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Jan 30, 8:56 AM
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This episode had that melacholic vibe similar to the others. Mizuho just gets to hang out with the boys all day long but not behind classroom doors.

Kizuki competed in a swimming competition and he had a lot of fans. Shin might also be someone worth keeping an eye on as he seems to want to prove something.
Jan 30, 10:10 AM
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Lowkey wonder how low the score is gonna go lol. Everyone hates Kizuki and the awful production qualities, so it’s gonna be interesting to see.

This was probably the best episode so far because it had the least amount of Kizuki. Focusing on Shin is a much better move since he actually seems to be respectful and is striving to be a better person for Mizuho rather than forcing himself onto her.. that said, idk how he’s gonna make a comeback with Kizuki being right there on the cusp of pulling Mizuho. I mean she probably would’ve got into a relationship in this episode if he had told those girls she was his girlfriend..

Shin does have the advantage of having Mizuho’s dad’s support though. I mean who wouldn’t want their daughter to marry a doctor lol

So Kizuki swims for Mizuho and Shin studies for her. She must have something special if all these hot dudes simping this bad 😂

Train shot of Mizuho between Shin and Kizuki is giving twilight vibes, Jacob and Edward.

Ok the ending combined with the episode opening is throwing me off. In the present, seems like Mizuho still keeps in contact with Airu. She also mentioned watching the fireworks with the person she loved, but Kizuki wasn’t on that rooftop so can we eliminate him from the running?(please God) also, Shin becoming a doctor in the future and pulling up on Mizuho??? Can’t believe I actually enjoyed this episode
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Jan 30, 10:58 AM
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It's really going to be interesting to see how Shin makes a move on Mizuho now.
Jan 30, 11:46 AM
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The Adult scenes solidly confirm that she does not and like has not had a real romantic relationship with any of the four guys yet.

Shin: "Just what does he see in a clown like her anyway?"
Should that have been the other way around?

Shin, you need to start work on your Mizuho Degree years before you graduate medical school.

Production Quality, particularly animation, is really dragging this show down. And, animation quality is not one of my higher priorities in liking an anime. I think it hits harder for this show is because it is a slow burner, and having good visuals would help counteract the downsides of a less active show.

LordCrueltyVJan 30, 11:53 AM
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Jan 30, 12:53 PM
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LA QUE NOS ESPERA EN EL SIGUIENTE CAPÍTULO!!!!
Jan 30, 1:12 PM
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well...
it seems like she is not with anyone of the boys yet in the future.
but shin seems to still be interested in her? i mean she waited for her and had flowers, which could mean he is still trying.


i kinda skipped over a lot of the episode.. and currently im not really sure why i watch it.

non of the characters is fun. the production quality is horrible and its corona which annoys me... especialy because its half assed as fuck. i mean the aquarium and so on everything seems to be open. noone is wearing masks and so on.
so why the hell are the swimming competetions postponed or stopped?

i mean if you have fucking corona in your show do it completly or stop it. because its seriously senseless like that and just annoying.


well... i kinda hate the show, but im kinda still interested if she comes togetehr with any of them... so i guess ill keep skipping over the episodes.... but this is kinda the worst show i watched this season... even the fruitmaster stuff and shit is at least a little entertaining while this is just boring as fuck...

i have nothing against melodramatic shows. days with my stepsister for example is a show with somehow the same mood. but its done a million times better... so good that i read all 12 light novels after the anime ended^^.
Jan 30, 1:27 PM
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Wrathberry84 said:
days with my stepsister for example is a show with somehow the same mood. but its done a million times better
Damn skippy!
A slow burner that had you engaged all the time.
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Jan 30, 1:42 PM
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Wrathberry84 said:
days with my stepsister for example is a show with somehow the same mood. but its done a million times better
Damn skippy!
A slow burner that had you engaged all the time.
@LordCrueltyV yeah, and you know why?

because the characters are actualy likeable and interesting.

i mean in 90% of the light novels you just read the inner monologue of one of the two main characters.
in one light novel when saki visited her possible future university, there was a discussion about ethics and so on over a lot of pages. and they still managed to keep that interesting.

i freaking read 12 light novels of it now, and all what had happened were a few kisses (really only a few) and some petting once xD. but its great and interesting to see their relationship and characters grow.


but in this one, while having a kinda similar mood dear god... the main love interest is so unlikeable dear god...

