Go for it Okuto!FINALE thread (T_T)
>pov: this could be us but bro choose heteronormativity
Hey! Be nice and put whatever you know about the last episode's screening under a spoiler tag, don't spoil anything to other anons you meanie
Nips already saw the final episode. It's gonna be an open ending.
>>288768607In GANBARE!! Nakamura-kun!! Episode 13, the show ends
Look at these two homos.
>>288768652>tfw we will never get a summer festival episode
>>288768722What are you talking about, that will definitely happen in season 2!
thats fucking gay kys
FAGGOT THREAD
>tfw reminded of the boy I liked during high school who got a girlfriend and started playing tf2 with her instead of me
Just open the episode with Hirose and Hana already breaking up, save some time for the other stuff.
>>288769038awww this is too cute and innocent, who's the artist?
I just hope the ending is satisfying
>>288769156I'm just hoping for AN ending, no returning to the status quo.
>>288769182if we do return to the status quo (very unlikely at this point) we might get more tho
>>288769038Based Goofy.
>>288769038Kek this is cute
>>288769211I think continuing the story is some form was the plan originally but Syndei is having a mental breakdown at the moment. This is most likely it.
>>288769099@latibule_1382
>>288769349having read the manga I always felt a little sorry for Hana, she's also younger than both Nakamura and Hirose, feels like those little girls falling in love with the cooler older schoolmates who end up treating them badly. I hope she gets a better closure
>>288769038th-thanks Goofy...
>>288768633Nips said nakamura did his best and that it was very happy.
Hana is literally just a girl
Spanish and Latin fandoms are so great, they carried the show and the fandom since the show started back in April. West(oids for those who mauled Syundei) did do something but they started being more active only after the last episode when Hana showed up, hispanicbros were always there
>>288769559no hate to whoever contributed even just by talking about the show of course, I think most art is western, didn't see much art from Japan
While scouting for spoilers on monday I saw someone on twitter surprised by the variety of people at the theater (kids with their parents, men, young and old) because it's usually just girls with other BL so I think the series is hitting different demographics all around.
>>288769641Nakamura is worth it. I just hope nakamura GOES FOR IT in some way.
>>288768561Does the manga even hint at Hirose being gay?
>>288769705For Otogiri, yes.
>>288769641Nakamura is different than most BLs because it's basically a 90s cutesy romcom, but it's about two guys instead of your standard straight couple. There are almost 0 BL tropes, rather the story focuses on what a gay teenage boy's life could be like and Nakamura himself is very endearing, he's not just a gay guy but someone you can relate to. If we don't get more, I hope it can school the future generation of BL authors
>>288769754I want a s2, hell, nips want it too just to see them dating.
>>288769776Ganbare! Nakamura-kun to Hirose-kun does sound good.
>>288769776not spoiling myself but I read that the anime staff would love to make more too. This was a passion project and it shows
>>288769559This strikes me as completely at odds with reality.>those who mauled Syundeiwere overwhelmingly latam. While at that same time Anglophones were drawing fanart and mostly staying out of the controversy.
>>288769807shit you're right, the gal who started it was brazilian if I remember correctly...are latinos that prude? I think this was more of an american thing, the comments on SM about Syundei being weird and all seem to be made by westerners>While at that same time Anglophones were drawing fanart and mostly staying out of the controversymost art is indeed western but on sm latinos are the most vocal, dozens of reels talking about the show
The episode was shown alongside 6 and 12, by the way, you don't make a huge showing for a mediocree end.But 2 hours to go.
>>288769900>2 hours to goMore like 3.5
>>288768561Last thread someone mentioned the sister also not being lucky on Valentine's day and that's why she didn't comfort nakamura. I am probably giving her the benefit of the doubt but it felt like she was showing solidarity in her own bitchy way by letting him cry alone
Nakamura better go for it for real this time or I'm gonna kms.
Ok so we most definitely won't get a kiss or confession but they can at least show Hirose blushing at him or looking fondly, something that tells us he is realizing he also has feelings for Nakamura.
Hirose looks fucked up here. Don't know if someone mentioned it already.
>>288770080>or confessionI suspect confession, they won't spend 20 minutes on Hana
Here's what I think, why adapt a niche old manga that's on hiatus with no signs of resuming while also changing so much and adding so many original content that it's essentially a new story with a completely different tone than the source material? They are planning to do more with it.
>>288769991That's how I saw it too. She was doing what she would want him to do for her based on how she also felt at the time.
>>288770117Psycho Hirose
Endimng will be some weak shit like Hirose gifting him a keychain back for vbeing such a good friend.
>>288770180>They are planning to do more with it.The producer liked a Japanese tweet that stated they hope for a second season, https://x.com/pu_0521/status/2066522592392143179 so it might not be too far fetched.
>>288772200While a second season seems impossible, I think a movie could work.
>>288772200Seems like wishful thinking rather than a confirmation.
>>288772259Depending on how the ending today wraps up, a movie could work. Also, while it will never happen, I want to see their adult lives too.
Someone predicted correctly in the last thread that this song will be episode 13 ED.https://youtu.be/JsxVS1CMmH4ep 13 raw https://nyaa.si/view/2122608
>>288772422I'm not ready man.
>>288772368With how Syundei was harassed off of twitter, this option seems the most likely unfortunately. But I hope this isn't the case.
Im not a faggot and this is pretty much the first bl anime i've watched but i think nakamura is my AOTS depending on how Kirio Fanclub ends
Weird, the japanese are discussing ep 12 on the tl.
>>288770180I'm pretty sure they just greenlit it because of the meme. Production delays and covid and all of that just meant that it ended up being out later than expected. Probably could also be a low priority for the studio compared to other works, although I'm not entirely sure what other works the studio is. Do you really want to turn this into the most blandest rom-com with anime only filler for five+ seasons. It's already like that as it is.
>>288772551Because the TV broadcast is 1 ep behind streaming.
LMAO that relationship lasted a good 4 minutes.
Sound Collection to release on the 24th with 12 EDs and 40 OST tracks.
>>288768633Only secondaries whose first exposure to Nakamura was the anime thought they were going to get together. People who actually bothered to read the manga knew they weren't going to shoehorn in enough development to make them a couple....yet.Based on the leaks, Hirose does have "special feelings" for Nakamura so based on that I'm satisfied we get relationship progression beyond what the manga left on.
>>288769349I get this reference
>>288769559>Spanish and Latin fandoms are so great, they carried the show and the fandom since the show started back in April.They were also part of the same group that harassed Syundai online on X, same as spics harassing Toby Fox over spic translation. So no, you're wrong.
What the hell was that after credits scene?
>>288771606heh
>>288771606You're right. Hirose gives Nakamura a keychain same as his crab one.I don't see how this is 'weak shit' you secondaries are just way too impatient and can't fathom slow burn romance.
>>288773581there is no romance...
>>288773630>No romanceI said it's a slow burn romance which is correct. Just because the romance is not part of it yet doesn't mean it won't happen. And really the subtext is obviously romantic, even if it's more Nakamura than Hirose. For the record, people have waited ages for anything more than audio dramas. This is ultimately a romance story at heart, you people just want all the development right now. I'd sooner Syundai never make anything again that rush something out just to appeal to all the newfags who cry 'OMG THEY DIDN'T GET TOGETHER. GAY SHOWS ALWAYS HAVE BAD ENDINGS WAAAAAH' Xitter crowd who can't fathom how character writing works.
>>288773630I mean, he took Nakamura on a date let's be real here.
>>288773581Lmao at this point hikaru is going to have the better ending and that's a low bar it has
>>288773853I'd rather have no ending than a bad ending. Also, I don't care about your shitty monster larping BL story, faggot.
>>288773891It's like you were reading my post the way it was intended anon. Get some reading comprehension.
Damn, I really need subs. Watched the whole thing raw and couldn't get much at all.
>>288773944>Reading comprehension>Say Hikaru is going to have a better ending because at least it will end despite having a low barYes and I responded accordingly retard.
Eat shit Matsumura, dumped again.
>>288774050>Most popular fanfic on AO3 is Matsumura being shipped with NakamuraDisgusting....even though I've warmed up a bit more to Matsumura. I think his obsession is probably to fill some other void in his life.
It's kino time
>>288774281Already know from the Manga the first 10 or so minutes. It's everything after I'm curious about.Plus I watched the raws.
Historians will say they were roommates.
>>288774417>>288774491Poor Hana had two scenes and was out of the episode after that.
>>288774520Yeah, it was fast and little.
>that endingSecond season right? It has to be.
Rate his outfit.
They completely removed Otogiri's role in the story huh?
>>288773581>can't fathom slow burn romanceIsn't more of the issue that this story's been on hiatus for years and may never even get to a point of conclusion? Normally it wouldn't be an issue that things are open ended 2 volumes in but it's literally been 5 years since Vol 2 and any second season will almost certainly have to be anime-only material if they actually want to make one.
