Story - 8
Like I said above, you're not going to see anything you haven't seen before but it's all done well and with care. The story focuses on a collection of students ranging from 14-16 years of age and their first experiences with love amongst each other. Every main character (and there are a bunch of them) gets their story told and surprisingly it never feels rushed. Some characters have more interesting stories than others but they're all compelling for the most part. This is a bit of a slow build though in my opinion. I found the 2nd half to be a 9/10 and the first half to be a solid 7/10 so 8 felt like an appropriate score to give.
Art- 9
Art is always going to be a very subjective category when reviewing anime but I really enjoyed the art style here. As I'm writing this now the show is 10 years old so I think it's held up well over that time. Is it perfect? Of course not but nothing stood out to me that was distracting.
Sounds - 9
Sounds is either going to be really good or awful. There isn't a lot of in between with this category. I felt like the voice actors did a great job conveying the proper emotion with their lines. There were a few moments in particular that stood out as very good acting but I won't spoil anything.
Characters - 10
This is the part of the show I was so impressed with. Yes, there are a lot of typical character traits going on here but they're all done so well. With such a big cast and so many different love stories to tell it would be easy for some characters to be lifeless but I felt like everyone here could be real. Every character was given enough time to make me care about them and also enough time to experience some personal growth. With only 12 episodes to work with I find that to be very impressive.
Enjoyment - 9
I can't possibly give this anything lower than a 9. Like I said before, I didn't enjoy the first 5 episodes nearly as much as the last 7 but I was never bored once and as the last episode finished I had a big, dumb smile on my face. You really can't ask for much more than that with anime. If this were 24 episodes I could see myself getting a little tired but 12 episodes was surprisingly perfect. Usually I hate when a show I love only has 12 episodes.
Overall - 9
I was honestly giving this show an 8 after episode 10 but I really enjoyed the way this show wrapped up in the last 2 episodes. This show was a lot of fun overall. It's not a game changer or anything but it's definitely something I'll revisit in the future. It left enough of an impression on me to want to write this review at least. For anyone that enjoys a good ROMCOM, you'll appreciate this.
Thanks for reading.
