The only reason I watched this anime is that it was the prequel to Fuuka so I decided to see how her parents got together and OH MY GOD!!! was it a pain in the ass to watch.
The story starts with Yamato Akitisuki going to school one day then suddenly he see's Suzuka doing her Pole Jump and is completely immersed by her so he decides to fall in love with her and embarks on a long journey to claim her love.
Lets start by saying this story could have been cut down to like 13 episodes instead of 26 because there's a point in the story where something happens that felt like complete filler it was unnecessary and the way the story progressed was so painful the amount of times Yamato tries to make Suzuka like him was so pitiful it either ended up in him being rejected or actually being slapped and by the end of this anime I was worn out and an anime hasn't done that to me for a good while.
I wish I could say the characters were good, but they weren't far from it, look I like most Tsundere's but Suzuka to me will be remembered as one of the worst because she is so infuriating you find out that she keeps seeing Yamato as someone she knew who died a few years ago and she didn't want to go through that again I understood her decision, but she really bitches about it and it pissed me off. Yamato doesn't help either he's supposed to be the guy you support, but his decisions were stupid and he never keeps his mouth shut especially when he needed to it was so annoying.
The supporting characters were actually ok hell I was supporting Honoka until she eventually went out with Yamato and then they broke up over stupid reasons but luckily the breakup scene actually felt mutual which was alright.
The Romance in this anime went up and down throughout the show whenever it concentrated on Yamato and Suzuka it was just awful I didn't want to support the relationship at all, it's funny how a love triangle made things better for this area.
There is also a Sport aspect which is the saving grace of the show and it was actually interesting seeing Yamato improve his time on the 100m sprint and seeing his rivalry with Arima Emerson actually spiced things up a bit.
If you're looking for a good Romance with Good characters look somewhere else because this isn't the place, but if you're interested in Love triangles and Sport then you might actually find something here, but for me this was just one painful journey.
