Shovel Face isn't in love with Kouko in the beginning at all, he just kinda likes her looks. And he waits until she's at her most vulnerable to emotionally blackmail her into dating him. That whole scene almost made me hurl. And the easiness with which he lies to her in the first half of the series was really annoying.
And I'm supposed to root for him to find happiness? Screw that. Kouko has some serious mental issues in the beginning, bordering on pathological. Her behavior gets better and her character development is actually good. The side characters are interesting as well.
Overall, I was disappointed. The first half in particular was a slog to get through. I have to watch Toradora again one of these days to get the bad taste out of my mouth.
post #1 by wenli on 17.01.2024 20:53 in comments
Nicole was the only good thing in the show and she even had an interesting story.
Easy women deserve to find love, this life ain't much without close ones. But I just couldn't care less about Runa or her purposefully generic love interest.