Reviews

Special A is a shoujo romantic/comedy. The overall story wasn't anything special that hasn't been played out already. It was the basic "I love her/him but they're to ignorant to see it". At the beginning of the anime I found myself frustrated with Hikari because she couldn't take a hint. It was annoying at first, how she always came to the conclusion of 'Rival' to explain everything. I was so overjoyed when she finally realized her true feelings, that i almost fell out of my chair. I couldn't believe it took her that many episodes.
In the first episode I thought the characters were drawn kind of awkwardly. Their frames were tall and skinny. In my opinion I would've preferred the girls shorter. The way the limbs were drawn also bothered me. They were mainly straight with no curves. You easily get accustomed to it though. Other than that things were fine.
The character development was great in this anime. Even though the main focus was Hikari and Kei, each episode was themed around a different character each time. You got to know a lot of background info which helped explain the character's personalities.
Overall it was a decent anime. Lots of laughs. Lots of fun. Pleasure to watch.