Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha

I'd rather watch this than some other overrated complicated anime I know.
In fact, I did watch this from start to finish and it's pretty good, honestly.
The only thing hindering this from earning my trademark rating of "9 for that was FIRE" is the unfortunate way this anime is paced.
It keeps starting plotlines and dropping them randomly for the sake of new ones which it also drops once it gets bored of them.
That's fricking sad because most of the plotlines are really fun and they had potential.
Oh well, it's good I guess.
It's a fun watch for any rom com weeb out there. At least if you ... accepted its pacing and didn't hold it against it.
The characters are the highlight that makes this fun despite its pacing. Let alone the stupid and hillarious events throughout its runtime which gives it a life of its own. This is why it clicked with me and entered the part of my brain where I can never forget it.

I read the manga & watched the anime?
The beginning of this series was really cool and I understand how it went viral for a bit on Social Media.
A guy who willing chooses to stop stalking/simping/chasing after a woman seen in an Anime speak volumes.

I originally thought that was the plot, but as time passes, it seems the MC's resolve wasn't that strong.
Even though he stopped the bizarre behaviors, it seems he still decided to stick with his old feelings of "attraction" or "love."

Basically the really cool beginning sizzled out in a matter of moments/chapters and you only got a regular series which is just like ... anything else

The Dreaming Boy is a Realist had potential to explore the realization, reflection & improvement of a person who was consumed by infatuation and unrequited love to the point of obsessive & self-destructive stalker behaviour, as the initial episodes showcased & the title of the series implies. Instead it’s a series about how you can be rewarded for the aforementioned behaviour rather than the improvements and how after separating oneself from the situation (in this case no longer engaging with the love interest), realizing your faults and growing as a person, the target of the unrequited love who blatantly states NUMEROUS TIMES that they don't ... share your feelings, will begin to care, reciprocate and engage.

'Stalk a girl until she says leave me alone & when you do just that, she'll fall for you'.

The Main character & love interest rarely interact across the 12 episodes and when they do it is frustrating & belittling to any realizations or improvements the protagonist had made. As a result the finale felt unearned, off-putting & sent a message that was opposite to that of the show’s title, main character & initial episodes.

Beyond the poor message, The Dreaming Boy is a Realist has sporadic pacing, poor focus (side characters received more focus than the main characters through multi episode arcs), lacking character designs & out of the blue character introductions.