Also; I do not follow the typical grading system.
Score: 7.9 - 10/10; This is a great range of score.
10
Let me explain:
Art: great, whatever. Animation is fine.
Sound:
Soundtrack, Op and Ed very good,
Voicing fantastic
Sound effects fine, decent
Characters: Very typical for anime, but very interesting anyhow.
Writing:
Plot typical;
The dialogue was pretty interesting;
METAPHORS
But I want to state that there were multiple metaphors people didn't notice. Before, if you didn't notice any metaphors or symbolism, there was nothing to this that was special. Great It was enjoyable; Nothing else to it.
Then you get to the metaphors. The crawfish that Haru gets for shizuku. The part where Haru "walks in front of Yama"(I have still yet to figure this one out fully), the rooster (the rooster is a stretch), etc. All this brings a whole new understanding to the character's typical anime personalities. It helps you realize the true relationships and helps you connect them better.
These metaphors are better than anything in English literature that I have read (mainly because I hate english literature anyhow), not only because they make sense, but also because they are easy to spot and help you think, but not too easy to spot so it's not like an annoying beating over the head.
Which is why, it can be a 7.9 -10; I prefer 10.
DO NOT AVERAGE THE RANGE.
