SNAFU up to #10
I used to be socially awkward back in high school, so it's kind of interesting to see two stylized representations of people like that in Hachiman and Yukino. The cast has nice chemistry for the most part, even though I'm kind of reluctant to accept characters such as Yuigahama since her scenes so far remind me too much of Nisekoi's Onodera, and I'm kind of tired of these pure characters that always get too awkward around the guy they like to actually confess to him, resulting in a stalemate that doesn't help develop either character.
The supporting cast all appear to be kind of one-note with characters such as the ikemen that's a really nice guy, the nerdy fujoshi, the sort-of bratty social girl (good thing she isn't actually an asshole for the most part, though), the boy that could pass off for a girl (with the MC constantly swooning over him as a running gag) and the cutesy little sister that constantly sets situations up for the MC and the two main girls that turn out to be dates in all but name. Still, it feels like the show knows not to abuse them to the point they make the show boring and repetitive.
This culture festival arc is obviously the catalyst that will help Hachiman and Yukino open up a bit more, but it's nice to see that they still do things their own way rather than suddenly acting out-of-character for the sake of moving the plot forward. I really like seeing how Hachiman gets to take jabs at the sham festival president that make her look really bad, but then he diverts attention to himself by making it seem like he's a selfish asshole because he doesn't mind people seeing him that way.
I'm kind of salty that these last handful of episodes are all part of a larger arc, since I had to stop at ep10 but really want the closure of seeing how the arc ends (most likely in ep12).
He was exercising and stuff but maybe still injured somewhat?
