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| Felt bad for Uka tbh. She deserves better but I guess bullying seems to follow her around in life. Kai Miura's distinctive appearance is highlighted by his 'lemon' colored hair here. In a nutshell, school life shoujo following the life of Uka. Her encounter with Kai is probably a changing point but we'll see. Plenty of time to develop their relationship. Animation quality looks decent for most parts, at least in consistent wtih the manga. |
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| The last PROPER seasonal shoujo I remember watching on the top of my head was the Hananoi-kun one, and safe to say.. that shit was ASS. And while at first look, this looks kind similar to it, right off the bat, you can tell this is actually good, story wise... and production wise a bit as well. Not the craziest, but it definitely gives off that early 2000s shoujo anime feel to it, and that's thanks to J.C.'s experience in that kinda thing lol. Expected it to look A LOT more worse, considering what happened to DanMachi, but hey, doesn't look too bad... yet. That out of the way though, I honestly didn’t expect this kind of dynamic between the MCs, but it works. They’re teenagers just starting high school, and their struggles, especially Ishimori’s, feel super real. Honestly, you can relate to them at any age. The way they solve their problems has this youthful vibe that fits perfectly. This episode felt like a whole story: good intro, solid pacing, and a nice wrap-up on a positive note.... but you can tell this definitely needs the eleven other episodes because in reality, Ishimori hasn’t really changed much, but those old classmates from her school kept calling her names. Her new classmates, though? They didn’t do that. Instead, they found those old guys annoying and even stood with the MC to back her up. I did get annoyed with Ishimori. She spent so much time hiding, trying to be the perfect daughter and student, that she forgot to actually live her life. The bullying scenes hit hard and made me mad for her, but she didn’t seem to feel the same. It really shows how messed up that other group is. And no, I’m not calling the new group "amazing" or "perfect", that’s just normal. But I’m happy because shoujo anime rarely shows people like this or moments like these. (Also, love that they have a girl in their group!) Yeah, this deserves to be the romance of the season, this is pretty good. Do think there's one or two other ones better, but for now, this is definitely up there. |
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| Yeah, very typical.. typical typical, if that means anything. I mean for the sake of it being a shoujo, we get our main heroine as someone who’s devoid of… many things, one of them being a going school life. I mean of course, you can’t play the main character of a japanese cartoon unless you are uber introverted, don’t have friends, talk a LOT… inside your head and sit beside the window seat. The epitome of plain girl… our main heroine. Though hey, you can only meet guys who look like k-pop idols by being that way, and that way alone. Those kids calling her a stone lmaooo… no, I mean what bullies, doing that to a girl. Absolutely unacceptable. Still knowing the main girl chose to go to this school just because a guy she barely knew told her she’d look good in their uniform makes pretty much everything really hilarious to me. I mean they tried with the usual bullying, but no, that stuff looked like something straight out of a comic skit. “HeLp mEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…..”, no seriously, help us by not exaggerating stuff, though this is pretty usual for a shoujo, so what can I say. |
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| Femake mangaka Mayu Murata's work is easily one of the best down-to-earth Shoujo romance series of its time, and even seemingly now. It's hard seeing the 15-year-old girl Uka Ishimori being bullied all her life because of her fear of social anxiety, and this continues into high school, where she met her salvation of the lemon-haired Kai Miura being the only person willing to help her pick up on her feet, other than the fact that she got sprayed by lemon soda by him when they first met. There's no sympathy for people who cower in the face of fear, but to only regain confidence, and it takes one bottle of lemon soda for Uka to finally have her curse be lifted. It's a decent start for a series that gets better overtime, though the hardship will be countered first. |
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| NEW SHOUJO ANIME RAHHHHHHHHHHHHH Such a generic shoujou but damn is my ass glued to the screen. Why is everyone such a dick head to each other though smh 4/5 episode, I will be watching |
Cornbeef19Yesterday, 9:49 AM
| At the end of the day, we all love watching trash. High School DxD Hero Episode 8. |
