The artwork is, for the most part, fairly good. There are however a few scenes that feel very rushed, with only the minimum required animation to discern what is actually happening. The comedic scenes with chibi characters are funny sometimes, but it can also add to that slightly "cheap" feeling.
The characters themselves are fairly standard for a romantic anime, one that was based off of a visual novel - you have the graceful-yet-somewhat-naive Princess, the spunky childhood friend, the comic-relief male supporting character, there's a good few characters that could be given a different face and name and suddenly they're part of another series. The characters don't develop too much, either. The main characters are progressing towards love, but not much else is going on; all of the other characters end up practically identical to how they started. That said, the characters are certainly fun to watch when one madman drags the more mature cast into their haphazard ways.
The story, as a whole, is also very enjoyable, even if technically a little bland. It generally knows when to build up tension and when to keep it low, when to bring in the laughs and when to turn more serious - particularly (seeing as it's a romance anime) it knows when to make your heart beat. It's a very good, simple story that sets a good pace. The only reason I call it "mediocre" is because of one moment right at the end, where a horrifically cheap move seems to say "oh, no worries, it's all good" and leaves it at that. All of that tension, all of the emotion - all of it is swept away with one small scene. I mean, yes, it allows for a happy ending, but it's still quite a jarring moment, and it took quite a lot out of the experience for me.
Overall, Crescent Love is certainly worth a watch. Enjoy it while it lasts, endure, block out or just outright skip the cringe-inducing moment during the finale and hopefully you'll come out feeling kind of good about yourself.
