I reluctantly give it a 9 because I don't want to judge too emotioanlly and irrationally but it's A 10 IN MY HEART !!!
Yes, technically and objectivaley speaking it's not a masterpiece, it might have been a bit too slow, the humour is very basic, the characters cliché, the story almost forseeable....
BUT for some reason it reached me through and through and it's a 10/10 Enjoyment!!
Let's try to explain it.
I really enjoyed the art and the way feelings were perfomed, it really made up with the slow pace. The portrayal of the emotions also made me enjoy the characters even though they seemed quite cliché (angry screaming girls, boys who are only about cute girls)... I loved the fact that the feelings and thoughts of a lot of people were presented while a song was played so that even people who don't quite understand classic at heart can still kind of understand the background and what they mean. The music was lovely played, exactly what they were supposed to portray.
I am now officially in love with an anime girl. Would **** the shit out of kaori.