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Jun 19, 2020 10:06 PM

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Yeah man it's the subs a lot of the dialogue would make more sense if it was originally English. Maybe it isn't supposed to make much sense, is what I would like to think. Maybe that last scene makes sense if you read the entire novel. Well, S3 lets clear it up.

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Jun 22, 2020 9:31 PM
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it just had to end like that huh?? well i'm glad i don't have to wait any longer for season 3 lol. i can imagine the wait for season 3 must have been grueling for fans of this series.
Jun 25, 2020 5:17 PM
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Gaaaahh, this episode!

Starting the final episode of this season was a bittersweet moment. Yeah, that's the best way to describe this episode, "bittersweet".

It's pretty obvious that Yui likes Hachiman and Yukino likes Hachiman. But neither have confessed to him (Yui was so close in season 1 though! But almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades!)

I felt Yui had the most to lose with the way she went about things. She knew that too and still stuck with it!

Y'know, despite the lack of an actual conclusion, I still felt satisfied with how this season ended. I'm an optimistic fella so I feel that all three of them are taking a step forward. They'll inevitably be making mistakes along the way, but that's fine. No one's perfect! I feel they're on their way to something genuine
Jun 25, 2020 11:30 PM

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This season 02 was enjoyable, but not more than season 01



Positives of season 02:

- It has great character development and progress. 

- It makes you want to watch season 3, mainly because you know its going to wrap up the romance.





Negatives of season 2:

- Hachiman in this season 02 just felt so lifeless in comparison with season 01; In season 01, Hachiman was awesome and fun in his own way.

- This season 02 in the beginning had some overdramatic reactions. 

- Haruno was a drag and was just there to create drama (in season 1, she was awesome).





The main difference between season 01 and season 02 is that Season 01 is a comedy with some drama sprinkled every now and then, while Season 02 is a slice of life with drama and some comedy sprinkled every now and then. Thats why season 02 feels different than season 01. I guess they did this in order for there to be character development, since its tough to develop characters if its a mostly comedic setting.

Season 01 and season 02 its like watching the same anime but different, in which one focuses more on being light hearted and comedic, and the other focuses on being serious with drama.  Both ok, but I prefer the season 1 atmosphere.

Off to season 3
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Jul 3, 2020 8:11 AM

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I completely agree with the above opinion ^
While this season was fine too, I definitely liked sesson 1 better. I felt like the charm of the previous season was gone in this one, though it had some character development that was needed. I hope I like the third season more.




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Jul 5, 2020 5:09 AM
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Omg how dare this season teased with the cliffhanger method closurement. Really, their youth romantic comedy love was all wrong. And they seems quite enjoyed it. Damn, their teenage season had a good thing to be remembering, not like myself. Oh, man!

Its truly genuine. Yui's feeling was bold there. She doesn't want to got separated. Because Yukino's lack of ability to conquest her problem alone from now, she must relieved so much thing to Hachiman. And Yui doesn't want that, she just wanted to be their surrounding, for once and forever. Thats her intentions, Hachiman knew that shit exact, and he felt so wrong about it. After that, his decision was indeed wiser. Not getting Yukino, once again, manipulated. She must resolved her own things, her own family problematic, and then searched help from them to support her own resolution. Its pretty bold moved from them, pretty solid. They finally really sincered to their own feelings, their pure souls. Yet, the final resolution still unknown. Thanks to the teaser we got a new season to finalization of everything. The final step to the adulthood of them. Thats it.

About Haruno, i might gradually ignored her. Because her stands just to be the devices to Yukino to openned herself to Hachiman, and again, to Yui too. So far its succeeded. It just need the final moment to blown up everything. So, with that to be revealed, before the storm closed up and gave a bad hype, i might do some anticipation here: 10/10 for these season Oregairu.

