This review contains Very minor SPOILERS for 365 Days to the Wedding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What do we have here? The only romance anime I wholeheartedly watched during the Fall 2024 season. Not that I think its peak or anything but it was certainly a decently enjoyable experience worth mentioning. Lets talk about why you shouldnt wait 365 days to start the show. https://v.animethemes.moe/Kekkon365DaysWeddingOP1. Dont get mad at me for listing its downsides Im going to look at it as objectively as I can. Its different? In all honesty when I first inserted it into my seasonal watch list I didnt think it was gonna be anything worthwhile. The production looked mediocre the characters looked bland and the whole marriage premise felt generic. However thats not where the magic lies for this particular romcom. 2200https://www.pinkvilla.com/images/202410/1623117949365daystotheweddingepisode2releasedate4.jpg First of all this may just be the best romance with an adult cast since Wotakoi not including fantasies. For so long some romance fans have desired a setting different than a school in a romcom and Kekhon thats what Im calling it idc gave us exactly that. The blossoming love between two office workers pretending to be married simultaneously trying to concentrate on anything other than love. Did I mention that they were actual introverts? When is the last time yall seen that? Them two Instead of some corny exaggerated confession scene or overthetop drama what we have are a good representation of overthinking in the form of inner monologues rational decisions made by adults and awkward yet wholesome exchanges between said adults. Its difficult for introverts to open up about what they really want unless its somebody close to them or somebody worth opening up to but thats why it works here. From being ordinary acquaintances to not being able to conversate normally to gradually following their hearts. Them not being able to fully express themselves provided us with their adorable thoughts while also making us feel the perfect amount of: probably what Tama was thinking 2200https://64.media.tumblr.com/8f05511fa5d36803ccc0e6fc4fee85e7/ca36e778d9067b0321/s540x810/8eb49f2b7f0a32a753c30342b8b41f8e84460a4a.gif The best part of the show was easily Rika voiced by Hayami Saori https://anilist.co/staff/95869/HayamiSaori. I did like Takuyas development with the whole stop halfassing everything spiel but it wasnt anything special. Rika learning about romance and learning to distinguish this feeling and live with it has given us the best scenes if anything. Contradictory to her thoughts her heart always leaked out during important moments like: 2200https://3.pillowfort.social/posts/824c16c1d6a871dba4d7.gif Gonda. Man I did not think I was gonna be invested in this fat man. Lo and behold I was. At first he was easily the most annoying character in the show. He constantly complained about his love life to Takuya and it didnt even feel like he was taking it seriously... Until Episode 8 happened. Cons Naturally a show is not without its faults unless that show is Monogatari so I have to talk about them. I simply cannot perceive Kekhon as a good anime. For me personally a 7/10 rating is given to those that I think can be called good without hesitation. Dont get me wrong its not bad. There are just certain aspects that Im obligated to adress. For example the lack of a strong supporting cast. There was that one episode with Gonda but what else? I get that they wanted to focus more on their two lovebirds but maybe we couldve gotten more realistic interactions between the office workers and their difficulties in pursuing romance. Instead we got the common shallow NPClooking cast that exists everywhere. I enjoyed Takuya and Rikas relationship but it came out of nowhere. There was no information about their types so I dont like how they took a liking to each other simply due to their situation. It doesnt work like that. Im talking about the early episodes of course. I do value production unless its something like Evangelion where the writing and storytelling are topnotch which is precisely why I deem Kekhons production as inadequate. Stiff animation mediocre art overused directing methods. I cant get attached to characters who just feel like theyre sketches. Also I dont know if this should be a considered a con but I liked the comedy. Its just that I think this specific creation is better in manga form. Many elements felt like they were bound to be better on panels rather than on screen. Manga readers tell me if Im right. Sooooo Fyi a 5.56.0 is not a bad score from me. I utilize the full 010 scale so Kekhon to me is an above average romcom that has its downsides. I dont think Im gonna miss watching this weekly but I sure as hell will miss Tama so for now goodbye to Fall 2024s top comfort show. Goodnight. https://v.animethemes.moe/Kekkon365DaysWeddingED1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click here for more goated reviews https://anilist.co/user/HomuraDesu/reviews 2200https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/365DaystotheWeddinglogo.svg/640px365DaystotheWeddinglogo.svg.png