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Anime Relations: Monogatari Series: Second Season

Many people often argues that openings or endings contains some spoilers, but in nature, since most of this anime series are adapted from their manga series', then it is inevitably predictable, especially to its major target viewers, which are mostly Japanese. That's why these openings and endings contains such contents is to create a major impact toward the series. Mostly for the hype, like character reveals, fights, or infamous scenes from their mangas, waited to be adapted. But regardless of the spoils or some reasons, like you personally hate the song. There are some good reasons why you should NOT skip an anime opening.

1. Opening and ending songs helps the series to be easily acknowledged
- This opening and ending songs are seemingly the front view of an anime series. Given that it is seen from the opening and ending, this theme song serves some sort of recognition without context. By viewers knowing the song, since it is used in an anime. Both the songs and the anime is somewhat connected.

2. Opening and ending songs helps advertise the anime.
- Both the artist and the series are often comparable in this profit of exchange. Especially if the artist is well-known, vice versa, it can give a some sort of advertising to the series, becoming more people to watch or read the series. And a successful series gets to publicize more often, so stuff like continuation or new seasons are predictable.

3. Openings and endings develop a certain impact to the mood of the story.
- Sometimes openings are often based on what's going to happen to that arc or story. Such opening impact of a song, leads to certain level of hype necessary for the plot to really be felt by the viewers. By stabilizing the melody or the lyrics of the song, creates an image towards the viewers' mind about what is the real content of the series. Some sort of seasoning to dish, that when we see chilli on it, it means it is spicy.

4. Opening and ending songs completes the series.
- People who skips anime openings and endings never really view the anime as whole. As by tradition, which majority of anime, have this set-up of opening and ending songs, almost consumes 4 minutes of an episodes. Many say its repetitive, well, if your binge-watching, that's the big case. That's why, watching the series every upload if possible, is necessary to enjoy this opening and ending songs. But again, personally, this songs complete the series into a different level you wouldn't feel while reading it. (I kinda miss One Piece ending themes)

5. Opening and ending songs serves as memory lane.
- Not to brag, but us who watch anime for almost a decade, can't remember every anime we watched. But, hearing these songs, creates nostalgia and magic. To feel those vibes, when you are watching the series, watching every week of uploads. Again, personally, this is why we, the majority who watches never skips anime openings and endings. This songs makes the anime series live forever, like that song of lullaby you miss from your mom. Trust me, years from now, when you hear that opening or ending song. You will know the feeling.

So please, don't skip them. The production staff did a lot of efforts also. It serves as support to the author, studio and the artists of the songs!

Anime Relations: Hunter x Hunter

"Do you listen to a cattle's suffering?"
"The inequality, your race is bringing."
"Power must be used to protect the weakling."
"There are who deserves, to continue living."
A stolen castle, resides a nameless King

Carrying a burden, highness must be seek
Blood and flesh, eats fear and sorrow as they speak
Mercy is end, to conquer in mind as freak
Death for those who just come to standstill the peek

Growling ants, waiting for destruction to come
A merely match, a person creates succumb
"Tell me the moves, colors in my world has flown."
They fought, fought, and fought, till a new King is born

The irrational guard's omen to his own taste
"First time the King listens, while others are waste."
A fear and the growing loyalty has haste
Then, the King's resolve creates his horrored faced

The night of climax comes inevitably
All as according to their plans, probably
Then the dragon strikes, the hunters undertakes
She was hit, doomed and critical, the King aches

The old men was bewildered as they proceed
The King look to the cat as he humbly pleads
A kind look by the beast, like from humans too
A very gentle, "I am counting on you."

Despite everything, the old man continues
Such gap, race and resolve is fully issued
The King who refused the destructive ensue
"I will tell you your name.", triggers the fight flow

As the thousand arms cut and reach its numbness
After the appearance of no hand's ruthless
A pierce from the heart, the feels of fullfilness
"You know nothing of the bottom less malice."

The King feel fear for the first time in his life
He never know human's power as he dies
From this blazing flower, to live as he tries
Accept his mistakes, then he, has been revived

Feeded by loyalty of his guardians
Guided by their love and oath to his guidance
But the King past time faded, forgetting she
Irrational tries to end such memory

Climax flows, as the stolen castles ruined
The remaining guards dies, from their pursuing
She was revealed to the King, in wolf's losing
She who change the King, in such meeting, proven

The battle of fear, emotions and omen
Ended from such confused faces, seems frozen
Underground, the grave of this great King is chosen
Poison, inflicted by the rose is spoken
She knew, the consequence from her opponent
Her dark work happily accepts condolence
"I am Meruem." King speaks his name open.
She was overjoy, name creates endowment
As they fought, the tickling sound of the tokens
Goes weak and weak, stuttering the enjoyment
A happy ending, without such atonement
A realization for the King potent

"I see now."
" I was meant to be here this day."
" I was born for this moment."

Anime Relations: Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai, Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai!

