The Quintessential Quintuplets
| Before I start this, if you liked that Yotsuba won, then good for you. I'm not about to get into an arguement with anyone about who should've won. During the first two season I only saw her as a cheerful girl being helpful to everyone. But now she suddenly got a heavy backstory which doesn't really mean anything to me since to me, she was not "liked" from previous seasons. Not that I "hate" or but I didn' like that she got picked when she didn't do anything special. And it's shown by this site and other sites like ani list that she's around the 4th liked sister behind Miku, Nino and Itsuki (and Itsuki doesn't even like Fuutarou). But my guess is the author had already picked Yotsuba from the start and didn't care what the fans thought. Cause before the movie, there was no definite sign that Yotsuba is the one that will be chosen (correct me if I'm wrong). For example in Oregairu, Nisekoi, Oreshura, Rent-a-girlfriend, A couply of cuckoos it's obvious from the first episode who will be picked (at least if you're a experienced rom-com watcher like me). But here the author had an opportunity to pick most liked character but chose the 4th most liked character instead since I don't recall any sign from the first episode. Which only makes me think more that the author had already picked Yotsuba from the start. Well, now that I'm done with that I'm gonna go eat at my first ramen restaurant that's in Sweden while I think about why I just wrote so much about a rom-com anime |
TomboyTamer said: Of course this is be my first response xD It's not lke I'm the only one who thinks like this. I just like to write out my feelings sometimes when something stupid happens. Like if it was obvious from the start I wouldn't care but when they make it like this I just wanna say somethingAt this point you're ranting because your favorite girl didn't win. |
| I mean Fuutarou was looking for that girl when he meets when he went on that field trip (anyone can correct me if I was wrong about the field trip) and still has the photo from when they were little kids. |
| Levi is most like in Aot but Eren in the main characters so who TF cares who is liked more .. lmao moreover Yotsuba is a deserving win !!! She was the nicest to FUTARO since day 01 and not bratty at all.. also very helpful and bitch went through a character development !!! i think the ending was really nice !! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 so suck up and be happy for our queen Yotsuba !!  |
  🎐 still at the restaurant |
TomboyTamer said: Exactly!! Kappejoj said: Of course this is be my first response xD It's not lke I'm the only one who thinks like this. I just like to write out my feelings sometimes when something stupid happens. Like if it was obvious from the start I wouldn't care but when they make it like this I just wanna say something "she didn't do anything special" boy, she's the best wing(wo)man and held herself back for 2 whole seasons. She's the one who works the hardest, yet people doesn't realize it. Just because the ending of this anime (or the winner) is different from other RomCom anime, doesn't meant it's bad. It baffles me even more when people say Itsuki was a more deserving winner when she is literally a door, no personality whatsoever |
TomboyTamer said: Waifu wars make people say the wildest takes...DinoPapiro said: Exactly!! It baffles me even more when people say Itsuki was a more deserving winner when she is literally a door, no personality whatsoever The fact that Itsuki has no interest in Fuutarou made no sense if she was the more deserving winner than Yotsuba. |
| As one that started reading the manga right after the belltower, there's a couple of points that I would like to make. I think a lot of the people in the fandom self inserted their preferences instead of seeing it from Fuu's POV. During the first Kyoto trip, Yotsuba and Fuu created a covenant to study as hard as they can so they can make a lot of money to help their families. At the time, Fuu was like his father, not quite a delinquent, but someone who preferred to have a good time over studying. Yotsuba's declaration to study hard and make money for the sake of her mom inspired Fuu to do the same for Raiha's sake. Even in elemantary school(pretty sure they were in 6th grade at the time), Fuu recognized Yotsuba as someone special. Before he met Yotsuba, he had a crush on Takeyabashi. Afterwards, he literally changed his life. Takeyabashi herself stated after the trip "that girl"(Yotsubsa) was all he would talk about. Once he figured out later Yotsuba was the girl in the picture, how could he chose anyone else? What's also been understated is that it was Yotsuba most of all that helped him get out of his shell. From the walk of courage to nominating him as class rep to the festival, Yotsuba has always been pushing him to grow in ways outside of being a book nerd. I think Fuu realized this in the later parts in the manga, and understood that his life was better for it. "But Yotsuba had no character development!" Let me ask you this: would you want your girlfriend/sig other to have the most character development? My father's last four wives(he's been married six times) had a lot of "character". They were also batshit insane. Nino drugged Fuu twice. Ichika impersonated Miku to try to get Fuu to pass on Miku and choose her instead. Miku transitioned from Dandere to borderline Yandere. Not saying Yotsuba or Itsuki gets a pass from being weird because of the whole Rena thing, just saying that because someone changes their life because of the MC does not make them the best choice for the MC. One could say Yotsuba had a lot of character development, if you count from the first Kyoto trip. She was the first one to see herself as an individual, not as just part of the quint collective. I know Negi didn't finish the manga properly. At the beginning it was marketed as a mystery as much as it was a harem romance. "Who is the bride?" True, Negi had chosen Yotsuba from the start, but I feel he should've transitioned it better and sprinkled a few more clues throughout so that even the Nino and Miku shippers could understand. Of all the girls, I think he did Itsuki the worst. He made her the weakest character, and the whole Biodad thing was a mistake. I also didn't like how he did the fallout post confession, with the drama between Yotsuba and Nino and then Miku. I believe there were pressures happening due to the sudden popularity of the manga, Negi got burned out, and he phoned in the last 30-40 chapters. I say to the anime onlies, read the manga. To the manga people, read it again. To the gamers, it doesn't matter, you can have your Nino or MIku..... :' ) |
