Audience reviews
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EleonoraViolet
(Originally written on 2025/05/19, one day after I finished watching this title)
(Actual score - 9.75/10)
Overall, it was a unique and incredibly relaxing experience - no bad parts whatsoever.
ARTSTYLE
- Amazing; the most common style felt very "soft" / smooth with how everything looked, yet still maintained a grounded / realistic presentation. It was akin to a world from a happy dream, with warm and vibrant colors, and overall very aesthetically pleasing look - I loved it.
- Additionally, there were moments where certain colors would fill up the world, basking everything in a warm glow / "fog", and it was always absolutely beautiful - it was usually used during the most heart-warming and cute scenes, and it added a really nice visual layer to those moments.
- The other style was mor…
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The romance between the MCs doesn't feel believable. It's more so about a deaf girl who falls for the first guy who shows consideration for her disability. At first, you'd think Itsuomi's behavior is "unique" just because he adjusts to her situation (e.g., lip reading, texting, etc.). But after a few episodes, you realize that anyone can do that. Itsuomi isn't anything special. He's just the first hot guy who gives her attention. Then Yuki instantly falls for him and thinks he's her entire world. Instead of navigating problems on her own (e.g., independent thinking, managing communication barriers, etc.), she just lets Itsuomi do all that for her. The whole relationship is based on Yuki's one-sided affection and dependence towards Itsuomi. And Itsuomi being this "perfect" pretty boy who th…
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I have never watched a more bland romance in my life and i have watched so many dumb things.
ML womanizer who makes moves/flirts in ways literal harassers do.
This just tells me '' if you are good looking and hot you can get away with literal harassment '' like bro you barely know her keep ur hands to yourself stop being so damn creepy.
FL is literally 19 and acts like she has 10. 0 Personality not only for her but for all characters. Bland. Bland. Bland.
I dont even want to comment on the childhood friend my guy is a insecure bihh whos a "tsundere" type. The only cute and good quality he has is that he learned sign language for the FL.
Her being deaf is literally a plot point insted of being a character trait.
The author does not know how relationships work ig? Because if he did who in…
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It started pretty nicely but as it went on I started to hate both the female lead and male lead, but this is what you would expect from a typical shoujo, the perfect 6'8 popular hot guy with all the positive personality straits that will dote and take care of you, the shy, pure and cute girl(only this time she's deaf) and they will live happily ever after, also the villainized childhood friend who will never win because he's a osananajimi(Oushi u deserve better)
Characters - holy shit both male and female leads are so ass(literally skipped like 10 mins of the last ep bcos it was just them 2) but others are okay.
Story - typical shoujo(if you loooove shoujo, then you can watch this and "squeeeee" at the sleazebag lead male)
Art - art is very nice
Read at the sourcegriddyweeb
Amazing romance anime, really captures what the genre should be about, especially in the first 6 eps. To be honest I'd much rather rate this show as 10/10 for the first 6 eps and 8/10 for the last 6 eps, simply because there's a shift of focus from the main couple to the other side characters. Not that it's a bad thing, but the first 6 eps really is just a sweet romance buildup that has you kicking your feet, the second half is not as exciting as the first one.
I really love the artstyle, they keep switching the character style between detailed animation and "doodle art" based on the mood of the scenes, it can be beautifully animated in a touching moment but it can also be kind of a chibi style during funny scenes.
The characters are okay, they're not really deep but they don't have to b…
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"A Sign of Affection" explores elements of romance that resonate across all ages. It captures the excitement of a crush and the fluttering butterflies of young love while also delving into more mature relationship themes. A dominant theme is the concept of distance in a relationship and the effort required to maintain communication. The anime beautifully illustrates that when people truly want to make a relationship work, they will, regardless of the circumstances, and that the journey is worth the effort.
Although the story is decent, there are moments where the relationship doesn't develop significantly, which is understandable given its 12-episode format and common within romance anime tropes. The other relationships in the series could have benefited from more depth and focus, but it…
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From the positive message of how learning new languages can bring you closer to other cultures, to how when someone can't experience much in the world, they will find someone who will show them. The animation contributes to this romantic and soft tone, and the music gives each scene an incredible score. Looking at their lips and corresponding that with what the voice actor(s) are/is saying is such an amazing detail.
