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Book Review: ‘My Youth Romantic Comedy...” #12

My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Vol. 12 by Wataru Watari My rating: 5 of 5 stars So, then, where are they going, and how much energy will they expend to get there? Hikigaya, Yukinoshita, and Yuigahama have found themselves invested in one another to such a precarious extent that when one suffers the perils of an overextended youth, they all suffer. It wasn't always this way. Three minds. Three hearts. Three intuitions. They each had their own way of experiencing youth, fighting their way through its many thorny tendrils, and escaping with one or two hopes, or presumptions, for the future. But as readers learn through MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . .#12, the survival of like minds and like hearts begets the convergence of a likewise intuition. The novel focuses on these three teenagers' increasingly dependent emotional fortitude. More specifically, the novel focuses on the wayfinding and crossroads of which Yukinoshita must navigate. Yukinoshita has a decision to make. Lots of decisions. Few of which will spell happiness for the intelligent young woman. Readers already know her family's social and political prowess as businesspeople, politicians, and community influencers. Readers already know her sister, Haruno, fits into the mold of the marionette so inexplicably well because the woman's taste for what's new, changing, and energizing will never be sated. Readers already know Mrs. Yukinoshita, her mother, carries "final boss" level ego to the point at which girlish, youthful independence is viewed so tepidly, the woman treats it no more seriously than a fashion trend or a fad. Does Yukinoshita wish to follow the family blueprint? Lead the family business with incisive grit? Become a shrewd socialite with a kind smile and a barbed tongue? She can. Absolutely. But it wouldn't be her decision. It wouldn't be her path. Even if she succeeded. Even if she applied all of her intelligence and tact, and met everyone's expectations, the Adult Yukinoshita at the end of that path wouldn't be legitimate. She wouldn't be real. Independence rarely comes easy. And so, Yukinoshita, nearing her final year of high school, has a decision to make. Lots of decisions. "Dreams, hobbies, clubs, or any of the possibilities that could have been born there would be cleanly melted down to be re-poured into the mold of the adult that society demanded" (p. 147). MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . .#12 picks up precisely where the previous volume left off (and, notably, concludes in such a way that the following volume will likely do the same). Yukinoshita seeks emotional support from Hikigaya and Yuigahama. She wants to negotiate the cost of seeking her independence. But she fears the thudding swell of anxiety in her chest is more a harbinger of things to come than the clarion call of an cleansing truth. Hikigaya understands. He acknowledges the once trivial silences that permeated the relationship between he and Yukinoshita and Yuigahama now carry more weight than he alone can bear. "The time we'd spent together filled less than a year. Of that time, there'd been lots we'd remembered, more we'd forgotten, and much we'd pretended to forget" (p. 21). And so, in that one year's time, they've muddled through a wild number of exploits, frustrations, games, stubbed toes, and genuine surprises. But they're friends now. And friends help friends in need. The question, however, for Hikigaya, is to what extent he'll venture to hold fast to this new reality to prevent it from spiraling beyond his control. Will he succumb to debating Haruno on the veracity of his interpersonal relationships? Will he set aside the heated nausea roiling in his gut and contrive a plan to rebut the venomous ferocity of Mrs. Yukinoshita's overzealous parenting? Admittedly, these are somewhat rhetorical questions. But the novel goes through commendable lengths to show readers why these questions need to be asked as much as what the obvious and nonobvious consequences are for daring to respond to them. Yukino Yukinoshita can make a decision for herself. She can decide her future for herself. That's not what this is about. The real challenge is whether anyone will support her when she reaches her final threshold. And if that support fatefully arrives, who is to say the preexisting barriers to her independence will yield? Hikigaya is less focused on but nevertheless mindful of how his dedication to Yukinoshita's sense of self necessarily overlaps with how he trusts, perceives, and engages the other young women in his life. The boy's humility is slow-dawning, almost agonizingly so, and his modestly successful bargaining of adolescent pathos feels freshly grievous for how long and raw it grinds on his heart. In a surprising but serviceable departure from the standard narrative, the author of MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . .