It sounds silly to say. But Air speaks to me such a spiritual level that I can't overlook it as being a big part of what my very soul is made of. This is not a review, this is simply ecstatic banter, because I love it so much that I simply can't keep this love to myself anymore.
Of course this anime has a couple annoying things about it, but,
LOOK at that sky.
LOOK at that lighting,
These birds flying,
The way Misuzu's hair flows in the wind,
These calm waves in the sea.
LISTEN to the chirping of the cicadas,
AND MOSTLY, LISTEN
To that wonderful music.
Sure, you could argue that these characters' design makes them look a bit silly,
But this artistic quality, I think it's unmatched by any other anime. For anyone that likes summer, this has to be the greatest ode to it I could ever find. Every bit of it screams summer. Such attention to detail.
I've watched Air for the first time in 2011 and ever since then, I've rewatched it nearly every summer. When summer's heat hits IRL, there is nothing that could ever make me enjoy it more than watching Air. Only after the final episode can I live a summer to its fullest.
Not to mention,
I have such a deep love for Misuzu.
She embodies the pain of loneliness with such beauty and such courage, and her child-like joy about the world soothes me so.
And Yukito's simple magic trick, I like it so.
And the bubble-blowing girls, they comfort me so.
I could never expect anyone to like Air as much as I do
I think I was just tailored, as a person, for it to speak to me on this deep, deep level
But
Don't do yourself a disservice.
If you ever do,
Watch Air in the heat of the summer.
PS: To anyone who feels as I do,
The visual novel is on par.
