Aishang Ta de Liyou

I did not expect this to be good, but it turned out to be spectacular. The animation is much better than your typical romance anime, and the excellent sound design really helps you feel the doki doki. The characters feel fleshed out and natural (even the crazy ones), and the story, while feeling melodramatic at times, has enough twists and turns to feel exciting. I appreciate that the characters are adults and they act more mature than the typical romance.

The main conflict is a love triangle between the handsome Juntang (the protagonist), the beautiful idol Shiya, and the studious childhood sweetheart Zhu Zhu. Shiya is ... direct and pushy with her love for Juntang, but Juntang is saving himself for Zhu Zhu, whom he has had a crush on forever.

I think what sets this apart is what it _doesn't_ do. In your typical romance drama, you have conflicts arising from poor communication which creates misunderstandings that triggers certain characters to go batshit insane. Then we yell at the screen 'why would you do that?' and resign to the realization that the characters are not people but plot devices. While a central conflict _is_ caused by Zhu Zhu's lack of communication, it doesn't create unnatural responses.

In this show, both Shiya and Zhu Zhu are developed enough that we can empathize with them. It's not exactly clear who, if any, would win out in the end. Shiya is crazy and stalkerish, but displays enough emotion to be taken seriously. Zhu Zhu is the childhood sweetheart, but is absent for critical time periods. On the other hand, Ruoli is more of an afterthought; she never was in the running to begin with and didn't really need to be there. In fact, she adds a certain amount of cringe which detracts from the show.

From what I heard, the show doesn't adapt the full source material, but this show tells a complete story with a satisfying conclusion.

if you are into a romance with fewer cliches and stuff this is for you, It is a romance unlike any other it actually focuses on their love towards each other although the pacing is quite messy you'll understand it. and it is quite adorable it's not like your typical anime with ecchi stiff sure there are a few but they don't go overboard with fan service.
This is the first Korean anime I watched based on a webtoon and I jumped in blind expecting it to be trash cuz of my hatred towards it but turns out it was okay not the best but it ... was okay I gave it a 7 outta 10 i recommend it!

This series was pretty interesting at first, but the more episodes I watched the more I started to dislike it. I had hoped for getting the typical anime romance feels, but unfortunately I was very disappointed.

The part of the series that I liked was that love isn't straightforward, rather more like a roller coaster that is unpredictable. But it got to a point where I stopped caring about what kind of ending the series would have. The OSTs were literally carrying me through the series, because they were, in my opinion, the best part of every episode.

I have watched a lot of romance anime ... because it is my favourite genre. This has to be the first one that I didn't feel a connection to most of the characters. I was mostly bored or frustrated through the whole series. I took the series very seriously, which is why it's so sad that I am feeling the way I am feeling about this series.

I don't know why this series made such a bad impression for me. Maybe it is because it was the first chinese anime I have watched or just simply that this series is not my taste of romance anime.

My adjusted score: 6/10. My personal score: 5/10 (if not even lower). It's up to you if you want to watch it or not.