what do you think of oregairu season 3 ending

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Dec 28, 2020 10:01 PM

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Just gonna say my opinion lol. I just binged the whole series, not ever hearing about it before a week ago. I don’t care about all the complicated relationship drama, I just think in the long term Hiki and Yui would be a more balanced relationship than Hiki and Yukino. Totally understand why that didn’t happen narratively though.

Dec 29, 2020 3:53 AM

#152

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Was I happy with the ending? Not that much. Wanted Yui to win as she have a lot more of a personality than the always depressed, stubborn & hardworking Yukino.

Was it realistic? I mean, the good thing about the series is its more in the realistic side from the start, I'm not hachiman so I won't say that he is unlogical, if it was me then Yui for sure but still by a story perspective Yukino had the end.

Did I enjoy this masterpiece of a series? Absolutely! I got really immersed in the world and with the main characters, I would say its one of if not the best in its genre.

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Dec 30, 2020 9:58 AM

#153

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I've never read the LN and just finished the anime yesterday. I actually really liked most of the season, but the ending really rubbed me the wrong way. While I really like Yui, I'm aware she never stood a chance, and that this entire season was preparing us and her for having to watch Hachiman and Yukino end up together. I think if executed properly it could have been a sad but uplifting story; her journey to acceptance. But I'm sorry, I just felt like she didn't get shit in the end, I don't mean in the narrative, because she got her friends and most of her wishes and the opportunity to remain best friends with Yukino and Hachiman.

I more so mean she didn't get any direct vocal closure, I know she knew all along, but the show discusses communication and how talking it out is the most important thing. So to have every single conversation between her and Hachiman end up being them dancing around the subject and talking about wishes, kinda hurts. Like Yukino and Hachiman never once cry for Yui, or try to make her feel better, or care enough about her to maybe take responsibility for how she may feel. In the end, she runs back to them even when she's sad because it's "the right thing to do" but she should be selfish in my opinion because she was the mature one this whole time (Like Haru told her). I'm not saying to be an asshole and blame them for being in love, I moreso mean to just have the right to be sad and hurt and emotionally torn apart from this experience. Like she is just supposed to brush this off and in the end is kind of like this perfect girl. I think Hachiman and perhaps even Yukino should have had to put in some work and put their own love for her on the table. Because Hachiman loves Yui, even if it's not the same kind he feels for Yukino.

I don't know, I just really wanted her to get an emotionally involved ending with the other two protagonists . I felt so bad for her as is, but I would have been ok with it if her returning to the club room and seeing all her friends felt earned. Like she didn't just have to swallow her own desires and feelings for the sake of her friends. Like I was expecting some emotional crying scene between the three of them to give Yui closure, they could have told her how much she means to them and how important she is and how much me matters to them. They're both emotionally withdrawn people, but they changed a lot and had to admit and confess much harder feelings, so it's possible.

When I look back at this ending I get a bad taste in my mouth, Yui was my favorite character, which is weird cuz I don't usually like her base archetypal character but her melancholy story really resonated with me. But I just felt she got shafted so hard, like this shit was insulting. The story ends with her just being the cutesy laughing BFF of Yukino while seemingly still being in the process of getting over Hachiman. I just don't feel they treated her with any respect at all, like Hachi and Yuki only matter in the end. They didn't do anything to show her that they loved her, so she's just not important in the end I guess.

My emotions are still pretty fresh, so maybe my feelings can change. But idk if anyone else feels this way about the ending, I still like the show, but damn seeing a character I really like get treated so unimportant just stings. I felt like there was an episode missing or something, her and Hachiman never got the chance to get verbal closure, she kind of had to suffer in silence the whole time, sitting their crying alone in hiding. That stuff hurts, and I know it's supposed to, but not just because of the narrative reasons. It hurts because I know she show ends with her still suffering in silence, and that her friends did nothing to help and validate her worth. She always went after both of them to help them, and cheer them on and made them know they mattered. Yuki and Hachi should have gone chasing after her this once and returned the favor.

I'm not sure if anyone else feels this way, I did binge the series so I may have missed some important plot details and maybe I can put it in towards how and why it bothers me so much, but still. The character is just so tragic in the end, and not for the right reasons. If her story took the time and steps to show her getting to that point of resolve to allow her to return the service club smiling, it would've been heartwarming. Now it just feels like she didn't matter in the story at all, and the author had to wrap up her story quick. She was shown know love or understanding or compassion or empathy. She was a girl in love and that love went unrequited, I get that. But she still mattered to the story a lot, and I think she deserved to be loved explicitly, not in the romantic way, but in a friendship way. Hachi should have had to work to show her was important, same with Yuki.

