Two New Romance Anime's Takes on Valentine's Day Show The Genre Is Still Fresh

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Two romance series from Crunchyroll's current and previous seasons, A Condition Called Love and Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, respectively, unsurprisingly devote an entire episode to Valentine's Day, as the majority of anime in the genre almost always do. However, each of them explores the international holiday from two very different, but more importantly, very fresh perspectives.

In Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, this presentation does take place during its ubiquitous Valentine's Day episode, but the focus is completely on friendship instead of romance, effectively putting all the emphasis on an oftentimes overlooked strength of the genre as a whole. Seeing them share this moment is not only unconventional but incredibly heartwarming, and even leads to an equally unprecedented moment when she drops the usually delayed confession. While this rarely transpires so soon in romance anime, what's equally incredible is directly correlated to the proprietary elements of the specific show, specifically what compels Hotaru to see Saki and how he later reacts to her confession.

Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Subverts The Same Moment For Friendship, Not Romance This Series' Valentine Episode Revolves Around Friendship Meanwhile, the entirety of Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!'s Valentine's Day episodes revolves almost exclusively around friendship. Although Minami Fuyuki and Sayuri Akino's heavily implied love triangle with Tsubasa Shiki is explored therein, it's only a minor moment.

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