The anime “With You, Our Love Will Make it Through” came to the end of its first season in this first week of January 2026, leaving a bittersweet feeling among fans. The final episode, available on the Crunchyroll platform, focused on resolving the romantic arc between Tsunagu, a young beast folk, and Mari, a human. Meanwhile, the narrative chose to quickly resolve the conflicts presented, which generated criticism about the depth of the created universe. The series, which explores social tensions between humans and beast folk, finally showed the couple publicly acknowledging their relationship, a decision that, within the plot, ends up alleviating some of the existing prejudices.
The resolution, however, left many fans with the impression that the production failed to explore the full potential of its own setting. Despite building well-executed emotional moments, the story wandered at crucial points, such as the history behind the conflict between the species. Thus, the ending that should have been impactful ended up seeming rushed, raising more questions than offering satisfactory answers for those who followed the 12 episodes. The big question that remains is: what will the series have to say in a possible second season, now that the main romantic obstacle has been overcome?
Criticism of Worldbuilding and Conclusion
Despite the happy ending for the main couple, critics point out that the series erred by being inconsistent with its own rules. The anime always mentioned the great differences between beast folk and humans, but rarely showed these divisions concretely beyond murmurs and distrustful glances. Furthermore, unique plot elements, such as the attraction to pheromones that started the story, were softened throughout the episodes, losing narrative strength. On the other hand, the resolution of the secondary love triangle, involving Kisara and Yukihiro, was only hinted at, making it clear that this would be a point to be explored in the future.
Another point that caused strangeness was the treatment given to the past of Tsunagu’s mother, a human who had a relationship with a beast folk. The fact that she was overseeing a case involving her own son and a human teenager, reliving her own story, was underexplored, which represented a missed narrative opportunity. Therefore, the final message that love overcomes prejudice rings true for the central romance, but fails to resonate for the broader world that the series unsuccessfully tried to build. Expectations now turn to a second season, which will need to find new significant conflicts to engage the audience.
