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do you watched boku no kokoro no yabai yatsu of this season? (danger in my heart).... to me was the best romance anime of thats season.. sorry for my bad english
I always thought romance was boring until i realized that i was watching the fan service shounen romance, now I can't stop watching and reading shoujo romance
@@juliomontes9594hink these are good. Horimiya, Kimi ni todoke, Say I love you, Orange, Blue spring ride, fruits basket, are all good romance animes. As for movies, Words bubble up like soda pop, bubble, a silent voice. Some of these aren’t necessarily, “shoujo” but I still consider them good romance animes
There’s plenty of good ones. The ones who exclusively watch shounen before are just finding about shoujo anime now that the anime industry finally made proper shoujo anime after many dead years of barely adapting enough shoujo manga that came out out within at least the last 10 years. Stupid isekai mangas got more focus in the past few years until this year for some reason. I remember in 2010s how common shoujo anime was then they end up not becoming common. This year is the much needed ressurgance since romance anime before this year is most likely actually under a shounen manga magazine (very male oriented).
I’m still baffled that the show didn’t take off more and get higher ratings. Also, It definitely leaned towards Shojo but it also appealed a bit to the male audience as well. It was a good balance
I came on here because I don’t understand the hype around this even after watching the anime. I’m in college and would find it weird to know that one of my female classmates is into hard core gaming and is dating a high schooler. The premise just didn’t feel realistic or even relatable and I would frankly be concerned for someone of her age and gender to be acting in such a manner. I assume the manga is better and that’s why the anime is so revered.
@stephaniecobian725 most university girls I knew were into gaming at least somewhat (though I was in an IT course so most people were there because they played games) and I have one friend that did date a high school girl while in uni. This scenario is not that unrealistic, especially for outgoing people.
SO TRUE it's been a few years since it came out but honestly I remember when it came out 😭🫶✨ I wanted a second season so badly honeslty there's nothing better then adult office romance that's just slow paced it's my favorite 😭🫶✨ anywho this me agreeing
@@UwU-lm9or I agree. Did you watch The Ice Guy and its Cool Female Colleague? Also, did you read Sweat and Soap? It starts as erotica but the tone shifts after the 1st few chapters. Do you have any of your own recommendations?
I LOVED Yamada-kun! It was one of my favorites from the summer anime line-up along with Skip and Loafer. I felt that these two anime were much more mature and realistic when it comes to romance. It's like a breath of fresh air for me. I really hope both of these anime gets a second season. We need more anime like these!
What I really like about this Anime is that it has a very calm touch. It is an Anime where you can chill and watch out, with sweet moments, little bit funny and also sometimes weird moments On my opinion it is the charm of the Anime/Manga that it isnt plotwise very demanding but only wholesome. That's why I watched it, then as an AMV editor I created an AMV and tried to portray the charming points of the Anime😊and last but not least I read the Manga and I all the other great scnees from the Anime will be adapted. That would be great for every Fan like myself so please announce soon a season 2🙏
I really enjoyed this series and also got into the manga from it. I generally like that the relationship between Akito and Akane is not toxic - moreso in the manga but both Akane and Akito try to be better versions of themselves - Akito tries to be more considerate of Akane's feelings and Akane works on her own insecurities that are the aftermath of her last relationship - it's honestly refreshing and I hope there's a season 2.
I think it's exciting that more web manga/manwha are getting printed and some are even getting anime adaptations (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, Solo Leveling, Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp, Villains Are Destined to Die). You are definitely correct about the availability of series via the Shonen Jumps and Shojo Beats being pretty limiting, so it's no surprise that fans of the art and stories like myself are looking for different mediums for content.
@@MissUSELESS9362, oh, sorry. The way I wrote that was confusing. I was just lumping it in because it got a print version here. An anime would be amazing for it, though. I hope that's somehow on the horizon.
This was one of the most lighthearted shows I watched this year. I liked the art and the sparkling lights or bubbles and flowers that appear when Yamada and Akane have an emotional interaction. It felt just like the art work in a Shoujo manga, that is why I felt the show leaned more towards a Shoujo demographic.
