Reviews

i enjoyed this show, but i would have preferred it to retain throughout the carefree, comedic tone of its first 20 or so episodes that were focused on collecting hearts, this way it still could have worked with its young target audience. at the same time, the writers seemed to be running out of ideas for these kinda episodes halfway through, with some episodes being similar to previous ones, maybe they had to hit a 50 episodes mark?

after this, the writing quality wasn't up for the darker themes it dabbled with, or for its romantic drama either
it also has some pacing issues, by which the tone of the show changes very rapidly and unnaturally, and it is only on the last episodes the viewer gets much of the story information behind the main conflict. because of it, for most of the show i wasn't liking the direction it was taking, and by the time of its ending i couldn't care much about it

on the positive side, most of the characters are good and develop some good comedic moments, and i really enjoyed the art direction, even if some corners were cut with the animation, the magic and human world look great and are really charming, and this is greatly enhanced by some really nice shibuya-kei infused songs in its soundtrack

i recommend it to anyone that's nostalgic for animes from this era or likes the artstyle, even if it's not the best thing out there