Story(6)- there isn't much for story here, it's just a romance series. the series is spit into three arcs. Each ending with the main character ending up with the individual girl, and the story restarts in the next arc. It doesn't go right back to the beginning, but rather after the point where the next romance option would come up. I can tell that the second and third arcs have some connection. I never really saw where Arc 2 fit into there, but whatever. We know how each story will end to a point. We don't know the specific ending or how we get to it. This story is fairly sweet at many points. I also really love how it's colder in the third arc, because it's around Christmas time, and I believe that the cold season is the PERFECT season for Romance. Something about the clothes, art, and the air just scream romance.
Art(8)-Now to talk about the art. I really like the character designs. They look very nice, but nows to talk about the fanservice. There's fanservice here, BUT the fanservice isn't silly stuff like jiggle physics, and the more unreasonable. It's more realistic, like cosplay, swimsuits, or being able to see through the clothes a bit when in the water. They also use more detailed art in order to make the fanservice look good. I would also like to point out the amazing opening, that had some fantastic direction. Where it would show the girls and then they'd transform into test followed by shots of the girls doing whatever. That part where Shoichi kisses whoever is behind the curtain is also really good, because it show how the three girls' look pretty different, but have the same base design. That flowers in the opening were also really nice. The endings for the show also had really nice, visual novel-esc artwork, which is a nice touch.
Sound(8)- I LOVE the music in this show. My favorite piece is the opening, which might be my favorite opening from Winter 2017. I enjoy the endings as well. I can't remember them perfectly though. I enjoy the litle bits of background music that are here as well. The music here was done by Nobuaki Nobusawa, who did the music for series like Lord Marksman and Vanadis, Dagashi kashi, and Cerberus. This was my first encounter with him though.
Character(9)- Now I will bring up that the main character, Shoichi, is very self-insert, which would be bad in a series with dramatic stakes, but it's fine here, because the main focus is the heroins of the series. None of them are Tsunderes, Yanderes, Derederes, etc, etc. They do fall under a few archetypes, like popular girl, or childhood friend, but they have very likable personalities, and I would say that I would be interested in all three of them. Shout out to Hikari Tsuneki, who is best girl. She's a likable character, and probably the most important, because she's in every Arc, and its not just a cameo either, she plays a certain purpose in arcs 2 and 3. Even after her Arc had ended though, I could still route for the other characters to end up together, but Tsuneki is my personal favorite. I like the side characters as well, even if some of them were kind of weird in little ways, I had still enjoyed most of them. My favorites being Moene, Shoichi's older sister, and Ikuo, Shoichi's best friend. I did find a few characters annoying, but they mostly fell under reason, as they would be people I'd find annoying in real life. I'll note that Shoichi does have some weird fetishes, but it's fairly standard for your average teenage boy.
Enjoyement(9)- I really enjoyed this series, and it's a shame that so many people have been hating on it, because its a nice show to watch.
Overall(8)- I think Seiren is nice series to enjoy. It's nothing grounbreaking, but its certainly enjoyable. I recommend trying the first 4 episodes before making a clear decision on it.
