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Endmaker@ani.social 1 day ago
This Season
Hot Take 1
Possible lukewarm take, given its surprising popularity:
Comparing based on just the first 3 episodes, I am enjoying There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… the most out of the airing anime that I’m following.
This is despite it being a stacked watchlist, with entries like:
The plot and characters feel kinda trashy, but it’s so entertaining. Personally, I find that it gives off the similar vibes to A Complicated Sibling Relationship 4-Koma. It’s like a dumpster fire on a rollercoaster.
Hot Take 2
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is my second drop of the season.
It’s not like it’s bad or anything. However, an anime has to stand out from the rest if it wants to keep my attention.
4 episodes in, it has the same cookie-cutter, standard, vanilla plot typical of most other romance anime (e.g. The Dangers in My Heart). Once you have seen one, you have seen them all.
An amazing execution could have make up for its ordinary premise, but with a slow-burn romance that takes forever to develop, I got bored out of my mind. I’d rather spend my time watching past top-rated anime.
Past Seasons
Gundam: The Origin
WIP
Bang Dream: Ave Mujica
WIP
Apocalypse Hotel
WIP
Unboxious@ani.social 1 day ago
I think I agree. It doesn’t require any prior UC knowledge to enjoy and it’s my favorite entry in UC anyways, and tied with Build Fighters as my favorite Gundam anime overall.
Don’t forget the other essential core message: “Economic oppression leads to war”
I think what makes it hard to describe is that the tone and style of the show varies wildly episode to episode. I agree though, great show.