues and it was much easier to at least feel some sort of attachment to her compared to the rest of the characters. She was the only character I feel like I could truly understand and empathize with because her feelings and thoughts were clear. The animators did a good job on her facial expressions and reactions which would convey certain things, whereas the rest of the characters felt like watching dead fish. Her voice actor did a stellar job too.

The anime also redeems itself in the final two episodes when the characters stop beating around the bush. Meaning, there is some romance. Even then, the dialogues are still fairly ambiguous, but it should be clear enough to understand what actually happens. The first ten episodes are generally just pseudo-complicated filler made to appear important. But thankfully, watching until the end wasn’t a complete waste of time.

If you’re just looking to turn your brain off, get some laughs, and watch a cute romcom unfold, I suggest looking elsewhere. In general, this is just a slow-burning high school drama.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Sep 24, 2020

Xyphnos

Not Recommended

I will preface this by saying that I'm not a fan of dramas but I do find one occasionally that is written so well that I actually enjoy it, so take that how you will.

Having watched the entire show I can say that this season is more of the same as the second season, so if you didn't like that like I didn't then don't put yourself through this like I did.

Story 1

Story is rather nonexistent, as is expected of a slice of life. This show is all about the characters.

Art 3

The art is bland and still worse than first season which at least had ... some flair to it.

sound 5

Sound design is mostly mediocre, that's about all I can say for that.

character 2

The characters are at best stupid, and at worst boring. Most of the show is characters talking, which I find ironic, when you take into account that any forced drama in the show could be fixed in a span of one conversation, but that never happens. The conversations the characters have are not interesting, and for the most part how the characters have the conversations is not interesting either, which I feel is a genuine problem in a show about people talking. The show shows you that not everything is alright between the characters, but never actually gives any reason for why that is.
The author really seemed to want to write smart characters that are good at reading people. At this point I really have to ask, why did it seem like a good idea to make the most antisocial characters in the show be these gods at reading people and talking? This makes no sense at all since you really can't be good at talking and reading people if you never talk to any of them, this is not however the biggest problem in the writing. Second terrible thing about the writing of the characters is that they are not good at reading people, or good at talking, they are omniscient, and everybody else just believes what the main characters say no matter if it makes sense or not. These characters just walk up to any situation and immediately know everything that is going on, and then state something and everything the characters say is just taken as a fact.
Hachiman has few genuinely well written bits in conversations, but I feel that those are more few and far between the further into the show I get.
Yukinoshita has the personality of wet tissue paper, I really don't get why people like her.
Komachi brings the only point to raise the character score above 1.

Enjoyment 1

This show has a few enjoyable bits, but when I can count those bits from all twelve episodes on one hand I really have to wonder why I even bothered with this show.


Closing thoughts

This show tries to be realistic but it ends up boring, it tries to be a romance but I've seen better chemistry in hentai, it says that its a comedy but the funny bits stopped at season 1, and it tries to be a human drama but there is no conflict even though the characters act like there is.
The main character has any chemistry with maybe 2-3 side characters we barely see, and the side characters we do see are frustratingly badly written.
You might like this show, and more power to you if you do, but I could not recommend this to anyone with a clear conscience.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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