| Nothing is as dramatic as a consciousness of a fresh high school girl, who thinks everything is collapsing around her just because someone looked the wrong way at her, lol. But hey, this is why we are watching these kinds of stories to begin with. Not to mention that that group was really a shitty group of people, but now her new path begins :) ... Also, those are some YELLOW eyes, i guess that's the color from now on. |
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| I guess you can say getting lemon soda'd really soured the bullies' mood. "Ask me." is such a powerful response to "Ask who (for help)?", especially when it actually gets backed up. Singlehandedly earned Miura my respect. |
| Feel really bad for Uka for having to go through bullying like that I hope now the bullies will get the message and leave her alone. |
| i was expecting it to be goood but not that good i felt immediately in love and it is just the first ep the music,animation , characters,everything was perfect wow bravo |
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| hmmmmmm what the sigma love the first episode |
| if everyone clapped like that for me whenever I answered a question correctly back in high school, I might have tried doing it more often ;p Miura's seems to be a kind young man, I'm sure he and his friends will help our MC open up a bit |
 Yearly AWC 2025 something coming here soon (maybe) |
| Forcing this heavy ass emotional backstory on us in the first episode was a little much. There was no real time to care besides basic empathy towards an unfortunately bullied person. |
| To this day my experiences with J.C. Staff romances have been excellent. This may not become on of their best works, but they nailed the vibe. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I wonder if I should give a chance to the anime, since I hated the first chapters of the manga 🫠 |
| Shoujo time. Normal dude, shy girl. I like it. |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZYYYY as cheesy could ever be. I mean, of course the main female is having socialising problems & she has ahuge crush on the main male on the first episode. And, of course, the main male absolutely offers to help her even though he has never seen her in his life. What a new and innovative way to start a romance anime!!! This is not to mention the subpar animation job that the studio gave this story. |
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I wonder if I should give a chance to the anime, since I hated the first chapters of the manga 🫠
| @Sapertinny Same her but to the first episode. Totally cheesy & undeserving of a watch. |
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| disrespectfully, this shit was ass |
| How in the FUCK does this have such a low score one ep in. God I hate the anti shoujo bias on here. Peak drops and 1 ep in mfs wanna shit on it. This was such a good start, I’m already in love with Uka and Miura seems like a sweetheart. I can see why this is was so highly anticipated, it might scratch that Kimi ni todoke itch for me! You can see the author was heavily influenced by that with even how we’re introduced to Uka and the bullies throwing her shoes away, etc. i just love when bullies are too stupid to realise they’re making themselves look bad with their bullying. Like how you gon make fun of Uka for not going to Shinsei when y’all dumbasses couldn’t even dream of it 😂 who cares why she’s ended up at this school, y’all all there together dumbass. The art style looks so beautiful, animation was good and &team cooked with the OP and ED! I’m never going to complain about a story where we see a cute girl come out her shell, learn to be comfortable in her own skin and enjoy life. Uka deserves that very much! I’m hooked. |
Marinate1016Yesterday, 5:01 PM
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| Simping for a random guy you meet on the street and give up going to the best school and settle for third rate school just to meet him again is crazy. Don't blame on your parents they only wanted best for you. Fact that Ishimori was happy she got splashed first thing in the morning also damn.. Also too much second hand embarrassment. The plot went very standard shoujo stuff with timid girl. When things start getting better they introduce bullies plot again. Felt bad for her (but then again why did you hijack your chance to a better school than for this bimbos one) but by the end it and she somewhat redeemed by splashing them with lemon soda as a return. Mmc saved the day as usual predictably. Pretty formulaic, seen lot of hype about this let's see if it worth sticking around. Not 100% after first episode.. |
| This was an amazing first episode its probably going to take a while for me to remember the names though. This show gives me very old school romance anime vibes. Or at least it don't feel modern which may be the art style or that it has very similar vibes to "Say I love you" I doubt it will progress that quickly though. Im assuming they'll probably end up together by the end of the show though I could be wrong. Probably a top 5 of the season so far |
