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Nov 24, 2024 5:18 AM

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There has never been a more beautiful song than Official Hige DANdism's OP for this show, it's bliss.

Taiki's shock at Chinatsu coming to stay with his family, she's literally a perfect fit for the girlfriend character if they both date, but at this point, it's just Taiki being too self-aware of his crush staying with hiim for 2 years. Of course, things in school have rumours run as fast considering it's Chinatsu, and Taiki's practice with Kyo only fires him all the more, apart from private time between the two trying to achieve their same goals in their respective sports. To Hina, she'd think that there's definitely something going on between Taiki and Chinatsu, and her easily simple and foul mouth will run loose if she ever comes to know about it.

It's tough for Taiki to keep the co-living a secret, and as much as Kyo offers words of sympathy, the level of misunderstandings at this moment is a pain for sure. The joy of their private relationship at the cusp of Taiki wanting to burst out his secret in pure bliss, it'd only affect their performances...and Chinatsu thinking that it's because of Hina that Taiki is crushing on, it's absolutely not the case. But for now, getting past the prefecturals is the 1st step for the newcomers, and aside from both Chinatsu and Hina both stealing the spotlight in their own ways, the latter being the playful girl is as expected being the floater around Taiki who feels every bit the childhood friend archetype.

In a way, everything about Taiki plays off what Hina's come to expect about him, but the relationship's about to hit a snag with the badminton Senpai to beat: Haryu.
Nov 25, 2024 1:26 PM
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I wonder if Hina is/will fall in love with MC and that we will face a love triangle between him Hina and Chinatsu... anyway she thought Hina loved MC hence why she was distant... and now MC is gonna be jealous after seeing her with that other guy, okay it's gonna be complicated ahaha
Nov 28, 2024 3:50 AM

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Both Chinatsu and Hina are such great girls. Hina is especially cute and fun to watch, but Chinatsu is really pretty and beautiful. I just know at some point Hina is going to fall for Taiki, but for now I ship our main couple~
Dec 11, 2024 1:38 PM
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Usually the childhood-friend-ish-character can get lost, but in this case? Holy sh*t, Hina is 10x the girl that Chinatsu is, there's no competition. When Taiki inevitably breaks her heart, it'll be all good fam. Man never deserved her anyway. She can get a real man like that Haryuu dude probably is

Speaking of said Haryuu dude, what will be the answer when Taiki asks why Chinatsu is together with him (if Taiki does have the balls to confront them)?

1. We were shopping
2. We met up randomly
3. SIKE WE'RE ACTUALLY DATING, EAT IT

One of these options will automatically boost the entire anime to 10/10 status no joke


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Dec 18, 2024 2:26 PM

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yeah , mc likes senpai and pink hair likes him



the pain in the neck!
Dec 27, 2024 10:21 AM

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The second episode was already a lot more enjoyable, maybe this ends up not being your average romance story after all.
Dec 30, 2024 3:42 AM
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a masterpiece romcom
Feb 6, 11:00 AM

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THE drama is real. Shit can really spiral out of control in a instant. I"m honestly rooting for pink hair gal to be with the main MC.. But yea then I realized.. they are just kids lol why so serious.

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But my feels.
Feb 20, 8:41 PM
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the episode was good
Feb 26, 1:27 PM

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"Right now, I'm only focused on basketball."
Mar 6, 2:04 AM
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Taiki's new housemate is none other than his crush, Chinatsu leading to all sorts of awkwardness. His attempts to keep the situation a secret leads to some misunderstanding as they both gets closer.
Apr 1, 10:20 AM

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Hina.. why are you playing the wingman when we know u like him too...
Apr 3, 2:47 AM
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This anime keeps getting better! It seems to be progressing steadily, and I can’t say anything other than how lucky I am to be watching such an amazing show in one shot! It was worth the wait to go a whole 24 weeks without spoiling anything for myself.

Hina looks incredibly cute, and it seems like she has fallen in love with Taiki Inomata… On the other hand, Chinatsu, the girl who captured Taiki’s heart with her kindness and calm demeanor, also seems to have feelings for him. Now, we have a love triangle.

But it’s very clear that Hina has accepted the harsh reality that Taiki is interested in Chinatsu… I don’t want to write too much, I just want to watch episode 3!
Apr 11, 4:43 PM
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Me interessei de primeira por causa dos esportes, o drama é bom, mas foi passando mais da metade da temporada 1 e o protagonista começou a me estressear.
May 15, 4:07 AM

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Man, I am loving how detailed and refreshing their characters feel. The animation is crisp and feels like cold pillow and new sheets. But the end was something else. What I think is, either they are friends or the guy got crush on her but she doesn't. I feel it's unlikely that she likes her classmate (i am presuming she and he are classmate, could be different sections). I also feel like pink hair girl got a crush on him too, the mc. Considering the cover page, tbh and this episode. I think it's gonna be spicy and I am all here for it. Man I'm sleeping at 6 am tomorrow seeing how long this is but it'll be worth it.




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May 21, 4:01 AM
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This giving me the same vibes as "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU", which is one of my all-time favourites romances, so I'm really enjoying this. Love how down-to-earth/chilled Taiki's friend is. As for the female mc's (Chinatsu and Hina), I really love both their personalities. So excited to see how this unfolds.🙌
Jul 18, 12:25 PM

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preferred episode 1, but still probably going to binge watch in the next few days.

Nov 11, 8:10 AM
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Instant Character Development from the eyeroll of Episode 1
Nov 26, 3:02 PM
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Chinatsu and Taiki have now both made the wish to make the nationals together.

You know, I think the best kind of misunderstanding plots are the ones where the companion on the receiving end of what the main protagonist is doing recognizes what they're trying to do and attempts to get in on the act on the fly while getting the reason for why the protagonist is doing it totally wrong. Taiki pretended to distance himself from Chinatsu when Hina is around because he feared that Hina, being the cute cheeky bastard that she is, would start spreading gossip around the school about Chinatsu being Taiki's girlfriend, which would in turn lead to other people figuring out that they're living together and start harassing him. However, this sent the message to Chinatsu that Taiki had feelings for Hina and that he didn't want Hina to become jealous about Taiki and Chinatsu living together. Considering what Chinatsu revealed in her end, I can imagine her own thought process to be equally as hectic as what we saw from Taiki. In any case though, Hina still managed to figure out that they're getting in a close relationship, and she's totally in support of it.

In speaking of Hina, we find out courtesy of some background characters that Hina's father was part of the Japanese national gymnastics team, and that Hina herself is a prodigy gymnast who placed 4th in the nationals. She's also very serious about watching her weight, like any wannabe pro would.

Looks like Chinatsu is going out with Haryu, the star badminton player that Taiki is aiming to beat. We'll find out soon enough if they are in fact dating.

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