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Mar 20, 2020 9:17 PM

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Ultra dense protag

Teacher & student relationship, especially where the male protag is a student

Never ending teasing heroine (and the mc still got teased after a lot of teasing)

Unnecessary drama

Every tsunderes who always mad and keep screaming

Thots & NTR
Mar 20, 2020 9:40 PM
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Along with the common problems such as harems or love triangles, one aspect would be when a so-called "romance" anime has no real romance with the main characters only becoming a couple or having the romantic elements explored right at the end rather than showing their romantic relationship throughout the majority of the show's run. Any anime that does this that's classified as "romance" is just false advertising, not to mention being the epitome of generic.
Mar 20, 2020 9:46 PM

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Love triangles that are just added for the sake of...nothing.
They are as useful as trying to herd cats. It will get you nowhere.

Mar 20, 2020 10:41 PM

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When the main pairing doesn't really go anywhere, or because of the lack of nice boats.

Mar 20, 2020 10:44 PM

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People keep complaining about no endings, but it's not the studio's fault. If it got another season it would have an ending. go read the manga.
Mar 21, 2020 12:08 AM

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When MC realizes that the person who kept on abusing him/her is his/her true love which is a fairly common romance plot:

Mar 21, 2020 12:44 AM

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NTR & shitty love triangles & forced melodrama

petty misunderstandings that go on for 80000 fucking years bc the characters dont know how to communicate with each other

teacher x student or inappropriate age gap/power dynamic stuff

rapey/noncon vibes like "uwu i just cant control myself anymore" or "you came to my house alone, you know what this means right?" or *pins character down* "you really should be more careful letting your guard down, someone could take advantage of you like this-- luckily i'm a nice guy who would never" like bro thats not romantic its cringe

tsunderes who are overly violent for no good reason making the anime look more convincing as a story about bullying than a story that has anything remotely to do with love

doormat mcs who think everything is their fault and the love interest must hate them for existing even tho theyre already in a relationship and never get any character development throughout the whole story

villainous side characters added just to stir up drama, such as the 'jealous school thot who challenges you to break up' or the 'jealous possessive childhood friend who feels entitled to your affections' or the 'annoying ass overprotective sibcon who tries to sabotage your relationship'

also it doesnt always tooootally ruin it for me but i hate the trope where a character gets blackout drunk or has a horrible fever and confesses their feelings or says/does something crazy that they dont remember the next day leading to more annoying drama

also idk if this counts but any time characters kiss and it leaves that string of spit hanging between them i wanna throw up lmao
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Mar 21, 2020 1:01 AM

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Cliche scenes, for example, when the couple goes out on a date to an amusement park or the mall or some festival. Honestly, I think if there were some better date destinations they could go to it would make it a lot more interesting. You might be thinking, where would they go? Good question, if you give me an anime to write I could probably think of a few places but I don't have an anime to write so I'll save my energy. :)
Mar 21, 2020 1:58 AM
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mirp448 said:
also idk if this counts but any time characters kiss and it leaves that string of spit hanging between them i wanna throw up lmao
Oh my GOOOOD THIS. It's so nasty. Like, what is this, a low class porno?

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Mar 21, 2020 2:10 AM

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When the popular girl falls for the weird shy guy. I've never seen this IRL. Most of the time, the "weird kid" is just a handsome introvert fella.

So yeah this detail kinda ruins the vibe for me.

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Mar 21, 2020 2:13 AM
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ysphyr said:
epidemia78 said:


Little Busters is about a group of friends: 4 guys and 6 girls. Each of them gets their own story arc and since the first season is all about the girls it might seem a bit harem-esque but romantic relationship type stuff is a very minor point that only briefly comes into play in the second season.

Oh and there's two versions of Escaflowne. I haven't seen 2000 movie but the 1996 TV series is excellent.



I just see people mentioning Little Busters as one of their fav harem shows, that's why I was so concerned. Guess I'll give it a chance after all - mainly because I can't resist this Nyanko-chan Rin and also Kudryavka looks extremely cute.

