Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie
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| I can't believe how people are hating on Izumi. I get it, he's a misfortunate bastard (or pure clumsiness which it really is) that must be protected at all times, but yo he's not a dense pussy bitch like other MCs out there, he is assertive at times bruv. Now that I think about it, if male gets this kind of stuff all the times, then this show somewhat made a reverse shoujo-esque dynamic, think about it for a sec. But aniweiss, Kamiya is here for the first time and she got deuced by Shikimori in their volleyball match, which made our girl more popular. Meanwhile, Izumi and Inuzuka are having a BL-like scene....I want that ngl xD Hopefully we can get to Kamiya's character more in upcoming weeks, but for now let's appreciate how Shikimori and Izumi can't stand not going to home together, that's some relationship (that I envy) goals there if you ask me. |
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| Shikimori is the only good thing about this anime and she's really just 'ok' So far pretty boring, and a little annoying (Izumi's mannerism), but I will power through a couple more episodes to see if it gets better xressa said: GangsterCat said: boring. extremely boring. this anime can't replace Marin as flavor of the season girl. MC is godawful too. well it's boring for you because you like bitchy type girl like marin How is Marin "bitchy"?? What lol. Please look up that word on Oxford or urban dictionary and realize she's quite the opposite. Not saying Marin is better than Shikimori, but she's not bitchy |
WILLs_Anime_Apr 17, 2022 7:58 AM
| For someone who have a permanent bad luck he's still lucky to have a beautiful, protective and cool girlfriend |
| Inside of me you’re still living Each time I think of you pain, suffering, sorrow, despair You’re just an emotional decay, the one who took my life away |
| Oh gosh, what a very hard episode to watch, I wonder if I should continue. best girl but not an interesting couple at all. |
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| Decent episode, seems like the whole anime is just going to revolve around MC getting unlucky and Shikimori protecting him. Though that "Who's that hot guy?" part got me good for some reason, watched it thrice, laughed heartily every time. But the whole game was pretty lame, felt nothing when they won 'cause well we knew they are going to win. I don't even know if calling the MC cringe is the right word? Maybe just lame? IDK. Anyway call those people who kept calling Rent a gf MC cringe and show them the MC of this anime. Well it's been just 2 episodes so I won't judge this too harshly until at least half-way point. But damn you won't believe, it took me 2 hours to finish watching this episode lmao, I kept pausing then checking MAL or going to eat something or just did other stuff, I'm not sure what to call this episode, but it was hard to watch it in one go. I think it's just gonna be Shikimori that's gonna keep holding this anime if things are still like this in future episodes. This anime has a good selling point-cute waifu which is attracting the viewers but the story isn't that engaging or interesting to keep the viewer interested. Sono bisque had the same thing, it attracted tons of viewers with Marin and the story was good so people stayed, Shikimori has this chance too, they just need to grab this opportunity. Anyway, 4/5 episode. |
TsutanaiFuunApr 17, 2022 9:40 AM
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
Akiinya said: You should check out the manga, it's much better so far, definitely a feast for bi folks!I actually enjoy this show alot, shikimori is hot and mc guy is cute, best relationship dynamic imo. Anyways my bisexual ass is celebrating. The plot is kinda boring but i could get better. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| poor dog boy getting the brunt of the punishment while horny girls are hounding all over Shikimori i like how one of them went from disgusted to “oh he might be” quick when the other girls say he cute |
| This show is completely soulless. Its just a bog-standard romcom with role reversal. |
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| This feels like Shikimori it’s the boyfriend of the relationship lmao It was also funny how she became jealous because Yuu was tending to Shuu's injury. |
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| More of the same. Was hoping that it would get more engaging but I suspect it won't. I absolutely love slice of life and romcoms but this one just feels so uninspired and empty, with no direction for the characters. The art and animation top notch at least. |
| I thought episode 1 was kinda boring but this one was better. I was thinking of dropping this series but I guess I'll stick around for a bit longer. |
| Once again, the cuteness between Izumi and Shikimori is very strong and both of them had some sweet moments together throughout this episode. Shikimori certainly knows how to pull off a smile that's sexy and cute while saying "Just kidding!" so easily. X3 She did really well in the volleyball match, too. She and her friend were able to dig deep and win against the other team that had an ace player helping them, which was nice. It did win both girls a lot of new fans, which did alienate Shikimori from Izumi quite a bit, which left poor Inuzuka to protect Izumi from any bad mishaps coming his way. The stair scene with Izumi and Shikimori was pretty cute, too, and it reaffirms how much they both love each other. This episode does feel too similar to the first episode, but I honestly don't mind it. One thing I don't like is the hate towards Izumi. He's not a great character by all means, but it feels as if he's committed a cardinal sin that has warranted so many overreacting posts denouncing him as something beyond trash. The poor lad seems to draw back luck in the anime and in IRL forums, too. =( |
