ART: This anime seems like it was put together very quickly. The art style closely resembles the manga, but it could have been much, much better. It seems like a cheap show from the early 2000s with very 2D colors and shapes, with the sky a jarring flat blue. The character style and animation was also somewhat poor, especially towards the end of the show. Characters movement felt awkward and undefined while at times the way they were drawn just seemed off, and it affected the enjoyment of the show. And then from time to time there was random thrown in 3D-CG cell shaded anime (such as of background characters walking around at the shrine, vehicles, etc.)
SOUND: The music was fine and the voice acting was perfect. The actors felt very at home and natural in their roles.
CHARACTER: The main character was your typical, shoujo blah who eventually develops the barest semblance of a personality. And I couldn't accept that she blindly went along with, essentially, erasing her future to save one person. The characters' future selves also come up with a random explanation of how to send letters to the past that I thought felt contrived. Also, the characters all start out with a sense of mystery to them, but are extremely underdeveloped. I kept waiting for episodes devoted to the rest of the group of main characters.... but instead every single episode focused on the two main characters. This is no Kimi ni Todoke. I'm looking forward to the movie sequel to find out if the hilarious Hagita ever got together with his stylish, baker friend Azusa? What happens with sweet Suwa? And please, for crying out loud!, tell us something about Taka! These characters all have such potential! They're, honestly, what makes the show enjoyable! Their conversations seem very realistic and I can't wait to see what happens in the sequel.
ENJOYMENT: By the end of the series I was glad it was over, but also glad I had watched it. I'm also looking hopefully to the sequel to see how the others turn out!
