Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)

A boy and a girl pledge lifelong friendship in a small town junior high school. The relationship between the two, who are destined to share a common dream, has ed two years without any particular development.

Himari Inuzuka, a bubbly girl who has yet to find her first love, and Yuu Natsume, a plant-loving boy who enjoys flowers, still spend their days peacefully as best friends in the gardening club in the second year of high school.

"If Yuu can't get married, I have to take responsibility."
"I'm having trouble now because after Himari said that, your brother began calling me 'My brother-in-law!'"

However, when Yuu reunites with his first crush, the gears of their relationship suddenly go out of sync! Will Himari be able to escape her "ideal friend" now that she has found love?

(Source: MAL News)

Inuzuka, Himari Main

Suzushiro, Sayumi Japanese

Natsume, Yuu Main

Toya, Kikunosuke Japanese

Enomoto, Rion ing

Nukui, Yuka Japanese

Inuzuka, Hibari ing

Mizunaka, Masaaki Japanese

Makishima, Shinji ing

Bonkobara, Kou Japanese

Natsume, Sakura ing

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Enomoto, Kureha ing

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Sasaki-sensei ing

Okitsu, Kazuyuki Japanese

Kamako ing

Hirose, Yuuki Japanese

Yokoyama, Asumi ing

Tachibana, Hina Japanese

Matsui, Yuuko Producer

Matsukura, Yuuji Producer

Sawahata, Kouji Producer

Fujishiro, Atsushi Producer

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May 31, 2025

Pekopekora

Recommended

Funny

Preliminary (12/12 eps)

I can't believe the number of virgins in these reviews. I see people complaining about Himari's toxic, crazy personality. Not only does she work, but she's more real than many of the other 100 female protagonists who are obsessed with the loser protagonist for no reason other than "he's a good guy."

I read a review somewhere from a loser comparing her to Marin from Sono Bisque Doll, ??? I mean, the blonde with a model's body, 90-60-90 cm, perfect personality, wife material, deeply obsessed with him, loyal. She's literally the perfect woman. What kind of delay thinks a woman like that is even possible? Or, ... well, let's just say there are some, what kind of virgin projects themselves onto the protagonist, believing that at some point in their pathetic life their "Marin" will come along and drag their fat ass off the cheap chair they're sitting in.

I'm not saying the series isn't bad; it has its flaws, and there are many. But the amount of criticism I see for such... pathetic reasons is absurd. It has more good things than bad. I recommend it only because there's a lot of salty with the altered perception.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 8, 2025

Hehehu

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (10/12 eps)

A Promising Start That Falls Flat

I’m keeping it real: the first two episodes of this show are genuinely solid, easily earning an 8/10 for their charm and energy. But the cracks start showing fast, and it’s a downhill slide from there. Here’s why it falters:
Repetitive Humor: The same tired “I say ‘I love you’ to mock your feelings” gag gets old quick. How many times can they recycle it before it’s just lazy writing?

Forced Drama: Conflicts feel contrived, with characters overreacting or acting outright irrational to stir up pointless disputes.

Immature Adults: The “grown-ups acting like kids” trope is overdone and makes everyone feel one-dimensional.

Toxic Relationships ... Glorified: The show romanticizes unhealthy, emotionally draining dynamics, presenting them as aspirational when they’re anything but.

Mocking Emotional Dependency: A core plotline ridicules characters with deep emotional needs, which feels cruel and misguided.

The biggest issue? The show tries to sell a toxic “childhood friends destined to fall in love” arc, but it’s built on unhealthy codependency. Jealousy and emotional manipulation are rampant—behaviors that, in real life, wreck relationships and leave scars. Glorifying this as romantic is a serious misstep.
In short: the blue-haired girl comes off narcissistic, the main guy’s a clueless idiot, the black-haired girl desperately needs therapy, and the siblings are all immature man-children. It’s a mess.

Verdict: Treat the first two episodes like a fun OVA special and skip the rest. Save yourself the disappointment.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 13, 2025

bctnry

Not Recommended

Preliminary (11/12 eps)

After the latest episode, I had an epiphany:

Whoever's behind this work has attempted an Oregairu on us.

And what do you know, over the years I've grown to hate the Oregairu-type plot with a burning ion.

If you didn't know what Oregairu is, its full name is "Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru", and it's a (now finished) long-running show that has multiple seasons with the final season ended a few years ago. I *do* recommend you to watch Oregairu, however, because it *do* give you the most basic amount of enjoyment from time to time, and despite the core motif of its later part ... (as well as certain characters in the show; if you know you know) gradually gears toward being painful to watch, it do be a slow-burn process (which smooths out some rough patches in of sentiment), and it do have a half-acceptable resolution.

The show in question, unfortunately, has barely any of that.

The title itself is already a disaster of its own, but judging a title isn't really fair, so we'll put that aside. In short, the premise is bad and really doesn't make any sense (unless it is actually based on real-life events; but then again that would only mean the real-life it's based on barely makes any sense too). The story overall is mid at best, with the amount of development less than your typical highschool romance. The characters are also very bland: for the two girls, if you remove the part of their background setting that's majorly related to the male protagonist, you'd barely have any background setting left; this is not completely unsalvagable if the author is given the chance (either by themselves and whoever's at that kind of position) to fully develop the remaining part, but I personally didn't see much of that in the anime.

Towards the end of the season there was an attempt of introducing a new arc with an antagonist onee-san character and the "co-dependency vs. true love" trope (now you see why I have to mention Oregairu in the beginning); this trope, especially the one between two teenagers, is an easy option for aspiring light novel writers and/or manga artists attempting their first long story because we all had been a good-for-nothing brat at some point, but it is unfortunately also *very* easy to overcook it and turn it into a boring edge-fest; it's not a tool you can use willy-nilly and expect it would magically raise a mid story to a not-so-mid level; the way this is done in this show unfortunately makes the whole thing feel very forced. I haven't read the light novel and I know nothing about the author, but I would say (provided that the anime is being faithful) this is an acceptable debut work and an acceptable debut work only; should the author write more in the future I would expect improvements.

That being said, I *would* watch the remaining episode in the mean time; with how the plot has been developed till now, it's only going to be either mid or edgy; either way, whatever remains is probably only going to be sense of relief instead of satisfaction.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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