It really deserved it. The story was amazing. The dialogue was a pure of genuine beast. Their interaction was spectacular. Even if i loved more the previous ost, these season ost still bring the vibes, i appreciate the effort. The art was an absolute improvement. The characterization was very fluent and it took some great development over this season. Like Hachiman genuine sorry. The truth of his stupidity wrong path. More cuteness by ice queen Yukinon. More closer chance she had. Yeah, so much happening. So, yeah, i take back every negativity on my very first comment. This series deserved my masterpiece slot list. Lmao.

Then, i hope, they just concluded some friendshipness to the final. Rather than finishing Hachiman's hard choice to stand only one of them. Its really an extreme decision. He knew their feelings, indeed, and by his act i preferred to Yukino over Yui. Idk, its somehow hinted in some quests. So, yeah, it should go there. However, if the resolution came up anticlimactic way to chose Yui, its no doubt to me. Its still understandable. I gave them a congratulated. Or else, like a friendship forever choice, it might be a great decision too. So, well, lets see the finale season on this summer year of 2020. What they concluded after so much drama happened? The sincered had been found. It left only the final decision. Yeah, a finalization....
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Jul 8, 2020 11:29 PM

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Rewatching this series made me realize how much more in-depth and complex this entire series has been up to this point. That final emotional scene leading up to the cliffhanger was honestly expected, and I don't think it takes away anything from the season in general (though I can get cliffhangers being annoying and all).

Hopefully s3 has this level of quality writing as well.
Jul 14, 2020 10:15 AM

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This will be more like a quick review than episode discussion!!!

First of All, I hated Hikigaya's Hairstyle (colour)
And Why This Show is Overrated??
I Didn't Understand most of the time what the three were talking about!! I know it was meant to be that way...But I still didn't get it!!
1st Season was definitely Better!!

6/10

I will still watch Season 3 Tho!!!
I hope it will be Better!!
Jul 21, 2020 7:56 AM
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epidemia78 said:
Thankfully there's a site with very in depth Oregairu analysis which helped quite a bit. I didn't read much but it did reiterate a few key moments in the show that helps reveal what kind of person Yui actually is so now I am even more firmly in the Yuki camp than ever before.

can u give us the link of the site please
Jul 27, 2020 8:26 AM

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6/10. The anime shallow and there are lot of cliffhangers.
Jul 27, 2020 8:28 AM

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Archfiend836 said:
This will be more like a quick review than episode discussion!!!

First of All, I hated Hikigaya's Hairstyle (colour)
And Why This Show is Overrated??
I Didn't Understand most of the time what the three were talking about!! I know it was meant to be that way...But I still didn't get it!!
1st Season was definitely Better!!

