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Sep 5, 11:21 AM

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Jan 2012
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Probably the best episode so far and definitely my favorite. And ironically, the romance wasn't the primary focus. I'm finding myself much more interested in the bromance between Rintaro and his friends as well as his family than the romance. Now I'm wondering where Rintaro's dad and older brother or whoever the other dude in the flashback was are. It was probably mentioned already and I just forgot or missed it though.
Sep 5, 3:12 PM
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Mar 2025
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i need a reel koroku
Sep 5, 8:18 PM

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May 2023
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one of the better episode, Rintarou's mom gotta be the best character of this show man. finally we got to see Rintarou's father and brother, but i hate it when they hide the face.
Sep 5, 10:06 PM
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Dec 2021
4
Rintaro's mom is a great mother. Rintaro is a lucky guy
Sep 6, 1:10 PM

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Nov 2013
7317
Now that's one awesome mom!

Why did they censor Rintarou's dad and I assume big brother's faces?
Sep 6, 10:42 PM

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Jul 2016
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The deep voice of Rintarou's father makes me feel things.

Good episode though the efforts to exaggerate the drama regarding Rintarou's elementary school days did make me roll my eyes a bit. Rintarou's mother deciding to dye her hair and pierce her ears as a way to support her son was sweet tho.
Sep 7, 5:35 AM
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Aug 2021
61
This episode made me sob more than once
Sep 7, 10:47 AM
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Aug 2025
36
cool. they all had a nice small home party.
Sep 7, 11:10 AM

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May 2019
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I didn't think that a backstory on why Rintaro dyed his hair blonde would be so touching but it was, probably because of his mom supporting him after he had given up on making friends.
Sep 7, 11:24 AM
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Dec 2022
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greatttt episode
Sep 7, 2:19 PM

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Feb 2021
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Best episode by far—compelling character-driven writing and backstory motivations.
Sep 8, 7:31 AM
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Oct 2014
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adorable. just adorable
Sep 8, 8:46 AM
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Sep 2025
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Indescribably good. Wholesome to the core
Sep 8, 9:59 AM

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Oct 2019
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I cried seeing his mother in the manga, I cried seeing her in the anime, I'm going to cry even more seeing her reaction to Waguri and Rintaro, I'm going to cry a lot
hello, just a brazilian boy who likes anime
Sep 8, 2:36 PM
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May 2024
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I finished watching the episode 15 minutes ago and I'm still crying

I love this show so much.
Today, 3:05 AM
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Jun 2019
136
This episode was absolutely fantastic. My favourite one of the series so far I think. The backstory with Rintaro and his mom was so emotional and well done. His mom is such an awesome character, just absolute wingwoman with a great heart. That scene of her listening in behind the corner and the backstory of her hair is tearjerky. Can’t wait to see Rintaros brother and dad too, if we ever do that is.
Today, 3:31 AM
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Apr 2021
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This solidifies this show as romance of the year. Very wholesome, no weird tropes, slight drama that doesn't go overboard, amazing cast, non generic protagonists, healthy relationships, and fantastic visuals/animation.

I only have 2 complains in this show. One being they might be too polite, like they spam thank you, sorry, forgive me, therefore I don't relate to it. But I just don't mind it cuz in reality it's actually a Japan thing so makes sense.

My other complain is that I read the manga like WHY. I wish I can delete my memories so I can experience this for the first time in anime form.

Overall this show is brilliant, people hating on this show should shut it cuz it didn't do anything wrong as a romance show.
25 minutes ago
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Jul 2025
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Hands down best episode so far
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