The animation and art style is average but this does not mean that it's unappealing. Actually the characters are cute looking [which kinda reminds me of Gravitation for some reason] Good choice of colors...tho I did have to zap it up a notch with some color saturation.
Both OP and ED are sung in English which was an interesting change of pace for me [which asks the question: is J-POP considered J-POP if sung in English?] but the music was not quite there. I'd almost would like to say I might have liked it if it were sung in Japanese. Because sometimes when you actually hear and understand the words of a song then things like the meaning, significance and sentimentality are received differently. The English Voice actors were top notch, no complaints there.
With the story I have to say...there is one GLARINGLY unique characteristic this anime has above most other anime of this genre and that is the fact that this is a love story told from the perspective of a boy.....a HETEROSEXUAL boy! I have to admit I have never come across an anime quite like this. Love stories are traditionally shoujo and thusly told from a girls point of view with a female lead. I've also seen sensitive boys but only in the realm of BL stories. Harem, Ecchi and Hentai are not quite love stories [so I'm not going to accept Love Hina or Mahoromatic] I might accept Boys Be tho. But this is the first genuine love story I've seen where it's the guy who sits in the main seat of emotional angst. If there are other anime like this, by all means feel free to message me or comment on my page. Overall I liked this story and how it was told. I also liked the drama between the characters as well as the tension.
The two main characters seem to be the most developed: Suzuka and Yamato. Also some of the secondary characters like Honoka, are believable. Of course there was a love triangle Suzuka-Yamato-Honoka [I'm not going to say who won] but I was rooting for Honoka. Because Honoka was nice, pretty and a very sympathetic character. That's why she gets the Best Character award for this series.
**Bishounen Hunter's hottie alert!**
Yamato and Yasunobu. Yamato has a very simple look with spiky black hair and large, expressive black/gray eyes. That combined with his simple Asian boy-next-door good looks and his can-do attitude makes him a bishounen hottie. Yasunobu is just a hottie physically, he has the J-POP idol look down pat: the bleached hair, the clothes, the tan. He also has nice eyes. His personality is a bit on the obnoxious side but he is a devoted friend to Yamato.
This is a lite show that easy to digest. It doesn't get weighted down with cumbersome characters and convoluted plot twists. The story is nicely paced for a “slice of life” anime and I especially love the fact it's a love story told from the viewpoint of a boy.