Sorry for the rant, I just really like this characters and it feels like a slap in the face, to me she got absolutely nothing in the end. She did not get the guy, she had to chase after both him and her BFF who didn't really do anything kind for her. And in the end, she just has to be happy third wheeling in pain, accepting that she never stood a chance, without the story taking the steps to make the audience feel fulfilled with that outcome...

Shit hurts man

Jun 22, 2021 11:05 AM

#154

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I THINK ANIME WAS GOOD BUT THE ENDING WAS NOT EXPECTED GOOD BECAUSE WHY IT HAS TO BE HAPPEN WITH YUI WHO TRY TO BE FRIEND SHE IS THE ONLY PERSON IN THOSE THREE WHO CARE ABOUT FRIENDS WITH EVERBODY AND CLUB ALSO.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN SERIES SHE ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE THINGS BETWEEN THOSE TWO(NOT SPECIFIC BECAUSE FAN MAY GET HURT) AND STILL SHE GETS TO SUFFERED AND ALSO SHE SACRIFICES HER FELLING FOR HIS FRIENDS , AT THE VERY LAST SHE TRY TO MAKE THINGS UP EVEN THOUGH AFTER BENING REJECTED.

IN THIS QUESTION I WANT ONE MORE QUESTION
WHY YUI HAVE TO SUFFER OR SACRIFIES HER FELLING TOWARDS HACHIMAN AND WHY SHE GET NO CHOICE?

EVEN THOUGH SHE CARE ABOUT HACHIMAN MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.

THANKYOU

LOKINGH FOR REPLY

Jun 22, 2021 11:24 AM

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Just so disappointing. Half of season felt unnecessary.

And also what about the side characters, at least give them a bit screen time or bit of their story would be so much appreciated than some shitty preparation for prom which isn't even for the main characters . If not, why introduce them in the first place.

Jul 7, 2021 8:49 AM

#156

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I guess this is just some sort of recap.

So, umm, I was reading the peoples opinions (only first page) on the ending and they are confused or mad on why he chose yukino instead of yui and why 8man liked yukino more than yui because in the entirety of the series there were almost problem about the relationship of the three and about what kind of relationship they have because of what haruno said they were just being codependent among each other, making their relationship further apart, and because of that they now try to figure out what kind of relationship they are having and what they are.

I'm sorry the paragraphs I'm typing aren't exactly, you know episode based so just imagine it with me.

And so they got awkward and thanks to some events they got back up, and fall again cuz of yukino's family, and got back up Thanks to shizuka sensei's tip for 8man on what was he doing wrong with his way of doing things, and there he understood what he wants.

After that, the three of them got closer and the prom happens. This prom arc or season 3 is where yukino tries to be more dependent on herself and that's why she tried to do the original prom personally to try to prove to her sister that they do not have a codependent relationship, same goes for 8man, and so he made a dummy prom and using that he made the ones made by yukino look good making the PTO agree, and now, successfully getting full permission for prom.

Tho I didn't really understood that part but basically he made a dummy prom because yukino doesn't want to accept his help and so they made their final competition? Yeah, so, I guess he just wants to help yukino succeed the prom, then unto the next part.

And so, after the final battle yukino wished for 8man to fulfill yui's wish and at the same time the disbanding of the club, I'm guessing she was expecting for her to confess and for 8man to accept? And I believe she was thinking that about the wish as compensation for her because you know how much yukino likes yui. So then, 8man went out with yui to talk about his wish with him and yea she wanted a lot and he said he'll fulfill them as long as he has the ability to. Now that the first prom is finished, yukino's mother went back again to talk about 8man's prom and then agreed that yukino will lead it, and now, after talking to her mother the two walked together then talked about the reason why 8man was so stubborn about helping her and taking responsibility for her.

Ok,so we are in this part now, the part where people got annoyed, angry, enjoyed, confused over. "why did 8man choose her?" I've seen, well this is just my opinion but I think why he chose her is obviously because of the things that happened over time y'know, all the club activity or the problems of other people, and haruno's giving problems as well as helping her sister yukino, every single episode there had been problems well not every but most because this is a character development focused anime, and for all those episode we've never really seen much of yukino and 8man showing intimate scenes or signs, but from what I remembered and think yukino had feelings for him when they wen to the amusement park? When they made the chocolates? Somewhere around those and from what I've seen yui had feelings for him from the start and he's already noticed and that's why when he was talking to haruno about the relationship of the three forgot about the episode probably the first of third season, he said that their relationship is a love triangle, that already meant he's already notice of their feelings, well I just saw this from the wiki but he did say that he thinks they are in a love triangle relationship.