#12 introduces a handful of interludes, intercalary chapters, to showcase Yuigahama's feelings for Hikigaya. The interludes, however, match the muted tone of the overall novel. In short, they make good on the girl's dark note in the previous volume: "I'm not as nice as you think I am" (#11, p. 184). On the inside, Yuigahama is not an aster flower, eternally craning her neck to wherever the sun might shine. She's clever, yes. And she's resilient, yes. But she's also exhausted. Interminably exhausted. Yuigahama weighs the truth and the fear of her affection for Hikigaya with Yukinoshita's affection for Hikigaya. But again, Yuigahama is a clever and resilient girl. She sees everything. She understands the type of relationship Hikigaya needs, and the sundered reality in which his identity best thrives. Yuigahama also understands, with deeper and deeper sadness, that what Hikigaya seeks is not what she is willing to give up. Elsewhere, the interlocking uncertainties continue. Iroha Isshiki, the first-year student council president, is as annoying as ever. But beneath the girl's veneer of caustic ebullience, she chokes out a good idea or two. She's still "an ultra-cunning devilish imp" (p. 162) and a "bewitching little devil" (p. 184), for how she cajoles other students into helping her throw together a prom-style graduation celebration with only a month left in the school year. But she sobers up and drills into Hikigaya for his long-marinating and increasingly unpleasant Big-Sister turned Madonna-Whore complex. The cutesy and irate little girl aptly matures in real time. And then there's little Komachi. Hikigaya-the-younger-sister completes her high-school entrance exams and it's a mad dash. There's a lot of bottling up of emotions, a lot of respectful nodding, a lot of pre-made breakfasts and promises of lunch-date celebrations. But in the end, with a hug and some tears, the splinter plot of the entrance exams lend the novel a pleasant breath of fresh air. Hikigaya admits he's too attached to his kid sister. He knows he has to let her go. But he also knows, in some funny little way, that no matter how much Komachi demands they "wean" themselves off of one another, a bit of support every now and then is a good thing. MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . .#12 is a daunting read for way the author has dutifully structured the novel as what may be the rising action of the novel series' climax and denouement. The book is full of emotional conflict. Unresolved intellectual curiosity. Vague implications of resolution. Simplified assurances of a redoubled conflict. And more. The prom-style event receives pushback. Will it be canceled? What will happen to the hard work of the student council? Of the Service Club? Mrs. Yukinoshita is intent on berating Yukinoshita into doing what's best, even if it's not in the girl's personal, best interest. Will the young woman comply? What will happen to all of her hard work? Yuigahama spies heroism in Hikigaya's latent, bull-nosed humility. Will she fight for it? She believes she's fooled others, fooled Hikigaya, into tending to the needs of others, because her own needs have already been met. But what if, in the end, Yuigahama's merely fooling herself? Alas, this deep and ancient pool of human pathos cares not whose toes tease its temperature. And what about Haruno's shame? A woman who is "beautiful, enchanting, with an intoxicating ring to her voice, like it would haunt you till death," and yet, while "she never does show her true face, but she'll deliberately show you the cracks in the mask. I still don't know what her truth is," Hikigaya muses (p. 56, 58). Among the unfurling flights of pity readers have discerned within the heart of Yukinoshita-the-elder-sister, from the previous volume to the current, the woman's sneering attitude toward emotional vulnerability remains at the dreadful vanguard. Haruno Yukinoshita hunts down, strangles into submission, and then gleefully toys with the intuitions of others; she is a marauder of the heart. But why? MY YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY. . .#12 offers a very narrow, but very probable glimpse as to the answer. When Mrs. Yukinoshita talks down to her youngest daughter, Haruno asserts boredom and chitters away about the inevitability of such things. When Hikigaya proposes dependability in the face of vaunted social pressures, Haruno slaps him down with barking laughter and a snide comment on the frailty of youth. When Yukinoshita says she wants to talk about her future, from square one, Haruno swigs a bottle of champagne and pretends to be drunk, because the honesty of youth in search of independence leaves a bad taste in her mouth (Haruno: "Giving up and letting go is how you become an adult," p. 54). Haruno's real shame, or her errant ferrying of intermittent shamelessness, one might argue, rests in her deliberate ushering of her younger sister into the hazards of adulthood. That is, forcing Yukinoshita to make or endure the same, or a greater, magnitude of personal sacrifice along the way. Haruno's gusto amounts to the cold, dry, venal ecstasy of driving a counterpart so earnestly toward success that failure amounts to a shrug of the shoulder, a flip of a coin, or a watered-down drink in a dim, lonely, smoky bar. Why? Because Haruno Yukinoshita is a bitter woman.

