it was so silly and cute but that vibe sort of became stale as the episodes went on and things didn't develop. considering that there's only 12 episodes in the season and I felt bored by the same old recycled gimmicks through the middle doesn't speak too well for it. it is, however, thoroughly made up by the heavy presence of cats imho. also a romance/slice-of-life anime where the main couple don't get together by the end of the first season is bold lol
i stuck it out because i wanted to believe but i really shouldn't have.
just glad to be watching a romance anime where the protagonists aren't in high school and are grown adults lol
although I didn't really feel each episode was that great, i did appreciate that the show did a fair job of trying to avoid yaoi/bl tropes and portray a gay relationship beyond genre expectations throughout the season. I also love slow burns so like. it worked for me.
also i identify with miyano assigning tropes to the people and situations around him lol.
OH and also the random cats. yes.
why is this listed as a separate tv show from the first season of horimiya?
either way, it's fine. i enjoyed the extension stories of (most) of the characters particularly Iura, but also this season kind of revealed the holes in horimiya's relationship that just screams RED FLAGS O.o plus how many of the characters' characterization kind of don't... make sense, particularly kyoko's family & their dynamics. it's like the author was so set on making the show fluffy and nice that many of the 'darker' stuff (like the implication that kyoko's parents were never around and she pretty much raised her and her brother herself) kind of got ignored and brushed aside as the show went on.
from the picture i thought this was a spinoff of chihayafuru lol the girl definitely looks like chihaya and the dude in the back definitely looks like taichi
the first half of the show was way way more intriguing and exciting than the second half. It was good, I enjoyed it (especially the first half) but the end was a little too tied up with a neat bow for me.
you know what, i'm glad this show exists.
this show has the most special place in my heart because it's one of the few core memories i have from growing up in korea. maybe i shouldn't have watched it as an adult because wow a disaster? but also i feel like this show was... really formative to how i view relationships and love and stuff lol rip me
