I Have a Crush at Work
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| I've read the manga before and this looks fine in terms of adapting the overall vibe of the series. > Why don't we date in secret? And it begins. Office romance whispers are already going around in their workplace. Just like in the manga, Yui has some hilarious reactions in the anime about her feelings. Pretty sure this anime have this recurring trend for every episode. But yeah, workplace romance, a secret couple, and this is so far the anime in a nutshell. Looks fun for a rom-com. |
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| Tbh, dating secretly in the office isn’t some very new thing. I’ve seen people who have successfully managed to keep it a secret as well, but yeah, the thing is, it does become public one way or the other lol. It’s a small world, I mean. So yeah, our main characters might act really mean towards each other, or more like the girl does, when they’re in office, but I’m sure their cover would be blown in due time. Though for the time being, who doesn’t like spending time together after office hours. Drinking bears, spending nights and.. SPENDING NIGHTS( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) That girl needs to calm down though. I mean saying she doesn’t even know the guy's name correctly was… pretty embarrassing for him lol. Well yeah, talking about a small world, them bumping into that colleague while being out on their date was such a close call, except that guy kind of figured it out anyway lol. Pretty sweet start ngl. I mean getting kisses from the get-go and people actually already being in a relationship isnt something we get everyday, so yeah, looking forward. |
| Well, after the disappointment that was 365 Days to the Wedding, we need a little breather after that, with a REAL adult romance. I mean, first conversation with each other in the house and this is already 10x better and they ACTUALLY act like adults... I mean, the opening scene being A FUCKING CONFESSION SCENE??? Seems like the main premise is that dude fell in love with main girl at work and now they have to keep it a secret from everybody in the office. Pretty sweet premise thanks to how sweet the man couple is. I mean, the way girl was blushing in the room was just..（>﹏<）（>﹏<）and even MOREEE SWEETTT when they held hands in the elevator together. But yeah, FIRST EPISODE AND NOT ONLY DID WE GET A CONFESSION, HOLDING HANDS, BUT A FUCKING DATE AS WELL???? Though, it was short-lived, as someone from work catches them, and he made it VERY clear that he understood what was going on. I mean, that wink he gave at dude at the end says it all. But as if a confession, holding hands, and a date wasn't already enough for one episode... .... THEY ALSO FUCKED IN THE FIRST EPISODE...????? WHAT THE FUCKKKKK.  Nah, I don't care WHAT YOU SAY, this is EASILYYY romcom of the season. Has the fluff, cuteness, AND actual couple progression... PEEAKKKKK. |
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| Mangaka Akamaru Enomoto's completed series is just like either of Fall 2021's Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi a.k.a My Senpai is Annoying, or Summer 2023's Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi a.k.a My Tiny Senpai, but only if the romance ever moved forward to the couple stage, even though it's only a crush. I would've never guessed that this is Polkadot Stingray's OP, it just doesn't sound like them. pachae's ED in relation, sounded better. 28-year-old Masugu Tateishi becoming the talk of the town...or rather, within the 4 walls of the office with romance being the fire topic, against his the same-aged Yui Mitsuya, and between both business and personal lives, these two are rather lovey-dovey in private after a secret confession for a relationship, a stark contrast to their office lives. But still, they have to keep a distance should their colleagues find out about them, the two being new to this dating game. The business environment where the couple is separated by their various departments, they're just as busy being occupied alongside their bosses, more so for Tateishi having to handle his ever-grumbling boss of Shizuno Hayakawa and avoiding her glares for the fear of exposing their relationship. And every chance that they get to have their secret moment, like in the ever-crowded elevator, it's always an opportunity not to be wasted to at least hold hands. With the busy season over, the movie date with Yui dressing up for the occasion being nice and all, but to turn those 6 years knowing each other into being affectionate, it's quite the stretch. Of ourse, the couple would be having their happy times...if not for one of their colleagues being coincidentally where they are, as such with the instructor Senpai of Seiya Suzuki with his gentlemanly looks. Of course, keeping their relationship secret is tantamount, but as nervous as they are, having been nearly spotted is one thing, and them already doing the deed in secret is another. Tateishi and Mitsuya are one fiesty couple, how would their relationship charade be slowly exposed with their inability to hide their true feelings? And with that said, just like the two shows, this is yet another quality workplace rom-com series. |
KANLen09Jan 7, 9:24 AM
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| Diabetes, diabetes is everywhere. This was a real diabetes of this season. For some reason, I don't like that Seiya guy. lfg, they really did it in the first episode. o.0 |
