To be honest, I can recognize that Ao Haru Ride is pretty cheesy and extremely cliche. However, it is my guilty pleasure.
I was very unsure of this anime during the first episode because the main female character has an annoying voice and the main male was kind of lame, but he definitely changes into a much better character! (Can't say the same for her annoying voice).
The storyline isn't original and definitely not surprising. The way the main characters argue and how they always just "happen" to run into each other is pretty ridiculous.
I think if I didn't like the main male character so much, I wouldn't have watched this show, but he definitely made the show entertaining.
I probably wouldn't recommend this show to most people, but for those looking for a corny romantic time-killer, this is the show for you! Not sure if they're renewing for another season, but if you want to know the ending, you'll have to follow up the last episode with the manga.