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Oct 31, 2008 1:46 AM
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This ending hardly felt like an ending at all. So many things were left unanswered and I really thought Shion was going to have a more important role in this series, but she hardly got ay screen time compared to everyone else. That was a bit unexpected.
Nov 10, 2008 11:34 AM
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I agree, I think too much was left unanswered. And yeah Shion didn't get enough air time. She was barely mentioned after the episode where Mizuho saves her. I was a little disappointed about that. I enjoyed the show a good amount but it didn't live up to what I was expecting. I think I was expecting more drama.
Dec 20, 2008 9:24 PM
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Wow... no-one freaked out seeing Ichiko roam and float about, or did they not see her? If that was the case, it must've been weird seeing Mizuho dance ballroom by himself XD Anyways, it would've been good enough of a fanservice to at least show Mizuho have his hair cut and wear boy's clothes and act like a boy! That, if he'll ever recover >.< And graduating from an all-girls school... he's gonna have a loooong way before he could find a job... but since he's rich he prolly won't need to go through such hassle XD I still find his family weird especially his mom and grandpa. 6/10.
Jan 1, 2009 11:19 AM
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I loved it, I thought it was a cute ending! But then I am a huge Takako fan! (go figure I cosplayed her haha) I loved the dance, so cute!
Jan 4, 2009 8:56 PM
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i liked the ending, next up, ova's lol
Jan 4, 2009 8:59 PM
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was disappointing...

I thought this would be more strawberry eggs (which I liked more). The main character already looked like a girl and didn't need any make up. There wasn't too much development either. 6/10
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Jan 20, 2009 3:16 PM
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The ending was okay.. Though I kinda got irritated when they cut Takako and Mizuho's dance.. I wanted to complete the scene with the confession and everything lol..

Overall it's a good watch.. Rated it 7/10 but I'll rewatch it soon after, maybe I'll reconsider the score ang give it an 8.
Feb 4, 2009 10:45 PM
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The ending for this type of show was fine, I would prefer to see graduation and see Mizuho actually hook up with the right girl(Shion)

6/10 from me.
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Apr 22, 2009 2:33 AM
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The ending was ok.
Nice twist at the end.
Jun 21, 2009 10:38 AM

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Pretty nice ending,I was expecting a love triangle but too bad things weren't spiced up enough...
Jul 8, 2009 8:52 AM

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An okay ending.
I still don't understand what the point of Mizuho being a boy was in this anime. It'd be practically the same anime if he was a girl.
Overall, it was an okay anime. Funny and cute at times.

6/10
Sep 21, 2009 7:00 PM
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Not the ending I had envisioned.

I had hoped that Mizuho walk into the dance wearing the school dress then as all eyes were on him rip his clothes away much like the pool scene and be wearing a tux,there by revealing that he was indeed a Man and there would be a silence then the girls would fall in love with Mizuho allover again.Then the teachers would remark to each other"Do you think Mizuho will be forced to leave?" "no,I don't think the girls will allow it"
Dec 10, 2009 10:18 PM

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can any1 tell me what that green thing on the desk at the end is?
Dec 24, 2009 12:02 PM
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It had a silly setup, a slow start, but the last 4 episodes were great.
I hated how they cut the dance, damn.
I would have liked a bit more of a closure for the Mizuho x Takako relationship.
Unsatisfying ending =(
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Jan 2, 2010 2:14 PM
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wasnt really an ending but it was cute ^_^ quite enjoyed this series, it only really picked up in the last few eps, the Mariya x Mizuho bit was nice ^_^ but i love Takako too, i guess ending it like this was alright for me :p i wouldnt mind some OVAs but there prob wont be as its already been this long since its been released :S, gona check out this chibi special :p

oh yeah there was no dance was there :(
Jun 22, 2010 11:20 AM

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Not the best of all endings, but not bad. It was cute though :) I though the last dance was great though. Takako and Mizuho....*happiness*
Jul 17, 2010 4:44 PM

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I disliked it~
God damn it, Mariya... D8
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Jan 31, 2011 6:05 AM
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I liked the ending but it left that "its unanswered" feeling in me making me want to watch it again.
Mar 18, 2011 11:03 AM
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I really enjoyed this show but found that it fell short in a couple areas.

