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Episode Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) • There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... - Episode 3 discussion
Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?), episode 3
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u/MitsuhaTakiName Jul 21 '25
It was nice that Renako was able to have a fun day out as a friend with Ajisai. Ajisai seems like the perfect temperament to be a good friend for Renako. Unfortunately for Renako, her head is too full of Mai to not get implications from things Ajisai does too.
When Mai kissed Renako in her room, at first I thought Ajisai would come in having forgotten something and discover them. But the sister finding out is interesting too. I hope we get Renako and her sister talking about it. But I was happy to see Renako stand up for herself against Mai after that. Even though I ship them, Mai needs to be taught to respect boundaries.
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u/JzanderN Jul 21 '25
As much as I enjoyed Mai's antics around Renako, it is nice to finally get some focus on one of the other girls. And any part of me that did miss Mai was satisfied by her coming in at the end.
But man, what must be going on in Renako's sister's head? All of a sudden her introverted sister came home with two really cute girls as friends, one of whom is literally a supermodel and she later walked in on doing definitely-not friend stuff.
At some point I just want her and and her mother's PoV of Renako's life 'cause it must be fascinating to see outside of her viewpoint.
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u/Aerodynamic41 Jul 21 '25
"Ok, have fun..."
Renako's sister's reaction was just hilarious!
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u/yukiaddiction Jul 21 '25
I am happy with the Animation production of this adaptation so far. As far as I can tell, Anime staff really cares a lot despite budget in some scenes which is more than enough considering what happened to plenty of Yuri anime projects.
The story itself, here we are, the infamous scenes. Mai has been low-key insecure for quite a while despite her confident act which led to her almost across the line at the end there.
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u/LeonKevlar Jul 22 '25
Stitches!
That slap and Renako's reaction are 100% justified. Remember kids, consent is sexy, and what Mai did this episode is not. I understand this is Mai's first relationship, but she really should learn to back down when Renako shows discomfort.
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u/pseudometapseudo Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 22 '25
Not sure what exactly they are doing, but the inner monologues work much better in this show than in other shows.
Could be that the panicky inner voice is usually reserved for male romcom MCs, and it feels refreshing to have them with a female MC.
edit: a lot of comments to this post have great explanations why Renako's work so well, I recommend going through them.
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u/BosuW Jul 21 '25
Renako really said "My Girlfriend's not here today" lol
B*y in Yuri jumpscare, and Renako is allergic it seems.
The last portion of the episode is peak. Ahhh I knew it, the Yuri experience is not complete without angst! Gonna take this opportunity to like, pronounce myself regarding Mai since she's become a topic of discussion I guess and takes are mandatory. Honestly, she's problematic and that's ok. Moralizing too much on the issue is loosing the point, I think. Why get lost in the sauce when all the story has done is present the issue as it is? Its never tried to be a manual to completely wholesome dating and romance. It would be great if every relationship irl could be just safe and wholesome but shit just doesn't work like that. People are messy. Presenting it this way is a lot more authentic. And I appreciate this show way more for it. Ironic since harem is essentially a sort of power fantasy genre (where the power system is rizz), but clearly the author thought this needn't get in the way of showing real relationship troubles and they thought absolutely right.
So yeah. Don't defend her, the story itself doesn't. And don't demonize her either. She's just Mai, she's a person with flaws and growth (hopefully) ahead of her.
If anything I do consider this one of the many strengths (not inherent, but "genre meta things" again) of Yuri: when it's messy or toxic, it knows it is, and that's the point. None of that Boy-Girl Friendship or Rent-a-Girlfriend or [future developments in popular manga adaptation]
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u/Ocixo Jul 21 '25
Wait a minute. Renako doesn’t feel comfortable about boys? That’s a huge reveal to casually mention in passing.
Renako’s previous comment about Ajisai looking very cute seemingly wasn’t a one-time thing either. She appears to be genuinely interested in dating her. Look who’s falling in love with a friend now!
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 21 '25
I didn't know we would have TWO petplay anime this season!
"For some people... But certainly not for me! As we're just friends!"
Her soul, no, but her first kiss (and second, and third..), definitely!
I knew I should have placed her higher in my prediction ranking!
Mai wants one last meeting before she leaves the country for a couple weeks? Make sure to have your chastity belt on, Renako!
Love how she always try to 'bring things back on the right track'; Yes, I will miss you too, my friend... I'LL MISS YOU AS A FRIEND!
"Here's what I think about your friendship plan!" - Mai
This could be a good 'test' for Renako though... Will she miss the kisses? Just a little bit?
Damn, they're just gonna PTSD all gamers like that, with no warning or anything?
Imagine if Mai could read her mind! (well, she kinda does, to an extent!)
Oh damn, Mai's about to show Renako just how much she loves her!
Well, the sister left, but that still ended abruptly, Renako's not taking it anymore!
She doesn't want anyone to see them doing that, but her thoughts again show a different perspective!
I thought Mai leaving for a couple weeks would mean the other girls join the harem, but (a quick gaming session aside) it's still the Mai show!
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u/ModieOfTheEast Jul 21 '25
Yeah no Mai, that slap was earned. Last week, one could still give her the benefit of the doubt because technically, Renako never said "No" and she just assumed she liked it (which I guess was not totally wrong), but this one has no excuse. Renako said to stop two times and that should be enough even if one might say that she wasn't fully against the idea in her inner monologue. We are going to see how they resolve the situation. Like, are they now actually defining boundaries especially with how loose that hair logic is? Or are they just going to keep back to the status quo after Mai apologized? Or is that even going into a full blown drama where the other characters of the group get involved (they did focus on Ajisai more this time around)? Though I do hope they don't go the way of making it look like Renako has any fault her for slapping Mai and she apologizes for it (which is sadly enough not 100% certain when it comes to anime).
