Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo: Oretachi no Game Set

I watched Season 1 and then watched 5 minutes of the movie but I then put it in my watching-list for the next 4 years lol 😂

Ahh, finally! I can put this series to rest!! I've finally finished this series!!! Although I haven't read the manga, I did read the last chapter. And it's a very different ending than the one we got here in the movie. I don't know if the manga is better or not...nevertheless, both endings are wholesome, cute, and fill the heart. I do NOT feel empty after finishing this series. Rather, I'm joyful!

About the anime, I love everything about it. ... The comedy is hilarious, the art style has that early animation look to it from 5-6 years ago that is nostalgic to me, soundtracks are pretty good, really loved the Opening and the Ending songs, Voice Actors did a great job in this, all of the waifus are kawaii as heck! I'm glad that it doesn't have a dub since drama anime is best watched in subs. Although, I think if it got a dub, it would get a lot more popularity. In that sense, I wish it did get a dub because I think it's one of the best!

I would've given this series an 8/10... But since this will probably be my last slice-of-life slash drama anime since I've become a lot busier in recent years I find myself watching far more anime of action isekai fantasy genres, that this anime will forever be etched into a special place in my heart. With that being said, I'm rating this series an 10/10! I wanted to watch Clannad, Violet Evergarden and masterpiece anime shows similar to them. But, that'll be a long time from now. Bey Bey! If you've read all of that, I really hope your day will be a blissful one! Thank you!

Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae Dake ka yo: Oretachi no Game Set


I had huge doubts about this 60-minute Ova episode after you could clearly see how the anime had lost more and more of its potential. The final arc against Hose (which still sounds misleading to me, since it means Pants- in German) goes into the final round. And they deliver the top 10 of the most unnecessary and meaningless duels in the history of all duels. Honestly, I liked both the flow and the final result of their fight. BUT, it doesn't change how meaningless it was and that Sumireko has become ... a walking story blocker.

What the Ova triumphed in, as opposed to the animated one, was the better-balanced humor, which was much more plainly combined with the drama. The better pacing, color design, and insight into Sun's personality. It basically had everything a little above average rom-com ova should have and got rid of most of the negative elements the anime possessed.

The characters, unfortunately, were still a disaster and could only convince in small areas. Ironically, the "female" characters were all dull and empty. They like to talk about their own development and problems. But in the end, they are as empty as a blank piece of paper. Even Sumireko, the female protagonist, is nothing more than the typical smug girl who has "Ara-Ara" flowing right out of her nose, with no personality whatsoever.
I liked Joro's approach, unfortunately, it constantly resulted in him seeming like a complete pervert instead of a self-critical character. This fluctuation was so great with him that I can hardly tell who he really is.
As for Sun, on the other hand, this character shocked me several times. Not only his humorous moments but also his betrayal in the anime and the interaction with him in this Ova. His background resulted in an interesting resolution as to why his envy of the protagonist came about in the first place and what pressures it represented in his life.
Also to my surprise, the title "Are you the only one who loves me?" takes on an unexpected new meaning here, as it had never been related to the protagonist.



Conclusion

There were plenty of wasted potentials, this anime could have been much better in general. With this ova, he managed to defiantly achieve his yet best possible result and for me, top the entire anime. That the Ova is better than the whole previous series, is already meaningful enough.

Not to mention the relatively surprising conclusion and the emotional moment between Sun and Joro at the end. "Bro's before Hoes" gives the whole thing a whole new definition.

[Enjoyment 7]

I am writing this review mainly to give a different perspective as it has almost all positive reviews. Obvious spoilers ahead as I will compare the two rival characters Joro and Hose.

Our protagonist Joro is still in the midst of his challenge with Hose the proclaimed "main character" to compare Joro's role as an "extra" in the life of the perfect Hose. Joro attempts to collect more barrettes than Hose through a series of surprise appearances. The basic plot of the OVA tries to portray is who will win, what will happen once they win, and how will the story end. The plot does these ... but in my opinion, does not quite hit the mark.

To begin the victor is chosen but Hose's two fangirls flip their personalities quickly after a previous scene from season one is brought back up in which they decide that his happiness with a girl who doesn't like him is not as important as making their feelings known. (as I'm writing this I will add my bias that I just don't like that hose thinks he will end up with sumireko when she has changed her entire look to hide from him and avoid him. the romance, in general, is a bit weak due to the plethora of unrequited confessions and the changing idolized partners in love) anyways stuff happens and Hose eventually shows a bad side and it is so comically evil and has these giant motivations with his evil plan to win over Sumireko don't make sense unfortunately. getting rid of the man she loves doesn't create an opportunity for a man she hates to steal her heart. it is illogical.

Now to add onto the plot and the characters, the girls are there to make Joro choose. we all know they love him and they end up being limited to their simple emotions of love and become one-dimensional copies of one another to add conflict to the choice. The original group doesn't really interact with him and a lot of screentime is spent on the baseball game which was unnecessary.

The first few episodes of the first season really make you expect these hidden plot points and exciting developments but past the first arc the show only gets less exciting. The humor can be quite hilarious. The characters and their motivations don't get the time they need to develop and the uninteresting plot hinders this show from being as unique and popular as it could be. (going back to season one I mean sun trying to rape sumireko come on bro) there are just instances in this anime that are so out of place and do nothing but further complicate how a viewer can sympathize and relate to the characters when they do out of character things, that also don't get talked about after they occur. the flip-flopping personalities got old quick.

Overall this show can be enjoyed with its flaws and obviously the high rating and highly rated popular reviews show how beloved this show is and how I took issue with things that others enjoyed which is awesome and I love that people loved this OVA. I just felt I needed to express my disappointment with how the characters were handled, how the plot was disappointing, and how the anime chose to end the story and the romance. I thought the ending would be more concrete and wanted to see how it ended after watching the first season.

(sidenote this is an anime original ending. the manga has a better ending and the light novel is continuing and gets way more plot twisty and adds more girls)