It’s been a while since the end of the popular manga written and illustrated by Negi Haruba, Gotoubun no Hanayome (The Quintessential Quintuplets), and relatively little since the ending was adapted for animation. However, now that even the film has reached Latin American lands, we can finally say openly that Yotsuba won and there is no going back.
It’s pretty daring when an author of a harem rom-com, especially ones aimed at a young male audience (ie shonen demographic) dares to choose a girl from the group for the lead, and still carry on with the story. After all, being aimed at teenagers, the goal is to keep dragging out the final confession so that readers can continue to enjoy a story full of pretty girls.
However, even though the play is over, saying that “there is no turning back” is only half true. There’s certainly no way to change the manga, but the franchise has expanded into so many mediums that it’s possible that the “team” who lost find what they are looking for. This is the case of the visual novels, which offer alternate endings where each of the quintuplets have their promised victory.
While this is limited to just static images with text and dialogue popping up on the screen (which is why they’re called “visual novels”), it appears that Twitter user “@asobi_night” He decided take the images of the scene where Itsuki Nakano wins and redo them with the drawing style of the anime adaptation.
As we can realize, these images correspond to the final arc of the story of Gotoubun no Hanayome, where the five quintuplets agree to wait for Futaro Uesugi at different points in the school. Futaro will choose the quintuplet he wants to spend the rest of his life with (or rather, the one he really loves) by going to the place where she is. While in the manga he addresses Yotsuba, in this scene from the visual novel, he addresses Itsuki. It is certainly a very nice memory, but unfortunately it is not a real one.
Synopsis of Gotoubun no Hanayome
Fuutarou Uesugi is an excellent high school student, but he leads a difficult life. His aloof personality and reclusive nature have left him friendless, and his father is in debt, forcing his family to fight for survival. One day, during their lunch break, Uesugi argues with a transfer student who has claimed “her seat” from her, causing the two to dislike each other. That same day, he is presented with a golden opportunity to pay off his family’s debt: a private tutoring job for the daughter of a wealthy family, at a salary five times the market price. He accepts the proposal, but is horrified to discover that the client, Itsuki Nakano, is the girl he faced earlier!
After unsuccessfully trying to get Itsuki’s approval, Uesugi discovers that his problems don’t end there: Itsuki is actually a quintuplet, so in addition to her, he must also tutor his sisters: Miku, Yotsuba, Nino, and Ichika. “That, despite the very real threat of failing, they want nothing to do with a tutor. However, his family’s livelihood is at stake, so Uesugi presses on, steadfast in his determination to rid the sisters of their hatred for studying and successfully lead them to graduation.
Fountain: @asobi_night on Twitter
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The entry Gotoubun no Hanayome: This is what Itsuki’s victory would have been like in the anime was first published on Kudasai.