I was obsessed! Loving Yamada-kun is so well written. The fact that things are handled in a normal way (trying not to include spoilers). In fact I'd say it's likely more Josei than Shoujo cos it takes a little more maturity than young girls tend to have to be as forthright as Akane is. The sparkly eyes in the animation is also so beautiful. And yess girlll you're right, Yamada hands down wins the rizz king title this season. I may have to buy all of the manga. It would be criminal of them not to give us a second season 🥲
I enjoyed the anime more than the manga. I hope we get more seasons. And the whole discourse of "aCtUaLly AKanE iS GroOMinG yAmADA" was so damn funny. Those people really don't know much about anime (there are some really nasty age-gap series) or life if they suggest that a 20 yo can "groom" a 18 yo.
granted, I understand if people don't like age gaps in any capacity. But this particular series treats the gap respectfully. Akane never pressures Yamada and their relationship grows from a healthy place.
the age gap isnt even a big problem. (to me atleast) its only two years. they are both adults too. anyone who finds a problem with it is probably only thinking about the fact hes in high school and shes in college instead of their age
As someone who is extremely sensitive to "age gap" romances, the fact that it starts at 20/18 is fine to me. I'd be more wary even if it began at 21/19, but the difference between a 20 year old and an 18 year old is.......basically non-existent in my experience and opinion.
Sometimes watching shojo anime is soooooo frustrating! Twelve episodes aaaannnnd poof! That's it! That's it? What do you mean that's IT?! What do you mean Rent-A-Girlfriend is getting a third season?? Ugggghhhh!! Having watched Yamada-kun, Raeliana, and Skip & Loafer this season, I came away more frustrated than satisfied knowing that these titles may never get more than 12 episodes while other shows, like Blue Lock, got a cool 24 or other anime got more than one season like Rent-A-Girlfriend and My Dress Up Darling. Also! Penguin-Random House has launched an imprint called INKLORE that will be publishing physicals of My Love for Yamada-kun in 2024! (They're also publishing the light novel for Under the Oak Tree, another fav)
skip to loafer is a seinen and its published in the same magazine as vinland saga, if that can get a second season then they are beating the 1 season curse
@@lemon5000-tj6nv I'm aware that Skip and Loafer is a seinen and published in the same mag as Vinland Saga. I read and watch both. Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion isn't a shojo either. I mention these anime because the problem of only 12 episodes goes beyond shojo, which is why they're separated from my first paragraph. The implication here is what separates these shows from Rent-A-Girlfriend and My Dress Up Darling in receiving more episodes, and its not the wholesome subjects or compelling plot. But fingers crossed Skip and Loafer gets a second season and less grief than S2 of Vinland Saga (since lots of viewers and readers are vocal about the merits of the slave/farming arc).
Shoujo or not, I really enjoyed this anime! The characters were great the comedy was good and the romance elements were really sweet! More stuff like this would be amazing!
Thank you for this spoiler-free review!! I'll definitely start watching the anime and reading the manga now 💗 It's been on my list of shows to watch because I like some of the voice actors other work :)
So happy you made a video on this anime/manga it’s one of my favorites and I also immediately ran for the manga after the measly 12 ep we get for season one. I do really hope we get a season two but I worry we won’t. So few shojo get second seasons it’s a crime honestly.
Such awesome commentary. I just found your videos. I'm also a black manga lover and it's so awesome to see someone like me making this kind of content. Also, what's the print of the two making the finger heart on the wall in the background? so cute
Yo, thanks so much for recommending Lv. 999! I burned through reading it today after I watched your video this morning. So satisfying to read a romance series where they get together pretty early on and actually develop a relationship.
This show was givvvinnngggg I hope it gets a season 2 definitely stronger than a lot of the newer releases imo , it was a refreshment in a pool of tired tropes and storylines! Also Yamadas love language must be touch … good for him
I loved the show so much early on I read ahead in the manga and I squealed at the last episode! I, too, wanna see some of the later chapters animated and even though Yamada is leaving high school, it’s nice for once to have a romance featuring 2 adults. Their dynamic just feels so natural & yeah, it reminds me a lot of Wotakoi. I think I might even go so far as to saying Yamada-kun may now be in my top 5 anime of all time.
I love office romance. Most memorable I read last year was Sweat and Soap, who started as erotica (maybe to fit the platform it was published on as well?) and was really wholesome and fun. I doubt, it will ever get adapted and it's a d*mn shame.
Thank you for mentioning Wotakoi! I'm not even a fan of the romance genre (I'm equally turned off by Shojo and Shonen versions of romance) and Wotakoi just stole my heart. I couldn't get enough of it. I might even start watching Lv999 because of your review.
