Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It probably has the freshest and most intriguing premise I’ve encountered in a rom-com anime. It follows two young 1st-year graduate students at
Saitama University named Shinya Yukimura and Ayame Himuro who develop feelings
for each other. But being genius “science-types”
their entire lives, they completely believe that everything can be quantified and
must be validated by science, and as an outcome of this, they tend to lack
common sense when it comes to social matters.
Thus, instead of officially becoming a couple like how normal people
would usually be when feelings are reciprocated, the two start a research
project that aims to describe love in objective terms and to verify if what
they’re feeling for each other is indeed love.
The dynamic between Shinya
Yukimura and Ayame Himuro is similar to the early dynamic between The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon Cooper and
Amy Farrah Fowler, but more adorable and delightful. Much hilarity ensues from the various experiments
they conduct for the absurd purpose of defining abstract romantic concepts as measurable
mathematical data which they can analyze and interpret. At the same time, it’s also impressive – but
still in a funny sense – how they actually manage to develop concrete
conclusions from their process, such as determining the perfect situations
where kissing would be at its most optimum level of effectiveness.
On a side note, one cute quirk
that Ayame has that’s worth pointing out is her short ponytail tends to twitch
whenever she gets excited. I found it absolutely
kawaii.
Meanwhile, the supporting
characters around Shinya and Aya further supplement the fantastic humor of their
dynamic. Most often by their side is 4th-year undergraduate
student Kotonoha Kanade. She usually plays the role of the “straight
man” of their zany group.
2nd-year graduate student Ena Ibarada, the senior of the group, is fond of BL (which she hilariously often inserts in her insights toward Shinya’s experiments), sleeping, eating, and playing video games (sometimes, several of them at once). However, despite her lazy persona, she’s the only one in the group who equals – maybe even exceeds – Shinya and Ayame’s intelligence. She’s also the one who typically stirs the pot for comedic purposes.
4th-year undergraduate
student Kosuke Inukai is Ibarada’s childhood friend, and a romance in the
future is being heavily hinted between them.
He’s an otaku who’s obsessed with dating simulation games and 2D girls,
and he also used to play soccer.
Lastly, there’s the kind and supportive adviser of the research group – Professor Ikeda. He’s a man who believes in the importance of building the body as much as the mind. Whenever he gets angry, his muscles swell, and his usual sweet and gentle demeanor changes into an intimidating one. However, whenever he has such events, they are usually just brief (and played for laughs).
The supporting characters usually serve as splendid audience
substitutes, displaying comical, anime-over-exaggerated reactions – whether from
frustration or astonishment – as they witness what’s going on with this strange
couple’s unconventional romance and bizarre research. Sometimes, they find themselves getting roped
into participating into their experiments, and more amusement is generated from
that. Furthermore, they are well-realized, and also undergo in arcs that are their own and
separate from Shinya and Aya’s storyline, diversifying the show’s comedy.
2nd-year graduate student Ena Ibarada, the senior of the group, is fond of BL (which she hilariously often inserts in her insights toward Shinya’s experiments), sleeping, eating, and playing video games (sometimes, several of them at once). However, despite her lazy persona, she’s the only one in the group who equals – maybe even exceeds – Shinya and Ayame’s intelligence. She’s also the one who typically stirs the pot for comedic purposes.
Lastly, there’s the kind and supportive adviser of the research group – Professor Ikeda. He’s a man who believes in the importance of building the body as much as the mind. Whenever he gets angry, his muscles swell, and his usual sweet and gentle demeanor changes into an intimidating one. However, whenever he has such events, they are usually just brief (and played for laughs).
Moreover, this anime can also be
rather educational. Real-life terminologies,
methods, and principles of the scientific research process are utilized in the
story. These are then usually further
elaborated in cut scenes by a teddy bear mascot named Rikekuma. As a result, even though the show’s subject
matter is somewhat bananas, it’s given a sense of feasibility and credibility.
All in all, I love Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It. For me, it has the best depiction this side
of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War of the “two
intellectual people in love unnecessarily overcomplicating their romance”
concept. In fact, I actually find Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It
to be as good as Kaguya-sama: Love Is War,
and that’s why, I think it deserves to become as popular.
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