Jan 30, 4:10 PM
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too many timelines for me
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I'm more interest in how this anime shows people dealing with pandemic, that's its strong point that no other romance anime has. Though its romance itself has to be improved.
Jan 30, 6:43 PM
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I would like this better, but they are going the love triangle route. And we know what will happen when they do. It NEVER ends well. NEVER.
Actually, it looks like she ends up alone, but finds success as a writer/editor.
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well...
it seems like she is not with anyone of the boys yet in the future.
but shin seems to still be interested in her? i mean she waited for her and had flowers, which could mean he is still trying.


i kinda skipped over a lot of the episode.. and currently im not really sure why i watch it.

non of the characters is fun. the production quality is horrible and its corona which annoys me... especialy because its half assed as fuck. i mean the aquarium and so on everything seems to be open. noone is wearing masks and so on.
so why the hell are the swimming competetions postponed or stopped?

i mean if you have fucking corona in your show do it completly or stop it. because its seriously senseless like that and just annoying.


well... i kinda hate the show, but im kinda still interested if she comes togetehr with any of them... so i guess ill keep skipping over the episodes.... but this is kinda the worst show i watched this season... even the fruitmaster stuff and shit is at least a little entertaining while this is just boring as fuck...

i have nothing against melodramatic shows. days with my stepsister for example is a show with somehow the same mood. but its done a million times better... so good that i read all 12 light novels after the anime ended^^.
@Wrathberry84 Also, is there some freaking law against naming Covid 19 in Japan? What the Hell.
Jan 30, 11:24 PM
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@Wrathberry84 Also, is there some freaking law against naming Covid 19 in Japan? What the Hell.
@Sheol01 maybe its like voldemord? xD
Jan 31, 1:06 AM
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phantomfandom said:
I'm more interest in how this anime shows people dealing with pandemic, that's its strong point that no other romance anime has. Though its romance itself has to be improved.

I would agree, this is the first story ive seen that mentions the pandemic
Jan 31, 3:48 AM
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I'm more interest in how this anime shows people dealing with pandemic, that's its strong point that no other romance anime has. Though its romance itself has to be improved.
@phantomfandom it shows nothing about it. Everything is normal besides the swimming competetion which got canceled
Jan 31, 12:28 PM
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As someone else said, this episode was great because minimal Kizuki. He keeps saying all this creepy stuff when they aren’t even officially in a relationship. I’m rooting for Shin because he’s handling being around Mizuho better than Kizuki is. But I do have a bad feeling about Kizuki’s fate.
The ending was pretty ambiguous. Think Shin’s gonna try to propose to her.
The animation has improved slightly. No more weird shots anymore. Still weak and is nothing compared to episode 1
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well...
it seems like she is not with anyone of the boys yet in the future.
but shin seems to still be interested in her? i mean she waited for her and had flowers, which could mean he is still trying.


i kinda skipped over a lot of the episode.. and currently im not really sure why i watch it.

non of the characters is fun. the production quality is horrible and its corona which annoys me... especialy because its half assed as fuck. i mean the aquarium and so on everything seems to be open. noone is wearing masks and so on.
so why the hell are the swimming competetions postponed or stopped?

i mean if you have fucking corona in your show do it completly or stop it. because its seriously senseless like that and just annoying.


well... i kinda hate the show, but im kinda still interested if she comes togetehr with any of them... so i guess ill keep skipping over the episodes.... but this is kinda the worst show i watched this season... even the fruitmaster stuff and shit is at least a little entertaining while this is just boring as fuck...

i have nothing against melodramatic shows. days with my stepsister for example is a show with somehow the same mood. but its done a million times better... so good that i read all 12 light novels after the anime ended^^.
@Wrathberry84
That’s exactly what I’m saying. It’s about COVID yet I see students closer together than sardines, and no one is wearing masks. The name of the virus hasn’t even been said once, and it’s dubbed “the mysterious virus” despite the fact that everyone in the world knows what it was. Surprised the schools are still open
Jan 31, 1:07 PM
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As someone else said, this episode was great because minimal Kizuki. He keeps saying all this creepy stuff when they aren’t even officially in a relationship. I’m rooting for Shin because he’s handling being around Mizuho better than Kizuki is. But I do have a bad feeling about Kizuki’s fate.
The ending was pretty ambiguous. Think Shin’s gonna try to propose to her.
The animation has improved slightly. No more weird shots anymore. Still weak and is nothing compared to episode 1
@AniStrawberry Yeah, I'm on Team Shin too. Kizuki needs to pump the breaks on Miziho who wants to maintain the status quo of friendship. Can't imagine the roller coaster of emotions she's going through at that time.
Jan 31, 4:47 PM
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Is the virus in the room with us?? This episode in particular was like watching paint dry. I hope Mizuki stays single or finds someone else . The male lead is just boring and the whole unoriginal "the youngest who is also weak gets the girl" troupe.
Jan 31, 6:36 PM

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As someone else said, this episode was great because minimal Kizuki. He keeps saying all this creepy stuff when they aren’t even officially in a relationship. I’m rooting for Shin because he’s handling being around Mizuho better than Kizuki is. But I do have a bad feeling about Kizuki’s fate.
The ending was pretty ambiguous. Think Shin’s gonna try to propose to her.
The animation has improved slightly. No more weird shots anymore. Still weak and is nothing compared to episode 1
@AniStrawberry what creepy thing did he say in this episode and last week's episode? lol
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"


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Airu is still semi-close friends with Mizuho. Shin stopped by in his Tesla to drop off flowers?! He really did become a doctor!! I wonder if anyone else texted her. I hope we get a better glimpse into her current life soon.