>>2887746717/10Hirose is 3/10, dude looked like a bum.
Cute girls on the front.
>>288774687Secondaries couldn't into the subtext that Otogiri exists to show Hirose has a thing for guys because they're braindead. Mangachads of course knew that already. >>288774599I thought it was Nakamura finding out him and Hirose are in the same class.>>288774710That's fine by me. Like I said, I'd rather it be slow but eventually be good or not finish that Syundai botch it just to pander to people. Plenty of shows don't get endings like Firefly but if it means bringing it back and making it shit I don't see the point.
Burger.
Uuuoooaaah!
Hirose looked super cute in casual clothes
>>288774744>That's fine by meWell congrats on not being the majority of regular viewers. People will be disappointed by an open ending and no sign of the manga coming out of hiatus hell, that's just common sense. The diehard fujos will eat up any well-produced slop though so the merch will still sell due to copium of a season two, eventual Volume 3, and that the story won't be perpetual blueballing of actual development between the leads.
I liked it!My man got a semi-date and a gift from Hirose.
>>288774876Same. It was kind of what I expected. It's a positive ending.
>>288774860That's fine. People who have been waiting for the anime have already waited several years so they're in it for the longhaul as most diehards fans are.Newfags will have to be patient and learn to be like us. Plus, this gives me plenty of time to write smutty shipping fics about these two lovebirds.
I would have wanted to see a bot more of the fujo trio but I understand it made more sense to focus on those two for the finale.
>>288774744Or maybe it's the opposite and they are separated for the new year, which will be explored in a new serialization to be announced soon.
>>288774987Maybe they could time skip that one year or show they being close despite not being in the same class. I would also like that.
I may be out of the loop when it comes to new seasonal anime but I thought this was well produced beginning to end. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
>>288768561He didn't go for it T_T
>>288775063It really was. I have no complaints. I wish more anime was like this.
A cute girl behind Nakamura.
the piano was really pretty this episode, i enjoyed watching with you all.
Anyone got any fanfics to fill the void now it's over? I'm not sure I'm ready to give up on these two just yet.
And a cute boy behind Nakamura.
Owari da…
A cute lil girl in the middle.
F our guy.
Nakamura told Hirose everything about him is charming. That's sort of a confession.Also, Hirose is the desest motherfucker on Earth like come on.
>>288775179so why did they put this guy in random scenes like the haircut one if they weren't going to do anything with him
Mora Hana and other cute girls.
Lewd.
>>288775282Brat in the middle.
>>288775239Manga states Hirose is a scatterbrain. He probably doesn't think as much as Nakamura does.
>>288775471Also stated in the anime.
Unlike last episode, here Hirose just fucked off becausehe was flustered right? There is no other explanation.
>>288775239As dense as he is he likely suspects, even if just a little, that Nakamura likes him, and is trying to get more info out of him to either confirm it or that it was all just a misunderstanding.He always act overly genki when he's nervous or embarrassed, like right after he gives the keychain, and Nakamura seems to be the only person he both gets flustered around but also more comfortable to be himself.
Second time vieweing and I'm sorry but I loved it. Yes, a confession of kiss would have been too soon but everything we got here was just so nice and beautiful.
I'm gonna be honest man, I don't care about this pairing at all.
It's sad to think my personal answer to the "what do you find charming about me" question would probably have been even more cringe than Nakamura's.Like I would have overshared my insecurities and say that he's always been nice and treating me like a normal person despite the fact that I am a gloomy loner. I probably would have ruined the relationship right here and there
Hirose after getting dumped.
>>288772947wow all of the EDs? licensing won't fuck with its availability in the long run right?
>>288774537>dumped Hirosewhat a bitch
>>288777483The reason is also bullshit. How is he boring?
>>288776186Otogiri should take back what's his
>>288777540maybe she saw him as some reckless bad boy that'd fuck her brains out on the first date and make her emotionally dependant on him
i would've shot myself if it had stayed faithful to the manga and had adapted the implications of Hirose and the teacher fucking
That was a great finale, and one that is completely open ended. I hope we get second season. These past two episodes have been two of the best I've seen all year. Not every episode is great, but it's a good show overall.
>>288777576The only episode I can say I didn't love was 5 but mostly because it was just one Nakamura humilliation ritual after another. Everything else I've enjoyed and rewatched a lot.
nice that xperia phones are still nice and long in the nakamuraverse. what a nice uninterrupted display
>>288772947The music on this has been consistently godly.This episode's ost was simple perfect.
is this a comfortable position to stay in? it looks like it'd hurt after a bit
>>288777483>>288777540>>288777569I think it's likely that Hirose was too passive in the relationship as she had to be the one to initiate things for w/e stuff they did and just overall yeah he wasn't putting his heart into dating her compared to "date" with Nakamura it probably was a night and day difference.
>>288777576An Incredibly refined take for a BL
NOOOOOO I WANTED A CONFESSION (ಥ﹏ಥ) I knew it was going to be open ended and they wouldn't start to date, but at least having Nakamura saying his feelings out loud in the last scene. Kinda disappointed...but I forgive themIt was a melancholic ending, Nakamura saying they might part ways saddened me, also it's pretty much confirmed Hirose still doesn't understand his feelings
>>288777483can't you catch he didn't want her around much? It's like >>288777740 anon said, Hirose didn't put much effort in the relationship because he wasn't in love. Plus, we still don't know a lot about Hirose, we see him only through Nakamura's rose colored glasses
>>288777569Girls in Japan are a little different than here. They like the uwu genki softboy or the studious boy, ofc chad is still a much appreciated option but their dating standards are different than ours. Hirose is cute, Hana liked that and she's going to be fujo number 4 in 2nd season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRrtKoMDNpoNice final episode, this is the kind of ending I was expecting and it's more than fine for me.I felt for Nakamura big time in the first part to the point of tearing up, while Hirose was with that girl. But fortunately I got some cute Nakamura x Hirose moments up until the end.
This is an anime I won't forget.
the anime guys are not so subtly begging Syundei to make more to adapt, aren't they?
>>288777672What happens to me is that I simply stop feeling my legs and the pain and regret comes only after I change position, so I can stay like this pretty much for as long as I feel like.
>>288777942We knew that ship was doomed so it really didn't affect me at all but this scene nearly did me in.Nakamura's love is so intense and genuine.
>>288777997don't say that like it's over forever...
>>288778022Can't Syundei just act as a writer on season 2? Her ass is not finishing the manga anytime soon.
They did my girl Hifumi dirty, she only got a small cameo at the end.
Go for it, Syundei-sensei!
I kinda wanted a bad endThe suffering last episode hurt so good...
>>288778102we don't get any anime if there isn't any manga first, anon...mangas are where the money is at unfortunately >but that one show did it100% that show isn't a BL. Anime is made to sell the manga, expecially for niche shows like this. If we are getting more, it's probably just the manga, or a small OAV, which yeah it sucks because much like you I like the anime a lot more, it just isn't the same without the music, the colors, the voices
Useless.
>>288768561Gonna be honest with you anons, I cried watching this episode. Love is truly a beautiful thing, the most beautiful thing in the world...
>>288778124such a cute and sweet fujo so unjustly robbed! I guess you can take her instagram account getting popular last episode as her happy end, she's an artist after all
This anime made me feel things I didn’t knew I was capable of.
>>288769559Not want to ruin you day on the last episode premiere anon, but it is confirmed the very twitter user that broke the camel's back and made Syundei delete her account was Colombian.
The face of a loser.
You guys should really read more BL if this is hitting you so hard. Manga not manhwas
>>288778300and the rarest and most precious thing in the world, like Hirose's name, Aiki: precious loveMaybe this show wasn't about Nakamura and Hirose getting closer, but about Nakamura finding within himself the strength to accept, go for and cherish love, in its purest form, and Aiki is just a living metaphor for this. Okuto found within himself a teasure he wants to keep for his whole life
>>288778397Makes sense, this is the first BL anime I've watched. From what I've seen, other bl anime and manga tend to be more smutty though.
>>288778482Most BL manga treats the smut as the final extra "reward" at the end after all the relationship build-up. Obviously Nakamura has basically no smut at all so it's a bit of an outlier though
It makes me sad that they won't be publishing any more chapters for a long time﹏
>>288775311>>288775352love those dorks i almost wish we got a spinoff or some more filler episodes that focus more side character antics instead of hirose, they're fun... but yeah they're not what the story's about
>>288778397>>288778482I think you'll rarely find another BL as pure as Nakamura. Sasaki and Miyano comes close but it's more cliché, Hikaru is great but raw. There are probably some great one shot mangas out there tho, lots of potential and not the usual uke/seme or bad boys stories
So did they kiss or no?