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My Duel Academy Life is Wrong as I Expected Chapter 2 - We Opened the Map of Youth and, on a Ship without a Compass, Headed to Uncharted Waters

Fandom: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Yu-Gi-Oh!

Series Summary: Having zero passion for Dueling or even Duel Monsters, Hachiman Hikigaya is the last person you would expect to even attempt to enter the most elite high school for upcoming Pro-Duelists and Card Designers in Japan and yet here he is. Wielding an Ojama Deck, this loser loner is forced to but into the lives of other students after his dorm Resident Advisor, forces him to join the Service Club along with Yukino Yukinoshita, the Ice Queen of Obelisk Blue. Together, their clashing personalities and viewpoints must compromise as they attempt to solve problems around Duel Academy Island.

Chapter Summary: Having passed the Duel Academy Admission Test, Hachiman Hikigaya heads to Duel Academy Island where he watches the school year’s inaugural Duel between Yukino Yukinoshita, the freshmen representative, and Meguri Shiromeguri, the student council president, and the subsequent aftermath of such a Duel.

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The Duel Academy entrance ceremony was the same as any other senior high school entrance ceremony: a long, boring speech by the superintendent and a long, boring speech by the person who got the highest score in the admission test.

“Thank you,” Yukino Yukinoshita, the supposed smartest and most talented student of our batch, concluded her speech. With icy blue eyes, stormy black hair, and skin like freshly fallen snow, there wasn’t a single girl more objectively beautiful than her even if she was lacking something. Well, she was the most objectively beautiful girl in Duel Academy. I was certain my own super cute little sister cleared her by light years.

Just as people were beginning to clap, she interrupted them with an icy glare and a cold voice, “Now the inaugural Duel of the school year between me, the freshman student representative, and the student council president, Meguri Shiromeguri.”

Of course. This was Duel Academy.

She went off to one side, putting on her royal blue Obelisk Duel Disk and Duel Gazer, as a girl with shoulder-length brown hair in braids, with similar Duel gear, entered the stage.

Yukinoshita bowed her head, saying something.

The President said something back, smiling.

Yukinoshita twitched.

They both readied their Duel Disks as everyone put their Duel Gazers on.

“Advanced Duel!” they both shouted, as my Duel Gazer connected to their Duel and mics.

“The freshman always begins, Yukino!” the President said.

“Thank you, President Shiromeguri,” Yukinoshita said. “Draw Phase. Standby Phase. Main Phase 1. I’ll start by Normal Summoning Sky Striker Ace – Raye.”

A young blonde girl in a white school uniform appeared on her field.

“A Sky Striker Deck, huh?” the President said aloud. “That’s a Midrange Spell Deck.” She closed her eyes, crossed her arms, and tapped her feet. “Something, something… a low floor but a high ceiling, huh?”

It was expected for our batch’s number one. The Sky Striker archetype is a Deck that truly discriminates. Its consistency and ability to have every out is nearly unmatched but virtually useless in unskilled hands.

Opening her eyes she exclaimed, “You really are Haruno’s little sister!”

I stared at the video feed of Yukinoshita, examining her. The way her eye twitched and her lips lightly pursed. The way she placed her hand on her chest as she lightly breathed.

“I’ll use Sky Striker Ace – Raye,” she continued, “to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku.”

A Link Circuit appeared over her Left Extra Monster Zone. Raye, instead of turning into a red arrow and going to the top right Link Arrow, jumped through the Circuit. She was suddenly wearing a white bodysuit as the Shizuku blue mech armour started attaching itself onto her body.

“I set four cards face-down.”

Her cards had Neko Mane King sleeves, a clear intimidation tactic.

“End Phase,” Yukinoshita declared. “I use the Monster Effect of Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku to add Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! to my hand.”

And now the combo was complete. Her set Spells would cripple the President and, next turn, Engage would get the exact card she’d need. Depending on what the President played, Yukinoshita basically already won the Duel.

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My Duel Academy Life is Wrong as I Expected Chapter 2 - We Opened the Map of Youth and, on a Ship without a Compass, Headed to Uncharted Waters

Fandom: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter Summary: Having passed the Duel Academy Admission Test, Hachiman Hikigaya heads to Duel Academy Island where he watches the school year's inaugural Duel between Yukino Yukinoshita, the freshmen representative, and Meguri Shiromeguri, the student council president, and the subsequent aftermath of such a Duel.

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“Thank you,” Yukino Yukinoshita, the supposed smartest and most talented student of our batch, concluded her speech. With icy blue eyes, stormy black hair, and skin like freshly fallen snow, there wasn't a single girl more objectively beautiful than her even if she was lacking something. Well, she was the most objectively beautiful girl in Duel Academy. I was certain my own super cute little sister cleared her by light years.

Of course. This was Duel Academy.

She went off to one side, putting on her royal blue Obelisk Duel Disk and Duel Gazer, as a girl with shoulder-length brown hair in braids, with similar Duel gear, entered the stage.

Yukinoshita bowed her head, saying something.

The President said something back, smiling.

Yukinoshita twitched.

