Loved this first episode, perfect adaption imo.
I can see all the girls up to Rin in the visual, except for the next one after the ones announced to be in this season (aka the fifth girlfriend). If they’re hiding her from us, could that mean we’ll actually get her this season? Not going to say names since I don’t want to spoil anyone, but manga readers should know whom I mean.
I don’t know which anime those are, but it’s not only about advertising the manga,
Anime are made by a production committee, which consists of various companies that put money into it and expect something in return. The source material’s publisher is just one of them, and they’re the only ones interested in boosting the source material. But even they might be doing it for some other purpose, like the author’s next work or a spinoff.