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| Great final episode |
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| great ending, the relationship-progress is faster than Oshi No Ko's Aqua-Ruby relationship-progress.. lol |
こんにちは！私の名前はマルハザクです！  こんにちは！私の名前はマルハザクです！ |
| Not usually a fan of incest but this was pretty good. It definitely helped that Yuta was a good mc. I kinda wished that Saki was the one to confess tho |
| Hidden gem from Summer 2024. I expected nothing yet received some of the most poignant and intelligent character dialogue in recent memory. It's incredible what Souta Ueno, a seemingly unknown director, was able to do on this passionate adaptation. Even the fabric filter was growing on me. EP 9 is an easy Episode of the Year candidate. |
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| Didnt expect to see Deen delivering an anime that looks good and IS good and even a good adaptation based on og readers comments. The only flaw is that it feels I only just finished the prologue of the story. I hope we will get more. |
| i was about to give it a 7 but the ending alone propelled it to 8 .Never expected a tinge of reality in an incentuous relationship without letting the charm die .It balanced different emotions some even polar opposite magnificently.A good portion of my heart want a s2 ,thereby putting forth a happy conclusion but on the other hand it may make it another run of the mill show .So iam ok with a sort of open end with the two vouching for a clearer future for them to find... |
| Possibly the most surprising title in the season for me, not because it is ground breaking nor extraordinare, but because in the early episodes it felt quite a bit pretentious and gimmicky with the setting, but it definitely won me over around mid point (it was the complete opposite of Ayla hides her feelings in Russian that fell pretty hard for me even before reaching the mid point). Anywho, the minimalistic cinematography and interesting framing in most indoor scenes was quite entertaining. Really liked both Yuta and Saki as well as their parents and other support characters (specially Maaya). The piano tunes and sometimes monologues with no bgm were very immersive in both protags' thoughts (reminded me of Gone Baby Gone movie and it's split protagonism). I conccur with @perseii My only gripes were Kaho that felt like an author insert that poped out of nowhere just to serve as personal support for Yuta to move on with his personal struggles. Same for the weirdo ethics teacher that somehow had already heard the whole story of Saki from Shiorin's perspective (that's still a very limited bystander in Yuta & Saki's story). Still, this one really gets a 8.5/10 from me for it's thematic and like I previously said limited but well done cinematography. |
| That ending kinda broke me ngl, the piano at the end just does it for me. I just feel sad that they had to compromise. In need of season 2. 8/10 |
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| At least their last talk had any sense, finally a normal understandable conversation and behaviour still they acted like 14 years old not 17 years old in current times. But overall anime was just very bad.. bad animation (like no eyes drawn) stupid fill up scenes like potted flower or window proves this anime has nothing to show, bad dialogues that show author @mikawaghost doesn't know how real life people talk, must be a hikikomori and likely young one but couldn't find his age as his surname is pseudo ghost likely don't want to be public.. Worst anime I watched this season and a total disappointment. |
Thyriad-oPPailovOct 13, 2024 4:02 AM
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
| This was truly beautiful and special. Solemn, quiet, breathable, tense and anxious. I couldn't recommend it enough. Might be the hidden gem of the year to me at least. 9/10. |
| Fairly well done episode. But leaves things open-ended. How they're going to work this out is anyone's guess. Season 2 perhaps? |
| It must be so hard to agree and still be a bit confused about a compromise. This is seriously a great show. |
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| That was a surprising end, but I love the development and the characters a lot. Hoping to a sequel. |
FireFistYK said: So peak, like foreal so fucking peak. Beautifully written from start to finish. Going against the spicy premise to deliver something realistic yet so wonderful, bravo. Probably not your average MAL users cup of tea though going by the score. Yeah, yeah. Everything is peak now. Even this average show is called peak. Now, I’ve seen everything. You guys don’t know what quality is. Next, people will say k-dramas or Bollywood movies are peak, I guess. |
| They finally turned into a couple eh. I was expecting a SoL for a step-sibling relationship to bloom into a couple relationship. I got that but, never expected the show will be deep, and complex. And it kinda turned me off. I don't like it, but I still continue watching this until the end. It's beautiful in some way, but feels painfully slow to watch. Their movements, Their actions, even the way they talk, feel slow, which is a bit irritating. But even so, I enjoyed this show. Too bad that Asamura didn't end up with Shiori. She's more suited for him. She's beautiful, lively, and fun to be with. I won't be watching a sequel or it's worth rewatching as the characters talk about deep and heavy stuff which I don't get and think it's unnecessary to the story. 7/10 |
| I...am flabbergasted that Deen managed to come out with something like this. I was expecting some drama or fanservice bait, so I was really nervous going in, but it's done very very well, from direction to art. The emotion (and often, the lack of one) really comes through in many scenes and many muted scenes were done quite well. I want to see more, but I won't get my hopes up given that this type of show generally does not get another season. |
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@vault-dweller The anime adapted 4 volumes of the light novel. And volume 12 is scheduled to be released next month. So, there's enough content for more than 2 seasons. As you can see from the volume number, the anime adaptation is quite rushed. The LN is far superior in quality when compared to the anime.
