Yukiya and Miku, who are about to become high school students, have a game. It started several years ago with saying “I love you,” but has expanded to the point that now they just generally flirt with each other and try to provoke a reaction from the other. The loser of the “game” is the… Read More First Impression: I Want to End This Love Game
Two middle-schoolers play old maid. The boy, Oota, shows every emotion on his face, whereas the girl, Kashiwada, has a flawless poker face no matter what. Outside the game, Oota engages in various other antics, trying to provoke any sort of visible reaction from Kashiwada, with no success. Still, some super awkward middle school flirting… Read More First Impression: Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota
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Ayumu (boy) and Urushi (girl) awkwardly flirt while playing shogi. That’s the episode. Oh, I guess sometimes for variety they awkwardly flirt during breaks between classes or while walking home. In a typical-for-the-genre arbitrary and irrational teenage decision that somehow still feels kind of realistic, Ayumu has decided not to confess his feelings to Urushi… Read More First Impression: When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
Teasing Master Takagi-San has been a joyful surprise for me. This slice-of-life school comedy about the excessively self-conscious Nishikata and his clever and humorous female deskmate, Takagi-san, is full of color and light and small moments in which I could find myself—and God—went much further than I thought it would, and really pulled me along… Read More Teasing Master Takagi-san, and an Easter after Lent
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