>>288778425I've never thought about it that way, Syundei is really sensible person, makes me feel bad about the harassment she got when the series started. Such gentle soul deserved all the love in the world..
>>288778538There are good ones in the sea of generico smut. Pic related would be my dream adaption if it ever got an anime. I love how it adapts adult love which tends not to be as pure as teenage love
A couple interesting Hiroce faces.Here reacting to Nakamura saying everything about him is charming. Not even a tiny blush, more shocked than anything.
>>288778543better, they had sex
>>288778578And then he goes full tsundere when Nakamura calms down and thanks him earnestly about the keychain.
>>288778397Got any recs? I liked how the protagonists in this show were designed to look more masculine (even Hirose looks cute in a boyish way) and less bishonen-esque/extremely girly (which seems to be a common problem with manhwa designs). If you have any BL recs that aren't super effeminate, I'd appreciate it. The alternative everyone suggests seems to be bara but I just can't get into the hyper muscle or hugely fat look. I just want them both to be normal men.
>>288778594Also yeah, this guy is adorable.
>>288778578>>288778586Hirose was so freaked out, and I can't tell if it was A GOOD kind or not!
>>288778566Syundei's manga is a little more comical in tone, Nakamura's feelings aren't as well presented as in the anime imho, however those are still the characters she crafted and created and the comical streak was more to not make the manga feel boring rather than anything. She cares about these characters and they're arguably her most important characters. I hope she's well and sees how much love there is for her boys and her stories, unluckily this isn't just about the bullying because she has some health problems too
>>288778706>>288778646>>288778594>>288778578uh? Someone wasn't very comfortable here, in a close space, very close to another guy, in a place where couples usually kiss, isn't it Hirose-kun? Why did you sprint off so fast? And why did you cover your face with the baseball hat?
I get the recent popularity was mostly international, but I was kinda surprised Plastic Love never played in the show. Then again it would it have fit any of the episodes?
>>288778594this is an unbelievably accurate depiction of how guys react when they feel there's something more about your genuine compliments, they're either not pleased that another man likes them or they don't like what they're feeling. A lot of straight men feel very uncomfortable about getting complimented by other men, it's hurtful when it's the one you like but I can see why they would feel suspicious, and they aren't used to it, but neither are we. Props to them for depicting it so well
>>288778867ep 12 for sure, but them not using any music in it was better. Japs probably would have had some songs they're more fond of to use, I didn't know most of the ED songs but they were huge back in the 80s/90s there, maybe bigger than the city pop songs we listen to
>>288778867I feel like it would have been seen as too gimmicky by the western audience.
I love how at the very core, Hirose is indeed still a dude. It may sound stupid but it's not a given in these stories. The comment he made about women, the pat on the back, his reactions and the way he talks. I think Nakamura is unironically more flamboyant than Hirose
Finished episode. I didn't like how doomer Nakamura was at the park when Hirose had been giving him so much positive affirmation. On the other hand, I feel like Hirose was using Nakamura as an emotional rebound after being told he's boring by the ex gf; here's somebody to shower me with compliments that I can tease out of them to get my self-esteem up again. I honestly like the open-ended nature of the ending because I think both characters are still immature and not ready for a relationship. If another season does happen I hope it shows character growth for both characters.
>>288779109>I feel like Hirose was using Nakamura as an emotional rebound after being told he's boring by the ex gfthis isn't unlikely, Hirose can be unmindful unconsciously hurtful, like he is with Matsumura. I do think a part of him genuinely wanted to enjoy Nakamura's company tho, he was the first person he looked for after Hana left him and was thoughtful enough to buy him a present
>>288778603The BL chart on the /y/ thread has a pretty decent list of recs (not even porn but genuinely decent BL). Old fashioned Cupcake is great as I mentioned here >>288778576. If you go to a BL site that does BL manga you can usually find good stuff in the sea of generico. Pic related (Mitsubachi to Lemon Balm) was a good one I read recently with little smut and pretty pure like Nakamura.
if I have to be honest, I don't know if BL is exactly my thing, maybe I just didn't read that many of them, but I do know I prefer stories that are also about love between two boys to BL, if you get what I mean. I don't think they're the same thing, and Nakamura fits this definition
>>288779196>Hirose can be unmindful unconsciously hurtful, like he is with Matsumura.I think a realistic part of Nakamura's character in contrast to Hirose's (as others have pointed out) is that Nakamura is much more mindful and thinks about things much more than Hirose does which I think is a natural thing for young gays because they have to be so careful about not showing their interest in guys. The horrible thing of course would be if Hirose does know Nakamura likes him but is using him for the positive affirmation. I think the key chain was a good thing to add because it goes against the possibility that Hirose is using him and genuinely does like Nakamura, at least as a friend.
>>288779196Yeah but Matsumura deserves it.
>>288779337nah, Kou chan deserves a cute boyfriend just as obsessed as him
Decent fit.
>>288779396It's just an insignificant detail but I was like "fuuuuuuuck it's cinema Shinjuku Wald 9, those stairs!" and indeed they were mentioned in the credits.
>>288768561>they actually went with a neutral endingWack. I'd preferred if Nakamura had to realize how creepy and obsessive his one-sided love was and try to recalibrate and move on. Instead we got a setup for a sequel and more yaoibaiting
>>288778216I'm pretty sure Kuroshitsuji is an honorary BL, the anime-only second season didn't even bother trying to hide it
>>288779396That shade of blue is not his color. I would have the ick.
>>288768561This is awful. I hope the japanese government ban lgbt shit for the sake of their population growth.
>>288779459Fujo bucks are waaay stronger than whatever your audience is
>>288779459For the start they need ban goon material, especially AI.
>>288779436what's creepy about Nakamura's love now? If anything last episode highlighted how pure and real his feelings actually are
It wasn't my ideal ending but it definitely was the most natural and fitting way to end this particular version of the story. At least for now.
>>288779489As a man I just find Nakamura having the hots for someone who isn't openly non-hetero weird, coupled with his attitude it's easy to find it creepy I think (even though he's giving signals, he could be swinging both ways as far as we know). But that's what I liked about this anime the most I suppose. It was refreshing to see someone actually be obsessed with someone in a situation that's probably going to end up in a failure anyway. Ugly love is love too
>>288779575you cannot control who you love and how much you love, and I'd say Nakamura has always been very careful to never bother Hirose with his feelings, much like what happens to a lot of gay men>ugly lovemore like awkard love
>>288778397>>288778510I'm not gay so I don't need to see dudes taking it up the ass every chapter or so but something fluffy and cute like Nkamura is fine.
>>288779740>every chapter or soMost BL keeps the sex for the final extra chapter which you can easily just choose not to read. They purposely give it its own extra .5 chapter for people like you.
>>288779283>I think a realistic part of Nakamura's character in contrast to Hirose's (as others have pointed out) is that Nakamura is much more mindful and thinks about things much more than Hirose does which I think is a natural thing for young gays because they have to be so careful about not showing their interest in guysgood analysis, so true it hurts, I don't know if this was intentional but they nailed it. Individually speaking, Nakamura also has a softer side to him overall, he is never actually mean besides when he's jealous while it's shown that Hirose is rebellious and does like to prank people and be naughty much like a lot of guys, it makes his character fascinating as a love interest and makes room for some conflict later on. People pleaser Hirose, and laidback careless Hirose>genuinely does like Nakamura, at least as a friendI think the hints that he considers Nakamura as a "special" kind of friend are all there, but he won't realize that just in a couple of weeks. He doesn't love him like Nakamura does of course, and I think he never will, often it's always just one of the two that loves the most, but he seeks him in a way he doesn't with other guys. Just like we wrote before, Nakamura is very aware of everything he feels, Hirose is very unaware of everything he feels, but he definitely feels something
>>288779740A lot of piracy sites still split the BL genre into yaoi (nsfw) and shounen-ai(sfw). You can search the latter if you're uncomfortable with nsfw.
>>288779575I don't see anything weird about him having a crush on a boy regardless of his orientation. It's not like he acts abusive or disrespectful toward him at all. Most people you have a crush on in your life won't be into you anyway, even less so if they're the same sex, but it's still not weird or disrespectful.It does add a ton of awkwardness to the situation though
Do you think this meant something and Hana realized something about those two or was it just to make Nakamura suffer a bit more?
>teehee i can only talk freely with you. you're not like the other guys (girls), they're all such jerks>teehee i love big dogs will you get me one in the future?>teehee you're such a nice guy~Hirose is such a male bimbo and Nakamura is his eternal beta male friendzoned cuck
>>288779923it was a scene to cement the fact that she was a good pick for Hirose and that he would've been happy with her since she seemed like a kind girl. It was about Nakamura finally "approving" her
>>288779923I think maybe she realised she doesn't have that sort of connection with Hirose which lead her to re-examine her relationship with him and ultimately break up with him
>>288779201Thanks!
