Keikenzumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai suru Hanashi.

To the shy and reclusive Ryuuto Kashima, associating himself with his popular classmate Runa Shirakawa is nothing but a distant fantasy—or so he thought. After losing a bet with his friends and being coerced into confessing to Runa, Ryuuto's world is flipped upside down: instead of the cruel rejection he was expecting, Runa agrees to go out with him!

But dating Runa proves to be overwhelming for Ryuuto, who requests that their relationship remain a secret known only by their closest friends. His decision, however, leads to a series of mishaps that he fears will doom the relationship. As they work through their misunderstandings, Ryuuto reveals his insecurities stemming from his past experiences, and the two grow closer together.

Just when things are getting back on track, Ryuuto's middle school crush, Maria Kurose, transfers to his class and begins to stir up a fuss. At the same time, terrible rumors about Runa spread around the school, prompting Ryuuto to take desperate measures to protect her.

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Shirakawa, Runa Main

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Kashima, Ryuuto Main

Hanae, Natsuki Japanese

Kurose, Maria Supporting

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Yamana, Nikoru Supporting

Fukuhara, Ayaka Japanese

Tanikita, Akari Supporting

Kusunoki, Tomori Japanese

Nishina, Ren Supporting

Sakaguchi, Daisuke Japanese

Ijichi, Yuusuke Supporting

Ochiai, Fukushi Japanese

Sekiya, Shuugo Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Kurose, Mao Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Ken Supporting

KUN Japanese

Nishimae, Ayaka Producer

Tokumura, Kenichi Producer

Sawahata, Kouji Producer

Fujiwara, Toshinori Producer

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Sep 17, 2025

hbaby1093

Recommended

I had initially thought this show was going to be along the lines of ecchi and/or fanservice, but boy, was I pleasantly surprised. This is a true romance, and truly enjoyable one at that!

This story follows Ryuuto and Runa and the love that grows between them. Their chemistry is so perfect and genuine. Ryuuto is the quiet intellectual, while Runa is the outgoing and happy-go-lucky type, but together they create perfect harmony.

I really love these types of pairings (the black cat and golden retriever). To me, they're the perfect balance. Metaphorically, the cat typically helps calm the dog, while the dog helps bring out the ... cat from its "shell." Personally, I find these relationships in anime the best!

And this show does a great job of achieving that!

Beyond the likable characters, the plot was very wholesome and sweet, and I couldn't wait to see what happened next. And when it finished, I was still itchinggg for more!

I have a few minor critiques with the way it ended, but I still thoroughly enjoyed my time watching this. And would absolutely recommend!!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 29, 2024

Snaiy

Mixed Feelings

Ah sh*t, here we go again.
So, this anime is about an introvert kinda gamer boy, who is also shy and never had a girlfriend (original, am I right), who one day on a dare asks out the most popular (pretty fake) gyaru girl from his class (and possibly the most popular in school). He is ready to be rejected as he has feelings for her (a crush), but to everyone's suprise she says yes, and to lest give it a chance.

So, I will try to continue to write without spoilers from now on.

Story: I liked that in the story, the writers sometimes present a more ... mature and realistic way of romance and relationships (loke talking about sex in a healthy, not pervert way, talking about the need to support each other and help with each others past traumas, 16 year olds having the body of adults but not mature enough so they get i to 2-3 months realtionships mostly for sex), the romance between the main couple actually feels well paced and organic for like 10% of the time.
And now comes the remaining 90%.
Like damn, the writers really did not k ow what to do here. Lets start by saying that the Fmc is a 16 year old whore (okay, okay, she just had some issues, which was never expanded upon so I can cut her some slack, but I will write about this more in the characters section).
Most of the time, instead of the more mature and honestly way better starting attitude to romance, the series devolves into indirect kiss and handholding, aint no way (you maybe get pregananananat).
Its hard to write without spoilers, but as you have seen above with the Fmc, this is a very "I have zero idea whats going on" moment from the writers.
Then you have moments, where you just look at the window after watching them, and think like "Am I that stupid, or they are", moments where the story is so forced into drama and conflict, or forced to get out of conflict that it physically hurts to watch.
I would have more about the story, but for the sake of spoiler free review, lets move on to the characters (Not that there is really a coherent story anyway). Have I ever mentioned how stupid the story and the things that keep happening are?
No, well, they are.

