I won't sugarcoat or paper over the fact that the show revolves around a nine-year-old continuously making mature sexual advances against her twenty-three-year-old teacher, some of which would be actionable by law even if she is of age. It is what it is. I understand and respect the position of those of you who simply will not entertain that aspect of the show. The boundaries that the show puts up that might give the brave viewer at least partial absolution in watching the show would be the fact that none of the adults neither make nor return any of the propositions, all the adults in the series have the kids' best interests at heart, and even if Rin were to encounter an adult that might pose a threat to her, she has shown time and again that she can stand up for herself and take them down.
It is the psychology behind the actions that brings me back to the series every week, despite the censorship and the remaining fanservice that serves to give the show notoriety. Rin may be more sexually aware than a girl her age has any right to be, but when it comes to relating to adults, she is still like a kid who has just learned a new swearword: she simply doesn't know when it's appropriate to put such knowledge to use and she seems to think that purience is the only way to win love. And like a child, she can be easily hurt if she feels the love she gives is not reciprocated
As a result, Aoki Daisuke finds himself in a bind that he in part created for himself. In his quest to become Great Teacher Aoki, he wants to be on friendly terms with his students and avoids antagonizing them unnecessarily. But in closing the gap between the student-teacher relationship, he allowed Rin to get close enough so that if he unequivocally rejects her sexual overtures, he risks irrevocably hurting her. Hurting her is not an option for Daisuke since he truly cares for her well-being, despite the daily discomfort she puts him through. It also doesn't help that he has little to no experience in the practice of love which prevents him from adequately dealing with Rin's behavior.
Watching the interactions between Rin and Daisuke and seeing their complexities of their relationship manifest themselves really carries the show. However the show would have been stronger if some time were spent developing the side characters instead of using them as simple foils. I would like to see more of why Mimi, Kuro and Rin need each other in their lives and more of what makes Shirai-sensei and Hoin-sensei tick. Also I am disappointed in how they made Reiji into a dislikable character towards the end. Also, the removal of the distracting censorship would help the series tremendously.
The technical aspects of the show were so-so. If every episode were animated as brightly, as detailed, and as fluidly like the OVA, we would encounter little criticisms here. But the way animation budgets are, we watch the series that we have, not the series that we wish. The sound could be summarized by any of one of three backqrouund music: xylophones, a recorder, or a violin piece. The OP and ED were standard J-pop fare that are not the least bit memorable. All in all, the anime adaptation of the manga still passed the test and I would highly recommend the series.
