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Jul 3, 2023 10:30 AM
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Well, there's definitely romance elements in this but I'm not impressed by Wataru's personality or character so far. He seems too blend and easily gets picked on.

Episode follows a normal school setting, nothing really that stood out in particular yet. Besides Aika, I kinda like Kei. She seems somewhat tomboyish and outgoing. I'm hoping they develop the main cast along with the a better effort into the story. Just seems average to me at the moment. 
Jul 3, 2023 10:34 AM
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One of the romance stories that I have wanting to read the LN for, the anime has finally arrived! Though I may have spoke too soon about the anime's subpar quality from the get-go...

The realist boy that is Wataru "Sajotchi" Sajo, with his ever so stalk-ish nature on his crush: fellow classmate Aika Natsukawa, and the moment of change is when a soccer ball narrowly hits him like a mind-blowing explosion.

Together with Aika's good friend of Kei Ashida, his stalking fanatic of Aika is known to the entire school, though him being realist is out of the ordinary for all expecting the usual rom-com. The next-door class's Rena Aizawa feels intrigued on his behaviour, though this earns the ire of his classmates and leaves him on airs, apart from Rena having had an ex-boyfriend in the form of 2nd Year Kazuki Arimura, which Kei just casually blurts out like nothing.

Apologizing in their stead, Sajo laments with Rena on the fact that the love they had for each other was equivalent to swings and misses of misunderstandings. It's the same with Sajo falling for Aika in the most unkempt of circumstances after a rejection of his own. Though Kei did it because she thought that Rena has ulterior motives on Sajo, which is warranted. It's a good thing that both Rena and Arimura got back together, but while Sajo knows that he's out of league for Aika, her suddenly appearing at his house to tell him that she got asked out and calling out his weird behaviour of not being a stalker, he goes for gold to ask her out, despite knowing that she''ll reject him time and time again.

Other than his older sister, the Student Council's vice president Kaede butting into their conversation, Sajo's ready to move on from his and Aika's "divorce", though she doesn't feel like letting go because of his diverse personality.

A rather mediocre start that throws logic and plot points out of the window, no thanks very much.
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Jul 3, 2023 11:17 AM
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I expected a bit more impact from the first episode but it was a bit mediocre.
The characters didn't really stand out and the brown haired girl was really stereotype, it was also obvious that the main would have a big sister and not a brother or anything like that.
I am not dissapointed but i did expect a bit more.
Jul 3, 2023 11:25 AM
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Argh.. the pacing is so rushed... one of my favourite light novel got ruined. And the episode did not clearly explain why Sajou had changed, which is the main highlight of this series.
tetrix1993Jul 3, 2023 11:35 AM
Jul 3, 2023 11:30 AM
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Some of the scenes look horrible... I usually don't care much about animation and such, but watching this was painful.

The protagonist seems cringe. My impression wasn't that he's realistic, I felt like he's just obtuse and dumb.

The girls are pretty meh as well. Honestly, I just finished the episode and can barely recall what happened in it. So unremarkable.
Jul 3, 2023 11:30 AM
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Animation is really janky, that's not a good sign but I'll stick around to see where it goes, I didn't hate it but wasn't blown away either by the story so far.
Jul 3, 2023 11:31 AM
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It was ok... Characters didn't really catch me so far and nothing interesting felt going on. Expected a bit more since I was interested in the LN.
Jul 3, 2023 11:32 AM
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Natsukawa Aika is cute, that's it.
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Jul 3, 2023 11:33 AM
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This Anime peaked my interest. let's see how is it
Jul 3, 2023 11:39 AM

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boys if you like a girl pesture her and then shift back that will make the girl like you well at least it should 
Jul 3, 2023 11:42 AM

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First episode was just ok nothing special
Jul 3, 2023 11:53 AM

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That was like the most basic romcom I've think I've seen in a while. Usually these light novel romcoms have some sort of gimmick that they push, this just felt like... normal people doing normal things. Also being listed as a romcom, it wasn't particularly comical.
Jul 3, 2023 12:05 PM
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great episode. polyquadratic.
Jul 3, 2023 12:07 PM

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Actually, confusing scenes were interesting. Unlike an average seasonal anime, it lead to expectations and speculation. I'm betting this was intentional, if not - just validates majority opinion (misses the point of direction as usual).
Jul 3, 2023 12:09 PM
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I thought the concept was good, but honestly I didn't really got hook for now. I feel like it should have shown us a bit more of their "normal" day-to-day life, when he wasn't ignoring her, so that the change would feel impactful. Right now, it's just "Hey I'll stop following you around", "Wait why?" then the other class girl and just says "hey I'm the girl from the other class, see ya". It feels like there could be an entire story to be made, but they'd just cut all the actually interesting parts.

