Loving Yamada at level 999 – Classic romance with a sprinkle of gaming

It was time for a break after all the suspense thrillers I’ve been watching so I picked up something I couldn’t watch back when it was airing but I was intrigued so here we are. MILD SPOILERS AHEAD.

Akane Kinoshita, a college student is dumped by her boyfriend. She continues the MMORPG Forest of Savior (FoS) they once played together and attends an offline event of the game. There she encounters a seemingly emotionless and handsome high school student named Akito Yamada. Yamada is in the same guild as Akane in FoS but she is unaware of the fact. This encounter leads to hilarious interactions with the other members of the guild and a budding romance between Yamada and Akane.

Akane is a caring woman from the start of the show, she shows introspection on why she was dumped before jumping into another relationship and even in her heartbroken state she has moments where she is highly empathetic. Yamada on the other hand is a character that is much harder to read due to his docile nature, he is seemingly emotionless but his story shows that he is actually kind and caring which leads to him thinking about every action and words, leading to a lack of picking up on social cues and becoming seemingly emotionless. There are other guild members however some of their identities cause drama which is why I will simply say that they serve as good plot devices, pushing forward the romance while also being unique and irreplaceable in their roles.

Like any other normal romance, this one has its funny moments and they are set well at parts through confusion but sometimes the characters just seem plain dumb and that serves to ruin the humor rather than make it better. In short, some options should not have been explored with the set of characters that we had. The drama in some parts however is good enough to show the complexity of the various characters, these are situations only possible because of the exact set of characters and their quirks which the series takes good advantage of.

Akane shows a very healthy approach to relationships, the way she introspects in order to not have any major flaws from her previous relationship carry on into her next one shows her caring nature much more. Yamada’s caring nature serves to compliment her in this regard because with the age gap a certain dynamic is expected but the series breaks those expectations.

13 episodes with a finale that won’t leave you unsatisfied like Rent a girlfriend makes Loving Yamada at level 999 a perfect break form your usual shonen battle series however for romance fans I do think that there are better series out there, it’s not bad but it’s not the best quality romance out there. A 7/10 rating from my side.

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