Switching demographics to reach the correct audience for the story isn't super uncommon. Kageki Shojo was initially in a Seinen Magazine but when the magazine ceased publication, instead of putting it in another seinen mag it was continued in a Josei magazine, a better fit for its story and audience. But it also goes with your point of "if this wasn't a series leaning towards general appeal would it even get an anime?" I love Yamada Lvl 999 and I'm praying we get another season because it's so good.
I read the first volume and it didn't stick with me. I'm glad you put this out since I have something to put back on my list. Comparing anything with wotakoi is gonna get my attention~
The fact that so little amount of shoujo manga gets a good adaptation......even average adaptation are rare😭😭😭I'm kinda sad to find out that yamada-kun isn't shoujo but I still love the series regardless ❤thinking of reading the manga next but still hoping for a season 2 announcement sometime 🤧
I adore Loving Yamada-kun. but. Yamada doesn't even have the most unintentional rizz of any male lead from the Spring 2023 season - that goes to Takada from My Clueless First Friend, who got the Crunchyroll commenter nickname 'the Rizzler'. you would not believe a fifth grader could be this unintentionally smooth. nor as masterful at anti-bully verbal jiujitsu. One of the main appeals of this show is seeing a bullied girl get lifted out of social isolation and depression by this absolute angel boy. it kind of is a manic pixie dream boy narrative, lol. but despite Takada being oblivious, absurdly optimistic, and slightly chuuni in a charming way, he's also remarkably empathetic. even when he's verbally destroying bullies, there's no malice. sorry, a bit off topic, but I wanted to plug a super-underrated show. anyway I would kill for another season of Loving Yamada-kun. Eita best G.I.R.L.
I know it's not much, but I'm just happy to see more romance shows that actually go somewhere with the romantic leads. When I was younger I kept falling for these series that meander with whether or not they'll get together and it left a sour taste behind. I also like that one of the romantic rivals wasn't a rival at all. She was just overprotective of her friends. One small gripe is I find it farfetched that Yamada is popular with the girls. He's way to closed off to get that kinda attention. Realistically the girls would acknowledge he's cute, but think he's too boring to date
There are a few memes out there that frame the show as a male-oriented fantasy. At first I thought they were simply mistaken. Turns out it kinda have some basis. (I still prefer to consider the show mostly a shojo though)
I loved this anime a lot! But I can see why it didn’t take off. It’s kinda boring, and slow paced. It’s not dramatic, no angst, no high stakes, etc. I’m pretty far into the manga, and I really like it for those reasons
tbf I want more shoujo/josei art/"language" of romance within shounen/seinen romance. also, what's interesting... am i one who weirded out how some men who watched this react to Yamada? taken from MAL: "While I enjoyed this anime, I can't really recommend it. Why? Well, it is just like a bland soup that will fill you, but will not give you any lasting taste. So what do we have here? A girl after a break up meets a gamer and we follow their interactions for 13 episodes. Don’t be fooled tho if you thought “wow, a gamer, he is just like me!” - the man is a typical hot dude that has no rest from girls. And this is, basically, everything I can tell without going through every episode spoilering you events, because the flow of events is neither ..." it's like it's expected for shonen/seinen romance anime for male protag to look... bland and kinda unattractive. huh?
I liked it, better than the average anime released today. Only thing I didn’t like was the game, thought it was lame and just took time from the story, I’d rather watch them stare at nothing lol.
i saw ch 69 of the manga and this is def not shoujo lol i would consider a more mature audience btw what are the chances that the current comments are at 69 lol
i've been noticing that romance mangas from this decade are getting better at the cost of leaving the shoujo/josei label behind and blending in with genres like shounen/seinen which are mostly written by men for men. it's a shame, honestly. shounen romance, specially when written by men, tend to have a very different vibe and are too male-gaze-y. i wish those would remain separated for this reason. i'm not promoting a battle of the sexes or anything, of course, but this situation is unbalanced exactly because the female audience is willing to read anything regardless of genre, whereas the male audience have no interest in anything that isn't catered to them :/ personally i found yamada-kun quite boring. i mean, i can understand why people like it, but i'm fed up with modern shoujo with girls who tend to have the exact same personality and the love triangles. i've read a bunch of romance shoujo from the 2010's decade like horimiya, aoharaido, hibi chouchou, taiyou no ie, tsubaki chou, etc, and goddamit, almost all of them were sooo mid to downright awful. i think the only one i truly liked was wotakoi. this situation left me completely disiluded with the whole romance shoujo genre for a while. this changed when i decided to read skip to loafer and my fucking god that manga is an absolute gem. there's no comparison to others, at all. it's so well done and well written i become a little sad when i realize it's very unlikely something good like this will appear again soon. also, after school lessons for unripe apples, this one is a one in a million manhwa.
