Im a little rusty, its been a little while since ive seen it, but Ill give you what I can out of memory, and some notes I have...
Story 10
I love the basic synopsis of a guy having a thing for a girl, leaving his home for a good while, only to come back and have to start back from scratch, while shes ready to pick up where they left off... I guess I like it so much because I can relate to it, thanks to similar things happening in my own live, but even despite that, I think its a good basic plot for an anime
Art 10
Typical well budgeted anime, good picture... doesnt qualify for "state of the art" but its right there, and I cant see any reason to knock it down... to me, the art and sound dont really carry any value for the final score anyway...
Sound 10
Pretty much all I can remember is the OP and ED music [again... no effect on the final score]... I love the OP... its very fun to listen to, and I do like to hear it every now and again... the ED song made me want to pour bleach in my ear... no reason other than I just didnt like it... there is a character voice issue I had, but I decided to address that in the next section
Characters 8
Voice issue - I promise, no hate to the seiyuu, I just happen to hate this particular trope... the character Aoi Oribe has voice characteristics that sound like moe went to a super saiyan level... its about as whimsical as elmo and ive never heard a real person talk that way, even in Japan... now that thats out of the way, the rest of the characters are decent... I feel theyre pretty typical, but theyre decent, and I have very few complaints about the rest of them... I feel that this bit of emo stuff wasnt really necessary, but its not out of the realm of possibility, and some of the reasoning behind it was a little overdramatic, tho some people really are overdramatic, and in worse ways, so Ill buy it, it just wasnt my cup of tea...
Enjoyment 8
I did overall enjoy the anime... its not really my first choice recommendation, but if you need something to watch, it might keep you entertained... I know in this review, I complain a fair bit about the drama, but there are good points to it too, Im just hoping not to spoil... I did enjoy the level of romance in this anime... its there, but its not totally in your face...
Overall 7
I call it a 7, because I do feel something is missing, but I just dont know how to manifest it into words... again, it has been a little while since ive seen it, so theres a good chance ill update or rewrite this review... but all in all, I think it is worth seeing, but maybe theres something else on your view list you might enjoy better seeing first
