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By July 2021, the manga had over 800,000 copies in circulation by July of the same year. [46] By March 2022, it had 1 million copies in circulation. [47] Naoya grapples with being a societal pariah and maintaining his polyamorous relationship. His character arc isn’t about growing to love his girlfriends more because he already loves Saki and Nagisa unconditionally by the time they become a thruple. His growth is about overcoming shame. This shame is an intentional jab at fans of the harem genre—the humiliation of how society views his love of multiple people as deplorable behavior. People judge him with words like “Cheater” and “Two-timer”. We love the fantasy of having numerous people fall in love with us because it’s satisfying. In reality, it could never happen. You would be ripped apart by society if your fantasies were actualized. Naoya goes to incredible lengths to protect the secrecy of his scandalous relationship; he nearly pays a million yen to keep the truth hidden. At school, he and Saki pretend to be in a monogamous relationship while poor Nagisa sits alone. She sacrifices having a normal love life to be with Naoya: she avoids the shame potentially brought upon her partners if the truth came out through being stealthy. One of the primary sources of shame is Milika. Upon graduating middle school, Rentarou Aijou manages to confess to the girl he loves. Unfortunately, he gets rejected, making it his 100th rejection in a row. Having experienced heartbreak after heartbreak, he goes to a matchmaking shrine and prays with the hope of finally getting a girlfriend in high school. Suddenly, the god of the shrine appears, promising Rentarou that he will meet one hundred soulmates in high school.
And I left Mirika left for a specific reason that I will get to in the next paragraph, without a doubt I’ll say she was my favourite, but definitely not from the start. The why is very easy to see, because she has a reason to be with Naoya that’s not as dumb as the other: because she already wanted to be his girlfriend. That’s it. She did it on a whim, and that honestly made me think of her as bad as the others, however as time passed, I was getting more endeared to her. I mean, isn’t this girl a bad person? She literally kidnapped the MC 2 times and drugged him once, this girl is crazy, but aside from that stuff, I noticed that whenever she went on a date with Naoya, it seemed like the moments were a bit less comical, in fact, those were maybe the only dates I could take seriously even before getting a fondness towards her. And at this point, I’m overselling her to you, because she is as dumb as the other characters too and has as much self-love as what you would expect from a girl in a harem series, but here’s the catch, after she actually fell in love with Naoya for actual reasons, she wanted to monopolize him, she wanted Naoya for herself, which is natural even in this kind of series, but when your competition are these other girls, then maybe being of a regular kind isn’t that bad. As a Slice of Life, there isn't much story to go around. Again, it's 4 girls being materialistic in conventional ways, talking about make up, clothes, boys, hooking up, how cute the other looks, etc. The school setting at least provides non-club activities like the festivals, field trips, vacations, so the setting often feels varied and there is a certain feel of a timeline in that regard. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). August 16, 2020. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020 . Retrieved January 19, 2021. I mean, when you have an MC like Naoya who is an idiot who won’t shut up nor stop saying anything no matter how dumb it is because he is so focused in doing anything that is going in his mind, it’s difficult to not find the MC annoying. Across the manga, he easily is the one that growths less, because his dumbness is what gets him through absolutely everything, well, that isn’t exactly true because to surpass one of his obstacles he spent a lot of time studying, but he didn’t get smarter with his decisions either way, he is straightforwardness itself. I mean, Naoya is definitely someone who will leave you something to think about him if you pay enough attention to the series, you will either admire his boldness, straightforwardness and his way of not thinking through anything, or you will dislike him exactly for those reasons, because he is just so dumb you can only stand him for so much. I mean, just take a look at how the series began, this guy apparently was asking the girl he has liked a bunch of times to be his girlfriend and eventually she accepts, we start at that point, then suddenly a second girl comes out of nowhere, tells him that she wants to be his girlfriend and what’s his best idea? To go to his girlfriend and ask her if he can date her too, he gets rightfully punched in the face for that but because of peer pressure Saki accepts. The animation isn't bad, but mostly fails to do more than ''Chibi'' form faces, rather than using the strength of animation as a tool to enhance and exaggerate the comedy.Out of the blue, a blue-haired first-year decides to ask MC out, in typical anime fashion. A girl whom this guy has no prior knowledge of just shoots her shot. Sure, she worked up the courage to confess for several months, but what would he know. He's content and attached to his first and only love. Mateo, Alex (April 20, 2021). "Girlfriend, Girlfriend' Anime Premieres on July 2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021 . Retrieved April 20, 2021.