this!! he's similar to nifuji from wotakoi, a stoic dude who loves video games, yet nifuji seems to be so much better for some reason. yamada feels so unrealistic that i couldn't believe a 20 year old woman could get bamboozled by him, it must be his looks or she just really have a bad taste in men.
I was reading the manga last of yamada-kun last year and yesterday I watched the anime. It's such a great adaptation,I'm really looking forward a second season
Honestly I do agree that Yamada kun had much love and care to the anime (also Dangers in My Heart strangely) and def when you showed clips of Requiem of the Rose King, the contrast is stark. I remember that anime specifically because last year I saw the trailer and felt it would be mid. Like I know I shouldn’t judge but its cover but I felt like brrrrrr not watching this. On another note, I did feel Tomo kun did get love too in the comedy aspect because the punch lines are sp punchy like the 4koma panel that I binged this manga and didnt get bored watching.
I read the manga. **MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD** Maybe a controversial take but honestly I could kind of ignore the age gap and everything but then ch. 69 happened. I'm just not comfortable with the fact that she's an iirc 2nd year and college and he's still a senior in high school. I'd probably be ok if they at least kind of acknowledged the fact that it's a bit weird or waited for him to enter college, but scenes like during the school festival where everyone was complimenting Yamada-kun on having gotten an older girl just icked me out. I couldn't go past chapter 69.
a 2-year age difference is really not an age gap. I think they refer to her as an older girl because in a high school setting, the concept of seniority is different than it normally is in a way that even someone a year older would still be referred to as "older"
I skip alot of modern male pov romance anime since they’re cookie cutter paste plots. Kinda watching old romances like midori days. It’s shonen. High school dxd. Love hina. School rumble. I finished that one. 💕💕 but annoyed how it ended in the manga. I’m giving skip to loafer a chance. it’s making it harder for me to watch it bc it’s aight. 👍Not in a bad way. Yamada kun isn’t really my cup of tea. Akane just annoyed me and bored me. Yamada is ehh. Not good not horrible. No offense to the creator. Not my cup of tea.
I respect your opinion, but this anime was plain boring, Runa was a disgusting character, the main relationship was okay at best and the animation was way too generic to care
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do you watched boku no kokoro no yabai yatsu of this season? (danger in my heart).... to me was the best romance anime of thats season.. sorry for my bad english
I always thought romance was boring until i realized that i was watching the fan service shounen romance, now I can't stop watching and reading shoujo romance
there are some good shounen romance too though, like horimiya
@@juliomontes9594hink these are good. Horimiya, Kimi ni todoke, Say I love you, Orange, Blue spring ride, fruits basket, are all good romance animes. As for movies, Words bubble up like soda pop, bubble, a silent voice. Some of these aren’t necessarily, “shoujo” but I still consider them good romance animes
@@parasol3561Ah yes, many of those holds a place in my heart
There’s plenty of good ones. The ones who exclusively watch shounen before are just finding about shoujo anime now that the anime industry finally made proper shoujo anime after many dead years of barely adapting enough shoujo manga that came out out within at least the last 10 years. Stupid isekai mangas got more focus in the past few years until this year for some reason. I remember in 2010s how common shoujo anime was then they end up not becoming common. This year is the much needed ressurgance since romance anime before this year is most likely actually under a shounen manga magazine (very male oriented).
I’m still baffled that the show didn’t take off more and get higher ratings. Also, It definitely leaned towards Shojo but it also appealed a bit to the male audience as well. It was a good balance
honestly same! I think the mix of styles and demographics helped it gain some popularity as well though
I came on here because I don’t understand the hype around this even after watching the anime. I’m in college and would find it weird to know that one of my female classmates is into hard core gaming and is dating a high schooler. The premise just didn’t feel realistic or even relatable and I would frankly be concerned for someone of her age and gender to be acting in such a manner. I assume the manga is better and that’s why the anime is so revered.
