What's make this anime so good is because the mc development through the show and their interactions feels natural and not forced. Also there's many little details that you probably didn't notice it at first watch but if you rewatch it you will find many little details in this anime that make the story even better. This show isn't just about two people start to like each other, this show tells about Ichikawa journey to starting love himself before loving others and Yamada is here as the sun in Ichikawa's life that makes him start to change and the opening perfectly decribe this with so much meaninh in the lyrics. And yeah this is the one saving romance genre for me, it's make me feel like I'm watching romance anime for the first time and the s2 is even better. Also good review, just didn't agree with your take on the op and ed

you should watch teasing master takagi san, i think its more wholesome than this, but this is still 10/10 for me