To start out, the artwork is amazing. I really enjoyed the complexities of color, the texture, and the oddness of the artwork. The music is fitting and enjoyable.
I thought the characters were great and well thought out. Although, for a main character, I did not find myself liking Yukari very much. I found her very childish throughout the series and even when she realizes this, she does not seem to change much.
Miwako was a very enjoyable character and I love her to pieces, but I did not enjoy her relationship with Arashi. I thought he was petty and cruel to her. She states in one part of the anime that Arashi seems scary, but he is actually super cute...and then he breaks her cell phone for emailing a friend who happens to be a male. Huh. I was really hoping she would end up with Tokumori, but...
...Yukari seems to be getting married to him at the end. x.x
I really didn't think her and George would be together forever, but I didn't like this ending at all. I did like that George left her all his dresses, but it seems as though that symbolizes that he had moved on and she clung to the past by wearing them. Kind of depressing.
Why do the women always seem to be the ones who get left behind?
Why did she have to marry anyone at the end?
Overall, it was a nice trip but I am not sure I enjoyed the conclusion. Seems to me that Tokumori will always love Miwako and Yukari will always love George, even though they might not be the best fit for each other. So heartbreaking, but maybe that was the point?
Shows like these make me feel like the author wants the audience to view the characters as "mature" and "adult" for not indulging themselves and letting go of petty romances, but it seems cliche to me.
