{"id":575,"date":"2013-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/?p=575"},"modified":"2020-09-18T17:44:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T21:44:06","slug":"anime-lounge-04-junjou-romantica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/2013\/04\/06\/anime-lounge-04-junjou-romantica\/","title":{"rendered":"Anime Lounge #04: Junjou Romantica 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Junjou<\/a><\/p>\n

Series:<\/strong> Junjou Romantica<\/p>\n

Episodes:<\/strong> 1-12<\/p>\n

Premise:<\/strong> Junjou Romantica is broken up into three storylines: Romantica, Egoist and Terrorist. Romantica is the story of main couple Misaki Takahashi and Akihiko Usami, who are brought together by Misaki\u2019s older brother, Takahiro, so that Akihiko can tutor Misaki for college entrance exams. It happens that Takahiro announces at the meeting that he is getting married. Akihiko \"Anime-Lounge\"<\/a>and Misaki are upset for different reasons: Misaki, because it means he is losing his brother somewhat after the death of his parents; Akihiko, because he is in love with Takahiro. Romance commences, with a reluctant Misaki along for the ride. Egoist focuses on Nowaki Kusama and Hiroki Kamijou\u2019s developing relationship. Nowaki is considerably younger than Hiroki, who is a classic Japanese literature professor. Thus, their relationship centers on their everyday struggle to be a couple on equal footing. In Terrorist, Yo Miyagi and Shinobu Takatsuki become reacquainted after the end of Yo\u2019s marriage to Shinobu\u2019s sister. Shinobu is in love with Yo, but Yo doesn\u2019t take him seriously. The resulting relationship between the two is interesting and deals with their pasts as brothers-in-law and their age difference. One protagonist in each couple knows of another in another couple. For example, Akihiko was in a relationship with Hiroki and Hiroki works with Yo.<\/p>\n

Is it worth watching?:<\/strong> Yes. If you love romantic stories, this is probably for you. A word of caution, though: If you do not like yaoi, do not watch because the series\u2019 relationships are all between men. If you can get past that, you\u2019ll come to love the characters and their relationship struggles.<\/p>\n

Breakout character:<\/strong> Akihiko Usami. I love how the character moves from strange to endearing as he struggles to get Misaki to realize that he loves him and that their relationship is destined to be. He\u2019s funny yet smart, and he\u2019s equal parts strange with an obsession with bears in general.<\/p>\n

Funniest episode:<\/strong> Episode 4 \u2014 \u201cFear is often greater than the danger itself\u201d \u2014 Misaki gets drunk off chocolates and falls asleep cuddling Akihiko\u2019s shirt. This shows Akihiko that Misaki loves him but isn\u2019t ready to admit to it.<\/p>\n

Where it\u2019s going:<\/strong> The second series focuses on the trials and tribulations of the three couples and introduces other characters that will become the focus of spinoff series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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