We Never Learn in English is a manga by Taishi Tsuitsui also known as Bokuben. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from February 2017 to December 2020, with its individual chapters collected and published by Shueisha in 19 tankōbon volumes as of October 2020. The story was centralized around the protagonist Nariyuki Yuiga and tutoring on three girls, Furuhashi Fumino, Ogata Rizu and Takemoto Uruka. Which later in the story, introduced another set of characters for your typical harem. The one is their cold teacher, Kirisu Mafuyu and their senior Kominami Asumi. As your typical harem provides, the plot rotates around the emotions of the main characters and the feelings of the girls towards him.

The purpose of this review is not to tell plot or the summative outline of the story as a whole. But rather the unique ending that the author provides to us readers. SO SPOILER ALERT!!!!!

Personally, I am not a fan of this harem genre, and most of my opinion are just based on the anime I've or previous mangas that I read with the same relevant content. In your typical harem, the main character or the guy is most likely to choosed who is the chosen one for him to end and conclude the story. Leaving the other options happy with the satisfaction of that choice of the main character. (Spoiler Alert) Example, Nisekoi, a manga published by Viz Media that has the same genre. Ichijou Raku, the main protagonist of this story still choose Kirisaki Chitoge over the other candidates despite the good individuality of each of those candidates. Which justifies and concludes the story into a more moral and acceptable path of having just a one partner in such relationship or love. Or sometimes goes a different route of choosing both but not completely. Example, Tu Love Ru, Rito Yuki, the protagonist confesses his love to Lala, while also telling her that he loves Haruna as well. Lala is ecstatic about this, however, noting that once their marriage is official, Earth laws will no longer matter, and he will be free to marry both Lala and Haruna. A path that make him either choose both or sometimes not. This sums up the both possible ends of harem genre, but Bokuben do also the same route but in the most justifying way possible.
The saga of this started at the Bokuben chapter 140 that is officially released on December 15, 2019. The chapter was entitled "And now it's time for the [X]", which mathematically, X define as a variable that can be anything from a given selection. This implies that the writer wants to show us, a X of what its about to happen in the story. The first X starts with Takemoto Uruka, a middle school classmate of our protagonist Nariyuki Yuiga. Takemoto is the athletic one in the group, and to sum up and to spoil less, Takemoto is going abroad to study and continue her athletic activities. Before their graduation trip, Takemoto confess on Nariyuki about her feelings leaving Nariyuki a blank answer to her. On the day of their graduation is the actual flight of Takemoto, then when Nariyuki realize he found his answers for Takemoto's feelings, it was already to late. Then the girls, which already has feeling for him, pushed him to pursue his feelings for Uruka. Furuhashi and Ogata clearly accepts that Nariyuki choosed Ogata over their feelings. Kirisu-sensei helps Nariyuki gets to airport by her car and Kominami by her motorcycle. Leaving them the thoughts that Nariyuki always puts himself to the burden of others and now its time for him to follow his real emotions. This skit, justifies the harem in this Uruka's [x] that also is the same as your common harem genre of series. I won't the exact scenes that happens in this arc of Takemoto and just the basic ideas to avoid spoilers.

Second [x] is the Ogata Rizu's future or arcs. The arcs sets on their college life, this is all after everything that happens but with a different answer from Nariyuki. Well, they never show it in the manga but assumingly, in my perspective, after Takemoto's confession, Nariyuki rejects her in this X of Ogata. Then Takemoto accepts that and flew to study abroad. The story in this arc is not more centered towards both of them and the unraveling of their feelings but on their friend Sawako Seikijo. Littling up the details, the two of them plays at this little game Ogata made a few chapters ago, even before the Future [x] Saga. A game that whoever fall in love first, loses. This confession of the game made by Ogata is accidentally being peeked by Furuhashi and Takemoto. Stating from Takemoto that those things are not just game bu rather Ogata are just unable to understanding her feelings towards Nariyuki. Leaving the two girls acceptance that they will not pursue Nariyuki and accept the things they have seen. So maybe, Takemoto didn't confess in this Arc but it has never shown in the manga. As for Furuhashi. she support Ogata as her friend to follow her emotions. Then Nariyuki realizes that they will not playing a game anymore and he is already falling in love with Ogata. As for Kirisu-sensei and Kominami, they didn't appear in the arc at all, assumingly, subjective opinion that they have might accept Nariyuki as just only their junior and student or they just left out their feelings for him. The arc is good and progressively detailed, and again. I only spare minimum scenes to avoid total spoilers.

Third [x] in the Future Saga is about Furuhashi Fumino. This arc happens before Takemoto confess and before their graduation and examination. Furuhashi just lately realize that he loves Nariyuki. But she can't tell it nor express since he values her friendship among Ogata and Takemoto which she knows that they have also feelings on Nariyuki. To fasten up the story and avoid massive spoils, Furuhashi got into an accident involving Nariyuki. And with Nariyuki's personality, he wants to take responsibility for the cause and choose to nurse Furuhashi while she is recovering. This strengthens Furuhashi's feelings towards Nariyuki. And on an alternate scene, Takemoto confesses on Nariyuki, and this time, Nariyuki is walking besides Furuhashi. Thn Furuhashi suddenly runs knowing what will happen. After that, Takemoto confesses and obviously, Nariyuki rejects her confession. As Nariyuki also realized that he has already falling in love with Furuhashi. Then they go to a graduation trip, and the realization between two of them strengthens. And for the conclusion of this arc, Nariyuki is been pushed by Takemoto to not use her as act to not pursue what his heart really feels. As for Furuhashi, Ogata approaches her stating that Fumino looks so sad and she see herself on her. Furuhashi then asked Ogata if he feel betrayed for following what she really feels. Ogata response that friends should fight along side with each other, giving me a subjective opinion that acceptance, forgiving and moving forward is oen of the great virtues of friendship. So Nariyuki runs and also Furuhashi to their expected meeting place and the rest is concluded. Kirisu-sensei and Kominami are also not emotionally portrayed in this three arcs, they just act as a supporters for the four to progress in each of their Future [x]'s. Overall this arc is progressively good and much satisying for me, than the previous two.

