Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai

Hotaru Hinase has lived nearly sixteen years without romance. She is satisfied alone as long as she can enjoy the little things in life with her beloved friends and family. In her mind, she is not meant to fall in love, nor does she understand the concept.

While out with a friend, Hotaru witnesses the severe breakup of her schoolmate Hananoi, to whom she has never spoken. Afterward, she sees him sitting in the snow and holds her umbrella over him. To her surprise, this gesture results in him confessing his feelings for her at school the next day. Though Hotaru rejects him, Hananoi insists on letting her get to know him. He does whatever he can to woo her, from changing his hairstyle to finding her lost hairpin in the snow.

Although she has no romantic feelings towards him, Hotaru believes that by spending more time with him, she will learn how to love. She agrees to date him and slowly begins to navigate what being a girlfriend entails, including how to reciprocate the kind gestures that Hananoi continues to perform for her.

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Hananoi, Saki Main

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Hinase, Hotaru Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Shibamura, Tsukiha Supporting

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Yao, Souhei Supporting

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Kurata, Keigo Supporting

Oosaka, Ryouta Japanese

Hinase, Kagari Supporting

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Hananoi's Grandmother Supporting

Takashima, Gara Japanese

Ginji Supporting

Uchida, Naoya Japanese

Nonchan Supporting

Kouno, Marika Japanese

Hananoi-kun's Aunt Supporting

Murakami, Mai Japanese

Shioya, Yoshiyuki Producer

Matsumoto, Takuya Producer

Kurosu, Nobuhiko Producer

Tanaka, Junichirou Producer

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Sep 12, 2024

ChibiDumplings

Recommended

Not your typical Shoujo, but definitely worth the watch!

"A Condition Called Love" beautifully illustrates the idea that “sometimes, we need someone to accept us and love us first before we learn to love ourselves.”
Hotaru Hinase, the female lead, is a kind-hearted and straightforward girl who isn’t afraid to express her feelings. The male lead, Hananoi, is depicted as pessimistic, needy, and anxious, with a deep-seated fear of abandonment stemming from his family background.

What sets this show apart is its lack of traditional conflict. Instead, it presents a gentle, 12-episode journey where the two leads gradually fall in love. While it may seem like just ... another story about first love, it delves deeper than that! Despite some criticism, I encourage you to view it from a different perspective. This anime captures a universal longing—to be accepted and loved for who we are, without needing to change. It’s a heartfelt exploration of what it means to truly connect with someone.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Oct 14, 2024

Valentine07

Mixed Feelings

(Spanish review below).

It was cute, I guess.

The idea of ​​a girl who doesn't fall in love from the start and prefers to learn what love is seemed very interesting to me, after so many stories where the characters fall in love with each other in the first chapter. That part of the anime was good. I loved seeing how Hotaru learns about love and the different types of love, and that, although not all relationships are the same and the feelings the same, these are valid anyway.

The rest of the anime was... okay. If I like how Hotaru falls in love chapter by chapter, I ... don't like Hananoi's instant and dependent love. It was a bit annoying most of the time. On one hand, I like that the anime and Hananoi himself don't romanticize his behavior, but at the same time, it doesn't go beyond that. We only have one or two chapters to explore Hananoi's feelings and past, but it all ends there. He changes a little bit and learn some things about how to love, but it was not enough for me.

The secondary characters were okay, predictable and stereotypical.

My biggest problem is, without a doubt, the animation and the drawing. It's... ugly. The close-ups are decent, but the rest of the drawing is just bad. Really bad. At the same time, the animation doesn't stand out at all, it's pretty average; and since the drawing is so ugly, everything feels ugly.

The story overall was entertaining. Neither good nor bad. When something like that happens, the animation can balance the anime and make it more enjoyable to watch. Since that's not the case, everything just feels forgettable. I don't think I'll remember anything from the anime.

