Ranking ALL Aggretsuko Seasons 

Here's the link to my Season 5 Review in case you want to see my full thoughts. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u8sqnVJ6Tbo.html Thanks for watching! I'd love to know your thoughts, and what you'd be interested in seeing in future videos.

Retsuko and Haida have more chemistry with every other character they interact with than they have with each other.

Season 4 was basically character assassination for Haida, I hate it.

seasons 4 and 5 are honestly so forgettable to me :/ and not gonna lie, season 3 scared the crap out of me having just moved away to college 😵‍💫 seasons 1 and 2 will always win me over with their relatability and charm :)

I love third season. I love how from rock button, because of a series of accidents her life improved highly with the idol plot, and then that guy showed up, and everything went downhill fast. Also an epic finale

Imagine if they made an epilogue 5 episode season Focused on retsuko and haida's wedding Fenneko, tadano, kabae, anai, ton, and etc

The whole Resaske stuff feels like a jab at the old "these two characters look like each other so they're meant to be" design trope

I hate Haida he really should’ve moved on after Retsuko rejected him in the Christmas special he’s such an incel.

7:30 This part of the season 4 is to demonstrate that Haida no longer jealous to the close relationship between Retsuko and Tadano, which is a character development of Haida.

R.i.p. Anai's English VA, Billy Kametz.😔

Did you know there was a Christmas special tho

With how important getting married was to Retsuko it's extremely weird she'd be OK with a court room wedding. As well as her parents. It just felt like the writers just ran out of time and needed to get to the end game right now as oppose to building on it, or even leaving that in the air. Also I don't think it's weird that Retsuko screamed at Tadano. You can see she's trying to explain to him in a soft, gentle, but stern voice what she wants. However, Tadano wasn't hearing it. He was just trying to convince her that his way is best. The only time he shut up and actually listened to what she had to say was when she did her scream singing.

Season 1 is basically a depressing and dark season for retsuko. Things only get much brighter in season 2 and the after. That's the basic tone of season 1. And overwork is just a common problem is Asia, even in modern country like Japan. There is a weird working culture called system of responsiblity, which make them get off really really late until they get their job done. Every Retsuko season is focusing on the sociey problem of Japan. But season 2 & season 3 really hit the spot and have strong character emotion and development at the same time. Whick make both the best season of Aggretsuko imo.

I'd actually liked the Christmas Special of Aggretsuko it was wholesome and sweet and a great special

Don't feel bad about missing the context of what was said in the hospital lol, I have no idea why Netflix doesn't include it in chronological order with the rest of the series when it has crucial story details in it.

My rankings for seasons would be as followed. Season 1: pretty solid it's basic but it sets the stage for story, world and characters it has. Season 2: in my opinion the best season of the show and tadano was built up rather well and the whole pursue your dreams theme was really nice. Season 3: mostly good but I had issues with how the show was ready to have hidia move on from rettesko a welcomed choice in my book till the show decided to abandon the entirety of it over a text and the whole stocker plot theme has some issues in the sense even if it wasn't all his idea hidia stocking rettesko to stop another stocker. Overall nearly solid but not season 2 level. Season 4: the worst season baring tone(misspelled the name probably) little arc. I'd rather pretend this season was a practical joke but it's not. Season 5: it was ok but I feel season 4 really killed the show for me and where as season 5 plot was fine it feels like it was them trying to redeem hidia even though the writers put him in that position for no reason other than bad writing. Overall the show's ending was mediocre for me at best.

I remember the Christmas special hitting different at the time that it dropped cause as you said we didn’t know if we were getting more aggretsuko. So getting an actual continuation of the story (even tho it was a little) in addition to just more bs’ing around was super fun to just have dropped out of no where.

Im rewatching the entire series again (currently in season 3) In season 2 there's actually a mention to the Christmas special episode washimi just said *"it's that guy from Christmas heyda was it"*

How come these cartoony animal people could have a more interesting life then me... Great video by the way! Really liked the selection of background songs and the season ranking.

