Story:
Well, the premise of the anime seems good but the execution isn't quite done right. There are too many coincidences that are there just because it has to be there. The plot is based on discovering hidden files from the past an re-remembering old memories rather than real occurrence and I find that pretty annoying. Throughout the story, there is this feeling that there is something big that is about to be revealed but it turned out that there's nothing in the end (aka it never turned dark). The turning point came when the truth about "the boy" was revealed but even that was simply an "it happened but I forgot" incident. The technologies used and the problems involved are believable but overall, the story is disappointing.
Art & Sound: Simple, clean, dramatic where it needs to be and well suited for the slice-of-life episodes. The only down point is that the supposedly heart-warming crying scenes are a little over the top.
Character: Like I said before, there isn't any real character development since the characters are only re-remembering the past. The only one I see a real growth from is Isako and that is only at the very end. Not to mention the forced romance between the 6th graders is pushining it too far. I can't relate to any characters in this series at all. The good thing I see is the dialogues between the characters but even that give more of a feeling that they came to know each other more rather than understand each other. The aspect of loss of family members and close ones is also not sufficiently explored.
Overall: I am disappointed in this anime but that can be attributed to the fact that I came here expecting a darker theme behind it. It's not slice-of-life enough, not characters-based enough and not plot driven enough and left me unsatisfied in the end.
