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Oct 25, 2022 6:03 AM
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there are a lot of stuff to really admire, along with some dumb crap

Chemistry of Sakuta and Mai: still awesome, and adorable as always

the only scene i'm quite confused is the shouting one, although i can see why it serves a purpose, he wants Mai to be recognized BY the school, but i felt like it was so haphazardly shoehorned that it is sometimes illogical, not a horrible scene, just sometimes confusing

everything else? still good as always.
Dec 8, 2022 1:33 PM
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Apr 2021
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The story of this entire anime is a masterpiece, even if i'm only at the 3rd episode until now. No matter what ending it will have, it is an amazing work of art.
Dec 12, 2022 7:13 PM
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Jan 2022
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Funny, hilarious, and heart-warming I finally understand the concept of the show to an extent now and I am loving it.
Dec 30, 2022 8:42 PM
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Oct 2018
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I cringed at him screaming and confessing but at the same time I was happy that everyone could see mai again. I´m still scared what comes idk i have a bad feeling that something is going to happen . the first 3 ep feel like an arc or an complete story idk but the part that even the mother forget her was sad man. I can´t wait to complete this anime
Feb 2, 2023 8:52 AM

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Feb 2020
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Oh... so, this series is kind of like Kokoro Connect. Now I get it why all the recommendations. I like it when there's a good underlying romance between the arcs, but I just don't get what all the fuss is about, here.
Apr 9, 2023 4:22 AM
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May 2021
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you bozos are so cringe bro LMAO
Apr 18, 2023 8:37 PM

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Nov 2022
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My favorite scene was probably when she put him to sleep and was petting him.... I understood the subtle context and also could understand the reasoning behind her motive. He didn't want to lose her, and she couldn't bear to watch him suffer like that. It was wonderful to see how it all panned out.
May 28, 2023 1:39 AM

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Heart of Steel, I'd say literal Balls of Steel...there's no way I could ever do this much for a girl!
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Jun 4, 2023 12:27 AM

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When an anime seems to be going too fast towards its logical conclusion, something pretty bad could await us.
Jun 18, 2023 1:35 AM
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Jun 2023
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i like this episode
Jul 7, 2023 12:02 AM
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Jul 2023
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this episode is so very good
Jul 14, 2023 2:35 AM
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Nov 2022
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I feel like this was the best ep of the series personally because it just made me cry and it was one of the eps where they actually show their love to a complete extent
Aug 6, 2023 6:52 AM
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Aug 2021
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Bruh this episode is hard to watch, but can see that this is a show aiming for more emotional moments.
Aug 15, 2023 10:41 AM
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Jul 2023
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an emotional rollercoaster
Sep 21, 2023 3:54 AM

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Jun 2020
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Rewatch

The amount of cringe I got from the confession scene is incalculable.
Sep 21, 2023 1:11 PM
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Apr 2023
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First anime episode that actually made me cry
Oct 7, 2023 1:02 PM
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Jun 2021
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If that question wasn't in the exam, would he never have remembered her?

Personally I would have preferred it if the remembering was more 'earned', i.e. through the notes he left himself. But still it was all very touching and romantic so it still gets 5/5 from me.
Nov 5, 2023 6:52 AM

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interesting episode, but still confusing...

こんにちは!私の名前はマルハザクです! こんにちは!私の名前はマルハザクです!
Dec 15, 2023 7:27 AM
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Jul 2018
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Imagine, not being relevant enough to be on anyone's memory lmoa, literally me.
Jan 6, 2024 8:03 PM

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Jul 2023
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After Lain, this is the swcond time I encountered Bishop Berkeley's ideas though dressed in the scientific concept called Schrödinger's cat.

It would be interesting to see more of this. Next episode would be on 'Laplace's demon.'

Anyway, earlier I suffered second-hand embarassment for Sakuta. Doing such in real would be unthinkable.