Thank you so much!
little busters is based on a visual novel which i assume has different routes for each girl but in the anime each girl has there mini 2-3ep arcs the romance is very minor until the second season but by that point theres no harem
Mar 21, 2020 2:26 AM

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Mostly that it never happens. I like romance, but as a secondary aspect of the story, so I rarely watch any romance focused anime. The romance sub-plots almost never develop beyond the red cheeks state, when it does it's usually in an epilogue or final credits montage. Even the romance focused stuff I've watched, either someone dies and nothing happens, the romance is poorly explored or it actually don't fucking exist.
There are a lot of stuff where there's just a connection between two characters and they end up together in the last second possible, but their dynamic is barely explored, or the dynamic is actually explored, but the relationship doesn't evolve. I wish they would treat romance in a more realistic/mature way in regular action/ adventure anime, the classic childish very slight romance (like ash and misty) is ok, but it wouldn't kill anyone to make some non ecchi actions or adventure anime with the ever present ships going somewhere during the story, not only in the last 3 minutes or not at all.
Mar 21, 2020 2:51 AM
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StormShaun said:
ysphyr said:

I just see people mentioning Little Busters as one of their fav harem shows, that's why I was so concerned. Guess I'll give it a chance after all - mainly because I can't resist this Nyanko-chan Rin and also Kudryavka looks extremely cute.

Thank you so much!


That's a little weird, considering Little Busters anime removed the romance aspect from the routes (at least with how much of it I saw). Which I understand, but it was the reason why I was less than a fan of the anime (The overall story, routes, and Refrain is still great though). Still, I wouldn't call it anything like a harem. Heck, I still think Clannad barely fits the category.

Also, may I recommend the Visual Novel? It's really good.


Hmm, I've never played any VN tbh (is "play" the right term? I 'm not sure), but I found it on Steam and maybe I'll try it. Is it like a dating sim where you try to choose the correct answer in a dialogue?
Mar 21, 2020 4:56 AM
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When it goes nowhere, running in circle and the the romance is just here so it doesn't look like a boring slice of life.
Mar 21, 2020 5:02 AM

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I hate when the main characters are basically already a couple, they are so in love with each other, then suddenly some good looking gay cunt comes out of nowhere, like as a new student or whatever, and starts flirting with the girl, even though he knows she's taken, pretty much ruining their whole relationship from that point, since her boyfriend will be extremely jealous, he will find them in situations which can easily be misunderstood, since the gay cunt makes it look like that etc

Annoying af cliche in romance anime.
Mar 21, 2020 1:44 PM

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The nonsense where misunderstandings keep couples from coming together for 10 episodes longer than they need to.

Kimi no Todoke for example
          
Mar 21, 2020 1:45 PM

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-Aincrad- said:
I hate when the main characters are basically already a couple, they are so in love with each other, then suddenly some good looking gay cunt comes out of nowhere, like as a new student or whatever, and starts flirting with the girl, even though he knows she's taken, pretty much ruining their whole relationship from that point, since her boyfriend will be extremely jealous, he will find them in situations which can easily be misunderstood, since the gay cunt makes it look like that etc

Annoying af cliche in romance anime.

so ntr?
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Mar 21, 2020 1:51 PM

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Cheesy fawning.
Step one: make the girl's behaviour extremely melodramatic.

And done.
Mar 21, 2020 2:00 PM

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Characters whose only personality trait is there in love with the MC

Characters who love the MC despite us not knowing why, like the series starts and there already in love with the MC and we are not told anything

Give me a reason to want the characters to be together
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Mar 21, 2020 2:02 PM

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i don't watch much of romance, but...
if one of them gets killed at the end...it's fine if the anime is not centered around romance, but it's unnecessary and annoying otherwise.

also small misunderstandings, and no-chemistry relationships where the only thing keeping them together is bad writing.



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Mar 21, 2020 2:44 PM

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Poorly written characters mostly. You need good characters to have a good romance. Also, pointless drama (caused most of times by poorly written characters, of course) and strechted-out series with no development.

MechKingKillbot said:
A lot actually to the point in which I prefer the romance be a subplot rather than the main one.