6/10

I will still watch Season 3 Tho!!!
I hope it will be Better!!
completely agree man 1st season was a lot better then this one.
Jul 30, 2020 4:02 AM
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DAMNNNN I JUST FINISHED S2 OF OREGAIRU FJNGBKJSFNBJFNBN i like how they give importance to the disinterestedness of hikki. man he should value himself more. but really, i like the argument early in the anime where the club was ALMOST dismantled. it was soooo thrilling watching the whole arc. also, that pervert eye glasses girl seems to like hikki as well. yuki havent been given much screen time lately and definitely yui has. im kinda angered on why hikki can be dumb at times but greatly applause him when he said " he wanted something genuine" THAT SHT WAS SOOO AWESOME. that reconciliation at the end caps it off!!!!!!! btws, i like hayama for standing up for hikki but really, i hate his guts. hayama even likes somebody that has an initial that starts with y. but im really feeling its yui not yuki. iroha on the other hand is simply a fox but i like how she can vixen hikki though!!! the best imouto of all time goes to hachiman's sister komachi!!!! shes so kawaiiiii orjnglsjrnglsflgkf TBH im asking myself why didnt i watch this show sooner. ALSO I WONT FORGET SHIZUKA SENSEIIII id like to marry her as well dfkjbndfjbnlsfjnbljsnvlnjsdlvnldn
Jul 30, 2020 4:02 AM
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DAMNNNN I JUST FINISHED S2 OF OREGAIRU FJNGBKJSFNBJFNBN i like how they give importance to the disinterestedness of hikki. man he should value himself more. but really, i like the argument early in the anime where the club was ALMOST dismantled. it was soooo thrilling watching the whole arc. also, that pervert eye glasses girl seems to like hikki as well. yuki havent been given much screen time lately and definitely yui has. im kinda angered on why hikki can be dumb at times but greatly applause him when he said " he wanted something genuine" THAT SHT WAS SOOO AWESOME. that reconciliation at the end caps it off!!!!!!! btws, i like hayama for standing up for hikki but really, i hate his guts. hayama even likes somebody that has an initial that starts with y. but im really feeling its yui not yuki. iroha on the other hand is simply a fox but i like how she can vixen hikki though!!! the best imouto of all time goes to hachiman's sister komachi!!!! shes so kawaiiiii orjnglsjrnglsflgkf TBH im asking myself why didnt i watch this show sooner. ALSO I WONT FORGET SHIZUKA SENSEIIII id like to marry her as well dfkjbndfjbnlsfjnbljsnvlnjsdlvnldn
Aug 2, 2020 12:26 PM
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Gahamama best girl, there should have been Another for gahamama instead of her daughter
Aug 7, 2020 1:44 PM

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Both first and second seasons were of different flavor, but equally good. It is obvious that all the three realise what is going on in others minds but choose to stay silent. Such a choice may not last in the next season...
I had some problems in understanding and empathising with the characters in many scenarios and I think it isn't a problem of the story itself but of the adaptation. Some problems of the characters arose from Japanese way of thinking or doing things and I can't easily sympathise with those either because I wouldn't have thought the way they did. It didn't feel like a cliffhanger ending to me at all.
The anime was still quite good and I enjoyed most of it. 8/10.
Aug 20, 2020 2:47 PM
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Almost forgot how needlessly confusing this season was (this was my first rewatch since it aired). The characters are unnecessarily ambiguous with just about everything they say. I don't understand why none of them would ask each other to clarify what they were talking about. Furthermore, Yui's "plan" for Yukino at the end to "solve her problem" is also not well explained whatsoever, yet somehow Yukino and Hachiman understood it immediately. Well, I still enjoyed the romantic drama, but it was too extreme with the vagueness of the characters' emotions and motives.
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Oct 1, 2020 8:35 PM

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Oh my fucking gosh this cliffhanger is so fucking annoying what was her request? Bullshit well luckily it has a season 3 already well I gotta say it was wonderful truly amazing love the development on the characters Hachiman is gonna pick who and actually I'm on Team Yukino but sometimes my brain is telling me to pick Yui and also me saying to pick Yukino and it's messed up, also Yui's mother was cute and looks sweet they look good each other, so for me it's a 8/10 to me this was a enjoyable anime glad I watch it.
Oct 23, 2020 1:09 AM
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Don't understand Yui's mom being hot

Poor Yui, just can't compete with Yukino.

I don't completely understand or get it, but that's ok.
Oct 23, 2020 9:27 PM

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Weird way to end the season and I didnt really understand much of this episode but its fine

Im totally rooting for Yui since shes way cuter and better than Yukino

Nov 14, 2020 12:24 PM

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The season ended with a cliffhanger lmao, I'm glad season 3 is complete so I can watch it before the end of this year.

What I like about season 2:
-More character development than season 1 especially for Hayato, Yukino, Yui.
-More drama-oriented than being a somehow normal romcom in season 1.
-I prefer feel. animation and style instead of Brain's Base.
-Changed my somehow negative perspective of Yui to more positive.
-I'm thinking that Hachiman is starting to change.
-Less dumb comedy scenes.

