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Jul 15, 6:28 AM
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Ye, definitely not a fan of Usumi but this episode adds some more drama. It was an awkward moment for Kazuya to come with Chizuru to that party. Even more awkward that he has to play the role of a producer.

Idk maybe this episode serves as a test to see how honest Kazuya can be with himself and others. Chizuru is probably lowkey feeling stress from all this.
Jul 15, 8:18 AM
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Watching this season while being caught up on the manga is an experience to say the least. With everything that has happened we're still very much in the same place. I do wish the animation was given more love this season, it looks pretty cheap in places.
Jul 15, 8:37 AM
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Nice to see how Kazu's gran is up to date with tech. Chi's outfit choices are as sharp as ever. The terrace was quite the venue. Well considering who she is the social circle for Chi was not gonna be something that Kazu can just walk into after all. Interesting question that Kazu asked though but Chi's answer was equally so.
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Jul 15, 8:57 AM
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I wonder if Kazuya will finally make some progress this season
Jul 15, 8:58 AM
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Disappointed after they set up Mami last week to not see her in this episode at all 😭 Best part of the franchise smh. I will give Kazuya credit for going to the bbq with Chizuru and brushing shoulders with so many big time idols/actors.

Umi is a sneaky little fucker tho, the way he tried messing with Kazuya by gassing him up and then dropping chizuru’s “I don’t not like him” line, he knows what he’s doing.. gotta be careful around dudes like that.

The fact Chizuru invited Kazuya there for both of their peace of minds because she knows how Umi feels is sweet. Icl she did look cute today in that outfit.
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Jul 15, 9:36 AM
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Phantom_Void737 said:
I wonder if Kazuya will finally make some progress this season

thats so funny you clearly haven't read the manga. i haven't either but I don't have to, to know the answer
Jul 15, 9:48 AM
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Watching this season while being caught up on the manga is an experience to say the least. With everything that has happened we're still very much in the same place. I do wish the animation was given more love this season, it looks pretty cheap in places.
@DrLling

I honestly enjoy the non linear progression. So I'm not tired of the status quo yet. And if Reiji enjoys writing the series while making money, good for him xD

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Jul 15, 9:49 AM
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Kazuya handled the mog pretty well.

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Jul 15, 9:49 AM
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every episode: OHHH CHIZURU, SHE IS SO PRETTY OMG.
what a Loser :(
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Jul 15, 9:50 AM

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Disappointed after they set up Mami last week to not see her in this episode at all 😭 Best part of the franchise smh. I will give Kazuya credit for going to the bbq with Chizuru and brushing shoulders with so many big time idols/actors.

Umi is a sneaky little fucker tho, the way he tried messing with Kazuya by gassing him up and then dropping chizuru’s “I don’t not like him” line, he knows what he’s doing.. gotta be careful around dudes like that.

The fact Chizuru invited Kazuya there for both of their peace of minds because she knows how Umi feels is sweet. Icl she did look cute today in that outfit.
@Marinate1016

Thank God she didn't appear this episode.

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Jul 15, 10:07 AM
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PEAK
WHOLE SHOW IS PEAK
Jul 15, 10:48 AM
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I am wondering after watching this season that chizuru might like kazuha but in the recent news and stuff
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PEAK
WHOLE SHOW IS PEAK
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Unironically, yes.

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Jul 15, 11:50 AM

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Phantom_Void737 said:
I wonder if Kazuya will finally make some progress this season

thats so funny you clearly haven't read the manga. i haven't either but I don't have to, to know the answer
@Ahohite-killer For me Kazuya makes "progress" in many aspects, but takes so much time for example in the manga
Jul 15, 12:02 PM

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Phantom_Void737 said:
I wonder if Kazuya will finally make some progress this season

thats so funny you clearly haven't read the manga. i haven't either but I don't have to, to know the answer
@Ahohite-killer of course I havent, I hate this anime
Jul 15, 12:08 PM
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@Ahohite-killer For me Kazuya makes "progress" in many aspects, but takes so much time for example in the manga

you don't realize how insufferable this show is cus your not watching the good romance. this season we have several peak romances my dress up darling and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity you seriously should go watch these right now
Jul 15, 12:23 PM

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No Mami screen time huhu ☹️
Jul 15, 12:54 PM
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guys what was that sentence about? why did she blush for it? did I forget something
Jul 15, 1:35 PM
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What the Hell is wrong with me? I am missing Mami-chan! My brain has had a malfunction.
Jul 15, 1:42 PM
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What were Usumi and Chizuru talking about? Why did she blush? I really hope this gets resolved and doesn’t just get swept under the rug.
Jul 15, 2:03 PM
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The OP for this season is AMAZING 🙌🏻 once again, love how it’s sung by the new ClariS as a trio now. Absolutely beautiful visual animation with the fairy tale theme. My second Summer 2025 Anime song I like. There’s no romaji lyrics out online as of right now, so I went ahead and just made my own 😅

12:00 That’s really sweet of Chizuru.

