Agreed! Thanks for watching.

Thank you very much for your kind words. I’ve got a new video coming out in the next day or two so keep an eye for that my friend.

I agree. Whether you like or dislike her, there’s something about her. Thank you for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed :)

Thank you!

Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed!

She’s very interesting! Glad you enjoyed.

It’s a very complex series. I won’t pretend I completely grasped everything my first time watching it. Thank you very much for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed this and found it informative.

@@9LivesDeepDives I should thank you like I said before that line was something I always had in my mind when watching videos and amv's and you helped me understand the meaning of it. I hope to see more of your informative videos in the future.

Yeah I played it! I love the vn, but for the sake of this video, I kept it anime only so that it would be more accessible to everyone. Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Thank you very much :) Means a lot. Feel free to share around if you’d like.

Haha glad I could help!!

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed.

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed.

Thank you!

Thank you for watching!!

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for the sub! And yes I agree. I think she’s a fantastically well written character. Oregairu’s characters are its strongpoints, and although a lot of exposition was lost adapting it from the light novel, a handful of the side characters still possess quite a bit of substance and discussion points of their own. Haruno brings a lot of chaos to the series and with it a vital aspect of the narrative in order to flesh Yukino’s character out. She’s great! Thanks for the comment.

Hey I’m an ENTP too! Though depending on the day sometimes I test INTJ also.

@@9LivesDeepDives Intj is our shadow personality, or u can say, everyone has dark personality when we are depress or extremely sad. And for ENTP it falls under the same personality as INTJ

Me after finishing Oregairu

Afaik, those tests have no scientific basis.

Thank you!!!

thank you!!!

Thank you very much for your kinda words.

Thank you!!! Glad you enjoyed, hope you’ll subscribe for more content. Been slacking lately but I’ve got another Oregairu video in the works, another Bojack Horseman video, and an Arcane analysis coming too.

@@9LivesDeepDives done bro, looking forward for more contents in the future!

Thank you very much!!

Thank you for watching!!

Thanks for watching!!! Glad you enjoyed.

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed! As far as college students hanging around high schoolers, I agree that in real life it would be suspect but since it’s anime I’ll let it slide.

Thank you for your kind words!

Orihara is awesome!!! I love Aleczandxr’s video on him.

@@9LivesDeepDives Let's be honest. If these two were to meet, Haruno would get played so hard by Izaya. The latter is the better manipulator.

Oh yeah Haruno is cool but it’s not really a good comparison lol

Thank you for your kind words! Been slacking but trying to put more stuff out.

Thanks for commenting! I tried to keep this video strictly anime only to make it easier for people to watch(and I did use an image from the VN but mostly because at the time I was really lazy with how I put videos together and just saved a few pictures off Google), but I didn’t consider the light novel much or VN when writing this video. I’ll say that I’m not a huge fan of the Haruno route in the visual novel, mostly because it just seemed like the opportunity to add another path and because Haruno pursuing Hachiman seemed so drastically out of character. You are correct about Haruno pushing Yukino to develop in a way she wanted, and I didn’t really touch on that specifically. Maybe I should have expanded more, but a lot of the point of this analysis was that Haruno’s quirky antagonization of the Service Club and Yukino were in attempts to shelter Yukino from the lifestyle Haruno detested. In other words, I was trying to say exactly what you said here with less exposition. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!

@@9LivesDeepDives no worries about the VN thing, I knew the video wasn't focusing on that, but I just wanted to ask because I really didn't get her mindset with how it was implied she messed up their friendships. I don't think it's impossible for Haruno to take a romantic interest in Hachiman, but the way she was implied to mess up their friendships was really confusing considering her original goals.

Yeah I think the bottom line of Haruno’s character is despite everything, she cares for and wants the best for Yukino. Her pursuing Hachiman romantically is so far from what she seems to want as a character that it’s jarring.

@@9LivesDeepDives That makes sense. At my most generous interpretation there are like 1 or 2 salvageable scenes in that route, but the way they tried to justify it overall doesn't really work.

I mean visual novels are mostly for romance lol. Having a Haruno path isn’t surprising, especially since she’s the attractive older sister of the main love interest. I try not to think of it as canon tbh, even though I love.

There’s a lot to unpack in this scene alone. I’ll do my best to here in the comments. At this point in the story, feelings have begun to develop within the main trio. Hachiman is searching for his “genuine” thing, which will be his romantic relationship with either Yui or Yukino. Yui has fallen for Hachiman twice, first when he saved her dog, and another time after actually getting to know him. Yukino has begun to develop feelings for Hachiman romantically, but her platonic relationship with Yui as well is important to her. They are all aware of this, that their friend group that has been a sanctuary for them could crumble if their feelings are acted on. Haruno basically means that by maintaining this status quo instead of actually acting on their feelings and saying what they truly desire, both Hachiman and Yukino are embodying the falsities they claim to despise in their peers. “Is this what you were looking for, Hikigaya-Kun?” Basically means that this form of their group relationship is not the genuine thing he claimed to desire so strongly because no one there is really saying how they truly feel.

@@9LivesDeepDives omg for years I was unable to understand this due to my stupidity but thank you so much I understand clearly now, I watched a lot of explanation videos to figure out but still they rarely talk about this scene in particular so I really appreciate it man , and again thank you for this lovely video and explanation, and Oregairu was also my favourite anime, I wish you all the best for the upcoming videos!

Thank you! Sorry I didn’t list them in the description. I believe every OST used is from Oregairu in this video, here is a list of the OSTs I tend to use. I’ll double check the source file when I get home. Oregairu OST - Honne Ienakute Oregairu OST - Yasashii Onnanoko Oregairu OST - Kokoro Surechigau Oregairu Zoku OST - Fugouri na Kanjou

No problem! Hopefully this list has all of them. Glad you enjoyed and I hope you’ll subscribe if you want to see more. Been slacking lately but I’m working on a few videos right now.

In terms of what relationship path I would take, clearly Hiratsuka sensei is the best girl. I don’t really include Haruno when I think about potential romances but I do like her character quite a lot.

@@9LivesDeepDives iroha would also be good

I love Irohas but in terms of compatibility with Hachiman I’m not sure if she can give him the genuine thing he’s searching for.

Yeah I find that I do not particularly like her, as in I don’t see myself associating with someone like Haruno in real life. But I do appreciate her as a character in one of my favorite stories, and how she is written to complement the main characters. Thanks for commenting!

Okay! That’s totally your prerogative. At the end of the day it’s all subjective. The “personally” part is important.

nah ur just like haruno and see ur “character” being described as a freak no caps. That film is objective for sure like u said.