What I don't like about season 2:
-Not a strong final episode like season 1 (not the original anime episode lol). In season 1, my score went from 7/10 to 9/10 just with the final episode. That speaks for itself.
-Unpopular opinion: not a fan of Iroha, my opinion probably is going to change with the last season.
-Haruno probably needs screentime in the last season because she really acted as a plot device during the last two episodes.

I understood the attitudes of the characters but I'm going to read an analysis just in case before watching the third season. 8/10 for the anime.





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Jan 20, 2021 12:34 PM

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Ow, it made me a bit emotional, the message hit me hard and I've become attached to this little team.

I definitely preferred this season over the first one ! I really liked the way it explored and developed the characters, it was surprisingly realistic most of the time even if their way to constantly think about deep and existential stuff even when simply looking at a fish can be a bit too much at times.
The characters other than the main trio weren't as good though, even if I liked most of them. But Haruno lost my respect. While she is often in the right, she never says hurtful things in an attempt to help, it's really just for the sake of it. That's a trashy behaviour.
And I'm curious about what makes people love Iroha so much, she didn't receive much development in the show. Maybe it is different in the LN but I've seen plenty of people talking about the character in the anime, not the LN, so I'm surprised.

I give this show a 7/10, and even if I know the last season is apparently bad and I've been spoiled the most important thing, I'll still watch it.
Feb 22, 2021 12:59 PM

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I enjoyed more the first season. Last two episodes of 2nd season were good but didn't save the whole season. I liked more its lighthearted theme. Let's see now the third season.
Jul 9, 2021 5:18 AM
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Amazing just Amazing

The whole season 2 really fucos on the relationship between hikigaya,yui and yukino and i really love the new character this season which is iroha

All and all the whole season deserves a 10 out of 10
Nov 12, 2021 9:33 AM
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First Season : this anime was great, its relly different than other same anime theme.
second season : nahh what the f*ck is goin on?.. every episode feel very lame and i cant stand watch this too long without open yt or fb for every 5 minute,, and we came at the final episode,, just mehh
i expect something from the first season and didnt understand why the score was very high, but for me this nothing relly different
5/10
Feb 19, 2022 4:14 PM

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That's a way to end it, lol. This was such a game of saying what you want without really saying it. I still don't know if Hachiman really understood that they both like him which would be kind of weird since it feels too sudden, but nice way to deny Yui.

I really loved Yukino in season 1, but the constant fall she has is somewhat sad. I don't like this weakened version of Yukino who can't do anything on her own and be this "ice queen" like Hachiman described her. I hate Haruno and the annoying mother so much, also we got to see Yui's mother as well!! she's your typical funny one and I love it.

I REALLY want to give 9/10 to either season 1 or season 2 since it was really good, but I just can't bring myself to.
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones!

Mar 15, 2022 1:36 PM

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I never thought I could be so satisfied by a cop-out put-everything-off-to-the-next-season ending. But really, it makes perfect sense. They both want Hachiman, Hachiman wants a girlfriend but when push comes to shove they value their friendship more.

This is much more subtle and complex than the average anime, there is so much to unpack in the last three episodes that I really should write a huge essay like everyone else has but I ain't got time for that crap!

Overall, while I very much enjoyed season 2, what made Snafu unique seems to have been watered-down in favour of "just" another teen melodrama, albeit one of the very best in the genre. There was nothing in the first season that didn't ring painfully true, almost like the UK Office of anime. The characters were socially dysfunctional, the dialogue was realistic and the events could have happened to any one of us. But I noticed in this season a distinctly "romantic" bent especially in the last few episodes, people spoke almost poetically and the lack of social skills evident in Season 1 seems to have been written out of Yukino and Hachiman's characters. It's hard to put my finger on really.

Tl;Dr Season 1 was incredibly unique and very funny, season 2 was still excellent and a much easier/more enjoyable watch but lost a lot of what made SNAFU a must watch anime.
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Apr 7, 2022 10:18 PM

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Re-watching this season for the 20th time. This definitely is the best season out of all.
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Apr 14, 2022 3:31 PM

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Wow this was brutal.

