This is a review I would like to dedicate my time over of how much I love yuri content especially when the main character eventually gets more than one girl, a yuri and harem trope is coming to feast our eyes and mind that only profuses our adoration between the two girls of the anime series. Yuri anime is honestly the best subgenre in romance you can always count on. Two girls holding hands, one girl confessing to the other, and sharp intimate kissing scenes that would make a yuri enthusiast — or a lesbian — lean their torso forward. There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... is an anime that makes pleasurable and measurable experiences both delightful and frustrating to watch.
If you're an avid anime watcher who has heard of the many yuri romcom anime this year like Whisper Me a Love Song, or even Citrus. As a matter of fact, there is tons of yuri content out there that suits your taste. But this yuri anime in particular is the one that always marks their word and that anime which you may heard is called There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... or WataNare for short. It's the piece of the puzzle that strongly goes hand-in-hand with other yuri content out there. Some anime I was going to compare are The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You and Girlfriend, Girlfriend but the main character is a male protagonist. The one thing I realized when I added these Male MC harem anime is that WataNare is a yuri harem anime - and I don’t even know why I made that comparison, probably only to feature my favorite genre which is romance. What can I say? Yuri is fundamentally one of the best subgenres a person like me could ask for. It is the sole reason my love for yuri is strong, after all! Don't mind me rambling about yuri or other yuri takes I had in mind, and I might even ramble about other anime if I forget the main one; they are not the central point of this review. This review is heavily focused on the slow-burn love between two high school "best friends" in air quotes. When I quoted the "best friends" part, the anime or, I guess, the source material debuts a rather interesting challenge provided by one of the main characters that the consumer of this yuri anime has to face. And what do I mean by that? Well watch it and find out!~ I'm not forcing you to watch the anime, and I don't have to force you because this is an anime that really drives your newly created romcom proclivities. It's a fun watch, trust me. And I take this from the bottom of my heart.
This is an anime that follows the source material but ends up rushing the volumes and omitting the smaller moments that often give this yuri romance a chance of heart. Nonetheless, it does serve the kind of sweet chemistry yuri fans could love. I want the anime to display the kind of unrequited and shared love you get between two female characters, and I hope the writers of the adaptation resolve this. You will get enough ecstasy because the anime is plentiful with lovey-dovey and wholesome moments but it's not the same if each scene and dialogue gets immediately changed to the next scene and dialogue. So watch it with my full recommendation, I promised you won't feel disarray with the show's pacing.
Yuri anime really does appeal to a unique audience due to the bright nature these main girl characters are establishing. I, for one, enjoyed the first episode because it starts off with a powerful love confession that I am willing to put stakes on the line to receive these words vibrating in my ears. That’s how stoked I am for this anime. But talking about the first episode before reading the manga or source material (light novel, I presume), this all started from one idea, is what I am thinking, that continued the hype train for this manga I feel like should be adapted to an animation, and I’m glad it did. It’s like one of those anime that I personally enjoy watching that is emotionally-driven somehow (to me to say the least).
She's a very interesting main character who knows nothing about love, but as she develops herself per episode, it's what makes her character purely innocent. However, her diffidence meaning shyness and lack of self-confidence could make her relationships feel hard to manage and reciprocate. Yet, she somehow can sustain a half-love and half-friendship relationship that really resonates with anyone who has experienced pure, unguarded affection.
Mai Ouzuka, on the other hand is the very picture of elegance, majestic, refined, and almost regal who surely is a voluptuous woman as seen through Renako's eyes. She's the archetype of a gracious upper-class heroine, but her puppy love for Renako starts to intensify after each episode. We can note that she’s really starving for some kind of affection-obsessed weirdo that ties down for Renako to handle. And honestly, I can’t believe that a girl like Mai Ouzuka could be on the same path with Renako AmaoriThis is what impresses most yuri fans is that even introverts can get a taste of the yuri action. It's just that the anime is just literally us (if you're with me folks) inserting ourselves as a socially awkward high school anime girl that we could potentially have ourselves a female spouse we can date and have a relationship, but that could literally just be me wanting a girlfriend and if you're single like me, join the club!
So, talking about the first episode – In the first episode, it proves that modern everyday conversation and even in large groups can be tedious for an introvert to handle. I am not sure if that's the case for introverts out there globally IRL, but because of this, Renako blurted out words she heard in their conversation in order to fit in with her classmate friends, and since we know for sure that Renako is struggling to find her rhythm or find that something that could help her high school life fall into place. It can surely make a good plotline and discover what infuses a good relationship between two anime girls.
As more episodes get aired by the time I'm writing this review on Episode 4 and Renako's relationships with her friends begins to bloom, I might not be certain because I haven't read more chapters or waited for the episodes to air — but wouldn't each episode just be about Renako's room or her house for the most part of the series. I, too, am hesitant to ask this question because I'm going to read the manga.
[Month I am currently writing this review for: 08/24] And I read as far as I can go somewhere on Volume 7 — This manga or the anime after it airs the episodes has this specific theme that is always popping up in the franchise. And if you can tell what I’m talking about, send me a message on my profile if you have figured it all out! ( •̀ ω •́ )✧
I actually thought it was going to be about the households and schools, but man, I didn’t actually think this GL was like that. And of course it’s a GL so I don’t need to pander much about it. Anyways, that was a load of yap - let’s talk about the next section of this review
The anime in its entirety is filled with love and affectionate moments and gives off a bittersweet but truthful undertone that promises a fate between two girls. And personally, the emotions that brought up for this anime was pure excitement for me, and we really get to see all of the yuri magic gratified across all yuri nations. And I’m yapping about nonsense again.
I highly recommend this anime to those who very much loves yuri anime or yuri content in general as much as I do. It really drives your romcom proclivities even when you’re sure they’re about to kiss. To point out some kissing scenes, my favorite one is at the
If new gens ever come across this anime, they must know what they are getting themselves into. And I’m not exactly sure how I would recommend this anime to anyone without having them manifest any weird ideas, so I won’t bother asking questions like this because I’m silly and need some………….. Uh BL, Yaoi? Why Nfot?! \(@^0^@)/
There wasn't any yuri anime that was being produced this year, at least to my knowledge. But when WataNare came out, there was some high regard with my obsession with yuri content that it made me want to propose, not in a nuptial way, but something I want to hold dear with. Because yuri content is powerful either good or bad, however it may fit your standards. It's the kind of anime that guarantees its magic in the hopeless ends of girl love. I don't know what I'm tyapping (typing-yapping) about.
Anime like this is magical and I’m glad I joined the ride with you all. That’s WataNare, all right. If they ever consider making a Season 2, count me in, girlies.
—Anyways I’m gonna end this anime review right here. If you like what I wrote which you probably don't like because it's blabbing nonsense - but the whole premise of this review is to convey my message. Check my profile out and see my first ever review of DAN DA DAN. Actually don’t because it’s cringe, I don’t even want to spare the time to remember it. But hey, that’s just a theory, a sunwabluum theory.
Thanks again for watching the GL moments that brought the anime community together.
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