>>288779974>>288779923>"hey, this cute pen looks just like that pink one my bf has!">"so who gifted you that?">"a friend" (doesn't mention Nakamura)how could I be so blind, do you think she realized?
>>288779949hirose is a pick-me
>>288779635This. I'm a lesbian but I've always taken it as a compliment when guys crush on me, it only gets creepy after I come out to them when they continue to drop "hints" that they want more than friendship. Nakamura's acceptance of Hana was very mature, and it really seems like he'd back off completely if Hirose told him he was straight, just like how Hifumi continues to support Nakamura platonically despite her own feelings.
Also, these dudes now have matching pens and keychains.That's pretty gay if you ask me..
>>288780042thank you for your service, Hana chan
>>288780022I think she hit the same Hirose brick wall that Nakamura struggles to deal with (and pretty much everyone who tries to get close to Hirose deals with). The "boring" comment was probably a reflection of that. When Hirose feels bad about being called boring he's likely reflecting on that side of himself, that he struggles to connect with people truly and that's why he brings up with Nakamura how he can talk about his feelings easily with him.
>>288780022Hirose also has a pink one so Hana realized his boyfriend was the bottom and got weirded out.
>>288780040>This. I'm a lesbian but I've always taken it as a compliment when guys crush on meyou're a real one anonette, but we both know this isn't the same for straights, expecially male straights. I don't know how bad you have it with girls hating other girls crushing on them, but a boy crushing on another not gay boy can be not so rarely taken as an insult, or worse, I think many of them coinceive us just as sexual creatures, with no genuine feelings of care>Nakamura's acceptance of Hana was very mature, and it really seems like he'd back off completelyvery mature, I'll be honest and say that if that happened to me, I wouldn't havd been so supportive, expecially back when I was a teen. There would've been no harm involved but I would have disappeared >just like how Hifumi continues to support Nakamura platonically despite her own feelingsI hope we get to see more of her too
>>288780040>it only gets creepy after I come out to them when they continue to drop "hints" that they want more than friendshipheard this is a canon event for lesbians, and happens often. Speaking of which... which GIRLS do you like the most from the show?
Hirose>doesn't "get" girls>likes using the pink octopus pen his friend gave him>would like to see romantic movies with said friendHe is gay without realizing it.
>>288780256At times it felt like Hirose was begging him to ask him out>"i never watch romance films but with you it just felt so right" *looks up coyly*
>>288774417This is why she dumped him. You can tell by the look on her face while she's inspecting it that she's putting together why Hirose has been so aloof and awkward around her. She realized he is a homo.
>>288780104I also think Hana wasn't being bitchy when she said that, she meant it and saw it since she spent a lot of time with him. Sure, Hirose didn't do his best for her so he showed a worse side of him, but it's interesting when you think that eventually Nakamura will have to acknowledge and learn to love the bad things about Hirose too. There's so much potential here, hope they really do more soon
Hana got an early screening ticket on what dating Hirose is like, now, when will us, through Nakamura's eyes, get to see it is the main question
>>288780319I think the interesting thing about Hirose and Hana's relationship is the fact we never see their bad side, only their good. It's a reminder, even to Nakamura, that things that seem outwardly very happy and good aren't always functioning as well as they appear. Hirose himself kind of embodies that sentiment. Maybe Nakamura realised too to some degree that Hirose isn't as perfect as he appears to be.
>>288775239Hirose is not the dense one, Nakamura is.>Hirose gets dumped immediately by girl that asked him out because he showed no interest>outright says he never felt comfortable around her and isn't sad it's over>responds to Nakamura's half confession by chasing him down and exchanging contact info>instantly reads and responds to all of Nakamura's texts>immediately invites him on a date and does his own half confession afterwards>Nakamura still doesn't realize Hirose is gay and likes him backHirose has a relatively normal amount of apprehension and confusion about his sexuality as a gay teenager. Nakamura's skull could be used to shield a nuclear reactor.
>>288780419>Maybe Nakamura realised too to some degree that Hirose isn't as perfect as he appears to beI think they're saving that for later>everything is charming about you!Nakamura has a really innocent idea of love and Hirose even now, which is pure but I hope it doesn't hurt him too much when he gets closer to Hirose. For now, his main hurdle is to stop thinking he isn't worth to be Hirose's love
>>288780452This is why I found Nakamura's doomer mindset at the park frustrating. He almost acts bipolar, one minute ecstatically happy over the most minor of interactions with Hirose and then thrown into a trench of misery after even when Hirose is throwing him so many bones. I get that you can't be obvious about a gay crush but the amount of attention and the manner of it that Hirose was flinging at him warranted hopeful reciprocation not the doomer just let things be mindset Nakamura had in those moments.
Hirose kinda has to realize he is gay, I do believe that's where the story is going, and this is a push in the right direction.
>>288780452Nakamura has really low self-esteem and Hirose still doesn't fully like him like he does. Also, tatemae, if he isn't outwardly telling him he might not be straight, no bothering
>>288780513That's the thing with Hirose. Maybe all this gay shit he is doing isn't even obvious to him or other. I feel if it was, his friends would make a bigger fuss about it.
>>288780542>if he isn't outwardly telling him he might not be straight, no botheringI disagree. They're both teenagers navigating confusing and overwhelming feelings. It's not up to one party to cement what they are to provide security in thought for the other. It's not how that works.
>>288780159Thanks, and you're right, I was just trying to explain it in way that straight guys would understand. And yeah, straight girls also have this idea in their head of the predatory lesbian just pretending to be friends long enough to deflower them in their sleep or whatever. High school had some harsh realizations for me, with guy friends I thought were allies saying that gay guys were creepy and they only liked lesbians because they were hot, and fujo friends who I bonded with over all our favorite anime boys calling it creepy and ghosting me when I genderbent one of my favorite ships into a lesbian couple.>I hope we get to see more of her tooI also hope we get to see more of her, along with NakaHiro and Best Girl. I wasn't expecting her to have such a cute voice!
>>288768561Homosexuality is not natural. I can understand feeling a strong depth of emotion to another male when you are young but beyond that, it's unnatural and cannot exist.
>>288780583I'd agree with you, but this is about how Japanese view things I think. Nakamura doesn't wanna bother Hirose with his gayness
do not reply, don't mind them
>>288780607Protip: You can find threads for brown people such as yourself after typing in 'isekai' into the search bar.
What are you guys even saying? Hirose HAS to be gay otherwise what are we even doing here?
>>288780614>how Japanese view things I think. Nakamura doesn't wanna bother Hirose with his gaynessI don't think that has anything to do with being Japanese or Japanese society
>>288780704The story is either about them getting together and navigating these confusing and difficult feelings OR it's about Nakamura dealing with his difficult feelings and moving on and growing as a person. It's irksome that the finale has still left us in the gray area of wondering which is true but that's school anime. They don't like committing to things.
>>288780235It is. There's also many "jokes" about me lusting over their girlfriends who I happen to be friends with, making us both uncomfortable. Does it even need to be said? Any answer other than Reiko is obviously wrong
>>288780744Nakamura's instincts to avoid this wench were so correct
>>288780704not everyone gets a happy ending
>>288780590>in way that straight guys would understandmaybe not that anon or some other hetero anons here, but many of them do not care to understand>And yeah, straight girls also have this idea in their head of the predatory lesbian just pretending to be friends long enough to deflower them in their sleep or whatevereh, thought shit like this was happening, it's much less talked about but I do remember a movie tackling this issue>High school had some harsh realizations for me, with guy friends I thought were allies saying that gay guys were creepy and they only liked lesbians because they were hotthis is common knowledge, but you were young so it's only normal you didn't know>and fujo friends who I bonded with over all our favorite anime boys calling it creepy and ghosting menow that's new for me...is this common?I'm sorry for what you went through anon, I was deeply closeted for all my school years and haven't come out yet to anyone, I never trusted straights much but I do know some of them do want to understand or just show support, but I think it's very rare, that's the impression I got from most of the people you know. You get better at realizing who would pr wouldn't support you, hope you found your people at least
>>288780744Holy shit
>>288768722Nyo...
>>288780704it's not IF he is gay, he clearly is, his big manga crush on Otogiri that they removed because "ew creepy" pretty much confirmed it, it's WHEN he is going to admit that to himself and his future bf>>288780738at this point I doubt the story is only about Nakamura growing up. He literally stated in the finale that, despite everything that might happen, he's unable to stop loving Hirose and doesn't want to stop either. The manga is named "Go for it" for a reason, there's someone he has to go for
>>288780904>his big manga crush on Otogiri that they removed because "ew creepy"Is the manga worth reading itself to get the context of those bits?
