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Jul 13, 2024 11:44 AM
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The vibes in this episode were IMMACULATE. The run-down appearance of the school, the cicadas, the clean animation. Very much looking forward to the next one.
Jul 13, 2024 12:01 PM
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this is great production, lots of unexpectedly good anime this season
Jul 13, 2024 12:06 PM

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So visually stunning!! Just read a few chapters of the manga for this like a week ago and really liked it, so I was surprised to see it was getting an anime adaptation this season. This has the potential, from the visuals alone, to be anime of the season if they don't fuck it up, so I'm hoping to see it adapted more like this first episode for the upcoming episodes that is to come.
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Jul 13, 2024 12:06 PM

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So guy's gonna make a harem of rejected girls and then reject most of them again himself at the end too cause harem end doesn't exist. He looks and behaves as plain as it can get too, truly a mob character. Animation/visuals were really good, as expected from A-1. But otherwise episode was decent, somewhat entertaining with the rejected girl's behaviour. Funnily enough the winner girls do look better too except the tanned one, cause tanned girl=instant better than others. ED song was nice.
Jul 13, 2024 12:17 PM
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Really love the vibes of this first episode. So I guess he'll be like a Pokemon trainer going around collecting Pokemon except he's collecting a group of rejected girls to make a harem. Honest I quite like this as I usually like the girls who get rejected more than the main girls so having a story about all the side girls who get rejected is nice. Honestly, though Anna was doomed from the start, she literally has all the curses; the blue hair curse, the short hair curse, and the childhood friend curse. She never stood a chance. The comedy was also not bad at all. Now I just have one question what's with all the ribbons/bows?

Best character though so far probably is Kaju the little sister.
RexnihiloJul 13, 2024 12:22 PM
Jul 13, 2024 12:22 PM

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Solid first episode. This anime visually looks great, it gives me a movie kind of vibe. The ED visuals are so cool too
Jul 13, 2024 12:27 PM
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I honestly wasn’t expecting much but the animation is wayyy better than I thought it’d be
Jul 13, 2024 12:50 PM
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A work of art, the Kaguya sama staff does not deceive.
Jul 13, 2024 1:18 PM
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Thought it would be a quiet season for me and now i have 12 simulcasts again. The production quality looks great for a romcom, A-1 pictures doesn't disappoint.
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Jul 13, 2024 1:27 PM

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Catch. 'Em. All. Dumped.
Jul 13, 2024 1:31 PM

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I also feel sorry for Anna. It certainly hurts to break up with a crush, especially a childhood friend, I really feel it.

Well what a start in the first episode. It's a cute and fun start to watch and I really enjoyed every second of it, it was really fun.

Jul 13, 2024 1:32 PM
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I never really got into the manga, so I don't know if the MC actually gets into any sort of relationship. That being said, I've always liked Lemon - she's really endearing, not to mention cute.

Jul 13, 2024 1:50 PM

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I really enjoyed this episode. I think it did a great job establishing the premise, and it got me very invested in the relationship between Anna and the protagonist. I'm hoping this won't take the harem route, and he will only help those other two girls in a The World God Only Knows or Monogatari kind of way, if that makes sense.
Jul 13, 2024 2:21 PM

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"There are only two types of girls. The childhood friend and the homewrecker." -Anna. With that logic every girl that her ex gets with is a homewrecker lol.

Anyway, the production values in this first episode were high, in particular the animation on the rooftop as the wind blew against Anna's hair was incredible. Also, the school, which seems to be based out in the country or rural area, is well detailed with corrosion and rust on the metal railings as an example.

Regarding Anna, she seems to be all over the place mentally but towards the end it seems like she may have finally accepted that her relationship with her childhood friend has ended and hopefully she moves on. On the other hand, Kazuhiko seems like a pretty stable guy albeit a bit dull so far.
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Jul 13, 2024 2:21 PM

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This show is so pretty it's literally not fair. I will be obsessing over this for the next 12 weeks. Bravo A-1!
I have read 2 perfect chapters of manga; They are Usogui Chapter 203 and Onani Master Kurosawa Chapter 23.
Slam Dunk Chapters 272 to 276 are a perfect stretch of manga.
Jul 13, 2024 2:28 PM
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I think is definitely my favorite (at least so far) of the season. Its smartly written, looks incredible and is genuinely really funny.
Jul 13, 2024 2:57 PM

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So this shows obviously where a bunch of girls get rejected and pour out all there emotions on the mc. So far this shows really funny and all the characters are a lot of fun
Jul 13, 2024 3:14 PM

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It’s been some time since an A-1 romcom!

Absolute cinema
Jul 13, 2024 3:23 PM
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First episode was by far the best animated of the many romcoms of this season, the fudge. Also probably the most fast paced and funniest too.
Jul 13, 2024 3:32 PM
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already one of the best romance anime ever in just 1 episode
Jul 13, 2024 3:59 PM
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People may say that this season's romcom is Rosidere... yeah get that trash out of here to make way for the REAL romcom of the season, A-1's Makeine.