Retsuko and Haida just aren’t believable as a couple. You have one that’s an Alpha overflowing with testosterone, and the other one is Haida.

Reason for made up department is this not sure how true this but legally in Japan cannot get fried so have to do something what happen to pig guy like made up department get board out your mind so you quit the job that why that happened

Haida and retsuko should’ve never ended up together The fact they threw together some half assed scene with marriage paperwork being filled out proves the showrunners didn’t think so either, but they just settled because they wrote themselves into a corner and gave up

Wow nearly same opinion. But season 3 is 1st for me, the otm girls story was just amazing.

Season 5 was an improvement to seaspn 4 just my opinion

I'd personally rank them like this, from least to best: 6. Season 4 5. Christmas Special 4. Season 3 3. Season 5 2. Season 1 1. Season 2 This may just be recency bias or controversial, but I actually thought Season 5 was the best the show had been overall since Season 2, and was a pretty good, though not amazing, way to end the series. I'm pretty much in the same boat with everyone regarding Season 4 though lol.

Haida X Retsuko felt so forced and soulless. There was almost no chemistry, just awkward interactions between them while everyone was pushing them to date each other. He should have settled with Inui and stopped simping for Retsuko. Not only that, but what kind of lesson does this tell men, "If she rejects you, don't move on to better options, keep obsessing over the one that's clearly not that into you and eventually she will come around. " Their relationship was handled so poorly. The only things they had in common were their taste in music, their jobs, and the fact they are both very emotionally immature.

I kinda like season 4, I agree in most of the points said because I do feel it was a regression on Haida’s arc, mostly because he was all “let’s kick ass and show the world!” And then proceed to not kick ass or show the world, also kinda character assassination when Haida didn’t consider to tell retsuko any of what was happening, when I feel Haida from the last season would when she was outright asking him… I’m not a big fan of plots that can be resolved if characters just sat and talk, like, why didn’t retsuko tell Haida she was seeing Tadano? I don’t think he would believe she’s doing something behind his back, her hiding it only made him more suspicious. But I do like that they gave Haida the spotlight in the season, and I like that they showed Haida’s insecurities, he’s not without flaw, and really feels the need to be reassured, so even though he really loves retsuko, he has a deep feeling of needing to fit in, and yeah, understandable now that we know about his family and his weird relation with his dad. All in all, I don’t consider it the worst but not the best, season 5 it’s its own can of worms.

season 1 6/10 was ok, season 2 5/10 did not like it least good, season 3 5/10 surreal but ok , Season 4 I loved it 7/10, season 8 it was awesome finally a good ending to tie all seasons. 8/10

What I really don't like about the hospital conclusion is that it takes place in the Christmas special. Seriously though, don't feel bad for forgetting about the Christmas special though LOL. I had zero idea that it even existed, and it took me a fat minute to realize out of my confusion (because I was also like, "Wait. But... we don't get to know what's said?") that we do figure it out in there. I don't know. It's just confusing. Nothing hurts more than one of your favorite shows ending off on a horrible note. So when I watched S3, S4, and S5, my love for the show had my heart wanting me to like the progress of the characters and the plot, however, my mind was in heavy disagreement. :,) I've gotta say that my ranking would be: 1. Season 1 2. Season 2 3. Season 5 (felt more like a S4, but I'm pretending it doesn't exist 💀). 4. Season 3 5. Season 4 What made me upset about Season 5 is that the conclusion raises SO MANY questions for me: 1. Does Haida and Retsuko ever move out of their apartment? Are they almost done saving up for a house? 2. Retsuko and Haida got married, right. Does her parents even know? What's their reaction? I don't get it. Is Haida still distancing himself from his family? Does Retsuko's father grow to believe that he's worthy of his daughter now (which I could maybe see be the possibility because of the photo at the end but I want to see it for myself 🥲). 3. I'm disappointed we don't get to know Fenneko more. She's honestly my favorite character in the show and her laughing is ICONIC ✨️. I could go on and on, but I'll leave it here for now. Lol