Like Bakemonogatari, this also functions as a social critique. Japan, being a collectivist society, values conformity and being part of a hierarchy and it's a faux pas to try to stand out. Standing out invites rejection.

'I am the world's most selfish man.' (俺のわがまま世界1だ)
— Ten'ouji Haru

Jan 20, 2024 12:27 AM

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Dec 2022
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she is it seems unironically too perfect to exist in this world and can't fade into it unless she starts acting like a bit of a biatch!
Feb 12, 2024 7:26 AM
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Apr 2022
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Purely amazing. It is everything I love about Your Name in one episode with a different twist
Mar 3, 2024 6:13 AM
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Dec 2023
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Jul 27, 2024 8:21 PM

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Dec 2022
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What a incredible episode. This anime tugs at the heart strings.

Jul 29, 2024 4:03 PM
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Feb 2021
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couple of the year
Nov 25, 2024 8:10 PM
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They Speak Very Fast
Nov 26, 2024 10:17 AM

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I expected to maybe get emotional for the second time this day and here I am having to suffer second-hand embarrassment. Had to pause the episode and come back an hour later after doing some preparations.




Dec 1, 2024 7:05 AM
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Dec 2022
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this was only episode 3 and YET it felt like the season ended.
I absolutely love it
but didnt like the whay he screamed in front of the school.
Dec 6, 2024 1:28 AM

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Sakuta staying awake like that in an effort to not forget Mai was really rough to watch. Even she couldn't stand to watch him sacrifice himself like that and forced him to sleep herself.

Things were looking grim, but the all or nothing public confession worked and Mai is visible again. I was too proud of Sakuta for doing that to feel second hand embarrassment. I'm quite endeared to this duo!!!
Dec 21, 2024 8:13 AM
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Aug 2024
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Incredible episode.
Dec 24, 2024 2:23 AM

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Oct 2021
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Definitely one of the greatest Anime Confession scene, the entire buildup and the non stop screaming and telling everyone how much sakuta love mai-san with his lung out is no mere feat any romance mc could pull out. Sakuta definitely have the heart of iron and the balls of steel lol. The fact he was awake for several days just for the sake of not forgetting mai-san has already been proven that he is in fact the right "man" for our heroine senpai sakurajima mai. Now we wait for them to share their first passionate kiss(^o^)
Jan 1, 11:39 AM
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A bit sad wasn’t it?
Schopenhauer was more pessimistic. He believed happiness was a fleeting illusion, dependent on desires that, once fulfilled, only lead to new ones. In The World as Will and Representation (1818), he writes:

“Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.”
Mar 5, 11:51 PM

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why was this cornball screaming at the building go back inside 😭 the pacing feels really rushed i dont understand the chemistry between the two, they barely know eachother ? hes the only one who seems to remember her hmmm.
Apr 15, 3:58 PM
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Amazing episode. W MC. I'd never do such a thing in front of the whole school. It takes a lot of guts to do that. 3 Epsiodes in and I already know this gonna be one of my favourite rom-com animes.
Apr 25, 3:47 PM

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So sweet with Sakuta fighting to stay awake so he didn't forget, then forgetting and regaining her memory, incredibly well done.
Jun 1, 5:16 PM
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And with this, Mai-san’s arc comes to an end! Honestly, I still remember—about a year ago or so, when I watched the anime for the first time all the way through—I told my friend after watching this episode, “Listen… the anime ended way too fast!” and laughed. I said, “The writer must be confused, he accidentally labeled the final episode as episode 3!” I even double-checked to make sure I really had just watched episode three—I was completely shocked.

Even when I went back to the review I wrote for myself back then, I found that I had called it *“the anime that ended in 3 episodes and the rest is boring…”*

Believe me, I didn’t understand anything the first time I watched it. But now? Everything makes sense. The scenes hit differently now that I actually understand the reasons behind them! Sakuta’s sacrifice of not sleeping, and that strange, confusing love confession—for someone watching for the first time, it’s hard to grasp, but it’s crazy and amazing at the same time! The deep dialogue and the complex relationships, even though they’re few—it’s just all brilliant. Honestly, I’ll say it: this anime is perfect up to this point.

