Is This Show More Romance or Sports?

Oct 23, 2024 3:55 PM

Mad scientist

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I've watched all eps so far and would say it's 50/50 maybe. Also the mc is playing badminton so there isn't a lot of the regular tropes sports anime have that focus on teams

Oct 23, 2024 3:57 PM

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ColCasey

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Also, I'm guessing the exception last season was makeine? 😄

Oct 23, 2024 4:16 PM

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FutoiOtaku

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Agreed, it’s a 50/50 slice of life school romance/ sports anime. The art is really soft and sparkly and ageing adult males like myself probably shouldn’t watch it. But it’s totally my bag so sue me…
Also, even the badminton, though well presented, is just a mechanism to allow for more closeness between the main couple.

Oct 23, 2024 4:16 PM

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I haven’t read the manga, however I’ve heard that it’s more sports-focussed at the beginning. So, although the anime will likely have a lot of romance, I’m pretty sure it’ll lean on the sports side of things.

Oct 23, 2024 4:17 PM

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FutoiOtaku

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I disagree btw, not as likely MakeIne as Giji Harem, by far the most complete romance last season.

Oct 23, 2024 4:35 PM

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FriendlyIncubus

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It really seems like sport here is just a plot device and its primarily a romance.

Oct 23, 2024 4:58 PM

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FriendlyIncubus said:
It really seems like sport here is just a plot device and its primarily a romance.

As a manga reader, I'd say this hits the nail on the head.

Oct 23, 2024 5:25 PM

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FriendlyIncubus said:
It really seems like sport here is just a plot device and its primarily a romance.

I was about to say something similar. the sports give them a common goal to bond over. otherwise I think we would have a bit more detail about MC's badminton skills

Oct 23, 2024 6:14 PM

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It’s really not a sports series. It’s a romance series that happens to be about athletes

Oct 23, 2024 6:43 PM

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SakuraCosmos

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Which animes disappointed you last season? And which one was the exception?
I'm just curious 🤔

Oct 23, 2024 7:44 PM

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Rather than Summer Season i would say Spring 2024 was really worst except some titles. There were really great titles in the previous season İ really loved those.

Oct 23, 2024 8:09 PM

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Also, I'm guessing the exception last season was makeine? 😄

You got it. Romcoms have gone into the dumpster in the past several years. That one was solid though, for such a dry season.

Oct 23, 2024 8:10 PM

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I disagree btw, not as likely MakeIne as Giji Harem, by far the most complete romance last season.

@FutoiOtaku I'm sure this is a joke. I hope this is a joke.

Oct 23, 2024 8:11 PM

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Agreed, it’s a 50/50 slice of life school romance/ sports anime. The art is really soft and sparkly and ageing adult males like myself probably shouldn’t watch it. But it’s totally my bag so sue me…
Also, even the badminton, though well presented, is just a mechanism to allow for more closeness between the main couple.

@FutoiOtaku That's great to know. I might give it a shot then, thanks.

Oct 23, 2024 8:11 PM

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It’s a good mix of both

Oct 23, 2024 8:11 PM

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Overall more focused on romance but sports plays a heavy roll in it and gets a decent amount of screen time with the male mc when he is practicing or scrimmaging

Oct 23, 2024 8:14 PM

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Oct 23, 2024 8:17 PM

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Rather than Summer Season i would say Spring 2024 was really worst except some titles. There were really great titles in the previous season İ really loved those.

@PixelGlide Spring was the season of sequels. We have Konosuba, Jobless, Demon Slayer, Slime, My Hero, Date A Live, Magic High School, and the Spice and Wolf Remake. But, yeah, for new IPs, I would say Kaiju and Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again were the only ones I really cared about.

Meanwhile for Summer we had Oshi No Ko, which was the carry. Tower of God S2 got boring towards the end, My Deer Friend Nokotan started strong but lost momentum, Days with My Stepsister is just a read the title and leave moment with crappy immature characters, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian had the same problem but with a premise that inevitably got old and cringy past episode 1 (and the *insert sister that wants to screw her brother character*), and Giji Harem was some cringy little girl delivering on some guys pervy fantasies because he's the main character so she has to want his PP.

Makeine was decent but it also fell off towards the ending episodes as it forgot it was supposed to be a parody that follows the background character and instead turned full harem. Summer 2024 was the worst season in years.

