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May 2, 2021 9:33 AM
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Besides being the character designed to be the harassment punching bag of the show, people doesn't seem to have much to say about Ichika in this forum.

Looks like she's just washed away going wherever the plot takes her, instead of leading it as a protagonist.

Isn't it weird that even a supporting character like the classmate boy Tamaru with little screen time seems to have more depth than her?

What are your thoughts on her as a character?
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May 2, 2021 9:52 AM
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Though I’m liking the show, unfortunately I do have to agree that the FL is quite dull and almost seems as she doesn’t have any personality. All the characters around her have a story and something that makes them stand out which makes it more disappointing that there’s not much to ichika! Still a nice light hearted romance to watch!
May 2, 2021 10:53 AM
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I think she's miles better than ryou is



May 2, 2021 11:02 AM
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I feel like Arie is gonna be more interesting than Ichika
May 2, 2021 6:43 PM
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Idk, I really like her
May 2, 2021 6:43 PM
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ManWild said:
I think she's miles better than ryou is

its not really difficult to be better than ryou though

thats like saying you are strong when you defeat a toddler in arm wrestling
May 3, 2021 1:03 AM
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That's common in Shoujo/Josei that MC is bland. Just like in isekaishit LNgarbage MC is usually bland selfinsert.
May 3, 2021 11:26 AM
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She’s better than pedoman, but she’s so bland it hurts
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May 3, 2021 11:29 AM
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I don't know how the MC of a RomCom could be a plotdevice lmao.
I gave up on character of the week since it takes too much thinking. I'll just change my forum pfp to whoever I want every week lol.
May 3, 2021 5:00 PM
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I don't think she's THAT dull. She's just a normal girl (in the normalest of ways) and the show is more interested in how she interacts with Ryo rather than giving her a more detailed backstory I guess. We still got episodes left so we still have some time to see how this goes
May 3, 2021 5:31 PM

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She's crazy average. There is nothing memorable about her in the SLIGHTEST.

Since this is a josei manga, she's probably supposed to be a self-insert.

I don't like when stories are written that way...

@bastek66 But there are ton of shoujo/josei series MCs that are NOT like that....they are actually more like people.

Rachel is twisted and tragic.

Tohru is the sweetest soul to walk the earth.

Hana is spunky and snarky.

Yona is a bit naive but full of fire.

Mitsuki is stubborn and shy but still very brave.

Unlike those girls...Ichika doesn't really have a personality...um...she's nerdy about anime...I guess....but not as much as other girls before her like Kae and Konata...so she just kinda fades away into mediocrity. xD
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May 12, 2021 3:14 AM

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She is hella plain, if there is one thing that stands out about her is that she's good with "tsukkomi* like it really stands out, most shoujo fmc dont do that, at least from the ones I've seen.
May 12, 2021 12:14 PM

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Ever characters in this show is one dimensional no depth whatsoever , flat as a cardboard and boring as fuck
May 13, 2021 10:57 AM

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Aren't we all dull characters in the anime of life?
May 17, 2021 2:46 AM

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She's a "blank slate" main character. Like Bella in Twilight. A one-dimensional entity with no special traits of any sort, such that all the one-dimensional people with no special traits of their own can easily relate to her, identify with her, and ultimately feel good about themselves knowing that.

(FTR Twilight was a shit series, but IMO Mouthbreather's lack of personality isn't what made it so)
May 17, 2021 1:08 PM

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She's a "self-insert" character. Think of her as the female equivalent to the standard harem MC.

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May 17, 2021 1:58 PM
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I don't understand what she means by "I figured it out, I can't move forward with Tamaru because of him" , uhm excuse me? Move forward? You literally said that you never thought of him that way... Is that a subtitle mistake or she really said that?

Girl, do you like Ryo, or not?
Do you like Tamaru, or not?
But I still don't understand how she can react and say that since she also said that she didn't think about Tamaru that way, I literally face palmed hard there.

I don't like this anime logic where one character has this all of a sudden reaction that makes everyone else confused.
May 18, 2021 9:32 AM

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Morsse said:
I don't understand what she means by "I figured it out, I can't move forward with Tamaru because of him" , uhm excuse me? Move forward? You literally said that you never thought of him that way... Is that a subtitle mistake or she really said that?