Yui takes her friends out for one last happy memory before she forces the final confrontation between her and Yukino. After 2 seasons I feel like I get Yuigahama the most. She wants to play fair but also knows that to play at all is unfair as no matter who wins they are all going to suffer. 8man can see what’s coming and tries to put a stop to it. Yukinon kind of just…stands there.

Like fellas I straight up don’t get Yukino. I get that she has issues with her family and likes 8man but that's it. I didn’t get her in S1 and I was hoping by the end of S2 I would have some bearings on the reasons why she acts the way she does but I'm still a bit lost.

I don't know if this is because she's just objectively, or purposely, not developed enough yet or I'm just too stupid to get it. I guess I’ll just have some faith that the cliff hanger means that she gets more attention and thus more flushed out in season 3.

Lots to look forward to regardless but I think I’ll put off watching Climax for now so I can process things a bit more…and as a show of solidarity for you poor fools who had to wait 6 years haha
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Aug 27, 2022 10:46 AM
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I not understand, please explain me brain
Aug 30, 2022 9:44 AM

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Welp, Yui pretty much cemented Yukino as being best girl..
Don't even feel bad anymore about Yui getting rejected after seeing her try to manipulate and control Yukino. She's a pretty terrible person.
Oct 13, 2022 2:33 PM

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I welcome Hachiman's intervention at the end! I agree with him completely! I will always applaud those people who refuse to live in an illusion even if the truth and the reality are hell on Earth.
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Nov 15, 2022 8:53 AM
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The finale was really good, the direction is tops, and the director finally decides to do something with the OST, despite it being very generic soundtrack it did help selling that final scene, be honest this drama deseved a way more expressive OST.

As for the adaptation itself, time to be harsh, there is a clear improvement over S1, the direction for the most part is just on another level, the problem is the pacing, they end up skipping too much content, even dialogue lines that I feel would otherwise add to it more.

If I could ignore how much they cut from the source, this would achieve a 9, but I cant, and watching this along reading the LN is actually better since some stuff are better perceived here by the actions, behaviors and expressions of the characters, whereas the LN can over complicate a lot, still if they gone at half of the pace, almost all dialogue would be able to fit and they could have added tons more of Hikki's inner dialogue.

Many might consider S3 to be in disavantage for having way less to cover for 12 episodes, but I feel I will love that pacing way more, as I read the remaing volumes and watch the anime.

8.4/10 = 8

This anime has tons more substance than tons of 9's I have given, yet I refuse to yield because this adaptation deserved way more and is more lacking in that regard.

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Yeah sorry die hard fans that grew up watching this since 2013 and have emotionally connected to this series on a very personal level; I just need to say that sat through yet another 13 episodes of BORING. In my very humble opinion, I think it was all too vague for my dumbass to understand what was going on at a fundamental level and thus any potential enjoyment was continuously shattered throughout even the moments that were supposed to be emotional. I watched this after dropping it last year because season 3 seemed interesting. Now I’m having second thoughts if I can suffer through more of the same vague ‘deep’ dialogue.

I want to get it and enjoy it all, I really do. But I was just totally lost in the character writing and their motivations. What the heck does any of what they are saying mean. Really need to watch some recap video on YouTube or something to help clarify this shit.

Lots of comments are saying that oregairu is a great series, that it hits home for them because they can relate it to their own past high school years and depression that they went through. But I have no idea how depression is factored into this; did I have to be depressed to understand all this? Because I am depressed now, this show gave me that. I started out happy now this show confused the fuk outta me so hard that I just wanna cry.

If one looks at this objectively instead of letting their emotions totally cloud their judgement, I believe the majority would agree that while it’s not a bad watch, but it’s still a boring one. Character development?? Seems like everyone stayed the same. Anyway I’m still going to watch this season 3, I just wish it to be a bit more clear.

