Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha


The Dreaming Boy is a Realist

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Japanese: 夢見る男子は現実主義者
English: The Dreaming Boy is a Realist
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 4, 2023 to Sep 19, 2023
Premiered: Summer 2023
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 02:00 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Studio Gokumi, AXsiZ
Source: Light novel
Genres: ComedyComedy, RomanceRomance
Theme: SchoolSchool
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.631 (scored by 6843668,436 users)
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Ranked: #61992
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Popularity: #1552
Members: 147,655
Favorites: 937

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Synopsis

Wataru Sajou is infamous in his school for persistently seeking the attention of his crush, Aika Natsukawa. His usual day revolves around shadowing her and confessing his undying love at every turn. However, a moment of epiphany leads Wataru to relinquish his childish behavior and face the reality that she will never return his one-sided feelings. He distances himself from Aika and spends his newfound spare time with his friends and in the company of other lovely girls.

As Wataru moves on, Aika starts approaching him in unusually suggestive ways—making him question whether giving up on his love was the right decision after all.

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Background

Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha was released on Blu-ray in three volumes from November 22, 2023, to January 24, 2024.

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"Paraglider" by Kaori Ishihara
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Ending Theme

"#Yume wa Mijikashi Koi Seyo Otome (#夢は短し恋せよ乙女)" by Aika Natsukawa (CV: Akiho Suzumoto)




Reviews

Mar 7, 2024
Well the Anime is not what you'd expect. It feels in-between Slice of life and rommance. Comedy is Okay.
The marketing is basically A stalker realises his mistakes and tries to better himself. But the girl figure's out she likes the stalker instead.
Wired story. But there's nearly any good moments with the main character and heroine.
Instead there's a middle schooler who's 10x better choice for him.
I just don't see the charm of the heroine. She's basically an average girl (studios average girl).
The girl is supposed to be tsundere. But she isn't quite that. The anime would have been better as a Slice of life if they ...
Apr 8, 2024
Mixed Feelings
To put it into one sentence, this anime is just a bunch of common anime characters traits (that we've seen everywhere already), interacting with each other in a really nice and comforting kind of way.

The way these stereotypical anime characters interact with each other lights up a little fire in my heart. It's nothing complicated or anything, but that simplicity makes this a nice little anime. For me personally, the anime is also somewhat relatable and has some nice moments to it. Talking comedy wise the anime is kind of stupid, but in a kind of funny way.

Sadly, the characters is literally just anime tropes ...
Feb 2, 2024
behold the bittersweet symphony of anime, where dreams collide with reality, and the line between greatness and mediocrity blurs into obscurity.

Enter Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha, a tale that dances upon the precipice of potential, only to stumble and fall into the abyss of forgettable mediocrity.

The premise, though intriguing in its infancy, suffers under the weight of poor dialogue, stagnant character growth, and an overall lackluster plot—a trifecta of disappointment that leaves one yearning for more.

Picture this: a boy, ensnared by the siren song of unrequited love, embarks upon a journey of self-discovery in the pursuit of realism. His obsession with a girl, once the cornerstone ...

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