First of all, Mizuho was never compelling as a guy cross dressing as a girl. He looked, sounded and acted so feminine that the fact that he was actually male seemed more like a trivial side note than anything relevant to the story.

Some of the characters and themes that they introduced earlier on in the story never got fleshed out. Shion, who was introduced early on in the story as if she was going to be an important character, is reduced to being "that pretty girl that's always with Mizuho". Another thing that deserved more focus was the idea that he was asked to attend the school so that he could learn more about his mother. After the strange ghost portion of the story (touching as it was) it was completely forgotten.

Finally I was dissatisfied with the ambiguous ending. I know these types of endings are common in anime but it's still frustrating to invest yourself in the story and characters only to have their fates trail off into obscurity. This might be easier to deal with if there was a sequel for this show, however the announced sequel is a completely different story. More like a reboot than a continuation. I'll certainly watch it when it airs in the hopes that it will resolve some of the unanswered questions from the first season.

Despite my complaints I still enjoyed the story and would recommend this show.
Mar 20, 2011 8:18 AM

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Jay_Ox, you raised some very good points which I'd second.

The thing that annoyed me most was definitely that the show somehow forgot its own premise. There was barely any conflict with Mizuho being a boy, I sometimes forgot it myself! WHAT was the point of that?
Then, even though I understand that it was kind of slice of life, many of the "problems" the girls had were just ridiculous. A ribbon that's too big? Give me a break.

Other things just seemed superfluous, either because they were never fleshed out in the end (Characters s.a. Kana and Yukari, especially Shion and her illness) or because they were just downright irrelevant (Ichiko being a ghost).
The only character I could take seriously most of the time was Mariya, because there actually was a real conflict going on. Apart from that...Takako was great at the beginning and then turned into a love-sick highschool girl. Mizuho was just the caring, beloved Oneesama and hardly anything else.
The end barely wrapped up all the loose threads either.

I loved the OP though, and the ED was quite fine as well.
In the end, I'd give it a 6.5 which would appear in the ratings of MAL as 6/10.


Apr 19, 2011 3:44 AM

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Out of boredom I started to watch this show. I wasn't expecting anything and to my own surprise I really enjoyed it. First of all the male lead was really likeable and not the typical dense idiot you normally see in these kind of animes. The school didn't turn into a big harem for the guy, but the directors decided to develop the feelings of only two girls, which is a plus in my book. But still they wasted a lot of potential and left many unanswered questions. After episode 12 this show could easily go on for another 12 epsiodes.
Apr 29, 2011 3:51 PM

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Fail anime, dull, cliche, annnnnd Mizuho practically was a girl. I am disappoint. :C

May 9, 2011 2:16 PM
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Not the ending I had envisioned.

I had hoped that Mizuho walk into the dance wearing the school dress then as all eyes were on him rip his clothes away much like the pool scene and be wearing a tux,there by revealing that he was indeed a Man and there would be a silence then the girls would fall in love with Mizuho allover again.Then the teachers would remark to each other"Do you think Mizuho will be forced to leave?" "no,I don't think the girls will allow it"


I feel like ive been trolled by the anime, as i was anticipating this ending so much
Jun 19, 2011 5:20 PM

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Ending was alright could of been better. Anyone notice Takako uniform changed from black too white? Overall score I gave 7/10
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Jun 25, 2011 10:32 PM
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Ending was alright could of been better. Anyone notice Takako uniform changed from black too white? Overall score I gave 7/10


LOL I'm glad someone else noticed it too...
Like seriously I noticed it right away... CHEATER

And yes I had quite a surprise about this anime's enjoyability. I thought it'd be more on the dull side (kind of like strawberry panic), but the characters are so alive in this one!
Dec 26, 2011 6:47 PM