Oct 23, 2024 8:32 PM

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@PixelGlide Spring was the season of sequels. We have Konosuba, Jobless, Demon Slayer, Slime, My Hero, Date A Live, Magic High School, and the Spice and Wolf Remake. But, yeah, for new IPs, I would say Kaiju and Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again were the only ones I really cared about.

Meanwhile for Summer we had Oshi No Ko, which was the carry. Tower of God S2 got boring towards the end, My Deer Friend Nokotan started strong but lost momentum, Days with My Stepsister is just a read the title and leave moment with crappy immature characters, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian had the same problem but with a premise that inevitably got old and cringy past episode 1 (and the *insert sister that wants to screw her brother character*), and Giji Harem was some cringy little girl delivering on some guys pervy fantasies because he's the main character so she has to want his PP.

Makeine was decent but it also fell off towards the ending episodes as it forgot it was supposed to be a parody that follows the background character and instead turned full harem. Summer 2024 was the worst season in years.

@Nox_Tenebris TBH i would say Giji Harem was the best at all. Because with only 2 main characters they still carried the whole 12 episodes which is really though. Moreover it was the most wholesome anime throughout the season no fanservice etc. I completely agree with Alya situation and i didn't even gave a single try to Days with my Step sister like i know its just a shit. Makeine was great at start but after 6 episodes it started to lose its pace. How to become ordinary was good tbh but not at the level of Hyouka. Love is invisible by twins is great tbh i loved it I really like rivalry type romantic anime but it has some fanservice which was not needed tbh.

Oct 23, 2024 9:42 PM

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@Nox_Tenebris TBH i would say Giji Harem was the best at all. Because with only 2 main characters they still carried the whole 12 episodes which is really though. Moreover it was the most wholesome anime throughout the season no fanservice etc. I completely agree with Alya situation and i didn't even gave a single try to Days with my Step sister like i know its just a shit. Makeine was great at start but after 6 episodes it started to lose its pace. How to become ordinary was good tbh but not at the level of Hyouka. Love is invisible by twins is great tbh i loved it I really like rivalry type romantic anime but it has some fanservice which was not needed tbh.

@PixelGlide I watched the first episode of Giji Harem before writing it off. But what you said about the other shows I agree with, so I might give it another go. Thanks. I took one look at Love Is Indivisible by Twins and said "hell no". I also can't stand fanservice, but if you say it is good despite that, it might be worth a shot.

Oct 23, 2024 9:50 PM

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I really like the casts. They can sit there and do god knows what, and I would still watch.

Oct 23, 2024 10:17 PM

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Read the manga a while back. I’d say it’s like 60% romance 40% sports from what I remember. The 60% romance is pretty well done though so I’d recommend giving it a watch

Oct 23, 2024 10:44 PM

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well, I'm currently at chap 128 and I would say, romance like 60% and sports 40%

Oct 23, 2024 10:50 PM

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As someone who's been reading the manga since day 1

It's absolutely more of a romance manga than a sports manga (I personally have nothing against sports manga, I've read up to chapter 30ish of haikyuu and have been enjoying but forgot to continue reading)

The sports bits are never really discussed in depth, outside of taiki mulling over what he needs to improve and stuff. Sports focused chapters are also more focused on the tension the match provides and action scenes than strategizing/analyzing during the actual match.

It's a dealbreaker for some (I know atleast 1 person who couldn't imagine anyone liking this when the sports bits are not fleshed out) but it's a non-issue for me

Oct 23, 2024 11:13 PM

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PixelGlide said:
@Nox_Tenebris TBH i would say Giji Harem was the best at all. Because with only 2 main characters they still carried the whole 12 episodes which is really though. Moreover it was the most wholesome anime throughout the season no fanservice etc. I completely agree with Alya situation and i didn't even gave a single try to Days with my Step sister like i know its just a shit. Makeine was great at start but after 6 episodes it started to lose its pace. How to become ordinary was good tbh but not at the level of Hyouka. Love is invisible by twins is great tbh i loved it I really like rivalry type romantic anime but it has some fanservice which was not needed tbh.

Calling days with my stepsister trash without even giving it a try is pretty unfair. The title is bait. The show isn't about that at all. The same way bunnygirl senpai was bait, but the show was not about bunnygirls. Don't write it off just because of the title.