| "Genki is Life, Genki is Love" |
AnosTheGod said: As someone neutral, I'd say Youtsuba is a good choice What I understood from the movie is that if Uesugi had chosen any other girl, Youtsuba's life would have ended in a tragedy. What you just said is exactly why so many people have such a problem with the ending. Yotsuba has a lot of issues but suicidal isn't one of them. Yotsuba would never even contemplate taking her own life unless she lost everything, from Fuutarou to her sisters. That's really pushing it there. The more likely scenario that if Fuutarou had chosen someone else it would've sent her a message that it was time for her to move and start living her own life instead of centering it so much on one person. While other girls had jobs in 5 years,her job wasn't clearly mentioned,which means Uesugi takes care of her financial needs And what will Yotsuba do should something happen to Fuutarou? Or what if he suddenly decides to leave her in the future? And don't try to tell me that he would never do something like that. A million things can happen in a marriage and people can change for the worse. There's no guarantee that the two of them will stay together forever. It's bad enough that Yotsuba is portrayed as someone who's built her whole life around Fuutarou but now she'll be entirely dependent on him, and that is NOT a good thing. So again, what would Yotsuba do if Fuutarou was suddenly no longer around? Go to her sisters? She can't depend on them forever. Even she knows that. And they may not be in a position to help her. They'll have their own lives to live, their own children to raise. She wouldn't want to become a burden to them. And it's highly unlikely she'll go to her stepdad either since she's always been intimidated by him. So what will she do? Get a job? What if she can't hold a job? There's a reason why she doesn't have a job like her sisters do and it's because Yotsuba is completely irresponsible as a person. She's been carried her entire life. First with her sisters and now with Fuutarou. If Yotsuba suddenly found herself all alone with no home or money she wouldn't be able to survive. She doesn't know how. The most likely scenario is that she would've ended up living on the streets, and we all know where that leads. Moreover,she is his childhood friend,which is rare cause as we know childhood friends never win ,and she is short haired which also has a less chance of winning I hate to break this to you but Yotsuba was never the childhood friend. That was Takebayashi. Yotsuba only knew Fuutarou for what? A day at most? Whereas Takebayashi knew him for years. And don't forget that Ichika also met Fuutarou too when they were kids. So how does Yotsuba qualify as the childhood friend? Just because they made a promise? A promise she didn't keep? And what does her having short hair have to do with her winning? Nino has short hair too you know. |
| "You talk too much. Think too much." "I don't care how justified you think your reasons are. I won't tolerate liars or thieves." "If you're not going to be nice to me, don't expect me to be nice to you." "I'm a soldier, not a superhero. Don't ever think of me as one." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Get that through your thick skull." "People who live by their emotions go nowhere in their lives. They only find misery. "If you don't like the way your life is than do something about it instead of sitting there feeling sorry for yourself." "You want something go get it. Period." |
| The movie definitely skipped some arguably important details (Ichika taking a break from school is one of them), but none of which really 'justifies' Yotsuba being the winner imo. Yes, she helped everyone behind the scene as a redemption for being pompous. But all of that happens behind the screen where the viewers don't know about except after it is revealed to them at the finale. Even the last arc in the manga is so weird, suddenly bringing Takebayashi back, revealing the quintuplets' biological father, and Yotsuba's backstory, less rushed than in the adaptation. 90% sure people will just brush OP's post as 'your waifu didn't win so you rant' but the ending really doesn't make sense. If, say, the rest of the quintuplets won instead of Yotsuba, that would make much more sense to me. Even Itsuki who seems to have the least 'romantic moments' with Fuutarou, because their interactions are the best in the series (you can clearly tell I'm in Team Itsuki). TLDR: Yeah Yotsuba helped everyone but it is only revealed almost at the very end which isn't really good imo. Yeah I'm also salty that Itsuki didn't win. |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