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I like how it's linear or goes in order as far as story is told, but based on ranking the seasons..🥲😹 I go with the same rank list as shown on video. Season 3 though, the part where Retsuko gets attack by the stalker fan..🙀😿 Dramatic🤯

great vid! deserves a song list. especially the one at 2:30

"the show cant hurt me anymore" LMAO yuuuup

I feel like I (personally) prefer season 2, and then 1, but it's cause the Idol Arc was really out of nowhere to me, but you made me realize how many good things it has that I have forgotten entirely! ♡

I actually liked the christmas special because it didnt set anything too big for the charcters, as we didnt know we would have more seasons at the time. It works well as both an epilogue to s1 and a prologue to s2, while also including crossmedia in their storytelling (when the special came out, the showrunners made her a real instagram profile with the pictures shown in the special, as well as new ones hinting at the topics of s2. It went as far as being a stable through s3, where Retsuko gave her account to the otm girls because it had a bigger number of followers). In regards to Haida, he was still shy at the time and unsure if it was wise for him to ask Retsuko out on christmas after being rejected, so for him to share time with her on their way to the station felt appropiate (and also cleared some of Haida's anxiety, as he was worried that Retsuko might dislike his company entirely). Also, I have no idea why people keep complaing about Haida and saying he's obsessed? He never imposes himself on Retsuko and mostly chastises himself due to his unwavering feelings, is not his fault that he didnt click with Inui, I mean, he was clearly uncomfortable when she made advances with him, so it wasn't weird that they didn't stay together. Haida may have been shy towards Retsuko, but he never felt uncomfortable in her presence, if anything, he felt that he had to be better and bigger to deserve being around her (hence the reason his admiration for Tadano turned to jealousy, as well as his own needs to be acknowledge due to his poor family life that was implied only lasted 17 years before he left his parent's home). Both of them grew to understand the other and get to know their real personalities, and they realized how similar their looks on life were, where is the supposed obsession in that? I swear some of yall are just salty because donkey boy was hotter and are coping the lack of a sugar daddy.

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Oh man no way I assumed you had a bunch of subs!! Love your videos :>

Thank you for the awesome video! I wish season 5 had more of a focus on Retsuko herself, so her character arc ended on a more satisfying note. I think season 2 is my favorite! (What is the song playing during the season 3 segment? It sounds so familiar but I can’t place it!)

1. season 3. no questions asked.

Haida should have been with Inui.

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I'm kinda confused as to why you think the Christmas episode is an endorsement of instagram. I thought the whole thing was a critique of getting online validation and trying to be an influencer and it was portrayed as being a neutral or negative thing, definitely nothing positive. Just because they named the company outright doesn't mean they have permission or endorsement from them. I know most shows are afraid of being sued so they tend not to say megacorp's name outright, but they're still technically allowed to.

