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Jan 15, 2021 2:44 PM
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The MC is a socially awkward loner who complains about how life is unfair yet two episodes in and is already interacting with popular girls. The MC is a literal self insert, from socially awkward loner to guy surrounded by cute girls.
Jan 15, 2021 3:07 PM

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J-Tea-Chugger said:
"Can you chill, I'm just touching your butt"

Please Help (⊙_⊙')

she's really IN-CONTROL...and i hate being somewhat "under" in that perspective...lolz
5/5.


Jan 15, 2021 3:38 PM

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I really relate to Tomozaki; I also find it quite difficult to interact with people so I have a big soft spot for him. In my opinion, he did very well at meeting each of his goals and it seems like Nanami genuinely likes him, if only in a very general sense right now. Ganbatte Tomo-kun!
Jan 15, 2021 4:16 PM

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Wasn't expecting the yuri bait.

Also, Aoi sexually harassing MC-kun is NOT ok.
Jan 15, 2021 4:38 PM

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Well, much better episode, especially when we look at Hinami, cause she's for sure less of a bitch now. She's actually really supportive in what she's trying to teach Tomozaki.

Already love Mimimi. So full of energy and the Yuri teases, ear nibbling and kiss were really nice. Too bad she backed off after Hinami blowing at her.
Jan 15, 2021 6:42 PM

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better than the first episode but i'm still feeling some cringe that i have to pause during Tomozaki socializing but it makes sense hes trying


though out all of the "necktie"girls lol can't get over that's the factor of showing your "popluar" seem nice only real bitch is Nakamura hence why hes the main one to get on good terms quickly.

was caught off guard by Aoi just straight up grabbing his butt like bruh that's a little bit too in control
Jan 15, 2021 7:10 PM

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This episode was pretty entertaining to watch, also LMAO to Tomozaki getting caught lacking when he pulled down his mask for a tissue.

In this episode, he was able to talk to people, improve his posture, and make a "friend" in Mimimi. By the way, I love Mimimi, idk if it's just me or if she gets worse in the future but she is amazing right now.

The OP flashing always hurts my eyes, even when I expect it :(
Jan 15, 2021 7:35 PM

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Fuck. I'm giving this show a fighting chance but both episodes have made me feel genuine pain.
Jan 15, 2021 8:18 PM

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I figured Tomozaki would stugglle a lot, but he's just cruising so far. I would've like to seen a bigger personal battle before he succeeds.
"Genki is Life, Genki is Love"
Jan 15, 2021 8:37 PM
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Wow, the ED was really good, could be a potential favorite this season for me, and this was a great episode. Some slightly mixed reviews I’m seeing but I’m personally enjoying this a lot.
Jan 15, 2021 9:57 PM

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-how does the whole school know about a fighting video game?
-why would the popular girl initiate conversation with unpopular, weird kid?
-every girl he talks to automatically likes him
-why is hinami putting so much effort into helping tomozaki? she has nothing to gain. is she his guardian angel?
Jan 15, 2021 10:02 PM

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I'm definitely enjoying it. I just hope it doesn't develop to a harem though, i'm sick of it. I may check the LN if that's the case.
Jan 15, 2021 10:07 PM
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jasevy said:
-how does the whole school know about a fighting video game?
-why would the popular girl initiate conversation with unpopular, weird kid?

-every girl he talks to automatically likes him

-why is hinami putting so much effort into helping tomozaki? she has nothing to gain. is she his guardian angel?


It's quite clear that Mimimi's the kind of person who doesn't care all that much about whether someone is popular or not, or how they seem. She's just a kind and open-minded person. It's almost like Hinami told Tomozaki to talk to her specifically for a reason.

If you mean that every girl he talks to likes him romantically...then you're wrong. Being nice to someone doesn't at all mean you like them. If you mean that they automatically like his personality, so far that's only been the case Mimimi who's the kind of person who's ''bends over backwards'' to make everything fun anyways .

As for the questions revolved around Hinami, perhaps the series wants you to be asking these questions. Just a thought.
Jan 15, 2021 10:31 PM
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I really like the novel but the anime is extremely underwhelming. I can't put my finger on it but I just really dislike the way Project No. 9 is presenting the show and the art style. I was hoping for a more established studio to work on it.
Jan 16, 2021 12:02 AM

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Had some gimmicks yet too dry to the point it became boring.
I'm too weird to live but much too rare to die.


