Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru (2025)

slavemaster_1991

Mixed Feelings

VexingCurses

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (4/13 eps)

Hi. Manga reader, here. I know that this series is pretty hyped so far, but I’m just here to voice some preliminary concerns about how things are going so far. On the surface, the adaptation seems fairly congruent with the manga, but I think what’s missing is the spirit or thought process behind the actions and conflict.

While it’s true that Yamada’s character was always kind of flat, even in the manga as he has some pretty major fathomable gaps in his character progression and development, Akane has always been pretty well developed. In the manga she is flighty and excitable just as depicted in ...

TrulyJason

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Preliminary (3/13 eps)

Got to say this anime was surprisingly good! At first looking at the title, I was like what the hell is this. But I was glad I gave this one a chance. Won't give a huge essay because I know no one likes to read those ♥

Story talks about a girl in university, Akane, who was dumped by her boyfriend. Through the online game Akane and her ex played, she meets Yamada, a highschool senior who is good-looking but somewhat a shut-in. Then the story goes on to be a romcom, Akane and Yamada becoming closer and closer as the story progresses.

The story kind of ...

KANLen09

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What happens when you mix gaming, love-hate relationships, and misunderstandings together? You'll get Gamers! the Animation...nah, that's a joke altogther, calm your button-mashing and keyboard-warrioring shtick down!

But on a serious note, mangaka Mashiro's Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru a.k.a My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, has been one of the manga series that I have been wanting to read for quite a while now (that was put on hold due to the anime announcement during Aniplex's Online Fest late last year), and I have to say that with Madhouse's anime adaptation, it has been quite the pleasant experience from start to finish. ...

Belugaboye

Not Recommended

Well-written

For an anime with a video-game themed title, very little of the show has anything to do with video-games. You won't be getting a fun exploration of how a relationship can blossom through an online game, you'll be getting all the tropes of the Shojo genre with little in the way of character depth or interesting twists, where the game occasionally serves as an excuse for our protagonists to interact.

After getting dumped, 20 year old college girl Akane meets 17 year old handsome, academically elite, pro-gamer, handsome, tall, aloof, handsome high school student, Yamada, who's very handsome. Much like that sentence, the show isn't shy ...

anarchy-753

Not Recommended

You want the secret to love, ladies? Well this show right here has all the answers!

Step 1: Find a guy who has zero discernable personality traits, except for his insistent disinterest in you. (But it's ok cos he's hot.)

Step 2: Pester him over and over and over again.

Done! That's love! You're a couple that was clearly meant to be together all along!

This is like every bad YA romance out there. The guy is hot so everything else about him is irrelevant. The girl is the main character, so despite the fact that her only defining features are being annoyingly persistent and constantly whining about a ...

Ellenwitch

Recommended

Preliminary (3/13 eps)

Anime is about taking all kinds of concepts. From realistic, to unrealistic. Which is what you have here, a mixture of the two. As let's face it, if this was many years ago, this would be playing fantasy. But with today's world, it's more real then one would realize.

Story and characters: 7
The story and characters may seem flat floot at first, but over time, the show really shows it's charm and attitude. It reminds me of the Ice guy from the previous season, under a different context, and a little more expressive. It's the charm of the show that really carries it, as ...

Rian_Rahmat

Not Recommended

Funny

Preliminary (5/13 eps)

At first I just relaxed watching this anime because it's still quite fun to watch, For Minase Inori's voice actor, good job, he uses the adult version of the voice in my opinion for this anime so even though he has filled many characters, in this anime I feel there is another voice here.

For episodes 1 to 4 I can still accept it, but in episode 5 I don't like it, because it's made tense even though this is a relaxed anime with normal romance too, but strangely you make the audience gets tense in episode 5, and this shouldn't exist in a casually paced ...

izureki

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Alright, folks, let's talk about "Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru." This ain't your run-of-the-mill rom-com – it's got a gaming twist, and it's pretty darn good.

So, you've got Akane, our main gal, nursing a broken heart after her ex dumped her. But don't you worry; she's got a plan. She dives headfirst into the MMO world, and that's where she bumps into our gaming legend, Yamada. You know, the guy with the charm, the looks, and a lot of girl troubles. They team up, and well, you know how these things go. Romance, here we come!

What sets this show apart is the characters. ...

Myoui-Chan

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This was more or less a trip down memory lane to me, a popcorn session with nostalgia by my side so that may or may not have clouded my judgment.