I'll continue watching at least the 2-3 next episodes (learnt last season to not judge on only first few episodes, cf boku no kokoro no yabai yatsu)
Jul 3, 2023 12:11 PM

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That's what you get for ignoring him for so long girl, serves you right. Like the setting and mc. He persued her enough but it didn't work. Now it's time to chill, watch some animes and play games. Enjoy your life man. I just wish the production was better, some of the scenes looked so bad.
Jul 3, 2023 12:16 PM

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Pretty mediocre first episode for this. They really didn’t explain the reason for the personality shift the MC has and the pacing feels rushed. I don’t even really understand what the story is supposed to be about..

Looks like other people felt that way too so glad I’m not alone on that. I do like the art, didn’t mind the animation and find the girls are hot so I’ll be here weekly. But they need to slow down and characterise the characters better
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Jul 3, 2023 12:18 PM

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This was really clunky to watch, not just from an visual perspective with the janky looking drawings and animation, but even the story introduction felt off for me right from the very beginning. Pacing wasn't great either to be honest, everything felt way too fast and not much buildup to where he was hit with the realization that he had to stop. Made it pretty difficult to care for what was even happening there when that was one of many, including the whole debacle of a situation between Rena and her ex. Didn't go into this with much expectations, and it somehow was weaker than that for a premiere.
Jul 3, 2023 12:45 PM
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It was okay but it didn’t feel special to me. The only thing that was sort of special is that the protagonist wants to move on. I wonder what will happen next but the first episode wasn’t a good one. It was fine, maybe a meh episode. I hope the next few episodes will be better.
Jul 3, 2023 12:47 PM
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This series turns the typical formula on its head but it forces its way into that by establishing the standard approach and then proclaiming that it will do the exact opposite. It breaks the fourth wall with the characters themselves being confused about their own lackluster enthusiasm.

I was curious to see where the episode would take this premise but it didn't end up taking it anywhere at all. It is very much as the title describes. Boy suddenly turns into a realist for no reason at all and here's his high school life and everyone's reaction. Sprinkled throughout the episode are the typical cringe-inducing moments of "CUTE GIRL TALKS TO ME" and "CUTE GIRL EMBARRASSED" and "BOY SUPER JEALOUS ABOUT CUTE GIRL" and "CUTE GIRL GETS JEALOUS". They event hinted at "CUTE GIRL GETS VIOLENT" scenes with pro westling. All it was missing was the boy walks into girl changing and gets 1000 things thrown at them. I'm sure that this series will have lots of the highly cringe scenes we've come to know in anime over the last 20 years going back to series' like Love Hina (2002).

I've seen enough.

I've completely lost interest.
Jul 3, 2023 12:51 PM
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Gave it a 10/10 and don't see that changing
Jul 3, 2023 1:02 PM
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So we have an MC who's done being the punching bag and getting rejected and finally moving on in a way. Let's go man. We need more MC's like this to stop chasing the girl fr. Hope this gets better
Jul 3, 2023 1:09 PM

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Well that happened.
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Jul 3, 2023 1:22 PM
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A little bit disappointed, they skipped many important scenes. There was no impact at all, the episode was like a wrap up... The story looks like the ML is moving on. The FL took the relationship for granted. I'd hope for a similar ending like 5cm per second, where ML and FL move on, but this very first episode pretty much indicates that ML and FL might meet many other boys/girls, but they will end up being together.
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Jul 3, 2023 1:25 PM
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I don't get what happened, like, at all.

Suddenly change, talking about harrasment every 5 minutes like it's nothing (and personally I think they are using incorrectly the term, or at least, way exaggerated), all the class talking like if they were going out each other when she always rejected him, the other girl mad with her ex because he said she wasn't her type, mc sayin all men are like that (lol?) and so she decides to go back with him- end of the chapter.

Just, what the fuck
Jul 3, 2023 1:27 PM
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tetrix1993 said:
Argh.. the pacing is so rushed... one of my favourite light novel got ruined. And the episode did not clearly explain why Sajou had changed, which is the main highlight of this series.

How much did they cover in thsi first episode?
Jul 3, 2023 1:33 PM
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ViciousAnime_ said:
tetrix1993 said:
Argh.. the pacing is so rushed... one of my favourite light novel got ruined. And the episode did not clearly explain why Sajou had changed, which is the main highlight of this series.

How much did they cover in thsi first episode?

They literally covered 7 manga chapters in this 1 episode, with skipping a damm lot. It seems. Chronologically it's following the LN, but the Anime didn't do justice at all. There was so much to it, why the ML and FL are like that.
Jul 3, 2023 1:38 PM

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It was boring , i will not drop it but, i didn’t feel something, just bla bla bla…
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Jul 3, 2023 1:41 PM

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It was kinda surprising to see an anime starting at a turning point in a character life, so, I will keep watching to see what's going on
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Jul 3, 2023 1:47 PM
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The animation is superb and the background music is excellent. It is a standard school romcom anime, not groundbreaking or anything exclusive, but I enjoyed the first episode.
Jul 3, 2023 2:17 PM
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the dubbing with the animation is out of sync. what a disappointment
Jul 3, 2023 2:33 PM
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"You don't know what you have until you lose it" - The anime.

