お隣の天使様にいつの間にか駄目人間にされていた件2

I’ll be honest, I received a pretty good safe-sex education from school and my parents, yet I was still absolutely terrified of getting a girl pregnant in high school despite also ‘talking a big game’. I related to them, though I share your frustration as a viewer. Also it was devastatingly embarrassing (and still sorta is, I’m ashamed to admit) to buy condoms and plan b as a dude, and every girl I knew was scared to ask for birth control

As someone who loved season 1 I have not really enjoyed this season. They both have a lot of obsessive toxic traits like him not wanting her to smile during the festival and forcing her to wear a jacket over her bathing suit. She is way too reliant on him and is constantly begging for more and he just keeps repeating how he cant control himself. It was old a few episodes in, now I can't help but find it incredibly grating. Then suddenly they are talking about marriage like wtf... they've been dating a couple months. My suspension of disbelief is pushed to the limit here.

Honestly I feel like the bigger issue is how do you show them taking a step like you suggest when you can't show anything. Like sex is kinda easy to imply see love is war but the authors don't want to have them go that far yet it seem. Honestly I find the trope of "I must restrain my self" from the male MC in manga/anime when the girls obviously into it rather stupid, mostly because you write yourself into a corner like this

I think this episode helped me understand Amane's concern a bit more, I thought it was more he didn't want to rush and overwhelm Mahiru, but it seems like he's thinking too much about the future and his lack of preparedness for anything that happens, which is preventing him from responding to Mahiru's desire to take the relationship further. They both respect each other a lot, but it's a good thing they're able to communicate well with one another.  I am glad Shuuto has finally spoken with Amane, to remind him, he and Shihoko are there for them as parents, that he doesn't have to be so independent. But also to remind him about making Mahiru wait for too long. It was nice to learn Shuuto is Shihoko's first love, maybe that's why the two of them are extra affectionate with one another lol.  It was nice to see Amane and Mahiru getting a little more intimate bathing together even in swimsuits. My mind was in the gutter when Amane asked Mahiru if she wanted to check, the way her head started to turn I thought she was going to feel the heat he was packing lol.

Mahiru: Amane we're dating and I love you. I'm so horny. This is not enough. Please just fuck me. Amane: You never know. She could be Canadian. It's kinda funny to me how Mahiru can so assertively and casually ask for sex, but gets embarrassed about seeing each other naked and washing Amane's front while he's wearing a swimsuit. No one ever said Mahiru and Amane were a normal couple. Someone please get this couple some sexual education. He's thinking about marriage before they've even had sex. At least the black bikini was worth the wait, but rename the show to The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten But I Reject All Her Advances Because I'm Actually A Monk.

I don’t think it’s a sexual education issue tbh, I think mahiru is just touch starved and rly loves her boyfriend, where as he is cautious by nature. Also all the talk of “gifts” feels like it’s got two meanings especially with nobody mentioning birth control and his mom being lonely. Mahiru did not at all seem concerned about the possibility of getting pregant(gonna be real kind of the opposite) so idk that lack of sex ed is the problem.

That was some ironclad self-control that no sex happened this episode, in spite of the makeout session that must have happened consisdering the hickey. They kind of danced around it but it was interesting to see another romcom with a "teenage pregnancy during high school would be bad so we need to restrain ourselves" conversation. There's only two episodes left so there's probably not enough time for Amane to save up and buy a ring to propose with, but considering how serious they are I could see that happening in a hypothetical third season.

Okidoki, I have a few things to say about this episode. First off, the scene with the bath? Wholesome. And while it was a perfect moment to get in the mood, it was actually responsible of them to put it off once again. Everyone handles that kind of responsibility differently, and Amane just needs more time for it. Mahiru is touch starved from the lack of her parents’ presence in her life, so of course she is ready to be as close to her boyfriend as possible. The chibi scenes in this episode are actually some of the cutest I’ve seen this season. Seriously, if we could somehow get an anthology mini-series with just the chibis, I’d be over the moon. And finally, the conversation between Amane and his Dad. I know that we all were expecting for them to have “the talk”, but I like how that kind of thing was ignored as to not cause discomfort between parent and child. Instead, Amane’s Dad told his son that he is ready to take the next step and gives him good advice, even praising him that he is so mature for his age and has already thought far ahead into the future. No need to talk about sex, because that’s not what relationships are about. And honestly, if Amane and Mahiru had met when they were adults, they’d probably be married for real already. After this season ends, I really gotta read all the light novels. We only have 2 eps to go, so I HOPE that one day, the anime will continue.