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One thing I am definitely going to have to give Bloom Into You credit for is that it is creating an authentic feeling school experience. It isn’t drama every minute but nor is it just one thing at a time. As the student council takes a break for exams, Yuu is asked by a friend … Continue reading Bloom Into You Episode 5: To Choose and Be Chosen – Excerpt

I wonder if the visual metaphors of flowers and butterflies are actually a sign of the fleeting and short lived nature of romance, or is that just the cynic in me coming out to take the sweetness out of imagery that is fairly solid and not too in my face. Whichever way, the ongoing use … Continue reading Bloom Into You Episode 4: Flowers and Butterflies – Excerpt

There’s something fairly compelling about the way this story is put together. While the story itself hasn’t been amazing (though it hasn’t been poorly done either) it is in the small details and the delivery that this anime continues to excel and hopefully the quality of both of these can continue throughout the season. Yuu … Continue reading Bloom Into You Episode 3: Digging Deeper – Excerpt

One of the things I really loved about the first episode of Bloom Into You is that Yuu didn't instantly fall in love with her senpai even after being confessed to. They've established Koito Yuu as someone who doesn't know what it means to fall in love and hasn't felt that emotion before. What I … Continue reading Bloom Into You Episode 2: First Impressions Wilting – Excerpt