That’s so smart. I was thinking of how this manga could end while achieving maximum happiness / utility for everyone, but I fixated on Hareta and can’t think of anything good.

Centering it on Misaki would solve it.

I still can’t think of a satisfactory way to prevent the game from breaking or ending though. (e.g. Hareta can pretend to date any / all of the heroines, but would date Misaki behind the scenes, but that’s kind of lame and out of character for Hareta)

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should still be bullied a little bit. Maybe not as far as back in my day, but definitely don’t be encouraging that. I like anime but that’s not normal nor should it be normal

Why? Is it because they are different from others? Surely them doing their own thing don’t hurt you personally.

Completed the following:

My Dress-Up Darling

Heard plenty of praises for it before. It moved up my priority queue thanks to the latest manga chapters.

It is good as expected and I can see why everyone likes Marin. In fact, I’d say she carried the show quite a bit. Wakana does not have as much of an impact but he’s decent too.

Like most other seinen romances that I’ve consumed, there’s a lack of unnecessary drama. For example, at the end of episode 10

Those shounen and shoujo romances can learn from this (though at that point, they would probably be considered seinen and jousei).

It’s among my potential top favourites at the moment (i.e. score of 9 / 10). Looking forward to the next season.

Coincidentally, I picked up the manga The Story of a Succubus Who Came to the Human World. It looks like it’s inspired (or referenced) by the succubus manga from My Dress-Up Darling. Real cute and wholesome.

WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?

Kinda like Captain America but in a fantasy world.

This anime surprisingly fulfills many of my criteria for a Gundam-like show. At one point, I was half-expecting the talisman to float around and attack enemies like funnels / dragoons / gund bits.

Not sure if it’s because the anime tried to adapt too much of the source material in too few episodes, but I find that there’s a lack of explanation and depth when it comes to characterization and world-building.

Due to its flaws, I’ve gotta give it a 7 or 8 / 10

Picked up

The Story of a Succubus Who Came to the Human World - looks like it’s inspired by the succubus manga in My Dress-up Darling (or got referenced in it); real cute and wholesome

Making Progress on Yuri Before the Deadline - yet another yuri manga; nothing special, but I enjoyed it

Rock is a Lady’s Modesty - the main characters’ names are clearly inspired by Kaguya-sama; seeing how it goes

Delusional Teacher - teacher projects her perverted thoughts onto her students; funny enough for me

My Goddess Spurs Me On - more cute lesbians

Drawing: The Greatest Mangaka Becomes a Skilled “Martial Artist” in Another World - standard isekai; meh

Gal Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? - yet another nerdy guy and flashy girl romcom, but this one differentiates itself by: 1. having two girls 2. one of said girls is a closet nerd

Dropped

Inaho-kun Is Supposed to Be a Fake Sweetheart - another trap romcom; humor / character / plot don’t click for me

Finally! A time lapse (is that the right term?) that is not a slideshow!

Ah, here’s the first reveal.

I like how magical girl stories are never straightforward good vs evil.

I think most of us saw the wall clip + out of bounds traversal coming a mile away, but it’s still fun to see it in action.

A tad melodramatic, but still nice

Edit: better reaction

Even though the story begins with your typical kicked-out-from-party premise, I enjoyed it; not sure why.

Perhaps it is because the MC isn’t someone transferred to this world. (which I find rather unnecessary of similar stories, where MC’s life before isekai is irrelevant).

Edit: After thinking about it, it may be because the MC actually has a goal that he is working towards / purpose in life, which gave me something to root for.

If the anime is popular enough to go far, I’m curious to see if it will adapt the manga version or the web novel / source (or light novel if there’s one?)

Either way,

Looking forward to this anime.

Cool; just like how human hunters would imitate mating calls / cries

Filler chapter. Looks like it’s getting interesting next chapter though.

Have you watched the sequel movies yet?

Yeah, they are all great

I think it would be better to just lean into the supernatural, but…I am a professional physicist.

I bet it’s like watching hacking scenes as a programmer.

The rest of the cast appear to be adults though.

One child among numerous adults satisfy the definition of “mostly adult cast of characters” that OP asked for IMO.

how much time it spends on the MC’s youth

The rest of the cast are adults though, which fits the “mostly adult cast” requirement IMO

Oh yeah, her classmates. They are so unmemorable that I forgot about them😅

Moving it down to honorable mention

Maybe I missed the joke, but it’s ended

Oh cool, thanks. Time to pick it up again.

I placed it on hold because season 1 didn’t have a conclusive ending. I’d rather binge everything at once.