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This is my first ever review of an anime, I never really do this but this series has a special place in my heart. This is an extremely subjective review of oregairu so please don't kill me. I just want to put this up here as my own memento of the series.

Okay, first of all, I would not really recommend this anime to anyone who has already matured mentally or an older audience. The reason for this is a lot of mature people or people from older generations will find a hard time relating to the drama that is present in the series, a lot ... would find that it seems pointless or it just goes around and around which is understandable because it is. But to me, this is not the case. The constant struggles that the 3 main characters Hachiman, Yukino, and Yui all faced from season 1 to the end is relatable to me because I have personally faced each of their struggles at one point in my youth. When you really are put in some of the situations they are facing in the series in real life, you really feel like those moments are very pivotal in your life, you take everything super seriously and it is not an exaggeration to feel like your life is falling apart. It is just one of the essences of youth and might seem like melodrama to others but those personal struggles are real and so I feel that it is unfair to dismiss the drama in the series.

The first season came out when I was just starting my junior high school days and I was about 13 years old. At the time, Hachiman's philosophy in life and his thoughts about youth resonated so much with me since I was a loner at the time too Hachiman's, words were like gospel to me and he seemed like the coolest mc ever. I really hated Yui during this time because of how she keeps on trying to conform to everyone around her to fit in, I hated this because I too tried it before retreating to the loner life. Bruh I would vibe to the ending song Hello Alone too much back then.

Then season 2 came out when I was 15 and during the time that I was also actively pursuing interpersonal relationships and friendship with other people as I was more outgoing now. It was like the perfect timing when I watched the show as I too was looking for something genuine in a sense and so the themes really did hit different for me. So again, I heavily related to the drama present in the season. The ending song Everyday World would always put me into a sad state every time I heard it, it was so good especially the ballade versions.

Now after a 5-year long wait, the final season finally came out and now I'm in my 20s feeling like my youth has come to an end. Now again it was the perfect timing to cap off my youth with the anime that I resonated with so much. At this point, in my life, I have already found something in my life that I would call my genuine thing and to see the show end with Hachiman also finding his genuine thing really does hit different. Seeing how Hachiman changes his views on youth by the end really resonates with me too because now when I look back on my own youth, it really was fulfilling to live stupidly in the moment and youth isn't pointless. The struggles we once had in our youth were not pointless, it was all part of what made us who we are and those feelings we once had should not be invalidated just because we realize now as we have matured that it was no big deal. Also, Yui skyrocketed to best girl(or 2nd best girl), damn does her struggle feel so real and painful now :(

I feel that oregairu for me is a series that came in the most pivotal moments of my life and so I have very biased views on the show and that I cannot judge its elements objectively. But, I don't care since I love it because it is another part of myself. No, I'm not gonna talk about any negatives because I'm so blinded by my love for this series.

In the end, I feel like this show really only seems perfect to me because of circumstances I had no control over and I feel like this is the same for other people out there. I'm posting this review to tell them that they were not alone in this journey.