Back to topic, they were in the bridge for crossing roads, yukino asked why he made that prom, and 8man answered "so that I can continue to be associated with you, I didn't know any other way to make you come to me" she got shocked, and you know you've seen the anime, novel, manga whatever you know what happened. Honestly, his confession sounds like a proposal for her, well yeah they talked about 8man's feelings and yukino felt the same way and giving him reasons why it's not good for him but he finds a way to still answer, no he knows it, because of the episodes, seasons, and events that happened in the anime they grew closer and sperated multiple times but still, 8man likes her because, well can't put it into words, but 8 can see why but I don't know what word there is to use because my vocabulary's bad, but still you can see it because of the things they went to, and I know yui is included but we'll I don't know too but something felt wrong between 8man and yui for me and I don't know why, I don't hate her by the way so I'm not making this kinda bias well that's how I look at my opinion. And so, the two became a de facto couple and the three are still great friends, well there's the couple but the three still friends.

Well I can see why you guys didnt accept yukino as 8man's lover, I mean she was pretty cowardly on that stuff but you know its not her fault everyone can feel that way if they do it for the first time, or if they are with someone they like they mess up, try not to look bad, try to look better, changing oneself for the others view point towards them, they try whatever they can to be better at someone they love, but if you, like, cant it's fine but every thing you do for love needs to have confidence and I guess that's why. Probably. The source of these ^ is anime not me I have no experience |whatsoever but still nice to talk like it.

Well bet that this was a bad explanation. This was my first time writing it and I'm not that great at literature. So, yeah thats my opinion

May 7, 2022 12:27 PM

#157

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I know I am a bit late, but I just finished the last season.
The story was fine in the first two seasons, but the last 5 episodes of the last season were actual dumpster fires, they turned Yui into this girl who will not give up on trying to chase over her best friend's boyfriend, like bro, write her out of the story instead of doing this pathetic excuse to include her in the ending. you broke her heart and you broke ours with disappointment.
I was a yukino simp, and even I acknowledge how shallow the ending felt, be that as it may, I kind of understand why people like the ending which is sad, fully knowing it was not good ( they are yukino simps, thats it).

May 18, 2022 4:22 PM

#158

zerokarasu

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perfect,on point,exactly like how it should be

this series is about a "normie" aka hachiman who is a genuinely good guy but have an unfortunate childhood become target of bully etc that he is so jaded and rotten to see the world in his stupid world view,thankfully he is smart enough to not end up become some violent thug anti social.well thanks to komachi influence basically.

then come yukino who is in the similar position but slightly different problem,but like hachiman yukino is also genuinely good person who care and want to help ppl who deserved to be helped.

both of them have SHIT youth life,now hiratsuka sensei want to change them,want them to have a good highschool life,partly because she experience it herself and her previous student suffered from it yeah yukino sister,haruno.thats why she want to help both hachiman and yukino to be a NORMIE,yep read again NORMIE.

in the end,both hachiman and yukino have their genuine love,genuine friends,happy school life and move on a bright future unlike haruno,pretty simple right? but why ppl hate it?

1.the classic problem of "you dont understand oregairu",many ppl dont understand oregairu,thinking this show is self insert loner and glorifying loner,NO,this show is the opposite,this show showing the problem of THAT LONER,how to fix that problem from the perspective of the loner.

2.the classic dumb anime waifu war/shipper who mad because their yui/iroha ship didnt win so the show is bad,when the show is about hachiman and yukino from start.

May 18, 2022 4:25 PM

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zerokarasu

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Sta_rSta_r said:
I know I am a bit late, but I just finished the last season.
The story was fine in the first two seasons, but the last 5 episodes of the last season were actual dumpster fires, they turned Yui into this girl who will not give up on trying to chase over her best friend's boyfriend, like bro, write her out of the story instead of doing this pathetic excuse to include her in the ending. you broke her heart and you broke ours with disappointment.
I was a yukino simp, and even I acknowledge how shallow the ending felt, be that as it may, I kind of understand why people like the ending which is sad, fully knowing it was not good ( they are yukino simps, thats it).

"i was yukino simp" nice try yui simp,kinda ironic as a yui simp u dont even understand yui character."they change yui",nah yui was always greedy from start,back watch s2,yui said it clearly,she want hachiman and still friend with yukino DESPITE KNOWING YUKINO AND HACHIMAN LIKE EACH OTHER,she knew she lose from s2,yukino cant say anything because yui keep pushing until hachiman say "NO,I WANT YUKINO DECIDE HERSELF" its basically another rejection from hachiman.the ending is perfect,shallow what? u just butthurt ur ship didnt win.