@@stephaniecobian725 well if u base it in reality then a lot of anime becomes bad 😂. Ig the show is not for everyone 🤷🏻♂️
@stephaniecobian725 most university girls I knew were into gaming at least somewhat (though I was in an IT course so most people were there because they played games) and I have one friend that did date a high school girl while in uni. This scenario is not that unrealistic, especially for outgoing people.
but loving yamada kun was super succesful?? It even superpassed other popular animes
Everytime Wotakoi gets a mention, an angel gets its wings.
Seriously need a 2nd season🙏
Agreed. It was so sweet and fun!
SO TRUE it's been a few years since it came out but honestly I remember when it came out 😭🫶✨ I wanted a second season so badly honeslty there's nothing better then adult office romance that's just slow paced it's my favorite 😭🫶✨ anywho this me agreeing
@@UwU-lm9or I agree. Did you watch The Ice Guy and its Cool Female Colleague? Also, did you read Sweat and Soap? It starts as erotica but the tone shifts after the 1st few chapters.
Do you have any of your own recommendations?
I LOVED Yamada-kun! It was one of my favorites from the summer anime line-up along with Skip and Loafer. I felt that these two anime were much more mature and realistic when it comes to romance. It's like a breath of fresh air for me. I really hope both of these anime gets a second season. We need more anime like these!
What I really like about this Anime is that it has a very calm touch. It is an Anime where you can chill and watch out, with sweet moments, little bit funny and also sometimes weird moments On my opinion it is the charm of the Anime/Manga that it isnt plotwise very demanding but only wholesome. That's why I watched it, then as an AMV editor I created an AMV and tried to portray the charming points of the Anime😊and last but not least I read the Manga and I all the other great scnees from the Anime will be adapted. That would be great for every Fan like myself so please announce soon a season 2🙏
I really enjoyed this series and also got into the manga from it. I generally like that the relationship between Akito and Akane is not toxic - moreso in the manga but both Akane and Akito try to be better versions of themselves - Akito tries to be more considerate of Akane's feelings and Akane works on her own insecurities that are the aftermath of her last relationship - it's honestly refreshing and I hope there's a season 2.
I think it's exciting that more web manga/manwha are getting printed and some are even getting anime adaptations (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, Solo Leveling, Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp, Villains Are Destined to Die). You are definitely correct about the availability of series via the Shonen Jumps and Shojo Beats being pretty limiting, so it's no surprise that fans of the art and stories like myself are looking for different mediums for content.
Waittt what Villains are destined to Die is getting an anime adaption??? Pls tell me you are sure please I am dying
@@MissUSELESS9362, oh, sorry. The way I wrote that was confusing. I was just lumping it in because it got a print version here. An anime would be amazing for it, though. I hope that's somehow on the horizon.
I really enjoyed the style of this series. It felt like a nice change of pace from the usual in a romance series
a very refreshing and modern take on what romance anime could look like going forward
It actually felt like an old school shoujo to me!! The popular romance series from the past years are not really shoujos
This was one of the most lighthearted shows I watched this year. I liked the art and the sparkling lights or bubbles and flowers that appear when Yamada and Akane have an emotional interaction. It felt just like the art work in a Shoujo manga, that is why I felt the show leaned more towards a Shoujo demographic.
I was obsessed! Loving Yamada-kun is so well written. The fact that things are handled in a normal way (trying not to include spoilers). In fact I'd say it's likely more Josei than Shoujo cos it takes a little more maturity than young girls tend to have to be as forthright as Akane is. The sparkly eyes in the animation is also so beautiful. And yess girlll you're right, Yamada hands down wins the rizz king title this season. I may have to buy all of the manga. It would be criminal of them not to give us a second season 🥲
I enjoyed the anime more than the manga. I hope we get more seasons. And the whole discourse of "aCtUaLly AKanE iS GroOMinG yAmADA" was so damn funny. Those people really don't know much about anime (there are some really nasty age-gap series) or life if they suggest that a 20 yo can "groom" a 18 yo.
granted, I understand if people don't like age gaps in any capacity. But this particular series treats the gap respectfully. Akane never pressures Yamada and their relationship grows from a healthy place.
the age gap isnt even a big problem. (to me atleast) its only two years. they are both adults too. anyone who finds a problem with it is probably only thinking about the fact hes in high school and shes in college instead of their age
As someone who is extremely sensitive to "age gap" romances, the fact that it starts at 20/18 is fine to me. I'd be more wary even if it began at 21/19, but the difference between a 20 year old and an 18 year old is.......basically non-existent in my experience and opinion.
