What a disappointing sequel. Everything that made given a good anime in the first season and the first movie? This movie does the opposite of that. Given in my opinion had the perfect balance between wholesome and dramatic when it came to samesex relationships. The two main couples werent too wholesome to the point where it was boring but they also werent too toxic to the point where it was disturbing. Even when that scene happened in the first movie with the second couple the aftermath was handled super well. But this movie does the complete opposite of that. Forget about the slowburn innocent love of Mafuyu and Ritsuka. Forget about the carefully developed mature love of Akihiko and Haruki. Hiiragi and Shizusumis relationship is at most a cringy Wattpad fic written by a 13yearold straight girl. Why dedicate a whole movie to the side side couple that is not only irrelevant to the main plot but also falls short in every way compared to the other couples? I wasnt against the idea of them being together but this was such a lackluster pairing from start to finish. It comes almost out of nowhere it relies solely on miscommunication and other toxic tropes and in the end those issues arent even really resolved. The constant backandforth the vague angst the lack of any real communication... It all feels cheap. Half the time you just want to grab these characters and tell them to have a normal honest conversation instead of tiptoeing around every single emotion. This arc feels like an afterthought to the author who had no idea how to conclude it so she just made them have sex. And suddenly all their problems were solved. No emotional groundwork no proper resolution just a rushed ending masked as something meaningful. Character development? Consent? Nowhere to be found. And for a story that was once centered around the importance of communication its kind of hilarious how none of these characters seem capable of basic conversation. Everyones constantly complaining about each other to the wrong people as if the idea of directness never occurred to them. Honestly even their problems felt forced like an attempt to make their arc feel meaningful by slapping Yukis name on it. It also doesnt help that Shizusumi as a character is so insufferable and static that I dont see any redeeming qualities for him unlike other flawed given characters. The only reason I gave this movie a 6 is because I still love the other plotlines and the main 4 characters. Thats it. I cant believe this is the same author who wrote the previous arcs.