Audience reviews
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chrisdagoat21
Peak Fiction, this shit was generational. Himari is the greatest of all time, if you dont love her,you dont love waifus. She has the most personality outta everyone in the show, I can't help but smile when I see her, from her goofy faces, funny jokes or snarky attitude to her outgoing personality,its quite entertaining to watch her. You can't put her in the box like many anime heroines, she not simply a kuudere or tsundere, shes Himari. She's not perfect she's not a cookie cutter waifu who always know the right thing to do, She doesnt always have the right response, But that what make her human. She may overreact sometimes, but she's able to admit when she wrong and tries to deal with situations the best she can. Thats why I admire and why she such a great waifu.
I know this is more a hi…
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This anime depicts romance in the most weird way possible. The interactions between characters don’t feel natural and rather twisted. One of the major flaws in the anime is the mc and the heroine. They have a brief moment where they could grow as a character but immediately revert right back and this is a cycle that lasts right until the last episode.
The subplots are completely random that don’t connect with the main story very well. All the buildup of an important plot point only to be dismissed in one episode quickly and then moving onto the next plot. The supporting characters just “exist” and conveniently appear to cause problem or randomly solve something. The animation and soundtrack are the only redeeming qualities.
I am heavily disappointed, because this anime set an interesti…
Read at the sourceBanana-Pudding
A very cute anime that will melt a lot of hearts, especially if you like slice of life/love animes.
Yuu and Himari met as a child, and their dream is to open an accessory store together. They also have a pledge to get married if they're still single by 30. But slowly, they can't help but fall in love with each other.
The premise is simple, but what really carries the show is HIMARI. What an adorable pundle of joy! Every time she's on screen, she steals the show. I think the main reason is her VA. It's like, this cute nasally voice that is unique and you can't help but love her. Himari's character is also the main catalyst of the show- as she is Yuu's motivation. That said, Himari's actions are not perfect, which is why I do like her. She's realistic- in a way. She gets jealous. She gets…
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Honestly when this anime first came out I told myself I would not watch it week by week. I wanted to wait till it was done and then watch it all in one go. Best decision ever. Because once I started I just could not stop. It completely pulled me in and left me emotionally drained in the best way possible.
From the very first episode it felt like something different. The chemistry between the characters, the small realistic moments, the way emotions build up slowly. Himari with her soft blue hair and that adorable smile just lights up the screen every time. There is something about her energy that makes every scene warm and alive. Yuu on the other hand is that kind of guy who actually feels human. He works hard, he gets tired, he doubts himself but still tries again. Watching his journey f…
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I don't get the hate centered around this Anime. Whether it be those who dislike it for its toxicity or for its plot holes, many people disliked this one. In my opinion, I thoroughly enjoyed the story centered around the duo. I found it cute and quite reflective of Asian relationships.
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Now, why did I rate this as a Mixed Feelings: the premise, the plot of this story is not made for everyone. This story shows how relationships between asians, east asians in particular, are built. Of course, everyone will develop their relationships by themselves, as it is rude to stereotypically identify a race. This anime shows competition between childhood friends and newer, gentler friends; it also shows the decisiveness and complex decisions between two teenagers. If you don't get t…
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The only reason I didn't rate this 4 stars is that it had a really good, strong start in the first three episodes. After that, it just went downhill from there. Everything was contrived. The drama appeared out of nowhere based on nothing that could have easily all been argued away. The male lead started as a strong, decent guy, but then, for some reason, became the biggest wimp By Episode 4. This entire show misses one key point in storytelling: the beats should read like, this happens, therefore this happens, because this happens, therefore this happens. Instead, we get this happens, then this happens, then this happens, then this happens. The basics of writing were clearly lacking in this writer's education, and it shows in the writing and story beats. I don't think this author had an id…
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I honestly don't get the hate, I got back into anime after like 2 years just to see that ppl don't like this and honestly Idk why, like I get that they drag on and on and on how they're best friends but I kinda liked it and I just wanted a good story of 2 friends becoming something more to be something that would get me back into anime, mmc has his own dumb shit that no one gets, and it's something new that I haven't seen so far so I liked it diff in that way, as for the fmc she's just by his side 24/7 and she's realizing that she wants more, and after all the rollercoaster of emotions they end up (kinda) together, obviously still having they're 2 friends jumping in they're business and all that, so I liked the story and all, it wasn't too cheesey (which, me personally, idk if I like...😭)…
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A masterclass in wasted potential, where charming ideas and attractive designs are used to deliver a story that feels completely out of touch with healthy emotional dynamics. It’s not just that it contains toxic characters—it’s that the show refuses to acknowledge their toxicity and instead gives them the gold medal for it.