Sometimes watching shojo anime is soooooo frustrating! Twelve episodes aaaannnnd poof! That's it! That's it? What do you mean that's IT?! What do you mean Rent-A-Girlfriend is getting a third season?? Ugggghhhh!!
Having watched Yamada-kun, Raeliana, and Skip & Loafer this season, I came away more frustrated than satisfied knowing that these titles may never get more than 12 episodes while other shows, like Blue Lock, got a cool 24 or other anime got more than one season like Rent-A-Girlfriend and My Dress Up Darling.
Also! Penguin-Random House has launched an imprint called INKLORE that will be publishing physicals of My Love for Yamada-kun in 2024! (They're also publishing the light novel for Under the Oak Tree, another fav)
skip to loafer is a seinen and its published in the same magazine as vinland saga, if that can get a second season then they are beating the 1 season curse
@@lemon5000-tj6nv I'm aware that Skip and Loafer is a seinen and published in the same mag as Vinland Saga. I read and watch both. Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion isn't a shojo either. I mention these anime because the problem of only 12 episodes goes beyond shojo, which is why they're separated from my first paragraph. The implication here is what separates these shows from Rent-A-Girlfriend and My Dress Up Darling in receiving more episodes, and its not the wholesome subjects or compelling plot.
But fingers crossed Skip and Loafer gets a second season and less grief than S2 of Vinland Saga (since lots of viewers and readers are vocal about the merits of the slave/farming arc).
Shoujo or not, I really enjoyed this anime! The characters were great the comedy was good and the romance elements were really sweet! More stuff like this would be amazing!
Thank you for this spoiler-free review!! I'll definitely start watching the anime and reading the manga now 💗 It's been on my list of shows to watch because I like some of the voice actors other work :)
thanks for watching!
So happy you made a video on this anime/manga it’s one of my favorites and I also immediately ran for the manga after the measly 12 ep we get for season one. I do really hope we get a season two but I worry we won’t. So few shojo get second seasons it’s a crime honestly.
I loved the series, it was so refreshing and fun to watch . Can’t wait for next season!( I hope there is another season)
I hope so too!
Such awesome commentary. I just found your videos. I'm also a black manga lover and it's so awesome to see someone like me making this kind of content. Also, what's the print of the two making the finger heart on the wall in the background? so cute
Best romance since Wotakoi and that's High Praise!
Discussing two of my favorites perfectly, you love to see it! Keep up the great work!
Yo, thanks so much for recommending Lv. 999! I burned through reading it today after I watched your video this morning. So satisfying to read a romance series where they get together pretty early on and actually develop a relationship.
I loved the series, I really hope we get a season 2 🤞
sameeeeee
@@TheAnimeTea I am praying to the anime gods that we get a season 2!!!!
One of my fav romance anime/manga
I really hope A Sign of Affection gets a great adaptation
This show was givvvinnngggg I hope it gets a season 2 definitely stronger than a lot of the newer releases imo , it was a refreshment in a pool of tired tropes and storylines! Also Yamadas love language must be touch … good for him
I love this anime (and manga!) so much! Their love story is just so sweet and soft, and I agree that i want more of this!
I loved the show so much early on I read ahead in the manga and I squealed at the last episode! I, too, wanna see some of the later chapters animated and even though Yamada is leaving high school, it’s nice for once to have a romance featuring 2 adults. Their dynamic just feels so natural & yeah, it reminds me a lot of Wotakoi. I think I might even go so far as to saying Yamada-kun may now be in my top 5 anime of all time.
Love Wotakoi 🥰 It was bittersweet to read the last manga 🥲
your voice is so soothing
I love office romance. Most memorable I read last year was Sweat and Soap, who started as erotica (maybe to fit the platform it was published on as well?) and was really wholesome and fun. I doubt, it will ever get adapted and it's a d*mn shame.
I went into that anime with zero knowledge and expectations and I really really enjoyed it! ❤
Wow that's awesome thanks so much for sharing this video. I agree with you. I love Romance Anime.😁
I'm glad you like it
@@TheAnimeTea me too ☺️
Thank you for mentioning Wotakoi! I'm not even a fan of the romance genre (I'm equally turned off by Shojo and Shonen versions of romance) and Wotakoi just stole my heart. I couldn't get enough of it. I might even start watching Lv999 because of your review.
