Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru

When middle school kendo champion Ayumu Tanaka begins his first year in high school, he does not take the expected route of joining the Kendo Club; he signs up for the unofficial Shogi Club instead. His sole motive is falling in love at first sight with Urushi Yaotome—the club's president and only member—and will do anything to get closer to her. However, Ayumu decides not to confess to Urushi until he can beat her in a match of shogi fair and square.

Naturally, this self-imposed hurdle is a formidable challenge for Ayumu to overcome, as Urushi is far more experienced at the game and sees through his every strategy. Nevertheless, this does not stop him from praising her looks, her skill, or even her smile, which, coupled with Ayumu's expressionless face and direct approach, makes Urushi constantly blush beet red. Learning more about shogi and the charming player sitting across from him, Ayumu inches toward making his confession with each exciting round they play together—even if it is one pawn at a time!

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Yaotome, Urushi Main

Nakamura, Kanna Japanese

Tanaka, Ayumu Main

Azakami, Youhei Japanese

Mikage, Sakurako Supporting

Youmiya, Hina Japanese

Maki Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Kagawa, Rin Supporting

Mikawa, Haruna Japanese

Kakuryuu, Takeru Supporting

Gouden, Tsubasa Japanese

Urushi's Mother Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka Japanese

Urushi's Grandfather Supporting

Ihara, Masaaki Japanese

Urushi's Father Supporting

Tachiki, Fumihiko Japanese

Hinano Supporting

Kudou, Yuuki Japanese

Nakamura, Shinichi Producer

Kaneko, Hayato Producer, Planning

Shioya, Yoshiyuki Producer

Itou, Masahiko Producer

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Sep 22, 2022

dead_user_123454

Recommended

If you are looking for something fun to watch with a plot that is not so deep, something heart-warming and sweet romantic comedy, something that will make you smile, well, this is the show you might be looking for.
 
I’m an awful reviewer, but I decided I should write what I felt while watching this anime.
I hope you like this one. This is a spoiler-free review.
 
Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, or should I say "When Will Ayumu Make His Move?" is a simple high school romance anime that I’ll never get bored of watching. This show deserves more hype.
It shares the same art as teasing master Takagi ... san, but the story is quite different from Takagi san. This is the story between a senpai and her kohai, Ayumu, who is a kendo star and  champion in his middle school, joins a Shogi club in his first year of high school, not because he was interested in Shogi, but he fell in love at first sight with the president and the only member of Shogi club Urushi Yaotome, and decides he’ll confess his love to his senpai when he beats her in a game of Shogi, and yeah Urushi is super good in Shogi.
Ayumu is a bold type of character, a kind of straight-forward guy, and a super hard-working and dedicated type, who always tries his best but gets beaten by Urushi all the time lol. On the other hand, Urushi is a shy and sweet type of girl. She always tries to maintain her character in front of Ayumu to look cool, but always gets embarrassed because of how Ayumu flirts with her with a straight face.
I loved this anime because of how both characters get connected to each other through the game of Shogi, and both of them are so cute and adorable, I’ll mention this again whenever Ayumu flirts with Urushi, the reaction she gives is priceless.
I loved both the main characters and the other side characters.
It’s a simple, cute, and sweet show that will make you feel good, and how beautiful is the innocent love they share.
And Urushi was so adorable lol.
 
And yeah, to be honest, I love high school romance anime like this one.
 
I would love to see more seasons of this anime in the future.
 
It's a wonderful show, and I highly recommend it.
I hope you’ll enjoy watching it.

🌸🌸🌸

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 29, 2022

Uji_Gintoki_Bowl

Mixed Feelings

There don't seem to be that many negative reviews for this show, which is certainly wonderful, but I just wanted to take a moment to highlight what some people may not enjoy about this experience (which is kind of synonymous with what I took away from it as a whole).

Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru is a romantic comedy by the author of Takagi-san. This is really easy to tell because of the character archetypes being very similar and the teasing + getting teased themes being extremely recurrent in the show.

For those that liked Takagi-san for what it was as a romance anime, I do believe that ... this anime checks even more boxes than its predecessor in terms of wish fulfillment and progression. They don't have as much chemistry, being a little bit flatter and less fleshed out than the protagonists in Takagi-san, but they're entertaining to watch nonetheless. For those that watched Takagi-san for the entertaining dialogue (and as I mentioned before, chemistry), I do believe that this one is a bit disappointing.

Though goofy, the interactions between our main pair get dry within 2 or 3 episodes, and begin to feel redundant after a while. There are developments, but they're more surface level revelations than dynamically deep changes in the way characters treat one another. A good way to describe the execution of the premise is gimmicky. It certainly does its job and was able to stay relevant after a long day, but I wouldn't call it quality content.

The artstyle is (as expected) very reminiscent of Takagi-san, though the visual quality is a bit lower, likely due to the franchise being much less popular (and admittedly not an insta-hit). The sound is decent and fits moments well, though I think it gets a bit corny for emotional scenes. The opening and ending slap and I love the rotoscoped (?) dancing animation in the OP.

Overall, it was a good watch that definitely got a bit old and felt gimmicky after a few episodes. I'd recommend a watch nonetheless, especially if you enjoy teasing tales like Takagi-san and whatnot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Oct 28, 2022

DmAnimeguy

Not Recommended

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This anime was good but it was a let down when it came to the end of the series.... I thought the story was progressing really beautifully there were many moments that both characters were developing and trying to be better versions of them selves but when it came to the end of the series it felt like a let down.

I really am not a big fan of anime that really end on a cliff hanger like that. A season should be contained and while its fine to have unanswered questions, i am not ok with a story reaching its climax and never getting ... there at all...

This was a let down for me because unless we have a season 2 we dont know if this will end or start something new.... For that reason I will have to say that I do not recommend this anime to anyone who is looking for a story that has a start middle and end.

(Yes I know there is a manga and i can get all my answers there but i dont base any anime on how good the manga is or how the manga story ark plays out).

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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