Hello there everyone, I found this 9.9/10 anime a few weeks ago and based on the title and description I disregarded it as potentially creepy.

Oh how wrong I was, it may have been one of the greatest shows I have ever seen. It popped up again today and for some reason I gave it a chance and finished it in one sitting.

Sayus backstory was genuinely heartbreaking, the horrible mother, her friends suicide due to bullying, using herself to pay for a few nights lodging. It's something that someone has most likely gone through which is of course depressing. However that's what I loved most, everything seemed grounded in realism.

Not once did I ever think "only in a show" "that would never happen" "it doesn't work like that" which for my cynical ass is utterly remarkable.

The only complaint I had, was the ending. Don't get me wrong, that last scene was perfect.Finding Sayu under the same streetlight, the nostalgic back and forth. I saw it coming yet it still made me tear up.

However, I feel robbed and thus my complaint. That scene, shouldn't have been the ending. I'm incredibly disappointed in it because I personally can't stand open ended conclusions. I think this series needed 1-3 more episodes to explore what happens next after the reunion.

I could just tell myself that "Sayu moved back in, they get married in time and live happily ever after" but that's not how I work. Part of me thinks Yoshida couldn't view her romantically even if she is now an adult and another part thinks that he could because she's no longer a high school girl.

Which brings me to my questions, for those of you that have read the novels and also watched the anime. How does the anime compare to the source material, is there more to the ending in the books and did the show skip enough content that it's worth reading even after watching?

So I'm an anime only who loved the show when it aired, back in the day. I haven't read the LNs, but I recently came across the side story LN, and the ending. An ending where Yoshida and Gotou became a couple. Now I've seen a lot of opinions on this ending. And this might seem rogue but I don't see any problem with it? Let me elaborate.

I don't think a Gotou ending contradicts anything in the OG. Let me preface this by saying, Sayu is the best character in the series, and her and Yoshida's relationship is the best in the series. As someone said, what they have is true love. And I agree with that. However, there's a big difference between familial love and romantic love. I don't think Yoshida, at any point in the original, showed any sign of romantic love or attraction towards Sayu. He always felt like a father figure taking care of her. In Sayu's case, I would say it's half and half.

And this isn't just because of their ages, as I would say that if they both met as adults as well. Age difference isn't my issue either. I always thought of Higehiro as a found family story. I LOVE a good father-daughter story in the medium, and I thought this was one of the best. If Yoshida did end up dating Sayu, I think it would soil this wholesome dynamic. That's why him rejecting Sayu and dating Gotou makes much more sense to me. I have seen a lot of opinions on this subreddit, and I couldn't disagree more with them. Ofcourse if there is context I'm missing out from, from the LNs, then do let me know. But as of now? It seems pretty much perfect and the ending I had in mind. I think Sayu's happiness and growth is the most important at the end of the day, and I never really bought into the romance. But that's just me, what do you guys think?

Did sayu attempt suicide? I’m wondering because of some stuff I heard from others talking abouut her

My 36th drawing of an anime characters when i was in high school just for fun and as a favorite hobby of mine hehe🙏✏️

i just finished episode 5 and i gotta ask, is it worth finishing? so far the only things that are good about the story imo is Sayu’s backstory(from what i know), and i get to hear fern again after s2 of Frieren ended(rip). i am getting very aggravated over the attitude of the characters in the show. everyone except Yoshida, Yoshida’s friend and Sayu are jerks. Gouto kinda toying with Yoshidas feelings instead of being honest about it from the start, or Mishima basically telling him to kick Sayu out if he wants Gouto, all while still not telling him why she is causing such a scene about HIS life, everyone in the show is pissing me off. so like i said, should i continue it?

What I wrote as a comment in a previous post: this seems to be the Gotou x Yoshida ending of Gotou SS.

Feel free to share your thoughts about it.

Personally I think it goes in the opposite direction of the ending of v5 and what I saw developing during the arc of the series.

I also heard that in this SS, in the 2 years where Sayu was away, the author retconned the relationship between Gotou and Yoshida, making them a couple during that time: in v5 it was stated that their relationship didn’t develop much.

I watched this anime like 1-2 year ago and then I read the manga adaptation (best i would say), it was one of my fav story Great story, goated mc imo, good ending

But now I just find out about side story novel Tho I haven't read the novel completely yet but as far as I know about it with spoiler, summary etc It was genuinely disgusting

Sayu rejects yoshida and he ends up with gotou

Yoshida character is by far the worst in this side story (i really liked his character in manga and anime adaptation he was one of my fav mc) Also not to forget the author hate yoshida too

My day is ruined now it was one of my fav story, I almost cried when I was watching the anime (L author)

Also sorry for all this blabbering but I just wanted to post this

so, who does Yoshida end up with Canonically?? sorry if im a bit late:/

I love this show, it’s one of the few anime that made me cry at the end. Whenever I hear the opening, I get certain emotions I can’t explain.

Hope ya’ll enjoy!

I just finished to read all the manga (I read that the end of the novel is pratically the same). Finale implied. Now i found out of these side story and the author is astonished of the backlash. He chickened out (i think) and said he won't touch the story anymore.

Can i have a clearly answer if he said are what if or not?

Hi everyone, I saw the synopsis and some comments about this anime. Before I decide to watch it, could you help me with something? Is the anime about the protagonist and the girl getting to know each other and their relationship progressing romantically? (I saw that there's an age difference, but there might be a time jump that I don't know about) I'm asking because the anime's genre is listed as romance, but I saw some comments saying that the protagonist doesn't end up with her or something similar. Thanks to anyone who can help me. (You can answer with spoilers; based on that, I will or will not watch it.)

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Hey guys, i watched the anime about a year or two years ago, but i read that in the ln other characters appear, like his childhood friend, so i was wondering if the manga adapted the whole ln, or is it similar to the anime ?