I really adored this anime, for there is something about cute girls facing disaster that makes me enjoy an anime. I honestly wish I could have given it a slightly higher score, however, problems with a few of the characters, a bit of the story, and a few minor things with the art prevent me from awarding it that.
First off, the characters. It took me a while to realize this, but most of the characters don't have much going for them. Yuki is an exception due to her unique situation, and Miki, although defiantly not the best character, also has some decent development. However, characters like Kurumi and especially Yuri don't have the best development and are almost completely cliché. They don't have enough focus on their backstories, development, and just how they act and change (or well....development.) With this said, Kurumi was still a fun character to watch and had slight development to her. As for Yuri......meh.
The story was good. I, for the most part don't have much to complain about except for one thing that really bugged me. I can't really go into much details because spoilers....so I will say this.
I was slightly confused with what Yuki's was thinking was during the mid point of the series (involves her freaking out and running out of the room after the mall trip.)
I hope you guys who seen it know what I'm talking. I'm trying extremely hard to avoid any spoilers.
Also, some people found later plot twists slightly obvious. I wasn't one of them, but I could see why someone would think this.
The music was good. It fit the mood and the op was KAWAII! The art was good and consistent, but my goodness there was one scene where an emotional moment was high by fan service. (I'm specifically talking about that scene with Miki and her friend in the mall.) I'm not against fan service, but that was a scene where Miki really should have worn pants or her usual skirt. However, in the grand scheme of things, this isn't major.
In general, this series was good although has a few issues that should have been smoothed out. Despite these flaws, I have no problems in fully recommending school-liv... I mean Gakkou Gurashi
