I’d rather not provide any spoilers here. The series revolves around a group of friends and their experiences in living an independent life. They go through romantic troubles and obstacles with platonic relationships, introspective issues and material trials, learning about what it is to be human and alive in the present. The story primarily focuses on the life of Tada Banri and his relationship with Kaga Kouka 9 [she's so cuteeeeeeeeee......], his to-be girlfriend, but shifts the focus to other side characters fairly often. Overall, the plot is interesting, but what makes it exceptional is that it’s paced in a way that each episode leaves you wanting to watch the next.
The realism is prominent in each episode. Each episode shows the characters engaged in a constant game of tug-of-war, living life to the fullest only to be brought back to new lows and dealing with the consequences of being alive. Even the romance is painstakingly real, with characters experiencing breakups and finding new love in a manner grounded in reality.
The series is also one of the few to successfully utilize a majorly overused and jaded plot device: AMNESIA. Amnesia is probably as cliche things go, but it’s rare to see it used for anything other than an excuse for starting characters off on a blank slate. Golden Time really milks Tada Banri’s status as an amnesiac, extracting every last aspect of his condition and giving each facet meaningful character interaction. His condition isn’t a simple ailment; it’s a necessary trauma that the whole story revolves around. But most importantly, it’s unintrusive. How enraging is it to be completely engrossed in a series when a character with amnesia most conveniently forgets some crucial piece of information, only realizing he/she forgot at that moment? It’s disruptive and draws the ire of every anime fan, but Golden Time avoids this somehow, all the while crafting the story to revolve around this one single aspect of a character.
Unique character development is nice and all, but it’s an entirely different matter to build on them in a way that creates a more enjoyable character, and this is Golden Time‘s biggest strength. The cast, starts off as the boring standard that most romance anime utilize, but they all develop in ways that positively contribute to the story.
Overall - 10/10 I highly recommend to watch this even if you're not SOL fan at all...atleast give it a try....I know you will enjoy this :]