And finally, I’ll confess something in episode 3: *Futaba* is my favorite character in this whole work. Her presence really stood out in this episode. Sure, Sakuta is my overall favorite character, but if I had to choose—I’d pick Futaba.

Don’t forget to watch the ending theme—because it’ll change in the next episode. See you in episode 4—join me in the comments there, please!

Jun 9, 3:38 PM
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In just three episodes we’ve already reached the end of Mai’s arc, I wanna say it was fast but it really didn’t feel like it, even if it got more episodes then it would have just been dragging it out, like I’m not sure what else could happen besides just more of people forgetting Mai lol, so I think it was well paced. And this final episode man, it’s chef’s kiss, they took what was easy to see coming and made it into something really special, like I know I’m rewatching, but I think it’s pretty telegraphed that Sakuta will eventually forget Mai, it’s just the natural progression of things, but the way it was done was so good, like Mai herself being the one to drug Sakuta into sleeping was wild.

But things turn around quickly thanks to the preparations made by Sakuta and Futaba, their combined efforts along with Sakuta’s love of Mai brought her back into the eyes of the world (I worked in that Grateful Dead reference beautifully lol), yeah the confession is a bit cheesy but I love what it means for the story and the message it’s conveying, our boy fought against the atmosphere and won, suffering embarrassment was the least of his concerns lol. The romance here was good too, it makes me really happy for Sakuta and Mai, but this does raise one problem, being that any future girl won’t have a snowflake’s chance in hell in winning any kind of love war lol, I can’t remember exactly how the romance with the other girls goes but yeah that’s what I’m thinking rn, I could be wrong tho, someone could come along and really challenge what Mai and Sakuta have at some point.

Quite the banger arc to start the show off with, next up is Tomoe, I remember her being my best girl and liking her arc quite a bit so I’m excited to see it again. Oh, and also, boy do I love the ED visuals paired with the song, it’s just one minute long but so perfect for coming off episodes, the fact it changes for each arc is great too.
Jun 23, 5:03 AM

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I honestly don't know which I have more of—respect for Sakuta for the move he pulled to bring Mai back to the world once and for all, or the second-hand embarrassment I'm on the verge of dying of for how he did it.

An opening arc as strong as our leads' chemistry. I'm legit in awe.
Jul 2, 7:58 AM
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I almost cry and i feel complete, i don't need more episodes.
Jul 7, 8:18 PM
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Oct 2023
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The best episode so far. I am falling in love with those protagonists
Jul 9, 11:59 AM
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I think it was awesome, the plot of this story reminds of a lot of Haruhi Suzumiya series. I think it's a good successor.
Jul 12, 8:00 PM
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wait a minute, if the bunny girl arc ended here, doesn't that technically mean this anime should've been 3 eps only?

kinda reminds me of Sword Art Online, where it took 12 (or 13 i forgor) eps for the SAO arc and the remaining went for a totally different arc
Jul 15, 5:30 AM
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i would have died from this embarassment
Jul 16, 5:52 AM
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节奏很快啊,第三集就解决问题了,男女主性格很好,非常喜欢,二人互动很有意思
Jul 23, 5:08 PM

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Absolute Cinema...
Sep 7, 4:15 PM
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Jun 2024
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okay but what now??
Oct 16, 9:38 AM

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What an absolute chad.Formulating a plan right after remembering her ,under duress and playing by the rules of the system to Uno reverse it .Two birds in one stone.The confession, for declaring his affection and primarily, to let her existence seep into everyone's conscience.She ain't a Schrodingers cat no more.Wonder what changes had this impacted to the outside world 10/10
bakakisimaOct 16, 9:45 AM
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