Sometimes it is not easy to follow and to me, having read the LN for 2 years, stopping here and there makes it harder for then later on to be able to recall everything and make sense of some stuff that characters say, still you just need to look in the wiki if you are in doubt about something, dont feel shame, it is not easy to follow, besides this show is complex, such as human relationships can be.

Now ,I extremely oppose what you said of no plot development, the MC changed a lot, subtly at first, but there is definitive change in his character and how he starts to perceive those around him, being much more acceptable and open to interact and depend on others.
It is perfectly fair to make the argument this is boring, it is a drama, if you dont like the characters, the plot has to be extra spicy and full of twists, which is not, so it is natural to feel like that, but to me, it was extremely hard to not like the characters, despite not ever feel like the MC does in my life, his grown is genuine and heartfelt.
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I am rooting so hard for Hachiman x Yui. She was the first to fell in love with him and there was a special chemistry between them since S1, during the time Yukino was still mistreating him. I have better understood her character lately and ended up liking her a lot in S2, but I still feel the right one should be Yui. Also, it would be less stereotypical for the deredere girl to get with the MC instead of the tsundere (even if i think Yukino is more a mix between tsundere and kuudere). But I see the story is pushing towards Yukino x Hachiman and I feel disappointed and really bad for Yui... well, not that I wouldn't feel bad for Yukino too if the "winner" was Yui, the situation is tough and I don't know what they are supposed to do. There is a lot of psychology in this story, but the dialogue sometimes were too cryptic, as their implications were not that clear. I bet the source material has a better writing and not everything of it was perfectly preserved in the anime adaptation. Still a compelling story with very emotional moments and good characters. I consider this more or less on the same level of the S1, and enjoyed this as well. 8/10.
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it was a great anime that really inprove in the season number 2
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Ugh... this whole season was messy to watch and urked me unbelievably so. Its easy to just say communicate, but this is the messy reality I haven't been able to get over.
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I'm going to assume that Yukino had requested to temporarily leave the family household, to find herself apart from what would probably be a relatively-speaking strict upbringing as she was born into a family which seems to have a name of rather high status to maintain. Haruno has made several appearances throughout, all for the sake of keeping an eye on Yukino, and perhaps gauging her progress in establishing her own identity which she probably claimed to set out to do. A rather vague measuring stick, but it makes a little sense at least, as it is easy to observe and see how someone approaches and solves a problem. However, Haruno may have deduced that Yukino had gone soft, and have strayed even further from finding herself, and probably blames Hachiman for that; which is why she arrives at the beginning to take her away back home to live with her and keep her under continuous surveillance as opposed to just dropping by every one in awhile- or rather, every day, it seemed like. She even takes the words right out of Hachiman's mouth later at Yui's place, when she calls her sister, as if to clearly show us that she is still relying on others to save her. Haruno either seems to pick up that those weren't Yukino's words or thoughts, or just assumes that Hachiman came with Yukino wherever she went. Either way, she tells Yukino to put him on the phone, and tells her what she believes is best for Yukino, probably. Man, if only she had waited a little longer. I wanted to see if Yukino actually could've built up enough courage to give Hachiman the gift that was in her bag. Anyway, I hope they go more in depth about the Yukinoshita family in season 3.

Now you gotta think: man, this ending to the season is pretty brutal, isn't it? Like you're a fan of this series, and now you have to wait what is it, 5 or so years for the next part after an ending such as this? Damn, I can't even imagine. Heck there probably wasn't even an announcement for the next season for a number of years, so there was that dread of having THIS being the end of the oregairu anime. I don't really get depressed, but that would've made me depressed asf.

