I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Episode 12: To a New Season

A great episode to close the series. The interactions between Maki and Umi are becoming increasingly adorable. Their relationship develops rapidly, so is their friendship with their classmates. Overall, this series is fun and interesting.

What a beautiful way to wrap up the series. I absolutely loved the scene under the sakura blossoms. It was such a beautiful, vivid scene. I really think the colors of the night sky enhanced Umi's beauty a lot, and that's coming from me, someone who has had a few nitpicks with the art style since the very beginning.

having the friend group show up definitely made this slightly better than the last weeknepisode bc they actually feel like real high schoolers. watching them eat just made me lowkey want a slice of chocolate cake too but overall it still feels like completely messy romance slop but at least the food looks good.

the continuous reliance on heavily exaggerated facial expressions and utterly shallow internal monologues severely damages the viewing experience. the core romantic dynamic reads entirely like highly unrealistic male fantasy rather than organic chemistry which alienates any audience searching for genuinely compelling writing.

Calling this garbage sweet is completely crazy bc no actual girl would ever watch this and think its peak romance. literally just pure INCEL IMAGINATION from start to finish. The main guy is such a massive loser and there are honestly just so many better romance shows out there that you could be watching. dont waste ur time guys

Menurutku, ini adalah akhir yang bagus. Aku tidak tahu apakah ini hanya stopping point atau memang benar-benar tamat, tetapi kalau berakhir di sini pun aku sudah puas dan tidak masalah jika tidak ada season 2, biarpun aku pengen. Memang terasa banyak bagian yang dipotong. Untungnya, itu tidak terlalu mengganggu karena anime ini memang sudah mendekati akhir. Aku juga lebih menikmati paruh kedua anime ini saat Maki mulai berteman dengan yang lain dan berpacaran dengan Umi. Secara keseluruhan, aku menikmati anime ini, meskipun paruh pertamanya cukup sulit untuk diikuti.