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
| Good first episode, both of their reactions are cute and funny. The OP and ED themes are good too, pachae did a better job with the ED compared to when they did Tsumasho's OP last season. All in all, this anime started with a bang (pun intended). |
| So this is that anime about that one guy who definitely dont have a kink to be treated like an ass by his not yet publicly admitted girlfriend ... whos actually super cute and all. Anyway, this whole "no romance at workplace" setting taken to an extreme can be good ... Especially once they got busted because it's so obvious to everyone around, lol. |
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| This is really cute and wholesome am looking forward to seeing more of this. |
| What a great and cute first episode! It got all the making of a perfect office romcom, overcoming obstacles of restricted situations make the lovey-dovey interactions even more sweeter! I want episode 2 now!  |
| Keeping this secret seems more trouble than it's worth. I hope for the couple that they somehow can get their relationship working without having to worry about their workplace. |
| I don't get why they are keeping their relationship a secret. There doesn't seem to be any important reason for it. Is it just something that turns them on? I think that's the case for the woman at least, the man doesn't really care about that. I would probably break up with her if I was him; like what I'll probably do with this anime! 🙃 I've watched two romances this season and I might be dropping both of them! (It's this and I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, if you are curious.) |
| You see this is the problem with romance anime, the pacing is just wild. Majority of shows will end on a confession or they'll start with them dating and be super slow hardly any romance anime can balance that out well. It's why I've started reading more romance manga. |
| More office romance is always nice but this kinda felt all over the place with the two leads. Like they get embarrassed for the silliest reasons, so thought it'd be one of those take one step at a time slow pace romance but they are already fucking. Like they can fuck but calling each other by name or doing elementary stuff is embarrassing... Anyway their relationship is cute, fmc had some cute reactions. Production is very average with bland designs, very basic stuff on that front. Same for OP/ED. Atleast I'll get to hear more Itou Shizuka. |
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| never seen 28 year olds act like that |
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| A "pretend tsundere" couple that's actually super lovey-dovey behind closed doors is a concept that's way more endearing than I was ready for, and Yui's officemates being so blunt about her reputation in the accounting department caught me off guard lol. |
| not quite what I was expecting but pretty fun anyway the main girl reminded me of this meme lol  |
| I think this is quite a nice anime and feels more grown up than other office romances. Instead of waiting forever for hugging and kissing scenes after gradually getting to know each other, this puts you into full throttle and feels more real life relationship than most romance anime I've watched where they learn about each other emotionally and physically too! ;) Maybe I'm not watching the right anime but I really did like this. I hope that this kinda chill, sweet hidden office romance continues! |
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| One rule: never date a girl from work or the gym because you'll hear all her dirty secrets |
| Can't wait for the inevitable "plot twist" of their coworkers saying in final episode "Yeah, we know you are dating since always. We're not stupid not to notice." or something along the lines. |
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Reply to IzanaSolos
Well, after the disappointment that was 365 Days to the Wedding, we need a little breather after that, with a REAL adult romance. I mean, first conversation with each other in the house and this is already 10x better and they ACTUALLY act like adults... I mean, the opening scene being A FUCKING CONFESSION SCENE???
Seems like the main premise is that dude fell in love with main girl at work and now they have to keep it a secret from everybody in the office. Pretty sweet premise thanks to how sweet the man couple is. I mean, the way girl was blushing in the room was just..（>﹏<）（>﹏<）and even MOREEE SWEETTT when they held hands in the elevator together.
But yeah, FIRST EPISODE AND NOT ONLY DID WE GET A CONFESSION, HOLDING HANDS, BUT A FUCKING DATE AS WELL???? Though, it was short-lived, as someone from work catches them, and he made it VERY clear that he understood what was going on. I mean, that wink he gave at dude at the end says it all. But as if a confession, holding hands, and a date wasn't already enough for one episode...
.... THEY ALSO FUCKED IN THE FIRST EPISODE...????? WHAT THE FUCKKKKK.
Nah, I don't care WHAT YOU SAY, this is EASILYYY romcom of the season. Has the fluff, cuteness, AND actual couple progression... PEEAKKKKK.
Seems like the main premise is that dude fell in love with main girl at work and now they have to keep it a secret from everybody in the office. Pretty sweet premise thanks to how sweet the man couple is. I mean, the way girl was blushing in the room was just..（>﹏<）（>﹏<）and even MOREEE SWEETTT when they held hands in the elevator together.