Yeah right off the bat you can tell there's a lot of passion and effort put into this. Direction aside, from the start, poor Mizusawa from Tomozaki-kun, I mean Anna. She was destined to lose from the start though, she's not only a childhood friend, but she also has short and blue hair... check's out why she lost. Then this girl has the NERVE to not pay my dude back in cash, but in bentos... man, if you don't pay the poor dude. Then we got girl #2, Shizuka from 100 Kanojo, I mean Chika. And as expected, the Kazuhiko's sis is even sharper than her onii-chan in her comments.

I would want to say poor Anna for going through the hell that was that karaoke, but again, since she doesn't want to pay my man in cash I could care less. Though thinking about it now, it is kinda it Anna's fault because she stayed in the friendzone, thinking that dude she has a crush on wouldn't look for someone else, but felt the loss when he got a new girlfriend. Clearly it broke her, but at the end of the day, she has Kazuhiko now to spew all her problems onto... just please start thinking about paying the poor guy in money and NOT bentos lol.

Yeah no doubt it, this is a contender for not only romcom of the season, but of the year just from this first episode alone. Ya nailed it A-1.
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poor Mizusawa from Tomozaki-kun, I mean Anna.


Did you confuse Mimimi with Mizusawa?
Jul 13, 2024 4:12 PM
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damn, if they can be consistent with the quality they could be the underdog of this season's romcom. This anime is overshadowed by the likes of rosidere and gimai seikatsu
Jul 13, 2024 5:10 PM

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I'm still behind a couple of premiere episodes on this season. But this one truly checks my item list on best premiere episodes.

The animation and art are just incredibly for this caliber of a romcom, it gives me the feeling of comix wave style, but less glamorous (which is something that does distract me from Comix Wave titles). I can't gush enough how great the cinematography looks on certain shots thanks to the great work in the compositing and the elaborate character animation. I also dig a lot the smalls bits of drama and the moderate comedic scenes (not a big fan of 3 ring circus kinds of comedy in romcom, so this one hits the right spot in my books).

All the heroines presented in this episode are quite colorful and fun, specially Anna and her being so self absorbed not to notice she's just rising flags with her sudden friendship with Kazuhiko. I hope the guys get fleshed out properly in the long run and hope to see many of these ships set sail.
Jul 13, 2024 5:11 PM

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Beautiful animation and music
Jul 13, 2024 5:58 PM
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Wow. A brand new classic! This will be one of those shows that new anime watchers will have to see 10 years from now.
Jul 13, 2024 6:02 PM

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another really good start, this season is lining up to be very memorable for me. apart from A-1 cooking with the visuals, just a fun episode. yanami is an oddball and we need more girls like her lmao, and some of the dialogue hit as well because i could relate to some of it. nukumizu is also pretty good for an mc. looking forward to the rest of this.
Jul 13, 2024 6:17 PM

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A childhood-ntr series... 😑

P.S. Finally, a series like a LN/VN quality.

P.S. #2 ED is lit lol
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.
Jul 13, 2024 6:17 PM
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damn, if they can be consistent with the quality they could be the underdog of this season's romcom. This anime is overshadowed by the likes of rosidere and gimai seikatsu
@hibro420 not really overshadowed, they just came out later that's why no one talked about it before
Jul 13, 2024 6:22 PM
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WHY DOES SHE HAVE 4 BOWTIES?
Jul 13, 2024 6:24 PM

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Coming from A-1 pictures who has a done few romance shows like Kaguya-sama, Your lie in april and Wotakoi to name a few, i knew this was going to be good.

Man but that was better than my expectation. Annas design reminds me of Rikka from Gridman.

Blue haired heroine and Osananajimi, our girl had her work cut out for her, of course she wasn’t going to win. Can she break the curse with our MC this time around though??

Voice cast seems pretty strong especially the side characters (Chiaki, Atsumi, Reina, sumire, Azumi, yuuseke, Ryouta) definitely looking forward to the rest of the show
Jul 13, 2024 6:27 PM
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WHY DOES SHE HAVE 4 BOWTIES?

WHY DO ALL THE GIRLS HAVE 4 BOWTIES?!?!
Jul 13, 2024 6:55 PM
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Beautiful first episode, already i am looking forward to the nex one
Jul 13, 2024 6:55 PM
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Very good, I had to laugh at this romantic comedy anime. no doubt this is the best romance anime this season I think. to the point that I want to watch it marathon. episode 1 feels very cool and lively starting from each character's characteristics, and what I like most about this anime is that this anime is really expressive, in contrast to other romantic comedy anime this season that take the path of "anime with unique stories" which is actually a bit strange in my opinion because they are looking for uniqueness to be different from other anime instead they make the story a bit strange and that's the pattern of "heroine seduced by another man by a group of men" it's very annoying how many try anime like that.

