Its very hard to rate a whole series as it doesnt feel like one its just an anime of short stories, so what i will do is not rate the WHOLE series but each arc.
As a whole this series it basically hit and miss some arcs were extremely well done, some felt rushed compaired to the other arcs, i think as a whole i loved this series and i am a fan of the arc system it gave a different perspective how life COULD of gone for Junichi which is rare to see in some animes.
With the upcoming 6 Episode OVA i hope it continues from the Special episode (ep 25), also there is a special Arc 1 episode involving his SISTER :O
So this series has everything you look for in a Romance, various of different kind of persionalities and endings.
Spoliers Ahead (i will try not to say too much that will spoli it for you)
All the arcs are in order!
Haruka "Lovely" Morishima Arc:
Not one of my favorites, Haruka is built as the most beautiful girl at Tachibana's school, the whole arc just didnt feel right from her being distant to quickly realising she was in love with Junichi, the pacing was a little off as the first ep or so felt fine they will starting to become friends then BAM its the last episode and then they both share there feelings for one another, it just didnt feel right it would of took alot longer for her to get to love him, the whole arc to me didnt feel right and felt like it was TOO much of a miss match character wise.
6/10
Kaoru Tanamachi Arc:
Kaoru is a friend of Junichi in his class, the question of if Kaoru loves Junichi is a little questionable but after a while it grows and that progression was nice to see the whole turning from Friends to Lovers was one that is very believable and the way Kaoru was always a little defensive made this arc very special.
8.5/10
Sae Nakata Arc:
Ah Sae this very scared girl who is in Junichi's sister's year, he starts helping her to get over her Nerves, The whole part of Junichi helping her felt strange i know he is suppost to be a nice guy but helping this random person out felt a little strange but once you got over her ANNOYING quiet voice you will grow to love this arc, to me it was one of the better ones and was paced correctoly throughtout it had enough of episodes to get across what was needed.
8.5/10
Ai Nanasaki Arc:
A friend of Junichi's sister once again, Ai is on the swim team and most of the things in this arc usually focus on that. Ai is very quiet to start with and grows with confidence which was nice to see, the pacing was good it didnt feel too fast or too slow, and her as a character and Tachibana seem very believable, a very good arc in its right just not the best.
7.5/10
Rihoko Sakurai Arc:
Ah Rihoko the childhood friend,very clumsy girl with a bad habit of eating alot, this arc made me smile the whole way through, the arc didnt rely on humour but the way its in the series and the way they explain her true feelings towards Junichi but being his "Childhood Friend" Junichi can only see her as a friend, again a very believable story and this is the only arc i REALLY wanted her and Junichi to begin going out and the way it ends made it feel a little sad, this arc had everything you wanted and tbh THIS could of been the whole show.
9/10
Tsukasa Ayatsuji Arc:
VERY different from the others, all other female leads up to now were all very cute/nice and at the start this is was Tsukasa started off like but then Junichi saw a very different style to her, she was like Jeckyl and Hyde type of person one very nice one very nasty and was interesting to see how Junichi would cope, this arc caught me off guard, i wasnt expecting her to be like that and it kind of confused me to if i liked the arc or not? after thinking over it i fell Tsukasa's arc was good, different but good.
6.5/10
Risa Kamizaki (Special) Arc:
Risa is 100% Stalker but her brutal honesty came through to Junichi you see from her perspective how his relations have gone with all the previous females, all of them in this arc ending with Risa telling them a lie.
This is a one episode arc but it left questions still unanswered, it felt they cut this half was through an episode, i hope this is continued in the OVA's that come out soon.
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