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I'm not going to beat around the bush; Junjou Romantica is an absolutely fantastic anime. And season three is no exception! However, I believe that it is a must-do to watch the first and second seasons beforehand to fully understand the plot. Also, minor spoilers will be mentioned within this review. Without further adieu, let's go!

First off, the character design. Studio Deen managed to capture the essence of the characters from the original 2008 anime, and further improved upon them. That is to be an expectation though, considering the seven year gap between the first and third seasons. The animation is fluid and well-produced, and ... didn't leave me disappointed. It really is magical to be seeing Junjou Romantica in 720p.

And now onto the story. It was as enjoyable as the previous seasons, and introduced a new and intriguing love interest. There were lots of heartfelt scenes between Usagi-san and Misaki, which was more than satisfactory for me. I also loved seeing the though processes of each character elaborated upon, as I found the psychological aspects of each character to be of great interest. It made for a very enjoyable experience.

However, I most certainly did have some issues with this season. In particular, my frustration was towards Misaki, Usagi-san's love interest. At the end of the OP, Misaki is shown blushing and shy, but then he jumps on Usagi-san and kisses him. That gave me high hopes that Misaki would finally be true to his feelings and also initiate things with Usagi-san for once. However, I thought wrong. The most that is shown of Misaki being assertive is him saying he should "molest" Usagi-san, and then some failed attempts to try and top him. Like seriously, what the hell even happened to Misaki's character development? In the second season he was able to openly express that he loves Usagi-san, yet in the third he can barely mutter it to himself? It's aggravating to say the least.

In conclusion, Junjou Romantica is a fantastic anime and one that all fujoshi and romance fans in general would enjoy. The pros far outweigh the cons. Each episode was so drama-filled that it constantly kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend all three seasons of this anime.

So I had heard about the Junjou Romantica series a while ago, and as an avid yaoi fangirl I was thrilled. I was intending to watch it. However, I was intimidated by the three seasons it had to offer, and was thus swept away by the seasonal anime on offer at the time. This year, my friends encouraged me to finally get into it. And oh boy am I glad that I did.

JunJou Romantica is a 36 episode 3 season long anime that falls into the Shonen Ai (Boys' Love) genre. It follows 3 different sets of all male couples, but mainly revolves around ... the saucy romance between Usami and Misaki, the coverboys for the series. If you're a fujioshi searching for a Boys' Love anime, then look no further!

One of the things I most love about the Junjou Romantica series is just how relatable it can be sometimes. You may think it's absurd of me to say that, but one you look past the man-dating-man exterior, there are certain things in this anime that resounded within me regardless of sexuality or gender.
For example, unrequited love is explored in great detail. I'm sure we all know what it feels like to love someone , despite them not loving you back. This is explored through the characters Shinobu and You. Sure it mostly paints an unrealistic picture with those two, a student in love with a professor who is more than 10 years older. However, there are still themes embedded in that we can all relate to in some fashion.

Another thing I liked about this series is that there was more than enough action in each episode to keep me entertained (heh). Interactions between characters were always lively, and some exchanges left me on the edge of my seat! Another minor detail that I quite enjoyed, was that the main characters would somehow appear in each others' lives, even if briefly.

To be quite frank there wasn't much I disliked about this anime. Sometimes I did find it implausible how the characters would express their feelings, but this can be forgiven as the anime is very heavily drama-based.
However, there was one scene in particular that irked me a lot. I'll try not to spoil too much. So, one character feels an urge to kiss another one. As he's about to do it, the one who's being kissed's lover catches them and whisks him away. This particular scenario was never mentioned again, despite all 3 being main characters.

Overall, Junjou Romantica is such a wonderful anime , and one i recommend to anyone into romance/drama/yaoi genres.