I found Glasslip to be interesting in the beginning at least. I was wondering where this was going to go, but in the end, Glasslip disappoints. It really didn't went anywhere, it's a mess. So many things unexplained and things just end up confusing. I mean, it'll try to go into a direction, but the show just ends up back where it was. This is apparent with the whole "future foresight" plot point. By the end of the show you don't even know what is this certain skill that Touko and Kakaru has. Not to mention the show is very very slow paced. Usually I don't mind a slow pace, in fact I love slow paced shows a lot. But.... Glasslip's plot is so uninteresting, that it was really hard just to care. Slow paced shows work for me, because no matter how slow they are. THEY GET SOMEWHERE. So, the pacing really does hurt the show. Also, I just have to mention, the final 2 episodes of Glasslip. These episodes were a lot more enjoyable than the rest of the show, because admittedly it had a few interesting concepts. While the show went somewhere, during these 2 episodes, it drew to a open ended ending. Which I couldn't care less to interpret . Overall, I found the story of Glasslip no where near as compelling I hoped it to be.
CHARACTERS
While the story is the main reason why this show suffers, I felt like a big factor to why the story sucks, was our cast of characters. The characters are really one note, and I can describe all of them with a few sentences. While a few characters do go through a development, the build up to that change was very weak. This is because of the weak relationships between the characters. Most of the main characters are suppose to be friends, but I just couldn't feel the connection between them. Not to mention the "amazing" relationship between Touko and Kakaru. These two share almost no chemistry. Really, most of their conversations are about the mysterious power to see the future thing. Which is a plot point I couldn't care less about. But when they do sit down a have a normal conversation(which is rare.), I can kind of see a growing relationship? Well, anyway, this aspect of the anime suffer because of weak character bonds and just shallow development.
ANIMATION
Animated P.A Works, Glasslip does look good. While the character designs aren't P.A's best ones, they are decent. The feel the animation gives off is very summer like. With the look of the town the characters live in. The scenery is beautiful as well, as expected from P.A Works. Now, to the problems. The actual animation is lack luster, still frames, and out of place chibis. They really skip on the animation. I found P.A Works to be the one studio that has a nice balance between, flowing animation and nice designs. And, it's a bit disappointing that Glasslip doesn't have this balance.
SOUND
The music of Glasslip consists of relaxing, dramatic, and even classical songs, which is a nice. I expected this kind of OST, so I'm not surprised that it doesn't stand out. Yeah, sometimes I thought "Oh! This song is nice.", but really, that's only because there wasn't much going on screen, and I would forget the song in another second. The opening is a very nice song, is a waste on this show, and it really should have gone to GOOD slice of life. The ending was catchy and cute, that's it, it wasn't memorable.
In terms of voice acting, the actors/actress do their job, trying to make the characters interesting, but in the end they don't have much to work with, so their efforts are useless. One notable fact is Fukagawa Seria, as Touko. She is new to the job, and She did her best as Touko, and I can tell she was having fun, with the number of times Touko said, "EHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!".
OVERALL
So, with the combination of a messy plot, a ending couldn't care about, bad character relationships, lackluster animation, and a unmemorable OST. I should hate this show right? Well, I kind of don't. I just don't know why I can't bring myself to hate Glasslip. I am disappointed, but not enough to hate it. It's a drag to watch, but somewhere in Glasslip there are tiny pieces of enjoyment. Though, in the end I wouldn't tell anybody to watch Glasslip.
