Girlfriend, Girlfriend

2021

Original language: Japanese

animation
comedy

The story

Naoya Mukai has loved Saki Saki since grade school, and when she finally accepts his feelings, he's at his happiest. But one day, a cute girl named Nagisa Minase confesses to him! Not wishing to choose only one over another, Naoya chooses to go out with both of them!! What will be of this love triangle that challenges morality itself?

What it’s like

Bright, clean school-anime frames with saturated daytime colours: sunlit hallways, pale blue skies, uniforms in crisp white and navy, and bouncy, exaggerated character expressions that snap between deadpan and flustered. The sound leans on jaunty pop-leaning incidental music, sudden record-scratch stings for punchlines, and plenty of chatter in classrooms and on walks home, so the mood stays busy and easy to follow. The vibe is breezy, flirtatious and self-aware, a light comedy with a teasing grin, best for a lazy afternoon, a comfort rewatch, or something to play while doing chores. Episodes move quickly, with short gags, running jokes and frequent reaction shots, and the emotional register stays playful rather than wounded, even when characters get tangled in jealousy and awkward pining. Intensity is low: there is no violence and no real danger, but there is suggestive fanservice, sexual innuendo, bathing and undressing jokes, and some crude teasing, which lands as cheeky rather than explicit. It suits viewers who want a bubbly, mildly risqué romantic comedy with a school setting, and who don't mind the premise being deliberately absurd and provocative.

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