Oct 23, 2024 11:29 PM

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Nox_Tenebris said:
Romcoms are my favorite genre, so I'm happy any time a romance show comes out (except for last season, wow that was all trash with small exception). Anyway, however, I don't really care for sports anime. A little too much friendship power and "huh ruh!" for me. So, is this show more of a heartwarming/ cutesy romance or a "huh ruh!" sports show? Or does it strike a balance and doesn't seem to favor one over the other?

I've read the manga and it's 65:35 Romance:Sports.

Oct 24, 2024 12:23 AM

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PixelGlide said:
@Nox_Tenebris TBH i would say Giji Harem was the best at all. Because with only 2 main characters they still carried the whole 12 episodes which is really though. Moreover it was the most wholesome anime throughout the season no fanservice etc. I completely agree with Alya situation and i didn't even gave a single try to Days with my Step sister like i know its just a shit. Makeine was great at start but after 6 episodes it started to lose its pace. How to become ordinary was good tbh but not at the level of Hyouka. Love is invisible by twins is great tbh i loved it I really like rivalry type romantic anime but it has some fanservice which was not needed tbh.

Calling days with my stepsister trash without even giving it a try is pretty unfair. The title is bait. The show isn't about that at all. The same way bunnygirl senpai was bait, but the show was not about bunnygirls. Don't write it off just because of the title.

@Master_Chef bro its Incest literally incest and i have even heared that in future chapters of LV there are kisses etc

Oct 24, 2024 12:25 AM

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@PixelGlide I watched the first episode of Giji Harem before writing it off. But what you said about the other shows I agree with, so I might give it another go. Thanks. I took one look at Love Is Indivisible by Twins and said "hell no". I also can't stand fanservice, but if you say it is good despite that, it might be worth a shot.

@Nox_Tenebris I mean everyone has its own taste of anime I recommend watching atleast 3 episodes of every anime before dropping that would give you all of your answers that can you complete it or not.

Oct 24, 2024 12:48 AM

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PixelGlide said:
@Master_Chef bro its Incest literally incest and i have even heared that in future chapters of LV there are kisses etc

No it's not? Boiling it down to incest when you haven't even watched a single episode is like me saying the Oppenheimer movie is just nukes without having ever seen it. It's pretty disingenuous. There's not even a kissing scene in the show. The most they did at the end was hug.

You should listen to your own advice and see whether or not it really is "incest" after three episodes like you so claim.

Oct 24, 2024 12:55 AM

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PixelGlide said:
@Master_Chef bro its Incest literally incest and i have even heared that in future chapters of LV there are kisses etc

No it's not? Boiling it down to incest when you haven't even watched a single episode is like me saying the Oppenheimer movie is just nukes without having ever seen it. It's pretty disingenuous. There's not even a kissing scene in the show. The most they did at the end was hug.

You should listen to your own advice and see whether or not it really is "incest" after three episodes like you so claim.

@Master_Chef bro read my reply correctly, Its in future chapters of Light Novel, anime hasn't been adapted to that chapter if you don't believe me you can google yourself you will find many reddit posts and even LN pages. The three episodes rule is for those anime which you give atleast a try i think you understand my point there.

PixelGlideOct 24, 2024 12:58 AM

Oct 24, 2024 1:02 AM

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1. It's much more about the romance in the grand scheme
2. Days with my step sister was by far the best romance of the last season and if you haven't even seen it you can't say shit

Oct 24, 2024 1:02 AM

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Feels like neither so far tbh. The romance isn't getting anywhere & there's hardly enough sports :v

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Oct 24, 2024 1:08 AM

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Romance more, sports too, but the main accent is on romance.

Oct 24, 2024 3:09 AM

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As a manga reader i can say, the beginning is more sport but after a certain point (no spoiler) it will change to more romance, will probably be happening in the first season

Oct 24, 2024 11:33 AM

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the show is so calm I really love the energy

Oct 24, 2024 2:13 PM

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from reading the manga rn it's 50/50 but as it goes on after the nationals it becomes a more school/slice-of-life romance anime

Oct 25, 2024 2:56 AM

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Blue Box, which highlights the main character's sport of each discipline. However, the romance is a bit weak and there is no lovebird couple at all. The anime's strong point is having a sports championship!

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