Next will be the Kominami Asumi's arc, this arc sets on the future where Nariyuki and Kominami both finished college and both taking a job; Nariyuki as a teacher and Kominami as a trainee Doctor. The scene concludes that the previous arcs might didn't work that well or Nariyuki did not have any certain feelings for the past three girls as he progress to this arc. Nariyuki is been assigned to a island to teach and surprisingly Kominami is assigned there too. This skit strengthens the connection between the two, as realization comes to both of them that they are not both kouhai and senpais anymore. Nariyuki goes through an accident as the story progress, and Kominami who is doubting herself about being a doctor go to such dilemma as he is saving Nariyuki's life. But her feelings towards him help her not only to overcome her doubt but to further realize her feelings towards Nariyuki. Same goes for Nariyuki as he realized his growing emotions and confess directly about it towards his senpai. As the was pretty static, it takes the story to a different conclusion of Nariyuki's not choosing the rest, especially the three main girls who is arguably most relevant to the conclusion.

Next is my personal favorite, the Kirisu Mafuyu Future [x] arc, as it takes the story to a mature level on what a love or a relationship should be. The arc also sets from thhe future, after Nariyuki finished college and start teaching at his old high school which Kirisu-sensei is currently assigned. Besides Kirisu-sensei is his teacher before, the age gap is massive, not mentioned in the manga but most likely 7-10 years of gap. Fastening story, Nariyuki founds an apartment which Kirisu-sensei is her neighbor. They also act as fiances, as Kirisu-sensei will be force to a marriage is she is still single. But the plot changes the arc is the school fieldtrip where both of them are being assigned. Given about her past, Kirisu-sensei never enjoys her youth. As tthe fieldtrip goes, Nariyuki and Kirisu-sensei unrealizingly starts enjoying themselves. But Kirisu-sensei didn't realize that Nariyuki has already falling in love with her. After then, Kirisu-sensei rejects Nariyuki as she is her student after all. As the story progress, Kirisu-sensei found out that Nariyuki was already falling in live with her since their days as teacher and students. But since Nariyuki is just a teenage boy, incomparable with sensei, Nariyuki choses to build himself, to be a better adult until he could pursue Kirisu-sensei. Then the school festival happens, both of them helps their students for the festival, but unconsciously, Nariyuki offers Kirisu-sensei a tour on the festival for her to experience the things she never had when she was a teenager. And again, before the festival ends, Nariyukis surprises Kirisu-sensei by contacting her previous classmates to make Kirisu-sensei feels that she was never been left out in the first place. After the, Kirisu-sensei invited Nariyuki as a compensation for what he did on a theme park. Later that day, Nariyuki confess again his feelings, not exactly wanting to have a response. But, Kirisu-sensei response the she also has feelings for him that the gap between them pushes her away. At the end they kissed and get married. Same as the Kominami's arc, Ogata, Takemoto, and Furuhashi was not shown in the arc. As I'm thinking of the same conclusion like in Kominami's. This arc is so satisfying, especially when you read the whole series. It just takes the story of a simple harem on a next level of acceptance and views toward love.

Last scene, or the last future is the sixth route. It is the last chapter of the manga published on December 12, 2020. And it is about the conclusion of not choosing yet, for Nariyuki. It is the pre-of-everything that has going or will happen in the future. The scene was held in their typical studying turf, with all of the girls presented. And here, Nariyuki stated that, "We are always at the crossroads between infinite possible futures." After that each of the girls realize or imagine each of their arcs. Made me think, that the arcs are maybe just possiblities the girls have seen on the particular moment. The alternate futures of them with Nariyuki, but not Nariyuki, since he clearly didn't realize anything. So, Nariyuki's emotions or feelings who is he going to choosed is still unknown. But for the Taishi Tsuitsui to create such different routes, it means that he wants us, readers, to choosed who is the most suitable for us in the conclusion of the story. And also, given from the line came out from Nariyuki, it also implies that we, as readers, can create our own possible futures from saying "infinite". For my personal opinion, as a Nisekoi fan, leaving a favorite character sometimes hurts but this time, the author let us chosed what we really wants. And also showed us justifications of ever best girls in the series. And for me, it is just extreme since it creates satisfaction and connection to the readers. Overall, the manga series is enjoyable, fun, and memorable. Thank you for the masterpiece Tsuitsui-sensei. I completely recommend it.