I'm thinking about Sorata and Mashiro, about Misaki-sempai and Jin. Aoyama and Ryuunosuke. These characters that meant nothing to me just a few short days ago, but now evoke strong feelings in me. Why do I love these characters so much?
I think it's because even in though they are somewhat caricatured, they are so human in so many ways. Their experiences remind me of my own when I was young, not so long but seemingly forever ago.
They remind me of what it was like to love for the very first time; that awkward, heady romance that dies ever so gradually as you grow up and grow jaded. They remind me of what it was like to have friends back then-friends that you could only make when you were young. The kind that you don't have to think twice about trusting.
And even more than these memories of the past, Sakurasou evokes this sort of wild inspiration in me, the everlasting call throughout the series to "try your best", even if you fail. Even though the chances are that you will fail. Because eventually, if you're quite lucky, one day you will succeed.
How could an anime create so many feelings in me? How could 24 23 minute episodes give me so much hope and such drive to push on? This can only lead me to believe that this show is a masterpiece. A beautiful representation of everything entertainment should be. Shows should create these feelings in us. That should be the point.
Do you want to feel again? Do you want to remember?
10/10 across the board.
