Maison Ikkoku

... at least I think for the ones that you've probably experienced.

[laughs] Like, I don't, I don't think you're refer- uh, referencing Maison Ikkoku and shit, but-

No, no

... um-

Like, he kind of is funneling it as like a, an idol sorta thing for a while, where he's like, "Oh, sh- I, I just really like her as a, a sports star." Um- And then eventually he kind of comes to realize, like, he does have feelings, and he's, he's kind of wrestling with whether or not that's okay for him to feel that way.

Uh, whereas Yawara, she becomes aware of, like, sh- how reliant she is on his support and, like, how, how much she appreciates his, uh, attention or, uh, uh, support, whatever the hell you wanna put it.

Um, and so during that arc she realizes it, but then she also senses that he's kind of unsure, and so she's like, "Well, I don't wanna get hurt." It's kind of a similar dynamic to, um, Maison Ikkoku-

Mm-hmm