Same old shit in which situation is the same, but timing/setting/whatever is different and the character never learns

(and a lot more that I would need to dig further to find)


While this is a manga and not an anime, that's what tiring me about Kanojo, Okarishimasu. God damn that main character never learn, he is one of the most annoying romance main characters I've ever seen...
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Mar 21, 2020 3:04 PM

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epidemia78 said:
ysphyr said:
I hate love triangles and unnecessary drama. And I don't like adult romance (meaning the one with pervy stuff/jokes/etc), it's disgusting. I want everything to be cute, naive and innocent. And if it's a shounen/seinen romance - I'm skipping it because of reasons.


I prefer love triangles myself. It's kinda boring just watching two people go on dates or whatever.


I feel like there's times for both. Sometimes, you want to watch drama, and other times, you just want to watch two people develop their romance, while doing cute couple things. Also I don't mind jokes but please keep it PG13.

One thing that I feel does ruin anime is the oversexualization of everything. For example, some romance animes include panty shots and the like, and I feel that it is not needed unless it is the plot itself (and now I remembered some siscon anime, yay anime and your depravity).


My biggest regret: Reading all 200+ chapters of Kanojo, Okarishimasu
Mar 21, 2020 4:35 PM

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No ending. No ending ruins it for me. KareKano, Ouran Koukou, Maid-sama, Ao Haru Ride, Koi wa Ameagari, WotaKoi, Sukite ii na Yo, and many, many others.


colloquially known as the "read the manga" ending.
Mar 21, 2020 5:40 PM

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What ruins it for me is when there is a love rectangle/harem and all the other love interests are more interesting than the person that they end up having feelings for and end up together with. Perfect example is Kiss Him Not Me I love Shinomiya and Nanashima both are amazing guys after their character development and Mutsumi practically stayed the same the entire time I mean I don't hate him in fact I like him I'm just disappointed his character went absolutely nowhere and he was boring compared to the rest of the cast so seeing him ending up with Serinuma kinda ticked me off.

I was kinda hoping for a darker side to his character cause I mean in some panels he did look menacing, but nope just the bland nice guy I just felt like he could've been more. I was hoping he would be a secret yandere cause of said panels so my dreams were crushed.

Also love triangles where you know who is going to end up together yet they still throw another love interest in there and the sad part is that character is a lot cooler than the person the main guy or girl ends up with. What is the point in having on when its so obvious who is going to end up with who while best guy/girl strikes out? Luckily I haven't really ran into much when it comes to this cause I usually end up like the main or intended couple.

Pedoshit obviously I don't care about age gaps a 18~20 year old can love a 60 year old for all I care, but little kids or young teens in a relationship with adults is really disturbing and gross.
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Mar 21, 2020 8:54 PM

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If it's a harem, the endings when the MC doesn't get with any of the girls. For normal ones, I wouldn't say they ruin it but the school festival episode or summer festival episode. Or graduation episodes. Those just make me depressed and I won't enjoy it as much
Mar 21, 2020 9:10 PM

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What ruins a Romance Anime for you?

Being anime...

I have never seen an anime in which the romance is the strongest part, it's always comedy, action, drama or something else that carries it :(
I think I don't know wtf I'm doing. Maybe. Probably.

Mar 21, 2020 9:52 PM
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I feel like the worst thing that could happen in a romance anime is if you don't ship the two main characters and it just feels completely forced
some other bad things:
- harems
- too many cliche scenes
- too edgy characters
- stupid misunderstandings
- shy characters: perhaps its just me, but I rarely feel as if theres any chemistry when one of the characters is shy.
- I hate when one of the main characters go to another love interest after there is a fallout with the main lead
- I also hate when most of their relationship is just small talk and teasing. Like what do you even love about the other person at that point? The fact that they tease you every time you're together and that you caught them doing something nice at one point so you fall in love with them? It seems unrealistic and theres not much chemistry.
Mar 21, 2020 9:58 PM

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I find it hard to say exactly what I don't like from romance because it honestly depends on the series. When it is a male lead, I absolutely hate when he is shown to be thinking or doing perverted things every second. From a female lead show, I hate when a girl acts like moron in front of her crush after she realizes her feelings. Just make the characters act like normal people and I will love the romance.
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Mar 21, 2020 11:04 PM

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1. Characters fall in love with little to no reason
All harem/reverse harem. And others that's not in harem/reverse harem genre.