Switching demographics to reach the correct audience for the story isn't super uncommon. Kageki Shojo was initially in a Seinen Magazine but when the magazine ceased publication, instead of putting it in another seinen mag it was continued in a Josei magazine, a better fit for its story and audience. But it also goes with your point of "if this wasn't a series leaning towards general appeal would it even get an anime?"
I love Yamada Lvl 999 and I'm praying we get another season because it's so good.
I watch it on a whim recently and throughly enjoyed it I’ll definitely be recommending it to others in the future
I really want a Friendship so Impure Adaptation
Sounds interesting. I’ll give it a try.
let me know if you enjoy it!
We really loved this show and thought it was beautifully animated.
I love shoujo since i was a kid
I read the first volume and it didn't stick with me. I'm glad you put this out since I have something to put back on my list. Comparing anything with wotakoi is gonna get my attention~
The fact that so little amount of shoujo manga gets a good adaptation......even average adaptation are rare😭😭😭I'm kinda sad to find out that yamada-kun isn't shoujo but I still love the series regardless ❤thinking of reading the manga next but still hoping for a season 2 announcement sometime 🤧
I thought loving Yamaha at level 99 was shoujo or josei. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_Yamada_at_Lv999!
Webmangas and manhwas don't have a demographics, it may be a shoujo, it just doesn't have the title
"I am fans. I am hungry for more."
Do you have any recommendations for anime series that have a similar style or storyline to "My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999"?
i want a 2nd season so badly
other good shoujo series like yamada-kun: my love story (ore monogatari), jellyfish princess (kuragehime), arakawa under the bridge
The show and the manga is just incredibly made and I favor it a little to much 😂
We need more josei anime.. most of the romances are shoujo and they progress SO. SLOW! 😭😔
where can you watch this series?
Good comparison with Bocchi. Neither series needed to be that well animated, but the staff went above & beyond.
I adore Loving Yamada-kun.
but. Yamada doesn't even have the most unintentional rizz of any male lead from the Spring 2023 season - that goes to Takada from My Clueless First Friend, who got the Crunchyroll commenter nickname 'the Rizzler'. you would not believe a fifth grader could be this unintentionally smooth. nor as masterful at anti-bully verbal jiujitsu. One of the main appeals of this show is seeing a bullied girl get lifted out of social isolation and depression by this absolute angel boy. it kind of is a manic pixie dream boy narrative, lol. but despite Takada being oblivious, absurdly optimistic, and slightly chuuni in a charming way, he's also remarkably empathetic. even when he's verbally destroying bullies, there's no malice.
sorry, a bit off topic, but I wanted to plug a super-underrated show.
anyway I would kill for another season of Loving Yamada-kun. Eita best G.I.R.L.
I know it's not much, but I'm just happy to see more romance shows that actually go somewhere with the romantic leads. When I was younger I kept falling for these series that meander with whether or not they'll get together and it left a sour taste behind. I also like that one of the romantic rivals wasn't a rival at all. She was just overprotective of her friends.
One small gripe is I find it farfetched that Yamada is popular with the girls. He's way to closed off to get that kinda attention. Realistically the girls would acknowledge he's cute, but think he's too boring to date
There are a few memes out there that frame the show as a male-oriented fantasy. At first I thought they were simply mistaken. Turns out it kinda have some basis. (I still prefer to consider the show mostly a shojo though)
I loved this anime a lot! But I can see why it didn’t take off. It’s kinda boring, and slow paced. It’s not dramatic, no angst, no high stakes, etc. I’m pretty far into the manga, and I really like it for those reasons
This is nothing against my little monster or Kimi no todoke😂😂
tbf I want more shoujo/josei art/"language" of romance within shounen/seinen romance.
also, what's interesting... am i one who weirded out how some men who watched this react to Yamada?
taken from MAL: "While I enjoyed this anime, I can't really recommend it. Why? Well, it is just like a bland soup that will fill you, but will not give you any lasting taste.