Something I also don't like is Hotaru's voice. Kana Hanazawa, the voice actress, is really good. At the same time I was watching this anime, I was watching 'March comes like a lion'; here Hanazawa does the voice of Hinata and it sounds really good. In Hotaru's case, it was just an ugly voice, quite annoying. It's clearly a decision by the voice actor director and not Kana Hanazawa's fault, but it was quite painful to listen to.

I guess the anime it's entertaining, it has some tender moments and some interesting questions about love and relationships. I think someone the characters' age or younger will enjoy the anime more, because it has a lot about first experiences.

...

Fue tierno, supongo.

La idea de una chica que no se enamora desde el principio y prefiere aprender qué es el amor me pareció muy interesante, después de tantas historias en las que los personajes se enamoran el uno del otro en el primer capítulo. Esa parte del anime fue buena. Me encantó ver cómo Hotaru aprende sobre el amor y los diferentes tipos de amor, y que, aunque no todas las relaciones son iguales y los sentimientos los mismos, estos son válidos de todos modos.

El resto del anime estuvo... bien. Si me gusta cómo Hotaru se enamora capítulo a capítulo, no me gusta el amor instantáneo y dependiente de Hananoi. Fue un poco molesto la mayor parte del tiempo. Por un lado, me gusta que el anime y el propio Hananoi no romanticen su comportamiento, pero al mismo tiempo, no se va más allá de eso. Solo tenemos uno o dos capítulos para explorar los sentimientos y el pasado de Hananoi, pero todo termina allí. Él cambia un poco y aprende algunas cosas sobre cómo amar, pero no siento que haya sido suficiente.

Los personajes secundarios estuvieron bien, predecibles y estereotípicos.

Mi mayor problema es, sin duda, la animación y el dibujo. Es... feo. Los primeros planos son decentes, pero el resto del dibujo es simplemente malo. Realmente malo. Al mismo tiempo, la animación no destaca en absoluto, es bastante normal; y como el dibujo es tan feo, todo se siente feo.

La historia en general fue entretenida. Ni buena ni mala. Cuando algo así sucede, la animación puede equilibrar el anime y hacerlo más disfrutable de ver. Como no es el caso, todo se siente simplemente olvidable. No creo que recuerde nada del anime.

Algo que tampoco me gusta es la voz de Hotaru. Kana Hanazawa, la actriz de doblaje, es realmente buena. Al mismo tiempo que veía este anime, estaba viendo 'March comes like a lion'; aquí Hanazawa hace la voz de Hinata y suena muy bien. En el caso de Hotaru, era simplemente una voz fea, bastante molesta en lo personal. Claramente es una decisión del director de los seiyuus y no culpa de Kana Hanazawa, pero fue bastante doloroso de escuchar.

Supongo que el anime es entretenido, tiene algunos momentos tiernos y algunos cuestionamientos interesantes sobre el amor y las relaciones. Creo que alguien de la edad de los personajes o más joven disfrutará más del anime, porque tiene mucho acerca de las primeras experiencias.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Oct 11, 2024

Benx2019

Not Recommended

The problem with this anime it how good it could have been. A great soundtrack, great op and ed. The love interest is a fairly deep and interesting character. The premise is decent too! However, the animation is weak. Any significant movement is animated very poorly, cg background characters everywhere, and even the backgrounds themselves are cg at times. The voice acting is really underwhelming, lack luster to the point of it being distracting. Things don't come off as genuine, and the delivery is pretty poor overall, especially with the main character. Speaking of which the love interest is the only character with meaningful depth. ... The main character is slightly interesting due to being a good foil, but otherwise not incredibly deep or thought provoking. While the overall premise is good the execution is beyond cheesey at times, especially when they reuse the same track every five seconds. It's a great track, but give it a rest. Overall, it has it's moments, but it is ROUGH around the edges. There are worthwhile elements to this anime, but overall it lands as average because of the obvious lack of effort in animation and voice acting. 5.45/10 Dubbed

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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