>>10398233Agreed, there's pretty consistent anxiety and awkwardness but at his happiest around episodes 11-15 you can probably just attribute it to him being a teenager, and he gets close enough with Suzuhara and the otaku kid that they're friends.
This part when he's finally gathered enough confidence to call Gendo and gets flat out rejected is rough
Hadn't seen it in like 7 years so I think the last few episodes coloured my perception of what the whole thing is like
>wholesome 100 big shinjus lmao