Jan 16, 2021 12:50 AM
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When I recommend this show I say it’s about a guy who as good at “The Super Smash Bros at home”
Jan 16, 2021 2:07 AM
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we have some very interesting topic today and it deals about communication. not all people are that talkative and can easily communicate with others thats why i am appreciating on how they are presenting this one
Jan 16, 2021 2:14 AM

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Without realizing it, Tomozaki is now getting used to talking to people around him
Jan 16, 2021 2:52 AM
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So, white hair will win and blue hair will lose

As always LOL
Jan 16, 2021 3:09 AM
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will the tomozaki will stay with aoi.

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Jan 16, 2021 6:45 AM

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Tomozaki is now starting his road to succeed the "game of life". With the support of Hinami, he made progress with her inner circle, the energetic Mimimi and the cute but terrifying Tama. There's also Nakamura who is still reeling from his loss in Tackfam. And Fuuka which will be an interesting character to discover in the future.

You know I just can't help but relate to Tomozaki so much. I don't want to admit it but I think I need to learn from this show. I know anime isn't real life, but in my eyes, it kinda feels like it. Also from now on, because of Hinami's advice, I'm gonna wear a fucking facemask every time I watch a Tomozaki episode, why the hell not.
Jan 16, 2021 6:47 AM

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  • Aoi should earn some money from Tomozaki for the lesson.
  • The show makes me feel uncomfortable (since I'm a person like Tomozaki).

Jan 16, 2021 6:55 AM

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Mimimi almost kissed Aoi you know.
Jan 16, 2021 9:10 AM
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animejas said:
The first volume had a lot of cringey moments but it just feels like the anime tenfolded those. Some of the comedy in this episode was just... 'get me out of here' material, and the anime and the way it just came to life with how it was visualized and recited made me feel even more uncomfortable with everyone (I find everyone else more annoying than Tomozaki ironically in this series at this point at least). At least Tomozaki is getting some exposure with communicating with others in his class and trying to adjust little things like his posture like what he learned from Aoi to get a better feel for the whole game of life in a sense.
animejas said:
The first volume had a lot of cringey moments but it just feels like the anime tenfolded those. Some of the comedy in this episode was just... 'get me out of here' material, and the anime and the way it just came to life with how it was visualized and recited made me feel even more uncomfortable with everyone (I find everyone else more annoying than Tomozaki ironically in this series at this point at least). At least Tomozaki is getting some exposure with communicating with others in his class and trying to adjust little things like his posture like what he learned from Aoi to get a better feel for the whole game of life in a sense.


I agree with your opinion, 10 times cringe 😂😂
Jan 16, 2021 9:16 AM
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jasevy said:
-how does the whole school know about a fighting video game?
-why would the popular girl initiate conversation with unpopular, weird kid?
-every girl he talks to automatically likes him
-why is hinami putting so much effort into helping tomozaki? she has nothing to gain. is she his guardian angel?


Not whole school but his classmate as that blondie is top normie, the game is famous too.

No one likes him, its Mimimi's personality and that Yuzu talked casually.

Hinami is putting effort because nanashi(MC) is the only person she respect, contrary to her expectations nanashi is just a loser.

Hinami put lot of effort and now winning the game of life but nanashi(the person she respect) saying life is trash tier game eveb without putting effort.

She want to prove that life is a god tier game too.
Jan 16, 2021 11:39 AM
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RobinTheKing said:
is this suppose to help actual real life people? Because this shit ain't as easy as the show wants it to be. Tomozaki is already easily talking with the most popular people in the class, ALSO nobody makes any remarks about him being a weirdo like Aoi did in ep1... Atleast it seems that it won't be too preachy

Yeah, I wished it to be an Oregairu2, but apparently, it will be no life saving material, this is nowhere close to how IRL works. Still there are some tips here and there, like it is true that posture is very important, and overall the anime looks like a fun ride, which is pretty generic but not too generic.
Jan 16, 2021 12:55 PM
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RobinTheKing said:
is this suppose to help actual real life people? Because this shit ain't as easy as the show wants it to be. Tomozaki is already easily talking with the most popular people in the class, ALSO nobody makes any remarks about him being a weirdo like Aoi did in ep1... Atleast it seems that it won't be too preachy


