I have never really considered myself a romantic and I certainly never watched romantic films/TV but someone recommended the Da Capo series to me. Western ideas of romance range quite a bit;
America – Wise cracking banter then porn style sex
Britain – Bumberling endearing awkwardness then marriage
France – Sexual tension then passionate sex
I shall stop here before i offend anymore nations.
Of course these are just generalisations but I find them all very unrealistic, agreed modern times means that expose to these social expectations makes relationships like these more common but we didn’t all start out that way. The Japanese though I feel hit the nail on the head. I can remember the first time I ever asked a girl out, I was terrified. I was so nervous I could barely speak and when her friend asked me if I liked her I denied it point blank for some bizarre reason that is lost to me now. It is these earlier relationships that define who we are later in life that Da Capo focuses on.
Da Capo is not just a boy meets girl story though of course it has a love triangle (More of a square to be honest) to spice up the story. Jun'ichi is the male to which the harem revolves around, he lives alone with his sister Nemu al is quiet until Sakaru arrives and kisses Jun’ichi. From this a romantic adventure explodes. The romance in this story though is not only influenced by the people within it, there is a magical aspect as well giving Da Capo a fantasy sort of edge.
When watching this I couldn’t believe how engaging the story was, as I said before romance was not my thing I never really related to it. But after watching this I did become mildly addicted to anime romances, even if you not that interested in romance though this anime has a good story line with plenty of twists and turns. It may not be one of my favourite anime or a unique piece of genius but I would defiantly recommend it as it is worth a watch.
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