tywhoppity said: I kinda agree with you, but character development is crucial and Yotsuba has close to none of it. It's the same reason why the 'best girl' in harem shows don't win. They generally have no development. An example, Onodera Kosaki (best girl btw) is kind, caring, always does her best in everything, but because she has been that way since chapter/episode 1, she has no room to improve herself. Which is why Chitoge, who has quite the shitty personality, looks better story telling wise because she turns for the better. As one that started reading the manga right after the belltower, there's a couple of points that I would like to make. I think a lot of the people in the fandom self inserted their preferences instead of seeing it from Fuu's POV. During the first Kyoto trip, Yotsuba and Fuu created a covenant to study as hard as they can so they can make a lot of money to help their families. At the time, Fuu was like his father, not quite a delinquent, but someone who preferred to have a good time over studying. Yotsuba's declaration to study hard and make money for the sake of her mom inspired Fuu to do the same for Raiha's sake. Even in elemantary school(pretty sure they were in 6th grade at the time), Fuu recognized Yotsuba as someone special. Before he met Yotsuba, he had a crush on Takeyabashi. Afterwards, he literally changed his life. Takeyabashi herself stated after the trip "that girl"(Yotsubsa) was all he would talk about. Once he figured out later Yotsuba was the girl in the picture, how could he chose anyone else? What's also been understated is that it was Yotsuba most of all that helped him get out of his shell. From the walk of courage to nominating him as class rep to the festival, Yotsuba has always been pushing him to grow in ways outside of being a book nerd. I think Fuu realized this in the later parts in the manga, and understood that his life was better for it. "But Yotsuba had no character development!" Let me ask you this: would you want your girlfriend/sig other to have the most character development? My father's last four wives(he's been married six times) had a lot of "character". They were also batshit insane. Nino drugged Fuu twice. Ichika impersonated Miku to try to get Fuu to pass on Miku and choose her instead. Miku transitioned from Dandere to borderline Yandere. Not saying Yotsuba or Itsuki gets a pass from being weird because of the whole Rena thing, just saying that because someone changes their life because of the MC does not make them the best choice for the MC. One could say Yotsuba had a lot of character development, if you count from the first Kyoto trip. She was the first one to see herself as an individual, not as just part of the quint collective. I know Negi didn't finish the manga properly. At the beginning it was marketed as a mystery as much as it was a harem romance. "Who is the bride?" True, Negi had chosen Yotsuba from the start, but I feel he should've transitioned it better and sprinkled a few more clues throughout so that even the Nino and Miku shippers could understand. Of all the girls, I think he did Itsuki the worst. He made her the weakest character, and the whole Biodad thing was a mistake. I also didn't like how he did the fallout post confession, with the drama between Yotsuba and Nino and then Miku. I believe there were pressures happening due to the sudden popularity of the manga, Negi got burned out, and he phoned in the last 30-40 chapters. I say to the anime onlies, read the manga. To the manga people, read it again. To the gamers, it doesn't matter, you can have your Nino or MIku..... :' ) Going back to Yotsuba, the one kind thing Yotsuba does for Fuutaro that the viewers know from the beginning of the series is that she's very cooperative by taking Fuutaro's lessons. That's it. We know halfway in the manga that she is in fact the girl Fuutaro met in Kyoto, but that's about it. On the other hand, Nino hated Fuutaro but redeems herself by owning up to her doings in the past. That's development. Itsuki wasn't as cooperative as Yotsuba was at the start. But she gradually opens up and accepts and acknowledges Fuutaro as a great teacher as well as a love interest (subtly). That's just my opinion though. |
| "Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| Ya,it hurts that my favorite quintuplet didn't won but the ending was not weird and bad.Uesugi from the start wanted to choose the temple girl. |
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Kappejoj said: when she didn't do anything special Yea, i think you forgot the fact that the author emphasis using Yotsuba's mother that she didn't need to be anything special to be loved, its already shown in this movie, so i am guessing the author really intended yotsuba to win at first, due to her meeting with fuutaro in his past, and making promises and kept until the present highschool life, and fuutaro still love that girl from his past, and making yotsuba blend in the background characters, and making her cheerful and supportive which fuutaro needs cuz in the movie it says something about fuutaro sometimes fail to his path and needed an assistant but idk thats just my thought |
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Kappejoj said: For example in Oregairu, Nisekoi, Oreshura, Rent-a-girlfriend, A couply of cuckoos it's obvious from the first episode who will be picked (at least if you're a experienced rom-com watcher like me). thats bs and you know it lol |
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AnosTheGod said: suicidal?bro trust me,this depression thing is much worse than dying,cause by dying you are actually free from any pain or suffering Are you dumb? Depression is what leads to suicide. You said yourself that if Fuutarou didn't choose Yotsuba her life would end in tragedy. What am I supposed to think with what you're implying there? That Yotsuba will spend the rest of her life in misery just because she couldn't be with Fuutarou? Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds? That only makes her look even more weak and pathetic than she already is. bro before typing such lame and logic less stuff,pls,pleeese,PLEASE do some research on it. Go to "Google" type "quintuplets author" that's enough I really don't know what you're trying to suggest here. Research what? The fact that Yotsuba is based on Negi's wife and that's all I need to know? I already knew that and it doesn't make the ending any better. If his wife really is anything like Yotsuba then I really have to question if that's how he really thinks of her. What I said up above is all based on common sense. |