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I've been wondering, in the end when the headmistress and the homeroom teacher were talking about how they didn't need to worry about Mizuho, was the headmistress speaking to the teacher when she said "Sachiho-san"? Because if this is true, or rather, whether it's true or not, if one misunderstands things easily like me then they'll think that the teacher is actually Mizuho's mom. You guys get where I'm going with this? I'm just looking for some confirmation here.
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Dec 29, 2011 9:02 PM

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Just when Takako is about to confess, Mariya, the dumb slut, pops out of nowhere! Way to ruin the mood.
Very open ending... Meh. 7/10
Feb 6, 2012 11:08 PM

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I honestly thought that this was going to have an actual ending...
Very average show. Weak start, but step it up towards the end 6/10
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Feb 19, 2012 3:33 AM
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OMG. I can't go to a school like that promoting YURI.

Overall, I'm really dissatisfied with the ending. I HATED IT.
Takako, get lost!
So many unanswered questions.
May 2, 2012 7:50 PM

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it was a pleasant anime,no more no less. fun to watch but nothin really happened. a nice way to pass the time
Aug 4, 2012 2:28 AM
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Takako was two scenes from turning this anime into a hentai. Anyways, this series was sub-par and gets a solid 5-6/10.
Aug 9, 2012 2:40 PM

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ended how i thought it would end.. why these animes never finish properly!!!

oh well, good stuff
Sep 14, 2012 8:34 PM

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Wiki Says Takako Went On To Some University...

I Take That As They Don't End Up Together ???
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Oct 25, 2012 11:33 PM

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i was hoping to see a mizuhoxmariya ending D: of course i didn't get it, and like always these sort of animes end ambiguously v.v. For what it's worth i dont regret it, and enjoyed it to some degree although i am wondering what happened to the cleavage mizuho had in the swimsuit episode. it was non existant at the end of it all.

Oh well i'll just get my full satisfaction when mangagamer releases the visual novel in english come this november.
"Even if the morrow is barren of promises... nothing shall forestall my return!"

Dec 12, 2012 9:38 PM

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ive played the vn and if anyone wants to know how takako's route ends here it is






i really liked takako in both versions. at first you think shes gonna be the biggest bitch in the game but thats not the case. she just loves seio so much.
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Dec 14, 2012 6:34 PM

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i just finished shion's path which was definitely the longest out of the 4 ive played. if anyone wants to know how hers ends here it is.




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finished mariya's route and well.... its probably the worst one.

Mar 21, 2013 10:24 AM

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Just finished the series. It's a good thing I expected the worst coz I wasn't disappointed with my expectations... not that great!! The ending felt incomplete. It seems like there could be further potential development in both characters and plot but they stopped the show when they had the chance, leaving no more room to fix unsolved conflicts.

The main character, Mizuho is way too feminine (in appearance, mannerism, vocals)! He's a guy, shouldn't he have broad shoulders or something? Gawd, it seems like he's even more feminine than I am... or maybe I'm more boyish than him? lol! Anyway, he should remember he's a boy and not a girl. He should be happy to be surrounded by gorgeous girls, fighting over him, yet he shows no to very little reaction of interest. Come on!!

Anyway, I rated this a 6/10. Its a good show to pass the time. Would've rated it higher if Mizuho was a tad manlier (in appearance or personality), and if he chose a girl in the end.
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Apr 6, 2013 11:34 PM

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I really prefer to see Mizuho paired up with Shion. They would be a perfect couple together. Ending it with Takako, I can only think that it was more for a dramatic reason and nothing else.
Nov 26, 2013 3:11 AM

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When I first watched this series, I gave it a 8/10 because of the ambiguous/unsatisfying ending, but after re-watching it, I kinda of want to give it a 9/10.
I have a lot more fun re-watching this than when I watched for the first time. I would love if they made a short OVA series to answer the open question and finish the series as it was supposed too.
Takako x Mizuho all day every day.
Jun 11, 2014 12:44 AM