>>288780657What a self own. So brown people are normal human beings who breed children and are traditionally minded which means they'll exist into the future (as current statistics show) but superior white people are superior because they put their dicks in anuses? Got it. Wow, anon-kun.
>>288780744if she was a boy, I'd definitely have a crush on him. Hell I like her even as she is now, I love unapologetically weird girls
>>288768561That ep just left me fucking empty and bitter. What a non-ending. I think I would have enjoyed this show a lot more had I dropped it at Ep 10. The entire episodes 11-13 could have been half an ep. Maybe one.Ep 12 at least made me feel angry. This was just a slog to sit through, and I felt nothing but relief that it is over. This is why I stopped watching romance shows where the couple doesn't form early on, most of the time you just get cowardly bullshit like this.
>>288780607https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animalsThis just in, some rando on the internet thinks nature is unnatural.
>>288780927Anime >> manga, there's only like 4 or 5 panels of this, but it's pretty explicit even if nobody says anything. They removed a scene where Otogiri said the exact same thing Hirose said to Nakamura, and I'm glad we got them going out together instead, but a pep talk with him before talking to Nakamura would've been nice
>>288780943Nakamura was never a romance anime/manga. It's a gag comedy with suffering first and foremost. Syundei loves suffering if you read any of her other works
>>288780738The ending had me feeling the exact same way. Both of these endings could've been much better than what we got
>>288780768what are you talking about? Her potion got him closer to Hirose!
Them becoming a couple wouldn't feel organic the way the anime was paced and laid out. While I do want them to kiss and date and whatever, this was a perfectly suitable end to the season.
>>288781008I doubt anyone thought they were going to get together or even kiss at the end, but I was fully convinced Nakamura was going to confess because even the synopsis stated "I love Aiki Hirose!". I guess that was about his inner monologue
>>288780997I don't mind the ending for what the anime was, even though I really despise how cowardly Japanese media is in general about portraying explicit gay romance with kisses etc. But as other anons have said I don't think them getting together in the end would have suited what the anime is. I think they perhaps could have portrayed the notion of potential growth better for the characters.
>>288780993> It's a gag comedy It's Sol rom com, if anything, and it wasn't particularly funny to begin with.> with suffering there was practically 0 suffering for 10 episodes, followed by an episode which was the melodrama equivalent of watching peter griffin in pain for 20 minutes. The show was pretty much feel-good, low stakes fluff from beginning to almost the end.
I swear, if He-rosey ever makes this cute face shed a single tear of sadness...
>>288780943>This is why I stopped watching romance shows where the couple doesn't form early onTwo guys getting together is not that common, the salt of this anime is that Nakamura may have a crush on someone that might never ever reciprocate (animeonly here) . The ending might be open-ended, but it's still more bitter than sweet. Simply statistically.That kind of crush happens to people everyday, I thought this anime was interesting in that regard. It didn't have to sell me that Hirose was homosexual, I know it's statistically unlikely. It's just not that obvious, even in fiction and anime.
>>288780520I think he strongly suspects but isn't totally sure if that's what he's really feeling. And he definitely suspects that Nakamura is gay and likes him. That whole date was him testing both his and Nakamura's feelings to try and confirm his suspicions. And it likely made him a lot more sure of his own feelings, based on the flustered blushing after giving Nakamura the keychain. At this point, Nakamura could simply confide in Hirose that he's gay and Hirose would ask him out.
Hirose still needs to get full nelson'd
>>288769754Thers a lot of bl tropes in it though.It even hit the "scary delinquent gay group that look mad max tier gang up on love interest but are harmless/gay" trope.
>>288781121Kou-chan, please... Are you still waiting at the school entrance?
>>288780943I wanna genuinely think they did this on purpose to make the fans vocally ask for more, and because they cannot end Syundei's story if she didn't finish her manga yet
>>288781128The mcs having a genuinely bratty older/younger sister is also a generic bl staple. If younger, she wants nothing to do with the mc. If older, she's a drinker/career woman who goes overboard with the sister shit and may be dating.The haunted episode was pretty tropey, the rival stalker guy, the crossdressing play, etc.
>>288781077he looks like a cute ghost
>>288781082Realism is not something that makes a story necessarily more engaging or interesting, Anon. The most realistic outcome would have been "Hirose is a het, end of story". It did not strike me as a show that has any aspirations to go for realism, maybe that's on me. The end was exactly what I expected after last week, so I neither got what I would have enjoyed more nor feel like what I got instead was in any way interesting.>>288781175I was about to say there is no chance in hell we will ever see this shit animated again but, really? Fucking reincarnated as a vending machine got 3 seasons, who the hell knows anymore. I don't think I will stomach any more of this though, there's better drama and better fluff to be enjoyed.. separately.
>>288780816Do you remember what movie? I'm curious.>now that's new for me...is this common?I don't think it's as common anymore, at least out loud. It seems like today's generation of young lesbians is more likely to get bullied for not being interested in transbians.I'm sorry for what you went through too, and are still going through it sounds like. I haven't found my people yet, and I lost all my friends over the years, but my family all know now and accept me.
The ending song was cute.
>>288781278Blue is the warmest color, I think you already saw it. It's just a scene but I do remember her friends shamimg her, if you didn't saw it already be careful, it's kinda rough in some parts>I'm sorry for what you went through too, and are still going through it soundsdon't worry anonette :) we fight the fight!>and I lost all my friends over the yearsshitty people if being a lesbian was their problem, but we know, being lgbtq is isolsting>but my family all know now and accept methis is so wholesome to hear, happy for you!
>>2887812992026 version is even better, they should've used that https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JsxVS1CMmH4
>>288780943I don't get this. They went on a date. They both halfway confessed to one another. Their relationship is at a point now where they could passively slip into being de facto boyfriends. I personally wanted Nakamura to ganbare and give a full, unambiguous confession. But this ending was not nothing.
Maybe I'm getting soft but I bawled my eyes out from about the middle point.I guess part of it is I didn't want it to end.
this episode made me almost want to fall in love with a guy again..almost. The date was just too precious and cozy, being in love and together with the person you love makes you feel like the happiest person in the universe
>>288781454The cinema and eating food after and then the park looking at the duckies reminded me of my first dates with my bf
also Nakamura is such a catch, he's just too much of a cute bean
>>288781485I'm jealous, I never ever went on a date, I don't know how it feels like. I think I did get close to some guys, but nothing came out of it
Hey.No one said go for it! Nakamura! at ay point of the episode.
>>288781554I did.
>>288781527Our cinema first date movie was the Ghost in the Shell live action with Scarlett Johansson kek
>>288781349Oh, yeah I watched the first half years ago, then stopped so I could pretend it had a happy ending. My memory of it is hazy, but I think what gutted me the most was the (mostly?)straight girl kissing her just to experiment, I think that's a universal experience for lesbians. ...I know this wouldn't happen since Hirose is actually written like a guy, and a decent one at that, but now I'm just imagining the devastation Nakamura would feel if Hirose kissed or groped him and laughed because it was a dare or something, oof.
Gay.
If all these theories about Hana noticing Hirose is gay turn out to be true then I have to commend the writers for their subtlety. I wouldn't have caught onto that, and there's nothing confirming anything, but it would make sense.
I'm coping and I didn't realize yet it's over, I won't hear that banger of an OP from next wednesday
>>288782017I took some time to enjoy the OP dynamically one last time. I had the lyrics loaded in my browser for this final episode from the get go.>救われぬ 報われぬ 努力をそっとしてきたから>許されぬ 嫌われる 我が身を浄化したいのさ
Because of the after credits scene I'm willing to maintain fainth in a season 2 for at least a month or so. When do they usually announce stuff like that?
>>288781906I like to think there is some truth to it, otherwise she is a bit of a nothing character.
>>288782235Anon it can take literally decades for anime to get a new season. Dorohedoro only got its season 2 this year when season 1 aired 6 years ago despite it being a popular anime.
>>288782235The critical problem here is the source material drought. If the author cannot be bothered to work, how can even motivated anime staff (and they were) salvage it.
>>288782298sensei should just keep writing filth and let the studio take the helm
Confession movie!
Why are there so many normalfags in these threads that don't even read bl to know you can filter by all ages in these threads.
>>288782406Most BL is garbage I don't blame them.
Its been a fun ride. There's nothing to look forward to next Wednesday.
>>288782406Spare us the fake elitism, BL works with "normal" and endearing gay characters are not that common. If it's not full of gore, ryona and fetishism with weird character designs you hate it.
>>288782459Actually there is: I'm making a post finale thread to discuss more and for the soundtrack release. Join if you want to enjoy more of these cute octopus and crabSee you guys next wednesday around the same time these threads are usually made.