| I do feel for Uka with how she got bullied so much, hence the nickname "Stone", but it was nice to see her make a stand for herself and fight back at her bullies. Not only that, but Miura was there to help her out when she needed it. He gets straight to the point, but it does show how nice of a guy he is. =) The production values seems to be pretty good and the OP/ED have a nice feel to it in terms of visuals and upbeat songs. It's not the strongest first episode that I've seen so far this season, but I do like it. One thing that I will enjoy during the course of this series is how Uka will grow as a character. Hopefully it'll be a good one at that. |
| I rarely watch this type of shows but that was fun, I assume that's the school for people who want to get into modeling because everyone was good looking. |
| I understand JC Staff can't replicate the details in the manga, but this should be called Vanilla Soda instead. Kai was a lot more edgy and moody in the manga. Uka was fine, I guess, but she was supposed to plain and stoic. |
| "Genki is Life, Genki is Love" |
| The first episode is a delightful and heartwarming start, brimming with charm and emotional depth. The chemistry between the leads is immediately captivating, and the blend of sweet, uplifting moments with hints of personal growth makes for a compelling watch. With vibrant visuals and an endearing atmosphere, it’s easy to get drawn into the story. If you’re a fan of romance with a touch of bittersweet authenticity, this series shows great promise and is definitely worth your time. |
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| Ok, the premise of the work is already clear, the protagonist is one of those shy ones who is bullied and has no confidence in herself and behold(which is quite sad, i mean it seems the bullying follows her everywhere she goes like a looping), the male protagonist will be her support point, making her have the willpower to act on things at the same time that she falls in love with him, I've seen hundreds of works like this so one more doesn't hurt to see lol, the character design is well drawn also, kai reminds me of ash from banana vish(his visual) |
Mari_MarxYesterday, 1:49 PM
| First episode not up to my rather high expectations for it. Not digging the animation yet. Backgrounds are good, color palette okay, but characters do not look right or move right to me. But, that can happen with a new style and I might get to like it more when I get used to it. Story is okay so far, but the characters seem a bit too much caricatured to me, but that can change soon enough. Not digging that so much of the dialogue is inner monologue, but obviously that will change as relationships develop. I expect this show will improve for me, but I do not know if it will reach my expectations for it. Maybe I am built a bit different than many shoujo fans. I see some hate above for A Condition Called Love, but I thought highly of that show, particularly the way they paced reveals of the backstories showing how the two MC came to be what they are, and their connections, and how much they each needed the other. |
LordCrueltyVYesterday, 1:51 PM
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
Reply to IzanaSolos
The last PROPER seasonal shoujo I remember watching on the top of my head was the Hananoi-kun one, and safe to say.. that shit was ASS. And while at first look, this looks kind similar to it, right off the bat, you can tell this is actually good, story wise... and production wise a bit as well. Not the craziest, but it definitely gives off that early 2000s shoujo anime feel to it, and that's thanks to J.C.'s experience in that kinda thing lol. Expected it to look A LOT more worse, considering what happened to DanMachi, but hey, doesn't look too bad... yet.
That out of the way though, I honestly didn’t expect this kind of dynamic between the MCs, but it works. They’re teenagers just starting high school, and their struggles, especially Ishimori’s, feel super real. Honestly, you can relate to them at any age. The way they solve their problems has this youthful vibe that fits perfectly. This episode felt like a whole story: good intro, solid pacing, and a nice wrap-up on a positive note.... but you can tell this definitely needs the eleven other episodes because in reality, Ishimori hasn’t really changed much, but those old classmates from her school kept calling her names. Her new classmates, though? They didn’t do that. Instead, they found those old guys annoying and even stood with the MC to back her up.
I did get annoyed with Ishimori. She spent so much time hiding, trying to be the perfect daughter and student, that she forgot to actually live her life. The bullying scenes hit hard and made me mad for her, but she didn’t seem to feel the same. It really shows how messed up that other group is. And no, I’m not calling the new group "amazing" or "perfect", that’s just normal. But I’m happy because shoujo anime rarely shows people like this or moments like these. (Also, love that they have a girl in their group!)
