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dm
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I haven’t watched Quintuplets, but have watched Amagami sisters, which is a similar story but with a less likable protagonist (at least initially). This show treading lightly on romance is an advantage, though the end, I’m not sure which series I prefer.
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LukaTheLancer
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i remember when i read the manga that i thought Aoi Shouta would be an amazing choice for Yuu.
what i do like is that later in we get to see more of Yuu's past and trauma and seeing him grow is really nice to see. i liked the anime a lot, but it is also based on my favorite ongoing manga |
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Granflorician
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Happy to see this getting a good review. It got passed over for weekly coverage but most of the people who watched it really liked it.
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Flash33
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Going into this show I had recently finished watching Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, and this show's premise has similar vibes, at least at first. Having watched it all honestly I really enjoyed it. You can tell each of the main characters are struggling to live up to everyone else's expectations of them, and it's made them emotionally stunted in their own ways, especially with each other. It certainly doesn't help that the sisters father is one of the main reasons behind their issues since he seems to place more value on their long-term successes in their fields at the cost of almost everything else. That may not have been true at first but as the girls grew up this toxic success mindset drove the girls apart from both each other and themselves, which is sad to see.
Yuu coming in does help them develop slowly but surely, but it's not like Yuu is this perfect answer himself as he also had to struggle with unreasonable expectations, with him only being able to make up with his mom shortly before she died, which also helps explain why he's so desperate for everyone in the Mikadono household to get along with each other & why he's so afraid that he'll be abandoned if he screws up one too many times. Actually, having just said that, Yuu reminds me of Takeshi Natsume from Natsume's Book of Friends, as both came from broken families & are afraid they'll quickly lose it again despite their best efforts not to. I actually hadn't thought about that comparison before typing this out. In both cases they slowly but surely are able to grow & not feel so afraid of abandonment thanks to the help of those around them even if those emotional scars still remain deep down. As for the dub cast I felt it was solid all around, especially for the main 4. Each of the sisters sound like how you would expect them to sound like in their fields (shogi Miwa having that raspy like voice due to normally not talking much, actress Kazuki having a deep voice due to playing male roles mostly & karate Niko being loud & serious for obvious reasons). While Kieran Regan as Yuu took a bit to get used to I think it's a good mix of feminine and masculine overall. Overall I really enjoyed this show, and if a second season is ever made and dubbed into English I would definitely watch it for sure. Last edited by Flash33 on Fri Nov 07, 2025 9:56 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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JRPictures
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Monica only voices the younger version of Yuu in flashbacks. Kieran Regan voices his present day version. |
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igiari21
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Yeah I had Ayumu Murase in mind but was pleased with Minami Hinata. I think they treaded the line nicely and made Yuu sound authentically youthful and not masculine without leaning too hard in one direction. |
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FilthyCasual
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Authentic? There's a lot of typos in this review. I'm glad that you enjoyed the show, though. It getting passed over for weekly reviews was a travesty. |
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Flash33
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Oh yeah, duh, I somehow missed that when looking over the voice cast. My mistake, I've fixed it now. |
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Heishi
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When I first discovered this show by seeing the clip where the purple haired sister carried Yuu, my first impression was like "Wow, a love story that does a gender role reversal?? Count me in! Finally, a romcom that caters to me for once!"
But then, the more I saw other clips the more I said to myself "Oh, it's not what I previously thought it would be. This dude comes across as the "uke" of the relationship at first, but the vibes make it seem like he's some kind of weird stealth "charismatic alpha male chad" who makes the "strong and masculine" sisters lose all of that and regress to more traditional depictions of the kinds of characters you see all the time, at least that's what I got from it. What a letdown upon realizing that. I mean, the shows alright I guess, since it has a different goal in mind, apparently, complete separate from I thought it would be. But man, how I wished the show was more like this clip instead of what turns out to be. I would have actually really liked it. Maybe even loved it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhDkxfBtwrA&list=PLRe9ARNnYSY6dRK9m06Qvo9Qy5VFDWuoU&index=15 |
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JustMonika
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One of my favorite new series from the Summer season. I definitely hope for more seasons to come! 10/10
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JustMonika
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You should definitely watch The Café Terrace and it's Goddesses. Definitely the best out of these types. |
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K.o.R
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You mean shogi, right? |
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Blaze_1013
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A rule of thumb I've used to see if a show is worth jumping into is to see if it gets picks up for daily reviews. Generally those shows will be the best of the season, or at least a massive train wreck, and the stuff that gets skipped over is a lot more middle of the road and forgettable. This is certainly a show that proves it isn't a sure thing, and that I should at least try and keep a pulse on the other stuff that didn't make it. This was a delight to binge through between the summer and fall seasons and it makes me sad that Viz is missing most of the series. Hopefully it won't take too long for them to fill in the gap of what chapters they have available, and in the meantime I'm hoping we get a second season announcement. I have no idea how well this did, but I hope it did well enough to get one. Summer was an insane season, which is also probably why this was skipped for reviews here to begin with, and hopefully it was able to shine despite how blinding a season it was.
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Flash33
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Definitely keep an eye out for a variety of shows in the future, not just ones that get picked up for daily/weekly reviews, as with so many shows coming out these days some are bound to slip through the cracks. That said I will also say that sometimes shows can be delayed coming out on some platforms for various reasons, so by the time people watch them it's too late to vote for them to be reviewed. Speaking for myself there have been many shows that don't or do but get dropped that I've enjoyed, such as this one, Beast Tamer, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule The World, I Left My A-Rank Party, I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years & Maxed Out my Level, The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash & Radiant. While I can't promise you'll enjoy these kinds of shows who knows? You might be pleasantly surprised when you find one that you do enjoy. Last edited by Flash33 on Mon Nov 10, 2025 1:26 am; edited 1 time in total |
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doomrider7
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It does. The earlier chapters are more setup, but as the series goes on, we get MUCH more details about Yuu and his struggles.
It low key is. A major recurring theme in the authors works is gender self-expression and non-conformity(gender and social). A big thing is that both Yuu and Kazuki greatly parallel the authors first series MC Kunizaki Izumo who is incredibly effeminate and is often typecast in women's roles in Kabuki theater(all the actors are men) and Kazuki is part of the Takarazuka Revue(all-female theater troupe) and does masculine princely roles and very much leans into a more masculine self-expression while Yuu is much more traditionally feminine and does do occasional crossplay(by contrast, Izumo has a complex about this and wishes to be more masculine and does NOT enjoy the crossplay that comes with his work, the series is about him learning to be more comfortable with his gender and sexuality and self-expression). He and other characters frequently have cameos in the manga. |
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