It would be recommendation-worthy for that alone, but Bloom also directly engages with cultural norms, acknowledging harmful “just a phase” ideology and actively rejecting it by including a healthy adult lesbian couple. Why We Recommend It: Beautifully storyboarded and gracefully narrated, Bloom Into You follows its cast of queer teens as they grapple with their sexualities, identities, and shifting relationships with one another. When she meets upperclassmen Touko Nanami, it seems she’s found someone who feels the same-at least, until Touko confesses that she’s falling in love with Yuu.
What’s It About? High schooler Yuu Koito feels isolated from her peers because she’s never felt “love” the way everyone else seems to.