They both readied their Duel Disks as everyone put their Duel Gazers on.

“Advanced Duel!” they both shouted, as my Duel Gazer connected to their Duel and mics.

“The freshman always begins, Yukino!” the President said.

“Thank you, President Shiromeguri,” Yukinoshita said. “Draw Phase. Standby Phase. Main Phase 1. I’ll start by Normal Summoning Sky Striker Ace – Raye.”

A young blonde girl in a white school uniform appeared on her field.

“A Sky Striker Deck, huh?” the President said aloud. “That's a Midrange Spell Deck.” She closed her eyes, crossed her arms, and tapped her feet. “Something, something… a low floor but a high ceiling, huh?”

Opening her eyes she exclaimed, “You really are Haruno’s little sister!”

I stared at the video feed of Yukinoshita, examining her. The way her eye twitched and her lips lightly pursed. The way she placed her hand on her chest as she lightly breathed.

“I’ll use Sky Striker Ace – Raye,” she continued, “to Link Summon Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku.”

“I set four cards face-down.”

Her cards had Neko Mane King sleeves, a clear intimidation tactic.

“End Phase,” Yukinoshita declared. “I use the Monster Effect of Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku to add Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage! to my hand.”

#yahari ore no seishun rabu kome wa machigatteiru #yahari ore no seishun love comedy wa machigatteiru.#yahari ore no seishun rabu come wa machigateiru #yahari ore no seishun love come wa machigatteiru #yahari ore no seishun rabu come wa machigatteiru #yahari ore no seishun rabukome wa machigatteiru #yahari ore no seishun love comedy #my teen romantic comedy snafu #my teen romantic comedy is wrong as expected #my youth romantic comedy is wrong as i expected #my youth romantic comedy snafu #yugioh #ygo #fanfic #fanfiction #fan fiction #crossover

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My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 – Release date, Expected plot, Recap And Other Exciting News That You Need To Know!

There has been speculation regarding the release of My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 recently and fans have been talking about it ever since. The Japanese anime series My Teen Romantic Comedy (Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatteiru.) is based on a light novel series in Japanese written by Wataru Watari. The light novel series was adapted into anime way back in 2013. The anime series has a great plot and great character development, making it one of the best of recent times. My Teen Romantic Comedy’s third installment returned on screen after a five-year break. My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 Is expected to release later this year, two years since the release of season 3. Here is everything you need to know about the premier of My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4.

My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 The first season of My Romantic Teen Comedy was released on April 5, 2013, and was written by Wataru Watari. The series was directed by Ai Yoshimura under the production of Brain’s Base. The first season is available to stream on Crunchyroll. With My Romantic Teen Comedy Season 4 set to release, it's a great time to recap on the 3 seasons and the OVAs.

My Teen Romantic Comedy Plot Synopsis

The story of My Teen Romantic Comedy revolves around two loners, Hachiman Hikigaya and Yukino Yukinoshita, who, despite their differing personalities and ideas, work together as members of their school's Service Club, helped by the bright and sociable Yui Yuigahama. It primarily illustrates numerous social scenarios that teenagers confront in high school, as well as the psychology that drives their relationships.

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My Teen Romantic Comedy Previous Seasons' Recap

Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynical and realistic loner who believes that "youth" is squandered on those who fall for its naive happiness. In order to develop his social skills, his language instructor Shizuka Hiratsuka has him join the school's Service Club. Yukino Yukinoshita, the club's sole other member, instantly engages Hachiman in a conversation about the shortcomings in their respective characters, since Yukino believes in giving people the truth, no matter how harsh it may appear. Yumiko Miura presses Yui for an explanation later that day when she attempts to break away from their social circle for lunch with Yukino. As the other students leave because of the uncomfortable mood, Yui takes advantage of the opportunity to explain that meeting Hachiman and Yukino taught her that she could be herself without feeling bound by what others think. Yumiko accepts Yui's explanation.

