My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected (light novel)
| I agree Oregairu has comedy but how is it considered as "Romance"? Personally, I didn't find any romance. Edit: Thanks for all the answers. I don't need new responses anymore. |
_Sparkle_Jun 13, 2020 12:17 PM
| yeah i wonder how it could be considered a romance when half the plot of the show is about a love triangle. hmmmnn thonking |
| It's called "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU" not "My Teen Comedy Super Happy Funtime gangbang of some sort", so yeah Oregairu has romance. |
| "it's actually not at all a romcom that burdens itself heavily with cynical sophistry, it's a deep philosophical thinkpiece with no silly idealized romance whatsoever omg" Is that what you're trying to say here? Because I can't think of much else other than a projection of the series' identity through selective ignorance if we're going to try to deny it's a romance. You're not obligated to like it for these elements and you can like it for reasons separate from it, sure, but to say they're not present is pretty much just nonsense. If that is the case, then it's fitting since OreGairu's logic operates heavily on projections like that anyway. If that's not it, then the better question is whether or not you actually watched the show. |
ManabanJul 9, 2019 7:17 PM
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| There is an obvious love triangle between 8man, Yukino, and Yui.(love square if you count Iroha). Really not hard to miss tbh. |
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| Oregairu is not romance, but a harem anime. |
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chriskor022 said: Oregairu is not romance, but a harem anime. I mean, hell yeah, it has its own VN with routes and everything where you play as Hachiman and try to date some of the girls in the series, even outside of the love square. It's a harem anime with an OP surrogate protagonist, fanservice tropes, extremely waifu-baity lead female character, laden with kangaroo court justice porn and a metanarrative aimed to pat people who relate to the protagonist on the back and try to pretend like they were correct all along. Oregairu is wish-fulfillment incarnate, really. |
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Manaban said: i wish i was hachiman, lucky bastard xD.chriskor022 said: Oregairu is not romance, but a harem anime. I mean, hell yeah, it has its own VN with routes and everything where you play as Hachiman and try to date some of the girls in the series, even outside of the love square. It's a harem anime with an OP surrogate protagonist, fanservice tropes, extremely waifu-baity lead female character, laden with kangaroo court justice porn and a metanarrative aimed to pat people who relate to the protagonist on the back and try to pretend like they were correct all along. Oregairu is wish-fulfillment incarnate, really. |
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chriskor022 said: Wait, how is a harem series not about romance?Oregairu is not romance, but a harem anime. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| Sometimes the most minimal romantic titillation seems to grant a title the Romance tag. Well that's how most frequently a shounen (or most LNs like in this case) deal with it. They will keep trying to create awkward situations, introduce new girls, etc. It's like they find the relationship itself to be boring or something. It doesn't help that any development is most likely towards the end and anime adaptations are rarely complete. On the other hand is more common for shoujo romances to actually depict the relationship itself and advances (and problems) within it from a much earlier stage. |
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| Still a better love story than Twilight. |
Gorochu said: Boku no Pico is a better love story than Twilight Still a better love story than Twilight. Romance af even though it's not the typical romance but it's literally in the title! |
| “The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, be one.” ― Nishan Panwar 8=D ~ O: |
PantsuSenseiUwU said: Gorochu said: Boku no Pico is a better love story than Twilight Still a better love story than Twilight. Romance af even though it's not the typical romance but it's literally in the title! I have never heard of anime called Boku no Pico. Can you tell me in very detail what it's about? |
| @gorochu "Put it inside me..." -Pico "Want to prove your manliness? Look no further, Boku no Pico is the ultimate test. That's right. More than anything, Boku no Pico is a test of your masculinity. If you cannot make it through this anime, you can't call yourself a man, plain and simple, because it takes a real man to do so" it's basically just a test of courage, you'll have to see for yourself if you are a man or not as I don't want to spoil anything for you :D |
| “The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, be one.” ― Nishan Panwar 8=D ~ O: |
| I don't see it as romance either, but people will project romance into any interactions between characters of different genders (or the same gender if you're a fujo or yurifag). But you should not care about what others project into a show. Your viewing experience is all that really matters. If your interpretations allow for more nuanced interactions than 'romantic interactions' and 'no interactions', then that's an advantage you have over all the people who can only interpret shows binarily. Hold on to that ability and you'll continue to have more nuanced viewing experiences than most people. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Manaban said: "it's actually not at all a romcom that burdens itself heavily with cynical sophistry, it's a deep philosophical thinkpiece with no silly idealized romance whatsoever omg" Is that what you're trying to say here? Because I can't think of much else other than a projection of the series' identity through selective ignorance if we're going to try to deny it's a romance. You're not obligated to like it for these elements and you can like it for reasons separate from it, sure, but to say they're not present is pretty much just nonsense. If that is the case, then it's fitting since OreGairu's logic operates heavily on projections like that anyway. If that's not it, then the better question is whether or no t you actually watched the show. LOL comeon why you owning some random bozo |
