ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? Ore-tachi no Game Set

KuronumaKei Sep 24, 2021

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SPOILERS! + Little explanation 🤣 Maybe some people would not understand this work. Or blame it. Personally, I truly enjoyed it! It was a long time that I watched a good romacome... Even if all characters was kinda flat without too many expression, I still can't figure out where each girl started to fall in long for Kisaragi (lol) that was just stupid I think. But! I liked this ending for two reasons. 1. Kisaragi was always same guy and at same time I could see a little progress on him. He was the regular guy who put in first place friend over girls or himself; and that doesn't changed. In the end he  2. The final wasn't open at all! He pretends to confess to all girls but he just responds to Pansy (Sumireko) the last phrase is their mutual confession. Pansy said "I really really love you" and Joro responds "the moon is beautiful, right?" In Japanese that means 'i love you'. So, Joro actually told Pansy the truth. Some people would say... "So, why he didn't do that in first place?" Well maybe because Kisaragi is this kind of japanese guy. But remember that is just a anime. Don't loss your mind for details and enjoy it!

Howliing Feb 5, 2023

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𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖  >>>  It continues where the anime ends, and tell us about the final game with lots and lots of twists. The iconic bench is there too so we keep the main idea here. Another thing i need to add here is that we're seeing the main character Joro perspective with the final game But we are also watching Sun-chan's perspective too, with a really emotional and wholesome story. I must say that i really really enjoyed watching this 1 hour OVA. Seeing the bench again was something i was waiting for and it did appear, so i'm happy with that, we saw all the characters showing all their personalities. But don't expect a proper ending, because the truest form of love is left unspoken and shown through actions🍞

krofire Aug 19, 2022

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Studio Connect’s 2019 harem-romcom comes from the light novels of Rakuda and is unsurprisingly based in High School. What is surprising is that this little number is really well written being constructed around various different story arcs. Amatsuyu "Joro" Kisaragi considers himself to be an ordinary kid who gets mixed up with a bunch of girls most of whom initially confess interest only in his best friend Taiyou Ooga (“Sun-chan”). The plot actually defies any form of summarisation but the individual story arcs enjoy common features: the confession to Joro on a park bench that suspiciously turns up everywhere for comic effect, the bromance between Joro and Sun-chan which often trumps the romantic entanglements with the opposite sex, Joro’s long-term indifference to the girl who says she loves him (Sumireko "Pansy" Sanshokuin), a falling-in-love moment at the end of a key baseball game that Sun-chan was playing in, Joro’s friendship with childhood friend Aoi "Himawari" Hinata, and the complicated sub-plots involving subterfuge by a key protagonist. Needless to say, not everything is as it first seems and each arc has its “reveal” moment when we get to unravel the mysterious goings-on. It may sound a bit formulaic but each arc pushes the boundaries on the relationships that surround Joro. The show is very funny and Joro occasionally makes remarks that break the fourth wall which works quite nicely. There is a lot of story to wade through and the show becomes quite sophisticated at times. Thankfully it never becomes too complicated to understand and the timing is all spot-on. The principal character rarely strays too far into harem stereotype territory and it is not clear for a large chunk of the season if any of the girls really love him at all. A lot of story is saved up for the final episode/OVA which keeps you guessing. Technically this is an exceptionally well executed piece of storytelling and deserved more attention than it got. It probably got let down by some of the hum-drum characterisations that left the impression of a work-man-like effort rather than a show you could fall in love with. It leaves the audience impressed but not really wanting anymore. It seldom had any emotional impact hence leaving little, if any, lasting impression. One for your head rather than your heart. Enjoyable, funny and worthy of your time if you have it to spare.