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 I said that i wanted to talk about the latest season of Oregairu so i am going to do just that.

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I completed the entire season on the Friday the final episode was released. It was really nice to see Hachiman ending up with Yukino even though the light novel already revealed that in the final volume last year.

A lot of people were reviewing that the first 10 episodes of the season were poorly adapted. I supposed i will only find that out when the english version of the novel is released and completes in 2022.

The first episode really started off from the cliffhanger that season 2 left off. I only watched it in May so the memory of the final scene was still fresh but the previous season was released in 2015. That makes it approximately 5 years to this period. Despite the heavy atmosphere the previous season ended on, the new season vibed it back into the positives. It felt a bit odd but as the season's first episode, it felt necessary.

There were a few scenes with Saki whom was largely a background character in the previous seasons. Suddenly she had scenes depicting her attachment to Hachiman. It was really out of place and i figure that it's probably poorly adapted from the light novel.

There was only one major event in the final season, which is the prom for the graduating students proposed by Iroha. Under pressure from the Parent-Teacher Association, the prom was in danger of being cancelled. Hachiman competes against Yukino to help her setup the prom by deliberately planning for a worse prom to force a choice for the PTA.

Since i have yet read the light novel, i wouldn't know how it was adapted but i liked the idea and dynamic of how Hachiman is helping Yukino even though she did not wished for it. It was a rather abstract portrayal of how you don't need a reason to help someone you like and that it is difficult to not to anything when you see someone you like in trouble.

The last 2 episodes were basically the emotional high that everyone is looking for. Hachiman's confession to Yukino and their mini-date. 2 awkward people trying to desperately expressed to each other that they like each other while not explicitly stating that they like each other.

Hachiman and Yukino's date was cute. Yukino telling Hachiman that she likes him is really cute. The trilogy ended with a title drop.

...but it doesn't really end here. There is news that there will be original animation not covered in the light novels, that will be sold along with the final blu-ray set for the last season of the anime. Hopefully it will be more dating with the new couple and maybe their wedding.

Yeah. Now i'll wait for 2022 before i read the whole novel set. Or whenever i feel like it.

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The next post will be the heavy stuff.

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