Characters: Generic, 2d, average maybe even bad, plain stupid, thats how I could desribe them. The generic fake gyaru Dmc, with the generic kind introvert gamer nerd Mc. The show shows some promise in this department in the first few episodes, as we see that their actions have some semblance of motives, past traumas that needs to be conquered, the characters are not only what they look like, but it is left hanging, as these are never expanded upon, you can make a hedcanon out of them, but no depth was given to the characters.
On that note, the side characters are as generic as they can be, not to mention they only are there when the story needs them, they dont really exist outside of that, or at least not shown.
Generic I will hurt you if you hurt my bestfriend but in gyaru form - check
Generic introvert gamer nerd friends, who piss themselves when a girl talks to them - check
Generic everyone talks about me behind the main couples back (except their friends) background characters - check
Generic other love interest, who tries to steal Mc - check (to be fair, she is the most well tought out character in the whole show, but its still very weakly written and never expanded upon, so that says something).

Music: To be fair, the bgm and op and ed were good, nothing out of left field, but they made the show much better.

Art: This is another department the show lacks, the character designs are simple, which would not be bad, but they are either moving very awkwardly or only be seen in still shots, and the background looks like someone throw a paint bucket at a canvas most of the time, so pretty bad all in all.

So, this series is another let down, it showed some promise at the beginning, but it was probably never the writers intention to make a masterpiece out of this, only to make some quick buck from lonely weebs who got no otber romance anime in the season.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Oct 28, 2025

chumchummaru

Not Recommended

Another awkward and boring MC, and that's exactly what ruins every romance they appear in. Why do they turn guys into wimps who would wet themselves when they're with a girl? It's unwatchable. When will I see an MC who isn't a wimp but a real man?

And what kind of romance is this when he's been dating her for a week and he's already thinking about how she's cheating on him and wants to break up with him, it doesn't make sense, why would she say yes in the beginning only to dump him right away?

And of course, there must be competition, who rejected him ... in the past and now suddenly thinks she loves him too (what a coincidence, when he finally finds a girl, she falls in love with him) and does everything to break up their relationship (I won't say anything if it was short-lived, but she tries to do it all the time). After all, what kind of romance would it be if there wasn't jealousy from the other girl who also loves the same guy, it wouldn't be romance anymore and the Japanese don't recognize that kind of romance. (their classic mentality) they basically don't know any other version of romance, there are always two girls.

On top of that, there are the girlfriends of the chosen one, who are initially bothered by the fact that she has a boyfriend and constantly watch the main MC as if he were the prime suspect. When something happens, they immediately threaten him with what they will do to him if he breaks her heart, because he is their darling who has so much love in him that he wouldn't hurt a fly. And I'll also mention the MC's friends, if you can call them that, who are just there to make up the numbers but are worthless because they're no better than the MC.

Another thing that cannot be missing in such romances is unnecessary drama (sometimes we play on emotions so as not to say anything), the last thing I need to see and without which such a romance would not be complete (generally, most anime are based on this cliché, so there's nothing I can do about it). It also bothers me when they keep pushing other guys who are after a girl who is already taken, and vice versa, girls who are after a guy who is already taken. If they're not dating anyone, they don't show up, but as soon as they have someone, they always show up, even if they don't bring anything new, they just get in the way unnecessarily.

It was nice that they went to play airsoft in episode 8, which hadn't happened in the romance series yet, but what they showed there was like children playing, no strategy, just shooting blindly, and on top of that, it was short.

It was nice that his friends found their favorites and it was already clear that it could work out, but what kind of Japanese guys would they be if they didn't end up in the friend zone, which is another cliché to add to the collection.

There are so many clichés that it doesn't bring anything new, only the names change, but inside it remains the same. For me, it's a big, big disappointment because I'm still looking at the same template. For me, it's trashy romance that's not worth anything, and there's a lot of that.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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