Reviews

IT'S NOT ABOUT SWIMMING! despite what one would glean from the title and picture. What it is about is a tale of love, familial obligation and being bound by the past. The characters are interesting and diverse and the story is intriguing. It' hard to praise this anime without giving too much away, but the animation is smooth and fluid, but that's to be expected from an anime not dependent on action scenes. But it's a touching love story that's both tragic and seems genuine. If this is your sort of genre (it's not mine though I finished it) I recommend watching it. HOWEVER, there are a few things that robbed it of it's five. First the fan service on characters so young, will repulse some instantly, though it's few and far between, nevertheless it's there. There's also a cultural gap here where the sins of the father are held against the sins of the son; which makes watching the plot play out laughable. As an American some the behaviors and actions of certain characters are ridiculous. Which brings me to the last issue, "Where is Bright Noah when we need him?" A few “corrections” would have solved every issue in this series. I don't want to give too much away but needless to say several correction punches could've shortened this series, by half if not more. Not too much to complain about other than that so watch it is my vote!