I still don't understand the Kizuki hate. Leave my man alone. Shin isn't respectful when he's a dick to her and calls her stupid all of the time.

I keep seeing the covid signs, but like someone else said, no one is wearing masks or really anything.


Y'all are insane if you think days with my stepsister is even in the same realm as this. DWMS was actual dogshit. They used the same shots in every single episode which took up the majority of the time overlayed with a shitty ass filter and distorted music. When people talked, they were 20 feet away, we actually see their faces up close in this one. No one had facial expressions in DWMS, people have expressions in this one. This anime has drama, while the other one was made for snoozing.
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"


Feb 2, 12:43 AM
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@Sheol01 maybe its like voldemord? xD
@Wrathberry84 "The Strain That Must Not Be Named"

Yeah, I have already lost interest in this one. It isn't objectively the worst show of the season, but it is probably my least favorite. I'm literally rooting for none of these guys to be the one. I think I'm rooting for the next random background character I see. He would be equally as interesting as the main cast.

Feb 2, 2:34 AM
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@Wrathberry84 "The Strain That Must Not Be Named"

Yeah, I have already lost interest in this one. It isn't objectively the worst show of the season, but it is probably my least favorite. I'm literally rooting for none of these guys to be the one. I think I'm rooting for the next random background character I see. He would be equally as interesting as the main cast.

@KingYoshi isnt it the worst?

if definitly has the worst production value. the story and characters are bland too... the only thing i kinda like is the melancholy vibe.... but thats it.

even the show with the elf who wants to get fucked by the cat is better than this..^^

i kinda cant think of a seasonal show currently worse than this. and i watched at least everything thats on crunchy, disney and netflix.. plus the workspace romance and the old dude isekai xD
Feb 2, 4:48 AM
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@KingYoshi isnt it the worst?

if definitly has the worst production value. the story and characters are bland too... the only thing i kinda like is the melancholy vibe.... but thats it.

even the show with the elf who wants to get fucked by the cat is better than this..^^

i kinda cant think of a seasonal show currently worse than this. and i watched at least everything thats on crunchy, disney and netflix.. plus the workspace romance and the old dude isekai xD
@Wrathberry84 Hahaha, indeed the wannabe Cat Fucker anime is better than this. This one is close to the worst for me. I have Momentary Lily as the worst though.
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@Wrathberry84 Hahaha, indeed the wannabe Cat Fucker anime is better than this. This one is close to the worst for me. I have Momentary Lily as the worst though.
@KingYoshi ok, i didnt watch that. Didnt the intro look pretty decent? Is it really that bad? XD
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"But don't lose heart. Your future is full of infinite possibilities. You can do anything from now on. You can have countless failures and break your heart a countless number of times. Do not give up on yourself." I had to quote Mizuho's dad's line, it was a good one. All the more since we are now past the time when the virus was a great problem.

Finally, we get to see someone from the friend group in the current time. With the end of the episode too, Airu asked her if she really did not want to find Kizuki. It's like everyone in the group knows that they have something going on - not just now with Kizuki being upfront, but maybe since they were little. But the senpai really likes her too??? It was shown when Kizuki told him to back off, but where did senpai's like come from anyway

It's funny how Kizuki keeps checking trope after trope i.e. "she's not my girlfriend now, but will be" "energy replenished". But we get to see Shin's motivations as well. Mizuho's dad was like "I'd be relieved if Mizuho marries someone like you" and I yay-ed when he went for it and implied "what if just me, then?" hahaha. He got to be a doctor! Very admirable. Earlier in the episode, Shin asked 'what's good about Mizuho' (because Kizuki always wants to monopolize her attention). Then Shugo told him if Shin does not move, Mizuho might get taken away by someone whose only merit is honesty haha. Tsundere characters really be doing self-inflicting damage sometimes

In a previous episode thread someone said what if this goes on an Orange route and I blissfully did not get it despite reading the manga. It clicked now while watching this episode, and now I'm scared w
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Why do I feel that Kizuki will not appear in the future because he will die? Watching the end of this episode and empty swimming pool indicated that for some bizarre reason.. otherwise Mizuho father and Kizuki mother will get married and both kids will become siblings....the way Izumi mom looked at Mizuho 's dad. Hate for Kizuki its kinda obvious, he likes Mizuho, but he is more obsessed with Mizuko type and that makes him a bit creepy....
Feb 6, 2:27 AM

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Shin... he didn't approach Mizuho openly like Kizuki but he directly asked Mizuho's father for permission to propose to her in the future.

Honestly, I wonder if Mizuho and Kizuki ever dated or not... and if they did, what made them break up... because Shin seems to be proposing to Mizuho for real now.

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This sure is a romance anime of all time
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