I love the way Yuki describes each person's signing. Comparing Oushi's as more tense because he was withholding his anger to prevent lashing out in front of Yuki. And Itsu's animation had calmer movements even though he is a beginner; showing how comfortable he was with her.
This series also doesn't contain much drama, which I love. There can be a healthy relationship between…
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It was fine. Being involved in the deaf community and working as an interpreter I appreciate that more shows are bringing deaf awareness. However, I’m also a fan of good anime so I’m going to be a little critical.
This anime is an ok romance. I did find the lead characters had a lack of chemistry. Their attraction to one another felt forced, they like each other because they do. It lacked depth. I did like the chemistry between the supporting characters though. I often found myself wanting to skip past the main characters and just watch the supporting characters.
There are so many sappy lines. I personally can appreciate them, but when anything is saturated with them it can start making me cringe. And though I feel the lead male was supposed to come off as manly, he often felt like he wa…
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What an enjoyable watch!
"A sign of Affection" is a unique Shoujo Manga about Yuki Itose, a young girl living her everyday life never hearing a single sound in her life. By chance, she meets a man named Itsuomi Nagi on train trying to explain to him that she can't hear. As a man who loves to connect through language, he begins to get interested in her. But this isn't just a one sided interest. Both of them begin to want to learn more about each-other. How they see the world, favourite foods, hobbies and themselves.
You get too see Yuki's world slowly grow, see the difficulties of being deaf in everyday life and a couple side romances as well.
Side note; I caught up on the manga before picking up the anime. I love how they ended on a note where they could easily pick up and start a secon…
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How very unique!
Had to say it! call me the romance guy, I've seen many romance anime but in this case I can confidently say a new skill point was added to my romance ability tree. This one not only was a rare pink point, it was also very sweet tasting and I managed to unlock a new unique ability too, the ability to learn sign language!
SPEECH 100
No wait...
SIGN 100
Not ruining the fun, I will continue... Romance anime generally reminds me of high school, cute girls doing cute things, childhood friend and also: I can't tell her I love her cause I suck and she is soooooo gooood and I don't know if I'm gonna be able to be her BF and what if she doesn't like me also if she says yes how do we go out, my heart is gonna beat so much every time I see her and oops now we are in the same room a…
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Love it for the fact that it's a slice of life romance that properly portrays disabilities.
Hate it for the fact that the romance is poorly developed and the plot has nothing interesting to keep you watching.
Animation: Awesome, but doesn't save the anime.
Plot: What plot? We don't really have ups and downs, nor real challenges, nor real antagonists.
Character development: Very poor due to the fact that we don't have a proper plot to develop the characters!
Romantic development: Also poor, only the heroine really holds the romantic plot, because the male lead's personality is "too mysterious" for us to actually identify with his feelings.
Overall: It's simply hard to keep watching because it becomes boring really quickly, but if you are into wishy-washy and cliché animes it's a good watc…
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If you're looking for a cute, feel-good romance this will definitely satisfy you. If you're looking for a mature romance with interesting characters it may not. While the story is sweet, the character writing is mostly weak and left a lot to be desired. The female lead has almost no defining traits other than being deaf and cute, we learn almost nothing about any desires or motivations that are not related to romance. She falls in love with the male lead almost instantly, who is essentially an ideal romantic partner with no real flaws or need for character development, i.e. a pretty boring character. The childhood friend is probably the most interesting character because he has flaws and we see the beginnings of personal growth once he becomes aware of them.
I do like that there is a clear…
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Yubisaki to Renren is a very cute story that I really liked and will please most people who like romance, but my personal experience with deaf people and my expectations for it being a college love story made me like it a little less than I could have.
The protagonist of this story is Itose Yuki, a young deaf woman who after a brief interaction on the subway falls in love with Nagi Itsuomi who she later discovers is studying at the same college and the story develops following these two characters getting to know each other and discovering love.
The love story between the protagonists is very cute and it's nice to see the two interacting, but it required me to overcome the feeling that everything started too quickly or that something was missing. The scene in which the protagonists meet e…
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If you want to just turn your brain off, sit giggling n kicking your feet for the better half of the day; then this anime is for you. But the second you start actually thinking about it, the problems start to arise.