But yeah, FIRST EPISODE AND NOT ONLY DID WE GET A CONFESSION, HOLDING HANDS, BUT A FUCKING DATE AS WELL???? Though, it was short-lived, as someone from work catches them, and he made it VERY clear that he understood what was going on. I mean, that wink he gave at dude at the end says it all. But as if a confession, holding hands, and a date wasn't already enough for one episode...
.... THEY ALSO FUCKED IN THE FIRST EPISODE...????? WHAT THE FUCKKKKK.
Nah, I don't care WHAT YOU SAY, this is EASILYYY romcom of the season. Has the fluff, cuteness, AND actual couple progression... PEEAKKKKK.
IzanaSolos said: But yeah, FIRST EPISODE AND NOT ONLY DID WE GET A CONFESSION, HOLDING HANDS, BUT A FUCKING DATE AS WELL???? Though, it was short-lived, as someone from work catches them, and he made it VERY clear that he understood what was going on. I mean, that wink he gave at dude at the end says it all. But as if a confession, holding hands, and a date wasn't already enough for one episode... .... THEY ALSO FUCKED IN THE FIRST EPISODE...????? WHAT THE FUCKKKKK. I find that refreshing too compared to regular romance animes, but it's a double edged sword, most romance anime that start off with an already developed relationship tend to fall off around half-time because there's not enough driving force for the story. I'd love to be proven wrong tho and I will try to enjoy the rest of the episodes like I enjoyed this one, but I smell a lot of boring tropes coming |
| Office romance and they fuck in the first episode Hell yeah |
| I wonder: How many times did he make her say his name? We started strong with this anime!! |
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| We went from an anime where they have to pretend to be a couple at work to one where they have to hide that they are a couple at work. The difference is that in this one they have already confessed, held hands, dated, called each other by their names and even fucked, things that in some anime usually take 2 or 3 seasons (or never), done in a single episode. This already wins by far. Besides focusing on hiding their relationship, I also think we'll see their history before they got together, judging by the OP. Overall, it's off to a good start. |
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| They’re already dating and fucking in episode 1??? So we get a full season of them dating and trying to hide their relationship at work rather than the usual blushing and scared to confess stuff? Hold up, the author’s writing is this fire lol?? I’m incredibly moved. It’s way more interesting to see a couple try and keep things on the down low and develop their relationship than just high school style romance in an adult setting. they still have the blushing and stuff, but young adults can be shy too so I’m cool with it. This is a great start though. If they can keep things interesting with the side cast and new challenges the couple have to overcome.. it’ll be a great time. Yui is so fucking cute as well. I love how the Male lead teases the hell out of her. His jealous side is cute too! |
Marinate1016Jan 6, 4:39 PM
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| adult characters acting like adults in my office romcom anime? is this allowed? ok, the main couple are cute and fun, the premise is ok... I'll follow |
| wait, seggs in the first episode and cute office romance, this reminds me of ase to sekken. might be one of my favorites of the season if they keep this up, i pray there's no love rival bs but from my experience with seinen workplace romances, there shouldn't be. |
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| I don't know anything about this show but when I heard the OP I immediately noticed shizuku of POLKADOT STINGRAY! My favorite band! |
| This has the same silly (but fun) tropes as any other romcom and the catch of this, well may not be a common recurrence, isn't really too out of the ordinary either. Add sex into the equation and people start treating it like it's the best thing since sliced bread 🙄 You know, I'm not really getting that "adult romance" vibe lol. Gotta say though, the OST fucking sucks big time, rare that I dislike the tracks right from episode one. |
| This is super cute and most likely gonna be the best romcom of the season this level of progress is rare i was worried with how childlike they were acting even if it was to add to the overall cute moments lol |
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| Might be the best first episode of the new seasonals for me. It does have a bit of Wotakoi to it, but with err...more normal people involved? It's rare that two people dating in anime act like real people actually dating. |
| Damn, didn’t expect things to go down like that in the first episode! It’s more realistic this way though for many couples so it’s nice to a refreshing change in the medium. There was the blushing and all stuff just moments prior to it, props to the two for taking the courage and skipping a few steps for us viewers xD. Aside from that, the interactions were giving off a lot of healing vibes and I am looking forward to where this goes. MC’s junior and an ikemen Senpai, the stage is set for some rumble to come, one would imagine. |
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| Anyone know where this is streaming? Cant find it on any of the main streaming sites |
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