DirectorKOct 29, 2022 11:34 PM
| "You talk too much. Think too much." "I don't care how justified you think your reasons are. I won't tolerate liars or thieves." "If you're not going to be nice to me, don't expect me to be nice to you." "I'm a soldier, not a superhero. Don't ever think of me as one." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Get that through your thick skull." "People who live by their emotions go nowhere in their lives. They only find misery. "If you don't like the way your life is than do something about it instead of sitting there feeling sorry for yourself." "You want something go get it. Period." |
AnosTheGod said: DirectorK said: Are you dumb? Depression is what leads to suicide. You said yourself that if Fuutarou didn't choose Yotsuba it would lead to tragedy. What am I supposed to think with what you're implying there? That Yotsuba will spend the rest of her life in misery just because she couldn't be with Fuutarou? Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds? That only makes Yotsuba look even more weak and pathetic than she already is. I really don't know what you're trying to suggest here. Research what? The fact that Yotsuba is based is based on Negi's wife and that's all I need to know? I already knew that and it doesn't make the ending any better. If his wife really is anything like Yotsuba then I really have to question if that's how he really thinks of her. What I said up above is all based on common sense. yes according to your logic our main couple is going to break up after 5yrs,right? Well, yes. That 's exactly what I'm implying because that kind of thing happens quite often in real life. Our main couple gets married right after college. That's way too soon. There's a reason why most couples don't marry young because they want to live their own lives and fulfill their dreams before settling down and start a family. At the same time they're trying to figure if their relationship can really work and as they grow older and wiser their perspectives will change. And as I said before, people can change for the worse. Who's to say that their marriage won't end in a bitter divorce should Yotsuba suddenly realize that Fuutarou isn't who she thought he was? Whose to say that Fuutarou won't decide to leave her for another woman simply because he grew bored of her? Or again, what if something happens to Fuutarou and Yotsuba is left all by herself? You said it yourself. Yotsuba is the only one who doesn't have a job so she'll be entirely dependent on Fuutarou. Come on, man. You can't be this ignorant. |
| "You talk too much. Think too much." "I don't care how justified you think your reasons are. I won't tolerate liars or thieves." "If you're not going to be nice to me, don't expect me to be nice to you." "I'm a soldier, not a superhero. Don't ever think of me as one." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Get that through your thick skull." "People who live by their emotions go nowhere in their lives. They only find misery. "If you don't like the way your life is than do something about it instead of sitting there feeling sorry for yourself." "You want something go get it. Period." |
AnosTheGod said: DirectorK said: Well, yes. That 's exactly what I'm implying because that kind of thing happens quite often in real life. Our main couple gets married right after college. That's way too soon. There's a reason why most couples don't marry young because they want to live their own lives and fulfill their dreams before settling down and start a family. At the same time they're trying to figure if their relationship can really work and as they grow older and wiser their perspectives will change. And as I said before, people can change for the worse. Who's to say that their marriage won't end in a bitter divorce should Yotsuba suddenly realize that Fuutarou isn't who she thought he was? Whose to say that Fuutarou won't decide to leave her for another woman simply because he grew bored of her? Or again, what if something happens to Fuutarou and Yotsuba is left all by herself? You said it yourself. Yotsuba is the only one who doesn't have a job so she'll be entirely dependent on Fuutarou. Come on, man. You can't be this ignorant. BRO DONT COMPARE ANIME WITH REAL LIFE what is wrong with you?who compared things like that? Because that's what intelligent people like myself do. We look at things from a realistic perspective, often based on our own experiences through life. We don't treat anime like it's the real thing because in the end it's nothing but a fantasy. If you can't handle it that's your problem, not mine. |
| "You talk too much. Think too much." "I don't care how justified you think your reasons are. I won't tolerate liars or thieves." "If you're not going to be nice to me, don't expect me to be nice to you." "I'm a soldier, not a superhero. Don't ever think of me as one." "The world doesn't revolve around you. Get that through your thick skull." "People who live by their emotions go nowhere in their lives. They only find misery. "If you don't like the way your life is than do something about it instead of sitting there feeling sorry for yourself." "You want something go get it. Period." |
Worsties said: I mean Fuutarou was looking for that girl when he meets when he went on that field trip (anyone can correct me if I was wrong about the field trip) and still has the photo from when they were little kids. bro even after wedding futaro still dont know about yotsuba being Rena that's why futaro choice feels more shallow |
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