>>288782526True, I remember that I was going to post
>>288782571hope to see you there then, I don't know how many will join and if the thread will stay alive for long but I still don't wanna say goodbye to Nakamura
Man I really wanted a Hirose POV segment but I guess that would have revealed too much.
>>288782627I'll be there. I'm going to finally read the manga by then.
>Hana>KawamuraTwo girls with awful gaydars.
Thing is, Hana doesn't even seem like a bad or shallow person. I totally believe her when she says Hirose as a bf is boring.
How much of episode 13 was original content, not adapted from the manga?
what did he mean by this?
>>288783150Nakamura is going to keep convincing himself that Hirose is straight until that boy's tongue is in his mouth.
>>288781426Me toobut for me I think it was living vicariously through nakamura and being happy for him, also thinking back to unofficial not-date hangouts with ambiguous friends I've had in the past
>>288768561These two are so devoid of masculinity that this looks more like a tomboy yuri kiss than a gay yaoi one.
>>288783238Well yeah, this isn't bara.
>>288782406Yeah it sucks that when shown a bl with a nice adaption the immediate reaction is always "this bl is super special and not like the other bl at all" despite there being plenty of bl that are fine.What can you do? Its that type of genre. Given what happened to this author is probably for the best if they stick to only a few.
hirose's prostate massage voice...
>>288783319Okay anon, what's a bl with a similar tone to the anime adaptation of Nakamura-kun?
>>288783135Well yeah, he isn't actually interested in girls so she was having to put in all the work by herself. He was even annoyed by her spontaneous visit when most guys would be charmed by her wanting to see him.
>>288783387I said it might be better to gatekeep so why would you expect me to then tell you? It'd make me sound silly.
>>288783238They are completely normal looking teenage anime boys.
>>288783137Pretty much everything after Nakamura calls Hirose charming. Otogiri teases Hirose about whether he ever kissed Hana, then tells him to tell him all about it in his car. Nakamura only continues to get Ls after this. I like the manga but I really think they could do a second season without it
Speaking of, I better see you all when this gem airs sometime in the future. It's also quite the slowburn so that's nice.
>>288783479Yeah, if you are a fan of Otogiri then this just doesn't do him justice.
>>288783509You know what we need? A BL manga/anime in the same vein and tone as the Nakamura anime, but with boys Tsubaki and Higa's age. It would be the cutest thing ever made.
Hey wait a minute, Hirose and Nakamura had their date the day after exchanging Line IDs so he either bought the octopus keychain the same day he was dumped or before meeting himearlier in the morning.
>>288782526Who knows? Maybe we'll have some Syundei news by next week.
they really capture in every hirose scene how when you're really crushing on somebody it's like they're glowing brighter than the sunor i'm just gay
>>288783801it's both
>is nakamura your friend?>yeah>you have an octopus pen like that >yeah, a friend gave it to meit would have been natural to say that nakamura gave it to him then, unless he was intentionally hiding that information from hana
>>288783560>shotaxshotameh
>>288783975Even Hirose knows how obviously gay that is.
>>288783975He didn't want to give her the ick.It didn't work.
>>288784396It is the purest form of love.
>>288780607using computers to share your dumb takes in online spaces you don't belong in isn't natural either, yet here you are, and no one is going to stop you
Hana dumps Hirose and conveniently, on that same exact day, Hirose asks nakamura to go watch a movie with him. A romance. The -only- romance one. Was Hirose planning to take Hana on a date, but after they broke up his first thought was to go with Nakamura instead?That's gay, Hirose
>>288782468>BL works with "normal" and endearing gay characters are not that common.Lol, lmao If you can't find them then it's a (you) problem. My issue recently is that there is a severe over population of those types. It just really feels like your information is based on 10 years ago. >>288783319I agree with what most of you said, unfortunately. Every time time something gets adapted I wonder why they chose it over other ones. People keep bringing up sasaki& miyano like it's some beacon of quality as well.
>>288785238Hirose seemed disengaged with Hana the entire time they were together, I think it's unlikely he had ever planned to do anything with her
>>288784913It's disgusting is what it is. Shotas are for gyaru sluts, ikemen teachers and ikemen nii-sans, and fat old men
>>288779432Is this the one by the giant Godzilla? I think I stopped in here so my friend could run to the bathroom and shit his brains out
>>288785238Hirose never took the initiative with Hana, so I doubt he had plans beforehand. That stuff Nakamura said on their walk home just really lit a fire under Hirose's gay little butt.
>>288781751I was waiting for accidental hand touch… So close yet so far.
>>288783509I'm literally begging for the release date to be announced
>>288779201NTA but thanks for this post to be honest I often forget certain boards exist, and if I do remember them I don't think they'd have what I want but I'll be checking the /y/ thing out for those recommendations. I know of the webcomics thread on /lgbt/ but that's like trying to find a needle in a haystack to find good ones
What was hirose doing taking nakamura to a straight romance movie?
>>288786282Inviting him to a gay movie would be a little too on the nose, if there was even one showing.
wonder what Syundei would have said if she still was active on social media, maybe something like "thank you very much for supporting Ganbare Nakamura kun anime, i wanted Nakamura's feelings to shine through the ending even if he and Hirose-kun might not end up together because..." and than post a sketch of hersit's gonna be a long wait before she ever comes back
i thought the girlfriend thing would go on for longer so we could get more deliciously miserable nakamura
>>288787057How long did it last in the manga?
>>288768561I will NEVER have this
>>288785483>the ikemen niisan is for the shotaFtfy
>>288787044I got into this very late. What happened to Syundei?
I still tear up thinking about their date...
Hirose felt very masculine this episode, almost like a bro
>>288787462that's very sweet, did that make you remember something?
>>288787472the slap on the back was very butch
merch of the crab and octopus keychains when?
>>288787655and it was a strong one too, boy has a sleeper build
>Yokohama episode: a lot of orange when they were together, Hirose's color. Nakamura is focused on his alone time with Hirose, so the world around him turns orange>Hana episode: a lot of blue towards the end, Nakamura's color. It's all about Nakamura's inner feelings>Date episode: green. It's not what blue and orange make together but it is blue getting relevantly closer to orange, it's a middle way between the two colors. Nakamura is still focused on Hirose but the thought of them becoming something for real starts to be taken seriously
>>288787807Oh and Hirose is wearing blue during the date, while in Yokohama he was wearing his usual orange shirt. What would that mean?
>>288787579I think that's part of it, yeah. Reminding me of a few different people at different stages of life where things ultimately didn't go well, and seeing an optimistic version of a similar situation where there's hope it can work out
>>288787959NTA. I kinda gave up on love for many reasons, I'm not a cute teenager anymore who is allowed to be awkard and mess up and my life is what it is, I didn't have much luck with relationships in general and I doubt things will improve now of all times. I have to say watching things like these does make me feel less dead inside, for a moment I felt like I could give another chance on love even if there's no one in my life for now, but then I remember this is just a show, it's made to be wholesome, no matter how "realistic" it might try to be. I wish reality could feel like that. Oh well, maybe some people do get things like that, not me
>>288788004I have a partner now but we're basically in the middle of the 7 year itch, even started relationship therapy to try and fix things.So for me there's an escapism aspect to witnessing a wholesome high school semi-relationship, especially when that's an experience I missed out on since I didn't understand my sexuality until college.
What that last episode told me is that Nakamura is the seme after all. Hirose spent the day being a cute little bitch.
>>288788266I got the opposite impression, but I think they're both verse. Nakamura is tidy, mindful, very sub and goofy, but he wishes he could be more dominant, Hirose is self-assured, boyish and can take initiative, he could top Nakamura just fine but he wouldn't mind to be the uke sometimes but I doubt he wants to be seen as the submissive one
I want more, like, right now
I LOVE SLOW BURN ROMANCE SO MUCH
there's no way you get all smiley to a "friend" who's crying a river for a romantic movie and randomly gift him a keychain right after you exchanged line contacts. It was frustrating seeing nothing happening at the end but everything was set up for them to become something more. No way this was just about Nakamura accepting his feelings
>>288781751Their size difference isactually larger than I thought.
>>288787233She got bullied off Twitter for her "problematic" work.
Turn this into a Dragon Ball Super situation where the manga adapts the anime.
Not to be a doomer, but I've seen many shows with 2nd season teases that never came back. Among many, Gakkou Gurashi comes to mind: the tease was blatant, they wanted to do more and could do more since the manga was still ongoing and selling well, and we never got a follow-up, not even an OVA. That was 2015. Don't get your hopes up
>>288788675What's fucking this whole thing up is Syundei not continuing the manga.
Let's hope the Japanese fanase buys those overpriced blurays with 3 episodes a disc in droves.
