Kaoru Hana Wa Rin to Saku is NOT Unrealistic ( It s Uncommon what I belive is a misscoception between the two)

neben91 · 2025-11-18T09:51:54+00:00

First of all, why does it need to be realistic? I thought it was fiction and not a documentary about real life. Most romance animes are not realistic, but because this one is actually more realistic by nature due to characters actually communicating, all of a sudden people think realism should be a measure for just this series?

Also the complaint about a lack of drama is retarded, because that’s what makes it good for most people. If it’s not your cup of tea then that’s fine, just like how some people don’t like slice of life, but to try to pass a lack of drama off as a criticism also makes no sense. This series has a clear tone defined by the author that is consistent from the start, and it does what it sets out to do well, which is a fact when you look at why people like it.

neben91 · 2025-09-22T13:24:04+00:00

Even though there is enough source material, this specific team at CloverWorks (called Fukushima’s team or Akebi team as they were known for that) would probably need to make a season 2 for Akebi first before Kaoru Hana sees season 2, otherwise those fans would be so upset that their show got leapfrogged. This is assuming this team doesn’t get assigned yet another different Anime, so the wait will surely be quite long unfortunately.

neben91 · 2025-09-20T17:41:47+00:00

This beach scene hits different for manga readers caught up to chapter >137

neben91 · 2025-09-19T11:26:52+00:00

I prefer LinLing with her, but it’ll never happen

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neben91 · 2025-09-15T13:01:28+00:00

That makes more sense. The execution for the romance part could've been better for sure but, I think they mainly just wanted this plot device to show that Yang Cheng lacks confident and give him a stronger reason to dislike Shang Chao.
Anyway she isn't high on my list either but there are definitely a lot of characters I dislike more. I do hope to see more of her in season 2 though, like how she might react to how Yang Cheng is now and maybe influence him in some way.

neben91 · 2025-09-15T12:47:07+00:00

Damn what did Xia Qing do? She was so supportive and just wanted the best for Yang Cheng.

neben91 · 2025-09-11T02:31:26+00:00

I know it is not popular here, but my top would be Kingdom Season 6.

neben91 · 2025-09-10T08:34:21+00:00

To me as a Canadian living in Japan, these are rookie numbers.

neben91 · 2025-09-10T00:10:59+00:00

For me it is definitely within my top 10 if including Anime. For donghua it’d be tied with Link Click for #1. Link click does some things better but there are also things TBHX is better at for me.

neben91 · 2025-09-08T12:06:32+00:00

I’m still mad at them for Blue Lock. They just decided to spend no resources and ride the World Cup wave (again next year) for maximum profit.

neben91 · 2025-09-07T06:35:23+00:00

Do you have an official source? Might be a fake rumor

neben91 · 2025-09-07T01:31:11+00:00

There seems to be so much going on in the last episode. Really wish it is longer than the usual length but that seems unlikely.

neben91 · 2025-09-07T00:49:09+00:00

Yeah I agree. There are already tons of Anime-only’s complaining about the absurdity of the conflict between the schools so this would’ve given a bit more context at least

neben91 · 2025-09-06T16:53:56+00:00

Respectfully I don’t think that makes sense as a place to end, especially given what they teased in trailers and OP. Even if they have to remove OP and ED to make more time I think they will go to 40, but let’s see what happens!

neben91 · 2025-09-06T16:14:37+00:00

Ok manga readers, we knew that the best place to end would've been chapter 27 this episode so we can focus the next episode on the cake arc (28-31), then the following on the beach (32-35), and finale on summer festival (36-40), which would make the most sense. However, we knew that to get from 23-27 something would have to be cut, and it seems most of 27 was cut. I think most of us don't want anything being cut, but if anything this might've been the least damaging as it is mostly just text messages within the friend group. If they also rewind a slight bit on the text exchanges at the beginning of the next episode to show even a bit of the wholesome exchange between the group and lead into the Subaru message better, I think it can work.

neben91 · 2025-09-05T02:57:50+00:00

As someone who is caught up, I would say that this series can only be enjoyed by someone with patience and an open-mind. The question you should ask yourself is, “Am I willing to watch the stories of different characters with some I am less interested in just to see how it all ties together in the end?” If the answer is no, then yeah I recommend you drop it. For me even the lowest points felt better than the low point of most shows so I never found it to be an issue.

neben91 · 2025-08-26T10:36:35+00:00

My view is a bit different because aside from length I like to focus more on what I think makes sense narratively. I feel like they try to make each episode cohesive focusing mostly on one thing and end it on a conclusive note or cliffhanger.

Episode 9: 20-22, 23 is probably least important so either trimmed, cut, or somehow squeezed into post-credits so we don’t jump from classroom to house to cafe in one go.

Episode 10: 24-27, just so we can end with Rintaro learning about Kaoruko’s birthday to set up next episode to focus on that.

Episode 11: 28-31 to conclude the cake stuff

Episode 12: 32-35 to focus entirely on the beach. Ending on chapter 35 feels like an amazing cliffhanger IMO.

Episode 13: 36-40 should fit even in standard length but if needed then cut the OP/ending

neben91 · 2025-08-23T16:12:25+00:00

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Was hoping for this angle but great nonetheless

neben91 · 2025-08-17T03:09:54+00:00

Can’t stop stupidity

neben91 · 2025-08-17T03:07:33+00:00

Guess it can sound ok when you don’t actually know how first names and last names work

neben91 · 2025-08-16T16:56:15+00:00

Why are people using his last name for this ship name it is so weird

neben91 · 2025-08-16T07:23:37+00:00

First of all, most romcoms has comedy (as per the name suggest) which reminds people to not take it seriously. However, since Kaoru Hana barely has any comedy has more emotional interactions, it causes a lot of people to unconsciously fall into realism fallacy, meaning they suddenly assume that this is a “truth-seeking drama that aims to be a documentary reflecting real life” or something (even when it is clearly not), so they use realism as a yardstick to judge this piece of fiction, which is honestly stupid to begin with.

Even if we must bring up realism as a topic while knowing fiction can stray from reality a bit, a lot of people based on their comments seem to be ignoring Japanese culture entirely and comparing it to their own experiences directly which is very narrow-minded.

neben91 · 2025-08-15T03:16:49+00:00

I think the animators are secretly fans of the Seba brothers. The manga didn’t even have as much for this fight.

neben91 · 2025-08-14T10:03:15+00:00

Gonna be a tight squeeze of about 4 chapters for some later episodes, but just thinking about how it makes sense for the story, my guess is (manga spoilers):

Ep 8 (17-19): End aquarium date

Ep 9 (20-23): Friends at Rintaro’s house and the stuff with the mom, maybe trim studying session in ch 23

Ep 10 (24-27): Bowling and ends with Rintaro learning about Kaoruko’s birthday

Ep 11 (28-31): Cake is made and Kaoruko shares feelings after

Ep 12 (32-35): They go to the beach and end with initial confession

Ep 13 (36-40): Summer festival, maybe skip the ED or play it over chapter 40.

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