Yume De Aetara Review

Now for a genre that doesn't age well.

Translated as "If I see you in my Dreams" Yume De Aetara is about two star crossed lovers, Salaryman Masuo and Kindergarten teacher Nagisa; both are 20 something virgins with a lack of experience to match but they do manage to fall for each other only for an endless run of misunderstandings to constantly drive them apart usually created by their friends or love rivals.
This feels like the prototype for Love Hina but instead Masuo is even wimpier and Nagisa is a wilting flower who would break from a sneeze, it's painful to watch especially when most of the conflict comes from Nagisa being way too quick to judge; as bad as Naru was in Love Hina at the very least she has a personality that's memorable.
This type of romance narrative is better suited to younger characters, not 20 something adults; in this format, both characters come across as kind of pathetic which is of the detriment to the love rivals who have stronger personalities as well as the comic relief characters for the same reasons.
Dub is underwhelming and to be honest if you saw the OVA, the TV series will be more of the same barely changing plots.
Final Verdict: Maybe I'm just bitter on love stories now but I kinda expect more effort from romance anime. A fanfic writer could do a better job of making a romance anime than Yume De Aetara, even if it's themselves making out with the characters.

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