Takeo stops apologizing for taking up space and just lives in it, the show lets him be genuinely large and genuinely loved without irony. Yamato sees him first, picks him first, stays with him first, and the romance moves so fast and honest it feels like watching someone finally get what they actually deserve. Most romance anime make you wait for the confession; this one burns through it by episode four and then spends the rest asking what happens when two people actually like each other back.

Takeo Gouda towers over everyone around him, a genuinely kind guy who's learned not to expect much from romance. His best friend Sunakawa gets all the attention, leaving Takeo perpetually overlooked. Then he saves a girl named Yamato from a train harasser, and everything shifts. When their paths cross again, Takeo realizes he's fallen hard. The problem: he suspects Yamato is really drawn to his handsome friend. Rather than compete, Takeo decides to play matchmaker for her and Sunakawa, even as his own feelings keep growing and he longs for a love story of his own. The show balances humor with sweetness, treating its characters' feelings with care.