Girl, do you like Ryo, or not?
Do you like Tamaru, or not?
But I still don't understand how she can react and say that since she also said that she didn't think about Tamaru that way, I literally face palmed hard there.

I don't like this anime logic where one character has this all of a sudden reaction that makes everyone else confused.


Have you never been/seen a confused teenager before, or are you truly so deterministic in your own convictions and decisionmaking that you can't comprehend how someone could possibly be unsure about how they feel
May 18, 2021 10:04 AM
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Morsse said:
I don't like this anime logic where one character has this all of a sudden reaction that makes everyone else confused.


This show is not worth your deep thoughts. It's just a generic and shallow plot that anyone can see coming from ep 1.

The filler characters don't stand a chance against the "main couple", and all the illogical actions that you point out are just weak attempts to inject drama.
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May 18, 2021 11:22 AM
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HatTrickPatrick said:
Morsse said:
I don't understand what she means by "I figured it out, I can't move forward with Tamaru because of him" , uhm excuse me? Move forward? You literally said that you never thought of him that way... Is that a subtitle mistake or she really said that?

Girl, do you like Ryo, or not?
Do you like Tamaru, or not?
But I still don't understand how she can react and say that since she also said that she didn't think about Tamaru that way, I literally face palmed hard there.

I don't like this anime logic where one character has this all of a sudden reaction that makes everyone else confused.


Have you never been/seen a confused teenager before, or are you truly so deterministic in your own convictions and decisionmaking that you can't comprehend how someone could possibly be unsure about how they feel


Of course that I've been a confused teenager before, but never when it was about choosing my next "love", lmao.
What's so hard about her decision? She has to chose between someone with who she communicates often and helped/cared for her, sends her gifts, tells her he loves her, is worried for her, and another teenager that she met like 2 times and have the anime series thing in common...

Like the other person said, I'm probably thinking too deep for an generic anime... Just got a bit frustrated when she said "I can't go forward with that guy because of him"...
May 22, 2021 3:25 AM
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error5000 said:
Aren't we all dull characters in the anime of life?
I LAUGHED SO HARD GAHAHAH
May 22, 2021 1:07 PM

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She's generic for a reason so girls who like the type of man ryo is can put themselves in her place. Is a common trope
May 24, 2021 10:34 PM
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HatTrickPatrick said:
She's a "blank slate" main character. Like Bella in Twilight. A one-dimensional entity with no special traits of any sort, such that all the one-dimensional people with no special traits of their own can easily relate to her, identify with her, and ultimately feel good about themselves knowing that.

(FTR Twilight was a shit series, but IMO Mouthbreather's lack of personality isn't what made it so)


At least Bella HAS a personality, hell Twilight at least has somewhat of an actual plot. Whereas Rent-A-Girlfriend is essentially Onlyfans: The Anime, Koikimo is every Netflix romcom movie starring Vanessa Hudgens into one 12 episode anime series.
This isn't even so much a romcom, as much as it's basically a guy being a weirdo towards a highschool girl, played for laughs, and now Rio, Masuda, and Tamaru are essentially accompliances.

Ichika is the epitome of every girl in every Netflix romcom ever where she's shy, quirky, and sweet, and runs into a "hot guy". And by "hoy guy", I mean Ryou's on par with an Abercrombie and Fitch model.
May 24, 2021 10:48 PM
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More like all of the character are dull.
May 27, 2021 3:48 AM

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NoahC123 said:
HatTrickPatrick said:
She's a "blank slate" main character. Like Bella in Twilight. A one-dimensional entity with no special traits of any sort, such that all the one-dimensional people with no special traits of their own can easily relate to her, identify with her, and ultimately feel good about themselves knowing that.

(FTR Twilight was a shit series, but IMO Mouthbreather's lack of personality isn't what made it so)


At least Bella HAS a personality...


Sorry I couldn't get past the "Bella has a personality" part
May 27, 2021 3:57 AM

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No, Ichika might be a plain girl but she's not dull as a character that you think she is..

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