Well, so far so good. "Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai - Ultra Romantic"（かぐや様は告らせたい-ウルトラロマンティック-）, the third season of the popular franchise has been revealing its usual hijinks of misunderstandings within the elite high school academy. The show is three episodes in and the titular character has learned another vital component in foreplay.
A-1 Pictures: So we're going into "Ultra Romantic" now. How much did you need for the budget? Director Hatakeyama: YES.
Yes, that is my snarky imagination at work wondering how much extra yen the folks behind the creation of the series have been getting when they're coming up with ending credit sequences like this one for "Ultra Romantic". I never paid much attention to the end credits for the first two seasons but for the particular sequence this season, it really grabbed me since it looks like it belongs to another anime or maybe that upcoming Doctor Strange movie has provided us viewers with an alternative universe with the "Kaguya-sama" characters. And apparently this universe has merged "Starship Troopers" and "Evangelion".
As a result, I've also been paying more attention to the ending theme that goes with those credits. "Heart wa Oteage" (My Heart Does Not Know What to Do) is performed by Airi Suzuki（鈴木愛理）, and if that name sounds familiar to "Kaguya-sama" fans, it should. Suzuki was working with Masayuki "Martin" Suzuki（鈴木雅之）on the opening theme for the second season, "DADDY! DADDY! DO!".
But this time around, Airi is taking it solo with "Heart wa Oteage" which is indeed the first time that I've devoted an article for a "Kaguya-sama" ender. Up to now, it's all been about Martin's bomber opening themes including the one for this season "GIRI GIRI" but along with the impressive ending credits, "Heart wa Oteage" has won me over for its really upbeat tone but also for the guitar-laden parts of the melody since they sound somewhat like 80s pop from either side of the Pacific.
Suzuki's 2nd single which will be released in June on CD but has already been available on streaming and download since April 22nd was composed by Yoshiki Mizuno（水野良樹）and arranged by Akimitsu Honma（本間昭光）, the same duo behind the Martin melodies while the lyrics were provided by Kumiko Takahashi（高橋久美子）, the drummer for the rock band Chatmonchy（チャットモンチー）.
More characters have been popping up on the show and I'm wondering how "Ultra Romantic" will end in a couple of months. By the way, have a look as well at Airi's other song "Break it down".
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