| Bakugou fucking died protecting his friend. Am I dreaming? Sweet episode as expected. It was nice seeing Izumi trying his best despite the bad luck and Shikimori being the "boyfriend" of the relationship feels... oddly refreshing for some reason. |
| With Shikimori every time he's unlucky, she makes the situation always x1000 better. I do hope to see some more serious development in their relationship. |
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| Not a bad episode. It's really unpredictable, so I can't really see where this show is going and that's really interesting because I am always surprised by what happens. |
| Apparently I have a thing for Shikimori-san and her cool jealous/angry/embarrassed expressions. Can't wait for my weekly doses. |
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| WHAT A FRIGGIN' WIMP! i rate 2nd ep as: 1/5. |
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| Damn, I love Shikimori's expressions. Like the cool gaze during Volleyball or that embarrassed weary smile at the end haha. This series is so wholesome and I love it. Its nice to have series like this with no drama whatsoever and you can just sit back and enjoy it. |
| Yuritopia FTW!!!!!!!!! BANZAI TO YURI !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| that was kinda .... eh. izumi's reactions reminds me of sinetron indo. wtf is that in english but point is, its bad. so overdramatic and stupid likeee sude coulda just tilt his head a bit to avoid that ball instead of screaming for 5 secs but naw😭😭 im all in for ikemen shikimori tho🏴🏴🏴 |
| Izumi's knack for misfortune is so great, Inuzuka was even roped in it OTL. Izumi's "Good luck! Don't get hurt" was very cute and "誰あのイケメン" made me laugh /insert inuzuka: calm down (LOL)/ Shikomori and Nekozaki had their fanclubs formed after the volleyball game, though I thought that Shikomori should have had a fanclub way earlier i.e. during her first year haha. Shikomori's fans took notice of Izumi as well - the chorus of "ohh he's cute" was funny I look forward to knowing more about Kamiya. She must be a childhood friend or someone from middle school? As Izumi knows her but Shikomori does not. |
| I don't mind "weaker" characters, but something that can really make me dislike one is if they just accept their terrible situation without a decent reason or without at least putting in some effort to solve it. As of now, Izumi is doing neither, and he just degrades himself and accepts the situation. I'm hoping there is development later on that allows him to at least protect himself and Shikimori every once in a while. Hell, I'll even be happy if it turns out that his misfortune comes from an outside force or past trauma--at least this way there will be a reason why he has such terrible luck and he's not doing anything about it. I understand that not all shows need to have a complex story or serious characters and writing, but in this case I'm hoping for at least something that will poke Izumi into doing something. |
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Meta_Yoshi said: I agree with you that the hate for Izumi is really over the top, and a lot of the people calling him useless or pathetic may not be much better off themselves IRL. Once again, the cuteness between Izumi and Shikimori is very strong and both of them had some sweet moments together throughout this episode. Shikimori certainly knows how to pull off a smile that's sexy and cute while saying "Just kidding!" so easily. X3 She did really well in the volleyball match, too. She and her friend were able to dig deep and win against the other team that had an ace player helping them, which was nice. It did win both girls a lot of new fans, which did alienate Shikimori from Izumi quite a bit, which left poor Inuzuka to protect Izumi from any bad mishaps coming his way. The stair scene with Izumi and Shikimori was pretty cute, too, and it reaffirms how much they both love each other. This episode does feel too similar to the first episode, but I honestly don't mind it. One thing I don't like is the hate towards Izumi. He's not a great character by all means, but it feels as if he's committed a cardinal sin that has warranted so many overreacting posts denouncing him as something beyond trash. The poor lad seems to draw back luck in the anime and in IRL forums, too. =( My stance on Izumi is that it's ok for him to be "weak," but it's important that he doesn't just accept it and does something to try and change it, even if it's unsuccessful. That is something I don't see in him right now, but I'm hoping for later development (This show doesn't seem to be too serious though, so I'm not asking for much). |
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| dang this episode was disappointing. i kinda know what to expect from the rest of the show now i guess. too many moments where im just rolling my eyes asking myself why shouldve picked komi-san for fal instead, rip |
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| That was awful tbh, dunno how I liked episode 1! |
| What a snoozefest so far... Going to give this one more episode. But it seems like it is not the show for me. :-) Main reasons: I cant stand watching Izumi, and his random unluckyness, the characters interact like robots, the comedy is not funny to me, clearly written towards an audience that is supposed to romantically like Shikimori and I see her as 'just another character', the overall plot and scenes are uninteresting to me so far. |
