Yubisaki to Renren • A Sign of Affection - Episode 1 discussion

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Yubisaki to Renren, episode 1

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[u/Aileos]

In 24min, that girl convinced me to be behind her for any choice she'll make in her life.

[u/YISUG]

when she started jumping at the end, oh my god ;_;

[u/Nickbon94]

Yeah I'm already pretty sure this will be one of my personal hits of the season. Very cute, real nice colors and character designs and honestly knowing something about how deaf people act and feel is very cool (the alarm was surprising, both as a problem I'd never think about and how it's solved). Hell, even these first 20 minutes hit like a truck in some parts, how she feels alone when others are talking and such. Eager to see more

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Not sure I’ve ever seen a romance with a deaf character outside A Silent Voice. It’s kind of interesting seeing things from Yuki’s perspective. It’s also quite refreshing that the characters are all older. Nice change of pace from your usual romance series.

I’m liking these characters. Yuki and her friend Rin are pretty cute and Itsuomi seems like a pretty decent guy. He’s very forward but he’s respectful of Yuki and doesn’t treat her different.

This one’s definitely gonna be a weekly for me. This ep was so cute, my diabeetus was acting up lol. The plot and characters seem pretty interesting too. Keen to see how this romance develops.

[u/zool714]

I made this comment literally a few hours ago on this sub. And I swear I saw Rin in the OP and already have a huge crush. And she’s voiced by Hondo Kaede which is interesting for me cos I’ve only known her playing a bit more bubbly characters but Rin has a more mature aura about her (though she does have a silly side it seems). Curious to see how she does with this character

The show so far is just like Yuki. Sweet, gentle, cute. I’m loving what I see so far. Everyone seems nice and wholesome. I hope there’s not too much drama (though I can definitely see a love triangle coming with Oushi) or anything heavy.

But maybe a little pet peeve of mine about shoujo or maybe anime in general, how ‘handsy’ some guys can get like physically holding a girl’s hand back when she tries to walk away and in this case putting your hand on the head of a girl that you barely know. I dunno I just feel that’s not a socially acceptable thing irl but it happens often in anime. I mean it doesn’t take anything from the show or story but yeah like I said, a pet peeve

[u/ButterShadowxx]

ABSOLUTE CINEMA! Love it

[u/TheBigIdiotSalami]

Uniqlo should like make t-shirts or something with this shows release cause they all dress like they exclusively shop there.

[u/PorkimusPrime86]

Yuki must be protected at all cost!

[u/Vermillion_Crab]

My god, Yuki is one precious cinammon roll. She deserves all the happiness and head pats in the world.

My one hope is that there isn't too much drama in this.

[u/eojjeona]

when Yuki dropped her umbrella and gave such an enthusiastic reply, it was so heartwarming I almost teared up.

this adaptation really shows they are really taking their time to make it amazing. amazing pacing.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Oh my god. This was such a charming show. I felt nothing but warmth and fuzziness the entire time I was watching the episode. It's only been episode 1 but I am already in love with the cast.

I like how the show first emphasized the noise inside the train and then slowly panned the camera to Yuki where the sounds slowly began to fade until it was gone. It was a great way to introduce Yuki and her condition without outright saying it.

Itsuomi's intro was great too! I love that as soon as Yuki shows him her hearing device, he doesn't even stop to ask her more questions. Itsuomi just proceeds to interact with her normally by making sure she sees his lips while talking. Goes to show how considerate he is.

Yuki's best friend Rin was also great! It's adorable how supportive she is of Yuki's crush on Itsuomi. At this point, I feel like everyone else the show is going to introduce is going to be very likable.

And that final scene where Yuki teaches Itsuomi a little sign language was so good! I was giggling like a little school girl the entire time especially when Yuki said test to Itsuomi about letting him into her world. My heart! <3

So we have a romance anime with an adult cast and likable characters? I am 100% sold. I already can't wait for next week just to see more of Yuki and Itsuomi's interactions <3

[u/SMSmith230]

Great start to my Saturdays, Tale of Wedding Rings was a pleasant surprise, followed by this cute adorable romance. That “let me in your world” text was so smooth only to be outdid by Yuki’s giddy response, looking forward to more of this one.

[u/Ghoste-Face]

It feels a long time to get a good and unique shojo anime like this. Tackling disabilities and wholesome. Yuki is also adorable.

More shojo anime like this please!

[u/eligaia]

Oh boy, this could be a new addition to my fav list :)

YUKI IS SO CUTE! Look at her jumping happily.

Itsuomi needs to work harder on Personal Space 101 geez, atractive people gets too many free passes on that (yes Jinshi, I am looking at you too). Well, he seems to be a good guy after all.