People should not take this show too seriously given the fact that one of the most popular girl in school somehow invited one of the most socially awkward loner in her school into her own home already in the first ep after both having a brief cringe conversation. This show is simply a wish fulfillment fantasy for people struggling socially like the MC.
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Jan 16, 2021 1:23 PM

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Thank god that was so much better than episode 1. Barely any cringe this week so hopefully it keeps it up.
Jan 16, 2021 1:41 PM
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I really thought the first episode was horrendous, but this second episode was much improved. They really toned down the "I'm a gamer and real life is actually a video game" talk, which was my biggest problem with the previous episode.
Jan 16, 2021 3:36 PM

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I liked this one. MC is starting to improve with baby steps, soon he'll be more open to the world.

Jan 16, 2021 5:51 PM

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OP and END are cute.
Already on my playlist. =P

I'm liking how it's going.
Jan 16, 2021 5:57 PM
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owokitsu said:
I liked this one. MC is starting to improve with baby steps, soon he'll be more open to the world.


Well said! It is enjoyable to watch the improvement and to see how a lot of conversations actually structure..... or fall apart! lol
Jan 16, 2021 6:34 PM

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Ngl was a lot better than what I expected, especially from seeing how unpleasantly plot-driven and trippy the first episode was. Regardless tho, still not really impressed with the fact that all the girls in the show practically have the exact same face and the rather puzzling motive behind Hinami's decision to transform Tomozaki - which is quite literally the prime focus of this series. Will give the next few eps a go tho; kinda enjoyed the dynamic & interactions between the characters. Solid 4/5 ep I'd say.
Jan 16, 2021 7:46 PM
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Why is the score so low???? I’m really digging this show
Jan 16, 2021 8:16 PM
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This anime should definitely be more know in the community. It does deserve more attention and here's my thoughs on this topic considering, of course, the development of this very episode; besides that, I just wanted to say how powerful Hinami speech's is important and relevant socially-wise levels. You see, Hinami is what we can call a "mood maker": those figures are aboslute beasts while dealing with the conversation flow and, I dare say they are most notable to absurdly overcome reactions that, somehow, I wouldn't doubt that people like Hinami can manipulate feelings, decisions and the very personal thoughs of a person. Is, actually, a very real super power only handed by those with social skills (advanced, btw). There before, I can't stop to sympathize with Tomozaki and, arguably, a lot of users might think the same. His appearance, thoughs, aspirations, desires and world vision fits so perfectly in my current and already past events in life but, unfortunately, as an adult, unlikely him, I'm kind of jealous that I couldn't developed those sort of skills back when I was in highschool of even before that. The show give you some hope in the "social game" and, while recognizing the terms of it, you start to see how complex it is the features itself. I just would hope that the criteria could be a little more clear, still, for an anime show, is just fine. My expectations of this show has grow so much. I hope to keep getting along until the end of it, as well as I am during these two episodes pieces.
Jan 17, 2021 2:29 AM

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Better than Ep 1...... That's not saying much!
Since episode one sucked tiny gorilla cock!
I actually kind of like the blue haired ho, But damn bitch you can't smile through everything!

Hey dad did you hear Billy got raped by that Labrador retriever next door.....
Nope didn't hear that was he smiling?

Well just got the sonogram back and sorry to let you know Mrs Johnson but your son's going to have three arms and no dick......
No shit, well how's his smile?
Jan 17, 2021 3:41 AM

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That was a great episode, I definitely enjoyed it much more than the first episode and I have come to liked Hinami and Tomozaki more this episode. Not that the first episode was bad for me, I guess it was just too serious.

Most of the time people who are always happy and energetic are usually the ones with big problems inside, hopefully that is not the case for Mimimi. I also like how Tomozaki is trying to become less anti-social, of course it's not as easy as this but, it is kind of like that so it's relatable.
Jan 17, 2021 9:19 AM

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Great anime so far. Only gave this a change with episode 1 when I accidentally stumbled upon it at my favorite download site. While checking out other romance stuff I found other stuff to seem less interesting. (Horimiya only with too good looking char design. And seems more SoL less romance. Not to my taste.)

Here the description sounds like "your usual" stuff: Girl + boy get in contact over some weird topic. Yeah ...

