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A little late to this one.
I failed to absorb the appeal. While indeed Shikimori is amazing and all-but-perfect, the main male lead is what takes me out of the experience. Izumi is just a walking 'bad luck' punching bag, and there is nothing appealing about that here. By the end of the first episode, I was convinced the 'teasing' classmates were correct: Izumi has no actual appeal as displayed to the audience, and Shikimori has no good reason to be with him. It even confirms later that same espisode that she is with him because she wants to be, which is fine, but basing her entire motivation on, taste, I guess, means there is nothing to cement their relationship other than arbitrary devotion. It was bizarre and only in service to the premise. I've long grown tired of the 'nice guy' trope (winning hearts by not being a psychopath), and Izume seems like the true king of all beta males, long may he reign.
That doesn't substitute for personality, of which he seems devoid. What is strange is that he is a rational actor, and does take some steps to reduce the burden for Shikimori, but because it never has any effect, his position and character development are all reactionary- He sure is a nice guy for not... being more angry at something he can't control? Is the tragedy of it all supposed to endear me to him? Too thick. His saintly attitude and brushing off of disproportinate misfortune (new injuries every day?) is contrived and seems to exist to elevate the nice guy schtick.
Sadly, that is not what I witnessed for these three episodes; more of their lopsided relationship dynamic of her being perfect and devoted, and him being unfortunate, but 'nice'. An uninteresting combo.Originally Posted by Ryllharu
The supporting cast was more fun, and had some chemistry as well, but ultimately Izumi is my biggest barrier to enjoying this.
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