Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!)

Can a boy girl relationship survive, Verdict? Utter waste of time. I feel as if I couldn’t care less about any of the characters other than the main characters male best friend because he’s kind of funny, other then that they are all cringey, messed up weirdos. Also, what is the point of enomoto??? I feel as if this show was supposed to be a sort of close competition to decide which of the two love interests would win, but it’s almost like enomoto ( black hair) is there for no reason, adds nothing to the story, or really the romance element other than her beggingthe main character to love her. Now we get to the blue hair girl (Himari). Might be one of the worst main love interests I’ve seen in a long while. Pretty much bullies and makes fun of the main character the whole time and he still picks her. She’s narcissistic, rude and inconsiderate for almost the whole show. Almost everything she does is for her thinking that it’s in the main characters best interests, but in reality it’s for hers. Finally, the siblings and every other character, dull, childish and otherwise completely annoying or a terrible person towards everybody. Stay away if you’re expecting anything good romance or story wise.

This was, in many ways, your typical cookie-cutter rom-com that drew me in with a strong start. The chemistry between Himari and Yu-kun was charming at the beginning (it got kind of annoying later on), and the early episodes had me hooked. It felt sweet, fun, and had the promise of something really solid. But unfortunately, things started to go sideways pretty quickly. The writing kept putting itself into awkward corners. Drama that didn’t need to happen was forced in, and the pacing lost focus. The initial spark I felt slowly faded, and the story drifted into limbo for a good while. It was frustrating towatch something with so much potential slowly but surely lose everything which made it unique or special. Even when what could only be called a confession finally happened, and they gave us a kiss, it still felt weirdly vague. The ambiguity never stopped. Instead of leaning into the emotions it had built up, it kept dodging them. And when the big issue that had been blocking everything finally got “resolved,” the way it happened was ridiculous and underwhelming. The emotional payoff I was hoping for just wasn’t there. The final confession lacked weight, and the words I wanted to hear were missing. It ended up feeling hollow, like a lot of buildup for a whole lot of nothing. And of course, just when you think maybe they’ll give us one last satisfying kiss, they pull the “interrupted at the last second” trope. Still, I’ll admit the last few minutes were cute and gave me a tiny bit of the energy I wanted. But overall, the show fell into the all too familiar trap of creating drama for the sake of it, and not trusting its own story to carry the emotion naturally. "Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?" had the pieces of a great romance, but ended up playing it too safe. While still more or less enjoyable, it’s a classic case of “what could have been.” A decent rom-com with heart, but not enough guts. Still enjoyable in parts, but ultimately frustrating.

As someone who had an experience being best friends with the opposite sex, this show is stupidly accurate with how Himari acts. Maybe I'm pulling way too much from my own memories and experience but this show felt like a nice little trip down memory lane. Maybe the author had some similar experience thus nicely encapsulating this annoying gremlin aura of having a female best friend. I feel though this released at a wrong time, this generation will not be able to relate to this kind of relationship or dynamic. I believe the words they will use for this is toxic or gaslighting. To methese are simply typical banter between friends that carry little to no weight. If this published or released a decade ago, it might have more of an audience.

This show is fantastic, an absolutely amazing romcom with great characters and drama. Himari and Yu are probably one of the most interesting romcom couples I've seen. On the surface, they're the popular girl and the loser guy who have mutual feelings for one another but can't seem to just make out already. But what I like about boygirl is that 1. they actually get together by the end of season 1 2. there's a reason why they can't just have sex already. There's the obvious part of not wanting to break the promise of being best friends but there's a lot of emotional baggagethe two have to work through first. (Himari analysis coming up) Himari was surrounded by males by a young age due to looks resulting in not only a massive ego but a sense that she's not good for anything outside of her looks. Yuu was the first person who approached her as a friend rather than a love interest, when he looked into her eyes, he saw her for who she truly was, and that's why Himari fell for him. But because their whole relationship was based on the idea of "being best friends and not lovers." Himari is confused about what emotions she's actually feeling, she's always hated love and the boys who got close to her just to date her (also explains why she really hates Makishima, her ex and also a classic playboy) so she's unsure about what she actually WANTS out of Yuu. So, when Enomoto comes along she wants the two of them to be happy together, like her and Yuu promised as best friends, but she can't shake her extreme jealously and possessiveness of the boy who swore she would only look towards her (comes up in a later episode). She realized her feelings too late. But this makes sense as well, Himari has always been portrayed as a liar, someone who hides her emotions and runs away from how she feels. Pretending to be fine when she's not and secretly using underhanded means to get what she wants, because she can't make herself admit the truth. Himari's complexity is what makes people despise her, kind of reminds me of Subaru from Rezero in that regard except Rezero is obviously better LMFAO. Yuu is kind of typical as a lead, but he still has his own conflicts specifically with being an artist vs his feelings for Himari. As a writer for fun, I can relate to him and his struggle with his work. I also feel like my writing hasn't improved for years, despite how much I love doing it. It's a realistic dilemma to have. Enomoto and Makishima are both really cool side characters. Enomoto kinda gave me "the ideal girl with no flaws to speak of." vibe like Marin from Dressup Darling but she quickly proved me wrong. Enomoto is very likeable but her selfishness in not willing to give up Yuu while still being sort of a support character is such a cool idea for a character. I'm so fucking happy that the love triangle concept is gone after episode 4, this is Yuu and Himari's world and everyone else is living in it. Makishima is also pretty funny, love his epic fan and when he calls out the two on their bullshit. Himari's Brother is another awesome character and his dynamic with his ex-girlfriend Kureha is priceless, there so awesome. From the characters to the drama to the banger opening song Can a Boy Girl relationship survive proves to be one of the highlights of the spring season alongside Maebashi Witches and Ninkoro. Watch this show. At worst, your crash out over Himari is gonna be really funny.

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