Junjou Romantica: Pure Romance

Junjou Romantica: Pure Romance (2012)

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The art style is nice and the characters are interesting. The relationships, which ending up being consensual, do not always start out that way and always have some element of being abnormal to society, which adds a layer of secrets and tension that is aggravating. In the end, I like the characters and their different dynamics, but I really dislike the way many of them seem to think it's okay to try and force a relationship, especially when some of those people obviously know there's a strong relationship already in place that they're trying to break for their own benefit. Most of these characters seem to disappear for the most part once they've finally been rejected enough. The last season leaves one of these unresolved however, which assumes the potential for yet another season despite the entire original premise of the show from the beginning moot as one of the original pair is no longer in school (the reason they started living together in the first place). In fact, both main characters now work for the same company in different capacities. Yeah, that could add another layer of confusion, though it also gives Misaki an obvious in when they need him to get Usagi to actually keep a deadline.