4:35 It was basically step one of Haida getting out of the friend zone. With the effectiveness coming from him trying to save Retsuko from going too far with online admiration, then showing some comfort to her after everything during their walk in the subway. 5:29 Well after getting nearly STABBED to death I'd say going back to her office job was somewhat of an act of self-preservation from her end. After having a farwell show with the OTM girls of course. She does end up wanting a none eventful normal life later in the series anyway. 6:00 Haida was trying to save and improve the job of his fellow employees especially Retsuko through his coding skills. Himuro saw some potential in Haida and encouraged him to go a step further. Haida had intentions of helping everyone around him however this obviously backfired with him going down a morally questionable path. After having Retsuko (the very person he's the most concern over providing for) slaps some sense into him both verbally and physically, he stands up to Himuro learning a lesson in personal responsibility. He did end up leaving his job due to a sense of uselessness and even degraded a bit further than that but his journey in season 4 was one of figuring out how to help people through his own terms rather than someone else's. 7:00 To be fair it was probably uncharted territory for a writing team making a show focused on work place office dramas and romances to suddenly sift to a Metal Gear/James Bond type story arc. I'd love to be a fly on a wall with the writers trying figure out how Retsuko and her friends running for a political position of power makes any sense. 8:00 I mean technically the season does end with a shot of Haida and Retsuko being together but WHAT WAS even Tadano's struggle in season 4? I honestly can't recall. 9:00 Having near death experience tends to make one not give a crap about making drastic changes to their lives in a hurry but I can only imagine people getting pissed at Retsuko for breaking up with Tadano because she wanted to be a "blushing bride" yet settles for THIS with Haida. We could definitely use an extra special or something showcasing Haida and Retsuko having a REAL wedding though. 11:40 It was more like her sharing her passion with Rasasuke than anything ill willing. However it was his near empty reply to such that made her finally relize this wasn't going to work. 12:00 People find admitting one's feelings is "creepy" and they wonder why real romance is slowly dying in this world. 13:00 Sounds like the "get a job hippie" principle in a nutshell. 13:50 I figured her going all the way with the music idol route would be peak character growth for her, or at least anything better than just going back to her office job which she seemed to have outgrown. 15:30 It couldn't be more obvious there that Haida and Retsuko are soul mates. 18:00 Anai probably gives people ptsd of RU-vid and Twitter arguments. 21:20 Again no ill will is intended there she's basically expressing how she feels over this situation in the most passionate way she knows how. 22:00 One could argue that the series is a means of people with a long history in Japanese corporation life trying to get their voices heard, or at least get some rage vented.

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Okay but like, that thumbnail is beautiful-

Season 5 was Stier but season 4 was garbage

The thumbnail alone already makes this video great. I love it.

Even though the show ended, it still hurts me cause I know it ended lol. But I agree with your ranking, a lot could more could have been done with certain arcs, but at the same time some of the character's redemption arcs were well done. Personally I really liked Ton's development throughout the series. The way he acted was terrible, but after all that happened, the type of advice he gives to Retsuko and especially Haida in season 5 shows that he genuinely does care about them. Even if it took so many things for that side of him to come out, it was nice to see it happen. Especially when Retsuko helped him out in season 3 by having him manage the RU-vid account after his daughters found out about where he was really working after Haida was promoted. But when it came to Haida, they really did tossle him aorund, especially with season five where we just find out who his parents are, that his last name is haida, thus I'm stuck thinking what his real name is at this rate, and the fact that we never saw him actually get his life together, only by having to assume that he did find a job that Retsuko's father considered to be worthy enough, unless they were just fine with him sudenly coming to the house and being like hey, it's me , your son in law. But overall, as much as I love Haida, a lot of the things that he ended up doing was very frustrtaing because instead of realizing his faults he would pin it on the excuse that it was for Retsuko. But I also feel like that's why they also make a good couple in a way, where she calls him out for what he does, while he supports her in what she does. Because like the christmas episode implies, she wants validation for what she does, and yes even though she doesn't need to worry about what others think, it's something that is also normally seen in life, I know because I'm that type of person too lol. And thus, Haida's support is some form of validation for her, as what we saw in the seaon 5 finale. Their relationship is very rocky and a bit toxic at time yes, but I feel like it was good in a way, because they both had somewhat similar interests in terms of a married life, in comparison to how Retsuko and Tadano's relationship went about it. Also, don't get me wrong, I love Tadano, but even though he did not share the same interest as Retsuko, it was nice seeing him be there for her to the very end regadrless of their history. Overall, regardless of the ending, which I also was not very happy with, again bittersweet, but it's alright for what we were given. The show will forver have a place in my heart, and I will for sure be going back to watch an episode here and there to fill the void from aggretsuko depression lol. Also, great video! Keep it up!

