Remember when romance anime had balls?
Who's the Sakura-chan clone on the left?
>>160006846
>remember when romance anime catered to the cuck audience?
No, it's been too long. Glad we've left those dark ages behind us.
>>160006846
I remember Takoyaki having none.
>>160006905
Nice
>>160006905
They literally are balls though.
>>160006905
>>160006936
Bakayuki was his nickname among the fandom back in 2003
Those were more innocent times
>>160006846
>miserable tone
>sex
>ntr
>moral dilemma
>no happy endings available, only bittersweet at best
Not 'comfy' enough for today's japs.
>>160006970
I don't think I was very active in anime around that time. We just called him Takoyaki at home because it's easy to remember.
>>160007040
If that's all you want go watch that dumb lesbian NTR anime while it's hot.
>>160006846
>>160007040
Kuzu no honkai exists
>>160006846
Mizuki or Haruka, /a/?
>>160007682
Manami
>>160007803Literally who?
>>160007647
But it's shit.
>>160007898
That's why there aren't lots of these kind of shows
It doesn't pander to the anime crowd
>>160007896
Play the VN when it gets translated
>>160007949
Kuzu no Honkai being shit doesn't have anything to do with pandering to this audience though.
Seriously speaking, even the level of realism (which is a word I didn't believe I'd use of either) between Kuzu and Kiminoetc is totally on different level, with Kuzu the main goal being to portray edgy teenage drama for the sake of it.
Reminder that Mitsuki a best.
>>160008993
Kiminozo tried to honestly capture the complexity of human romance and relationships, and the end result was heartbreak after heartbreak. Which is a common story in the real world, too. You won't find girls as cute as Mitsuki or Haruka in real life, but the relationship web between them, Takayuki, Akane and Shinji sure as hell happens.
If I ever meet Kouki I want to ask him how much of what he wrote was autobiographical (Kiminozo? ML Unlimited?) and/or wish fulfillment (Muv-Luv Extra, Alt)
>>160007647
Nowhere near as good or intense as KimiNozo.
Honkai is fucking dull; where's the emotion?