I put this off for ages but finally braved watching it.
Firstly this is based on an Otome game... so you need to expect... many suitors and very little info on each. I find Otome based games will never pick a route instead they try and make an anime where no one is left angry because the boy they liked is rejected. The anime will generally pick the main story but it wont pick a route to dedicate to. This anime sadly does pick a route .... but where I would be fine with this... the anime then twists and does not follow through ... but it gives you all the build up for the route chosen.
The one plus you can take from this is .... there is a game somewhere... where the crappy ending does not happen. Not much of a comfort as we came here for an anime. but at least the comfort is there.
This anime also does a pet peeve of mine and starts with the end of the anime, so you essentially know the ending from the start... I find it very rarely works for me with the exception of Steins Gate <3
Right plot is simple . Girl grows up able to hear ghosts and thus doesnt really fit into society and withdraws from people and ghosts. She meets a magician he sends her in time to the Meji period and booom plot happens.
There are funny and amazing moments... I had a lot of good things to say until the end episode. I had a laughing fit part way through. And some of the character hurdles they overcame, where really nicely portrayed.
Art - is fine. The costumes and clothing is really nice and we get to see a mix of Western and Eastern dress.
Sound - Is fine. It works for this anime and the overall feel.
Characters - The anime as I mentioned suffers from putting all the men that are probably routes in the game into this anime. And thus where each man will have an entire game of character building. This anime crams it all in and some characters have less background then others. They do nice work on the few main guys... and Our chosen route kind off ... we do get a good build to the mans character ... before the ending....
I almost want to say in game terms - its a bad end. But not totally bad ... its a non love route... maybe
Overall - I would love to play this game....
However I do feel like the ending just made my night pretty pointless. But I understand why they did what they did.
I think.... if I had to recommend anything to the person considering this anime is... watch Kamisama Kiss if your after a love story... its the same creatives ...
But if you are in a mood for a character development but not have a satisfying end in terms of love.. then watch this anime.
