Keikenzumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai suru Hanashi.

To the shy and reclusive Ryuuto Kashima, associating himself with his popular classmate Runa Shirakawa is nothing but a distant fantasy—or so he thought. After losing a bet with his friends and being coerced into confessing to Runa, Ryuuto's world is flipped upside down: instead of the cruel rejection he was expecting, Runa agrees to go out with him!

But dating Runa proves to be overwhelming for Ryuuto, who requests that their relationship remain a secret known only by their closest friends. His decision, however, leads to a series of mishaps that he fears will doom the relationship. As they work through their misunderstandings, Ryuuto reveals his insecurities stemming from his past experiences, and the two grow closer together.

Just when things are getting back on track, Ryuuto's middle school crush, Maria Kurose, transfers to his class and begins to stir up a fuss. At the same time, terrible rumors about Runa spread around the school, prompting Ryuuto to take desperate measures to protect her.

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Shirakawa, Runa Main

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Kashima, Ryuuto Main

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Kurose, Maria Supporting

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Yamana, Nikoru Supporting

Fukuhara, Ayaka Japanese

Tanikita, Akari Supporting

Kusunoki, Tomori Japanese

Nishina, Ren Supporting

Sakaguchi, Daisuke Japanese

Ijichi, Yuusuke Supporting

Ochiai, Fukushi Japanese

Kurose, Mao Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

KEN Supporting

KUN Japanese

Sekiya, Shuugo Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Tokumura, Kenichi Producer

Nishimae, Shuka Producer

Sawahata, Kouji Producer

Hibi, Takahiro Producer

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Mar 20, 2025

Kriss_Narukami

Recommended

This anime is more than one might expect. Its characters feel very real (at least in my opinion), and its story, along with how it unfolds, is truly interesting. Even so, I find it unfair how people judged this anime solely based on its "premise" and the fact that the protagonist's girlfriend is not a virgin. It's sad that many of those critics didn't even finish the anime yet still chose to criticize and rate it poorly without knowing how good it actually is. This is a clear example of judging a book by its cover.

In my opinion, this is an anime that is absolutely ... worth watching for its comedy, romance, and excellent character development. With nothing more to say, I hope that whoever is reading this gives it a chance.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 29, 2024

Snaiy

Mixed Feelings

Ah sh*t, here we go again.
So, this anime is about an introvert kinda gamer boy, who is also shy and never had a girlfriend (original, am I right), who one day on a dare asks out the most popular (pretty fake) gyaru girl from his class (and possibly the most popular in school). He is ready to be rejected as he has feelings for her (a crush), but to everyone's suprise she says yes, and to lest give it a chance.

So, I will try to continue to write without spoilers from now on.

Story: I liked that in the story, the writers sometimes present a more ... mature and realistic way of romance and relationships (loke talking about sex in a healthy, not pervert way, talking about the need to support each other and help with each others past traumas, 16 year olds having the body of adults but not mature enough so they get i to 2-3 months realtionships mostly for sex), the romance between the main couple actually feels well paced and organic for like 10% of the time.
And now comes the remaining 90%.
Like damn, the writers really did not k ow what to do here. Lets start by saying that the Fmc is a 16 year old whore (okay, okay, she just had some issues, which was never expanded upon so I can cut her some slack, but I will write about this more in the characters section).
Most of the time, instead of the more mature and honestly way better starting attitude to romance, the series devolves into indirect kiss and handholding, aint no way (you maybe get pregananananat).
Its hard to write without spoilers, but as you have seen above with the Fmc, this is a very "I have zero idea whats going on" moment from the writers.
Then you have moments, where you just look at the window after watching them, and think like "Am I that stupid, or they are", moments where the story is so forced into drama and conflict, or forced to get out of conflict that it physically hurts to watch.
I would have more about the story, but for the sake of spoiler free review, lets move on to the characters (Not that there is really a coherent story anyway). Have I ever mentioned how stupid the story and the things that keep happening are?
No, well, they are.

