YAGATE KIMI NI NARU

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MANGA DramaYagate Kimi ni Naru

REVIEWS

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  CodeBlazeFate

  81/100
  If there’s a word that encapsulates this delicate beauty, it would be “endearing”.

  Like a delicate flower, Bloom Into You acts upon its namesake, as the seed of the slept-on dark horse blossoms into one of the most charming shows to blindside me this year. I’m glad, for had I not stumbled upon the glowing reception for this treat, it may have never swept me off my feet. From its mostly charming depictions of lesbian love to its authentic showcasing of friendship, each interaction is filled to the brim with charm and care. Said charm and care also show in a majority of the revelations which make this surprisingly relatable and whimsical cast come to life even more than one could imagine. The revelation for Maki and subplot for Koyomi might be my personal favorites of the show, each bolstering integral portions of the show’s three overarching plotlines. Seeing them intertwine, how each colorful character bounces off them, and how Yuu evolves from them, is simply heartwarming. This show may be repetitive and melodramatic in places, but the monologues and forced wind blowing aren’t enough to smear the beauty on display here.

  Speaking of display, Makoto Katou’s directing is a major selling point. While it occasionally feels forced like with the focus on scenery in emotional moments, we more often get the most luscious visualizations of each characters’ headspace, along with some mesmerizing and communicative shots that can be hung on a wall. These are the scenes where Makoto and his team at TROYCA shine.

  Adding onto the visual splendor of this show, the lovely art style and facial expressions translated from the manga do well to accentuate the tender yet lively nature of the characters and their interactions. The fashionable school uniforms and other equally elegant wardrobes only compliment this even further, and the female uniforms look particularly wonderful. While there are certainly flat moments and sparse bits of unsightly CGI, the show rarely fails to remain as pretty as its females.

  To add to this beauty one last time, there’s the delicate OST Michiru Oshima composed. Several of the emotional tracks do well to complement each scene, adding to the heartfelt and loving nature of the show. My personal favorite example of this is the insert track from episode 9: “Rise” by Riko Azuna, as it is one of my favorite insert tracks of the year. Nothing embodies the pleasant nature of the show more than this one track, not even the fun ending theme by the main leads’ VAs, or the opening theme by the same artist. "Hectopascal” and "Kimi ni Furete” respectively make for good songs in their own right despite the questionable techno in the former and the questionable vocals in the latter, so there’s nary an issue to be had, even here.

  If there’s a word that encapsulates this delicate beauty, it would be “endearing”. The banter and interactions feel so authentic and lifelike that amidst the lampooning and exhibition of shoujo tropes lies a surprisingly wholesome and equally elegant tale of lesbian romance. For every moment of repetitious interactions and monologue, there’s an impactful revelation, beautiful interaction, or heartwarming moment to counterbalance. There may be lulls and missteps, but this beauty has enough elegance and charm for me to brush that all aside. She’s wonderful, ain’t she?

  Written and Edited by: CodeBlazeFate
  Proofread by: Peregrine

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  Treiger

  90/100
  One of the absolute best the genre has to offer.

  "Bloom Into You" is one of the absolute best the genre has to offer thus far. This is coming from someone who's read a bunch of yuri stuff (I'm talking dozens of manga and hundreds of one-shots) and watched quite a few yuri-focused anime. But this show shines like a beacon amongst all of those. This is due to a couple of factors, which a lot of stories in the shoujo-ai and yuri genre get wrong.

  To start with, this show has a strong focus on the characters. In a lot of yuri stories, it seems the focus is on the novelty of the relationship. That is, they focus on the fact that it's a lesbian relationship and it becomes less about the characters, but more of the fact that they are both girls. It's like the author is saying, "look! They're both girls!" They then proceed to have the story's main drama being about the fact the characters are unsure about whether two girls can be in a relationship or not, with the "but we're both girls!" line being a common appearance in these stories. It's fine if done right, but NOT fine if it stretches half the damn series. The characters cannot stand out this way, and it's frankly boring as hell.

  This show was different though. It focused on the character's insecurities and mindset, which made for a far more interesting story. Touko and Yuu's conflict with their identity made the relationship more complex and intriguing. This in turn helps viewers to understand the characters and empathize with them, where with stories that focus on novelty, you end up getting frustrated at the story. This isn't exclusive to yuri, as many romance shows with straight couples suffer from cliché drama too. But it's worth mentioning due to how prevalent it is from a majority of the yuri content I've seen.

  I'm also glad they didn't do any creepy stuff as well. Shows like Citrus and NTR just have a lot of nasty content. Even if it's a good show in Citrus' case (in my opinion), it isn't pleasant to watch and the drama makes you want to gouge your eyes out. So while this show has some serious internal conflict with its characters, there isn't any bullshit wrenches being thrown in from the outside by the author just to stir up more drama. The drama in "Bloom Into You" is natural and makes sense.

  Talking about characters, all the side characters are fantastic too. As a romantic rival, Sayaka is a pretty swell girl who gets quite a bit of development herself. The contrast between Yuu and Sayaka's relationship with Touko, and how differently they try to help her, further strengthened the intrigue of the story and Touko's character arc. Characters like Maki and Koyomi aren't a focus, but they all play a role in the story and are great characters in their own right. The relationship with Riko and Miyako is also a very fun side addition.

