The kind of first love that never gets old
Watching this felt like stepping back into the shoujo romances I used to love. The story doesn’t try to reinvent the genre, it simply embraces everything that makes it special: first love, unspoken feelings, jealousy, misunderstandings, and all those little moments that slowly bring two people closer together. I really liked Ninako because she wears her heart on her sleeve. She’s kind, genuine, and follows her feelings even when she knows they’ll only make things more complicated. Ren is much quieter and harder to read, but that’s exactly what makes watching him slowly open up so satisfying. I also enjoyed how the supporting characters weren’t there just to create unnecessary drama, they all played a part in helping the main couple grow and understand themselves better. It may be a very typical shoujo, but honestly that’s exactly what I was looking for. Sometimes you don’t need something groundbreaking, you just want a sweet love story with characters you can’t help but root for.
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