16:40 OH! THAT’S RIGHT! Umi is voiced by Kaito Ishikawa! 🤣🙌🏻Holy crap, so he’s also voicing Naofumi from Shield Hero 4, Sakuta from Bunny Girl Senpai Season 2, and Nagi from A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 this season too?! That’s four fucking sequels holy crap this man

18:20 SHE WAS THE ONE WHO SAID THAT! WE KNEW 🤭🤣😳
Jul 15, 3:39 PM
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@themukunda

Unironically, yes.
@FMmatron This show is so ass!... Yet I still watch it somehow.
Jul 15, 3:49 PM

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@FMmatron This show is so ass!... Yet I still watch it somehow.
@timestatic

I mean it's trashy, yet not trash. You probably like it more than you want to admit. Time to embrace it xD

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Jul 15, 3:58 PM

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No Mami screen time huhu ☹️
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Give us more Sumi instead hehe

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Jul 15, 4:40 PM

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Yes! thats what I wanted to see :P

Umi played a big role there! Getting to talk in private with Kazuya to help Kazu score some points in Chizuru eyes, then mentioning this text she told him and then Kazu blabs it out with her :D:D Pure perfection ;d
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Jul 15, 5:09 PM
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Umi returned on this episode to make the things a little more interesting, given that question to Kazuya "I don't dislike him".

Chizuru was absolutely beautiful in this episode with that outfit.

It was another wonderful episode.
Jul 15, 6:07 PM

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"Yikes! I wanna bail already!"
Jul 15, 6:45 PM
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Most of this episode was at that party but it felt like so much happened, I really liked this one. Kazuya was a pilgrim in an unholy land at that party, he dressed the part but he still managed to stand out lol, but surprisingly he had good interactions with both Mizuhara and Umi, all without embarrassing himself in the process, I’lll give Kazuya the W for that one. The conversation with Umi was really interesting tho, the crowdfunding thing was just a front I think but damn he was kinda sneaky dropping that “I don’t not like him” line, was not expecting that, but Kazuya handled that well and even got in a picture with a big time actor, he’s brushing it off now but he’s slowly building up those connections unknowingly.

But the Mizuhara bits were something else man, first of all she was looking beautiful in that dress, and secondly she had some really nice moments with Kazuya, like when he relayed Umi’s line to her and then later when he asked what Mizuhara thought of having a partner, I’m liking the balls of Kazuya so far this season. And I’m sure we’re still a ways off from them becoming a couple, but the last moments of this episode were the bee’s knees, it really feels like Kazuya has broken down most of Mizuhara’s barriers, like it’s just a matter of time until they get together, of course Ruka and Mami are still on the playing field and will shake things up, but I’m still a fan of where the main couple is at. And hey, even if the progress stagnates, it just means we’re gonna get more good moments like this going forward.
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patitopatito said:
@Ahohite-killer For me Kazuya makes "progress" in many aspects, but takes so much time for example in the manga

you don't realize how insufferable this show is cus your not watching the good romance. this season we have several peak romances my dress up darling and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity you seriously should go watch these right now
I felt like that a little more this season ngl, and I could give you the reason, I didn´t consumed enough shows yet 😵‍💫😵 so thanks
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I felt like that a little more this season ngl, and I could give you the reason, I didn´t consumed enough shows yet 😵‍💫😵 so thanks
@patitopatito Don’t let bro put you down, those are great shows he listed but if you like this show then that’s completely fine. And for the record, I’ve seen plenty of other romance shows and still enjoy this one, it’s not a matter of having more experience, it’s just preference.
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@patitopatito Don’t let bro put you down, those are great shows he listed but if you like this show then that’s completely fine. And for the record, I’ve seen plenty of other romance shows and still enjoy this one, it’s not a matter of having more experience, it’s just preference.
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Jul 15, 8:47 PM
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Its episodes like this that make Kazuya being completely unable to hold a conversation with anyone unbearable. Dude is just stumbling through every scene panicking at literally everything.
Jul 16, 1:44 AM
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this is really bad and it's so long without anything interesting, Kazuya Still can't take a good conversation, and the shit mizuhara said at the end doesn't work on Kazuya

I started it not expecting anything good, it's really just bad, like 4 seasons I watched and still it isn't that good

loved somethings like when umi wanted to talk with Kazuya abt the campaign, even tho Kazuya cannot talk right, and when he wanted to have his contact information

2/5 nothing interesting, kazuya just wants to embarrass himself
Jul 16, 6:58 AM
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How come we're in SEASON FOUR and Kazuya STILL freaks out when Mizuhara shows up in front of his door?