Yeah, this deserves to be the romance of the season, this is pretty good. Do think there's one or two other ones better, but for now, this is definitely up there.
That out of the way though, I honestly didn’t expect this kind of dynamic between the MCs, but it works. They’re teenagers just starting high school, and their struggles, especially Ishimori’s, feel super real. Honestly, you can relate to them at any age. The way they solve their problems has this youthful vibe that fits perfectly. This episode felt like a whole story: good intro, solid pacing, and a nice wrap-up on a positive note.... but you can tell this definitely needs the eleven other episodes because in reality, Ishimori hasn’t really changed much, but those old classmates from her school kept calling her names. Her new classmates, though? They didn’t do that. Instead, they found those old guys annoying and even stood with the MC to back her up.
I did get annoyed with Ishimori. She spent so much time hiding, trying to be the perfect daughter and student, that she forgot to actually live her life. The bullying scenes hit hard and made me mad for her, but she didn’t seem to feel the same. It really shows how messed up that other group is. And no, I’m not calling the new group "amazing" or "perfect", that’s just normal. But I’m happy because shoujo anime rarely shows people like this or moments like these. (Also, love that they have a girl in their group!)
Yeah, this deserves to be the romance of the season, this is pretty good. Do think there's one or two other ones better, but for now, this is definitely up there.
| @IzanaSolos Did you watch Kimi ni Todoke? it last season is pretty new (2024) and it is a great shojo. Regarding this anime, yes, this seems to be a promising shojo and the bullying background and personal growth is pretty current and relatable. Although fmc and mmc relationship appears to be pretty...toxic. Hope that doesnt go that route...but being a shojo it is a must, isnt it? |
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Reply to Softhenic03
Yeah, very typical.. typical typical, if that means anything. I mean for the sake of it being a shoujo, we get our main heroine as someone who’s devoid of… many things, one of them being a going school life. I mean of course, you can’t play the main character of a japanese cartoon unless you are uber introverted, don’t have friends, talk a LOT… inside your head and sit beside the window seat. The epitome of plain girl… our main heroine. Though hey, you can only meet guys who look like k-pop idols by being that way, and that way alone.
Those kids calling her a stone lmaooo… no, I mean what bullies, doing that to a girl. Absolutely unacceptable. Still knowing the main girl chose to go to this school just because a guy she barely knew told her she’d look good in their uniform makes pretty much everything really hilarious to me. I mean they tried with the usual bullying, but no, that stuff looked like something straight out of a comic skit. “HeLp mEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…..”, no seriously, help us by not exaggerating stuff, though this is pretty usual for a shoujo, so what can I say.
Those kids calling her a stone lmaooo… no, I mean what bullies, doing that to a girl. Absolutely unacceptable. Still knowing the main girl chose to go to this school just because a guy she barely knew told her she’d look good in their uniform makes pretty much everything really hilarious to me. I mean they tried with the usual bullying, but no, that stuff looked like something straight out of a comic skit. “HeLp mEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…..”, no seriously, help us by not exaggerating stuff, though this is pretty usual for a shoujo, so what can I say.
| @Softhenic03 Lol for real, that is exactly how I felt watching the first episode. |
| "I'll Take a Potato Chip and EAT IT" |
| I actually had high expectations, but this was terrible. Both storytelling and production quality were terrible to say the least. |
| Such an ethereal soundtrack, very nice. First episode, eh, it's cute and has some nice art (great looking eyes). I don't need amazing animation in this, but it definitely could be better. Those two running to say hello in the beginning looked hilarious. Her going to that school doesn't bother me at all, I can definitely see some star struck girl who's having self problems and was fairly indifferent about going to that prestigious school in the first place, be swayed like that lol Cheesy end scene though, meh... |
GakutoDeathGlareYesterday, 3:44 PM
| Man, reactions on this one are all over the place! Definitely not the worst thing I've seen this Season. I already like it more than Condition Called Love (a low bar, to be sure). I expect and hope for it to get better as it goes, but not a disappointing first ep. |
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