So what do we have here? A girl after a break up meets a gamer and we follow their interactions for 13 episodes. Don’t be fooled tho if you thought “wow, a gamer, he is just like me!” - the man is a typical hot dude that has no rest from girls. And this is, basically, everything I can tell without going through every episode spoilering you events, because the flow of events is neither ..."
it's like it's expected for shonen/seinen romance anime for male protag to look... bland and kinda unattractive. huh?
I liked it, better than the average anime released today. Only thing I didn’t like was the game, thought it was lame and just took time from the story, I’d rather watch them stare at nothing lol.
i saw ch 69 of the manga and this is def not shoujo lol i would consider a more mature audience
btw what are the chances that the current comments are at 69 lol
i've been noticing that romance mangas from this decade are getting better at the cost of leaving the shoujo/josei label behind and blending in with genres like shounen/seinen which are mostly written by men for men. it's a shame, honestly. shounen romance, specially when written by men, tend to have a very different vibe and are too male-gaze-y. i wish those would remain separated for this reason.
i'm not promoting a battle of the sexes or anything, of course, but this situation is unbalanced exactly because the female audience is willing to read anything regardless of genre, whereas the male audience have no interest in anything that isn't catered to them :/
personally i found yamada-kun quite boring. i mean, i can understand why people like it, but i'm fed up with modern shoujo with girls who tend to have the exact same personality and the love triangles. i've read a bunch of romance shoujo from the 2010's decade like horimiya, aoharaido, hibi chouchou, taiyou no ie, tsubaki chou, etc, and goddamit, almost all of them were sooo mid to downright awful. i think the only one i truly liked was wotakoi. this situation left me completely disiluded with the whole romance shoujo genre for a while.
this changed when i decided to read skip to loafer and my fucking god that manga is an absolute gem. there's no comparison to others, at all. it's so well done and well written i become a little sad when i realize it's very unlikely something good like this will appear again soon. also, after school lessons for unripe apples, this one is a one in a million manhwa.
I'mma be real Yamada has absolute 0 rizz. He speaks 0 shit 98% of the time. He's just a pretty face.
this!! he's similar to nifuji from wotakoi, a stoic dude who loves video games, yet nifuji seems to be so much better for some reason. yamada feels so unrealistic that i couldn't believe a 20 year old woman could get bamboozled by him, it must be his looks or she just really have a bad taste in men.
I was reading the manga last of yamada-kun last year and yesterday I watched the anime. It's such a great adaptation,I'm really looking forward a second season
Honestly I do agree that Yamada kun had much love and care to the anime (also Dangers in My Heart strangely) and def when you showed clips of Requiem of the Rose King, the contrast is stark. I remember that anime specifically because last year I saw the trailer and felt it would be mid. Like I know I shouldn’t judge but its cover but I felt like brrrrrr not watching this.
On another note, I did feel Tomo kun did get love too in the comedy aspect because the punch lines are sp punchy like the 4koma panel that I binged this manga and didnt get bored watching.
I read the manga. **MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD** Maybe a controversial take but honestly I could kind of ignore the age gap and everything but then ch. 69 happened. I'm just not comfortable with the fact that she's an iirc 2nd year and college and he's still a senior in high school. I'd probably be ok if they at least kind of acknowledged the fact that it's a bit weird or waited for him to enter college, but scenes like during the school festival where everyone was complimenting Yamada-kun on having gotten an older girl just icked me out. I couldn't go past chapter 69.
a 2-year age difference is really not an age gap. I think they refer to her as an older girl because in a high school setting, the concept of seniority is different than it normally is in a way that even someone a year older would still be referred to as "older"
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Josei >>>> Shoujo
I skip alot of modern male pov romance anime since they’re cookie cutter paste plots. Kinda watching old romances like midori days. It’s shonen. High school dxd. Love hina. School rumble. I finished that one. 💕💕 but annoyed how it ended in the manga.
I’m giving skip to loafer a chance. it’s making it harder for me to watch it bc it’s aight. 👍Not in a bad way.
Yamada kun isn’t really my cup of tea. Akane just annoyed me and bored me. Yamada is ehh. Not good not horrible. No offense to the creator. Not my cup of tea.
Yamada is definitely the male character with the most rizz this season
agree to disagree lv.999 is pure trash
Don’t like he’s in high school. Big turn off
i dont like Akane and Akito's relationship. Akito is underage you know😅
I respect your opinion, but this anime was plain boring, Runa was a disgusting character, the main relationship was okay at best and the animation was way too generic to care