>>288788740Blurays are pretty much still the main indicators for a series' success there, but I wonder if the streaming numbers can be of any help financially. When are getting some sales or audience data?
>>288788675what if we get a PSG situation and the show comes back 15 years later
>>288788803I hope the wait isn't that long...PSG comes from a different era where anime was more niche and second seasons were very unlikely excluding the big big stuff. Now that streaming services and social media exist, the waiting time is generally shorter to met fan demands
Hirose was glued to that phone screen waiting for Nakamura's response.
a movieSeason 2 is almost guaranteed to never happen, hopefully you make fun of this post in some years.However, if the show is popular and they want to make more content, they need the money, and a movie is the best for both things. Fans get to see more and have a comfort BL movie to rewatch whenever they want, and movie tickets generate a good revenue
>>288788886>hirose saw nakamura's "typing..." status appear and disappear for 20 minutes before he just sent a sticker instead
>>288788924What if we get an OVA in the BD release but it's set before the finale
>>288788886the fact that Matsumura says he often forgets to answer his texts but he doesn't do that with Nakamura is one of the many hints about him liking Nakamura back, I hope. I hope he wasn't just using Nakamura after the break up for some comfort, it does happen that they give you extra attention when they feel sad only to forget about you then
>>288788957HIROSE POVHIROSE POV
>>288788957I personally wish for a movie. Even better of we get an OVA too, but just the OVA would feel a bit isolating. Movie gets more people into the show and stays for a longer time
>>288788960That or he really dislikes Matsumura that much.
>>288788994there aren't any signs he dislikes him I think, he's just scatterbrained. He's the only one he calls by name
Aiki, nobody knows what I seeNobody knows I'm waiting Waiting for you to call
>>288788948I bet he thought that was cute.>>288788960>I hope he wasn't just using Nakamura after the break up for some comfortThat doesn't seem in character for Hirose. He's thoughtless at times, but not really selfish. In fact, he's usually a doormat that goes along with what other people want even if he doesn't like it. And that whole thing with the keychain and him getting flustered about it was very much Hirose trying to reciprocate the affection he could tell Nakamura was giving him.He had also already told Nakamura that he feels a sort of comfort around him even compared to his other male friends all the way back at the aquarium. So the stuff he was saying during the date wasn't new after the break up. It was just him coming on even stronger. But Nakamura is the one who initiated that escalation on their walk home, not Hirose.You could say there is a rebound element to it all. He is bothered Hana called him boring. And he is happy that Nakamura doesn't see him that way. But I think the whole reason Hirose was willing to make a move like this is because he believes Nakamura wants it too. If Nakamura didn't say what he did, Hirose would just suffer under his genki mask like always.
I thought the series was good but there was some weird subliminal messaging inserted that made me think the main character might actually be gay.
>>288789734schizo, what gave you that impression?
>wishing for a moviebe careful...
>>288789757You just had to open an old wound.
>>288779063It's also notable how they changed him for the anime. Manga Hirose looks a bit more like a twink, daintier I suppose. And the height difference with Nakamura is more pronounced.In the anime he is just kinda short.
>>288789757I have never seen something so mishandled as YOI>by all accounts everyone thought it was going to be an average performing anime>blew everyone out>released around the Olympics, actual olympians watching and liking it too>sit on the series for years because it wasn't, somehow, making them any money
>>288790317I think most anime doesn't make money.
It will be interesting to see how I'll feel about this a couple months from now. I'm still riding the high from yesterday and think that was a perfect ending to a great series.
>>288790304I'd say manga hirose is more shota rather than more twink
>>288790379Why does it keep getting funded? What makes the business model viable?
>>288790469Tax evasion?
>>288779459>japan all of its historyClearly, you dont know anything about Japanese history if you think they were only some warmongering murderhobo as the image implies.
>>288778220A lot of otogiri's scenes in the anime have no purpose since they cut out hirose being horny for himwhy did we observe otogiri getting a haircut by himself? What purpose did the parallel/contrast with nakamura serve?
>>288791198That makes it seem like production on the anime was almost cancelled bro
>>288791198What's that from?
>>288791260https://x.com/animatetimes/status/2067563009267138980
>>288791337>The initial impetus came from Crunchyroll, a member of the production committee for this film, who had a list of "original works that they wanted to be adapted into anime and released globally," and "Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!" was on that list.>As we researched the original work, we found that it was actually gaining attention in North America and Europe, so we went to propose it to Toru Miyakoshi, the producer at Drive (who are in charge of the anime production this time), and Chie Nakamura, the president. >After that, everyone got excited, saying, "The original work is really interesting, so it seems like it will make a fun anime," and we started the anime project for this film. Yoshikawa-san joined us during the actual production stage.t-thanks c-crunchyroll
>>288791432>>288790916>the anime was made after seeing it was popular to Europe/America So is it too unrealistic that the production team actually saw the west complaining and later decided to remove some otogiri and hirose scenes?
>>288791477It seems totally plausible, but the runtimes are all pretty consistent aren't they? It's not like they'd be able to replace the scenes after syundei got bullied off twitter rather than just cut them, and it doesn't feel like there's clear gaps where cuts would have happenedMaybe they pre-empted western attitudes and left a lot of it out from the start, though it is kinda sus that the hirose/otogiri scenes happened to stop after the controversy
>>288790881They were warmongering murderhobos that loved fucking teahouse boys.
>>288791432That's it then, people have to beg Crunchyroll for a second season instead of the author or the studio. That's doable.
watching the first trailer and tearing up. I remember feeling so excited when I learned this was gonna be adapted, and now it's over..
>>288788647What was problematic about it?
>>288792477TeacherxStudent stuff
the way we expected the last episode to be like and the way it actually played out highlights how different we are from japs, because they seemed to universally love the finale while some of us did feel disappointed. While I knew we were going to get something similar to this, can't blame whoever felt disappointed but it's interesting how Japan likes to end its stories with more ambiguous and not so overtly happy endings, you learn to appreciate their endings more once you look at all the details, because they prefer to be subtle with their messages, they want you to analyze their media as a whole to enjoy the ending. For example, the paralels between the first episode, where Okuto is just there, alone and uninterested and doesn't care about classes, and the last one, where he emotes more, hangs around his classmates and has now something to look for when he shows up the first day of the second year. It grows on you
>>288783446They are not.
>>288780969Go eat worms and grass like an animal then since if they do it, it's natural. Fucking faggot.>>288785147What an embarrassing reply.
>>288790317was it good?
>>288792977It played out differently than I expected in both directions somehow. I was one of the anons who thought the anime would be used to give more closure and that Nakamura would confess. But I didn't expect them to go on a full blown date.>>288792991How are they not?
>>288793010>moving goalpostkek what a dumb reply. Do you know what else animals do? They eat and sleep and shit and breed. If you do any of those NATURAL things, that puts you on the same level as us NATURAL faggots. You know what really sets humans and animals apart? Intelligence, something you sadly seem to be lacking in. Time for you to log off and go live in a tree I guess.
>>288793604It really was a date thinking about it, but they both considered it as two friends hanging around
>>288794447More like a bro trying to cheer up a friend after a break up.
>>288794562I wouldn't say that. Hirose giving Nakamura a gift at the end made it more date-like than two bros hanging out
Poor Hana was crying because of Hirose.
>>288794714She's cute, she'll find a new boyfriend easily.
>>288794447>>288794562That was 100% a date and they both knew it. Especially Hirose. Nakamura had to second guess everything because that is his nature. But Hirose was just non stop flirting the whole time.
It makes me mad how much Hirose reminds me of my HS oneitis. They basically have identical hair and the same favorite color
>>288794714This is a detail I don't remember in the manga. Unlike some said, she wasn't vapid about leaving him, it was difficult for her becauase she probably really liked him almost as much as Nakamura. She felt hurt because he didn't treasure her as much as she did but I do wonder if she suspected something
>>288794768Hirose is in denial, look how he got all tsun tsun when Nakamura smiled like a baby at the keychain, he felt funny and didn't know why
if we ever get more, I wanna see Hirose talking about what he likes about Nakamura in a romantic way too. Hirose gets all the praise every episode while Nakamura got something only from Hifumi. It would be very sweet to watch the awkard guy feel appreciated, the octopus key thing was a good start to show that Hirose thinks about what would make him happy
>>288794797Yes but she could have given him another chance and see if things changed. They wouldn't have but at least try.On the other hand, I guess now she can move on faster.
>>288794953I want more scenes with the classmates. Nakamura is now part of a trio with Hirose and Oomori which is nice but I want to see him palling around with the fujo trio and maybe hang out alone with Takeuchi and Mukai. Broaden his friend circle so he can get more comfortable in social situations.
