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Originally Posted by kitten320
If they are to bring things like Mochizuou's and Midori's feelings, then they have to expend on them otherwise it was pointless to show those things to begin with.
Especially Midori since it didn't add anything to whole thing nor did it do anything for Midori as a character.
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While that romance is a plotline, I don't think it's the plotline. The central story here seems to be Tamako's role in the shopping district. A big part of the first episode was everyone forgetting her birthday. She's helpful and invested in her community, but, as it goes in many KyoAni series, it's about appreciating the little things, too. So I think the climax of the final episode likely won't be a confession, but the market folk remembering to celebrate Tama's birthday. All other episodes serve the theme of expanding on the role people play in Tamako's life, with Dera acting as a catalyst to get to that point.
There are more storylines in anime than just "action" and "romance". Broader, more humanistic themes are quite common, but often overlooked.