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Manaban said: chriskor022 said: Oregairu is not romance, but a harem anime. I mean, hell yeah, it has its own VN with routes and everything where you play as Hachiman and try to date some of the girls in the series, even outside of the love square. It's a harem anime with an OP surrogate protagonist, fanservice tropes, extremely waifu-baity lead female character, laden with kangaroo court justice porn and a metanarrative aimed to pat people who relate to the protagonist on the back and try to pretend like they were correct all along. Oregairu is wish-fulfillment incarnate, really. Manaban, it's one thing if you don't like the show, but it's another thing to pretend to pay attention to what you watch when you're just looking for an excuse to hate. Oregairu is wish fulfillment, make no doubt about that. An asocial loner who winds up in the company of two and more beautiful women who see his quality for what it is. Despite not being popular, he frequently interacts with the more popular crowd. But it is not in any way a bad show like your statement implies. In fact, Hachiman has been called out for generalizing others and the show makes an effort to show that he does make mistakes. While he's insightful he has the flaw of taking in every interpretation in a negative light. How does that make him OP? Last time I checked, Hayama easily pinned him to the wall. And even Yukino and Yui called him out for being idiotic with his tactics. So how does that make him overpowered? To think that being a fan of To Love Ru, you'd know excessive fanservice when you see it. I have yet to see a single panty shot in Oregairu. The one panty shot with Miura blocked out by the camera placement. So calling it "fanservicey" already destroys your proposition. A metanarrative that aims to pat people on the back who think like him? I won't deny that there are a lot of people who take Oregairu's aesops the wrong way. But the show, in no way, portrays Hachiman to be completely correct but neither does it show that he's completely wrong. In fact, Hachiman being a narcissistic asocial philosopher has been portrayed as a flaw. Does the show have to spell out everything for you to make it obvious? Or can you simply not like the main character without thinking the whole show is terrible? You can agree with Hachiman's viewpoints or you don't. That doesn't make him OP. Honestly, I get that you have a distaste for Hachiman. But being pretentious about your arguments gets you nowhere. Almost any anime out there can be considered wish fulfillment. Nothing bad about that. |
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| Yeah, Oregairu can be considered romance. The sexual tension between characters is too bloody obvious. While I've regrettably never played the visual novel, the romance tropes are still very much present. |
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| Yes. I mean.. how can't you see the chemistry between 8man & Totsuka |
Edocchi said: Yes. I mean.. how can't you see the chemistry between 8man & Totsuka @Edocchi Ah yeah, I noticed Hachiman and Totsuka chemistry. My bad, I should have mentioned that in my question clearly. But what I wanted to know was, if you guys consider that there was any romance between Hachiman x Yukinoshita; Hachiman x Yuigahama; Hachiman x Iroha or not ... |
_Sparkle_Jul 14, 2019 6:47 AM
| There aren't many romantic scenes in the first season imo. Romance develops more in the second season. I personally never felt that Yukino had any feelings for Hachiman in the first season LOL So overall first season has comedy and slice of life whereas second season is more of a romance drama. |
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| The romance in oregairu isn't the most visible one but it is definitely there. You can clearly see triangle slowly developing feelings for each other. |
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| My real life was full of romance before corona, I talked with girls in my school. No I didn't have a girlfriend, no I didn't hold any romantic feelings for any of the girls that I talked to. Oh so my life didn't contain romance? |
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| Even if romantic is even in the title of the anime.. It's not much really about romance.. I'd agree with this opinion.. It's more about characters' growth really.. Social service club is all about that - growing yourself, while helping others.. It's not very heavy on it romantic hints, I wouldn't really say that Hachiman arrives to love stage with any of the girls.. If anything, he has more funny love feelings towards Totsuka.. |
| We're doing a re-watch of Oregairu on reddit atm. This show is most certainly a romance. The comedy of this show is focused on romance & how it permeates all social interactions within this high-school environment. Hachiman is one character that would benefit from a yandere girlfriend more than any other anime protagonist I've ever seen. Imagine Hachiman with a girl who understood him by his side, he'd be a great guy once he gets over himself, or his lack of self belief in his worth. |
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| The emotional/romantic stuff is a lot more subtle in Oregairu than the usual anime romcom where it's obvious who likes who. That subtlety is literally the only thing that makes it stand out in a sea of shows with nearly identical plots. Sometimes the show takes the subtlety a bit too far leaving everyone confused as to what the fuck is going on. |
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| Not yet my friend . First season and second season does not show full blown romance. The viewers tend to feel it but don't worry third season is here and for sure it will have romance because that's how the novel goes. |
Edocchi said: Yes. I mean.. how can't you see the chemistry between 8man & Totsuka Absolutely right. While everyone else ships Hachiman x Yukino or Hachiman x Yui, I ship Hachiman x Totsuka. |
| I'm more confused on why Taimanin Asagi isn't the number 1 anime on this site. |
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