ZyukichanApr 18, 2022 1:33 PM
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jojolionnolion said: Izumi is really pissing me off. He’s such a pussy ong Yeah this show feels like watching a Yuri romcom lol. I get it, not every guy needs to be macho or cool or whatever, but Izumi is literally a girl in a boy's body. The scene where he puffs his cheeks out and says "Don't tease me~~~!" like a girl when he's in the nurses office is just, omfg dude. |
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1nvader said: snip Yeah I got that feeling too. They didn't do a good job swapping the roles though, they just made two girl characters lol. I might watch one more episode, but I'm not really expecting anything at this point. I know this is anime so w/e goes, but something just doesn't compute so far. There's literally no reason for this guy to have a girlfriend. He's not rich, not smart, not athletic, not hardworking, no super powers, no charisma, etc. He's just mildly nice. It's like I'm watching someone try to convince me 2+2=5 lol |
TardmanApr 19, 2022 3:58 AM
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| I love how once she left the room she turned into a blushing mess because of what she's said. She's an absolute chad girlfriend but she's still a very adorable teenage girl in love. |
| Izumi pouting was pretty cringe tbh to the point that I paused the anime for a sec rethinking about my decision watching this anime |
Tardman said: That's the main "hook" of the series more or less, their "roles" are reversed. Except, Izumi does have his moments to shine, and his straightforwardness can easily make Shikimori blush. Granted, I'm talking about the manga, the anime is currently a soulless abomination, everything about it just feels off.jojolionnolion said: Izumi is really pissing me off. He’s such a pussy ong Yeah this show feels like watching a Yuri romcom lol. I get it, not every guy needs to be macho or cool or whatever, but Izumi is literally a girl in a boy's body. The scene where he puffs his cheeks out and says "Don't tease me~~~!" like a girl when he's in the nurses office is just, omfg dude. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| This episode just confirmed my suspicions: this show sucks. There's nothing new here, nothing interesting, funny, cute or wholesome. It's 24 minutes of nothing. It's actually amazing to me, cause it's pretty hard to miss the mark this badly in a rom com slice of life show. Even the worst, most braindead ones have at least some semblance of chemistry between the main duo or with their friends, and I don't even see that here. Mikakunin de Shinkoukei and Zero no Tsukaima, for example, are both bad but seem like masterpieces in comparison. Hell, I'd rank To LOVE-Ru above this, as I was able to watch 7 whole episodes of it before dropping. Needless to say, I'm dropping it. Maybe I'm wrong and I'm just not the intended audience for this show (some people seem to be genuinely enjoying it), but I can't think of any reason to watch this show over anything else. |
| Inuzuka should release his inner Nishinoya and show them, who is truly a "Guardian Deity". While doing "ROLLING THUNDER" in the meantime. |
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LostSpectre said: Tardman said: That's the main "hook" of the series more or less, their "roles" are reversed. Except, Izumi does have his moments to shine, and his straightforwardness can easily make Shikimori blush. Granted, I'm talking about the manga, the anime is currently a soulless abomination, everything about it just feels off.Yeah this show feels like watching a Yuri romcom lol. I get it, not every guy needs to be macho or cool or whatever, but Izumi is literally a girl in a boy's body. The scene where he puffs his cheeks out and says "Don't tease me~~~!" like a girl when he's in the nurses office is just, omfg dude. The roles aren't all that reversed though. She's barely a tomboy, and he's just a massive, irredeemable pansy. It's like watching a lesbian couple. They should've just had him date that blond hair dude and made this a BL show lol, that would've made more sense. Literally no reason for Izumi to have a girlfriend. |
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Tardman said: It's reversed in her "cool" moments, otherwise yeah, more like a yuri couple or something, I guess. Don't expect it to work in the anime. lolLostSpectre said: That's the main "hook" of the series more or less, their "roles" are reversed. Except, Izumi does have his moments to shine, and his straightforwardness can easily make Shikimori blush. Granted, I'm talking about the manga, the anime is currently a soulless abomination, everything about it just feels off. The roles aren't all that reversed though. She's barely a tomboy, and he's just a massive, irredeemable pansy. It's like watching a lesbian couple. They should've just had him date that blond hair dude and made this a BL show lol, that would've made more sense. Literally no reason for Izumi to have a girlfriend. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| The forced out good vibes thing was cute. |
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| Wuh. Izumi's super cute. I'd protect him. I wish I could have a cute, timid boyfriend like him who's actually nice like he is. ;_; Just a cute, gentle boy would be nice. Meanwhile, a girlfriend like Shikimori would be nice too. They're both super cute. I like their dynamic a lot. I DO hope they do a little more with them, but on a base level it's fine. At the same time, I'm also fine watching them go through low stakes slice of life stuff as well. |
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