  One thing I do have to mention is Studio TROYCA. I really loved Re:Creators, and I'm so glad they adapted this. They were not only loyal to the source, but they added their own twists to the animation which was gorgeous most of the time. The cinematography was top-notch, as was the sound direction too. Topped with some A+ voice acting, it really added so much more to an already great show.

  Really, the only problem I have is with the inconclusive ending. I'm praying for a second season because the story does feel incomplete. This is a problem with a lot of yuri shows (eg. Aoi Hana, Sasameki Koto), but I'm hoping the popularity of this one will give it the conclusive ending it deserves with TROYCA's amazing direction. But for now, you'll need to read the manga for more, which sucks. If you wish to hold out for a second season, you could read "Octave" in the mean time (I'm 100% sure this is never going to get adapted unfortunately), which is my favorite yuri manga of all time and has a lot of great character drama too (It's a bit less wholesome though). Despite that, this show is definitely my anime of the season for Fall 2018 without a doubt.

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  DarkKnightofAnime

  79/100
  The Studio Clearly Loved the Material

  So now that I've talked about the Manga lets dive right into the anime and to be honest after the whole debacle that went down with Citrus' adaptation my expectations going into were very low but now that it's all said and done I can actually say with confidence that I definitely got both more than what I was expecting while also maybe a little less but that's not me saying its bad if anything they still did more than what I expected but lets just get into it

  __Story__

  Okay so for the sake of not leaving you guys in the dark lets start off with the story and how it translates from the page to the screen and as I said going in with low expectations I actually got quite a lot of enjoyment from this adaptation and the thing I picked up on almost instantly from the first episode is that Bloom into You is one of those loose but effective adaptations in the sense where they trim the fat from the story while for the most part keeping the rest in tact while in many respects there are even scenes added to the anime that make the emotional experience even stronger

  Of course neither is this a perfect method as it still carries one or two drawbacks which boils down to this: As I said aside from a bit of fat trimming the series is literally a page for page adaptation of the manga but the one problem I did notice is that there are a couple moments throughout the anime where it feels like the studio played it relatively safe with the camera animation and if I hadn't read the manga before hand I might not have noticed this but because I have those moments become a lot more noticeable when you look at the anime and manga side by side and notice that there are some scenes that look less three dimensional than others and although this could be chalked up as a nitpick it does still kinda give off a sense that they could've done better. On the flipside though these scenes are still few and far between as there are just as many great scenes to be amazed at

  __Characters __

  Now moving on to the characters and I gotta say that for the most part my thoughts overall on the characters haven't really changed all that much however I will say that I do feel slightly more invested in them due to the simple fact that there is music and voice acting in order to reinforce the emotions that the characters are feeling and conveying to each other although if i'm allowed to be biased for a moment I do find this more often than not to be the case with shoujo/shoujo-ai/romance series in general

  

  However one thing that surprised me most of all about the anime when it came to my opinion on the characters is how much more invested I became in the secondary characters compared to the manga and its funny to say that as there are in fact very few differences between the two and the only way I can describe it here again draws back to what I said about the voice acting: I feel just hearing these characters speak and convey their emotions leaves a much bigger impression on me if I were just to read it off of a page and the performances do add that extra weight to the characters. I felt the characters I got this experience the most from where Yuu's sister Rei, Miss Riko, the girls' teacher and her girlfriend Miyako. And while I will admit the trade off is slightly less investment in the main cast the latter still does take enough center stage for me to remain invested in Yuu and Nanami

  __Visuals and Music__

  Finally lets talk visuals and music cause they really do go hand in hand with one another and the best way I can describe this is that the whenever the visuals pop on screen the music and soundtrack is perfectly timed to capture a moment in time almost like it was taking a visually spectacular picture, a method to which I can do nothing but praise Sentai Filmworks and Troyca for capturing that feel in fact my two favourite moments like this are the scene of Yuu looking up at her ceiling, decorated with stars from the planetarium nightlight given to her by Nanami.

  The other scene that popped out the most to me is the dark and eerie visual of seeing Yuu's worries of what the school will think of Nanami after Maki finds out about their first kiss as it perfectly represented a very real fear while also in it's own way showing just how much Yuu's feelings for Nanami were already beginning to sprout

  And to that end the best way I can describe the visuals is that they're great examples of visually telling the story in places where very few words are actually needed. Now as far as what I think about the opening and ending I'd say they follow that very similar principle as well but on a much grander scale and while many times over the openings and endings to romance anime have been kinda hit and miss to me this one left a much better impression with it's music and visuals as they both tell us what kind of story we're in for and even a little early look into the characters even before the show itself even begins

  

  Conclusion
  So ya there's not much more for me to say outside of what I said in my manga review other than Bloom into You is definitely worth your time and in someways despite the slightly lower score I've given to the anime I actually do recommend it slightly more than the manga just for the visuals and moments that do add slightly more to the story than the manga do but i'll let you decide on your own which one you prefer and either way i'll be keeping my eye open for Season 2

  7.9/10
  79/100

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