Learning that Rentarō has never kissed a girl before, Hakari and Karane start trying to get Rentarō's first kiss. To be fair to both, Rentarō devises an elaborate game that will let him kiss them both without anybody knowing who got it first. They try it several times, but things keep going wrong. Rentarō attempts to surrender his first kiss to the lascivious Vice Principal, only for the girls to tell them the other should have it, and so the three agree to have a three-way kiss. Characters [ edit ] Naoya Mukai ( 向井 直也, Mukai Naoya) Voiced by: Junya Enoki [3](Japanese); Kevin D. Thelwell [4] (English) Naoya is Saki's childhood friend. He confessed to her every month until she accepted, but also agrees to take Nagisa as a girlfriend as well as he found her to be cute. He is an only child; as such, he hopes to have a girlfriend who has siblings. Saki Saki ( 佐木 咲) Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu [5] (PV), Ayane Sakura [3] (anime)(Japanese); Brittany Lauda [4] (English) Naoya's childhood friend and his initial girlfriend. She shares a first and last name as her parents thought such a name would be cute. [a] She has a complex about her small chest, especially when compared to Nagisa. She is a member of their school's basketball club. Nagisa Minase ( 水瀬 渚, Minase Nagisa) Voiced by: Ayane Sakura [5] (PV), Azumi Waki [3] (anime)(Japanese); Madeleine Morris [4] (English) A classmate of Naoya, who becomes his second girlfriend after confessing to him. She was previously a shy girl who felt that she was not good at anything, then fell in love with Naoya as he inspired her to pursue skills that she was good at. Rika Hoshizaki ( 星崎 理香, Hoshizaki Rika) Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu [3] (anime)(Japanese); Megan Shipman [6] [b] (English) A schoolmate of Naoya. She is secretly a popular vlogger who goes by the online alias Milika ( ミリカ, Mirika). She intends to become Naoya's third girlfriend, going as far as stalking him and his girlfriends, as well as camping outside his house to get his attention. She often uses her large breasts to catch attention online. Shino Kiryū ( 桐生 紫乃, Kiryū Shino) Voiced by: Rie Takahashi [3] (anime)(Japanese); Elizabeth Maxwell [4] (English) Saki's best friend and classmate who comes from a rich family. She is at the top of their class academically. She discovers Naoya's romantic arrangement with Saki and Nagisa and she disapproves of it. It is later revealed she secretly has feelings for Naoya as well. Mr. Hoshizaki ( ミリカ父, Mirika Chichi ) Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki Ep. 6 credits(Japanese); Ben Phillips (English) Rika and Risa's father. Risa Hoshizaki ( 星崎 理沙, Hoshizaki Risa) Voiced by: Aoi Koga [8](Japanese); Rachel Thompson [9] (English) Rika's younger sister. Production [ edit ] The good news for fans is that in September 2022, it was finally confirmed that the series would be receiving a second season, later revealed to release worldwide in October 2023. a b c d Mateo, Alex (October 27, 2023). " 'The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You' Anime's English Dub Reveals Cast, Premiere". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 27, 2023. For a supposed introvert, Mari easily became part of the group and changed her appearance without much thought and resistance. I wouldn't say that's how it is in my experience, but let's say Akko has very convincing charming techniques... which she doesn't, from her perspective, she seems just as introspective as Mari in her volumes. So in the end both feel homogenized cute girls, with Mari being the quieter of the two in conversation, until we switch to Akko's shoes and have the same deal...Meido is Hahari's maid, who follows her with the utmost devotion and loyalty. Meido will defend Hahari with her life if necessary, without any hesitation. She is loyal to the point that, when she also falls in love with Rentarou, she refuses to pursue him because Hahari is in love with him. However, when Hahari tells Meido to be honest with her feelings, Meido immediately changes her tune and asks Rentarou out. Aijou Rentarou • Hanazono Hakari • Inda Karane • Yoshimoto Shizuka • Eiai Nano • Yakuzen Kusuri • Hanazono Hahari • Haraga Kurumi • Meido Mei • Sutou Iku • Utsukushisugi Mimimi • Kakure Meme • Iin Chiyo • Yamato Nadeshiko • Yasashiki Yamame • Momi Momiji • Yakuzen Yaku • Torotoro Kishika • Kedarui Aashii • Nakaji Uto • Meido Mai • Bonnouji Momoha • Baio Rin • Hifumi Suu • Kaho Eira • Nekonari Tama • Saiki Himeka An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 14, 2023. It is produced by Bibury Animation Studios and directed by Hikaru Sato, with scripts supervised by Takashi Aoshima, character designs handled by Akane Yano, and music composed by Shuhei Mutsuki, Shunsuke Takizawa, and Eba. [4] The series premiered on October 8, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. [6] The opening theme song is "Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na Kimi e♡" ( 大大大大大好きな君へ♡, lit. "To You Who I Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love") performed by Kaede Hondo, Miyu Tomita, Maria Naganawa, Asami Seto, and Ayaka Asai, [39] while the ending theme song is "Sweet Sign" ( スイートサイン) performed by Nako Misaki. [40] Crunchyroll licensed the series. [41] Muse Communication has licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia. [42] Episodes [ edit ] No.
In any case, this anime is something you want to watch in this dry season, the same season with some Otome bs I dropped 65 years ago, some fanfic spin-off of ReLife and Sakurasou, and WEP 2.0. I have said what I have needed to say. Hopefully, this preview has convinced you to watch GF GF not as something along the lines of
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romance gets scarce development between the daily activities, which overshadow it. Near the end of every volume, you're reminded that this is supposed to be a romance between two people who are not used to it, yet are as close as they can be in terms of friendship. As he tags mention, it's better to approach this manga as a Slice of Life with romantic elements thrown in, rather than a Romance that takes its time. Most of my thoughts are unchanged. I am mostly just following up with the review to assure people that this is well worth it all the way to the end.
This rancid experience does come with its bright spots. Production-wise, Kanokano benefits from a rather pleasant job. It's baffling that such a travesty would follow an otherwise successful streak for Tezuka Productions, a studio fresh off works such as "Dororo" and 2020's phenomenal "Adachi to Shimamura." The latter show's chief director and head director bring the same quirky visual identity to Kanokano, with a comic-book aesthetic and pastel colors. The series is also capable of nailing comedic timing and visual jokes that embrace the absurdity on-screen. Voice actors are the liferaft for the sinking 'ship(s) of Kanokano. Lines are delivered (and often shouted) with the crazy conviction the script requires. These VAs absolutely sell their lines and do their utmost to elevate some incomprehensibly crap material. For all the garbage persistent throughout the series, Kanokano at least executes its ideas relatively well. But if you ask me, it's a bit like polishing a turd.The following chapters have appeared in the magazine but have yet to be reprinted in the volume/tankobon, as collected volumes are generally released every two or three months.
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