2. Polyamory
When a character ended up with more than one love interest.

3. Instant true love
When a character suddenly claimed someone is their one true love, especially in case like love at first sight, love during childhood, love only because of physical attraction, etc. I have a very hard time believing such thing is true love BS.
Mar 21, 2020 11:07 PM

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incest or pedophilic sexualization of young girls... just makes it creepy :c
Mar 21, 2020 11:25 PM

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Why do people keep saying ntr? Wasn't there only one ntr anime? The worst anime ever created, school days?




Also my answer:
Love triangles, just get with 1 girl AT THE BEGINNING and go on with the story, don't fucking wait till episode 12 to say I love you. There barley is any actual romance anime just shit love triangles and shit where they vaguely say I love you at the last episode.

Honestly that is the biggest issue. Also I hate tsunderes to they are annoying and and just shitty personalities.
Mar 21, 2020 11:49 PM
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Kayle_x_Morgana said:
Why do people keep saying ntr? Wasn't there only one ntr anime? The worst anime ever created, school days?




Also my answer:
Love triangles, just get with 1 girl AT THE BEGINNING and go on with the story, don't fucking wait till episode 12 to say I love you. There barley is any actual romance anime just shit love triangles and shit where they vaguely say I love you at the last episode.

Honestly that is the biggest issue. Also I hate tsunderes to they are annoying and and just shitty personalities.

NTR is when an individual cheats on their significant other, without the significant other ever finding out. This term is often defined incorrectly because of all those hentai freaks who are obsessed with the other definition of NTR(basically raping another person's significant other or cuckholding). The real definition is just cheating or unfaithfulness. So I hope that helps you understand why people say NTR is bad when it comes to romance animes because it basically means there's cheating or unfaithfulness involved.
Mar 22, 2020 2:26 AM

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Hmm, I've never played any VN tbh (is "play" the right term? I 'm not sure), but I found it on Steam and maybe I'll try it. Is it like a dating sim where you try to choose the correct answer in a dialogue?


Play or read is fine. :P

Pretty similar, but wordier. It's one of the longer ones, so basically, if you like your books and words, its a good and long one with a few games sprinkled in. There are choices, but honestly, no stress if you use a guide.

Honestly, I'd recommend Visual Novels to those that like their reading, or just want to dive more into a series they like.
"You know you've reached peak quality when a doujin is better than the actual source series." (Eg. To LOVE-Ru)

Just to list a couple of biases.
Likes: A good story, characters, writing, romance, a good plot twist or something that breaks expectations (In a good way), 'backstory' and justice.
Dislikes: Bad romance, too much fanservice, the harem genre, yuri, yaoi, and bad writing.

Mar 22, 2020 2:35 AM
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Maan so many things ruin it!

1. no kiss
2. introducing new characters just for the sake of it. like oh we need a new problem now. lets introduce his childhood friends whose been in love with all along.
3. stretching the story unnecessarily.
4. characters who act crazy dumb and cant take obvious hints. that just happens in anime.
They don't keep it realistic. bringing out convenient coincidences for the story to proceed smoothly.
such coincidences are understandable in some anime that are sci fi and all tho.

but most romance anime just ruin it. out of atleast 30 or so romance anime i've watched, id say only 8 to ten were really good.
Mar 22, 2020 2:44 AM
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That bumpkin in Maid Sama almost ruined the show for me. The voice acting can ruin a romance for me quicker than any other thing mentioned in this thread so far. Now, when I rewatch Maid Sama, I skip that whole part. It’s unneeded trash.
Mar 22, 2020 8:44 AM

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sex scene ruins a Romance anime for me.....
Mar 22, 2020 12:29 PM
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A bad ending like the story doesn't progress, the characters don't end up together. If there's a harem then it's already ruined.
Mar 22, 2020 12:51 PM

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There is quite a few things I hate in romance but I think the crown for me has to go to really stupid and oblivious characters that are very obviously into each other but don't realize it themselves and are embarrassed to admit it. Like I just don't believe anyone has that level of retardation and it immediately takes me out of it.
Mar 22, 2020 1:34 PM

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Tbvh love triangles really can be ruin a whole anime series

That's not to say I don't enjoy watching a third party try to win over the MC from the main love interest. It's just annoying when the MC actually falls for it!

