Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka Episode 3 Discussion

Don't like the LGBTQ+ introduction into the series but at least it's not being shoved in our faces.

I don't for the life of me understand how this show is getting such high ratings. These characters are so utterly bland and uninteresting that, three episodes in, I couldn't even tell you their names. The princess was probably the most interesting character in this episode and she wasn't even THAT interesting.

people see one lesbian and start screaming stuff like DEI and woke, tragic because that just means that is all they really took from this episode

Takuya's father looks like trouble but they quickly resolved that.

I like how Claudia imitated Sailor Moon and she is in a yuri relationship. lol

Honestly this anime is kinda mid, but i didnt expect a cute lesbian love story, it surely was a very nice surprise!!

I thought that the fictional country they introduced was supposed to be a cross between Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.

That aside, I'm very glad I decided to watch this. It was one I eyed before the season, figured it'd probably be an easy one or two episode watch and drop, but then already ended up knowing after that second episode that there was something more there and it seemed like something worth continuing with. I'm not saying it's something I'm going to end up giving a 9/10 or will be series of the year or decade or anything like that, but it's just pleasant and easy to watch while still having enough details worth paying attention to and scenes featuring characters' changing moods/attitudes and introspection to be more than just a sleep aid or totally turn your brain off type.

It's very plain and unassuming and in addition to that, or maybe partially because of it, just relaxing as well? I think it also has to do with the fact that I feel like it's been a while since I've seen a regular adults in an office or other workplace Slice of Life-esque anime. No world-rattling consequences. It's lighthearted and occasionally humorous, but not the kind of comedy which is just constant screaming and screams over and cancels out any of the more tender moments or places with potential for them. And I like the romance genre, but maybe it's that I don't watch a large amount of just regular same/similar age human heterosexual couples, plain Jane in other words, as that's not my specific thing, so "normal" ones are a nice change of pace.

I don't watch an abundance of more "vanilla" romcoms and romantic dramas in general, so maybe I mentally sold them short regarding how enjoyable they can be when you're in the proper mood and frame of mind. Well, I enjoyed something like Nagatoro too which I suppose is a pretty "normal" romcom except perhaps not fully due to inclusion of bullying/teasing kink.

This reminds me of a romcom sitcom you could put on at 2:00am, even watch a little out of order on TV in reruns if it's something which went on to have like 120 episodes, and just enjoy the low stakes slow burn experience of getting to know and get used to the characters and their cast dynamics together. Even their co-workers, several of which seem either dim or pushy controlling bosses, feel like they could have a fun and endearing, purposeful part to play in it all by story's end.