The first 4 volumes were basically like a build-up to their confession and from the next volume onwards the real story begins. Their relationship is so sweet and wholesome that I often found myself grinning like an idiot while reading the LN. And it gets better and better each volume. Most people won't expect something of this quality just from the weird title of this series. But after reading it, I'm pretty sure many would list this LN among one the best romance series they have read. I highly recommend the LN to any fans of the romance genre. Fair warning tho, it can sometimes get so sweet that you might have to go take a blood test for diabetes. Might as well stock up some insulin before reading the later volumes haha.
The first 4 volumes were basically like a build-up to their confession and from the next volume onwards the real story begins. Their relationship is so sweet and wholesome that I often found myself grinning like an idiot while reading the LN. And it gets better and better each volume. Most people won't expect something of this quality just from the weird title of this series. But after reading it, I'm pretty sure many would list this LN among one the best romance series they have read. I highly recommend the LN to any fans of the romance genre. Fair warning tho, it can sometimes get so sweet that you might have to go take a blood test for diabetes. Might as well stock up some insulin before reading the later volumes haha.
| @AngelofFrost - love to hear this! That makes me want a S2 even MORE. This felt like a good stopping point. Do you think that a hypothetical next season would have as good of a stopping point? I'm very curious where they will go from here. Will they be ok, having cut so much of the side character's interactions ? ( please no spoilers ) --------------------------- I will admit, I didn't like all of the camera angles and wish some of the animation would have been better. But they did the best with the budget they had. At first I wasn't sure about the slow pacing but it really grew on me. I actually wish there would have been more time given to flesh out the events in episode 11 and 12. The new character interactions felt like plot devices only and didn't have much weight. I know they were trying to cram in the 4 novels and keep the focus on the main two characters (I read the author's comments which were interesting), but probably due to the rest of the show, those events felt a little fast. I can see how people might consider this show boring but I think the slow conversations were quite unique and added weight. The strong OST really helped too. Here's hoping for a S2! |
iwubanimeDec 30, 2024 11:46 PM
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@AngelofFrost - love to hear this! That makes me want a S2 even MORE. This felt like a good stopping point. Do you think that a hypothetical next season would have as good of a stopping point? I'm very curious where they will go from here. Will they be ok, having cut so much of the side character's interactions ? ( please no spoilers )
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I will admit, I didn't like all of the camera angles and wish some of the animation would have been better. But they did the best with the budget they had.
At first I wasn't sure about the slow pacing but it really grew on me. I actually wish there would have been more time given to flesh out the events in episode 11 and 12. The new character interactions felt like plot devices only and didn't have much weight. I know they were trying to cram in the 4 novels and keep the focus on the main two characters (I read the author's comments which were interesting), but probably due to the rest of the show, those events felt a little fast.
I can see how people might consider this show boring but I think the slow conversations were quite unique and added weight. The strong OST really helped too.
Here's hoping for a S2!
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I will admit, I didn't like all of the camera angles and wish some of the animation would have been better. But they did the best with the budget they had.
At first I wasn't sure about the slow pacing but it really grew on me. I actually wish there would have been more time given to flesh out the events in episode 11 and 12. The new character interactions felt like plot devices only and didn't have much weight. I know they were trying to cram in the 4 novels and keep the focus on the main two characters (I read the author's comments which were interesting), but probably due to the rest of the show, those events felt a little fast.
I can see how people might consider this show boring but I think the slow conversations were quite unique and added weight. The strong OST really helped too.
Here's hoping for a S2!
| @iwubanime Hey, glad to see someone enjoying the anime. Personally as an LN reader, I didn't really enjoy it as much cuz I know they skipped a lot due to having to adopt 4 volumes in just 12 episodes. This felt like a good stopping point. Do you think that a hypothetical next season would have as good of a stopping point? I'm very curious where they will go from here. Will they be ok, having cut so much of the side character's interactions ? Hmm, hard to say. From here on out, it turns into more of a slice of life love story. They make gradual progress in their relationship each volume and grow closer and closer as time passes. There are a bunch of super sweet and wholesome moments that makes it worth reading. The author mentioned in one of his afterwords that this series is different from your typical romance anime/manga/LN. He said something like, this is not a normal love story, but a story of love or something like that. And that he plans to continue writing it even after our protagonists graduate high school, go to university, secure stable jobs and eventually tie the knot. So he's going for a realistic approach to how this love story plays out. Well, the part where step-siblings falling in love is not realistic in the slightest haha but that's besides the point. I see that more as a clickbait title/setting to garner attention from the 'cultured' anime community. |
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