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Originally Posted by noobita
How can Kodoka and others can't see that they are already a friend? They already have friends. The Neighbor Club is a success. Why Kodaka wants more friends?
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They all see the Neighbor's Club as practice for making friends. The whole point is that they can't see that they already have each other. Part of what is keeping them from seeing it is that they view the club as "training" for friendship, and not as a social club, which is what it really is. Also, it's partly because they're such a diverse group of social misfits, and cast-offs, that they assume they aren't compatible as friends. I guess no one ever told them that friends don't have to agree on everything.
The whole being blind to what's right in front of them thing isn't even an unusual trope. How many anime (or even western romantic comedies) have we seen where two romantically unlucky and obviously compatible people go on a "practice" date because they feel comfortable with each other, but remain completely oblivious to the implications of how easily it comes to them?