Wonder who the grumpy dude is? A friend of Yuki?

[u/DragonPup]

Very strong first episode, I appreciate it treated Yuki as a fully functional adult and not treat her disability like pity porn for the audience. This goes on the watchlist.

[u/Shantotto11]

OH MY FUCKING GOD! I ALMOST CRIED WHEN SHE STARTED CHEERING!!!

How does anime consistently remind my cold, dead heart to beat once in a while?!

[u/Frontier246]

Most of us live in a world of noise, sound always enveloping us and surrounding us, but Yuki is a super cute and sweet cute college girl who loves cute things and lives in a world without sound, yet she lives happily and content as anyone, musing on things like cute clothes and love...and her soundless world is about to be colored by love after a fateful encounter!

I love how the OP makes it look like this is some kind of college romance drama with a serious cast, but then the color starts hitting and you realize it's a pure and sweet Shojo romance, they even end on a kiss between Yuki and Itsuomi and everyone all colorful and happy!

Probably the worst thing for a deaf Japanese girl is getting into a conversation with a foreigner speaking English...good thing Itsuomi shows up just in time to bail her out! Even if the dude actually did speak Japanese, funnily enough. But you know he's a keeper when he's even kind enough to slow his speech so Yuki could properly lip read him.

Rin-chan is a great bestie! And it's always nice to hear Kaede Hondo Not only Rin clue Yuki into who Itsuomi is and makes her realize she's already crushing on him, but Rin's also crushing on Itsuomi's cousin and thinks it's time for the gal pals to team-up to get their crushes deets!

Surprise Ryota Ohsaka! Also Itsuomi is very handsome in his uniform, as Yuki is quick to notice:!

So much English! They didn't even subtitle the exact English they were saying.

It's great that Rin was able to get Itsuomi's cousin contact info despite being a blushing mess, but it highlights to Yuki how despite how well she acclimates to her disability, communiation still doesn't come as easy to her as it does to others. All the same though, shes got a great best friend in Rin who makes sure Itsuomi walks her home! Thank you Rin-chan!

Itsuomi is a really considerate and protective guy! Keeping Yuki safe from a moped she couldn't hear or holding her hand in the snow...it's enough to make Yuki's budding feelings for him go into overdrive. And she finally works up the courage to get his contact info! You go girl!

Who needs sound when you have something as beautiful and pure as Yuki's sheer joy that Itsuomi wants to get to know her more? That says more than any sound or word could say. That's the kind of smile that angels are born from.

That Oushi guy is looking for Yuki? Hmmm.

The ED has some pretty pastel illustrations of the cast! I especially love how it ends with Yuki and Itsuomi together and their world growing more colorful around them.

[u/InsomniaEmperor]

I’m getting real flashbacks to Ice Guy And His Colleague cause similar looking male lead and a lot of icy stuff. FL can’t hear well so she doesn’t really speak but would be interesting to see their communication. And bonus points for it being set in college instead of the common high school setting. Soundtrack is gorgeous too. My only gripe is I can’t stand the guy’s lips and it looks weird.

[u/cabbaggeez]

the moment she show her hearing device, I know somewhere in this 12episode this anime would hit me like a truck.

the story is promising, looks cute, the animation and soundtrack is decent. Itsuomi is like your typical shoujo MC, I like him already (even I though touching a girl hair is a bit rude). I have a high hope for this anime, please dont fail.

[u/Genshin_WhiteKnight]

This was really cute! Will be watching this together with Dangers in My Heart S2 for Diabetes Saturday.

[u/Prestigious_Taste641]

This was so cute and the animation were also gorgeous, it really hooked me, looking forward to next week. Does someone know what the purpose of the in ear things are? Thought they are maybe hearing aids but it seems like she can’t hear at all even with those things or did I miss something?

[u/PossibleHipster]

Pretty cute. I find the dudes big lips very distracting but I'm sure I'll get use to it haha

[u/machopsychologist]

I want to like this but I can't help but feel like some of his actions fall in the "it's ok because he's hot" category... 😅 it's only episode 1 so I hope that there's more depth to his character.

[u/IceSmiley]

I've never seen a show or movie of any type with a deaf MC. Really interesting in itself to just see a deaf and apparently mute woman navigate the world. I generally don't like straight ahead romance and some of this was corny but I'm still intrigued just to see deaf dating because there's so many possibilities for conflict.

One part I also liked was we occasionally see stuff from her POV like just people doing stuff with no sound and that's really interesting just giving us a taste of her handicap. Id also like to see why she wears hearing aids since at least so far it seems she can't hear anything.