I like that dynamic, it can become something interesting, I also liked the personality of the protagonist, he seems to be a mature guy but without exaggerating since in the end he is still a teenager.

The girl (Natsukawa) seems to have a "half tsundere" personality, I'm not entirely convinced but I'm going to give her a chance.

For the rest; It seems that they will be the typical characters of a generic romcom, so I don't expect much either xd

In conclusion: will this be the generic romcom of the season? Only time will tell us.
Jul 3, 2023 2:52 PM
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pretty mid to be honest. the characters are both bland and annoying at the same time. if aika likes sajou why has she just continued to reject him? she has no right to be upset that he's moving on. it's very stupid in my eyes, idk.

sajou is also?? very questionable. and he went from obsessing over her all the time to basically ignoring her? and that change happened in just a split second? doesn't really make sense to me.

i hope the characters and story are expanded upon more and better, otherwise this will end up being a flop
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Jul 3, 2023 3:06 PM
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I'm not sure what to say about this as of now . I'm lost
Jul 3, 2023 3:19 PM
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It has a good prompt but the author didn't use it properly. I didn't understand a shit about the relationship with the girl in the next class, I even could say all that was totally unnecessary. I'm really disappointed, at least I will try one or two chapters before dropping it.
Jul 3, 2023 3:35 PM
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AIKa! 

AIKa! 

yes....

i have a looooooong history with that name too<33
Jul 3, 2023 4:25 PM
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Hard to say what that loli actually wanted to archieve snd episode started weird but its somehow interesting 20 min passed like nothing. Mc is chad ignoring girl, now reverse uno chase is on, i love him so far.
Jul 3, 2023 4:43 PM

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They fking butchered such a good LN. Though to cut them some slack, it was a hard-to-adapt LN in the first place, considering all the monologues our MC has. And well this is pretty much an advertisement for the LN anyways.

Jul 3, 2023 5:15 PM

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This was surprisingly entertaining.  I cant wait for more.  

I really liked the characters and the situation they are in with the realizations and how they will act now
Jul 3, 2023 5:21 PM
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Very cool story, even tho at first the mc being like overacting but he finally realized that he was not suitable, also he are good locoking and good guy too in my opnion.
Jul 3, 2023 6:25 PM

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I disliked Aika this entire episode until the ending. I actually didnt mind Sajou but I wish there was more to him then just being like "Okay guess Ill give up"
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Jul 3, 2023 6:27 PM

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Interesting first episode
Jul 3, 2023 6:59 PM

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welp, it was an episode alright. so much happened lmao and pretty weird for mc being a stalker to be normalized by his classmates and teacher but with character development in one episode, no more stalking lol. pretty generic romcom but i'm not sure how this is gonna go, maybe aika will try to get sajo's attention now.
Jul 3, 2023 7:22 PM
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It seems like they rush the story first, then explain it later.
Jul 3, 2023 7:23 PM
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It’s a very bad adaptation, they are clearly rushing the pacing and leaving out a lot of things,
In the light novel Aika and Watarus convo start and end in the house and she runs off out of the house not the middle of the street and this is witnessed by both his sister and mom iirc
Another example is that aizawa doesn’t just randomly meet wataru she invites him to lunch and the whole saga takes place in a span of a few days, and with the opening it seems that they want to adapt to V7/8 which is rushing A LOT, especially considering there will only be 12 episodes,
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Jul 3, 2023 7:43 PM
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Zaxphred said:
boys if you like a girl pesture her and then shift back that will make the girl like you well at least it should 

Literally every girl knows this trick so it doesn't work much lol
Jul 3, 2023 7:52 PM

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wtf did I watch. I'm so confused but interested at the same time. It seems weird how the whole school is in on the joke. Of this guys love life. But I am more confused about what happened to him? Dude developed depression and gained the mental fortitude to be rational?

Now, as a story, I'm curious how this plays out and genuinely lost as to what is happening. But how ironic the second the mc pulls back, the lead girl comes chasing after his attention.

I also find it interesting a lot of shots of the main characters alone with no background characters to sell the setting. Plus, they didn't shoe horn the word "creepy" to death, lol.
Jul 3, 2023 8:55 PM
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bruh, they rush the show.
Jul 3, 2023 9:04 PM

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I'm just so confused what's supposed to be implied by the soccer scene. What made him change? Why would he not realize he's completely different? It's weird, but it's also literally the only thing separating this from any other harem romcom.
Jul 3, 2023 9:06 PM
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a good start with realistic overthinking guy perspective
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