Art: The art style for the anime is very interesting. It has the comedic vibe, yet it still manages to portray the emotional story that the plot contains. I also love how the anime portrays Menma as the angelic spirit child who couldn't get the chance to grow up because of her death but still manages to look beautiful in the older version of her ghost. That has to be my favorite part of the anime if anything else. Also, despite the simplistic look of the characters, the backgrounds are full of more detail than what the story believes to carry on, and all of it looks 10/10 stunning.
Sound: There is not a lot of soundtrack to go off of since the majority of the scenes are silent except for dialogue. However, whenever there is music playing, it always matches the mood of the scene very well. Both the opening and the ending songs are amazing to listen to, and I binge listen to them whenever I'm writing stuff on my computer. Out of the two, my favorite is the opening. It's so full of energy and completely describes the plot of the show without giving away too much for the audience to be bored of it. When it comes to the ending, it's a good bit of fresh air after all the drama that you witnessed during each episode. With that said, 10/10.
Character: When I first started watching this show, I thought there was going to be a character or two who I would absolutely hate, but much to my surprise...I was totally right. Before I go onto who I do like, just be aware of Tsurumi (aka purple-haired chick). From the start, she had little to no personality to express whenever she's talking to her old friends. Then, we get to later on in the series, and she turns out to be the biggest bitch out there. I won't spoil why, but just be prepared. Now, let's get to the good stuff. As a main character, Jinta is the perfect person for Menma to be following for all thirteen episodes. Out of all the characters, it seems that Jinta was the most broken. Also, not to spoil, he was the victim of a childhood plan gone wrong, so it would be Menma's job to not only fix him, but to help him figure out what he wants out of life. The other characters, besides she who shalt not be named, are great, too. One character I thought I was really going to hate was Naruko, but the more you see her struggle, the morely bad you feel for this girl. She tries her best to fit in with the other girls at her school, but she begins to realize that's getting her more into trouble. Also, you begin to realize how much she misses Jinta ever since he started missing school. Poppo is your enjoyable, sorta immature, sorta dumb kid, but in an anime like this, he's necessary when it comes to relating to Menma, a child at heart, but a physical teenaged spirit. Lastly, we have Atsumu. At first, I'll admit that I didn't like him at all, but once you figured out how he's hurting since Menma's death, you just wanna hug him and say, "It's ok, sweetie, everything's going to be ok." All the side characters are pretty good as well because every single one, as I said, has a source of pain to deal with, which shapes them to be who they are. As much as I would hate to give this a part a lower grade because of she who shalt not be named, I would score this a 9/10.
Enjoyment: When it comes to enjoyment, you will feel a lot of emotions with this series. FEELS. Just prepare yourself for some very strange, yet very short, fanservice moments that are never mentioned again for the rest of the series. This is not a seinen or ecchi anime, so you only see little stuff for three episodes and that's the end of it. Otherwise, nothing else seems out of place for people to get a complete story about a group of friends trying to bring their dead friend's soul to peace. The highest I'll go is 9/10.
Overall: Well, pretty much said and done. Adding it all up and dividing it all up, the score rounds to 10/10.