in contrast to the anime "make heroine" I feel like I'm being taken where the good old days of watching romance anime are calmly original and not seasoned with strange things. for so long I thought this was an anime movie but waw it's really good.
Jul 13, 2024 7:00 PM
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I had already heard about the story, but man, what an amazing animation! if they keep up the quality this could be the romance of the season (I just don't understand why the rating is so low).
Jul 13, 2024 7:26 PM

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Rejoice, A-1 Pictures is back on the romcom scene for the first time since Kaguya-sama, and they feel right at home with this one. Again, as we've seen from several shows this season, such as Wistoria, The Elusive Samurai, and Shoushimin Series, we've been blessed with some really solid animation, but this one in particular, really stood out to me in the visual department, with hyper-expressive character acting, and incredible cinematography.

As for the story itself, it was one of the funnier shows I have seen this season, with the comedic timing, and the characters themselves, especially Anna. Kazuhiko doesn't seem like the most interesting character so far, with him being a mob character of sorts. The premise is also quite unique, with the main character dealing with girls that have "lost" in their relationships with their love interests. It was a silly premiere, yet heartfelt, truly a striking balance. Out of the romance shows in this season, this one stands out with a lot of promise, and I can't wait for where we go next with this one.
Jul 13, 2024 7:37 PM
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What a nice surprise. I really enjoy the story so far and the characters are interesting as well.
Jul 13, 2024 7:42 PM
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From just the first episode this definitely feels like it is going to be a top 5 anime of the season imo. Honestly, probably top 3. Could be anime of the season but it will be tough to top Oshi No Ko's 2nd season given how good the play arc is.

Definitely picking this over Rosidere at minimum for romcom of the season, no contest. No offense to Rosidere fans, but as someone that actually lived in Russia previously Alya doesn't act Russian at all besides speaking the language. She's basically just another Japanese tsundere thus far with all of the usual LN romcom tropes/cliches you'd expect. I will give Rosidere credit for the switch up on the little sister though as that created some nice content.

Comparisons aside this looks gorgeous. Hopefully A-1 maintains this level of quality for the whole season.

The losing heroines we have been introduced to thus far strike a good balance between being both quirky enough to be interesting while still realistic enough to not ruin the viewer's immersion. A goofball blue haired losing heroine is also the perfect way to start off the losing train given the well established blue hair girl always loses trope. Throw in an anxiety addled bookworm and an athletic tomboy for good measure and we are well on our way to some funny and entertaining romcom shenanigans. Kazuhiko is also the perfect mob background character to serve as a safe release valve for their complaints as they all lose out on the guy they are after to another girl. His little sister is also good too. The contrast between how she loves her brother to how realistically she tears him down was solid comedy.
Jul 13, 2024 8:02 PM

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Wah another banger from A-1 picture
The quality of animation also that Hitomi's Love2000 cover by female MC for the ED!!
Jul 13, 2024 8:11 PM

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another funny sleeper hit.
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Jul 13, 2024 8:24 PM
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Very good for eye. promising Premise
Jul 13, 2024 8:28 PM

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I think it's an interesting approach for a typical setup. The character dynamic really sold me. Also the ED is pretty good.
Jul 13, 2024 9:14 PM

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Did not expected this to be so good. Good character designs and well executed plot. As expected of A1 Pictures.

I'm liking the main losing girl so far. She's such an adorable gremlin.
Jul 13, 2024 9:28 PM
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W Animation and art design for a rom-com.
Jul 13, 2024 9:57 PM
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This episode was a total surprise, a lot of shaft's vibes, which is surprising due to A-1 reputation
Jul 13, 2024 10:36 PM
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Great first episode, good animation and the story feels refreshing and fun.
Can't wait for the next episode!
Jul 13, 2024 11:03 PM

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I find the characters sympathetic and endearing, I like the pace, which is quite lively, and the animation is superb.
I hope it continues like this, I can't see anything wrong with it!
Jul 13, 2024 11:17 PM
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so far this is one of the most statisfying romcom today after pseudo harem.

i have to jude her, anna yanami, she is stressed girl. But she is not red flag one. yet.
Jul 13, 2024 11:23 PM

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Incredible and bizarre first episode.

I was in a constant state of disbelief. It feels like an insane amount of quality and work put into what feels like a goofy gag anime.

The very last shot was Anna pulling a sausage/oden (?) out of her pocket and taking a bite off it, and it was one of the most beautiful shots I've seen in a while. This in itself has to be a joke, right?

I don't find this particularly funny or interesting story-wise, but I'm absolutely following this.
Jul 13, 2024 11:26 PM

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Nana is such a dumbass and goofball of a character I love her so damn much. You can really sympathize with her while also understanding why with that personality she is rejected lmao.

This has already been my most anticipated show alongside Shoshimin, and man does this not disappoint.
Jul 13, 2024 11:29 PM
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THE ADAPTATION WAS SO GOOD WTH???
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