Tasogare Out Focus Is a combination of four different mangas written by same author. Its like a Tetralogy. With the every manga expect the last one about a different couple. They are all one volume and contains 7 to 9 chapters. So all of them pretty short and this is the biggest problem. There are to many things happening to them being short stories.
We have three couples that have 7 chapters to start a relationship, have a interesting story and develop a relationship which is not enough. After this part I’m gonna talk about anime.
Same think happens even worse in the anime for me. Couples felt empty because I have 5 episodes for first couple, 4 or 3 I dont remember for the second and 3 for the last one. Oh and 1 ep for kind of for everyone.What kind of opinion I should get on them ? Because of it Im gonna talk about every couple like its a different anime.
1st Couple (ep 1-4 , 11-12): Hisashi and Mao its the couple we see on poster and kind of the main one. As a relationship trope they are friends to lovers. We have Hisashi a very handsome but cold boy and Mao a student who loves to shoot movies. The story is mostly happens in dorm because they are roommates.One that Mao learns that Hisashi is gay and he promised to keep it in secret and Hisashi promises to not feel in love with him. My biggest problem with this couple is them being lost opportunity. They are the couple that had a change to get a deeper and interesting story but didn’t well because ehem 5 ep. We did have a change to talk about grooming, opening himself to others, p*do*lia etc. but we don't, everything just get brushed under the carpet. Thanks for it. The only think that were opened in story is finding what you interest in which it was done great .But What was the point of showing serious topics to just forget about them.. For me it just bad writing. Same with dialogues a lot of dialogues were just cringe for me and maybe its just me feeling this way but Evertime writer didn't know how to counting the scene we get a bed scene. Even when they talked about their feelings and what they worried about we just end-up in bed scene.Not the worst couple and did have a great potential but we never gonna see it so 5/10
2nd Couple (ep 5 - 7) :Ichikawa and Jin, second couple and my favorite. Their trope was enemies to lovers. Ichikawa is the second year director of the film clubs very passionate about films but have a very short temper. And Jin is the third year director and president of the film club. He is very popular in the school, very put together. But they are not getting along. In the series we see their relationship change them become more close and open to each other about film making and understanding each other. I like them they have chemistry and even tho actually they have the cringiest story I enjoyed it the most. They just work. Again 4 episode is not enough and I wanted more development but it is what it is 6.5/10
3rd Couple (8- 10): Rei and Shion they are my least favorite as a couple but I like the story more then first if its make sense. As a trope its kind of Grumpy and sunshine mixing with fake dating. Shion was annoying to me in the first episode and thinking that we just have 3 ep with Its to much for me. He is someone who wants to find boyfriend. Its he’s only goal in the world. In the end he find himself in film club where is Rei is the scenarist. He is a cold and kind of mean workaholic who only cares about making film. They dont get along at first but end up in some kind of half fake dating scenerio. Im not sure how to explain it.And we see their relationship getting stronger and them feel in love which each other. Finding what they passionate about and changing perspective in life. Like I say not the worst story I just dont like the couple. I just felt bored watching them and for me it can be more interesting if they have different partners.
So for me it was 2nd > 1st > 3rd
As a good part I can mention that the film club was done great. We actually did have a lot of great moment. How people finding what they into and about their passions. I enjoyed this part. The animation was not bed not my favorite style of drawing but Im sure a lot of people gonna enjoy it. There were cute and heartwarming moments. We dont have abuse in the series between the main couple which is well a great accomplishment in Yaoi genre. As a SA scene which is again very popular in Yaoi genre. There is one that can get interacted as one. I think its just really bed writing because the author well not great at it. But still it there is one so if you don't like it and don't wanna see it. Watch it knowing this information.
Well if you wanna watch a cute Yaoi I still think you should watch it . Its pretty okay. Just not what I want.Its not the worst one I see its just that I think its the biggest lost opportunity I did see in a long time