17:00 WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA Umi's planning something he's got to plan something. That question and the photo afterwards. Why does he want to put Kazuya on his Twitter?

Man how do they do it everytime? They play the music and the animation is so good and that atmosphere of Kazuya seeing the beauty in Mizuhara... It never gets old. It's not something I can describe in words. When he's talking like that and Mizuhara seems on the one hand unreachable, too high for our mere gooner Kazuya to reach. And on the other hand she's visible and he's able to walk beside her, to be the one going with her to this party, to have a conversation with her. And while Kazuya's thoughts were streaming out, were almost squirting of out his brains during the party with the active music and him yelling loudly, after the party it's just like that the music plays and we get to see the same thing Kazuya sees, that one teensy tiny bity of hope that allows him to chase Mizuhara for another season. And somehow, someway, in that moment it doesn't feel as pathetic and feels kinda relatable(or maybe that's just me :/)
Jul 16, 9:06 AM
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Kinoshita Kazuya is just way to cringy for me to watch this.
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guys what was that sentence about? why did she blush for it? did I forget something
@T-A-N-V-I-R It's in reference to what chizuru said to umi in season 3 episode 4 smh too many people genuinely don't pay attention to the shows they watch. I'm so thankful for this show don't tell approach instead of regurgitating the info down our throats like genshin.
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Rent a Girlfriend expecting me to remember shit smh 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

39 episodes in and Kazuya is still: surprised whenever Chizuru appears at his door (despite being NEIGHBORS), glazing every single feature of Chizuru when she's in a new outfit, and moping around when Chizuru isn't paying him attention for 5 seconds.

This episode was the usual Rent a Girlfriend fare. The two dumbasses go over to a party with that Umi guy, and essentially nothing happens. Umi talks to Kazuya and is like "i dont not like him" and it took me like 5 minutes to remember that Chizuru said this. Like seriously Rent a Girlfriend you can't expect me to remember everytime Chizuru is a tsundere bitch. So yeah Kazuya and Chizuru then have a conversation about dating and Kazuya reaffirms for the thousandth time that he likes Chizuru and junk.
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Jul 16, 2:45 PM
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I hate how awkward he still is 4 seasons later, he gets teary eyed every episode
Jul 16, 4:37 PM
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Nao sei explica ... mais eu amo essa obra <3
Jul 16, 5:07 PM
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problem (well one of many) is he supposedly learns something or grows but he never actually does. still just as cringe as s1

yet I'm still here. why? because cute girls, that's why. which makes me just as cringe. but I never said I'm not a hypocrite
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Our boi has no clue what is going on
Jul 17, 1:41 AM

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How is it we are still doing this shit about Mizuhara showing up in some place and everyone around her immediately losing her mind over how beautiful she is lol
But really tho, she is such a kind and simple girl, and this dumbass Kazuya is like "this is Mizuhara's world...", that's another proof he doesn't know her, he doesn't love her, is his dick the one that wants her lmao
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~
Btw, cry about it.

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I don't know if that's a controversial opinion but... Chizuru did not look especially nice in that dress.
Jul 17, 3:19 PM
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Not a bad episode, again they aren't on that weird stuff and Kazuya is actually respectable. If they keep this up I'll give it an 8/10
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Chizuru is very sweet!!! is Kazuya expressing his true feelings!!!
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patitopatito said:
@Ahohite-killer For me Kazuya makes "progress" in many aspects, but takes so much time for example in the manga

you don't realize how insufferable this show is cus your not watching the good romance. this season we have several peak romances my dress up darling and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity you seriously should go watch these right now
@Ahohite-killer To be fair, sono bisque doll also doesn't make any progress in the romance direction for the very same reason. But since it is only the second season, it is not quite that annoying yet and at least the cosplay part of it works well.
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guys what was that sentence about? why did she blush for it? did I forget something
@T-A-N-V-I-R It was a while ago when Umi asked Chiz what she thought of Kazuya, and then she gave that answer (I don't dislike him)
Jul 18, 3:41 PM
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this is only ep 3! I hate that I FW this show lmaooo
Jul 18, 7:01 PM

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Every episode spends minutes on this guy being confused whenever the girl talks to him. It’s honestly pathetic how annoying he is.
Jul 19, 10:00 PM
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I enjoyed the change of scenery with a cool rooftop party. Feels like Umi is ultimately supportive of Kazuya and Chizuru, with him wanting to hear Kazuya's interpretation of what Chizuru said.

Ultimately it feels like this series always treads familiar ground nearly every episode with Kazuya coming to another "realization" of how amazing Chizuru is. Like, we get it, please move on with some development. But who am I kidding, that's what this series is known for. At least it seems like he's now determined to confess. Still makes me wonder where that puts Ruka in all of this.
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