Anime continues its global takeover, and You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 ‒ Episode 13 is the latest title making waves. Whether you follow the manga, the anime, or both, this news changes the picture in a big way.
The Story So Far
Delving into the past, we see that prior to meeting Miyu, Tani was a person who had a hard time understanding others or taking interest in them. Being someone who also has these same struggles, I could really sympathize with how easy it is for others to mistake it for total indifference. All that makes him understandably perplexed when Miyu keeps talking to him, and in hindsight it's pretty funny to see that Miyu's first attempts to approach him were entirely casual.
As it turns out, she only started talking to him to put down any misgivings she thought he was having about her friends for constantly dragging him into their conversations. It wasn't until Miyu started getting frustrated with how seemingly unresponsive he was that it turned into a crush, and seeing that shift play out in real time is pretty cute.
It was also just as cute to see that while Tani didn't realize right away he was falling for Miyu, talking to her started adding a bit more color to his life. Tani only ever realized he liked her during Miyu's attempt to walk home with him all the way back in installment one, which made Miyu's poor attempt to deny her crush in front of her friends even more awkward.
While Tani was almost willing to let go of his crush out of fear he put Miyu in a bad spot, it was sweet to see that even by that point, he'd already fallen for her hard enough that he couldn't let go of all the time they'd spent together. Of course, we know that worked out. Since we've already seen the confession scene from Tani's perspective before, I appreciate the show avoiding showing that a second time.
Instead, we see all of Tani and Miyu's happy memories as a couple, and some of those happy memories include the future, so the show concludes up circling back around to a standard epilogue after all. Nothing in that epilogue is too surprising, but given my worries that some part of it might imply that Taira and Azuma's relationship never changed, I am at least relieved that we got a scene of them enjoying a night ride together (I'll just take that as a sign they started dating in college and leave it at that).
As far as an actual ending goes, what we got last week was more of a proper finale, but this was a nice little bonus, and either way, I'm glad it went out on a high note. You and I Are Polar Opposites was a cozy little ride from beginning to end, and considering I sometimes struggle to stay invested in lower-stakes rom-coms, it shares a lot that I had a good time the whole way through.
It goes to show that an aggressive amount of charm is sometimes all an anime rom-com needs to successful, and when it comes to raw charm, there are few as good as this one. You and I Are Polar Opposites run 2 is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. <prevEpisodes 1-3Episode 4Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7Episode 8Episode 9Episode 10Episode 11Episode 12Episode 13 back to You and I Are Polar Opposites run 2 installment Review homepage / archives
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