ASIMA_ASO said:
I THINK ANIME WAS GOOD BUT THE ENDING WAS NOT EXPECTED GOOD BECAUSE WHY IT HAS TO BE HAPPEN WITH YUI WHO TRY TO BE FRIEND SHE IS THE ONLY PERSON IN THOSE THREE WHO CARE ABOUT FRIENDS WITH EVERBODY AND CLUB ALSO.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN SERIES SHE ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE THINGS BETWEEN THOSE TWO(NOT SPECIFIC BECAUSE FAN MAY GET HURT) AND STILL SHE GETS TO SUFFERED AND ALSO SHE SACRIFICES HER FELLING FOR HIS FRIENDS , AT THE VERY LAST SHE TRY TO MAKE THINGS UP EVEN THOUGH AFTER BENING REJECTED.

IN THIS QUESTION I WANT ONE MORE QUESTION
WHY YUI HAVE TO SUFFER OR SACRIFIES HER FELLING TOWARDS HACHIMAN AND WHY SHE GET NO CHOICE?

EVEN THOUGH SHE CARE ABOUT HACHIMAN MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.

THANKYOU

LOKINGH FOR REPLY

"omg yui is suffering because the LONER she like didnt like her back",suffering? hachiman suffering through out his childhood until he become jaded,yukino are the same as hachiman even worst her own family make her life even worst unlike hachiman who got best imouto komachi,and u complain about yui suffering? she never suffer,she is part of the hayama "popular" circle,she can date anyone,but she choose to chase the loner who love another loner,and ppl should feel bad for her? instead of hachiman and yukino?

zerokarasuMay 18, 2022 4:30 PM

Jun 15, 2022 9:58 AM

#160

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Disappointed. I was disappointed in season 2 as well. Season 1 is so funny and lively, but the show gets much slower and more tedious in the final seasons. I would've appreciated the drama if the show did anything with it, but all it does is reinforce an outcome that we all expected from the beginning. My youth romantic comedy was in fact right, exactly as I expected it to be. Wasted potential. Oh well, as a whole it still has its high points, and nothing will ever take away how sublime the first season is.

Jun 29, 2022 5:15 AM

#161

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For me it was bad because atleast 2 season they show yui and hakigaya connection from starting of saving her dog giving him chocolate walking together and in season 3 they suddenly make the connection with yukino between them we didn't see even a slightest of romance till season 3 and top of it yugihama didn't even confess from 3 season and they ended up together

Jul 12, 2022 2:12 AM

#162

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I dunno why many people ship for Yukino, she is a rich spoiled girl who was harsh with words on MC. Yui was one of the best girls in the series, she tried to support and liked him as he is, they made the teacher appealing, they even made Irona nice and a choice, Sawa-smth. showed somee interest and also is a better choice. Also it is too bad i didn't see the girl from the camp, i liked her so much she could be a choice after growing up. Man even Haruno showed more interest in MC than Yukino, also i consider Yukino pretty but i wouldn't ship for her since they always clash and can't agree on anything so relationship is impossible with that standing. So basically i can go with anybody exept with Yukino, at some point it might be better anyone but Yui and Yukino since i like them both, but still think from S1 that Yui is the best choice, because she was interested from S1.

Jul 5, 2023 11:07 PM

#163

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the ending cured my aromanticism. well at least for a while. genuinely made me feel like wanting to get into a relationship but this is nothing but a moment of weakness. i'll stand strong again soon. but really the ending was just that great, the bridge scene to the little date they went on to the ily part, everything was just perfectly perfect. this is my #1 romcom now. added to top 10 as well. loved it a lot, will read LNs in the future.

patly why i was satisfied and happy with the ending might be because i didn't choose any sides, i wasn't team yui or yukino but right from the start i knew yukino would win so that played a part too, i mean they made it tooooo obvious in the first few episodes that yukino will be the girl. then there's how yui is short haired, you get it.

the ending was the most ideal ending one coud ask for for this anime consiedring their relationship. it was just perfect. i hope yui one day finds the strength to get over hachiman and find someone who truly cherishes her, she deserves it. yeah but i can still imagine the two imoutos doing something to get yui what she wants especially iroha lmao, totally possible.

bruh this fandom tho lmao

TsutanaiFuunJul 5, 2023 11:35 PM

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
Feeling half happy, half sad.

Kawaii waifus
and precious
best girls <3333

Dec 10, 2023 11:14 AM

#164

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@zerokarasu

You have a kind of view of things. Loners do not mean saints and this couple is definitely not saints.
Yui loves Hachiman and there is no doubt about this, unlike Yukino, who constantly benefits from and who made a promise to never meet him.
In general, the problem is not in who Hikigai will choose there, but in it, whether the club and friendship between the girls are preserved.

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