"Just when people were wondering when Haru would show up..." TV Anime "You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!" Takehiro Urao & Yuki Yamamoto Interview

——Haru makes her proper appearance in Episode 8, but the story really takes off from Episode 10, when she ends up kissing Eiyu.

Urao: It's pretty amazing that the first kiss scene in a romcom series is like that. It felt like a gag (lol).

Yamamoto: It is amazing! For those who started with the anime, right when they were wondering when Haru would show up, it was like, "Wait, YOU'RE his first kiss?!" (lol).

Urao: Plus, at that stage, Eiyu knows she's a girl and is getting a little nervous, but he still sees her primarily as a friend, so I thought it was very "OsaLove." It's great that the first kiss scene is portrayed as a gag.

——Starting with comedy and turning into love, so to speak.

Yamamoto: Also, the heroines are genuinely close, and Haru quickly notices when something's off with the other heroines or Eiyu. I really love the spirit of them all wanting to engage in romance when everyone is on equal footing. Nobody is trying to outsmart anyone else; they're all moving forward together.

Urao: Haru is very perceptive but lacks thoughtfulness, which ends up forcing out everyone's true feelings. That's especially true for Eiyu.

Yamamoto: Exactly!

Urao: She forcefully brings out his masculine side.

Yamamoto: That's what I love about Haru-chan. She can just come right out and say the things you want her to say.

Urao: She also gets mad at him (Eiyu), too.

Yamamoto: Yeah, yeah, she scolds Eiyu.

Urao: That seriously stung...

——In the original manga, the basketball scene and the staring contest scene were also memorable.

Urao: The staring contest was fun, but the childhood basketball scene in particular was really rough...!

Yamamoto: Urao-san was doing his best with that high pitch (lol). The childhood scenes always looked so tough for you, didn't they?

Urao: It would have been fine if it was just normal conversation, but the scenes with Haru are just constant back-and-forth bickering.

Yamamoto: Especially since female voice actors often play those (childhood) roles...

Urao: I was honestly wishing Yamamoto-san would do it for me (lol).

Everyone: (lol)

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