All kinds of unrequited love Once it seemed to me that the main anime masterpiece about unrequited love is “Restless Hearts”. But then I watched "Days of Midori" and realized that this topic can be explored even more fully.
At first glance, this is simply a haremnik from the series: “Everybody loves Seiji, and Seiji doesn’t care,” but if you analyze this story on the stories of individual characters, it is not possible.
Midori.
A sweet, economical girl loved Seiji, walked around him in circles, and he didn’t even know she existed. Then she falls into a coma and becomes his right hand. So she's got Seiji's wrist coming down from her waist. And she's the size of a puppet. What's Midori doing? She is next to her infinite love, they are inextricably linked (and try to break) and she takes advantage of it. She enjoys the situation, which Seiji himself, as you know, is not happy about. She cooks for him and cleans him (let’s not forget how many times her enthusiasm made Seiji crack his head). And she cooks him food in the shape of hearts. Regularly. Realizing that it infuriates him, and repeating, “The most important thing here is the heart, which symbolizes our love.” She talks endlessly to him about her great love, and dresses exclusively in dresses with the inscriptions "Seiji Forever", "Seiji and Midori", "I am the bride of Seiji", etc. It makes his life comfortable in everyday terms, but at the same time morally unbearable. Moreover, she also causes Seiji to feel guilty (how so, she can not lead a normal life because of the fact that she is associated with him and in general she is a tiny defenseless beast). And most importantly, with such a hand, Seiji will never have any other girl except this hand.
Ayase.
Ayase is too proud to admit that she loves Seiji. Because of this, she sometimes says nasty things to him, then helps him (classic tsundere!), but in any case, her whole appearance expresses contempt. I wish he didn't think she liked it. By the way, when he cuts her off, she'll be too proud to make a tragedy out of it. So while pride ruined her chances of reciprocity, it also made her resilient.
Shiori
Seiji's neighbor is a ten-year-old girl. Her mother died. Her father got married again. She's just terribly lonely. He wants someone around. She chose Seiji because he treats her well. For her, this kind of attention is rare, so she's convinced she has a chance. But Seiji doesn't take her seriously. "Well, she's still a kid. What kind of feelings can a kid have?" And Shiori is still lonely.
Rin
Sister Seiji. No, incest has nothing to do with it. Just family feelings went unanswered. She's kind of rude to him with all her heart. As a child, she protected him from bullies, then stubbornly trained him, made him the “Right Hand of the Devil.” And instead of thanking him, he yells that she's a crap and a demon and drives her out of the house. What's she got to do? She breaks into the house, makes a mess, scandalizes... And everything goes in circles.
Miyahara
Seiji's friend. Nothing like that, again. He goes to Seiji with all his heart. He admires him as a hero, tries hard to help in all endeavors and to benefit him. But for Seiji, he is a bug that spins under his feet. Which you can only talk to if you're too tight. This is the only person who treats him friendly throughout the school.
Now let's move on to Midori's harem. Like every regular Glavheroine haremnik, she has her own mini-haremchik, consisting of two guys. Of course, both of them must be even more hopeless than Seiji, so that she doesn’t hesitate for a moment.
Kota-kun
He is that good boy with kind, naive eyes and love for all living things, who by the law of Great Anime-Justice should be the owner of a harem. But he wasn't lucky. Kota-kun is just a childhood friend of Midori, who has long accepted the fact that he is only a friend. He does not have a drop of strength to fight, moreover, his feelings for Midori are strangely transferred to Seiji himself, who seems to Kote the ideal of a man.
Takamizawa
Takamizawa otaku. Such a classic otaku with drooling on seemingly ordinary things and a shameful blush on the cheeks. Takamizawa is a fan of an Ultramarine-chan. Midori becomes a victim of this desire for the ideal, because she is not only externally, but also in character similar to the beloved heroine. The most important thing in Midori is its size and location. It's not some real girl you have to ask out on a date and wait until she comes. She's here all the time. And you will do what you want, and it is not necessary to be ashamed of her, for she is only a hand, why should her hands be ashamed? Takamizawa would give anything to get Midori into his collection of Ultramarine-chan images, but not fate. By the way, then a girl falls in love with him. Very good. She is used to doing everything (including defending herself). But such a picture of the world for Takamizawa is too rude and he is not ready to accept it.
This anime is so full of unrequited love that even the cat in the background is always blown away by the lady of the heart.
The finale is particularly sad. Everyone is walking, looking up at the sky, everything is fine. Only here Seiji is sad about his unrequited love, he loves the memories of the days that can not be returned. Not about Midori, but Midori's right hand.