But so far it had been nice. And the other girls are interesting. (Different personalities. Not annoying. No annoying moments.)

The main is nice and has good observations. And some interesting talks about different stuff. I actually found their conversations interesting. About life and how to behave. (The one always trying to act happy.)

I just sincerely hope this won't turn into repetitive crap where they later try to show every japanese holiday and the school festivals, etc. + including weird misunderstantings that throw back the main in his progress (already feels like the progress is very fast lol) to "milk" the fans by making the source material running for as long as possible.

Too many romance shows sadly end up like that.
Jan 17, 2021 1:11 PM

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Catalyze said:
owokitsu said:
I liked this one. MC is starting to improve with baby steps, soon he'll be more open to the world.


Well said! It is enjoyable to watch the improvement and to see how a lot of conversations actually structure..... or fall apart! lol


Exactly! The main point of this show is to show the growth of the character, even his flaws when starting a conversation. In this anime, we have to enjoy the trip, not wait for the destination to appear.

Jan 17, 2021 3:30 PM

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It's funny how she uses game terms to explain him things, ie. removing the bomb feature was clearly taken from Tokimeki Memorial series when if such bomb wasn't taken care of it would explode later in nasty gossips.
(btw - this series seems to shares even more things with this japanese dating sim classic)
Jan 17, 2021 9:33 PM
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Am I alone in seeing Nanami as this show's Ami (toradora)

Before she's built, I favor Fuuka
Jan 18, 2021 1:52 AM
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Im excited now. I cant wait for more story. this is a complete tutorial on how to talk in public made way better and more fun. kekw
Jan 18, 2021 2:38 AM

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waiting for the glow up andskdjnjds



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Jan 18, 2021 3:20 AM
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It looks like Aoi has liked Tomozaki already. After all, touching someone's bottom is not as ordinary as she claims.
Jan 18, 2021 6:15 AM
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Much better second episode, this is way better than Horimiya
Jan 18, 2021 7:36 PM
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Better than last ep, building off gaming shtick into social psychology.
Hinami had some toplevel tactics controlling really awkward conversations.
Mimimi surprise yuri, and not just a 1D cheery leader, but hinted at some depth on being sincere vs the vibe.
Liked how they compared Tama to Tomozaki, and to Mimimi.
MC kinda levels up too fast, but all the new characters have lots of promise. Hoping Nakamura also develops out of just a sore loser.
Jan 19, 2021 9:02 AM
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definitely an 8 IMO. The first ep was good but nothing special but this episode was hilarious. I'm where near exaggerated as the mc but I can relate to some things, especially not knowing what to say. Defo right about the topic openers and extenders. I always remember in a history lesson a day after I went paintballing with my football team a girl asking some like "I heard you went paintballing with person A and others" and I just replied, was it good? "yeah it was alright" LMAO. I also related so hard to when he was explaining something "funny" and no one except the girl laughed. It's like when something hilarious happens and when you tell your friend they don't laugh and expect more, so I usually make some up lmao.
Jan 19, 2021 11:53 PM
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This one is actually.... pretty good! The pacing is slow but I like how they use it to their advantage. I'm still skeptical about the videogame and rl mashup concept, but it's pretty going okay so far. More characters are being introduced, some were just blah and some were just hmm. Good episode, but still not enough to back up that disastrous 1st epsiode.
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Jan 21, 2021 6:24 PM
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gamer loser dude's lessons continue in how not to be completely socially incapable; sigh... this is going to be fun. I'm sure it's going to be fine but is there literally any other premise you could choose from other than the butchered plot of loser dude learns to live life and make friends...


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Jan 22, 2021 5:19 PM
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Ah, that genki blue hair girl called Mimimi, eh? Such a pretty amusing nickname. Interesting to know that the girls community also had a crap level differenciate among them, edgy af. By knowing that little insightful class society information, two girls already went under Tomozaki's transformation radar. While one nearby girl was too far to reach by cringey Tomozaki. The conversation felt fine. Its awkward, ofc, but still standard as how its play along in their first chance. Aoi being a good mentor so far with all of those quest and help. She even asked Tomozaki to hang out in the next weekend too. How curious to see that girl deep motivation to really help much Tomozaki. Respectable reason felt a little too far. But, nevermind that first, lets enjoy their play along conversation and let see how far Tomozaki changes with all of those helpful hand.
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