Characters: Generic, 2d, average maybe even bad, plain stupid, thats how I could desribe them. The generic fake gyaru Dmc, with the generic kind introvert gamer nerd Mc. The show shows some promise in this department in the first few episodes, as we see that their actions have some semblance of motives, past traumas that needs to be conquered, the characters are not only what they look like, but it is left hanging, as these are never expanded upon, you can make a hedcanon out of them, but no depth was given to the characters.
On that note, the side characters are as generic as they can be, not to mention they only are there when the story needs them, they dont really exist outside of that, or at least not shown.
Generic I will hurt you if you hurt my bestfriend but in gyaru form - check
Generic introvert gamer nerd friends, who piss themselves when a girl talks to them - check
Generic everyone talks about me behind the main couples back (except their friends) background characters - check
Generic other love interest, who tries to steal Mc - check (to be fair, she is the most well tought out character in the whole show, but its still very weakly written and never expanded upon, so that says something).

Music: To be fair, the bgm and op and ed were good, nothing out of left field, but they made the show much better.

Art: This is another department the show lacks, the character designs are simple, which would not be bad, but they are either moving very awkwardly or only be seen in still shots, and the background looks like someone throw a paint bucket at a canvas most of the time, so pretty bad all in all.

So, this series is another let down, it showed some promise at the beginning, but it was probably never the writers intention to make a masterpiece out of this, only to make some quick buck from lonely weebs who got no otber romance anime in the season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Apr 12, 2025

miki099

Not Recommended

My first review on MAL, and probably because it’s the first time I’ve rated an anime this low, despite it supposedly belonging to a genre I usually enjoy.

I’m frustrated and genuinely bewildered by this show, and I’m going to explain why, without giving away spoilers for those who still want to give it a try.

To start, the premise of the story is completely absurd. While that’s not uncommon in school romance anime, the issue here is that the plot never manages to evolve past its ridiculous setup. In most cases, a shaky premise is forgivable if the story develops in a compelling way, but that’s ... not what happens here. Instead, the absurdity just escalates episode after episode.

Then there are the main characters. Runa is completely disconnected from reality. She’s naive, maybe even dumb, though well-meaning, that’s probably her only redeeming quality. On the other hand, Ryuuto is what could only be described as a hopeless loser. He’s portrayed in such a pitiful light that it’s uncomfortable to watch. Like Runa, his only redeeming quality is that he’s kind. Their entire "relationship" (and I’m being generous calling it that) is barely held together by the fact that they’re both nice people. That’s it.

The only character that showed any real potential was Maria. Early on, she displays more human traits, jealousy and obsession, which gave me hope that she might add something disruptive and interesting to the dynamic. That hope faded quickly, though, because even her arc ended up being wasted.

The rest of the supporting cast is shallow and poorly written. Nicole and Sekiya’s story was cringeworthy, and even more ridiculous was the subplot with "fat-chan" who magically becomes thin overnight just to appeal to the "small-gyaru" who had already rejected him.

Lastly, and perhaps most offensively, the pacing and timing of the series is some of the worst I’ve ever seen in a slice-of-life/romance/drama. After dragging us through emotionally flat episodes, the show throws in a fanservice scene post-credits at the end, right when the story is supposed to reach its emotional climax. Instead, they introduce a sick-girl plotline that lasts half an episode, right when the male lead is supposedly "losing his virginity", a key theme the show weirdly builds toward. On top of that, there’s a final subplot involving Runa and Maria’s divorced parents getting back together, which comes out of nowhere. Apparently, their father was getting remarried without either daughter even knowing he was in a relationship.

This show was genuinely hard to finish. I’m giving it the score I gave not out of hate, but out of disappointment. Because I honestly believe it had potential, at least enough to be an average show. Unfortunately, it ended up being a complete mess.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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