Every character is incredibly two dimensional. For a shoujo romance this is fairly standard, but considering this one features a disabled lead you'd expect it to be handled with a bit more care.
So, what's the problem with Yuki? Yuki seems like a self insert in every worst way; she's small, pretty, timid, shy, naive. None of these are inherently bad, I personally am just sick and tired of this trope of women in anime. Basically the perfect girl with absolutely zero flaws, but also enough of a blank slate for the viewer to be able to insert themselves into her shoes. She has b…
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A beautiful light-hearted cozy feel-good romance anime with a warm atmosphere and relatable characters.
Story 8/10
The story itself isn’t anything crazy or out of the ordinary. It’s rather simple yet beautiful which really proves a good story doesn’t always need to be extraordinary or anything special but it’s a story with a heart. It follows university student Yuki who has a hearing disability since birth and then she meets another student Itsuomi and they fall in love. I’m not sure if it’s a hundred percent accurate when it comes to representation of those with a hearing disability but for me personally I found it interesting to see Yuki’s world (from her POV) and the people around her interacting with her. Both main characters have a very different perspective of the world but as they…
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Communication is one of the most important skills we can develop in life. Being able to convey our feelings to others and truly understand where they’re coming from is crucial. That requires a mutual language, though. So when a series like Yubisaki to Renren comes around and deals with the issue of a deaf person handling every day life and going outside her comfort zone to communicate with a love interest, it’s a no brainer I’m going to be interested. While it’s not without its flaws, it’s definitely peak shoujo and does handle adult relationships well.
Like I said, Yubiren isn’t perfect. If you’re expecting the best possible deaf representation, this probably isn’t for you. It does play heavily into shoujo tropes. I.e loner girl meets extremely hot and popular guy, falls in love instantl…
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A Sign of Affection - Romance through Sign Language, it's such a (cue the Sign for sweet) feeling of affection.
What's the best way to show the affection of these 3 words: "I Love You"? Countless ideas have been shown time and time again about how love breaks boundaries, and one of them is not through words, but through expressions of the hands, called sign language. This is especially for people who were born deaf, and even people like them are worth loving, as stated by the closest example of which is Fumetsu no Anata e a.k.a To Your Eternity female mangaka Yoshitoki Ooima's Koe no Katachi a.k.a A Silent Voice (which KyoAni's 2016 movie was and still is a masterpiece even to this day). This would be the last we'd hear of the sign language ability, until mangaka duo suu Morishita would c…
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"A Sign of Affection - Love is as blind as it can be deaf. What is love? Would you like me to explain it to you? *extending my hand forward in a "like" gesture*. This simple "like" gesture also means "good."
We all know that love comes in many different forms. Some love their extended family, some love watching anime, and some love their partner and love looking at the starry sky with them in their arms while on a date. Sometimes, talking to people on the subject of love, the question arises "can all people love"? And no, there is no acute question of asexuality of a person, but the question is "is every person worthy of love?". I hope everyone agrees with me that absolutely all people are worthy of love. People with all kinds of problems are worthy of love, be it poverty, complexity of c…
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I am clearly not the intended audience for this anime, yet here I am, reviewing this anime. Making the female MC deaf was definitely a trick to get more people to indulge in this anime. I think it's already clear how this romance anime caters to the Shoujo demographic when you have every character having the most kissable lips, the male character's rizz game is always at its peak, meant to make the girl infinitely blush with him, all the while also having love triangles and unrequited love stories that are at play. There's a lot of things to not like about A Sign of Affection, but what if I tell you, I did enjoy it too?
If I were to name one good thing that this anime did well other than the sign language the show takes pride in, it's the handling of the worst aspect of most romance drama…
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People often compare this to A Silent Voice because both feature deaf characters. But honestly, they’re quite different. A Silent Voice is a heavy, emotional story about guilt, depression, and learning to appreciate life. A Sign of Affection is more about the day-to-day experiences of being deaf and how that affects relationships. It’s lighter and more focused on romance.
What really makes A Sign of Affection stand out, especially in today’s shoujo anime, is how it avoids the usual clichés. Instead of having a cold, perfect male lead or a bunch of guys fighting over the girl, it focuses on real communication, especially through sign language. And yes, the character designs, especially those big lips, are hard to miss.
The main story is a sweet romance. Yuki, who is deaf, meets a guy and…
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