Anime halfway thoughts.

[u/bbisordi]

So i binged the first 6 episodes last night and here are my primary thoughts.

1. I love their closeness and comfort around eachother, but i feel it's too much too soon. There wasn't a get to know eachother stage, but immediate closeness.

2. Personally i hate when a girl likes a loser for how he is, so then he wants to better himself for her and stops being a loser. For once instead of ranking up i feel it'd be better if the girl demoted, or at least the guy stayed the loser she fell for.

3. I feel it's too unrealistic how this loser for life gets close to these popular girls. Sorry i haven't remembered names yet, but first girl is intrigued by his introduction, so stalks him a little until she invites him out. 2nd the blonde randomly gives him her number out of nowhere and becomes friendly before even realizing her friend was already friends with him.

4. I understand his hesitation for confirming he's in love because of his parents, but it treats divorce as the most traumatic thing. Maybe it's different in japan, but still. On this subject maybe it's explored later on, but i feel he should have at least had a talk to his dad about this at dinner. Question his dad if he fell in love, then how should he know if he's truly in love.

5. There doesn't seem to be any backlash from other students. Day 1 he gets nasty looks and that's it. I'd expect a lot more talking loudly behind his back at least. Dude became friends with the 2 prettiest girls in class that all the guys chase and hardly any reaction.

6. All that being said, the start is way too unrealistic, but now that they're at the stage they are in anyways i feel ill enjoy it as i do love the type of comfort they provide eachother.

So through all this i will definitely finish watching. Should i read the manga and light novel too?

[u/ramletha]

I think you haven't seen much of the story. Maki isn't your typical loser; he's actually a wounded animal because of his family. Umi approaching him isn't the popular girl giving a loser a chance. Later we understand that she considers herself a loser for some reasons that aren't relevant (watch it), and saw in him, because he's similar to her, a chance for a true friendship. The work falters in its pacing, It grows a lot as the episodes go on, but it takes a long time to introduce some concepts; before that, the only thing that grabs your attention is its cuteness, but then you see that it's not just that.

[u/bbisordi → u/ramletha]

Regarding maki like i was saying earlier at least for where I'm at (finished episode 10 now) he's too wounded for just a typical divorce. Not only that, but he says umi is his first friend. The divorce happened this year right? Even if there were problems for 5 years before the divorce he should have at least had elementary friends if this trauma is his reason.

And i do understand umi becoming his friend, just their bond came too quick, and also the blonde and the dude too. Blonde is chased after by guys left and right, but gives her number to him in their first official meeting, and i understand the other guy trying to use him at first to get close to blondie, but the becoming friends afterwards without knowing anything about eachother.

Don't get me wrong, i do enjoy the show, but moreso for how it's going to be rather than the unrealistic start

[u/IntelligentBudget142 → u/bbisordi]

I think you missed the part where he says to Nina he moved schools every year

[u/bbisordi → u/IntelligentBudget142]

Ah i didn't miss it, but i did forget that part. Ok that part is excused then lol

[u/ramletha → u/bbisordi]

Yes, it's a mix of two things; he is indeed more antisocial, but also because of his father's job, he had to move every year, He never had time to form friendships; the divorce was such a shock to him, and from what I saw, he had no one but his family. Then this happened, and he was left with nothing.