The story is fantastic, but doesn't quite reach the 10. Although the second season is close to being aired, as well as the movie now being available, they could have done much more with the story of the first season. It can also be rather confusing, to those who don't have a full understanding of the characters' reasoning as well as abilities by the end of the series.
The art is stunning, as well as the animation. The amount of detail that goes into the scenery as well as the characters themselves and the effects is simply amazing. The scenery, especially. The art is more than satisfactory and suits the story line as well as the base idea of the anime.
The sound is also fantastic - more specifically, the voices. This anime has both fantastic Japanese and English versions, and I have personally not found much anime like that. People often complain about dubs not being good, or not suiting the characters, but this anime is definitely an exception in my book.
The characters are lovely. I love most of them, I really do, and some of the character development that goes on throughout the series, despite being quite subtle, is really nice. The only thing that doesn't give this the 10 is one or two of them who in, my own opinion, let the series down.
I enjoyed watching this immensely. I still do, as it is a very re-watchable anime for me. It just makes me sad that the fanbase isn't very big - it deserves so many more views and so much more attention than it currently gets.
Seriously. If you haven't already, give this anime a chance and watch it.