My Teen Romantic Comedy Recap As he continues to refine his talents at being left alone, another student urges Hachiman to start a group. Hachiman has a minor meltdown about his young sisters and what they imply. Following that, he receives an enigmatic text detailing the club's next student request. Hachiman's sister is approached by her classmates for guidance. The Service Club seeks to find out why she has been acting strangely recently. Hachiman and Komachi are invited to the yearly summer fireworks display by Yui. Haruno takes advantage of the occasion to explain a little about herself and Yukino's difficult connection. The Cultural Festival at Soubu High continues, and Hachiman is caught up doing his job as a member of the committee by filming the day's activities. A surprising request for the forthcoming sporting event arises. The group must work together to come up with a solution. The Service Club's new mission is to assist Tobe in confessing his genuine love to Ebina, but she has her own plan, which includes Hachiman. The Service Club continues their field trip in Kyoto, attempting to assist them in solving their difficulties. Later, Hachiman comes to an unexpected discovery. Yukino and Hachiman's tension is thick enough to cut with a knife. Meanwhile, Kaker has something planned for Hina. While the gang tries to figure out what their future plans are, a rumor about Yukino and Hayama spreads across the school, making everyone inquisitive. With Valentine's Day approaching, the Service Club is inundated with requests for chocolate. Hachiman devises a clever scheme to resolve the problem. Yukino spends the night at Yui's after an embarrassing visit from Yukino's sister. However, the Service Club may never be the same if Yui is the only one who can make up her mind.

Hachiman, Yui and Yukino in My Teen Romantic Comedy A pleased Komachi joins Hashima and Saki for a discussion about her younger brother's entrance exams and their experiences involving younger siblings. Before returning home, Hachiman and Komachi shop before Saki and Keika leave. Hachiman meets with Yukino, her mother, and sister while Iroha confronts the gaming club over the Students Council's exclusion from the Prom. In spite of their limited social and communication skills, Hachiman and Yukino engaged in a lengthy discussion on a bridge about their feelings. Komachi arrives as they're preparing the ballroom, and Iroha gives Yui some romantic advice. Hachiman and Yukino wrap things up after the event, and she stuns him with a confession. Komachi and Iroha come by to resucitate the 'Service Club' while coping with the aftermath of the joint-prom, and Yui has a request.

My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 Plot

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is divided into 14 volumes and three side volumes. Volumes 12-14 were fully adapted for the anime’s third Season. If the anime is renewed, Season 4 will adapt the remaining three side volumes. Season 3 focused on the third-year students' graduation prom. The event preparations were filled with emotions. Meanwhile, the members of the Volunteer Service Club begin to understand each other better. As a result, Hachiman's melancholy high school career comes to an end. The characters of My Teen Romantic Comedy are portrayed to have matured significantly throughout the course of these three seasons. However, fans had mixed feelings regarding the season 3 finale, with some fans liking it and others not liking it as much.

My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 Plot The main protagonists Yukino, Yui, and Hachiman have been seeking to understand each other's and their own sentiments throughout the seasons. This causes problems between the characters, but they ultimately try to help each other. My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 3 brings an end to the tortuous conflict between these three characters. Hachiman eventually makes up his mind. Yukino doesn't have to hide her emotions any longer. Unfortunately, Yui is the one who is left sad because she was never allowed to adequately profess her love for Hachiman. Regardless, Yui, being the happy-go-lucky person she is, quickly returns to her old self.

My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 will most likely show us what happens after our favorite characters graduate from high school. My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 might not happen and the series might have concluded with the third season. We still are expecting the adaptation of the 3 side volumes to get adapted into OVAs. The ending of My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 3 got mixed reviews so fans around the world are awaiting the return of the series for a fourth season. The fandom’s favorite couple’s relationship will be further explored with wholesome developments. Stay tuned to this space on Spire News to get updated on the latest news regarding the expected plot of My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 3!

My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 Release Date

From July 9 through September 24, 2020, the third season aired. My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4’s marketing standpoint shows that there is no need to greenlight a fourth season since the light book series has ended. My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4’s release date announcement and renewal has yet to be confirmed. Our sources and reports however affirm that it can be expected to be released in the summer or autumn of 2022. My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 3 was already delayed due to the Covid19 Pandemic, therefore a delay in the release of My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 is very likely. There is no confirmed date announcement for the official release of the fourth season of this show as of yet. Season 3 episode 12 was intended to be the series' overall finale as per some disclosures by the Production Company. The release of the OVAs of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU might however be announced very soon.

Final Verdict: Will My Teen Romantic Comedy Return For Season 4?

Since no official news is out regarding the release of My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4, we are anticipating the return of the series based on the availability of the three side volumes of the light novel series which could be adapted. However, My Teen Romantic Comedy might not return for Season 4 since the source material might not be enough for a full season adaptation. The fandom should not lose hope yet since animes also go for OVA releases instead of releasing a whole season. The official release date of My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 is not yet announced by the anime Production Company, showrunners or the voice cast. We will have to wait for good news from their end since the ending of My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 3 received mixed reactions so fans worldwide are awaiting for a green signal for further anime adaptation of the light novel series. For more updates on animes like My Teen Romantic Comedy Season 4 stay tuned to this space. Follow Spire News for more latest updates about your favorite movies, animes, series and more topics! Read the full article

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