>>288792977I initially expected it to end like it did, then I saw that jp tweet saying the last ep brought it to a true mutual love story and got baited into expecting an actual confession
>>288794972she saw Hirose wasn't interested enough to try. Hana is quite interesting, sad we got almost nothing of her, she's hinted as an observant girl judging by her shot in the opening and by the fact that she took a closer look at Okuto's pen
>>288795062She knew his boyfriend was a fag and dipped. You can't convinced me otherwise.
>>288795036me too, all the cast is too cute and they all have their own fun quirks
>>288795039I found an actual fag on twitter that went to the theater showing saying he lamented things "had to end like this" but overall enjoyed the series. Once I read that I knew I had to lower my expectations.
Maybe Hana is actually one of "those" girls
Hana got them closer, without her, none of this would've happened. Her name means "flower" and thanks to her the love between the two boys can start to bloom, during the cherry blossom season on top of that. She challenged Nakamura on thinking what his love for Hirose was really about and she made Hirose understand more about himself. Unironically MVP
>>288794714More evidence for her figuring out he's gay. That is not the face you'd expect for a "you're boring" break up. But Hirose wouldn't make up a lie like that. That was just her polite way of putting that she realized he wasn't interested in her and was never going to be.
he really hated her lmao. Poor thing
>>288791714Most of the history Japan stays within its own borders, dumbass. The only time they tried going to war was under Toyotomi and Ieasu when they tried to invade Korea.There is nothing warmongering abotu Japan.
>>288795487Bad boyfriend Hirose is so funny man. He didn't have to be so obvious.
Hirose is definitely one of those gays who will end up not too low-key hating women and calling them "females" lol. He already hates his big sis for no reason and is shown to not feel comfortable around girls during the Yokohama trip. Nakamura is a lot nicer to girls, he handles Kawamura so sweetly and doesn't feel any malicious intent towards Hana yet he wants Takeuchi and Matsumura crushed if they dare to get closer to Hirose
Why not just ask him if he likes men? It doesn't have to be romantic.
>>288795384What if Hirose broke up with her in this version and later lies to Nakamura?
>>288795707He likes his sister. He just also thinks she's annoying. Which is the most normal sibling relationship.I don't think he'd end up hating women so much as never interacting with them much. He gets along with the girls in their class fine on an aquaintance level. He just doesn't have any interest in anything more than that with them.
>>288795894he seemed really affected by what she said to him, so that's unlikely. He was really passive about the relationship and thought he was doing the most "normal" thing that had to be done
Hirose was STUPID gay this episode, holy shit.Gays are less gay than hirose.Nakamura is LESS gay than hirose at this point.>hey I just broke up with my gf wanna go see a romance movie!
>>288796048his gayest moment will always be him asking Otogiri's contact
>>288796160The part where he immediately read and replied to nakamura's message after 40 minutes was... very gay nakamura could have confessed this episode and hirose wouldn't have said no.
>>288796189he would've ran away, he had trouble accepting Nakamura loved his gift
>>288796210Yeah, run, then when nakamura would be feeling down because of it he would have gone back.Hirose is down, bad.
>>288796048This is not the face of a straight boy.
>>288795709he’s shy
>>288796316i-it's not like I wanted to see your cute smile or anything, I just wanted to pay it forward, baka!
>>288796189Or inviting Nakamura to watch a romance movie and following it up after with the "I feel like I could only watch something like this with you".
>>288796365Nakamura is outwardly shy but bold in the most important momentsHirose is an extrovert who has emotional meltdowns when things get intenseThey'll never get anywhere unless someone gets nakamura drink or something
they drew hirose too cute it makes me squirm
Nakamura is cuter, CUTE! And Hirose agrees
>>288796498>looks at him while his gf is with himI feel like they wanted to make a confession but didn't.It needs an ova or something, because hirose's actions just don't make sense unless he's really into nakamura.
Nakamura is precious and the best BL protag
>>288796584>I drew him as a virgin losert. SyundeiAnd that's why he's perfect. He's the perfect closeted, shy homo depiction thirsting after the popular kid.
>>288796602honestly he's the main reason I was drawn to this franchise, it's unusual that the MC is the main driving force and source of interest in a manga or anime, usually people tend to like the relationship, plot or some secondary character more. Here Nakamura himself is the best selling point, and you genuinely do cheer for him
If Nakamura and Hirose end up in the same class together with Hifumi again, it's a done deal. She would notice Hirose's homo and push Nakamura to confess.
>>288796316>bruh you don't have to make this shit gay, it's just a keychain with an octopus, you really like them no? Octopus do be cute and...oh shit
I honestly expect a LA adaptation before any news of a s2.
>>288796911>LAplease no...
S2 storyboard leak
rewatching the show dubbed. Cannot stand the Hiros-ey thing but it will be like watching another show with the same characters and story, and everything else seems nice in the dub
>>288797544Impossible. Hirose is even gayer than Nakamura.
my sweet precious little ghost boy. Take good care of him, Hirose
>>288797565Saw a few clips, that;s the only reason I'm not gona watch more.
>>288796498Their cuteness is sort of apples and oranges. They're both very cute, but in different ways.>>288797565I didn't even know it had a dub. Is it common now for dubs to air alongside the original?
>>288799546I think it's because Crunchyroll is behind some of the production. There are ultiple dubs of this.
>>288798610>ghost boySpeaking of ghosts, I wanna see another cameo of the ghost that haunted Nakamura, this time with Reiko present.
>hey bro let's have matching pens and leychains that'd be sick
>>288799902>that way everyone will know we're good friends
Hirose is so fucking weird.I guess the easiest interpretation is that he IS gay and acts all gay and shit but doesn't realize it himself. Probably never even questioned his sexuality at all.
>>288800144he’s not very introspective and doesn’t like to dwell on hard topicsnakamura thinks about all of his social interactions and how people see him compulsively
Do boys like Hirose or Nakamura exist in real life?Do they exist as adults?
>>288800296anon...
>>288800144>Probably never even questioned his sexuality at all.I think he did some self-introspection with his sexuality, especially after breaking up with Hana. After all, he did at least think about it long enough that he purposely minds himself when his friends bring up women they like from tv shows and such. He knows it's abnormal, and chooses to stay quiet to not interrupt the flow of conversation between his friends.
Do you prefer the manga or the anime?
>>288800331Yes?
So cool.
>>288800596Visually it works better as an anime
>>288796048But at the same time he put no effort into looking presentable for their date.
>>288800712With how quick he was on the texts, I bet he agonized over his wardrobe like Nakamura did. He just came to a very different conclusion.
So long
>>288800862I'm not ready to say goodbye to this anime...
>>288800862>>288800905And now we pray for a movie.
nice, bump limit reached again!I really liked the anime. Maybe a 9/10 for me.
>>288800927Oh yeah, it's delusion time.
>>288800905>>288800927I am cautiously optimistic that that ending was setting up for a sequel.
>>288774437nakamura is a happy cuck
>>288800959Me too. That felt intentional on the part of the anime.
>>288800959>sequel when the author killed herselfKEKAROOO!!!
>>288801002I can see them doing some 2nd year shenanigans. Though I wonder if they're all in the same class again.
>>288800954I think a movie is possible. The reception to the anime is very positive. So that may be able to convince Syundei to return to it just enough to get an ending out.
>>288801134Yeah, an OtogirixHirose ending.
>>288801134If Crunchyroll finds it to be profitable enough (see >>288791432), I can see them trying to make a sequel movie happen.
>>288801229nakamura is a happy cuck!!!!
>>288781121I hope Nakamura gets to full nelson Hirose eventually...Goodbye, anons. Here's hoping for Season 2 or a movie.
See you later, homos.
>>288801610>Nakamura feetNice. Have some Hirose feet (foot?).
>>288801610I'll probably make a thread on the weekend if I still feel like talking about the show but yeah, see you until we get more news.
>>288801656Hirose's exposed thighs...
Nakamura? watched Hirose fuck a woman, now? he'll watch Otogiri get fucked by Hirose.A sequel? never happening.
>>288801678I thought you'd post a new thread on Wednesday to match when the episodes had aired? Anyways, if you do post during the weekend, hopefully it won't get buried due to the homo thread likely still being up.
Fuck, bros. I didn't want it to end. What do I do now?
>>288801997Be a happy cuck, like nakamura.
>>288801997Go find your own Hirose.
>>288802063How?
don't forget the thread next week>>288782526
I will say that Hirose's friends should easily find out Nakamura is gay. Maybe they just don't care.
>>288802142They probably already know and it's part of why they keep distance from him
>>288802142He does read BL during lunch. I doubt Hifumi is the only one that's noticed.
>>288801997Go find your own hirose and otogiri to watch fuck
>>288802234>waku waku those two fish in the back remind me of hirose and his gf having sex!
>>288802054>>288802186>>288802290Here's your (You)
>>288802357spooky
