When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
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| I didnt expect something special but at least as a last episode it was horrible |
| weeeewww....last ep and not even a confession... oh well... 3/5. 6/10. |
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| About what you would expect from the finale of these kind of light rom-coms. I'd say the status quo is still persistent + there's the awareness factor now. Very enjoyable little show that worked better for me than the beginning of Takagi. I dunno, had to be the passive approach with more focus on romance here. 7/10 |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Second anime I watch this season that trolls the audience with a supposed big event not happening in the end. Now who's gonna tell Rin it was a fake win and that she will have to suffer a bit more until the main couple becomes official? Pretty average show overall. Sweet for moments but incredibly repetitive and boring for most of its runtime. Urushi is cute, adorable and all that but her taking so long to realize the obvious was underwhelming to see and I still think that presenting Rin as part of a supposed love triangle was particularly unnecessary. Maki and Sakurako were pretty nice characters tho. I will sure miss them. 5/10 - Still way better than Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san, by the way. Here the main heroine is actually cute and the guy isn't dumb beyond salvation so I really appreciate that. |
| I have seen three anime about shogi and I can confidently say this is the best one. |
| That Urushi and Maki hugging scene... Personally for me Maki stay best girl. Decent Ending for Season 1. 6/10 slightly disappointed because there is no confession. |
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| I'm also upset with the anti-climax that was the writer failing to deliver on the promised confession. It's true that romcoms like this don't need (and typically don't have) a confession in Season 1, but it's 100% logical to expect one when the writer makes it so clear that there will be one. Ayumu won the Shogi game so a confession is mandatory (anything else is anti-climatic and bad writing). The writer shouldn't have written himself into a corner if he was unwilling to deliver on the confession after winning that is the very premise of the show. And no, the four-piece handicap thing is a retcon of Ayumu's self-imposed rules at best and at worst it's the audience inventing things that didn't happen to cover for the writer's failures. (Did Ayumu ever say he would only confess after a handicap-less game? No, and Ayumu's heavily handicapped game against Urushi's father proved he considered a win to be a win even with a handicap.) All in all, it's very disappointing that such a great show shot itself in the foot in the last episode. It would've been so easy to just not hype up a final Shogi showdown that the writer had no intention of actually making satisfying. I liked this show a lot, but it's in spite of the writer self-sabotaging the last episode, not because the ending was good. |
| I guess this is more lovely to watch when I compared it to the "Takagi" series except this didn't get many songs like Rie did. Their relationship is really adorable and realistic and ideal. This is probably just the start of their story but I really am fond of them. Better read the source lmao |
CrazyButNot4USep 26, 2022 2:29 AM
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| 6/10 Aharen-san was better than this. |
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| 6/10 for Maki shenanigans , knew this author would once again keep dangling that chain of not doing an confession for as long as he wants |
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| Not a fan of how they directed the anime, they really tried to hard to make this more relaxed and focused on sappy stuff which kind of just sucked alot of the energy and personality from the series The manga is still a sappy romcom but it moved at a way faster pace and definitely was having more fun with the humor, like the soundtrack in particular felt very unfitting most of the show |
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| Maki's reactions this episode lined up with mine. They really teased us with him winning just to reveal that he played with a handicap again... But most importantly: what happened in the library?! |
| Was hoping for a confession but great to see Urushi realising she likes Ayumu. Perhaps we get another season? Only time will tell. |
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| Just a fun and chill ride from episode 1 to 12. I enjoyed it and I can proudly say that I had a great watch. I really hope Urushi and Ayumu will get together in the end. |
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| Well, that was some lame ending. I hope we'll see a 2nd season announced. They can't just leave the story like that - like anime studios used to do in the 2000s so often. |
| I wish the big game was without the 4-piece handicap so Ayumu would confess to Urushi but oh well. Just like Takagi-san a wholesome and sweet adaptation where the couple is basically married already. |
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| i really hate it when authors add a third wheel in these romcom anime or manga they always end up pointless and won't go anywhere and just make the viewers feel bad for that one character author did Rin dirty i really feel bad for her but other than that this was pretty wholesome show |
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| We got the classic 'tsuki' wordplay Playing shogi while on the phone seems hella confusing tbh. The matching keychain was wholesome Maki is the best wing(wo)man after all. Urushi FINALLY realises that she too has feelings for Ayumu. Kinda bummed out that he didn't confess to her. I guess he's hellbent on defeating her with no handicaps. We need someone for Rin-chan in the next season fr |
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| lol i watched 12 eps for nothing... at least Aharen-san is better than this show as "romantic subtext" |
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| Was starting to get a little tired of the missing Ayumu schtick, it was starting to get a little old. But at least Senpai was able to realize her feelings. I figured this wouldn't end in any kind of confession. With where they are at in the school year, they still have another 10 or so months in school together. I've got to hand it to Rin, she was a true wingman. She put her feelings to the side to help Ayumu, and despite being a brat at times, she earned my respect. I hope she gets a win one day too. Overall, this was a safe, middle of the road romcom. Nothing special, but nothing awful either. There was charm to it, and I can appreciate Ayumu being straight forward about his feelings without explicitly saying them. Not many male protagonists in these kinds of shows are like that. I found Senpai pretty plain at first, but she grew on me as time went on. I enjoy the author's work, and I wouldn't mind a second season of this. The sequel would just need to take a step forward in more exciting and interesting stories and development. But I enjoyed this for what it was. 7/10 |
| The final episode is quite interesting but sadly they didn't confess their feeling to each other. But it was a great anime! |
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| Although Ayumu said the moon is beautiful unaware of its implications, Urushi was hesitant as it would mean a stealth confession to him. Maki's hard work paid off. Despite Rin's unrequited love for Tanaka senpai, she encourages him to make his move because she regrets not doing so herself. |
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| The show was alright. But the characters only a bit interesting to me. |
| WHYYYYY?! I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA CONFESS?!?! |
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| What the fuck? I thought there will be a confession. So I was anticipating for nothing after he won. |
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| All that for no confession sigh I shouldn't be surprised. They set it up so well as well rather disappointing |
| Seriously? That's how they are going to end it the romance series? facepalm Well at least she admited her feelings to herself. It was awesome that we got a kiss from our second couple.. They are perfect together as well. I really like her best friend (Maki).. She's cute, seems really nice and is fun as well. Has a nice bod too. I can't be the only one who's felt really bad for Rin.. not just this ep either. Poor girl. :'( She's cute and a keeper too, some lucky guy is going to win big. ------- Overall I really enjoyed the series. Cute likeable MFC, the mains make a really good/cute couple too. A fun and relaxing series with little bullshit, drama or other crap. 9/10 Might have gotten better but that ending was a letdown. |
James_xenoAug 30, 2023 11:54 PM
| Man I wish Urushi would just admit how she feels about Ayumu. Not a huge fan of Rin for trying to discourage Tanaka from confessing. Maki is so cute ahh. All of this and no confession. Pretty disappointing. |
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| This was an enjoyable anime overall for what it was. Sure, it stinks that there was never a proper confession from the female MC after her realization, but it shouldnt ruin the anime journey. |
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