For me I would rank it as 5: season 4 4: season 1 3: season 2 2: season 5 1: season 3 I haven't seen the Christmas one yet

for me the best seasons of Aggretsuko are from seasons 1 2 and 3 and Season 4 was a disappointment and Season 5 was a let down with a mediocre ending

As a defender of Retsuko x Haida, I say that the reason why according to you "they didn't have chemistry" (which in my opinion, they did), is because when they started dating they were already very comfortable with each other that they reached a level married in just months

Season 0ne to three in that order seas0n five the christmas special and season 4

DUDE, YOU HAVE TO PUT A ''SPOILER ALERT'' ON THE TITLE OR AT THE BEGIN OF THE VIDEO. WITH THE FIRST 12 SECONDS I GOT SPOILED A LOT. :'/

The thumbnail is killing me, that thumbnail is Haida in season 4 in a nutshell 😭😭

Honestly Season 5 was the most disappointing. Specifically the most unbelievable thing about the series, the woman who *repeatedly* failed at pretty much everything because she was so goddamned incompetent ... ended up winning all because she can sing a little Death Metal? It was funny the first time she did it, but by Season 2 it had honestly gotten boring. Also she _frequently_ cracks under pressure, how long will she last in her new role? Damn they did my boi Haida dirty, he deserved better than to be some ditz’s backup ... the entirety of Season 4 had him set up to be working for the Shady Boss “because he was doing it all for Retsuko” ... the woman who had frequently used/dropped him according to her whims. I thought Haida was finally moving on with Inue but to have him still simping after her even and be willing to _break the law for her_ ... is just pure bullsh*t! The true reason Haida was chosen to be cast as “the villain” alongside Boss Dog was the simple fact that NO ONE ELSE could have done the job! Let’s analyse this a bit: Ton and Tsubone: both too ‘old-school’ to do what Boss Dog wanted, Komiya: would combust without Ton to guide him, Fenneko: wouldn’t have wanted to work directly for “the man”, Tsunode: a dits not unlike Retsuko (how she still has a job is a miracle), Kabae: would have the same issue she did in the show, that she’s a good mom who puts her kids first, Anae: cracked under the pressure of the current job he has, so of course he wouldn’t do it, Okami: we know next to nothing about him he’s always just sort of _there_ and lastly our titular idiot ... is just that. That she had not been fired (mainly due to Washimi’s intervention) is a miracle, she could barely cope with her own workload, no way in hell could she do it either! The simple fact is they made Haida a co-villain in Season 4 because NO ONE ELSE was competent enough for the job and THAT, to me, is just lazy writing! But back to my main issue: Retsuko was just NOT a good friend, to *any* of her ‘friends’ throughout the majority of the show, including Haida ... finding out he *married her* in the end honestly made me angry I wasted all this time on the show 🤬🤬🤬 Thanks for the review Colby (glad I wasn’t the only one disappointed) 💙🐱💙

what’s with all the haida and retsuko hate 😭 i get why people don’t like him because so much of his personality and time is spent into his love for retsuko when half that time could’ve been spent developing his hobbies and personal life, but he is far from an incel (i mean, inui lol) or a bad guy. i like that they’re together at the end. i really wish we had more romantic scenes between them to show more chemistry, but i think they purposely didn’t include that. they probably wanted to show, based on the show ending exactly the way it started, that retsuko actually doesn’t mind a monotonous simple life, and that she wants a normal guy that loves her like haida and that they don’t need to have big gestures or very grand romance in order to have a happy relationship. it fits well with the monotony aspect. still, i wish we could’ve seen 2-3 scenes of them more obviously in love, maybe even a small wedding ?

I love these videos and seeing everyone else's take on the show and each different season. I feel like I'm the only one who really enjoyed season 4, I really like when the show focuses on the job itself and all the office antics, season 5 flopped for me though. I feel like throwing a political campaign into the mix was so random tbh. I'm sorry if I upset a lot of fans but I hate season 3 with a passion...how unrealistically they approached retsuko's trauma, haida's song in particular made my blood boil. It almost felt like they were mocking the whole situation and her ptsd. Haida's constant obsession with Retsuko is just not healthy and he should've moved on.

I liked S4 cause we got a lot of Ton love and I already hated Haida sooooo

Good vid 🤌

Who the hell would think Haida is creepy(ﾉω＼|||) He is just an average straight guy.