Really sets our male lead up when he sees a bunch of kids teasing and messing with a girl because she's a "Grim Reaper" and his main takeaway is..."wow, she's a Grim Reaper? That's awesome!"
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You really have to feel for Nishimura though. She's just got kind of a gloomy face but everyone treats her like the plague and messes with her, and she's so used to it that she just goes along with it and doesn't want to get anyone else involved with her if it means they get teased too. But that's why it's so important that she has someone like Takada in her life who thinks she's awesome and wants to be with her, and spins everything to where being a "Grim Reaper" actually seems kind of fun
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Never expected to see Shizuka Ishigami and Konomi Kohara paired together! Shizuka Ishigami is like playing early episodes young Thorfinn with no filter and Kohara really imbues Nishimura with a stoic but very sweet disposition
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The Opening is pretty cute, with a dream of knight Takada saving Princess Nishimura and the two of them having a lot of fun with their future friend group
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Man, Takada is a chad in the making! Not only does he, in his carefree way, get other kids to admit that Nishimura is normal, but he also stares intently at her eyes, expresses his desire to walk home with her, and then holds hands with her! So much lewd handholding and it was literally the first day they met
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Kasahara crushing on Takada? I see that ending well
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Oh hey, Jun Fukuyama is Nishimura's dad! That's cool
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I love how Takada sees a bunch of kids doing a "barrier" and his takeaway is that all these kids have superpowers to be able to put barriers up. Not that he thinks he needs one for Nishimura, which is all she needed to hear
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Hino seems cool. At least there's one other kid we can rely on
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Nishimura is finally recognizing what she's been missing in her life after finding a friend and having someone to talk to, to the point where she can't stand being alone any more, but Takada is more than willing to hang out with her as much as possible. Not sure how much the poor girl's heart can take it though
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The ED is pretty nice and serene with Takada seemingly dreaming of Nishimura in a dreamscape trying to find him...before the real Nishimura bonks him over the head with his book
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"The Grim Reapers?" So what you're saying is they're already the class couple
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