Story: 2/10
On paper, this is a coming-of-age romance about two childhood friends working toward a shared dream. In execution, it's a chaotic fever dream of emotional manipulation, emotional constipation, and enough mixed signals to scramble a GPS. What starts off as quirky and sweet quickly spirals into a mess of gaslighting disguised as flirtation and communication breakdowns that would make a therapist cry. The show dares to ask if a boy and girl can remain just fr…
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Can A Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? Yes, but not this one.
A Light Novel series created by *checks notes*...Nana Nanana (If you don't get the joke, I'll explain later), the series focuses on Yu and Himari, two friends who want to open an accessory shop together. The problem is that despite being the best of friends, the two also harbor secret romantic feelings for each other. Will it get in the way and be a determent to their whole relationship, or will it blossom into something amazing?
The answer? The former, and it comes down to how these two act around each other and everyone involved.
Let's start with Himari, because the majority of the problems with the romance start with her. She's your typical tsundere, not honest with her own feelings and would probably swallow needles than admi…
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Can believe I actually watched this bs after ep5. Blue haired girl ruins the whole ass show, genuinely one of the most bitchy, manipulative, selfish, whiny, and infuriating characters Ive ever watched, and the show just fully forces her down your throat. The protagonist is such a spineless wimp with the emotional intelligence of an amoeba, its genuinely unbearable. Long brown hair girl was the only good thing about the show and she just gets done dirty constantly. This dosent even deserve an in depth review. It just seems like endless circles of nonsense and genuinely aggravating behaviors from the main cast ( other than poor Rin) I actually felt irritated whenever I decided to watch an episode 😂😂. Unless you enjoy seeing one of the worst and annoying female male dynamics I've ever seen…
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I can't believe my eyes to see unusual quite hate on a normal generic rom-com here.Yes the hates are very unusual for such of this anime and unreasonable.
I get the point of their complaints , consistent repeative writing, annoying main girl,bad plot,etc.
Yes it does have repeative writing and that's almost natural for a rom-com. You can't expect to have some thrilling experience or hope to insert yourself in it and fill your stomach with butterflies or something.Yes main girl is annoying,yet very normal.She is most likely a typical Irl girl that does things on her own and become unreasonable.Doesn't it a normal attitude for a girl? Or perhaps those who blaming her,had never in touch with a girl or something?You can't expect to insert yourself in MC's place and hope the main girl to love…
Read at the sourceChuy_diazz
If what you're looking for in an anime is to hate yourself every minute you watch it, to want to vomit over the romantic interactions, and a lesson on how to identify harmful behaviors in a relationship, then this is for you. If what you want is a good anime, then I hope you're not even reading this review.
To say it's bad is to be kind to the anime. I tried watching it even with an overly positive outlook, but the anime strives to get worse with each episode. There's not a single redeemable character, not one. The characters in this anime constantly compete to see who can be the shittiest person in the franchise. A manipulative, obsessive-possessive female protagonist who can't be honest about her feelings. A male protagonist who seeks to win people's affection through victimhood and stu…
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As someone who had an experience being best friends with the opposite sex, this show is stupidly accurate with how Himari acts. Maybe I'm pulling way too much from my own memories and experience but this show felt like a nice little trip down memory lane. Maybe the author had some similar experience thus nicely encapsulating this annoying gremlin aura of having a female best friend.
I feel though this released at a wrong time, this generation will not be able to relate to this kind of relationship or dynamic. I believe the words they will use for this is toxic or gaslighting. To me these are simply typical banter between friends that carry little to no weight. If this published or released a decade ago, it might have more of an audience.