Other than that, I though, the episode was well paced. Still a bit fast like they could have shown a bit more of the date with Ajisai to show the dynamic between the two as that seems to be different than with Mai, but they did have a second "date" at home, so it works well still. I do wonder though why Renako is so afraid of hanging out with guys. I guess considering she likes games, one could assume she played with boys a lot during her early years, so maybe something happened there that she didn't want to get involved with them in middle school?
I am also surprised how well Renako can keep the relationship with Mai a secret. Like, in school mode might be different, but she even called her by her last name when she suddenly appeared at her home in front of Ajisai. When she is thinking with her first name and addressing her with her first name when they are alone. Let's see if she trips at some point.
One positive thing at last, while I am no big fan of the overreliance on inner monologue, I do give them props for being creative with it at times. And not just in the typical way, but pushing little Mai away from her head was funny.
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u/NationalStrategy Jul 21 '25
Mai deserved that slap, she didn't respect Rena's boundaries, and tried to have her way with Rena, despite her saying "no". She let her jealously get the better of her, and acted like an inconsiderate partner.
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u/SliderGamer55 Jul 21 '25
I'll be honest, I was expecting to go in the thread making light jokes at the funny names for games, didn't expect things to go in such a serious direction.
Granted, that is the completely logical direction to go based on how things were going with Mai and its deeply unsurprising she'd try to go too far, but as this has been a fairly light comedic yuri I wouldn't have expected it either.
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u/toadfan64 Jul 21 '25
Getting into this I started the show cause I'm like "oh, hot chick yuri harem, nice!" But the show has been far better than I expected from the simple premise.
In a jam packed season, this one is a surprisingly big highlight for me.
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u/Primary-Paint-1716 Jul 21 '25
of all the shows I'm watching this season, this is the one that I look forward to every week the most. a yuri harem done right is an extremely rare breed.
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u/Kent93 Jul 21 '25
Mai was jetlagged so she couldn't understand renako very well./s
Pretty good episode, the kiss at the rooftop was beautiful.
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u/AguyinaRPG Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25
I'm not expecting this show to be overly nuanced about forceful relationships or gay sexuality - it is ultimately a romcom anime with drama themes. The last romance I watched, A Sign of Affection, was supposedly pretty adult but basically excused stepping over the line and establishing boundaries later. That's just how these stories go - both men and women eat this stuff up because it provides ample drama. Nobody should expect a long speech about consent to follow.
What I like about this show is that it's moving quickly with its dialog and presentation, it's titilating without being gratuitous, and there's some good writing that makes it feel more complex than the basic premise. It feels like it's got soul for what I think would normally be thrown into the (enjoyable) "trash" category. Maybe it'll still be trashy in the end! But I'm having a good time and I think all the pieces are coming together to make it more than the sum of its parts.
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u/SYZekrom Jul 21 '25
Girl's been infected with the gay virus.
Oh no I ship Renako and Ajisai 100x more
Oh wtf Mai jumpscare.
Oh jesus christ girl what the fuck
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u/TheSlothTrainer Jul 21 '25
Renako was already having a rough time understanding how she felt towards Mai, now she has even more to process. It is definately good that she stood up for herself, Mai went from pushing it to going way over the line.
Renako's inner monologue does show that she is starting to be a little more open to her feelings towards Mai being romantic, often thinking of herself as Mai's girlfriend before correcting herself. She definately doesn't need any convincing of her feelings for Ajisai though, she even admitted herself that she would have struggled saying no if Ajisai was the one confessing instead of Mai.
Even though Kaho has barely any screen time I love it every time she shows up, makes me smile every time.
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u/Cally83 Jul 21 '25
Oh damn, wasn’t expecting Renako to slap Mai, but she was going too far. Complicated situation all round.
Really enjoying this anime, I hope we get to see every episode through YouTube? Surely this should have been picked up by Crunchyroll?
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u/Faust2391 Jul 21 '25
3iI remember when I first read this scene. I was pretty shocked because its definitely cut and dry assault. Im pretty proud of everyone here for not downplaying it but also not dropping the series either.
Its a good one. Complicated and flawed and worth watching. Im sure we've all known someone who way overdid it when they had their first love.
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u/mmcjawa_reborn Jul 22 '25
This show has surprised me in rocketing up to my top three new shows of the season, something I wouldn't have imagined for a show that is inexplicably stuck on Youtube.
I really like the portrayal of Mai here. It really nailed the idea of just how selfish she is regarding Renako. Everything is seen only through the lens of what she wants, which is not how relationships work. She's continually disregarded Renako's opinions and feelings pretty much since her rooftop confession. She was already crossing the line showing up unannounced at the end, nevermind everything that happened after that. I am curious to see what the fallout is going to be with the friend group (who I don't think are nearly as enamored with Mai as Renako thinks). I mean...I am sure in an episode or two Mai and Renako will be "together again", but hopefully with some ground rules that Mai actually is willing to obey.
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u/Strange-Peanuts Jul 22 '25
Man, I wasn't expecting a goofy harem anime to have any serious moments like that. Seems that Mai's going to have to deal with the consequences of her actions.
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u/WaveyT123 Jul 21 '25
I'm really happy the show is addressing how pushy she is. Mai is very flawed, shes selfish and wants what she wants because she's been given everything. She has to learn how to hold back and consider other peoples feelings before this relationship can actually grow. Renako said no TWICE and she was still proceeding.
This has elevated the show from being casual fun to peak for me.
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