My Teen Romantic Comedy: SNAFU

I like Hachiman, he is probably the character I identify with the most in this anime series (I often have a similarly deadpan outlook). He is a deep thinker, cynical and sarcastic, yet he shoots straight from the hip. Because of how deeply he thinks about everything, it is difficult for him to take a straightforward approach to things because he has to work it all out first. He is also aware of a lot of what is going on around him, so his definition of it all actually being about one love triangle made me very happy and I was quite amused. What I did not find so amusing though was the way the relationships were handled. Holy shit, the Japanese really went to town, it was all so long-winded... What could be sorted out with a few simple words was analyzed from a few different perspectives so you end up confused about what you think and feel like it is actually a complex and superhuman task and that sometimes words like "I love you" are actually completely inadequate to express what you feel. It may be right, however, if we made everything as complicated as Hachiman and co. we would never do anything for the rest of our lives, and probably in time humanity would simply die out because we would just be obsessively analyzing everything that happens to us instead of just trusting our instincts and going with the flow. Sure, you are probably going to be into this show if you are a deep thinker type of person, even though sometimes enough is just enough... There are not only philosophical and social issues being discussed, there are also emotional dramas tugging at the heart-strings, telling the audience that even the underdog girl is actually a straightforward and interesting person, and if we were the underdog, that would have its upsides and we should therefore feel some sort of sympathy for her. I think that the characters are really good and endearing, and truth be told I actually did not care how the love triangle was resolved in the end because I liked both of the girls involved (so I guess it all worked out in the end). To be perfectly honest here, I have had my mind made up about the best (and sexiest) female character in the entire anime series since the first season, who is obviously Shizuka Hiratsuka the teacher! Anyway, this season has now finished, the ending is actually relatively satisfying (just by figuring stuff out), although I think the decision not to give up even when your crush has a girlfriend is certainly a woman's prerogative, although it turns out to be the wrong decision in the long term. In other words, sometimes you have to draw a line under everything, burn your bridges and not keep reopening old wounds. Although I have said this many times before - what do I know about love? It was interesting, it definitely gave me some food for thought, and in addition, it was also challenging, at least to sort out the relationships after all the drawn-out drama. Oh, and there was also some stuff about organizing graduation balls too... 7/10. (26.09.2020) (vähemmän) (lisää)