Read at the sourceEmarurururu
This show is fantastic, an absolutely amazing romcom with great characters and drama. Himari and Yu are probably one of the most interesting romcom couples I've seen. On the surface, they're the popular girl and the loser guy who have mutual feelings for one another but can't seem to just make out already. But what I like about boygirl is that 1. they actually get together by the end of season 1 2. there's a reason why they can't just have sex already. There's the obvious part of not wanting to break the promise of being best friends but there's a lot of emotional baggage the two have to work through first. (Himari analysis coming up)
Himari was surrounded by males by a young age due to looks resulting in not only a massive ego but a sense that she's not good for anything outside of her l…
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I don't know why there's so many negative reviews, they don't make any sense at all
But from my view, this anime truly was fulliling, after watching the last ep all I can say/feel is "omg this anime ended in a much better way than I had thought given what we saw last time, But after all of that, our blond hair boy Shinji IS THE GOAT of this ep, bro came in the last sec and saved these two lovable love-birds from separation. KYAAHHHH. But man, this ep in general was absolutely peak. From start to end, every single moment has been so fulfilling that I just want more and more. Also, given what Yuu was saying in the end, I'll assume that their story hasn't ended yet, which means we might get a S2"
After all that said, the main review for this anime truly is PEAK and by far the best drama rom…
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Friendships often blossom between boys and girls, especially when they are kids, but when they grow older do feelings sometimes evolve and with it comes a dilemma.
In Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive do we follow Yuu and Himari, who have been friends since middle school and are now both high schoolers. We follow them as they start facing a change in their usual dynamic, and forces them to face both reality in their friendship and challenges in themselves.
The plot of the show is a classic romance between friends, where it builds on the dynamic of are they ready to risk their friendship in hopes of something better. This is built up through the season with them having outsiders interfere, them having misunderstanding, and more. All of this is classic tropes in the romance genre, but is…
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This was, in many ways, your typical cookie-cutter rom-com that drew me in with a strong start. The chemistry between Himari and Yu-kun was charming at the beginning (it got kind of annoying later on), and the early episodes had me hooked. It felt sweet, fun, and had the promise of something really solid. But unfortunately, things started to go sideways pretty quickly.
The writing kept putting itself into awkward corners. Drama that didn’t need to happen was forced in, and the pacing lost focus. The initial spark I felt slowly faded, and the story drifted into limbo for a good while. It was frustrating to watch something with so much potential slowly but surely lose everything which made it unique or special.
Even when what could only be called a confession finally happened, and they ga…
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Can a boy girl relationship survive, Verdict? Utter waste of time.
I feel as if I couldn’t care less about any of the characters other than the main characters male best friend because he’s kind of funny, other then that they are all cringey, messed up weirdos. Also, what is the point of enomoto??? I feel as if this show was supposed to be a sort of close competition to decide which of the two love interests would win, but it’s almost like enomoto ( black hair) is there for no reason, adds nothing to the story, or really the romance element other than her begging the main character to love her.
Now we get to the blue hair girl (Himari). Might be one of the worst main love interests I’ve seen in a long while. Pretty much bullies and makes fun of the main character the whole time and he s…
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Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? (No, It Can't!!) - Damn, the blue-haired heroine curse is strong on this one to throw endless heaps of shade that end up frustrating not just her own people but the audience too at that.
Let me ask you a VERY genuine question: What comes to your mind when you think about rom-coms in general? Is it the story of a boy and a girl coming together in circumstances and situations fostered from the natural growth of dependency that they can't be separate from one another, or is it a story that friends and family will undoubtedly tease both the boy and the girl so much so that the joke becomes reality? OR, is it one that's birthed from being young and having a relationship that initially has good vibes going for it, only to turn into a toxic affair of gaslightin…
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Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? sounds like a type of anime written as a rom-com experiment. Even if it's intentions were different, this anime practically evokes the idea to test the limits and boundaries a friendship can exist between a boy and girl. It's the classic take on 'can a guy and girl just be friends?'
Right off the bat, we can tell this anime falls under several rom-com tropes. The typical male protagonist and their childhood friend makes their appearances in the first episode. Then, that protagonist meet a beautiful girl and thus, let the love triangle begin. Meet our main characters: Himari Inuzuka, Yuu Natsume, and Rion Enomoto. Why does this show insist on a friendship than a romantic relationship? It's actually more complicated than it sounds.
From the beginning, we…
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