Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha

Wataru Sajou is infamous in his school for persistently seeking the attention of his crush, Aika Natsukawa. His usual day revolves around shadowing her and confessing his undying love at every turn. However, a moment of epiphany leads Wataru to relinquish his childish behavior and face the reality that she will never return his one-sided feelings. He distances himself from Aika and spends his newfound spare time with his friends and in the company of other lovely girls.

As Wataru moves on, Aika starts approaching him in unusually suggestive ways—making him question whether giving up on his love was the right decision after all.

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Natsukawa, Aika Main

Suzumoto, Akiho Japanese

Sajou, Wataru Main

Miyase, Naoya Japanese

Shinomiya, Rin Main

Ishihara, Kaori Japanese

Ashida, Kei Main

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Sajou, Kaede Main

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Sasaki, Fuuka ing

Kurisaka, Minami Japanese

Ichinose, Mina ing

Saeki, Iori Japanese

Aizawa, Rena ing

Matsumoto, Sara Japanese

Natsukawa, Airi ing

Haruno, Anzu Japanese

Inatomi, Yuyu ing

Anzai, Yukari Japanese

Wada, Yuuichirou Producer

Kitabayashi, Toshiya Producer

Kashimura, Emi Producer

Kubota, Akira Producer

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Mar 28, 2025

Blessed98

Recommended

They don’t want you till they can’t have you. Seeing them skip the entire he loves the girl and pesters her with love in the first scene really helped get through this show and i messed around and sped through it in 24 hours after getting disappointed with another weekly anime i was watching.

The show checks all the boxes npc mc who fawns over the girl check, tsundere female lead check, shy quiet book girl check, out of nowhere competition for the female lead check, bully older sister check, hot student counsel check. Not reinventing the wheel at all.

Great how once you stop chasing that ... moby dick you see there are other fish in the sea. Literally as soon as he stop the stalking fmc the girls flock to him and all he is doing is being a sensible person. His friends sister was a thirst trap, the student counsel (moral and discipline really but same s##t) was just plain, and the book girl got a hard skip, but we knew it was all for the sake of becoming better for the fmc tsundere.

Honestly stick to your guns of staying away from her till she asks you out king. Great example of being toxic hard to get but in the male side. City boys winning lol

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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May 28, 2025

Turtezin

Mixed Feelings

Even though this is technically a romance anime, by the time the final episode ends, it feels like we’re right back where we started—and honestly, I can’t disagree with anyone who points that out. This is a common issue in many romance series: the story aims to stretch beyond a single season, but lacks the depth or momentum to justify it.

The relationships in this anime move forward and backward so frequently that even major emotional moments fail to leave a lasting impact. At times, it feels like nothing truly changes, no matter what the characters go through. Ironically, I’ve seen fantasy or sci-fi anime tell ... more compelling and well-paced romance stories than this one.

On the brighter side, there were a few genuinely funny moments—I did find myself laughing here and there. So while the romantic development was weak, the comedy was at least able.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jan 16, 2025

iwoply

Not Recommended

The Dreaming Boy is a Realist had potential to explore the realization, reflection & improvement of a person who was consumed by infatuation and unrequited love to the point of obsessive & self-destructive stalker behaviour, as the initial episodes showcased & the title of the series implies. Instead it’s a series about how you can be rewarded for the aforementioned behaviour rather than the improvements and how after separating oneself from the situation (in this case no longer engaging with the love interest), realizing your faults and growing as a person, the target of the unrequited love who blatantly states NUMEROUS TIMES that they don't ... share your feelings, will begin to care, reciprocate and engage.

'Stalk a girl until she says leave me alone & when you do just that, she'll fall for you'.

The Main character & love interest rarely interact across the 12 episodes and when they do it is frustrating & belittling to any realizations or improvements the protagonist had made. As a result the finale felt unearned, off-putting & sent a message that was opposite to that of the show’s title, main character & initial episodes.

Beyond the poor message, The Dreaming Boy is a Realist has sporadic pacing, poor focus (side characters received more focus than the main characters through multi episode arcs), lacking character designs & out of the blue character introductions.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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