Shounen to Sakura

While nothing special, this is still a nice little short story with a nice message. In the terrible hardship immediately following the second world war, a young boy and his mother are struggling just to survive. The boy comes across an old man caring for a cherry tree -- and through his actions, he is able to show how strength and perseverance through hardship pays off.

The artwork is serviceable but unexceptional. The story is also simple and straightforward, although maybe a bit maudlin. But even still, it's a nice and short tale.
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One thing to remember is at the time this anime was made, the little boy would be in his forties. The memories of the war and its aftermath were still very fresh in the collective memory of the country, as well as the individual memories of its citizens. You can bet that the people who worked on this drew upon their own memories to accurately portray every little detail about post-war Japan. This was not just some historical story, but this was a personal reminiscence of their own earlier lives.

This tiny OVA is something you would usually remember from Elementary School. It's not a bad episode, just not something you would really recommend anybody to watch because as i said, it seems its directed audience is pointed towards children. Because of that i will rate the story a 6.

I really do enjoy the old art styles of anime. I wish more anime nowadays would adapt the oldish art style look into their anime. I give the art a 6 as well.

... The sound of this is what you would expect when you watch an older children's show, bland. It's nothing too spectacular to really drool over but at the same time it isn't bad. My rating for sound is 4.

The characters in this show are really neat. I like the Oldman and how he was always in a good mood even after the events you see when you start. I like the boy being curious and learning throughout the show. His mom is also a cool character because of how she works to keep the boy happy at home.

My enjoyment of this show is gonna have to be a four. If this show was a 5 episode series, i wouldn't finish it; Not because it's bad, it's just... boring.

Overall i will give this series a 5 overall. It's a cool show just not that entertaining.