#hoshino romantic killer

[bloodraven55]

god i love genre aware comedy

[the-sage-libriomancer]

actually one thing i like about Romantic Killer that doesn't get talked about much is how Anzu definitely needed the jolt to her routine when Riri showed up. like it's perfectly fine that she doesn't want a boyfriend and isn't interested in love, but she also didn't have any friends, wasn't going out to do activities or hang out with people, and never put any effort into bettering herself. her life outside of school was literally just video games and chocolate - it looks like she relied on playing video games with her classmates during middle school, then stopped once it became socially unacceptable (or just too difficult) to keep up the relationships and then never made any friends outside of Saki. that's not healthy!

i mean yeah, the "getting trapped in a dating sim against her will" thing is completely unfair for Anzu, but it's probably what saved her from getting too comfortable with avoiding people. as much as i laugh at/relate to Anzu gushing over her husbandos, you really get the sense that pre-series Anzu doesn't like real people all that much specifically because they're not fictional people with fictional emotions. the way she opens up to Kazuki, Junta, Hijiri, and even Riri is genuinely a joy to watch, and even if it's only because of Otome Shoujo Cliches come to life, doing things like getting a job and going on dates are all great ways for Anzu to break out of her comfort zone.

basically i love that the story doesn't force Anzu to fall in love or accept an unwanted romance, but it isn't advocating for her antisocial lifestyle either. the main message of the series is first and foremost "connections with your fellow humans matter whether you like it or not" and it's a lesson that Anzu actively has to relearn after locking herself away from people for most of high school.

and i think that's neat.

[pageofheartdj]

NO ONE TOUCH ME THEY ARE ALL DATING

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[aulga]

I think Kusuo Saiki and Anzu Hoshino would be good friends. Two people who don't want to be apart of a harem but still become friends with them and treat them like people. Both love sweets (Saiki would feel sad that this tiny seemly-indestructable magical wizard is preventing her from eating her favorite sweet. He would have killed Riri). Neither can handle bugs. Both have stereotype friends that actually have more to them than they seem (they would love each other's friend groups. For the most part anyway). Saiki would feel safe around Anzu since she would NOT let anyone get away with stalking or trying to trap him. Saiki wouldn't let anyone do the same to her either. I think after a situation got a bit too out of hand in Anzu's life, Saiki would tell her he has psychic powers and she would be like "Are you with the wizard?" and he'd be like "No" and then they'd be friends.

[leche-flandom]

As someone who has a dislike of most bugs and an extreme (well founded) phobia of cockroaches, words cannot express how much I appreciate Romantic Killer's thoughtful censorship.

[royaltea000]

I can’t watch romcoms cuz I’m always like why don’t they just be a poly -w- anyway here’s Kazuki protecting his babygirls 

[discocandles]

i wanna talk about romantic killer and how impactful anzu is. the narrative has a theme with anzu having more impact than she seems to notice.

Before the show even starts, Anzu's been impactful. It could be blamed on the long-time crush, but Junta's a big case of this. Anzu bluntly told him he'd likely be good at baseball, so he tried it and she was right. One observation led him into a lot of his friends, and possibly his future career, but Anzu's oblivious to it. I think she noticed her impact with Saki, but in anzu's mind, there was nothing else to do. Someone hurt her friend and she was going to stand up for her so Saki wouldn't have to keep dealing with that.

Tsukasa is an interesting case in regard to anzu's impact. It's basically camouflaged until Kishi shows up. Anzu saw him blaming himself, after all, that's what most people did the first time. But anzu hits him with the most amazing line about wishing she could've been there to believe him then. and in the moment before he tells Kishi off, we see how much that impacted him.

the impact to Hijiri is the most obvious. Like we hear from Tsuchiya that Anzu's rejection led him to try seeing from a "commoner's point of view". Which helped him not simply rely on his status and wealth, aka influencing his life for the better. So anzu's far more aware of this, but she seems so shocked about it im more sure she doesn't notice her impact.

and then there's Riri. I think it's kinda a 2-way street, as these two changed each other for the better simultaneously. Anzu by calling out how Riri's lack of understanding humans would only hurt them, and Riri calling out how Anzu only caring about her greatest desires was isolating her(specifically from romance but it was hurting her friendships too). anzu's impact on riri shows more in their actions, like staying in human form more and trying to act like a human would. and those attempts build into them caring about anzu beyond just their job, esp in the last couple of episodes. Riri's barely in potato form and breaks the rules 3 different times for anzu, things the riri from episode 1 would've never done, lest they get a pay cut.

In conclusion, anzu is that friend who apropos nothing says the most insightful thing that will stick with you for years, but totally forgot about it right after.

[eleventh-mugiwara]

Aroace relationship goals.

[annapoofle]

Sometimes the line between aromanticism and polyamory can be blurry as HELL and I think the anime Romantic Killer truly understands that.

[aretheyqueer]

Is she aroace?

disclaimer: this is a hc, not speculating on what the writers intentions were.

allo = not on the aromantic/asexual spectrum divider link

reason under the cut (literally the synopsis of the show)

"Anzu Hoshino needs only three things in her life: video games, chocolate, and her beloved cat. Unlike other high school girls, Anzu has no time for or interest in romance. But as she begins playing a poorly programmed 3D otome game, a bizarre flying wizard named Riri emerges from the screen and calls Anzu "subject one," the first person who will experience a dating game harem storyline in real life.

Despite Anzu's fiery protests, Riri confiscates her favorite things to force her to focus on love."

[bloodraven55]

so here for the “romance can’t be artificially created but can only potentially happen through naturally forming genuine connections with people and neither should it have to be someone’s main priority at the expense of everything else in their life” message of this whole show

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[pageofheartdj]

This anime is so silly I LOVE it XD

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[fizhle]

I like romakira