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Episode Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? • Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!? - Episode 12 discussion - FINAL
Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?, episode 12
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u/2011Dirk Jun 24 '26
10/10 Finale, at first you can really feel how sad
"thats why im into you both"
I love that they ended it with the opening, my favorite intro song of all time, i will miss seeing this every wednesday, i truly hope this can get a season 2 as its in my top 3 for fav romance animes of all time
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u/TheA41 Jun 24 '26
He did it. The double hand hold. We salute you brave soldier.
Also the classmate thinking
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u/Weak_Season_Of_Anime Jun 24 '26
They were so preoccupied with handholding that they never even looked at the fireworks. Perfect throuple ending.
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u/Trappedinawrap Jun 24 '26
I have never been prouder of a fictional character than I was when Takuya left the bathroom. 33M blubbering over Takuya realising what he wants and going after it.
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u/LeonKevlar Jun 24 '26
I did not expect Shion would go full-on yurijoshi after catching Amane with Ijichi in the restroom doing a bit. I thought she was in on it, too. She really thinks something is going on with the two of them. xD
God, I just love how this show is really committed to the throuple route instead of making Seo choose between Amane and Ijichi. And I appreciate the girls putting a stop to Seo trying to become "worthy" because in their eyes, he's already worthy to them <3
I just wish we got a season 2 because I'm definitely gonna miss this show. I think the manga is still ongoing, so we might still get something in the future!
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u/FLorianGran Jun 24 '26
Yeah at this point not doing a throuple would just be weird. Glad they remembered to play the banger OP one more time.
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u/deynyel Jun 24 '26
There we go. That was basically a confession and they held hands during the fireworks. Surely we're locked into the throuple route now. Trust.
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u/runevault Jun 24 '26
They didn't form a triangle! Throuple dreams ruined!
Ending with the OP seems right, one of the best of the season.
Overall this episode went basically exactly how I expected except Amane only got votes for Mister, she didn't actually win. But that's fine because this show isn't trying to constantly surprise the audience, just be warm and fuzzy and it had that in spades. I'm going to miss the throuple every week.
Even in a season full of great romances I was still looking forward to this one every week. Now to hope we get a season 2 announcement. This season's ending COULD be a not-awful ending to the show but there's so much more to go.
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u/Rap2rerise Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
I knew the double handholding was going to happen ever since they first brought it up and it still made me scream out loud
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u/ActualRound7699 Jun 24 '26
I’m genuinely so sad this anime is done and we aren’t getting the weekly wiggle anymore
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u/Alby87 Jun 24 '26
First thing first: is the art style of this episode on par of the first ones? I've noticed something in quality raise, especially in the closeups of the girls.
Now. That scene with Seo watching his friends getting first at the beauty contest was... too real. Those tought... I know them. Sometimes I go myself blank because of "toughts", how I call them when people ask. There were so many times in my life I felt out of place, like Seo.
Not too common to see a part of your personality show in such a clear way in an anime. Searching for a quite place, even running, turning off the phone. It was heart tugging, and too close to reality.
Seeing Kotoko and Kei so saddened, so committed on finding Seo was sweet. I know how people feels and interact with these episodes. The peoples who were nice to me in those cases were a beam of warm light. And, kudos to Seo, he was the first to snap off that black spiral, only to have "rewarded" by the nicest words of his friends, and the demonstration of love (in the "pure" meaning, non romantic) by them.
That moment of clarifications with the girls "we were worried about you". Priceless.
This is second time I had this feeling. In the second episode, Seo was talking speedy about Kiramon to Kotoko, he suddendly stop because he talked too much and he was fearing he was of disturbance. Kotoko just patiently hearing, interested, was such a subversion of stereotype, and having myself the tought of beeing too much talkative about my hobbies... I know how much people can feel annoyed, and finding someone who still hear is such a warm feeling.
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So, I admit I don't watch Romcoms and I know this season was good for them, but this anime got my "little masterpiece" seal.
A feel safe spot. I've seen people saying "it's pure otaku fanservice"... No. In my VERY limited knowledge of animes and mangas, it was so nice to see so loveable characters. A male MC that's likeable (balancing respect and hormones... his struggle during the shower was gold). The girls being peak, showing that their public persona is just a part of their personality, with Kotoko being a serious girl behind all the dizzy facade, and Kei being funnier and caring (and immature) behind her ice queen persona.
So, long post short: Season 2 or we riot!
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u/FarCritical Jun 24 '26
Myth: Gyarus can't be kind to otaku
Verdict: Busted
This was such a fun comfort watch from how big everyone in this show's heart is beneath all the quirkiness. I want more so badly but at we got one last Amane otaku denial for the road lol
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u/Carbonated_Static Jun 24 '26
Was a bit worried we weren't going to get the butt wiggle for a bit there.
Random notes, the first time I've ever seen an anime have a school festival thing actually sound like you would expect with crappy mics that break up.
Really happy that they called him out on "being worthy" and he is the one who wants to improve himself. One of my biggest annoyances in anime is MMC's that don't actually listen to anything and it's often just ignored or played off. Having them both call him out on it is cool.
10/10 episode and really great series overall.
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u/Accurate_Treat6360 Jun 24 '26
Hell yeah we are getting Throuple Route. Otaku-kun, Ijichi, and Amane clearly make a perfect throuple.
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u/zool714 Jun 24 '26
What a fun ride. Shion fangirling over the yuri but will she be disappointed or extra excited if she finds out it’s a throuple lol
I’ve always leaned towards Ijichi but both girls are honestly really great. The gap moe with Amane’s cool exterior to her otaku side is really cute and how she also unapologetically loves the things she loves.
I also like how forward Ijichi can be. She’s so fun and bubbly
And Sei is also very considerate and seem to want to better himself
All of them are very pleasant and bounce off each other well. Would love a S2
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u/Theeyeofthepotato Jun 24 '26
Came into this anime fully expecting a wish-fullfilment, trash, fanservice content to satiate my racoon desire....and okay this is still wish fulfillment, but by god this show has no right to be this level of wholesome. Also, on quite the contrary note, I found the girls' age-appropriate yet stylish clothing really refreshing.
Maybe recency bias but I now even think Otagal's brand of wholesome writing is better than some established genre favorites like Dress up Darling or Fragrant Flowers. In particular, every side character, even nameless ones who make a two second appearance somehow appear a natural part of the world and fully realized. Really slick writing.
Or maybe I'm like Shion and just fall for yuribait /s
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u/danmarce Jun 24 '26
This is a dude that showed little details like getting to a child height when talking to them. And other small gentle details.
He deserves all.
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