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While this was really cute, I have mixed feelings about it. The manga had an actual ending which was nice, but in the manga, the ghost is gone and in the anime, she stays which is really nice because I really liked her.
I feel like this would have been a lot better if they didn't leave the ending so...open ended like this. We never figured out who Mizuho liked in the anime, but we found how who liked him, which is nice and all, but...I don't know.
I also hate that Shion didn't get more screen time especially since she was the first friend that Mizuho made and she felt like a really important character.
Jul 20, 2014 5:23 PM

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I picked Takako in the VN. Couldn't find a better ending. Too bad in the anime it leaned toward Shion.

Sep 21, 2014 4:47 AM

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Great anime, I was suprised how much I enjoyed it and the end was good too.
I think they don't really need to make the MC a boy since there isn't that much of a difference lol She act totally like a girl! It wasn't too moe but cute and so elegant, it was a pleasant experience :) I think he is aiming for the harem route at the end lol 10/10
Nov 20, 2015 3:07 AM

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MarineFury said:
sn0w said:
Ending was alright could of been better. Anyone notice Takako uniform changed from black too white? Overall score I gave 7/10


LOL I&#039;m glad someone else noticed it too...
Like seriously I noticed it right away... CHEATER!


Does it mean something?


This show is very even. It blends comedy, "aww factor", yuri, drama into one show. I haven't been watching such a good show for a while. Sadly, last few episodes was little worse. I was thinking to give this anime 8 or 9, but now it's "only" 8.
Mar 30, 2016 7:37 AM

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IAmTheMinozaSR said:
I've been wondering, in the end when the headmistress and the homeroom teacher were talking about how they didn't need to worry about Mizuho, was the headmistress speaking to the teacher when she said "Sachiho-san"? Because if this is true, or rather, whether it's true or not, if one misunderstands things easily like me then they'll think that the teacher is actually Mizuho's mom. You guys get where I'm going with this? I'm just looking for some confirmation here.


I'm replying to a post 5 years ago but this part really stuck to me. The series never did say anything what happened to his mother right and why she is faked her death. I wonder what the importance of the teacher being his mom is. Well aside from that one advice.
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booyah10 said:
IAmTheMinozaSR said:
I've been wondering, in the end when the headmistress and the homeroom teacher were talking about how they didn't need to worry about Mizuho, was the headmistress speaking to the teacher when she said "Sachiho-san"? Because if this is true, or rather, whether it's true or not, if one misunderstands things easily like me then they'll think that the teacher is actually Mizuho's mom. You guys get where I'm going with this? I'm just looking for some confirmation here.


I'm replying to a post 5 years ago but this part really stuck to me. The series never did say anything what happened to his mother right and why she is faked her death. I wonder what the importance of the teacher being his mom is. Well aside from that one advice.


Five years later and I remember nothing with regard to the context or idea behind what I posted here, which makes me want to re-watch this anime.

Hard to believe it's been five years; when I got the notification that you quoted a post of mine on this thread I thought it would have been three years ago at most.
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Honestly this is an enjoyable show. Just don'r get your expectations up.

No kiss at the end. T___T
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finished mariya's route and well.... its probably the worst one.




is the visual novel really better?
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ezaya said:
mitchhamilton said:
finished mariya's route and well.... its probably the worst one.




is the visual novel really better?


i think so, yeah. its available for purchase in english if you ever wanna check it out. got some nice h as well which is always nice.
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I am glad Mizuho never revealed his gender to the school and also making up with Takako. I felt even though it was supposed to be part romance, it didn't live up to it ( they shouldn't deceive us like that). I liked no I mean loved everything about this one, the characters were all impressive and the enjoyment was great. Even if the plot was a bit not there it still was fun to watch, weird but enjoyed it.

I still don't have a clear reason why he had to trap but I didn't care as long as it was entertaining, the most important reason.
So a weird 8/10 from me.
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