Watched in 2025

Finished 12/2/25

1st rewatch (23/1/25)

Finished 6/4

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Finished  04/05

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Finished  30/04

Finished  28/04 

What a lovely little show. It lightly but thoughtfully explores the theme of finding yourself when stuck in life and learning to overcome doubt and disappointment. All the characters feel real(-ish), and the overall vibe is positive and uplifting—without ever turning saccharine or preachy.
I also appreciated how the show handled the *nonexistent (imo)*  love triangle (more thoughts under spoiler). I'm a fan of Mukai Osamu, so yes, I'm naturally biased—but his character as a SML was well written, and as always, his performance was great.  
No doubt, Yokohama Ryusei and Kawaguchi Haruna are great as well; I though they made an adorable on-screen couple. 

SPOILERS AHEAD

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I don’t think Mashiba ever truly had romantic feelings for Shachi. She admired/looked up to him so much that she thought she did. Maybe if Shachi had realized his feelings earlier and expressed something, her admiration might have evolved into love. But once Shun entered the picture, she fell for him naturally—we see no hesitation or inner conflict. And Shachi’s graceful withdrawal was such a breath of fresh air!
I think the love triangle "tension"  in the show was primarily Shachi realising his feelings while cohabiting and watching her being in love with another! The writer added it just to sprinkle in some sizzle. It did add pressure to Shun to commit. I felt without it he might not have expressively committed !!!!

28/02

Binged in 4 days!  Finished 13/05

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