Yeah, I get you.

In my case, I just pointed out (politely, I hope) that they were the one who called me, and not the other way round.

And thankfully, they left it at that.

This is basically a kicked out from party trope, but shoujo version.

That’s so smart. I was thinking of how this manga could end while achieving maximum happiness / utility for everyone, but I fixated on Hareta and can’t think of anything good.

Centering it on Misaki would solve it.

I still can’t think of a satisfactory way to prevent the game from breaking or ending though. (e.g. Hareta can pretend to date any / all of the heroines, but would date Misaki behind the scenes, but that’s kind of lame and out of character for Hareta)

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Help why is my password showing up as asterisks?

should still be bullied a little bit. Maybe not as far as back in my day, but definitely don’t be encouraging that. I like anime but that’s not normal nor should it be normal

Why? Is it because they are different from others? Surely them doing their own thing don’t hurt you personally.

Completed the following:

My Dress-Up Darling

Heard plenty of praises for it before. It moved up my priority queue thanks to the latest manga chapters.

It is good as expected and I can see why everyone likes Marin. In fact, I’d say she carried the show quite a bit. Wakana does not have as much of an impact but he’s decent too.

Like most other seinen romances that I’ve consumed, there’s a lack of unnecessary drama. For example, at the end of episode 10

Those shounen and shoujo romances can learn from this (though at that point, they would probably be considered seinen and jousei).

It’s among my potential top favourites at the moment (i.e. score of 9 / 10). Looking forward to the next season.

Coincidentally, I picked up the manga The Story of a Succubus Who Came to the Human World. It looks like it’s inspired (or referenced) by the succubus manga from My Dress-Up Darling. Real cute and wholesome.

WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?

Kinda like Captain America but in a fantasy world.

This anime surprisingly fulfills many of my criteria for a Gundam-like show. At one point, I was half-expecting the talisman to float around and attack enemies like funnels / dragoons / gund bits.

Not sure if it’s because the anime tried to adapt too much of the source material in too few episodes, but I find that there’s a lack of explanation and depth when it comes to characterization and world-building.

Due to its flaws, I’ve gotta give it a 7 or 8 / 10

Picked up

The Story of a Succubus Who Came to the Human World - looks like it’s inspired by the succubus manga in My Dress-up Darling (or got referenced in it); real cute and wholesome

Making Progress on Yuri Before the Deadline - yet another yuri manga; nothing special, but I enjoyed it

Rock is a Lady’s Modesty - the main characters’ names are clearly inspired by Kaguya-sama; seeing how it goes

Delusional Teacher - teacher projects her perverted thoughts onto her students; funny enough for me

My Goddess Spurs Me On - more cute lesbians

Drawing: The Greatest Mangaka Becomes a Skilled “Martial Artist” in Another World - standard isekai; meh

Gal Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? - yet another nerdy guy and flashy girl romcom, but this one differentiates itself by: 1. having two girls 2. one of said girls is a closet nerd

Dropped

Inaho-kun Is Supposed to Be a Fake Sweetheart - another trap romcom; humor / character / plot don’t click for me