https://anilist.co/anime/154965/MyLoveStorywithYamadakunatLv999/ This is the 2nd time Im reviewing a seasonal involving ESports. Is this is a sign? Thinking about it now Im kinda surprised that Yamada Lv. 999 is actually the popular romcom this season beating Over the Moon S2 Insomniacs Dangers in my Heart Skip Loafer and even Kaguya finale at least thats what the numbers say. Note: This is the only romcom Ive watched this season. Ive read Dangers in my Heart and Insomniacs for a good amount of chapters so I skipped the Anime. Heard nothing but praise for Skip Loafer even way before the anime came out but Im kinda postponing on it for a few days. Havent watched Tonikaku S1 or Kaguya S2 so I cant talk about them. It seems like everyone collectively agreed that between all the popular battle shounens and psychological seinens this is the safe and cute seasonal romcom thats there just to chillax. I like to remind people that this is a Madhouse shoujo Anime and thats actually the main reason Ive picked this because Madhouse made a shoujo sports Animehttps://anilist.co/anime/10800/Chihayafuru/ that I really liked. Except Loving Yamada isnt a sports Anime its an ESports Anime. Yamada is the goodlooking quiet chick magnet and also a pro gamer while Akane is a cute klutzy freshly dumped college girl. After some karmic events Akane starts crying in the middle of a gaming event a ball of sunshine melting in the middle of everyone until an ice cold prince approaches and asks Is this your shoe? while holding her dropped heal. The boy met the girl. As previously implied the stakes are pretty low and so is the emotional punch. The characters would be dealing with breakup jealousy first love moving on and all the regular romcom stuff told with a soft tone. It isnt particularly groundbreaking in the way it handles its themes but its still a relaxing watch with all the slow pace. The direction is something I like in this one. Reminds me of chihayafuru except it isnt as dynamic since despite being an Anime about online gamers the focus was more on their real life interactions than their ingame skills. It focusses more on their mundane situations relationships especially with Akane and situational chibbi gags. The art looks like pencil sketched which is well suited for a laid back setup. One more that adds to the tone is the Lofi background score. Really soothing at times. As for the anime its incomplete. They gave a bit of a satisfying conclusion and left room for continuation but nothings confirmed so far. As for the story depending on who you root for the ending would be different. But since this is a regular seasonal Im pretty sure most people align with the storys conclusion. Because god damn No matter how much generic romcoms I watch they somehow always manage to make the confessions very special. And the adorable confession at the end in this one left a big smile. Conclusion This is yet another seasonal anime where its more about fun and less about substance impact. If you are in for the cute characters laid back tone and/or care the romance thisll help as a short break.