Ore Monogatari!! (anime) by Natsuko Takahashi, Morio Asaka

https://darkanime.stream/animes/ore-monogatari/ quite a bit of ads going on...

I won't be making a long post about this series other than saying it's a beautifully crafted romance comedy. It is fun watching it.

The analogy between Takeo and Suna's friendship and the Red and Blue Ogre of the early episodes were amazing. The story with the plays goes, the Red Ogre was a very kind being that wanted to be friends with human. Unfortunately, due to his being an ogre, human kind fears him. Blue Ogre, friend of Red, tells him that he'd make trouble in the human village and then Red would fight and beat him. Just so the Red Ogre would befriend the human village.

The planned goes as expected, Red Ogre fought and beat the ravaging Blue Ogre. After the Blue Ogre fled, the human village became friends with the Red Ogre. After some time, Red Ogre suddenly missed his buddy Blue Ogre, he went and visited him. Unfortunately, when Red got to Blue's place, he was no longer there. Except for a handwritten note. I think it said congratulations to Red and that he shouldn't be seen with Blue and so he left.

The friendship between Takeo and Suna's is comparable to the two Ogres. Takeo has a big, kind heart. Unfortunately, he literally looks like someone to be fear of. Often times his good deeds are overshadowed by his appearance and people mistook him as someone scary. As for Suna, he's there always for Takeo, the ever great best friend. Though it cannot be said, but it seems even Suna can sacrifice himself for his friend Takeo.

That's the friendship part, as for the love story. It's amazing.

Takeo, the one who is always misjudged and never felt a requited love, suddenly has an admirer, Yamato. The first time they met, Takeo thought that Yamato was an admirer of Suna, even though he fell in love with her the first time they met. It had in my mind saying, he who felt rejection all his life won't easily understand how to be reciprocated.

Fortunately, Suna, cleared it all up and the two, Takeo and Yamato, became a couple.

The series goes on with the many things couples do. Even if the physical appearance of lovers are ways apart. As long as they are in love. None of that matters. Although there are times when misunderstanding and jealousy came to play, true love cannot be broken.

One of the episode showed how Yamato's friends thought lowly of Takeo, of how he looks awful, or something like that, to be paired with a cute girl Yamato. Yamato stood up for Takeo. She is after all, in love with Takeo. Irregardless of how he looks, she loves him. To be fair though, Takeo looks a bit older but damn his body well sculpted.

Another episode is when Takeo repeated told Yamato that he isn't popular with girls to reassure her not to worry about him. Typical jealousy in couples. It was funny how Takeo misunderstood it first and when Yamato met and chatted with the third party. She amazingly accepted her. She misunderstood as well. But when that third party confessed to Takeo... It was an ironic scene. How does a man always rejected, reject somebody else?

He apologized and thanked the third party and went to Yamato. He apologized to her and told her that none matters, even if he's popular with girls. It was Yamato that he chose, no one else.

Later that evening though, Takeo had a chat with Suna. He still felt obliged to the third party. He is kind, even though he hurt her, he still wants her to be his friend. It was fortunate that the next morning, it seemed that the third party have perhaps moved on and greeted Takeo, good morning. That reassured and made him happy. He didn't lose a friend. Takeo is kind.

As for a comeback, on their spring break, Yamato took a part time job. Unaware, a cake maker have fell in love with her. The cake maker misunderstood Yamato's kindness. When the cake maker and Takeo met, he asked Takeo to break up with her. Stating that the Yamato is better suited with him. It was amazing how Takeo control himself, he understood things way deeper.

Yamato likes baking and cakes, what does Takeo know? Perhaps the cake maker was a better person for her. He held himself and instead contemplated out on the beach with his ever best friend Suna. Suna consoled him and told him that Yamato loves him dearly and whatever happens, it is Takeo that she will chose.

In the end, the cake maker confessed to Yamato. Yamato declined. She loves Takeo, her heart belongs to her.

It has a very happy ending. I do wonder if there will be a second season though.

-/_ -

Though a part of me, from the beginning of the series, thought that perhaps Yamato was a very strategic heart breaker. I guess, I wrong and I'm happy with that.

I also want to mention the love of Takeo to his parents, specifically his mother. It was amazing how heartfelt it was, to see someone you admire so much to suffer. He held his mother in high regards, saying she is the strongest and when she writhe in pain as when she's about to labor. One could feel the worry of Takeo.

How pathetic Takeo thought himself when he saw his mother in the hospital. Even though, the sudden comedy pulls me back from totally crying, I actually felt it. His fear and his heartache. It was amazing.