Because what we are left with, is this. Yui, admitting defeat to Yukino, but still not going down without a fight. She's going down, but she will be taking Yukino down with her. Similar to Hayato, Yui is "not a nice (girl)", and sees maintaining the status quo as the next best option for her- because she is selfish. Yukino, still unable to make a decision for herself, is about to almost against her will, accept Yui's request..... only to be saved.... by Hachiman, who won't allow anyone to control Yukino's life, saying it's Yukino's turn to solve her own problems without the influence of others. At this point, the Yui fans have nothing. The ship has sailed, and what other way to prove that than to see Yui acknowledging that. She saw them together here at the aquarium, she was no doubt listening to them when they were in the infirmary last episode, and there is probably another instance or two in which could be counted as Yui seeing that it was Yukino who was meant to be with Hachiman, and not herself. That's how it ends for now, for FIVE YEARS FOR THE ANIME-ONLIES. YIKES. Thankfully I don't have to wait that long and will get to watching the 3rd and final season right after I watch this season's ova- which, I'll watch tomorrow, or rather, later today, because it's almost 7am right now and yeah you can probably guess whether I just woke up, or haven't slept at all. Time to read between the lines like it is mandatory for everyone to do for this show. 

Anyway, upon this re-watch, I now appreciate it FAR more than when I first saw it, in which I actually almost hated it for being what I thought was overly dramatic and downright cringe. But I see now, this is a good show that deserves its praise. Is this good character writing? It's debatable, but the meter is strongly pushing toward "yes." And one thing's for sure: the scriptwriting with all its subtext and what not is LEAGUES beyond your standard rom-com which has almost depth for it other than to give the viewer a good time. Idk if this is officially labeled as a rom-com (it does have romance obviously, as well as comedy, obviously, and both words are in the freaking english title) but that should really just be some side-tag. This is a drama through and through. And even when put in the drama space, I still say the writing is above average. For me it's a mid-to-high 7/10, much higher than the 3 or 4 I had left it with at first. I was narrow-minded back then, looking for what I wanted in this show, and getting something different entirely, and hating it for it like a toddler having a temper tantrum. Heck, I still don't fully understand this show... but maybe it doesn't entirely matter. These characters are, almost like real people, I daresay. And people, well, can be hard to understand entirely themselves. What drives them? What are their motivations, their goals, and aspirations? There are still questions left unanswered even as of this second season, but I'm going to go as far as to say that even the characters themselves are still unsure of who exactly they are- I mean, take Yukino as a prime example. She called herself a fish swept away by the current in this episode. That said, I still wish for some things at least to come to life in this third season. For now, I'm glad I re-watched this, and have finally appreciated this series for what it is.

7.7/10



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Finally yuigamama AKA best milf got introduce, poor yui she never stood a chance against yukino to begin with lol. Anyway This season was full of surprises, the last season have many comedic scenes while this season was really depressing, the art style was gorgeous, and the romance was pretty good. On personal experience I enjoyed this season more than the last one 10/10
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it pretty good 13 episode
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here's to hoping everything is clear after i finish season 3 or will just have to watch explanation vids on yt. rewatching all of it 6 months later sounds good too.

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
Feeling half happy, half sad.
  

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Gorgeous and impactful sunset scene!
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igual que la anterior ya que continua como si fuera todo una sola temporada
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cool anime u need watch it
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I struggled to keep my eyes open.

Overall series score: 4/10
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S2 way more confusing. Yuigahama is making me cry😭 she is sacrificing her own love.HOLLYYY SHITTT YUI'S MOM IS BAD AS **** HOLT ****
Komachi is so fine even if she doesn’t get that much screen time.
I need to rewatch it again 💀
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this anime was so confusing i didn't know what was going on half the time plus the words are too big maybe I'm just stupid but overall it was pretty good.I am really satisfied with the ending, one of the best romcom.i wanted hikigaya to be with yui tbh.What a masterpiece loved it a.watching romance anime makes me feel sorry for myself.
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This is not going to end well, why is life so cruel that we can only have one romantic partner???
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Yui's mom is cute and smashable
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es una obra de arte hecha por la mente mas brillante del mundo
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give my man hachiman a break
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