lemme establish my narrative with how I first came across this donghua

as a teenager with a lot of interaction with social media
it was quite fortunate for me to come across this show on my feed particularly youtube shorts I believe
initially ignored this on instagram when the show was airing
then the youtube short had my attention
and I was free so I decided to watch the show

having a cliche introduction to the show was not unexpected
this adaptation unlike the comic version which I will not be discussing off in this entire review has a mixed twist to it

I don't find it necessary to elaborate about the comic cause that is a totally different story to tell
so focusing on the donghua.

ost
not that I can remember of my binge
but I believe that the romance was intriguing enough to have my attention

animation
good enough for a romcom

character design
interesting

and finally, story
I'd request for a person who has already watched the show to read this so I can relate to the reader's feeling at most and make them have their best read on this show
so maybe watch the show and come back

the characters were cute
shiya's past was kinda needed to be elaborated on
but an elaboration is basically oshi no ko all over again
what sets this self assumed misunderstanding for the less spotlight given to her idol career
apart was the focus on li shiya opening up to people

china is not immune to bad work stations
afterall we humans tend to loose our minds quite often as we can assume

the manner in which li shiya finds a reason within our protagonist is what made me appreciate the show

the three sided love triangle thing was quite annoying and not appealing in this show for me
I have watched other romcoms and it wasn't executed well

that could be considered as a major drawback to plot
like I get it the love triangles are a basic necessity in a romcom
but this one had it's focus set more on li shiya finding a reason to live with our protagonist

The story blossoms over this point through out it's short yet sweet runtime
further more a couple of instances of the donghua that I did find appealing was the possessiveness li shiya showed

the protagonist would assume that li shiya is toying with his feelings and is not genuinely being shy around him
but as the plot progresses, this genuine passionate love comes out and makes the misunderstandings fade

I myself rewatched this right after my initial watch
the show is short and fun
the romance doesn't feel pushed
an elaboration on other genre's except romance
such as that person who gave her the lighter and cigarattes

I have not read the comic and will not be
but I believe the other instances of the plot would have been contradictive to the happy ending of the story

the ending does feel sweet and bland at the same time
but that exactly is what fiction is supposed to be at times