I came into this anime not expecting a lot, to be honest. I had prepared my phone and all in the possibility that it gets tedious and easily boring. It's funny, really. Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru was one of the first shoujo manga I genuinely fell in love with, and it was also one of my first heartbreaks. The manga was fun at first but I soon found it a chore to read, ...

Hunter_1776

Recommended

Preliminary (8/13 eps)

Ginger_Gold

Not Recommended

Everytime it seems like it's about to get good and they're FINALLY gonna have some chemistry, nothing happens and instead we get a close-up of Yamada with sparkly eyes. I get being unaware of how you're feeling but for more than half the story it's so one-sided it's just sad. Also, he's a high school student, I really hope this is her first year of uni because that's just... weird.

Every single girl is a Yamada fan because he looks good? Pretty vapid, he has absolutely no personality. Yamada is uninterested in life and doens't even seem hyped about games either, if he were a spice ...

MokkoriOtoko

Recommended

Preliminary (3/13 eps)

When a new Anime airs, usually people who are spoilt for choice look for a few things before considering it. These are, who is making it, how is the source material, who are in it, and on a scale of 1-10 how bored are you. If the first three categories have some stellar names attached to it, chances are the fourth metric is useless at that point. So is the case with Yamada Kun.

First of all it is made by Madhouse. They might not be what they used to be back in the early 2000s, but even now they are one of only a ...

Tyrre11

Mixed Feelings

Funny

Ok before you guys flame me, I would like to make it clear that I do not hate this series. It's just not my cup of tea. This was basically MMO junkie with the protagonist not being a gaming addict. Also after watching this, you may hope that Chris Hansen begins catching female criminals cuz this protagonist is borderline catching a case.

Ok the reason I'm giving this a 5 is just the storyline. There are no major character arcs and the character developments seem very rushed, although you can't really expect it from 13 episodes. But the main issue I have is that as a ...

Erza_Nightshade

Recommended

Note: Ambiguous spoilers on theme of the anime
TLDR: semi-slow burn, good ending, slice of life, good plot + characters

This was a slow burn for me... It started off as a 7 but the more i watched the more i got addicted to the plot. This finally got a 10 for me because of the satisfying ending that I rarely see in animes nowadays. I dont even know if the manga is completed or not but even if the last episode was the end I would be fine with it.

Bonus: There is some gamer lingo but you dont have to play games to ...

NikkyZ

Recommended

Preliminary (3/13 eps)

I had good hopes for this one, and I was right.

The story is modern gamer girl meets gamer boy, a classic-shut highschooler which makes his character a bit basic but feels different at the same time. The main character, a university student has a fun personality which I love.

The story is realistic with a twist so finding out where the relationship of these 2 duo's go make me excited to watch more.

Art is nothing special it's good enough.

Overall it is enjoyable and interesting, worth a watch, if I'm too impatient might go ahead and read the manga tbh.

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LuisSV23

Recommended

It's not the perfect romance one would expect.
At first, the plot may seem intriguing, but personally, I felt that the concept of video games was underutilized. They could easily remove that element from the story, and everything would remain the same. Instead of being a standout feature, the video games merely serve as an occasional backdrop for the protagonists' interactions.

Regarding the characters, I can only say one thing: the supporting characters outshine the main ones. The protagonists felt flat, dull, and, above all, wasted. The concept of a college student who ends a relationship and seeks solace in video games was initially interesting, but ...

Marinate1016

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Madhouse may not be the same studio they were back in the day, but shows like Yamada999 prove they’re still capable of making anime with great direction and art. One of the best shoujo adaptations in recent memory.

I have been loving this shoujo resurgence that we’ve seen over the past few seasons and I hope it continues. The latest series in this trend, Yamada999, is basically the fulfilment of every gamer’s dream. Meeting a cute girl online and falling in love. Now, the premise isn’t the most original thing ever, the writing and characters really make up for it.

I’ll admit, I wasn’t the biggest fan ...

kaechiko

Recommended

Preliminary (3/13 eps)

If you enjoyed Horimiya, you sure will love this.

Loving Yamada at Lv999! follows the story of Akane Kinoshita, a college student who is left heartbroken after being cheated on by her boyfriend. Her only solace is the online game Forest of Savior, where she meets a high-level player named Yamada, who is mysterious and difficult to read.

One of the interesting aspects of the show is its parallels to the popular anime Horimiya. Both series feature the same voice actor, Kouki Uchiyama, as the male protagonist, and both protagonists start off as cold and aloof characters who eventually warm up to their love interests. However, ...

Aragane

Mixed Feelings