So I guess its more so the "Oh but I love them both and don't know who to choose plots." or even worse the "I'm dating X but and starting to see Y in a different light. ( even thought the entire set up of the series and supposed endgame is suppose to be X. Lets just make X jealous and insecure. ) It just really makes the MC very unlikable imo (of course this excludes harems as thats usually the whole premise, its more so annoying in the typical romance/shoujo series.) Like I just want to see anime display secure relationships not a wishy washy MC.

On a side note; Series that have the MC put the third party/love interest Y in their place are *chefs kiss*
Mar 22, 2020 1:46 PM
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When the whole purpose of it is dragging on until an actual confession happens and ending right after they get together. That's why I mainly like VN romances more, even non-eroges, they feel better in that their purposes are usually about making the characters go all the way out. I know some may say it's boring after that, but seeing the characters together actually feels rewarding after watching them get together.

Though, for sure if they make it interesting enough, even those romances that drag on until the confession can be interesting, 5-toubun is a nice example. It mainly depends on how they execute it.
Mar 22, 2020 1:48 PM
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I like adult type of romance anime example domestic girlfriend
And I hate unnecessary drama like most of the romance anime have
Mar 22, 2020 1:56 PM
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forced romance.. for example: toradora.

it was so so forced.. without any sort of buildup and logic
Mar 22, 2020 3:38 PM

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-When the characters act like complete idiots in font of their crushes. Like, make them act like normal people, for god's sake.
-Character's only defining trait being in love, they have no ambition, no goals in life other than gaining their crushe's attention.
-When characters fall in love for no apparent reason.
-Shitty love triangles, forced melodrama.
-Stupid misunderstandings that go on forever which could be solved if only the chars actually communicated.
-Noncon stuff with the male char pinning down the female char with the " you should realise, I'm a man, I can't control myself" bs.
-Overly violent female character.
-Characters that take the meaning of "dense" to a whole new level.
-When the female char goes "what is this doki doki feeling i have inside me?", like come on, they need someone else to literally spell it out for them.
-Pathetic love rivals that bring nothing of substance to the story.
-Too much blushing over simple hand holding, kissing etc.
-Only getting together at the end of the series.
-Abusive relationships potrayed as loving.




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Mar 22, 2020 3:41 PM

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I just hate it when there is not even a kiss scene :c


Mar 22, 2020 4:10 PM

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my main problem was how there was a clear connection and they don’t include a kiss scene. like in from me to you (forgot japanese name) they had so many opportunities to include a kiss scene but missed them.. also i dislike how i need to read the manga to even get proper closer of the story. I could name some shows off: Nisekoi, My Little Monster, & Blue Spring Ride. also i dont like misunderstandings that could’ve been easily solver if they just talked.
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Mar 22, 2020 4:53 PM

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Unnecessary drama caused by an annoying female lead - that female lead that no matter how many times the male lead confirms that he likes her, he is into her, he wants to be ONLY with her; she still questions and makes that unnecessary drama. and that unnecessary drama makes her annoying. They start going out in the beginning and then there is this circling around, and around, until the end of the series. Like, he said it, he is trying to do everything there is to do to show his good intentions and there she is - 'he doesn't like me' etc. ...
I'm not talking about the comedy element in any sort of a way.
Igarashi Iroha(3D Kanojo) had this drama, and i was about to drop it because of it. I felt like every two-three episodes are about the same thing. Like there is no character development, like, they don't learn from their 'mistakes'.
Mar 22, 2020 5:06 PM

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Harem and no ending at all, but the worst of all the romances i saw until now, not that i have seen a lot, was Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun coulda been one of the best but that ending holy...
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Mar 22, 2020 8:37 PM
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When derederes NEVER win. I don't know what the deal is with tsunderes winning. Realistically speaking I'd want a girl that's sweet from the get go and is interested in me just because; I don't see the appeal of having to "win" someone over.
Mar 22, 2020 10:16 PM

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when the character i dislike actually wins
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