I found the story very moving and at times uplifting, Mirai Onozawa seems rather negative and pessimistic whilst her brother Yukki is very uplifting, energetic and positive. The woman Mari Kusakabi is rather the 'mother' of the group who offers guidance and makes sure that all of them make it home safely. It is good that you can see along the journey how much they grow, particularly Mirai, and how each take from each other their strong points to make it through. The story seems to flow rather well, I think sometimes there were a couple of knocks where I felt they were trying to stretch it a bit and it seemed to drag a tad but overall I think the last few episodes make up for that.
I think the animation was very good, particularly the environment as it did good portrayal of the devastation and ruins, the rubble and broken houses, the uneven slabs of pavement, I think it captured the whole feel of the earthquake. I think the animations of the characters were good, I would say they weren't very bright but it could be to make the environment stand out. I did feel that the characters expressions looked rather gone out and paper thin at times but it didn't really distract from the whole experience.
I would say the music was so-so, I wouldn't say it was bad but not very memorable but it did well to convey the emotions in certain scenes. I must say that the ED/Ending song was quite memorable to me, it did leave a good impression on me, quite moving and enthusiastic, it certainly got me pumped for the next episode. The voice acting was quite good, I think they matched their characters very well, particularly Yukki as it certainly matched his sparky positive personality, I could have no qualms about it.
Overall I enjoyed this anime, it made me smile at times and it made me tear up too, it certainly did well at pulling at my heartstrings and it gave that whole impression and feeling of loving what you have, not taking things for granted.
